# 2026-22738: Federal Highway Agency Renews Nationwide Bridge Inspection Paperwork

2026-22738, Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection, is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department, Federal Highway Administration published 2026-11-09, effective Please submit comments by January 8, 2027.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22738
- As of: 2026-11-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22738
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Highway Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 70978
- Published: 2026-11-09
- Effective: Please submit comments by January 8, 2027.
- Comments close: 2027-01-08
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-11

## In one line

Federal Highway Agency Renews Nationwide Bridge Inspection Paperwork

## Summary

The Federal Highway Administration wants to keep collecting important bridge inspection info from states, tribes, and federal agencies to keep our roads safe. They’re asking for public feedback by January 8, 2027, before extending this paperwork requirement. No big changes or extra costs are planned—just continuing the good work of tracking bridge health nationwide.

## Abstract

The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for extension of an existing information collection that is summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

## Effects PRIA read

- Mandatory Bridge Inspection Reporting Continues: cost, high. If you are a State highway agency, a Tribal Government, a Federal Agency, or a U.S. territory transportation department (including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam), you must continue to perform and report bridge inspection and inventory data annually under T…
- Quantified Annual Time Burden on Respondents: cost, high. The FHWA estimates specific time burdens for reporting: 10 hours per routine inspection on the National Highway System; 9 hours per routine inspection not on the National Highway System; 9 hours per non‑redundant steel tension member, underwater, and special inspection; 16 hours for each annual bri…

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## Sources
- [2026-22738 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/09/2026-22738/agency-information-collection-activities-notice-of-request-for-extension-of-a-currently-approved)
- [2026-22738 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-09/pdf/2026-22738.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22738 (as of 2026-11-11).