Certification of Enforcement of Vehicle Size and Weight Laws

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
30Day FRN.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-12-21
SW - PRA Cost Estimates - 10-25-23.xlsx Supplementary Document	2023-10-27
10-26-23 Supporting Statement VSW_DR JB.docx Supporting Statement A	2023-10-27
60Day FRN.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-10-23

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
44076	Certification of Enforcement of Vehicle Size and Weight Laws Other-Screen Prints	Removed
262934	Certification of Enforcement of Vehicle Size and Weight Laws Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2125-0034	ICR Reference No: 202310-2125-005
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202010-2125-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FHWA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Certification of Enforcement of Vehicle Size and Weight Laws
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/21/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	02/29/2024
Responses	52	52
Time Burden (Hours)	4,160	3,120
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Section 141 of Title 23 U.S.C. requires an annual certification from each State in order to qualify for the next year’s apportionment of Federal-aid funds for highway construction and maintenance. Less frequent collection is, therefore, not appropriate. The information which each State is required to submit to the FHWA includes a signed, certifying statement attesting to the actual resources applied during the prior fiscal year to enforcement operations aimed at assuring compliance with commercial vehicle size and weight provisions. The submission also identifies State vehicle size and weight laws and regulations that recently have been proposed or enacted, and includes a data report on numbers of enforcement actions taken and sanctions imposed. Beginning in the 4th Quarter of FY 2005, FHWA activated its on-line website, allowing electronic submissions, thereby eliminating the compilation and submission of a paper document. All States submit their certification statements electronically. The vehicle size and weight data may be collected electronically by the States at fixed platform scales, or manually at portable and semi-portable scales. Weigh-in-motion (WIM) screening equipment is also employed to screen at speed in the roadway. WIM identifies vehicles potentially operating above allowable weight limits and is typically employed in conjunction with permanent scale operations located immediately down the road from the WIM site. This information is collected by the Federal Highway Administration in their VSW software application.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 23 USC 23 CFR 657 Name of Law: Vehicle Size and Weight Laws
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 71640	10/17/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 88485	12/21/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Certification of Enforcement of Vehicle Size and Weight Laws
Certification of Enforcement of Vehicle Size and Weight Laws

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	52	52	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,160	3,120	0	1,040	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The increase in burden occurred because the numbers were incorrectly submitted in 2020. The previous 30-Day notice was correctly published with 80 staff hours per 52 jurisdictions: resulting in 4160 burden hours. However, the PRA reflects a different of 60 staff hours per 52 jurisdictions: resulting in 3120 burden hours. This was incorrectly inputted into ROCIS, but the 30-Day notice reflects the correct numbers. The previous 30-Day notice is added as a supplementary document.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $171,458

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 12/21/2023

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