82_FR_13773 82 FR 13725 - Notice of Request for Revisions of an Information Collection

82 FR 13725 - Notice of Request for Revisions of an Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 48 (March 14, 2017)

Page Range13725-13726
FR Document2017-05008

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the revisions of the following information collection:

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 48 (Tuesday, March 14, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13725-13726]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05008]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. 2017-0005]


Notice of Request for Revisions of an Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the intention of the Federal Transit Administration 
(FTA) to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
the revisions of the following information collection:

Title VI as it Applies to FTA Grant Programs

DATES: Comments must be submitted before May 15, 2017.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that your comments are not entered more than once 
into the docket, submit comments identified by the docket number by 
only one of the following methods:
    1. Web site: www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments on the U.S. Government electronic docket site. 
(Note: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT's) electronic 
docket is no longer accepting electronic comments.) All electronic 
submissions must be made to the U.S. Government electronic docket site 
at www.regulations.gov. Commenters should follow the directions below 
for mailed and hand-delivered comments.
    2. Fax: 202-366-7951.
    3. Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE., Docket Operations, M-30, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M-30, West Building, Ground 
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9:00 a.m. and 
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
    Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number 
for this notice at the beginning of your comments. Submit two copies of 
your comments if you submit them by mail. For confirmation that FTA has 
received your comments, include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Note 
that all comments received, including any personal information, will be 
posted and will be available to Internet users, without change, to 
www.regulations.gov. You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act 
Statement in the Federal Register published April 11, 2000, (65 FR 
19477), or you may visit www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access to the 
docket to read background documents and comments received, go to 
www.regulations.gov at any time. Background documents and comments 
received may also be viewed at the U.S. Department of Transportation, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M-30, West Building, 
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9:00 a.m. 
and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alana Kuhn, Office of Civil Rights, 
(202) 366-1412, or email at Alana [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested parties are invited to send 
comments regarding any aspect of this information collection, 
including: (1) The necessity and utility of the information collection 
for the proper performance of the functions of the FTA; (2) the 
accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways to 
minimize the collection burden without reducing the quality of the 
collected information. Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of 
this information collection.
    Title: Title VI as it Applies to FTA Grant Programs (OMB Number: 
2132-0540).
    Background: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000d) states:
    ``No person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, 
color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied 
the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or 
activity receiving Federal financial assistance.''
    To achieve this purpose, each Federal department and agency which 
provides financial assistance for any program or

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activity is authorized and directed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) 
to effectuate provisions of Title VI for each program or activity by 
issuing generally applicable regulations or requirements. The 
Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued its regulation 
implementing this DOJ mandate.
    In this regard, the responsibility of the FTA is to ensure that 
Federally-supported transit services and benefits are distributed by 
applicants, recipients, and sub-recipients of FTA assistance in a 
manner consistent with Title VI. The employment practices of a grant 
applicant, recipient, or sub-recipient are also covered under Title VI 
if the primary purpose of the FTA-supported program is to provide 
employment or if those employment practices would result in 
discrimination against beneficiaries of FTA-assisted services and 
benefits.
    FTA policies and requirements are designed to clarify and 
strengthen Title VI (service equity) procedures for FTA grant 
recipients by requiring submission of written plans and approval of 
such plans by the agency. All project sponsors receiving financial 
assistance pursuant to an FTA-funded project shall not discriminate in 
the provision of services because of race, color, or national origin. 
Experience has demonstrated that a program requirement at the 
application stage is necessary to assure that benefits and services are 
equitably distributed by grant recipients. The requirements prescribed 
by the Office of Civil Rights are designed to accomplish this objective 
and diminish possible vestiges of discrimination among FTA grant 
recipients. FTA's assessment of the requirements indicated that the 
formulation and implementation of the Title VI Program should occur 
with a decrease in costs to such applicants and recipients.
    Respondents: Transit agencies, States and Metropolitan Planning 
Organizations.
    Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: 45 hours for each of the 
316 Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) submissions.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 5,332 hours.
    Frequency: Annual.

William Hyre,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-05008 Filed 3-13-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 48 / Tuesday, March 14, 2017 / Notices 13725 the transportation planning process. The burden of the collection of information Monday through Friday, except federal purpose of the Alternatives Analysis on respondents, including the use of holidays. Program was to assist in financing the automated collection techniques or Instructions: You must include the evaluation of all reasonable modal and other forms of information technology. agency name and docket number for this multimodal alternatives and general A comment to OMB is best assured of notice at the beginning of your alignment options for identified having its full effect if OMB receives it comments. Submit two copies of your transportation needs in a particular, a within 30 days of publication of this comments if you submit them by mail. broadly defined travel corridor. The notice in the Federal Register. For confirmation that FTA has received transportation planning process of your comments, include a self- William Hyre, Alternatives Analysis included an addressed stamped postcard. Note that assessment of a wide range of public Deputy Associate Administrator for all comments received, including any Administration. transportation or multimodal personal information, will be posted [FR Doc. 2017–05010 Filed 3–13–17; 8:45 am] and will be available to Internet users, alternatives, which addressed transportation problems within a BILLING CODE P without change, to www.regulations.gov. corridor or subarea; provided ample You may review DOT’s complete information that enabled the Secretary Privacy Act Statement in the Federal DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Register published April 11, 2000, (65 to make the findings of project justification and local financial Federal Transit Administration FR 19477), or you may visit commitment; supported the selection of www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access a locally preferred alternative; and [FTA Docket No. 2017–0005] to the docket to read background enabled the local Metropolitan Planning documents and comments received, go Organization to adopt the locally Notice of Request for Revisions of an to www.regulations.gov at any time. preferred alternative as part of the long- Information Collection Background documents and comments range transportation plan. The received may also be viewed at the U.S. AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, Alternative Analysis Program was Department of Transportation, 1200 DOT. repealed by Congress under the Moving New Jersey Avenue SE., Docket Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century ACTION: Notice of request for comments. Operations, M–30, West Building, Act (MAP–21). However, funds Ground Floor, Room W12–140, SUMMARY: In accordance with the previously authorized for programs Washington, DC 20590–0001 between Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this repealed by MAP–21 remain available 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday notice announces the intention of the for their originally authorized purposes through Friday, except federal holidays. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to until the period of availability expires, request the Office of Management and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the funds are fully expended, the funds Budget (OMB) to approve the revisions Alana Kuhn, Office of Civil Rights, (202) are rescinded by Congress, or the funds of the following information collection: 366–1412, or email at Alana Kuhn@ are otherwise reallocated. To meet dot.gov. program oversight responsibilities, FTA Title VI as it Applies to FTA Grant Programs SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested must continue to collect information parties are invited to send comments until the period of availability expires, DATES: Comments must be submitted regarding any aspect of this information the funds are fully expended, the funds before May 15, 2017. collection, including: (1) The necessity are rescinded by Congress, or the funds ADDRESSES: To ensure that your and utility of the information collection are otherwise reallocated. comments are not entered more than for the proper performance of the Annual Estimated Total Burden once into the docket, submit comments functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy Hours: 250 hours. identified by the docket number by only of the estimated burden; (3) ways to ADDRESSES: All written comments must one of the following methods: enhance the quality, utility, and clarity refer to the docket number that appears 1. Web site: www.regulations.gov. of the collected information; and (4) at the top of this document and be Follow the instructions for submitting ways to minimize the collection burden submitted to the Office of Information comments on the U.S. Government without reducing the quality of the and Regulatory Affairs, Office of electronic docket site. (Note: The U.S. collected information. Comments Management and Budget, 725–17th Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) submitted in response to this notice will Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, electronic docket is no longer accepting be summarized and/or included in the Attention: FTA Desk Officer. electronic comments.) All electronic request for OMB approval of this Alternatively, comments may be sent submissions must be made to the U.S. information collection. via email to the Office of Information Government electronic docket site at Title: Title VI as it Applies to FTA and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of www.regulations.gov. Commenters Grant Programs (OMB Number: 2132– Management and Budget, at the should follow the directions below for 0540). following address: oira_submissions@ mailed and hand-delivered comments. Background: Title VI of the Civil omb.eop.gov 2. Fax: 202–366–7951. Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d) Comments are Invited On: Whether 3. Mail: U.S. Department of states: the proposed collection of information Transportation, 1200 New Jersey ‘‘No person in the United States shall, is necessary for the proper performance Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30, on the grounds of race, color, or national asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES of the functions of the Department, West Building, Ground Floor, Room origin, be excluded from participation including whether the information will W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. in, be denied the benefits of, or be have practical utility; the accuracy of 4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of subjected to discrimination under any the Department’s estimate of the burden Transportation, 1200 New Jersey program or activity receiving Federal of the proposed information collection; Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30, financial assistance.’’ ways to enhance the quality, utility, and West Building, Ground Floor, Room To achieve this purpose, each Federal clarity of the information to be W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001 department and agency which provides collected; and ways to minimize the between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., financial assistance for any program or VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Mar 13, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00150 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14MRN1.SGM 14MRN1

13726 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 48 / Tuesday, March 14, 2017 / Notices activity is authorized and directed by DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Privacy Act Statement in the Federal the Department of Justice (DOJ) to Register published April 11, 2000, (65 effectuate provisions of Title VI for each Federal Transit Administration FR 19477), or you may visit program or activity by issuing generally [FTA Docket No. FTA–2017–0002] www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access applicable regulations or requirements. to the docket to read background The Department of Transportation Notice of Request for the Extension of documents and comments received, go (DOT) has issued its regulation a Currently Approved Information to www.regulations.gov at any time. implementing this DOJ mandate. Collection Background documents and comments received may also be viewed at the U.S. In this regard, the responsibility of the AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 FTA is to ensure that Federally- DOT. New Jersey Avenue SE., Docket supported transit services and benefits ACTION: Notice of request for comments. Operations, M–30, West Building, are distributed by applicants, recipients, Ground Floor, Room W12–140, and sub-recipients of FTA assistance in SUMMARY: In accordance with the Washington, DC 20590–0001 between a manner consistent with Title VI. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday employment practices of a grant notice announces the intention of the through Friday, except federal holidays. applicant, recipient, or sub-recipient are Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: also covered under Title VI if the request the Office of Management and Over the Road Bus (OTRB) Accessibility primary purpose of the FTA-supported Budget (OMB) to renew the following Program—Élan Flippin, FTA Office of program is to provide employment or if information collections: Program Management (202) 366–2053 or those employment practices would Over-the-Road Bus (OTRB) Accessibility email: elan.flippin@dot.gov. result in discrimination against Program SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested beneficiaries of FTA-assisted services DATES: Comments must be submitted parties are invited to send comments and benefits. before May 15, 2017. regarding any aspect of this information FTA policies and requirements are ADDRESSES: To ensure that your collection, including: (1) The necessity designed to clarify and strengthen Title comments are not entered more than and utility of the information collection VI (service equity) procedures for FTA once into the docket, submit comments for the proper performance of the grant recipients by requiring submission identified by the docket number by only functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy of written plans and approval of such one of the following methods: of the estimated burden; (3) ways to plans by the agency. All project 1. Web site: www.regulations.gov. enhance the quality, utility, and clarity sponsors receiving financial assistance Follow the instructions for submitting of the collected information; and (4) pursuant to an FTA-funded project shall comments on the U.S. Government ways to minimize the collection burden not discriminate in the provision of electronic docket site. (Note: The U.S. without reducing the quality of the services because of race, color, or Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) collected information. Comments national origin. Experience has electronic docket is no longer accepting submitted in response to this notice will demonstrated that a program electronic comments.) All electronic be summarized and/or included in the requirement at the application stage is submissions must be made to the U.S. request for OMB approval of this necessary to assure that benefits and Government electronic docket site at information collection. services are equitably distributed by www.regulations.gov. Commenters Title: Over the Road Bus (OTRB) grant recipients. The requirements should follow the directions below for Accessibility Program (OMB Number: prescribed by the Office of Civil Rights mailed and hand-delivered comments. 2132–0570). 2. Fax: 202–493–2251. Background: The Over-the-Road Bus are designed to accomplish this 3. Mail: U.S. Department of (OTRB) Accessibility Program was objective and diminish possible vestiges Transportation, 1200 New Jersey authorized under section 3038 of the of discrimination among FTA grant Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30, Transportation Equity Act for the 21st recipients. FTA’s assessment of the West Building, Ground Floor, Room Century (TEA–21), Public Law 105–85, requirements indicated that the W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. as amended by the Safe, Accountable, formulation and implementation of the 4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Title VI Program should occur with a Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Equity Act: A Legacy for Users decrease in costs to such applicants and Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30, (SAFETEA–LU), Public Law 109–059, recipients. West Building, Ground Floor, Room August 10, 2005. OTRBs funding was Respondents: Transit agencies, States W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001 used in intercity fixed route service as and Metropolitan Planning between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., well as other services, such as Organizations. Monday through Friday, except federal commuter, charter and tour bus Estimated Annual Burden on holidays. services. These services were an Respondents: 45 hours for each of the Instructions: You must include the important element of the U.S. 316 Equal Employment Opportunity agency name and docket number for this transportation system. TEA–21 (EEO) submissions. notice at the beginning of your authorized FTA’s OTRB Accessibility comments. Submit two copies of your Program to assist OTRB operators in Estimated Total Annual Burden: comments if you submit them by mail. complying with the Department’s OTRB asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 5,332 hours. For confirmation that FTA has received Accessibility regulation, Frequency: Annual. your comments, include a self- ‘‘Transportation for Individuals with addressed stamped postcard. Note that Disabilities’’ (49 CFR part 37, subpart William Hyre, all comments received, including any H). The legislative intent of this grant Deputy Associate Administrator for personal information, will be posted program was to increase the number of Administration. and will be available to Internet users, wheelchair accessible OTRBs available [FR Doc. 2017–05008 Filed 3–13–17; 8:45 am] without change, to www.regulations.gov. to persons with disabilities throughout BILLING CODE P You may review DOT’s complete the country. The Over the Road Bus VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Mar 13, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00151 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14MRN1.SGM 14MRN1


Document Created: 2017-03-14 02:52:01
Document Modified: 2017-03-14 02:52:01
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 before May 15, 2017.
ContactAlana Kuhn, Office of Civil Rights, (202) 366-1412, or email at Alana [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 13725 
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