82_FR_28074 82 FR 27958 - Notice of Request for Revisions of an Information Collection

82 FR 27958 - Notice of Request for Revisions of an Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 116 (June 19, 2017)

Page Range27958-27959
FR Document2017-12635

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: Survey of FTA Stakeholders.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 116 (Monday, June 19, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 116 (Monday, June 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27958-27959]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12635]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. 2017-0019]


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: Survey of FTA 
Stakeholders.

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:
    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.

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    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: Mr. David Long, Office of 
Communications & Congressional Affairs (202) 366-0608 or email: 
[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: Survey of FTA Stakeholders.
    OMB Number: 2132-0564.
    Background: Executive Order 12862, ``Streamlining Service Delivery 
and Improving Customer Service,'' requires FTA to identify its 
stakeholders and address how the agency will provide services in a 
manner that seeks to streamline service delivery and improve the 
experience of its customers. The survey covered in this request will 
provide FTA with a means to gather data directly from its stakeholders. 
The information obtained from the survey will be used to assess how 
FTA's services are perceived by stakeholders, determine opportunities 
for improvement and establish goals to measure results. The survey will 
be limited to data collections that solicit voluntary opinions and will 
not involve information that is required by regulations.
    Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: 1 hour for each of the 
1,200 respondents.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,200 hours.
    Frequency: Every two years.

William Hyre,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-12635 Filed 6-16-17; 8:45 am]
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27958 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 116 / Monday, June 19, 2017 / Notices Management Planning Division, 1200 subjected to discrimination under any burden of the collection of information New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop program or activity receiving Federal on respondents, including the use of TAD–10, Washington, DC 20590, (202) financial assistance.’’ automated collection techniques or 366–0354 or tia.swain@dot.gov. To achieve this purpose, each Federal other forms of information technology. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: department and agency which provides A comment to OMB is best assured of The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 financial assistance for any program or having its full effect if OMB receives it (PRA), Public Law 104–13, Section 2, activity is authorized and directed by within 30 days of publication of this 109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised the Department of Justice (DOJ) to notice in the Federal Register. at 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its effectuate provisions of Title VI for each program or activity by issuing generally William Hyre, implementing regulations, 5 CFR part Deputy Associate Administrator for 1320, require Federal agencies to issue applicable regulations or requirements. The Department of Transportation Administration. two notices seeking public comment on [FR Doc. 2017–12633 Filed 6–16–17; 8:45 am] information collection activities before (DOT) has issued its regulation OMB may approve paperwork packages. implementing this DOJ mandate. In this BILLING CODE P 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, regard, the responsibility of the FTA is 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On March 14, to ensure that Federally-supported transit services and benefits are DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 2017, published a 60-day notice (82 FR 13725) in the Federal Register soliciting distributed by applicants, recipients, and sub-recipients of FTA assistance in Federal Transit Administration comments on the ICR that the agency a manner consistent with Title VI. The [FTA Docket No. 2017–0019] was seeking OMB approval. FTA employment practices of a grant received no comments after issuing this Notice of Request for Revisions of an applicant, recipient, or sub-recipient are 60-day notice. Accordingly, DOT Information Collection also covered under Title VI if the announces that these information primary purpose of the FTA-supported AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, collection activities have been re- program is to provide employment or if DOT. evaluated and certified under 5 CFR those employment practices would 1320.5(a) and forwarded to OMB for ACTION: Notice of request for comments. result in discrimination against review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR beneficiaries of FTA-assisted services SUMMARY: In accordance with the 1320.12(c). and benefits. FTA policies and Before OMB decides whether to Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this requirements are designed to clarify and notice announces the intention of the approve these proposed collections of strengthen Title VI (service equity) information, it must provide 30 days for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to procedures for FTA grant recipients by request the Office of Management and public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5 requiring submission of written plans CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires Budget (OMB) to approve the revisions and approval of such plans by the of the following information collection: OMB to approve or disapprove agency. All project sponsors receiving paperwork packages between 30 and 60 Survey of FTA Stakeholders. financial assistance pursuant to an FTA- days after the 30 day notice is DATES: Comments must be submitted funded project shall not discriminate in published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)–(c); 5 CFR the provision of services because of before August 18, 2017. 1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983, race, color, or national origin. ADDRESSES: To ensure that your Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30 Experience has demonstrated that a comments are not entered more than day notice informs the regulated program requirement at the application once into the docket, submit comments community to file relevant comments stage is necessary to assure that benefits identified by the docket number by only and affords the agency adequate time to and services are equitably distributed by one of the following methods: digest public comments before it grant recipients. The requirements 1. Web site: www.regulations.gov. renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. prescribed by the Office of Civil Rights Follow the instructions for submitting 29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should are designed to accomplish this comments on the U.S. Government submit their respective comments to objective and diminish possible vestiges electronic docket site. (Note: The U.S. OMB within 30 days of publication to of discrimination among FTA grant Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) best ensure having their full effect. 5 recipients. FTA’s assessment of the electronic docket is no longer accepting CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983, requirements indicated that the electronic comments.) All electronic Aug. 29, 1995. formulation and implementation of the submissions must be made to the U.S. The summaries below describe the Title VI Program should occur with a Government electronic docket site at nature of the information collection decrease in costs to such applicants and www.regulations.gov. Commenters requirements (ICRs) and the expected recipients. should follow the directions below for burden. The requirements are being Annual Estimated Total Burden mailed and hand-delivered comments. submitted for clearance by OMB as Hours: 4,684 hours. 2. Fax: 202–366–7951. required by the PRA. Annual Estimated Number of 3. Mail: U.S. Department of Title: Title VI As It Applies to Federal Respondents: 284. Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Transit Administration Grant Programs. Comments are Invited On: Whether Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30, OMB Control Number: 2132–0540. the proposed collection of information West Building, Ground Floor, Room asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES Type of Request: Revision of a is necessary for the proper performance W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. currently approved information of the functions of the Department, 4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of collection. including whether the information will Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Abstract: Title VI of the Civil Rights have practical utility; the accuracy of Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30, Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d) states: the Department’s estimate of the burden West Building, Ground Floor, Room ‘‘No person in the United States shall, of the proposed information collection; W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001 on the grounds of race, color, or national ways to enhance the quality, utility, and between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., origin, be excluded from participation clarity of the information to be Monday through Friday, except federal in, be denied the benefits of, or be collected; and ways to minimize the holidays. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 Jun 16, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00177 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19JNN1.SGM 19JNN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 116 / Monday, June 19, 2017 / Notices 27959 Instructions: You must include the measure results. The survey will be Floor, Room W12–140, between 9 a.m. agency name and docket number for this limited to data collections that solicit and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday notice at the beginning of your voluntary opinions and will not involve through Friday, except Federal holidays. comments. Submit two copies of your information that is required by • Fax: 202–493–2251. comments if you submit them by mail. regulations. Regardless of how you submit For confirmation that FTA has received Estimated Annual Burden on comments, you should mention the your comments, include a self- Respondents: 1 hour for each of the docket number of this document. addressed stamped postcard. Note that 1,200 respondents. You may call the Docket Management all comments received, including any Estimated Total Annual Burden: Facility at 202–366–9826. personal information, will be posted 1,200 hours. Instructions: For detailed instructions and will be available to Internet users, Frequency: Every two years. on submitting comments and additional without change, to www.regulations.gov. information on the rulemaking process, William Hyre, You may review DOT’s complete see the Public Participation heading of Deputy Associate Administrator for Privacy Act Statement in the Federal the Supplementary Information section Administration. Register published April 11, 2000, (65 of this document. Note that all [FR Doc. 2017–12635 Filed 6–16–17; 8:45 am] FR 19477), or you may visit comments received will be posted BILLING CODE P www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access without change to http:// to the docket to read background www.regulations.gov, including any documents and comments received, go personal information provided. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION to www.regulations.gov at any time. Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search Background documents and comments National Highway Traffic Safety the electronic form of all comments received may also be viewed at the U.S. Administration received into any of our dockets by the Department of Transportation, 1200 name of the individual submitting the New Jersey Avenue SE., Docket [U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0119] comment (or signing the comment, if Operations, M–30, West Building, submitted on behalf of an association, Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping business, labor union, etc.). You may Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Requirements review DOT’s complete Privacy Act Washington, DC 20590–0001 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Statement in the Federal Register through Friday, except federal holidays. Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Department of Transportation. 19477–78) or you may visit https:// David Long, Office of Communications ACTION: 30-day notice. www.transportation.gov/privacy. & Congressional Affairs (202) 366–0608 Docket: For access to the docket to or email: David.Longo@dot.gov. SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can read background documents or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested collect certain information from the comments received, go to http:// parties are invited to send comments public, it must receive approval from www.regulations.gov, or the street regarding any aspect of this information the Office of Management and Budget address listed above. Follow the online collection, including: (1) The necessity (OMB). Under procedures established instructions for accessing the dockets. and utility of the information collection by the Paperwork Reduction Act of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: for the proper performance of the 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Mike Joyce, Marketing Specialist, Office functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy Federal agencies must solicit public of Communications and Consumer of the estimated burden; (3) ways to comment on proposed collections of Information (NCO–0200), National enhance the quality, utility, and clarity information. This document describes Highway Traffic Safety Administration, of the collected information; and (4) one collection of information for which 1200 New Jersey Ave SE., W52–238, ways to minimize the collection burden NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. Washington, DC, 20590. Mike Joyce’s without reducing the quality of the This notice announces that the phone number is 202–366–5600 and his collected information. Comments Information Collection Request (ICR) email address is Mike.Joyce@dot.gov. submitted in response to this notice will abstracted below will be forwarded to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In be summarized and/or included in the OMB for review and comment and compliance with the Paperwork request for OMB approval of this describes the nature of information Reduction Act of 1995, NHTSA information collection. collection and the expected burden. The published a 60-day notice for public Title: Survey of FTA Stakeholders. Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment on January 3, 2017 OMB Number: 2132–0564. comment period was published on announcing the intent to conduct Background: Executive Order 12862, January 3, 2017. No public comments consumer research. No public ‘‘Streamlining Service Delivery and were received before the closing date of comments were received before the Improving Customer Service,’’ requires March 6, 2017. closing date of March 6, 2017. This FTA to identify its stakeholders and DATES: Comments must be submitted on notice announces that NHTSA will be address how the agency will provide or before July 19, 2017. forwarding the ICR to OMB for review services in a manner that seeks to ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, and comment. NHTSA is seeking streamline service delivery and improve identified by the docket number in the approval of this new collection. asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES the experience of its customers. The heading of this document, by any of the Title: Safety Ratings and Advanced survey covered in this request will following methods: Crash Avoidance Technologies provide FTA with a means to gather • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to Consumer Research. data directly from its stakeholders. The http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the OMB Control Number: 2127-new. information obtained from the survey instructions for submitting comments Form Number: None. will be used to assess how FTA’s on the electronic docket site by clicking Type of Request: New collection. services are perceived by stakeholders, on ‘‘Help’’ or ‘‘FAQ.’’ Affected Public: For this collection, determine opportunities for • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey NHTSA plans to conduct an online improvement and establish goals to Avenue SE., West Building Ground survey with 1,500 panel member VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 Jun 16, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00178 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19JNN1.SGM 19JNN1


Document Created: 2017-06-17 01:48:06
Document Modified: 2017-06-17 01:48:06
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 August 18, 2017.
ContactMr. David Long, Office of Communications & Congressional Affairs (202) 366-0608 or email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 27958 
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