[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 2773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-944]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary of Transportation
[Docket No. DOT-OST-2011-0129]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Notice of New
Requirements and Procedures for Grant Payment Request Submission
AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice with request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the
Secretary (OST) will be submitting the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register
on November 10, 2011, allowing for a 60-day public comment period.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 21, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the Department of Transportation Desk
Officer in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). You may submit comments by the
following methods:
Email: [email protected]. You must include the
information collection title and OMB control number in the subject line
of your message.
Fax: (202) 395-5806. Attn: Desk Officer for Department of
Transportation\OST.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of the proposed
information collection and supporting documents from U.S. Department of
Transportation, Office of Financial Management, B-30, room W93-431,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-1306,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Notice of Requirements and Procedures for Grant Payment
Request Submission.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Background: This notice sets forth requirements and procedures for
grantees that receive payments from DOT OAs,\1\ with the exception of
DOT grant recipients requesting payment electronically through the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Grant Tracking System
(GTS), the Federal Highway Administration's Rapid Approval State
Payment System (RASPS), or Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant
recipients requesting payment through the Electronic Clearing House
Operation System (ECHO-Web).
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\1\ The DOT OAs are: Office of the Secretary of Transportation
(OST), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
(FMCSA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Federal Transit
Administration (FTA), Maritime Administration (MARAD), National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Inspector
General (OIG), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA), Research and Innovative Technology
Administration (RITA), Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
(SLSDC) and Surface Transportation Board (STB).
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The Proposed Procedures Provide That
Grantees will now be required to have electronic Internet
access to register in the Delphi eInvoicing system.
Grantees will be required to submit payment requests
electronically and DOT OAs must process payment requests
electronically.
The identities of system users must be verified prior to
receiving access to the Delphi eInvoicing system. Users must complete a
user request form and provide the following information: Full name,
work address, work phone number, work email address, home address and
home phone number. Once completed, this form must be presented to a
Notary Public for verification. Once notarized, the prospective grantee
user will return the form to receive their login credentials.
DOT Office of Financial Management officials may allow
exceptions to the requirement that grantees register and submit payment
requests through the Delphi eInvoicing system under limited
circumstances. Recipients may apply for an exemption by submitting an
electronic Waiver Request Form to the DOT Office of Financial
Management. The exceptions will be considered on a case by case basis
via Waiver Request Form.
Affected Public: DOT Grant Recipients.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,000.
Estimated Number of Responses: 11,000.
Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 22,000 (est. 2 hours to
complete process x 11,000 recipients).
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Comments: Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the Department, including whether the information will have
practical utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the
burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2012.
Patricia Lawton,
Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer, Department of
Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2012-944 Filed 1-18-12; 8:45 am]
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