82 FR 27956 - Notice of Request for Revisions of an Information Collection
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 116 (June 19, 2017)
Federal Transit Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 116 (June 19, 2017)
| Page Range | 27956-27957 | |
| FR Document | 2017-12634 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 116 (Monday, June 19, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 27956-27957] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-12634] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration [FTA Docket No. 2017-0018] Notice of Request for Revisions of an Information Collection AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice of request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 a renewal without revisions to the following information: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. DATES: Comments must be submitted before August 18, 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: [[Page 27957]] 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: David Longo, Office of Communications and Congressional Affairs, (202) 366-0608, or email at [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: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. (OMB Number: 2132-0572). Background: The information collection activity will garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus attention on areas where communication, training or changes in operations might improve delivery of products or services. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable communications between the Federal Transit Administration and its customers and stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement of program management. Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized to the overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative information will not be used for quantitative information collections that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such data uses require more rigorous designs that address: the target population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame, the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data collection, and any testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior to fielding the study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely to have, such collections may still be eligible for sub mission for other generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results. Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government. Below we provide the Federal Transit Administration's projected average estimates for the next three years: Respondents: 2,700. Annual Responses: 2,700. Frequency of Response: Once per request. Burden Hours: 592 annually. William Hyre, Deputy Associate Administrator for Administration. [FR Doc. 2017-12634 Filed 6-16-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION collection activities have been re- and a monitoring and reporting system.
evaluated and certified under 5 CFR These smaller agencies are not required
Federal Transit Administration 1320.5(a) and forwarded to OMB for to conduct a utilization analysis with
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2017–0015] review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR goals and timetables or to submit the
1320.12(c). EEO Program to FTA every four years.
Agency Information Collection Activity Before OMB decides whether to Instead, these agencies will be required
Under OMB Review approve these proposed collections of to provide the EEO Program to FTA if
information, it must provide 30 days for requested by the Office of Civil Rights
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5 or for a State Management Review or
DOT. CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires Triennial Review.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments. OMB to approve or disapprove Annual Estimated Total Burden
paperwork packages between 30 and 60 Hours: 1,575 hours.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the days after the 30 day notice is
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Comments are Invited On: Whether
published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)–(c); 5 CFR the proposed collection of information
notice announces that the Information 1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,
Collection Requirements (ICRs) is necessary for the proper performance
Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30 of the functions of the Department,
abstracted below have been forwarded day notice informs the regulated
to the Office of Management and Budget including whether the information will
community to file relevant comments have practical utility; the accuracy of
(OMB) for review and comment. The and affords the agency adequate time to
ICR describe the nature of the the Department’s estimate of the burden
digest public comments before it of the proposed information collection;
information collection and their renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug.
expected burdens. The Federal Register ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should clarity of the information to be
notice with a 60-day comment period submit their respective comments to
soliciting comments on the following collected; and ways to minimize the
OMB within 30 days of publication to burden of the collection of information
collections of information was best ensure having their full effect. 5
published on March 15, 2017 (82 FR on respondents, including the use of
CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983, automated collection techniques or
13923). Aug. 29, 1995. other forms of information technology.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on The summaries below describe the A comment to OMB is best assured of
or before July 19, 2017. nature of the information collection having its full effect if OMB receives it
ADDRESSES: All written comments must requirements (ICRs) and the expected within 30 days of publication of this
refer to the docket number that appears burden. The requirements are being notice in the Federal Register.
at the top of this document and be submitted for clearance by OMB as
submitted to the Office of Information required by the PRA. William Hyre,
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Title: Nondiscrimination as It Applies Deputy Associate Administrator for
Management and Budget, 725–17th to FTA Grant Programs. Administration.
OMB Control Number: 2132–0542. [FR Doc. 2017–12632 Filed 6–16–17; 8:45 am]
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Type of Request: Revision of a
Attention: FTA Desk Officer. currently approved information
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Alternatively, comments may be sent collection.
via email to the Office of Information Abstract: The Federal Transit Laws,
and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
49 U.S.C. 5332(b), provide that ‘‘no
Management and Budget, at the person in the United States shall on the Federal Transit Administration
following address: oira_submissions@ grounds of race, color, religion, national
omb.eop.gov. origin, sex, or age be excluded from the [FTA Docket No. 2017–0018]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia participation in, be denied the benefits
Swain, Office of Administration, of, or be subjected to discrimination Notice of Request for Revisions of an
Management Planning Division, 1200 under any project, program or activity Information Collection
New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop funded in whole or in part through
TAD–10, Washington, DC 20590 (202) financial assistance under this Act.’’ AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration,
366–0354 or tia.swain@dot.gov. This applies to employment and DOT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: business opportunities and is in ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 addition to the provisions of Title VI of
(PRA), Public Law 104–13, Section 2, the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Any FTA SUMMARY: In accordance with the
109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised applicant, recipient, sub-recipient, and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
at 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its contractor who employ 100 or more notice announces the intention of the
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part transit-related employees and requests Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to
1320, require Federal agencies to issue or receives capital or operating request the Office of Management and
two notices seeking public comment on assistance in excess of $1 million in the Budget (OMB) to approve a renewal
information collection activities before previous Federal fiscal year, or requests without revisions to the following
OMB may approve paperwork packages. or receives planning assistance in excess information: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
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44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, of $250,000 in the previous Federal
1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On March 15, fiscal year must implement all of the Agency Service Delivery.
2017, published a 60-day notice (82 FR EEO Program elements. Agencies that DATES: Comments must be submitted
13923) in the Federal Register soliciting have between 50–99 transit-related before August 18, 2017.
comments on the ICR that the agency employees are required to prepare and ADDRESSES: To ensure that your
was seeking OMB approval. FTA maintain an EEO Program that includes comments are not entered more than
received no comments after issuing this the statement of policy, dissemination once into the docket, submit comments
60-day notice. Accordingly, DOT plan, designation of personnel, identified by the docket number by only
announces that these information assessment of employment practices, one of the following methods:
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1. Web site: www.regulations.gov. and utility of the information collection to have, such collections may still be
Follow the instructions for for the proper performance of the eligible for sub mission for other generic
submitting comments on the U.S. functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy mechanisms that are designed to yield
Government electronic docket site. of the estimated burden; (3) ways to quantitative results.
(Note: The U.S. Department of enhance the quality, utility, and clarity Affected Public: Individuals and
Transportation’s (DOT’s) electronic of the collected information; and (4) Households, Businesses and
docket is no longer accepting ways to minimize the collection burden Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
electronic comments.) All without reducing the quality of the Government.
electronic submissions must be collected information. Comments Below we provide the Federal Transit
made to the U.S. Government submitted in response to this notice will Administration’s projected average
electronic docket site at be summarized and/or included in the estimates for the next three years:
www.regulations.gov. Commenters request for OMB approval of this Respondents: 2,700.
should follow the directions below information collection. Annual Responses: 2,700.
for mailed and hand-delivered Title: Generic Clearance for the Frequency of Response: Once per
comments. Collection of Qualitative Feedback on request.
2. Fax: 202–366–7951. Agency Service Delivery. Burden Hours: 592 annually.
3. Mail: U.S. Department of (OMB Number: 2132–0572). William Hyre,
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Background: The information
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M– collection activity will garner Administration.
30, West Building, Ground Floor, qualitative customer and stakeholder
[FR Doc. 2017–12634 Filed 6–16–17; 8:45 am]
Room W12–140, Washington, DC feedback in an efficient, timely manner,
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20590–0001. in accordance with the Administration’s
4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of commitment to improving service
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey delivery. By qualitative feedback we
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M– mean information that provides useful
30, West Building, Ground Floor, insights on perceptions and opinions, Federal Transit Administration
Room W12–140, Washington, DC but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be [FTA Docket No. FTA 2017–0016]
20590–0001 between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into Agency Information Collection Activity
except federal holidays. Under OMB Review
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
Instructions: You must include the
experiences and expectations, provide AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration,
agency name and docket number for this
an early warning of issues with service, DOT.
notice at the beginning of your
or focus attention on areas where ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
comments. Submit two copies of your
communication, training or changes in
comments if you submit them by mail.
operations might improve delivery of SUMMARY: In compliance with the
For confirmation that FTA has received
products or services. These collections Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), this
your comments, include a self-
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and notice announces that the Information
addressed stamped postcard. Note that
actionable communications between the Collection Requirements (ICRs)
all comments received, including any Federal Transit Administration and its abstracted below have been forwarded
personal information, will be posted customers and stakeholders. It will also to the Office of Management and Budget
and will be available to Internet users, allow feedback to contribute directly to (OMB) for review and comment. The
without change, to www.regulations.gov. the improvement of program ICR describe the nature of the
You may review DOT’s complete management. Feedback collected under information collection and their
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal this generic clearance will provide expected burdens. The Federal Register
Register published April 11, 2000, (65 useful information, but it will not yield notice with a 60-day comment period
FR 19477), or you may visit data that can be generalized to the soliciting comments on the following
www.regulations.gov. overall population. This type of generic collections of information was
Docket: For access to the docket to clearance for qualitative information published on March 14, 2017 (82 FR
read background documents and will not be used for quantitative 13923).
comments received, go to information collections that are
www.regulations.gov at any time. DATES: Comments must be submitted on
designed to yield reliably actionable
Background documents and comments or before July 19, 2017.
results, such as monitoring trends over
received may also be viewed at the U.S. ADDRESSES: All written comments must
time or documenting program
Department of Transportation, 1200 performance. Such data uses require refer to the docket number that appears
New Jersey Avenue SE., Docket more rigorous designs that address: the at the top of this document and be
Operations, M–30, West Building, target population to which submitted to the Office of Information
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, generalizations will be made, the and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Washington, DC 20590–0001 between sampling frame, the sample design Management and Budget, 725–17th
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday (including stratification and clustering), Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
through Friday, except federal holidays. Attention: FTA Desk Officer.
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the precision requirements or power
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: calculations that justify the proposed Alternatively, comments may be sent
David Longo, Office of Communications sample size, the expected response rate, via email to the Office of Information
and Congressional Affairs, (202) 366– methods for assessing potential and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of
0608, or email at David.Longo@dot.gov. nonresponse bias, the protocols for data Management and Budget, at the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested collection, and any testing procedures following address: oira_submissions@
parties are invited to send comments that were or will be undertaken prior to omb.eop.gov.
regarding any aspect of this information fielding the study. Depending on the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia
collection, including: (1) The necessity degree of influence the results are likely Swain, Office of Administration,
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| FR Citation | 82 FR 27956 |
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