[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 244 (Monday, December 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79418-79419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31991]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. 2015-0032]
Notice of Request for the Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
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 renew the
following information collection:
49 U.S.C. Section 5312(a) Transit Research, Development,
Demonstration and Training Projects
OMB Control No.: 2132-0546
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Background: 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
DATES: Comments must be submitted before February 19, 2016.
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 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: Jamie Pfister, Office of Research,
Demonstration and Innovation (202) 366-5424, or email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested parties are invited to send
comments regarding any aspect of this information collection,
including: (1) The necessity and utility of the information collection
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.
In addition to 49 U.S.C. 5312, FTA intends to amend this
information collection to include other related programs which support
Transit Research, Technical Assistance and Standards, and Human
Resources and Training. Once amended and issued, this information
collection will cover: (1) Research, Development, Demonstration, and
Deployment program(49 U.S.C. 5312), which supports applied research,
data collection, analyses, demonstration and deployment activities and
evaluations related to transit system; (2) Transit Cooperative Research
Program (49 U.S.C. 5313) which provides funds to the National Academy
of Sciences to conduct investigative research on subjects related to
public transportation; (3) Technical Assistance and Standards
Development (49 U.S.C. 5314) program which will allow FTA to partner
with national non-profits and other organizations to provide technical
assistance to communities; and (4) Human Resources and Training (49
U.S.C. 5322) program to fund the National Transit Institute and to
build new Ladders of Opportunity by creating new employment pathways
into the transit industry, improving employment training, pursuing
outreach to increase minority and female employment in the public
transportation sector, conducting research on the skill needed to
operate and maintain increasingly complex transit vehicle and equipment
systems, and supporting training and assistance for minority business
owners, as well as other topics.
Respondents: FTA grant and cooperative agreement recipients.
Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: 90 hours for each of the
175 respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 20,590 hours at application stage,
post award and project management activities.
Frequency: Every two years.
William Hyre,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Administration.
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