80 FR 13949 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 51 (March 17, 2015)

Page Range		13949-13949
FR Document		2015-05973

The Federal Transit Administration invites public comment about its intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval to renew the following information collection:

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. FTA-2015-0004]


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 its intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's 
(OMB) approval to renew the following information collection:

49 U.S.C. 5335(a) and (b) National Transit Database (NTD)

    The information collected is necessary to determine eligibility of 
applicants and ensure the proper and timely expenditure of federal 
funds within the scope of the program. The Federal Register notice with 
a 60-day comment period soliciting comments for the National Transit 
Database was published on December 29, 2014 (Citation 79 FR 248). No 
comments were received from that notice.

DATES: Comments must be submitted before April 16, 2015. A comment to 
OMB is most effective, if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia Swain, Office of Administration, 
Office of Management Planning, (202) 366-0354.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 49 U.S.C. 5335(a) and (b) National Transit Database (NTD) 
(OMB Number: 2132-0008).
    Abstract: This collection involves FTA's National Transit Database 
(NTD) program. This information collection is important because U.S.C. 
5335 requires the Secretary of Transportation ``maintain a reporting 
system, using uniform categories to accumulate public transportation 
financial and operating information using a uniform system of 
accounts.'' Additionally, 49 U.S.C. 5335(b) specifies that the 
Secretary may award grants under FTA's Urbanized Area Formula Program 
or Other Than Urbanized Area Formula Program (Sections 5307 and 5311) 
``only if the applicant and any person that will receive benefits 
directly from the grant are subject to the reporting and uniform 
systems.'' The National Transit Database is the reporting system 
established to meet this requirement. NTD data is used by FTA in 
assessing applications from transit agencies for discretionary grants 
and in conducting oversight reviews of grantees to ensure compliance 
with federal grant requirements. In addition, NTD data is used by State 
and local governments, as well as individual transit agencies, to 
conduct performance benchmarking among peer transit systems. NTD data 
is also frequently used by academic researchers seeking to better 
understand public transportation systems. NTD data are frequently cited 
in the proceedings of the Transportation Research Board. NTD data is 
also valuable to the transit agencies that are themselves reporting the 
data and are key components of the American Public Transportation 
Association's Annual Factbook and data on capital assets. Finally, time 
series of NTD data are frequently used by suppliers of transit 
equipment and services to evaluate market trends and by government at 
all levels to guide transit investment decisions.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 26,000 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 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,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
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by Congress under the Moving Ahead comment period soliciting comments for at the top of this document and be
for Progress in the 21st Century Act the National Transit Database was submitted to the Office of Information
(MAP–21). However, to meet federal published on December 29, 2014 and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
program oversight responsibilities, FTA (Citation 79 FR 248). No comments were Management and Budget, 725–17th
must continue to collect information received from that notice. Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
under the program management stage DATES: Comments must be submitted Attention: FTA Desk Officer.
until the period of availability expires; before April 16, 2015. A comment to Comments are Invited On: Whether
the funds are fully expended; the funds OMB is most effective, if OMB receives the proposed collection of information
are rescinded by Congress; or the funds it within 30 days of publication. is necessary for the proper performance
are otherwise reallocated. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia of the functions of the Department,
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 370 Swain, Office of Administration, Office including whether the information will
hours. of Management Planning, (202) 366– have practical utility; the accuracy of
ADDRESSES: All written comments must 0354. the Department’s estimate of the burden
refer to the docket number that appears of the proposed information collection;
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
at the top of this document and be Title: 49 U.S.C. 5335(a) and (b) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
submitted to the Office of Information National Transit Database (NTD) (OMB clarity of the information to be
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Number: 2132–0008). collected; and ways to minimize the
Management and Budget, 725—17th Abstract: This collection involves burden of the collection of information
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, FTA’s National Transit Database (NTD) on respondents, including the use of
Attention: FTA Desk Officer. program. This information collection is automated collection techniques or
Comments are Invited On: Whether important because U.S.C. 5335 requires other forms of information technology.
the proposed collection of information the Secretary of Transportation Matthew M. Crouch,
is necessary for the proper performance ‘‘maintain a reporting system, using Associate Administrator for Administration.
of the functions of the Department, uniform categories to accumulate public [FR Doc. 2015–05973 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am]
including whether the information will transportation financial and operating
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have practical utility; the accuracy of information using a uniform system of
the Department’s estimate of the burden accounts.’’ Additionally, 49 U.S.C.
of the proposed information collection; 5335(b) specifies that the Secretary may DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and award grants under FTA’s Urbanized
clarity of the information to be Area Formula Program or Other Than Federal Transit Administration
collected; and ways to minimize the Urbanized Area Formula Program
burden of the collection of information (Sections 5307 and 5311) ‘‘only if the [FTA Docket No. 2015–0006]
on respondents, including the use of applicant and any person that will
Notice of Request for the Extension of
automated collection techniques or receive benefits directly from the grant
a Currently Approved Information
other forms of information technology. are subject to the reporting and uniform
Collection
systems.’’ The National Transit Database
Matthew M. Crouch,
is the reporting system established to AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
meet this requirement. NTD data is used DOT.
[FR Doc. 2015–05967 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am] by FTA in assessing applications from ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
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and in conducting oversight reviews of SUMMARY: In accordance with the
grantees to ensure compliance with Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION federal grant requirements. In addition, notice announces the intention of the
NTD data is used by State and local Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to
Federal Transit Administration request the Office of Management and
governments, as well as individual
[FTA Docket No. FTA–2015–0004] transit agencies, to conduct performance Budget (OMB) to approve the revision of
benchmarking among peer transit the currently approved information
Agency Information Collection Activity systems. NTD data is also frequently collection: Job Access and Reverse
Under OMB Review used by academic researchers seeking to Commute Program.
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, better understand public transportation DATES: Comments must be submitted
DOT. systems. NTD data are frequently cited before May 18, 2015.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments. in the proceedings of the Transportation ADDRESSES: To ensure that your
Research Board. NTD data is also comments are not entered more than
SUMMARY: The Federal Transit valuable to the transit agencies that are once into the docket, submit comments
Administration invites public comment themselves reporting the data and are identified by the docket number by only
about its intention to request the Office key components of the American Public one of the following methods:
of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Transportation Association’s Annual 1. Web site: www.regulations.gov.
approval to renew the following Factbook and data on capital assets. Follow the instructions for submitting
information collection: Finally, time series of NTD data are comments on the U.S. Government
frequently used by suppliers of transit electronic docket site. (Note: The U.S.
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equipment and services to evaluate Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s)
Transit Database (NTD) market trends and by government at all electronic docket is no longer accepting
The information collected is levels to guide transit investment electronic comments.) All electronic
necessary to determine eligibility of decisions. submissions must be made to the U.S.
applicants and ensure the proper and Estimated Total Annual Burden: Government electronic docket site at
timely expenditure of federal funds 26,000 hours. www.regulations.gov. Commenters
within the scope of the program. The ADDRESSES: All written comments must should follow the directions below for
Federal Register notice with a 60-day refer to the docket number that appears mailed and hand-delivered comments.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of request for comments.
Dates		Comments must be submitted before April 16, 2015. A comment to OMB is most effective, if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
Contact		Tia Swain, Office of Administration, Office of Management Planning, (202) 366-0354.
FR Citation		80 FR 13949

80 FR 13949 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFederal Transit Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 51 (March 17, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration