80_FR_14000 80 FR 13949 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

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 Range13949-13949
FR Document2015-05973

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:

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05973]


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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.
[FR Doc. 2015-05973 Filed 3-16-15; 8:45 am]
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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.
                                                  BILLING CODE 4910–57–P                                  transit agencies for discretionary grants
                                                                                                          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.
                                                  49 U.S.C. 5335(a) and (b) National
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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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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of request for comments.
DatesComments must be submitted before April 16, 2015. A comment to OMB is most effective, if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
ContactTia Swain, Office of Administration, Office of Management Planning, (202) 366-0354.
FR Citation80 FR 13949 

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