[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 194 (Friday, October 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 61048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24681]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. FTA-2012-0048 ]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration invites public comment 
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's 
(OMB) approval to renew the following information collection:
    Transit Research, Development, Demonstration and Deployment 
Projects The information collected is necessary to determine 
eligibility of applicants and ensure mass transportation service at a 
minimum cost. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments was published on July 9, 2012 (Citation 77 FR 
40409). No comments were received from that notice.

DATES: Comments must be submitted before November 5, 2012. A comment to 
OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sylvia L. Marion, Office of 
Administration, Office of Management Planning, (202) 366-6680.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Transit Research, Development, Demonstration and Deployment 
Projects.
    Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 5312(a) authorizes the Secretary of 
Transportation to make grants or contracts for research, development, 
demonstration and deployment projects, and for evaluation of technology 
of national significance to public transportation, that the Secretary 
determines will improve mass transportation service or help 
transportation service meet the total urban transportation needs at a 
minimum cost. In carrying out the provisions of this section, the 
Secretary is also authorized to request and receive appropriate 
information from any source. The information collected is submitted as 
part of the application for grants and cooperative agreements and is 
used to determine eligibility of applicants. Collection of this 
information also provides documentation that the applicants and 
recipients are meeting program objectives and are complying with FTA 
Circular 6100.1D and other federal requirements.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 11,240 hours.

ADDRESSES:  All written comments must refer to the docket number that 
appears at the top of this document and be submitted to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FTA Desk 
Officer.
    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, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

    Issued On: September 26, 2012.
Ann M. Linnertz,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-24681 Filed 10-4-12; 8:45 am]
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