4910-22-P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2024-0047]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information
Collection
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the
Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) approval for a new information collection,
which is summarized below under Supplementary Information. We are required to
publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by [INSERT DATE 60 DAYS AFTER DATE OF
PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 0047 by any
of the following methods:
Web Site: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments
received go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue S.E., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael Dougherty, (667)-668-1781,

Office of Policy and Governmental Affairs, Office of Highway Policy Information, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30

p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Highway Use Tax Evasion Discretionary Grant Program
Background: The Highway Use Tax Evasion Projects (HUTE) program provides funding to
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the States to carry out intergovernmental enforcement
efforts, along with training and research, to reduce evasion of payment of motor fuel and other
highway use taxes, which are the principal sources for Federal and State highway funding. Under
the current Surface Transportation Authorization, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(IIJA), $2 million is available to make grants for intergovernmental enforcement efforts,
including research and training. The intergovernmental enforcement efforts grants are awarded to
State agencies through a competitive application process from which FHWA and the IRS make
selections based on the most innovative, intergovernmental proposals. The States then perform
various tasks, including increased enforcement, enhancement of data systems, and coordination
with other State agencies.
The remaining funding may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Transportation, either be
awarded for intergovernmental enforcement efforts grants, or allocated to the IRS for their
enforcement efforts.
While the statute allows for the IRS to determine the use of their allocations, they must be used in
some fashion related to the identification and elimination of highway use tax evasion. For both
the States and the IRS, the initiatives may include, but are not limited to, office examinations,
refinery and terminal examinations, and on-road enforcement in areas such as the illegal use of
dyed diesel fuel by motor vehicles.
Respondents: There are 51 respondents, including 50 State Transportation Departments,
and the District of Columbia. While the applications are open to all of those organizations, on
average, about 16 applications are received each year for grant requests, some of which include
multiple States, which brings the total individual projects to around 30.
Frequency: On an on-going basis as grant opportunities are announced.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: There are an average of 16 applications filed each

cycle. It takes approximately 40 hours to gather the information and upload it through the
grants.gov system.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Total estimated average annual burden is 640 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 burden could be
minimized, including the 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.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended; and 49
CFR 1.48.
Issued on: June 14, 2024.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.

[FR Doc. 2024-13527 Filed: 6/20/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/21/2024]