[Federal Register: February 12, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 29)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2001-8774]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments;
Renewed Approval of Information Collection; Drug Offender's Drivers'
License Suspension Certification
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to
request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval to renew
an information collection. The collection involves annual
certifications submitted by the Governors of the States indicating
their compliance with regulations which require revocation or
suspension of drivers' licenses of individuals convicted of drug
offenses (23 U.S.C. 159(a)(3)(A)). The information to be collected will
be used to assess the States' role in meeting the legal Federal
requirements of certain safety programs. We are required to publish
this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by April 13, 2001.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand deliver comments to the U.S. Department
of Transportation, Dockets Management Facility, Room PL-401, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590; telefax comments to 202/493-
2251; or submit electronically at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. All
comments should include the docket number in this notice's heading. All
comments may be examined and copied at the above address from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you desire a
receipt you must include a self-addressed stamped envelope or postcard
or, if you submit your comments electronically, you may print the
acknowledgment page.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Byron E. Dover, 202-366-2161, Office
of Safety, Federal Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office
hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No: 2125-0579 (Expiration Date: June 30, 2001)
Title: Drug Offender's Drivers' License Suspension Certification
Background: States are legally required to enact and enforce laws
that revoke or suspend the drivers' licenses of any individual
convicted of a drug offense and to make annual certifications to the
FHWA on their actions. The implementing regulations of the Department
of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1993 (Pubic
Law 102-388, October 6, 1992) require annual certifications by the
Governors. In this regard, the State must submit by January 1 of each
year either a written certification, signed by the Governor, stating
that the State is in compliance with 23 U.S.C. 159; or a written
certification stating that the Governor is opposed to the enactment or
enforcement, and that the State legislature has adopted a resolution
expressing its opposition to 23 U.S.C. Section 159.
Beginning in fiscal year 1996, States' failure to comply by October
1 of each fiscal year will result in a withholding penalty of 10
percent from major categories of Federal-aid funds (i.e., National
Highway System, Surface Transportation Program and Interstate) from
States' apportionments for the fiscal year. Any funds withheld in FY
1996 and thereafter cannot be restored and will be redistributed.
Respondents: 50 States and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: Annual average of 5 hours for each
respondent; 260 total annual burden hours
Public Comments Invited
You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information
collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed collection is necessary
for the FHWA's performance; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burdens;
(3) ways for the FHWA to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity
of the collected information; and (4) ways that the burdens could be
minimized, including use of electronic technology, without reducing the
quality of the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or
include your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this
information collection.
Electronic Access
Internet users may access all comments received by the U.S. DOT
Dockets, Room PL-401, by using the universal resource locator (URL):
http://dms.dot.gov. It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each
year. Please follow the instructions online for more information and
help. An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded using a
modem and suitable communications software from the Government Printing
Office Electronic Bulletin Board Service at telephone number 202-512-
1661. Internet users may reach the Federal Register's home page at
http://www.nara.gov/fedreg and the Government Printing Office's
database at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on: February 7, 2001.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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