Highway folks scrap new data request, sparing public hassle
Published Date: 4/11/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has decided to cancel its earlier plan to collect new information from the public, which was announced at the end of 2024. This means no new forms or data requests will happen right now, so folks affected won’t need to spend time or money on this. The withdrawal was officially announced in April 2025, keeping things simple and stress-free for everyone involved.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Planned FHWA Data Collection Withdrawn
The Federal Highway Administration withdrew its December 31, 2024 notice to collect new information; the withdrawal was issued April 8, 2025 and published April 11, 2025. That means no new forms or data requests from that notice will be collected now, so you will not need to spend time or money responding to that cancelled information collection.
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