[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 13923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05061]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. 2017-0004]
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:
Nondiscrimination as it Applies to FTA Grant Programs.
DATES: Comments must be submitted before May 15, 2017.
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: Alana Kuhn, Office of Civil Rights,
(202) 366-1412, 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: Nondiscrimination as It Applies to FTA Grant Programs (OMB
Number: 2132-0542)
Background: The Federal Transit Laws, 49 U.S.C. 5332(b), provide
that ``no person in the United States shall on the grounds of race,
color, religion, national origin, sex, or age be excluded from the
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to
discrimination under any project, program or activity funded in whole
or in part through financial assistance under this Act.'' This applies
to employment and business opportunities and is considered to be in
addition to the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Any FTA applicant, recipient, sub-recipient, and contractor who employ
100 or more transit-related employees and requests or receives capital
or operating assistance in excess of $1 million in the previous Federal
fiscal year, or requests or receives planning assistance in excess of
$250,000 in the previous Federal fiscal year must implement all of the
EEO Program elements. Agencies that have between 50-99 transit-related
employees are required to prepare and maintain an EEO Program that
includes the statement of policy, dissemination plan, designation of
personnel, assessment of employment practices, and a monitoring and
reporting system.
Respondents: Transit agencies, States and Metropolitan Planning
Organizations.
Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: 25 hours for each of the 97
EEO submissions.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,425 hours.
Frequency: Annual.
William Hyre,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Administration.
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