81 FR 2293 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 10 (January 15, 2016)

Page Range		2293-2293
FR Document		2016-00715

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-2015-0034]


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:

Bus Testing Program

    The information to be collected for the Bus Testing Program is 
necessary to ensure that buses have been tested at the Bus Testing 
Center for maintainability, reliability, safety, performance (including 
breaking performance), structural integrity, fuel economy, emissions, 
and noise. Specifically, this notice invites comment on FTA's proposal 
to adopt new streamlined online procedures for accepting and reviewing 
applications for entry into the New Bus Model Testing Program. The 
Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments for the Bus Testing Program was published on November 4, 2015 
(Citation 80 FR 213). No comments were received from that notice.

DATES: Comments must be submitted before February 16, 2016. 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: Bus Testing Program.
    OMB Number: 2132-0550.
    Abstract: The Bus Testing Program is a series of tests performed on 
new transit vehicles or existing vehicles that have been previously 
tested, but have undergone significant/major changes to their design. 
Bus Testing is required by law, for any model bus that will be 
purchased using federal funds. Before federal funds can be expended, 
the grantee certifies to FTA that the bus models being procured are 
compliant with 49 CFR 665 Bus Testing. In turn, FTA grantees delegate 
the burden of demonstrating compliance to the bus manufacturers. The 
Bus Testing Program provides assistance to transit bus manufacturers 
with achieving compliance with the testing requirement. A variety of 
information is collected from bus manufacturers during the bus testing 
process.
    Estimated Total Burden: 205 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.

William Hyre,
 Deputy Associate Administrator for Administration.
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necessitates ensuring that the new Issued on: January 7, 2016. with 49 CFR 665 Bus Testing. In turn,
bridge and port of entry are in a T.F. Scott Darling, III, FTA grantees delegate the burden of
commercial zone. Acting Administrator. demonstrating compliance to the bus
[FR Doc. 2016–00532 Filed 1–14–16; 8:45 am] manufacturers. The Bus Testing
Environment
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Program provides assistance to transit
NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.) requires bus manufacturers with achieving
Federal agencies to integrate compliance with the testing
environmental values into their DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION requirement. A variety of information is
decision-making processes by requiring collected from bus manufacturers
Federal agencies to consider the Federal Transit Administration during the bus testing process.
potential environmental impacts of their Estimated Total Burden: 205 hours.
proposed actions. In accordance with [FTA Docket No. FTA–2015–0034]
ADDRESSES: All written comments must
NEPA, the Council on Environmental refer to the docket number that appears
Agency Information Collection Activity
Quality’s regulations implementing
Under OMB Review at the top of this document and be
NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508),
submitted to the Office of Information
FMCSA’s NEPA Order 5610.1, NEPA AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Implementing Procedures and Policy for DOT. Management and Budget, 725 17th
Considering Environmental Impacts, ACTION: Notice of request for comments. Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
and other applicable requirements
Attention: FTA Desk Officer.
(March 1, 2004 (69 FR 9680)), FMCSA SUMMARY: The Federal Transit
Comments are Invited On: Whether
has prepared a draft EA to review the Administration invites public comment
the proposed collection of information
potential impacts of the expansion of about its intention to request the Office
is necessary for the proper performance
the El Paso commercial zone. FMCSA of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
of the functions of the Department,
concludes that the action of expanding approval to renew the following
including whether the information will
the existing commercial zone will not information collection:
impact endangered species, cultural have practical utility; the accuracy of
resources protected under the National Bus Testing Program the Department’s estimate of the burden
Historic Preservation Act, wetlands, and The information to be collected for of the proposed information collection;
resources protected under Section 4(f) of the Bus Testing Program is necessary to ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
the DOT Act of 1966 49 U.S.C. 303, as ensure that buses have been tested at the clarity of the information to be
amended by Public Law 109–59 (Aug. Bus Testing Center for maintainability, collected; and ways to minimize the
10, 2005). The impact areas that may be reliability, safety, performance burden of the collection of information
affected and were evaluated in the Draft (including breaking performance), on respondents, including the use of
EA include air quality, noise, structural integrity, fuel economy, automated collection techniques or
socioeconomics, environmental justice, emissions, and noise. Specifically, this other forms of information technology.
land use public health and safety, and notice invites comment on FTA’s William Hyre,
hazardous materials. FMCSA anticipates proposal to adopt new streamlined Deputy Associate Administrator for
that expanding the El Paso commercial online procedures for accepting and Administration.
zone will have certain minor impacts reviewing applications for entry into the [FR Doc. 2016–00715 Filed 1–14–16; 8:45 am]
related principally to air emissions and New Bus Model Testing Program. The BILLING CODE P
land use from economic growth; Federal Register notice with a 60-day
however, neither of these impacts comment period soliciting comments for
individually or collectively will cause the Bus Testing Program was published DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
significant impacts. In addition, the on November 4, 2015 (Citation 80 FR
economic impact will have potentially 213). No comments were received from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
beneficial impacts on the quality of life that notice. Safety Administration
in terms of job creation. The Draft EA DATES: Comments must be submitted [Docket No. PHMSA–2015–0179]
is available for inspection or copying in before February 16, 2016. A comment to
the Regulations.gov Web site at http:// OMB is most effective, if OMB receives Pipeline Safety: Information Collection
www.regulations.gov. it within 30 days of publication. Activities
The draft EA also provides an analysis
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia
under the Clean Air Act, as amended AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous
Swain, Office of Administration, Office Materials Safety Administration
(CAA), section 176(c) (42 U.S.C. 42
of Management Planning, (202) 366– (PHMSA), DOT.
U.S.C. 7506(c)), and implementing
0354.
regulations promulgated by the ACTION: Notice and request for
Environmental Protection Agency. None SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: comments.
of the alternatives considered in the Title: Bus Testing Program.
Draft EA are located in a nonattainment OMB Number: 2132–0550. SUMMARY: On October 5, 2015, in
or maintenance area for any of the Abstract: The Bus Testing Program is accordance with the Paperwork
criteria pollutants; therefore, FMCSA a series of tests performed on new Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA
has determined that it is not required to transit vehicles or existing vehicles that published a notice in the Federal
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perform the CAA general conformity have been previously tested, but have Register (80 FR 60242) inviting
analysis. undergone significant/major changes to comments on information collections
Subject to public notice and their design. Bus Testing is required by titled ‘‘Pipeline Integrity Management in
comment, FMCSA anticipates issuing a law, for any model bus that will be High Consequence Areas Gas
Finding of No Significant Impact purchased using federal funds. Before Transmission Pipeline Operators;
(FONSI) related to this action. federal funds can be expended, the Control Room Management/Human
Issued pursuant to authority delegated grantee certifies to FTA that the bus Factors; Integrity Management Program
in 49 CFR 1.87 on: models being procured are compliant for Gas Distribution Pipelines, and

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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 February 16, 2016. 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		81 FR 2293

81 FR 2293 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFederal Transit Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 10 (January 15, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration