Federal Register #2026-22738

FHWA seeks comments on extending National Bridge Inspection Programs information collection

The Federal Highway Administration is seeking public comments on extending its National Bridge Inspection Programs information collection. - Government agency: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), within the U.S. Department of Transportation. - Information collected: Bridge inspection and inventory data, bridge replacement costs, and critical findings from state highway agencies, federal agencies, tribal governments, and transportation departments of U.S. territories. - Purpose: Support bridge condition and safety reporting, federal-aid programs, performance evaluation, program oversight, and strategic national defense needs. - Estimated annual respondent burden: 3,179,366 hours. - This is an information-collection notice, not a procurement or contract award. No OEMs, vendors, products, or contracted services are identified.

Description

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) invites public comments on its planned request for OMB approval to extend the existing information collection titled “Highway Bridge and National Bridge Inspection Programs (National Bridge Inspection Standards).” The collection covers bridge inspection inventory data, bridge replacement costs, and critical findings reported by state, federal, and tribal respondents, among others. FHWA uses the information for bridge condition and safety reporting, federal-aid programs, performance evaluation, oversight, and strategic national defense needs. Comments are due January 8, 2027.

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