81_FR_81459 81 FR 81237 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

81 FR 81237 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 222 (November 17, 2016)

Page Range81237-81238
FR Document2016-27641

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Requirements (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describe the nature of the information collection and their expected burdens. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collections of information was published on August 16, 2016 (81 FR 54658).

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. FTA-2016-0043]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Requirements (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The 
ICR describe the nature of the information collection and their 
expected burdens. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collections of information 
was published on August 16, 2016 (81 FR 54658).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 19, 2016.

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. Alternatively, comments may be sent via email to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and 
Budget, at the following address: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia Swain, Office of Administration, 
Management Planning Division, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop

[[Page 81238]]

TAD-10, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-0354 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 
Public Law 104-13, Section 2, 109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised 
at 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 
1320, require Federal agencies to issue two notices seeking public 
comment on information collection activities before OMB may approve 
paperwork packages. 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 1320.8(d)(1), 
1320.12. On August 16, 2016, FTA published a 60-day notice (81 FR 
54658) in the Federal Register soliciting comments on the ICR that the 
agency was seeking OMB approval. FTA received no comments after issuing 
this 60-day notice. Accordingly, DOT announces that these information 
collection activities have been re-evaluated and certified under 5 CFR 
1320.5(a) and forwarded to OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 
CFR 1320.12(c).
    Before OMB decides whether to approve these proposed collections of 
information, it must provide 30 days for public comment. 44 U.S.C. 
3507(b); 5 CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires OMB to approve or 
disapprove paperwork packages between 30 and 60 days after the 30 day 
notice is published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)-(c); 5 CFR 1320.12(d); see also 
60 FR 44978, 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30 day notice 
informs the regulated community to file relevant comments and affords 
the agency adequate time to digest public comments before it renders a 
decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should 
submit their respective comments to OMB within 30 days of publication 
to best ensure having their full effect. 5 CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 
FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
    The summaries below describe the nature of the information 
collection requirements (ICRs) and the expected burden. The 
requirements are being submitted for clearance by OMB as required by 
the PRA.
    Title: 49 U.S.C. 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2132-0502.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 5307 The Urbanized Area Formula Funding program 
(49 U.S.C. 5307) makes Federal resources available to urbanized areas 
and to Governors for transit capital and operating assistance and for 
transportation related planning in urbanized areas. An urbanized area 
is a Census-designated area with a population of 50,000 or more as 
determined by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 
Funding is made available to designated recipients, which must be 
public bodies with the legal authority to receive and dispense Federal 
funds. Governors, responsible local officials and publicly owned 
operators of transit services are required to designate a recipient to 
apply for, receive, and dispense funds for urbanized areas pursuant to 
49 U.S.C. 5307(a)(2). The Governor or Governor's designee is the 
designated recipient for urbanized areas between 50,000 and 200,000. 
Eligible activities include planning, engineering, design and 
evaluation of transit projects and other technical transportation-
related studies; capital investments in bus and bus-related activities 
such as replacement of buses, overhaul of buses, rebuilding of buses, 
crime prevention and security equipment and construction of maintenance 
and passenger facilities; and capital investments in new and existing 
fixed guideway systems including rolling stock, overhaul and rebuilding 
of vehicles, track, signals, communications, and computer hardware and 
software. All preventive maintenance and some Americans with 
Disabilities Act complementary paratransit service costs are considered 
capital costs. For urbanized areas with populations less than 200,000, 
operating assistance is an eligible expense. For urbanized areas with 
200,000 in population and over, funds are apportioned and flow directly 
to a designated recipient selected locally to apply for and receive 
Federal funds. For urbanized areas under 200,000 in population, the 
funds are apportioned to the Governor of each state for distribution. 
With the passing of Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, the 
100 Bus Rule was been expanded to include demand response service, 
excluding ADA complementary paratransit service. An exception to the 
100 Bus Rule has been added as well. If a public transportation system 
executes a written agreement with one or more other public 
transportation systems within the urbanized area to allocate funds by a 
method other than by measuring vehicle revenue hours, each public 
transportation system that is part of the written agreement may follow 
the terms of the written agreement instead of the measured vehicle 
revenue hours. Under Grant Recipient Requirements, a provision has been 
added that directs recipients to maintain equipment and facilities in 
accordance with their transit asset management plan. Recipients are no 
longer required to expend 1% of their funding for associated transit 
improvements. However, recipients are still required to submit an 
annual report listing projects that were carried out in the preceding 
fiscal year. The Passenger Ferry Grant Program is also available to 
urbanized areas under the authority provided through 49 U.S.C. 5307 
(Section 5307). This program provides discretionary opportunity to 
capital projects. Capital projects include, but are not limited to, the 
purchase, replacement, or rehabilitation of ferries and terminals and 
related equipment. Funds may not be used to fund operating expenses, 
planning, or preventive maintenance.
    Annual Estimated Total Burden Hours: 117,000 hours.
    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. A comment to OMB is best assured of having its 
full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register.

William Hyre,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-27641 Filed 11-16-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    the Federal vision standard for a                       Michael K. Leonhardt (NM)                             Mark L. McHenry (PA)
                                                    renewable 2-year period if it finds ‘‘such              Hollisa I. Richardson (IL)                            Lucio Nieves (FL)
                                                    an exemption would likely achieve a                     Sylvester L. Richardson (IL)                          Jeremy D. Pruemer (IL)
                                                    level of safety that is equivalent to or                Lanny R. Rumbo (OK)                                   Robert D. Schatz (PA)
                                                    greater than the level that would be                    Sean D. Shuemake (PA)                                   Finally, the following 4 applicants
                                                    achieved absent such an exemption.’’                       The following 7 applicants did not                 perform transportation for the Federal
                                                    The procedures for requesting an                        have 3 years of recent experience                     government, State, or any political
                                                    exemption are set forth in 49 CFR part                  driving a CMV with the vision                         subdivision of the state.
                                                    381.                                                    deficiency:                                           Andrew R. Clere (OH)
                                                      Accordingly, FMCSA evaluated 84                       Phillip E. Bukovsky (OH)                              Robert J. Drumm (NM)
                                                    individual exemption requests on their                  Erick S. Cardenas (CA)                                Veronica Gray (NJ)
                                                    merit and made a determination that                     William J. Cuadra (FL)                                John P. Steffens (CO)
                                                    these applicants do not satisfy the                     Albert B. Lott (SC)                                     Issued on: November 4, 2015.
                                                    criteria eligibility or meet the terms and              Jose O. Quinto (UT)
                                                    conditions of the Federal exemption                                                                           Larry W. Minor,
                                                                                                            Joe L. Richey (TX)
                                                    program. Each applicant has, prior to                                                                         Associate Administrator for Policy.
                                                                                                            Gary M. Stokes (AL)
                                                    this notice, received a letter of final                    The following 5 applicants did not
                                                                                                                                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–27650 Filed 11–16–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    disposition on the exemption request.                   have sufficient driving experience                    BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
                                                    Those decision letters fully outlined the               during the past 3 years under normal
                                                    basis for the denial and constitute final               highway operating conditions:
                                                    Agency action. The list published in                                                                          DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                    this notice summarizes the Agency’s                     Tanner H. Brooks (MS)
                                                                                                            Mervin Duplessis, Jr. (LA)                            Federal Transit Administration
                                                    recent denials as required under 49
                                                                                                            Thomas Gonzalez (PA)
                                                    U.S.C. 31315(b)(4) by periodically                                                                            [FTA Docket No. FTA–2016–0043]
                                                                                                            Anatolio Gracia (CA)
                                                    publishing names and reasons for
                                                                                                            Samuel L. Kirkpatrick (OH)                            Agency Information Collection Activity
                                                    denial.
                                                      The following 3 applicants did not                       The following 14 applicants were                   Under OMB Review
                                                    have sufficient driving experience over                 denied for multiple reasons:
                                                                                                            Douglas Berry (PA)                                    AGENCY:   Federal Transit Administration,
                                                    the past 3 years under normal highway                                                                         DOT.
                                                    operating conditions:                                   Daniel M. Cervantes (NE)
                                                                                                            Kevin J. Embrey (IN)                                  ACTION:   Notice of request for comments.
                                                    Joseph L. Duey III (PA)
                                                    Randy C. Kephart (MN)                                   Trina L. Garcia (CA)
                                                                                                                                                                  SUMMARY:   In compliance with the
                                                    Cody C. Mendenhall (IL)                                 Eugene K. Lockwood (OH)
                                                                                                            Caleb D. Moses (IA)                                   Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
                                                      The following 19 applicants had no                                                                          U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
                                                                                                            Glenn P. Nickerson (ME)
                                                    experience operating a CMV:                             Eric E. Olson (VT)                                    announces that the Information
                                                    Joseph W. Adkisson (CA)                                 Timothy Parramore (NC)                                Collection Requirements (ICRs)
                                                    Muhammad S. Chaudry (NY)                                Jeffrey W. Pike, Jr. (MN)                             abstracted below have been forwarded
                                                    Connie M. Dessaso (VA)                                  Rodger S. Simmons (LA)                                to the Office of Management and Budget
                                                    Kira A. Gordon (NC)                                     Steven T. Stasiak (NY)                                (OMB) for review and comment. The
                                                    Donald J. Jannuzzi (OR)                                 Zachary M. Tarryk (CT)                                ICR describe the nature of the
                                                    Justin E. Johnson (MN)                                  Octavia E. Williams (MO)                              information collection and their
                                                    Trevor M. Kayser (IA)                                                                                         expected burdens. The Federal Register
                                                                                                               The following applicant, Kelly L.
                                                    Brandon P. Krippner (MN)                                                                                      notice with a 60-day comment period
                                                                                                            Ewing (PA), held 2 commercial driver’s
                                                    Angel E. Lee (VA)                                                                                             soliciting comments on the following
                                                                                                            licenses simultaneously.
                                                    James D. Longworth (TN)                                                                                       collections of information was
                                                    Donald O. McGee (MO)                                       The following 7 applicants met the
                                                                                                                                                                  published on August 16, 2016 (81 FR
                                                    Daniel C. McLain (VA)                                   current federal vision standards.
                                                                                                                                                                  54658).
                                                    Steve A. Nicks (WI)                                     Exemptions are not required for
                                                                                                            applicants who meet the current                       DATES:  Comments must be submitted on
                                                    William T. Oates (OR)
                                                                                                            regulations for vision:                               or before December 19, 2016.
                                                    George A. Rodriguez (NC)
                                                    Chad A. Sager (VA)                                      Michael E. Baker (VT)                                 ADDRESSES: All written comments must
                                                    Roger T. Scharlack (CT)                                 William C. Christiansen (NH)                          refer to the docket number that appears
                                                    Phillip J. Shipp (TX)                                   Mihail Crudu (FL)                                     at the top of this document and be
                                                    Susan B. Williams (VA)                                  Franklin T. Harrell, Jr. (GA)                         submitted to the Office of Information
                                                      The following 15 applicants did not                   Suzanne Morgan (FL)                                   and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
                                                    have 3 years of experience driving a                    Rene J. Patenuade (VT)                                Management and Budget, 725—17th
                                                    CMV on public highways with their                       Leif H. Stensrud (NV)                                 Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
                                                    vision deficiencies:                                       The following applicant, Edward A.                 Attention: FTA Desk Officer.
                                                                                                            Iverson (ND), drove interstate while                  Alternatively, comments may be sent
                                                    Dionel Arroyo (NJ)                                                                                            via email to the Office of Information
                                                                                                            restricted to intrastate driving.
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                                                    Herald J. Cox (IN)
                                                                                                               The following 8 applicants will not be             and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of
                                                    William H. Darden (MS)
                                                                                                            driving interstate, in interstate                     Management and Budget, at the
                                                    Matthew A. Edmonds )OH)
                                                                                                            commerce, or are not required to carry                following address: oira_submissions@
                                                    Roberto Flores (IL)
                                                                                                            a DOT medical card:                                   omb.eop.gov.
                                                    Jerry L. Foreman (IN)
                                                    Jerimiah C. Garon (SD)                                  Laurance D. Coppa (FL)                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia
                                                    Jason S. Gessele (ND)                                   Tyler L. Gentry (OH)                                  Swain, Office of Administration,
                                                    Morris L. Hickman (VA)                                  Billy W. Hysmith (FL)                                 Management Planning Division, 1200
                                                    Robert V. Lang, Jr. (MI)                                Randy W. Lindsey (GA)                                 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop


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                                                    81238                     Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 222 / Thursday, November 17, 2016 / Notices

                                                    TAD–10, Washington, DC 20590, (202)                     Census-designated area with a                         accordance with their transit asset
                                                    366–0354 or tia.swain@dot.gov.                          population of 50,000 or more as                       management plan. Recipients are no
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                          determined by the U.S. Department of                  longer required to expend 1% of their
                                                    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                         Commerce, Bureau of the Census.                       funding for associated transit
                                                    (PRA), Public Law 104–13, Section 2,                    Funding is made available to designated               improvements. However, recipients are
                                                    109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised               recipients, which must be public bodies               still required to submit an annual report
                                                    at 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its                        with the legal authority to receive and               listing projects that were carried out in
                                                    implementing regulations, 5 CFR part                    dispense Federal funds. Governors,                    the preceding fiscal year. The Passenger
                                                    1320, require Federal agencies to issue                 responsible local officials and publicly              Ferry Grant Program is also available to
                                                    two notices seeking public comment on                   owned operators of transit services are               urbanized areas under the authority
                                                    information collection activities before                required to designate a recipient to                  provided through 49 U.S.C. 5307
                                                    OMB may approve paperwork packages.                     apply for, receive, and dispense funds                (Section 5307). This program provides
                                                    44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,                     for urbanized areas pursuant to 49                    discretionary opportunity to capital
                                                    1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On August 16,                    U.S.C. 5307(a)(2). The Governor or                    projects. Capital projects include, but
                                                    2016, FTA published a 60-day notice                     Governor’s designee is the designated                 are not limited to, the purchase,
                                                    (81 FR 54658) in the Federal Register                   recipient for urbanized areas between                 replacement, or rehabilitation of ferries
                                                    soliciting comments on the ICR that the                 50,000 and 200,000. Eligible activities               and terminals and related equipment.
                                                    agency was seeking OMB approval. FTA                    include planning, engineering, design                 Funds may not be used to fund
                                                    received no comments after issuing this                 and evaluation of transit projects and                operating expenses, planning, or
                                                    60-day notice. Accordingly, DOT                         other technical transportation-related                preventive maintenance.
                                                    announces that these information                        studies; capital investments in bus and                  Annual Estimated Total Burden
                                                    collection activities have been re-                     bus-related activities such as                        Hours: 117,000 hours.
                                                    evaluated and certified under 5 CFR                     replacement of buses, overhaul of buses,                 Comments Are Invited on: Whether
                                                    1320.5(a) and forwarded to OMB for                      rebuilding of buses, crime prevention                 the proposed collection of information
                                                    review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR                   and security equipment and                            is necessary for the proper performance
                                                    1320.12(c).                                             construction of maintenance and                       of the functions of the Department,
                                                       Before OMB decides whether to                        passenger facilities; and capital                     including whether the information will
                                                    approve these proposed collections of                   investments in new and existing fixed                 have practical utility; the accuracy of
                                                    information, it must provide 30 days for                guideway systems including rolling                    the Department’s estimate of the burden
                                                    public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5                    stock, overhaul and rebuilding of                     of the proposed information collection;
                                                    CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires                    vehicles, track, signals,                             ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                    OMB to approve or disapprove                            communications, and computer                          clarity of the information to be
                                                    paperwork packages between 30 and 60                    hardware and software. All preventive                 collected; and ways to minimize the
                                                    days after the 30 day notice is                         maintenance and some Americans with                   burden of the collection of information
                                                    published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR                 Disabilities Act complementary                        on respondents, including the use of
                                                    1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,                paratransit service costs are considered              automated collection techniques or
                                                    Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30                 capital costs. For urbanized areas with               other forms of information technology.
                                                    day notice informs the regulated                        populations less than 200,000, operating              A comment to OMB is best assured of
                                                    community to file relevant comments                     assistance is an eligible expense. For                having its full effect if OMB receives it
                                                    and affords the agency adequate time to                 urbanized areas with 200,000 in                       within 30 days of publication of this
                                                    digest public comments before it                        population and over, funds are                        notice in the Federal Register.
                                                    renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug.                   apportioned and flow directly to a
                                                                                                                                                                  William Hyre,
                                                    29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should                 designated recipient selected locally to
                                                    submit their respective comments to                     apply for and receive Federal funds. For              Deputy Associate Administrator for
                                                                                                                                                                  Administration.
                                                    OMB within 30 days of publication to                    urbanized areas under 200,000 in
                                                                                                                                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–27641 Filed 11–16–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    best ensure having their full effect. 5                 population, the funds are apportioned to
                                                    CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983,                   the Governor of each state for                        BILLING CODE P

                                                    Aug. 29, 1995.                                          distribution. With the passing of Fixing
                                                       The summaries below describe the                     America’s Surface Transportation Act,
                                                    nature of the information collection                    the 100 Bus Rule was been expanded to                 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                    requirements (ICRs) and the expected                    include demand response service,                      Federal Transit Administration
                                                    burden. The requirements are being                      excluding ADA complementary
                                                    submitted for clearance by OMB as                       paratransit service. An exception to the              Limitation on Claims Against Proposed
                                                    required by the PRA.                                    100 Bus Rule has been added as well.                  Public Transportation Projects
                                                       Title: 49 U.S.C. 5307 Urbanized Area                 If a public transportation system
                                                    Formula Program.                                        executes a written agreement with one                 AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration
                                                       OMB Control Number: 2132–0502.                       or more other public transportation                   (FTA), DOT.
                                                       Type of Request: Revision of a                       systems within the urbanized area to                  ACTION: Notice.
                                                    currently approved information                          allocate funds by a method other than
                                                    collection.                                             by measuring vehicle revenue hours,                   SUMMARY:   This notice announces final
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                                                       Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 5307 The                         each public transportation system that is             environmental actions taken by the
                                                    Urbanized Area Formula Funding                          part of the written agreement may                     Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
                                                    program (49 U.S.C. 5307) makes Federal                  follow the terms of the written                       for projects in the City of Alexandria,
                                                    resources available to urbanized areas                  agreement instead of the measured                     VA and the City of Jersey City, NJ. The
                                                    and to Governors for transit capital and                vehicle revenue hours. Under Grant                    purpose of this notice is to announce
                                                    operating assistance and for                            Recipient Requirements, a provision has               publicly the environmental decisions by
                                                    transportation related planning in                      been added that directs recipients to                 FTA on the subject projects and to
                                                    urbanized areas. An urbanized area is a                 maintain equipment and facilities in                  activate the limitation on any claims


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Document Created: 2016-11-17 03:00:01
Document Modified: 2016-11-17 03:00:01
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of request for comments.
DatesComments must be submitted on or before December 19, 2016.
ContactTia Swain, Office of Administration, Management Planning Division, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop TAD-10, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-0354 or [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 81237 

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