80 FR 55899 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 180 (September 17, 2015)
Federal Transit Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 180 (September 17, 2015)
| Page Range | 55899-55900 | |
| FR Document | 2015-23293 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 180 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 55899-55900] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-23293] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration [FTA Docket No. FTA-2015-0024] Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice of request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration invites public comment about its intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval to extend the approval of the following information collection: Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants--New Starts Section 5309 The information collected is necessary to permit an assessment of program effectiveness 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 Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants--New Starts Section 5309 was published on June 24, 2015 (Citation 80 FR 121). No comments were received from that notice. DATES: Comments must be submitted before October 19, 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. 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants--New Starts Section 5309 (OMB Number: 2132-0561) Abstract: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) administers the discretionary Capital Investment Grant (CIG) grant program under 49 U.S.C. Section 5309 that provides funding for major transit capital investments including rapid rail, light rail, commuter rail, bus rapid transit, and ferries. Three types of eligible projects are outlined in law: smaller scaled corridor-based transit capital projects known as ``Small Starts''; new fixed guideway transit systems and extensions to existing fixed guideway systems known as ``New Starts''; and projects to improve capacity at least 10 percent in existing fixed guideway corridors that are at capacity today or will be in five years, known as ``Core Capacity''. The CIG program has a longstanding requirement that FTA evaluate proposed projects against a prescribed set of statutory criteria at specific points during the projects' development including when they seek to enter a subsequent phase of the process or a construction grant agreement. In addition, FTA must report on its evaluations and ratings annually to Congress. The Moving Ahead for Progress Act in the 21st Century (MAP-21) enacted on July 6, 2012, made significant changes to the CIG program, including creation of an entirely new category of eligible projects called Core Capacity. MAP-21 also reduced the number of steps in the CIG process projects must follow to receive funds, created a new congestion relief evaluation criterion FTA must use to evaluate and rate projects, and specified that ``warrants'' (ways projects can qualify for automatic ratings) should be developed and used to the extent practicable. The requirement for CIG [[Page 55900]] project ratings has been in place since 1998. Thus, the requirements for project evaluation and data collection for these proposed projects are not new. In general, the information used by FTA for CIG project evaluation and rating should arise as a part of the normal project planning process. FTA has been collecting project evaluation information from project sponsors under the existing OMB approval for this program (OMB No. 2132-0561). However, due to the addition of the Core Capacity eligibility, the changes to the steps in the CIG process made by MAP- 21, and the proposed implementation of ``warrants,'' it became apparent that some information now required might be beyond the scope of ordinary planning activities. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 68,840 hours. Matthew M. Crouch, Associate Administrator for Administration. [FR Doc. 2015-23293 Filed 9-16-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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III. Date of Effectiveness of the inspection and copying at the principal and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for office of the Exchange. All comments Management and Budget, 725 17th
Commission Action received will be posted without change; Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Within 45 days of the date of the Commission does not edit personal Attention: FTA Desk Officer.
publication of this notice in the Federal identifying information from Comments are invited on whether the
Register or within such longer period submissions. You should submit only proposed collection of information is
up to 90 days (i) as the Commission may information that you wish to make necessary for the proper performance of
designate if it finds such longer period available publicly. the functions of the Department,
All submissions should refer to File including whether the information will
to be appropriate and publishes its
Number SR–NYSEArca–2015–77, and have practical utility; the accuracy of
reasons for so finding or (ii) as to which
should be submitted on or before the Department’s estimate of the burden
the self-regulatory organization
October 8, 2015. of the proposed information collection;
consents, the Commission will:
(A) By order approve or disapprove For the Commission, by the Division of ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
the proposed rule change, or Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated clarity of the information to be
(B) institute proceedings to determine authority.31 collected; and ways to minimize the
whether the proposed rule change Brent J. Fields, burden of the collection of information
should be disapproved. Secretary. on respondents, including the use of
[FR Doc. 2015–23285 Filed 9–16–15; 8:45 am] automated collection techniques or
IV. Solicitation of Comments other forms of information technology.
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Interested persons are invited to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
submit written data, views, and Title: Fixed Guideway Capital
arguments concerning the foregoing, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Investment Grants—New Starts Section
including whether the proposed rule 5309 (OMB Number: 2132–0561)
change is consistent with the Act. Federal Transit Administration Abstract: The Federal Transit
Comments may be submitted by any of Administration (FTA) administers the
[FTA Docket No. FTA–2015–0024]
the following methods: discretionary Capital Investment Grant
Agency Information Collection Activity (CIG) grant program under 49 U.S.C.
Electronic Comments
Under OMB Review Section 5309 that provides funding for
• Use the Commission’s Internet major transit capital investments
comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, including rapid rail, light rail,
rules/sro.shtml); or DOT. commuter rail, bus rapid transit, and
• Send an email to rule-comments@ ACTION: Notice of request for comments. ferries. Three types of eligible projects
sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– are outlined in law: smaller scaled
NYSEArca–2015–77 on the subject line. SUMMARY: The Federal Transit corridor-based transit capital projects
Administration invites public comment known as ‘‘Small Starts’’; new fixed
Paper Comments about its intention to request the Office guideway transit systems and
• Send paper comments in triplicate of Management and Budget’s (OMB) extensions to existing fixed guideway
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange approval to extend the approval of the systems known as ‘‘New Starts’’; and
Commission, 100 F Street NE., following information collection: projects to improve capacity at least 10
Washington, DC 20549–1090. Fixed Guideway Capital Investment percent in existing fixed guideway
All submissions should refer to File Grants—New Starts Section 5309 corridors that are at capacity today or
Number SR–NYSEArca–2015–77. This will be in five years, known as ‘‘Core
The information collected is
file number should be included on the Capacity’’. The CIG program has a
necessary to permit an assessment of
subject line if email is used. To help the longstanding requirement that FTA
program effectiveness and ensure the
Commission process and review your evaluate proposed projects against a
proper and timely expenditure of
comments more efficiently, please use prescribed set of statutory criteria at
federal funds within the scope of the
only one method. The Commission will specific points during the projects’
program. The Federal Register notice
post all comments on the Commission’s development including when they seek
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ to enter a subsequent phase of the
comments for the Fixed Guideway
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the process or a construction grant
Capital Investment Grants—New Starts
submission, all subsequent agreement. In addition, FTA must report
Section 5309 was published on June 24,
amendments, all written statements on its evaluations and ratings annually
2015 (Citation 80 FR 121). No comments
with respect to the proposed rule to Congress.
were received from that notice.
change that are filed with the The Moving Ahead for Progress Act in
DATES: Comments must be submitted
Commission, and all written the 21st Century (MAP–21) enacted on
communications relating to the before October 19, 2015. A comment to July 6, 2012, made significant changes
proposed rule change between the OMB is most effective, if OMB receives to the CIG program, including creation
Commission and any person, other than it within 30 days of publication. of an entirely new category of eligible
those that may be withheld from the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia projects called Core Capacity. MAP–21
public in accordance with the Swain, Office of Administration, Office also reduced the number of steps in the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be of Management Planning, (202) 366– CIG process projects must follow to
0354.
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available for Web site viewing and receive funds, created a new congestion
printing in the Commission’s Public ADDRESSES: All written comments must relief evaluation criterion FTA must use
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., refer to the docket number that appears to evaluate and rate projects, and
Washington, DC 20549 on official at the top of this document and be specified that ‘‘warrants’’ (ways projects
business days between the hours of submitted to the Office of Information can qualify for automatic ratings) should
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such be developed and used to the extent
filing also will be available for 31 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). practicable. The requirement for CIG
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project ratings has been in place since docket and will be available for DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1998. Thus, the requirements for project inspection and copying at the above
evaluation and data collection for these address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Maritime Administration
proposed projects are not new. In E.T., Monday through Friday, except [Docket No. MARAD–2015 0100]
general, the information used by FTA federal holidays. An electronic version
for CIG project evaluation and rating of this document and all documents Requested Administrative Waiver of
should arise as a part of the normal entered into this docket is available on the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
project planning process. the World Wide Web at http:// ALANA MCCREE; Invitation for Public
FTA has been collecting project www.regulations.gov. Comments
evaluation information from project
sponsors under the existing OMB FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: AGENCY: Maritime Administration,
approval for this program (OMB No. Linda Williams, U.S. Department of Department of Transportation.
2132–0561). However, due to the Transportation, Maritime ACTION: Notice.
addition of the Core Capacity eligibility, Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W23–453, SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C.
the changes to the steps in the CIG
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 12121, the Secretary of Transportation,
process made by MAP–21, and the
366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@ as represented by the Maritime
proposed implementation of
dot.gov. Administration (MARAD), is authorized
‘‘warrants,’’ it became apparent that
to grant waivers of the U.S.-build
some information now required might
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As requirement of the coastwise laws under
be beyond the scope of ordinary
described by the applicant the intended certain circumstances. A request for
planning activities.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: service of the vessel ADRENALINE is: such a waiver has been received by
68,840 hours. MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
description of the proposed service, is
Matthew M. Crouch,
‘‘Sailing charters for up to 6 passengers’’
listed below.
Associate Administrator for Administration. Geographic Region: ‘‘Massachusetts’’ DATES: Submit comments on or before
[FR Doc. 2015–23293 Filed 9–16–15; 8:45 am] The complete application is given in October 19, 2015.
BILLING CODE P DOT docket MARAD–2015–0102 at ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
http://www.regulations.gov. Interested docket number MARAD–2015–0100.
parties may comment on the effect this Written comments may be submitted by
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION action may have on U.S. vessel builders hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- U.S. Department of Transportation,
Maritime Administration flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in Docket Operations, M–30, West
[Docket No. MARAD–2015 0102] accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Requested Administrative Waiver of 388, that the issuance of the waiver will Washington, DC 20590. You may also
the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- send comments electronically via the
ADRENALINE; Invitation for Public vessel builder or a business that uses Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
Comments U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a All comments will become part of this
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, waiver will not be granted. Comments docket and will be available for
Department of Transportation. should refer to the docket number of inspection and copying at the above
this notice and the vessel name in order address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
ACTION: Notice.
for MARAD to properly consider the E.T., Monday through Friday, except
SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. comments. Comments should also state federal holidays. An electronic version
12121, the Secretary of Transportation, the commenter’s interest in the waiver of this document and all documents
as represented by the Maritime application, and address the waiver entered into this docket is available on
Administration (MARAD), is authorized criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s the World Wide Web at http://
to grant waivers of the U.S.-build regulations at 46 CFR part 388. www.regulations.gov.
requirement of the coastwise laws under Privacy Act FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
certain circumstances. A request for Linda Williams, U.S. Department of
such a waiver has been received by Anyone is able to search the Transportation, Maritime
MARAD. The vessel, and a brief electronic form of all comments Administration, 1200 New Jersey
description of the proposed service, is received into any of our dockets by the Avenue SE., Room W23–453,
listed below. name of the individual submitting the Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
DATES: Submit comments on or before comment (or signing the comment, if 366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@
October 19, 2015. submitted on behalf of an association, dot.gov.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to business, labor union, etc.). You may SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
docket number MARAD–2015–0102. review DOT’s complete Privacy Act described by the applicant the intended
Written comments may be submitted by Statement in the Federal Register service of the vessel ALANA MCCREE
hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, published on April 11, 2000 (Volume is:
U.S. Department of Transportation, 65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). Intended Commercial Use Of Vessel:
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Docket Operations, M–30, West By Order of the Maritime Administrator. ‘‘Private pleasure day and week crewed
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Date: September 8, 2015. charters. Passengers only.’’
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Geographic Region: ‘‘Maryland,
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Washington, DC 20590. You may also Delaware, New Jersey, and Virginia’’.
send comments electronically via the Secretary, Maritime Administration. The complete application is given in
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. [FR Doc. 2015–23355 Filed 9–16–15; 8:45 am] DOT docket MARAD–2015–0100 at
All comments will become part of this BILLING CODE 4910–81–P http://www.regulations.gov. Interested
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| Contact | Tia Swain, Office of Administration, Office of Management Planning, (202) 366-0354. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 55899 |
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