[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51811-51812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20282]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. FTA-2013-0032]


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 
Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) Program.
    The information collected is necessary to ensure that recipients of 
TIGGER funds are meeting program objectives and are complying with FTA 
Circular 5010.1D, ``Grant Management Requirements'' and other federal 
requirements. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments was published on May 17, 2013.

DATES: Comments must be submitted before September 20, 2013 A comment 
to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaStar Matthews, Office of 
Administration, Office of Management Planning, (202) 366-2295.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Transit Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction 
(TIGGER) Program (OMB Number: 2132-0566).
    Abstract: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) 
established the Transit Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy 
Reduction (TIGGER) Program with $100 million in new discretionary grant 
program funding to support public transit agencies in making capital 
investments that would assist in the reduction of energy consumption or 
greenhouse gas emissions within their public transportation systems. In 
two subsequent years, The Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, Related Agencies Appropriations Act, The Department of 
Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act appropriated an 
additional $75 million and $49.9 million, respectively, for FY 2010 and 
FY 2011. The TIGGER Program has awarded 87 competitively selected 
projects, implementing a wide variety of technologies to meet program 
goals. The awarded projects are geographically diverse, covering 35 
states and 67 different transit agencies in both urban and rural 
settings.
    The information that's currently being collected for this program 
is submitted as part of the Project Management reporting requirements 
for TIGGER. The collection of Project Management information provides 
documentation that the recipients of TIGGER funds are meeting program 
objectives and are complying with FTA Circular 5010.1D, ``Grant 
Management Requirements'' and other federal requirements. Estimated 
Total Annual Burden: 17,052 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

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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.

Matthew M. Crouch,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Administration.
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