[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17995-17996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06728]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA-2013-0017]
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 of the following new information collections:
49 U.S.C. Section 5337--State of Good Repair Program
49 U.S.C. Section 5339--Bus and Bus Facilities Program
The information collected is necessary to determine eligibility of
applicants and ensure the proper and timely expenditure of federal
funds within the scope of each program. The Federal Register notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments was published on
December 12, 2012 (Citation 77 FR 74050). No comments were received
from that notice.
DATES: Comments must be submitted before April 24, 2013. 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: 49 U.S.C. Section 5337--State of Good Repair Program.
Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 5337, the State of Good Repair Grants Program,
is a new program authorized by Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st
Century (MAP-21). The State of Good Repair Grants Program replaces the
SAFETEA-LU Fixed Guideway Modernization Program. This program
authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to designated
recipients to replace and rehabilitate high intensity fixed guideway
systems and high intensity motorbus systems. Eligible recipients
include state and local government authorities in urbanized areas with
high intensity fixed guideway systems and/or high intensity motorbus
systems operating for at least seven years. Projects are funded at 80
percent federal with a 20 percent local match requirement by statute.
FTA will apportion funds to designated recipients. The designated
recipients will then allocate funds as appropriate to recipients that
are public entities in the urbanized areas. FTA can make grants to
direct recipients after sub-allocation of funds. Recipients apply for
grants electronically, and FTA collects milestone and financial status
reports from designated recipients on a quarterly basis. The
information submitted ensures FTA's compliance with applicable federal
laws.
Title: 49 U.S.C. Section 5339--Bus and Bus Facilities Program.
Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 5339--Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Program,
is a new program authorized by Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st
Century (MAP-21). This program authorizes the Secretary of
Transportation to make grants to designated recipients and states to
replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment as well
as construct bus-related facilities. Eligible sub-recipients include
public agencies or private nonprofit organizations engaged in public
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transportation, including those providing services open to a segment of
the general public, as defined by age, disability, or low income.
Projects are funded at 80 percent federal with a 20 percent local match
requirement by statute. Recipients apply for grants electronically and
FTA collects milestone and financial status reports from designated
recipients and states on a quarterly basis. The information submitted
ensures FTA's compliance with applicable federal laws.
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: March 18, 2013.
Matthew M. Crouch,
Deputy Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-06728 Filed 3-22-13; 8:45 am]
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