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)
Office of the Secretary of Transportation
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 103 (May 31, 2017)
| Page Range | 25045-25046 | |
| FR Document | 2017-11167 |
[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 25046]] 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: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D. Total hours A. Type of response B. Number of C. Hours per (column B x responses response column C ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Letter of Interest.............................................. 50 20 1,000 Application..................................................... 50 100 5,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 4910-22-P
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meet minimum Federal standards for Form(s): N/A. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
the preparation, adoption, and Total Estimated Annual Responses:
implementation of emergency 501. Office of the Secretary of
preparedness plans connected with the Total Estimated Annual Burden: Transportation
operation of passenger trains, including 6,470 hours.
freight railroads hosting operations of Transportation Infrastructure
rail passenger service. To help ensure Title: Critical Incident Stress Plans. Financing and Innovation Act (TIFIA)
compliance with the regulations, FRA OMB Control Number: 2130–0602. Program; Agency Information
requires railroads to conduct Abstract: FRA issued its Critical Collection Activities and Request for
operational tests of their personnel Incident Stress Plans Final Rule (49 CFR Comments
responsible for implementing the part 272) on March 25, 2014. See 79 FR
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of
emergency preparedness plans. 16218. Part 272 requires Class I,
Transportation, DOT.
Type of Request: Extension without intercity passenger, and commuter
change of a currently approved railroads to develop, and submit to FRA ACTION: Notice and request for
information collection. for approval, critical incident stress comments.
Affected Public: Businesses plans that, among other things, provide SUMMARY: The Department of
(railroads). appropriate support services be offered
Form(s): N/A. Transportation (DOT) has submitted an
to their employees who are affected by information collection request to the
Total Estimated Annual Responses: a critical incident as defined at 49 CFR
69,670. Office of Management and Budget
272.9. FRA uses the information (OMB) to renew an existing information
Total Estimated Annual Burden: collected to ensure railroads meet the
21,470 hours. collection. The information collection is
minimum standards of Part 272. used to allow entities to apply for TIFIA
Title: Locomotive Cab Sanitation
Standards. Type of Request: Extension with credit assistance and assists the DOT in
OMB Control Number: 2130–0552. change (revised estimates) of a currently evaluating projects and project sponsors
Abstract: FRA’s locomotive cab approved information collection. for program eligibility and
sanitation standards, 49 CFR 229.137 Affected Public: Businesses creditworthiness.
and 229.139, prescribe minimum (railroads)/Rail Labor Unions.
DATES: Written comments should be
standards for locomotive cab sanitation Form(s): N/A. submitted by June 30, 2017.
facilities. FRA uses the information Total Estimated Annual Responses:
collection associated with these ADDRESSES: Written comments should
663. be submitted to the attention of the
provisions to promote rail safety and the
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 314 DOT/OST Desk Officer, Office of
health of railroad workers by ensuring
hours. Information and Regulatory Affairs,
that all locomotive crew members have
access to functioning and hygienic Addressee: Send comments regarding Office of Management and Budget,
toilet/sanitary facilities as needed and to these information collections to the Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th
ensure railroads timely repair defective Office of Information and Regulatory Street NW., Washington, DC 20503 or by
locomotive sanitary facilities. Affairs, Office of Management and email at OIRA_submission@
Type of Request: Extension without Budget, 725 17th Street NW., omb.eop.gov with the associated OMB
change of a currently approved Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FRA Control Number 2105–0569.
information collection. Desk Officer. Comments may also be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Affected Public: Businesses sent via email to OMB at the following TIFIA program manager via email at
(railroads). address: oira_submissions@ TIFIACredit@dot.gov.
Form(s): N/A. omb.eop.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Total Estimated Annual Responses: Comments are invited on the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
113,256. following: Whether the proposed
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 3501–3521) and OMB regulations at 5
collections of information are necessary CFR part 1320 provide that an agency
1,272 hours. for DOT to properly perform its
Title: Locomotive Crashworthiness. may not conduct or sponsor a collection
functions, including whether the of information unless it displays a
OMB Control Number: 2130–0564.
Abstract: FRA’s Locomotive information will have practical utility; currently valid OMB control number.
Crashworthiness Design Requirements the accuracy of DOT’s estimates of the Until OMB approves a collection of
(49 CFR part 229, subpart D) prescribe burden of the proposed information information, you are not obligated to
minimum crashworthiness standards for collections; ways to enhance the quality, respond. In order to obtain and renew
locomotives. These crashworthiness utility, and clarity of the information to an OMB control number, Federal
standards are intended to help protect be collected; and ways to minimize the agencies are required to seek public
locomotive cab occupants in the event burden of the collections of information comment on information collection and
of a collision or other accident involving on respondents, including the use of recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
a locomotive. FRA uses the information automated collection techniques or 1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)).
collection associated with Subpart D to other forms of information technology. As required at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), DOT
ensure railroads use locomotives that A comment to OMB is best assured of published a 60-day notice in the Federal
meet the prescribed minimum having its full effect if OMB receives it Register on March 24, 2017 (82 FR
performance standards and design load within 30 days of publication of this 15101), and the comment period ended
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requirements for newly manufactured notice in the Federal Register. May 23, 2017. DOT received no
and re-manufactured locomotives. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. comments. DOT now requests
Type of Request: Extension with comments on the following subjects:
change (revised estimates) of a currently John Seguin, Comments are invited on: (a) The need
approved information collection. Acting Chief Counsel. for the proposed collection of
Affected Public: Businesses [FR Doc. 2017–11139 Filed 5–30–17; 8:45 am] information for the proper performance
(railroads). BILLING CODE 4910–06–P of the functions of the agency, including
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whether the information will have Form: The forms for the letter of assistance. DOT will use the collected
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the interest and application are available for information to evaluate and select
agency’s estimate of the burden of the review at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/ recipients for credit assistance.
proposed collection of information, tifia/guidance_applications/tifia_ Applicants may be asked to provide
including the validity of the applications.htm. additional supporting evidence or to
methodology and assumptions used; (c) OMB Control Number: 2105–0569. quantify details during the review and
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Abstract: The TIFIA program provides negotiation process on a case-by-case
clarity of the information to be Federal credit assistance in the form of basis.
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the direct loans, loan guarantees, and Description of Respondents: State and
burden of the collection of information standby lines of credit to eligible surface local governments, transit agencies,
on those who are to respond, including transportation projects. This freight and commuter railroad
the use of appropriate automated, information collection relates to the companies, special authorities, special
electronic, mechanical, or other collection of information from entities districts, and private entities.
technological collection techniques. interested in TIFIA credit assistance and Estimated Total Annual Number of
assists DOT in evaluating projects and Responses: 50 letters of interest and 50
The following information pertains to project sponsors for program eligibility applications.
this request: and creditworthiness. DOT is required Estimated Total Annual Burden
Title: Transportation Infrastructure by 23 U.S.C §§ 601–609 to solicit a letter Hours: 6,000 hours.
Financing and Innovation Act program of interest and an application from each The estimated burdens are itemized in
or TIFIA program. interested applicant for TIFIA credit the following table:
D. Total hours
B. Number of C. Hours per
A. Type of response (column B ×
responses response column C
Letter of Interest .......................................................................................................................... 50 20 1,000
Application ................................................................................................................................... 50 100 5,000
Frequency of Collection: One time. Service, room 6526, 1111 Constitution Current Actions: There are no changes
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. made to the burden previously reported
Issued in Washington, DC on May 25,
2017. Requests for additional information or to OMB. This is for renewal purposes
copies of the form and instructions only.
Claire Barrett, should be directed to LaNita Van Dyke, Type of Review: Extension of a
Departmental Chief Privacy & Information at Internal Revenue Service, room 6526, previously approved collection.
Governance Officer. 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Affected Public: Individuals or
[FR Doc. 2017–11167 Filed 5–30–17; 8:45 am] Washington, DC 20224, or through the households, Business or other for-profit
BILLING CODE 4910–22–P internet at Lanita.VanDyke@irs.gov groups, Not-for-profit institutions,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Farms, Federal Government, State,
Local, or Tribal Governments.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Title: Foreclosure Sale Purchaser
Estimated Number of Responses: 150.
Contact Information Request. Estimated Time Per Respondent: 4.08
Internal Revenue Service OMB Number: 1545–2199. hours.
Form Number: Form 15597. Estimated Total Annual Burden
Proposed Collection; Comment Abstract: Form 15597, Foreclosure Hours: 613.
Request for Form 15597 Sale Purchaser Contact Information The following paragraph applies to all
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, Request, is information requested of of the collections of information covered
Treasury. individuals or businesses that have by this notice:
ACTION: Notice and request for purchased real property at a third party An agency may not conduct or
comments. foreclosure sale. If the IRS has filed a sponsor, and a person is not required to
‘‘Notice of Federal Tax Lien’’ publically respond to, a collection of information
SUMMARY: The Department of the notifying a taxpayer’s creditors that the unless the collection of information
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort taxpayer owes the IRS a tax debt, AND displays a valid OMB control number.
to reduce paperwork and respondent a creditor senior to the IRS position later Books or records relating to a collection
burden, invites the general public and forecloses on their creditor note (such as of information must be retained as long
other Federal agencies to take this the mortgage holder of a taxpayers as their contents may become material
opportunity to comment on proposed primary residence) THEN the IRS tax in the administration of any internal
and/or continuing information claim is discharged or removed from the revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
collections, as required by the property (if the appropriate foreclosure tax return information are confidential,
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. rules are followed) and the foreclosure as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Currently, the IRS is soliciting sale purchaser buys the property free Request for Comments: Comments
comments concerning Form 15597, and clear of the IRS claim EXCEPT that submitted in response to this notice will
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Foreclosure Sale Purchaser Contact the IRS retains the right to ‘‘redeem’’ or be summarized and/or included in the
Information Request. buy back the property from the request for OMB approval. All
DATES: Written comments should be foreclosure sale purchaser w/in 120 comments will become a matter of
received on or before July 31, 2017 to be days after the foreclosure sale. public record. Comments are invited on:
assured of consideration. Collection of this information is (a) Whether the collection of
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments authorized by 28 U.S.C. 2410 and IRC information is necessary for the proper
to Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue 7425. performance of the functions of the
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