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OMB Control No: 2125-0525	ICR Reference No: 202604-2125-005
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201804-2125-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FHWA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Emergency Relief Funding Applications
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 09/24/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/11/2026
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, this information collection is approved.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2029	36 Months From Approved
Responses	40	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	14,000	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This information collection request is seeking OMB renewed of the three-year approved clearance for Emergency Relief Funding Applications (OMB Control No. 2125-0525). States are required to submit an application for emergency relief (ER) funds to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to receive Federal-aid highway disaster assistance. The law on the ER program, 23 U.S.C. 125(a), requires a finding by the Secretary of Transportation that the damage is sufficiently serious to warrant Federal funding for repairs. In order to make this determination, the Secretary relies on the information provided in the State's application for disaster assistance. The authority and responsibility of the Federal Highway Administrator to prescribe policies and procedures for the proper submission of information necessary to allow this determination is established at 23 U.S.C. 315. State Transportation Departments (State DOTs), equivalent highway agencies in the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Territories of Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, and Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMAs) submit ER applications to the FHWA for review and approval as events occur. Once the application is accepted by FHWA, the Applicant may be reimbursed with Federal funds. Without the information, an ER funding determination cannot be made. Per 23 CFR 668.111(c), the ER application must include a copy of the Governor's proclamation, request for a Presidential declaration, or a Presidential declaration and a copy of the damage survey summary report (DSSR), as appropriate. The DSSR includes a description of the types and extent of damage to highways and a preliminary estimate of cost of restoration or reconstruction for damaged facilities in each jurisdiction. As provided in 23 U.S.C. 125(d)(1)(B), States are required to submit an application for ER funding to FHWA within two calendar years of the date of disaster. The application must include a comprehensive list of all eligible project sites and repair costs. 23 CFR 668.111(b)(2) provides that unless very unusual circumstances prevail, the damage survey summary report should be prepared within 6 weeks following the applicant's notification. 23 CFR 668.113(a) provides that the State should submit to the FHWA Division Administrator a program of projects which defines the work needed to restore or replace the damaged facilities within 3 months of the receipt of the initial disaster notification.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 23 USC 125(a) Name of Law: Definition of Emergency Relief Project
   US Code: 23 USC 315 Name of Law: Rules, Regulations, and Recommendations
   US Code: 23 USC 125(d)(1)(B) Name of Law: Emergency Relief

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 7620	02/18/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 35602	06/11/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Emergency Relief Funding Applications

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	40	40
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	14,000	14,000
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: As a result of a comment from a stakeholder, FHWA reviewed the hours required to perform the duties captured in the collection and revised the estimated burden from 250 hours to 350 hours per DDIR.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $224,000

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)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Alex Appel 202 366-4652 alex.appel@dot.gov

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