82 FR 25045 - Transportation Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Program; Agency Information Collection Activities and Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary of Transportation

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 103 (May 31, 2017)

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has submitted an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew an existing information collection. The information collection is used to allow entities to apply for TIFIA credit assistance and assists the DOT in evaluating projects and project sponsors for program eligibility and creditworthiness.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25045-25046]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11167]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary of Transportation


Transportation Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act 
(TIFIA) Program; Agency Information Collection Activities and Request 
for Comments

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) has submitted an 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) to renew an existing information collection. The information 
collection is used to allow entities to apply for TIFIA credit 
assistance and assists the DOT in evaluating projects and project 
sponsors for program eligibility and creditworthiness.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by June 30, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to the attention of the 
DOT/OST Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503 or by email at 
[email protected] with the associated OMB Control Number 
2105-0569.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The TIFIA program manager via email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3521) and OMB regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 provide that an 
agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it 
displays a currently valid OMB control number. Until OMB approves a 
collection of information, you are not obligated to respond. In order 
to obtain and renew an OMB control number, Federal agencies are 
required to seek public comment on information collection and 
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)).
    As required at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), DOT published a 60-day notice in 
the Federal Register on March 24, 2017 (82 FR 15101), and the comment 
period ended May 23, 2017. DOT received no comments. DOT now requests 
comments on the following subjects: Comments are invited on: (a) The 
need for the proposed collection of information for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including

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whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including the 
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques.
    The following information pertains to this request:
    Title: Transportation Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act 
program or TIFIA program.
    Form: The forms for the letter of interest and application are 
available for review at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/tifia/guidance_applications/tifia_applications.htm.
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0569.
    Abstract: The TIFIA program provides Federal credit assistance in 
the form of direct loans, loan guarantees, and standby lines of credit 
to eligible surface transportation projects. This information 
collection relates to the collection of information from entities 
interested in TIFIA credit assistance and assists DOT in evaluating 
projects and project sponsors for program eligibility and 
creditworthiness. DOT is required by 23 U.S.C Sec. Sec.  601-609 to 
solicit a letter of interest and an application from each interested 
applicant for TIFIA credit assistance. DOT will use the collected 
information to evaluate and select recipients for credit assistance. 
Applicants may be asked to provide additional supporting evidence or to 
quantify details during the review and negotiation process on a case-
by-case basis.
    Description of Respondents: State and local governments, transit 
agencies, freight and commuter railroad companies, special authorities, 
special districts, and private entities.
    Estimated Total Annual Number of Responses: 50 letters of interest 
and 50 applications.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,000 hours.
    The estimated burdens are itemized in the following table:

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                                                                                                  D. Total hours
                       A. Type of response                         B. Number of    C. Hours per     (column B x
                                                                     responses       response        column C
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Letter of Interest..............................................              50              20           1,000
Application.....................................................              50             100           5,000
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    Frequency of Collection: One time.


    Issued in Washington, DC on May 25, 2017.

Claire Barrett,
Departmental Chief Privacy & Information Governance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-11167 Filed 5-30-17; 8:45 am]
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