81_FR_9970 81 FR 9932 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

81 FR 9932 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 38 (February 26, 2016)

Page Range9932-9933
FR Document2016-04126

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: Transit Research, Development, Demonstration and Training Projects

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 38 (Friday, February 26, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 38 (Friday, February 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9932-9933]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04126]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. FTA-2016-0012]


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:

[[Page 9933]]

Transit Research, Development, Demonstration and Training Projects

    The Federal Transit Administration's Research, Development, 
Demonstration, Deployment, Cooperative Research, Technical Assistance, 
Standards Development, and Human Resources and Training programs are 
authorized at 49 U.S.C. 5312, 5313, 5314, and 5322 and collectively 
seek to develop solutions that improve public transportation. Its 
primary goals are to increase transit ridership, improve safety and 
emergency preparedness, improve operating efficiencies, protect the 
environment, promote energy independence, and provide transit research 
leadership; develop and conduct workforce development activities, 
training and educational programs for Federal, State, and local 
transportation employees, United States citizens, and foreign nationals 
engaged or to be engaged in Government-aid relating to public 
transportation work; and to sponsor development of voluntary and 
consensus-based standards to more effectively and efficiently provide 
transit service, as well as support the improved administration of 
Federal transit funds. To accomplish this, FTA funds projects to 
support research and development, demonstration, deployments of various 
technologies and operational models for transit; a national cooperative 
research program, a national training institute, national technical 
assistance centers, and transit workforce development programs. The 
Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments for the Transit Research, Development, Demonstration and 
Training Projects was published on December 21, 2015 (Citation 80 FR 
244). No comments were received from that notice.

DATES: Comments must be submitted before March 28, 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: Transit Research, Development, Demonstration and Training 
Projects (OMB Number: 2132-0546).
    Abstract: The Transit Research, Development, Demonstration and 
Training Projects program supports research not undertaken by the 
private sector including studies on transit policy issues, operational 
efficiency, and travel behavior. Funding also provides for training and 
educational programs which may include courses in recent developments, 
techniques, and procedures related to intermodal and public 
transportation planning; management; environmental factors; acquisition 
and joint use rights-of-way; engineering and architectural design; 
procurement strategies for public transportation systems; new 
technologies; emission reduction technologies; way to make public 
transportation accessible to individuals with disabilities; 
construction, construction management, insurance, and risk management; 
maintenance; contract administration; inspection; innovative finance; 
workplace safety; and public transportation security. The program also 
funds innovative workforce development activities in areas with special 
emphasis on targeting areas with high unemployment; provide advanced 
training related to maintenance of alternative energy efficient or zero 
emission vehicle; and address current or projected workforce shortages 
in areas that require technical expertise. In addition, it will provide 
for the development of voluntary and consensus-based standards and best 
practices by the public transportation industry, including standards 
and best practices for safety, fare collection, Intelligent 
Transportation Systems, accessibility, procurement, security, asset 
management to maintain a state of good repair, operations, maintenance, 
vehicle propulsion, communications, and vehicle electronics.
    Estimated Total Burden: 20,550 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.
[FR Doc. 2016-04126 Filed 2-25-16; 8:45 am]
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9932 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 38 / Friday, February 26, 2016 / Notices State Recipient Project ID Project description Allocation Reservation Transportation Authority ........... D2014–TRTR–018 ........... Replacement/Capital ........ 216,833 Reservation Transportation Authority ........... D2014–TRTR–019 ........... Existing/Planning .............. 25,000 Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation, Cali- D2014–TRTR–020 ........... Expansion, Replacement 121,500 fornia. Capital. CO ............................... Southern Ute Indian Tribe ............................ D2014–TRTR–021 ........... Replacement/Capital ........ 69,419 Southern Ute Indian Tribe ............................ D2014–TRTR–022 ........... Replacement/Capital ........ 52,200 ID ................................. Nez Perce Tribe ........................................... D2014–TRTR–023 ........... Expansion, Replacement/ 300,000 Capital. KS ................................ Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri ................... D2014–TRTR–024 ........... Start-up/Operating ............ 252,879 MI ................................. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians D2014–TRTR–025 ........... Start-up/Operating ............ 300,000 MN ............................... Bois Forte Band of Chippewa ...................... D2014–TRTR–026 ........... Expansion/Capital ............ 300,000 Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chip- D2014–TRTR–027 ........... Existing/Capital ................ 160,776 pewa. White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians ....... D2014–TRTR–028 ........... Existing/Capital ................ 124,921 MS ............................... Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians .......... D2014–TRTR–029 ........... Expansion/Capital ............ 95,294 MT ................................ Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes ... D2014–TRTR–030 ........... Expansion/Capital ............ 300,000 Crow Tribe of Indians ................................... D2014–TRTR–031 Existing/Capital ................ 109,711 ($61,595) D2015– TRTR–001 ($48,116). Crow Tribe of Indians ................................... D2015–TRTR–002 ........... Existing/Capital ................ 3,492 Crow Tribe of Indians ................................... D2015–TRTR–003 ........... Existing/Capital ................ 53,687 Crow Tribe of Indians ................................... D2015–TRTR–004 ........... Expansion/Capital ............ 26,841 Fort Belknap Indian Community ................... D2015–TRTR–005 ........... Expansion/Capital ............ 220,000 NE ................................ Omaha Tribe of Nebraska ............................ D2015–TRTR–006 ........... Existing/Operating, Capital 300,000 Ponca Tribe of Nebraska ............................. D2015–TRTR–007 ........... Expansion/Capital ............ 97,500 Santee Sioux Nation .................................... D2015–TRTR–008 ........... Replacement/Capital ........ 79,662 Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska ..................... D2015–TRTR–009 ........... Replacement/Capital ........ 109,800 Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska ..................... D2015–TRTR–010 ........... Expansion/Capital ............ 36,000 NM ............................... Pueblo of Laguna ......................................... D2015–TRTR–011 ........... Expansion/Planning ......... 22,500 Pueblo of Santa Ana .................................... D2015–TRTR–012 ........... Replacement/Capital ........ 80,000 Pueblo of Santa Ana .................................... D2015–TRTR–013 ........... Expansion/Planning ......... 25,000 Pueblo of Jemez .......................................... D2015–TRTR–014 ........... Existing/Operating ............ 189,760 Pueblo of Jemez .......................................... D2015–TRTR–015 ........... Expansion/Capital ............ 80,000 NV ................................ Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone .......... D2015–TRTR–016 ........... Start-up/Operating ............ 300,000 Yerington Paiute Tribe ................................. D2015–TRTR–017 ........... Replacement/Capital ........ 125,604 NY ................................ Seneca Nation of Indians ............................. D2015–TRTR–018 ........... Expansion/Capital ............ 250,000 OK ................................ Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma ........................ D2015–TRTR–019 ........... Replacement/Capital ........ 92,500 Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma ...................... D2015–TRTR–020 ........... Replacement/Capital ........ 300,000 Citizen Potawatomi Nation ........................... D2015–TRTR–021 ........... Replacement/Capital ........ 254,000 Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma ........................ D2015–TRTR–022 ........... Start-up/Planning ............. 25,000 Miami Tribe of Oklahoma ............................. D2015–TRTR–023 ........... Replacement/Capital ........ 201,694 Muscogee (Creek) Nation ............................ D2015–TRTR–024 ........... Replacement/Capital ........ 216,175 United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indi- D2015–TRTR–025 ........... Replacement/Capital ........ 112,000 ans in Oklahoma. SD ................................ Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe ........................ D2015–TRTR–026 ........... Replacement/Capital ........ 300,000 Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Tra- D2015–TRTR–027 ........... Start-up/Capital, Oper- 300,000 verse Reservation. ating. WA ............................... Confederated Tribes and Bands of the D2015–TRTR–028 ........... Existing/Planning .............. 19,986 Yakama Nation. Cowlitz Indian Tribe ...................................... D2015–TRTR–029 ........... Expansion/Planning ......... 25,000 Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe .......................... D2015–TRTR–030 ........... Existing/Operating ............ 76,413 Makah Tribe of Indians ................................ D2015–TRTR–031 ........... Expansion/Capital ............ 83,535 Muckleshoot Indian Tribe ............................. D2015–TRTR–032 ........... Start-up/Operating ............ 300,000 Skokomish Indian Tribe ................................ D2015–TRTR–033 ........... Existing/Operating ............ 63,735 WI ................................ Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior D2015–TRTR–034 ........... Expansion/Capital, Oper- 300,000 Chippewa Indians. ating. Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin ......... D2015–TRTR–035 ........... Replacement/Capital ........ 300,000 Total Allocation ..... ....................................................................... .......................................... .......................................... $10,018,000 [FR Doc. 2016–04085 Filed 2–25–16; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 38 / Friday, February 26, 2016 / Notices 9933 Transit Research, Development, programs which may include courses in automated collection techniques or Demonstration and Training Projects recent developments, techniques, and other forms of information technology. The Federal Transit Administration’s procedures related to intermodal and William Hyre, Research, Development, Demonstration, public transportation planning; Deputy Associate Administrator for Deployment, Cooperative Research, management; environmental factors; Administration. Technical Assistance, Standards acquisition and joint use rights-of-way; [FR Doc. 2016–04126 Filed 2–25–16; 8:45 am] Development, and Human Resources engineering and architectural design; BILLING CODE P and Training programs are authorized at procurement strategies for public 49 U.S.C. 5312, 5313, 5314, and 5322 transportation systems; new and collectively seek to develop technologies; emission reduction DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION solutions that improve public technologies; way to make public transportation. Its primary goals are to transportation accessible to individuals National Highway Traffic Safety increase transit ridership, improve with disabilities; construction, Administration safety and emergency preparedness, construction management, insurance, improve operating efficiencies, protect and risk management; maintenance; [Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0010] the environment, promote energy contract administration; inspection; independence, and provide transit Notice of Buy America Waiver innovative finance; workplace safety; research leadership; develop and and public transportation security. The AGENCY: National Highway Traffic conduct workforce development program also funds innovative Safety Administration (NHTSA), activities, training and educational workforce development activities in Department of Transportation (DOT). programs for Federal, State, and local areas with special emphasis on targeting ACTION: Notice of Buy America Waiver. transportation employees, United States areas with high unemployment; provide citizens, and foreign nationals engaged SUMMARY: This notice provides advanced training related to or to be engaged in Government-aid NHTSA’s finding with respect to a relating to public transportation work; maintenance of alternative energy efficient or zero emission vehicle; and request from the Michigan Office of and to sponsor development of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) to voluntary and consensus-based address current or projected workforce shortages in areas that require technical waive the requirements of Buy America. standards to more effectively and NHTSA finds that a non-availability efficiently provide transit service, as expertise. In addition, it will provide for waiver is appropriate for OHSP to well as support the improved the development of voluntary and purchase twenty foreign-made administration of Federal transit funds. consensus-based standards and best motorcycles using Federal grant funds To accomplish this, FTA funds projects practices by the public transportation because there are no suitable to support research and development, industry, including standards and best motorcycles produced in the United demonstration, deployments of various practices for safety, fare collection, States for motorcyclist safety training technologies and operational models for Intelligent Transportation Systems, purposes. transit; a national cooperative research accessibility, procurement, security, program, a national training institute, asset management to maintain a state of DATES: The effective date of this waiver national technical assistance centers, is March 14, 2016. Written comments good repair, operations, maintenance, and transit workforce development regarding this notice may be submitted vehicle propulsion, communications, programs. The Federal Register notice to NHTSA and must be received on or and vehicle electronics. with a 60-day comment period soliciting before: March 14, 2016. Estimated Total Burden: 20,550 ADDRESSES: Written comments may be comments for the Transit Research, hours. submitted using any one of the Development, Demonstration and Training Projects was published on ADDRESSES: All written comments must following methods: December 21, 2015 (Citation 80 FR 244). refer to the docket number that appears • Mail: Docket Management Facility, No comments were received from that at the top of this document and be M–30, U.S. Department of notice. submitted to the Office of Information Transportation, West Building, Ground and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey DATES: Comments must be submitted Management and Budget, 725 17th Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. before March 28, 2016. A comment to Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, • Fax: Written comments may be OMB is most effective, if OMB receives faxed to (202) 493–2251. it within 30 days of publication. Attention: FTA Desk Officer. • Internet: To submit comments FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia Comments are Invited On: Whether electronically, go to the Federal Swain, Office of Administration, Office the proposed collection of information regulations Web site at http:// of Management Planning, (202) 366– is necessary for the proper performance www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 0354. of the functions of the Department, instructions for submitting comments. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: including whether the information will • Hand Delivery: West Building Title: Transit Research, Development, have practical utility; the accuracy of Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 Demonstration and Training Projects the Department’s estimate of the burden New Jersey Avenue SE., between 9 a.m. (OMB Number: 2132–0546). of the proposed information collection; and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Abstract: The Transit Research, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and through Friday, except Federal holidays. Development, Demonstration and clarity of the information to be Instructions: All comments submitted Training Projects program supports collected; and ways to minimize the in relation to this waiver must include research not undertaken by the private burden of the collection of information the agency name and docket number. sector including studies on transit on respondents, including the use of Please note that all comments received policy issues, operational efficiency, will be posted without change to http:// and travel behavior. Funding also www.regulations.gov, including any provides for training and educational personal information provided. You VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:41 Feb 25, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00130 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26FEN1.SGM 26FEN1


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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 before March 28, 2016. 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 Citation81 FR 9932 
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