[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8690-8691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02664]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA-2013-0007]
Notice of Request for Revision of Information Collections
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the Federal Transit Administration
(FTA) to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
the revisions of the following information collections:
49 U.S.C. 5307--Capital Assistance Program and Section 5309--Urbanized
Area Formula Program
49 U.S.C. 5310--Capital Assistance Program for Elderly Persons and
Persons with Disabilities and Section 5311--Nonurbanized Area Formula
Program
DATES: Comments must be submitted before April 8, 2013.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that your comments are not entered more than once
into the docket, submit comments identified by the docket number by
only one of the following methods:
1. Web site: www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments on the U.S. Government electronic docket site.
(Note: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT's) electronic
docket is no longer accepting electronic comments.) All electronic
submissions must be made to the U.S. Government electronic docket site
at www.regulations.gov. Commenters should follow the directions below
for mailed and hand-delivered comments.
2. Fax: 202-493-2251.
3. Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Docket Operations, M-30, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M-30, West Building, Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number
for this
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notice at the beginning of your comments. Submit two copies of your
comments if you submit them by mail. For confirmation that FTA has
received your comments, include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Note
that all comments received, including any personal information, will be
posted and will be available to Internet users, without change, to
www.regulations.gov. You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register published April 11, 2000, (65 FR
19477), or you may visit www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access to the
docket to read background documents and comments received, go to
www.regulations.gov at any time. Background documents and comments
received may also be viewed at the U.S. Department of Transportation,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M-30, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
49 U.S.C. 5307--Capital Assistance Program and Section 5309
Urbanized Area Formula Program--Vanessa Williams, FTA Office of Program
Management (202) 366-4818, or email [email protected].
49 U.S.C. 5310--Capital Assistance Program for Elderly Persons and
Persons with Disabilities and Section 5311--Nonurbanized Area Formula
Program--Elan Flippin, FTAOffice of Program Management (202) 366-3800,
or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Interested parties are invited to send comments regarding any
aspect of these information collections, including: (1) The necessity
and utility of the information collections for the proper performance
of the functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways to minimize the collection burden without
reducing the quality of the collected information. Comments submitted
in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval of this information collection.
Title: 49 U.S.C.--5307 Capital Assistance Program and Section 5309--
Urbanized Area Formula Program
(OMB Number: 2132-0502)
Background: 49 U.S.C. 5307--Capital Assistance Program and Section
5309--Urbanized Area Formula Program authorize the Secretary of
Transportation to make grants to State and local governments and public
transportation authorities for financing mass transportation projects.
In response to requirements authorized by the new legislation, Moving
Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), a Passenger Ferry
Grant Program has been added under 49 U.S.C. 5307. The Passenger Ferry
Grant Program is a new discretionary grant program that will award
funding on a competitive selection basis. Grant recipients for 49
U.S.C. 5307 and 5309 are required to make information available to the
public and publish a program of projects for affected citizens to
comment on the proposed program and performance of the grant recipients
at public hearings. Notices of hearings must include a brief
description of the proposed project and be published in a newspaper
circulated in the affected area. FTA also uses the information to
determine eligibility for funding and to monitor the progress of the
grantee in implementing and completing project activities. The
information submitted ensures FTA's compliance with applicable federal
laws, OMB Circular A-102 and 49 CFR Part 18, ``Uniform Administrative
Requirements for Grants and C9ooperative Agreements with State and
Local Governments.''
Respondents: State and local government, business or other for-
profit institutions and non-profit institutions.
Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: Approximately 50 hours for
each of the 3,345 respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 167,250 hours.
Frequency: Annual.
Title: 49 U.S.C. 5310--Capital Assistance Program for Elderly Persons
and Persons with Disabilities and Section 5311--Nonurbanized Area
Formula Program
(OMB Number 2132-0500)
Background: 49 U.S.C. 5310--Capital Assistance Program for Elderly
Persons and
Persons with Disabilities provides financial assistance for the
specialized transportation service needs of elderly persons and persons
with disabilities in all areas, urbanized, small urban and rural. 49
U.S.C. 5311--Nonurbanized Area Formula Program provides financial
assistance for the provision of public transportation services in
nonurbanized areas. Both programs are administered by the State. The
Tribal Transit Program, which was approved as a separate program under
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), is now being added
under 49 U.S.C. 5311. Under the new legislation, Moving Ahead for
Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), the Tribal Transit Program
continues to be a set-aside from the rural area formula program
(Section 5311), but now consists of a $25 million formula program and a
$5 million discretionary grant program. This program no longer provides
a single apportionment to the State. It now provides apportionments
specifically for large urbanized, small urbanized and rural areas and
will require new designations in large urbanized areas. MAP-21 also
expands the eligibility provisions to include operating expenses.
49 U.S.C. 5310 and 5311authorize FTA to review applications for
federal financial assistance to determine eligibility and compliance
with statutory and administrative requirements. The applications must
contain sufficient information to enable FTA to make the findings
required by law to enforce the requirements of the programs.
Information collected during the project management stage provides a
basis for monitoring approved projects to ensure timely and appropriate
expenditure of federal funds by grant recipients.
Respondents: State and local government, business or other for-
profit institutions and non-profit institutions and small business
organizations.
Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: Approximately 111 hours for
each of the 178 respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 20,775 hours.
Frequency: Annual.
Issued: January 30, 2013.
Matthew M. Crouch,
Deputy Administrator for Administration.
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