81 FR 38264 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments; Clearance of a New Information Collection(s): U.S. Department of Transportation Accessibility Concern Form

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 113 (June 13, 2016)

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1994, (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for the utilization of the U.S. Department of Transportation Accessibility Concern Form when reporting accessibility challenges faced during travel on our Nation's streets, sidewalks, crosswalks, buses, trains, airports, and planes. The system will provide an accessible, coordinated, and seamless web-based portal for the traveling public to submit accessibility problems or challenges they face during travel on the Nation's streets, sidewalks, crosswalks, buses, trains, airports, and planes. The establishment of the system is in response the President's National Council on Disability (NCD) Report, ``Transition Update: Where We've Been and What We've Learned,'' released in 2015, as well as a letter to the Secretary of Transportation from the NCD dated May 12, 2015. The information received through the system will strengthen DOT's ability to understand the challenges and impacts that passengers with disabilities face every day when they use our nation' transportation systems.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2016-0069]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments; 
Clearance of a New Information Collection(s): U.S. Department of 
Transportation Accessibility Concern Form

AGENCY:  Department of Transportation--Office of the Secretary.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1994, (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces the U.S. Department of 
Transportation's (DOT) intention to request the Office of Management 
and Budget's (OMB) approval for the utilization of the U.S. Department 
of Transportation Accessibility Concern Form when reporting 
accessibility challenges faced during travel on our Nation's streets, 
sidewalks, crosswalks, buses, trains, airports, and planes. The system 
will provide an accessible, coordinated, and seamless web-based portal 
for the traveling public to submit accessibility problems or challenges 
they face during travel on the Nation's streets, sidewalks, crosswalks, 
buses, trains, airports, and planes. The establishment of the system is 
in response the President's National Council on Disability (NCD) 
Report, ``Transition Update: Where We've Been and What We've Learned,'' 
released in 2015, as well as a letter to the Secretary of 
Transportation from the NCD dated May 12, 2015. The information 
received through the system will strengthen DOT's ability to understand 
the challenges and impacts that passengers with disabilities face every 
day when they use our nation' transportation systems.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 12, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. DOT-OST-
2016-0069 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excepted on Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvette Rivera, Departmental Office of 
Civil Rights, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 new Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; 202-
366-4648; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: XXXX-NEW.
    Title: Transportation Accessibility Concern Form.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: OMB Approval.
    Background: The current process for submitting concerns about 
American with Disabilities Act, as amended, (ADA) and other related 
civil rights violations is fragmented across the Department--sometimes 
being time consuming and cumbersome for the traveling public. 
Establishing a streamlined and consistent process would respond 
directly to the President's National Council on Disability, and more 
importantly, the information received through this new system would 
strengthen our ability to understand the challenges and impacts that 
persons with disabilities face every day as they travel using our 
nation's transportation systems. This would also offer significant 
improvements to ensuring that access to all modes of transportation is 
available to persons with disabilities and members of the public.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: the U.S. Department of 
Transportation currently collects data on ADA and other civil rights-
related concerns based on information provided by the public via 
written submission, or through a toll-free telephone number. Based on 
our analysis of data collected through present formats, DOT receives 
approximately 850 separate responses from the general public on 
accessibility-related concerns, including:
     150 pieces of correspondence on one-time accessibility-
related incidents
     120 email messages
     400 telephone calls
     172 formal accessibility-related complaints.
    Currently, the estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 15 to 30 
minutes per submission.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including, (a) whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper processing of 
transportation-related accessibility issues; (b) the accuracy of the 
estimated burden; (c) ways for the DOT to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information collection; and (d) ways that the burden 
could be minimized without reducing the quality of the collected 
information. All responses to the notice will be summarized and 
included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become 
a matter of public record.

    Issued in Washington, DC on June 6, 2016.
Habib Azarsina,
OST Privacy and PRA Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-13872 Filed 6-10-16; 8:45 am]
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