[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 54660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19463]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. 2016-0029]
Notice of Request for Revisions of an 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 approve
the revisions of the following information collection: Transit
Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction Program.
DATES: Comments must be submitted before October 17, 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: 202-366-7951.
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: Michael Baltes, Office of Research,
Demonstration and Innovation, (202) 366-2182, or email at
[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.
Title: Transit Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction
Program (OMB Number: 2132-0566).
Background: 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 were 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. FTA has
published a Federal Register notice for the Announcement of Project
Selections for each NOFA in consecutive FY 2009, 2010, and 2011,
identifying program recipients.
Respondents: State and local government agencies.
Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: 196 hours for each of the
respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 17,052 hours.
Frequency: Annual.
William Hyre,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Administration.
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