82 FR 4963 - Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 10 (January 17, 2017)
Federal Transit Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 10 (January 17, 2017)
| Page Range | 4963-4964 | |
| FR Document | 2017-00874 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 4963-4964] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-00874] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration [FTA Docket No.] Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved 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 the revision of the following information collection: Metropolitan and Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning. DATES: Comments must be submitted before March 20, 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: 202-493-2251. 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: Metropolitan and Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning--Mr. Dwayne Weeks, Office of Planning and Environment, (202) 493-0316, 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: Metropolitan and Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning (OMB Number: 2132-0529). Background: The FTA and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) jointly carry out the federal mandate to improve urban and rural transportation. 49 U.S.C. 5303 and 5304 and 23 U.S.C. 134 and 135 authorize the use of federal funds to assist Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), States, and local public bodies in developing transportation plans and programs to serve the transportation needs of urbanized areas over 50,000 in population and other areas of States outside of urbanized areas. The information collection activities involved in developing the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), the Metropolitan Transportation Plan, the Long-Range Statewide Transportation Plan, the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), and the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) are necessary to identify and evaluate the transportation issues and needs in each urbanized area and throughout every State. These products of the transportation planning process are essential elements in the reasonable planning and programming of federally funded transportation investments. In addition to serving as a management tool for MPOs, the UPWP is used by both FTA and FHWA to monitor the transportation planning activities of MPOs. It also is needed to establish national out year budgets and regional program plans, develop policy on using funds, monitor State and local compliance with technical emphasis areas, respond to Congressional inquiries, prepare Congressional testimony, and ensure efficiency in the use and expenditure of Federal funds by determining that planning proposals are both reasonable and cost- effective. 49 U.S.C. 5303 and 23 U.S.C.134(j) require the development of TIPs for urbanized areas; STIPs are mandated by 49 U.S.C. 5304 and 23 U.S.C. 135(g) for an entire State. After approval by the Governor and MPO, metropolitan TIPs in attainment areas are to be incorporated directly into the STIP. For nonattainment areas, FTA/FHWA must make a conformity finding on the TIPs before including them in the STIP. The complete STIP is then jointly reviewed and approved or disapproved by FTA and FHWA. These conformity findings and approval actions constitute the determination that States are complying [[Page 4964]] with the requirements of 23 U.S.C. 134 and 135 and 49 U.S.C. 5303 and 5304 as a condition of eligibility for federal-aid funding. Without these documents, approvals and findings, FTA and FHWA cannot provide capital and/or operating assistance. The FTA and FHWA updated their method for estimating the annual burden hours of the transportation planning programs on respondents to reflect the Final Rule on Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning and Metropolitan Transportation Planning. On July 6, 2012, the President signed into law Public Law 112-141, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) and on December 4, 2015, signed into law Public Law 114-94, the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST). The MAP-21 makes significant changes to the statewide and nonmetropolitan planning process and the metropolitan transportation planning process, and the FAST makes minor changes to existing provisions. As a result, FHWA and FTA have issued a final rule that makes the regulations consistent with current statutory requirements. The rule is central to the implementation of the overall performance management framework created by MAP-21. The changes to the FHWA/FTA statewide and nonmetropolitan and metropolitan transportation planning regulations (23 CFR part 450 and 49 CFR part 613) make the regulations consistent with current statutory requirements. Major regulatory revisions include a new mandate for States and MPOs to take a performance-based approach to planning and programming; a new emphasis on the nonmetropolitan transportation planning process, by requiring States to have a higher level of involvement with nonmetropolitan local officials and providing a process for the creation of regional transportation planning organizations (RTPOs); a structural change to the membership of the larger MPOs; a new framework for voluntary scenario planning; and a process for programmatic mitigation plans. The revised burden hour estimates reflect the annual compliance burden of the requirements in the Final Rule on Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning and Metropolitan Transportation Planning published on May 27, 2016. Respondents: State Departments of Transportation and MPOs. Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: 9,109 hours for each of the 461 respondents. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 4,199,279 hours. Frequency: Annual. William Hyre, Deputy Associate Administrator for Administration. [FR Doc. 2017-00874 Filed 1-13-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-57-P
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completing its Post-Delivery Purchaser’s electronic docket is no longer accepting collected information. Comments
Requirements Certification. In response electronic comments.) All electronic submitted in response to this notice will
to comments, FTA made edits for clarity submissions must be made to the U.S. be summarized and/or included in the
and for consistency with the Government electronic docket site at request for OMB approval of this
regulations. www.regulations.gov. Commenters information collection.
Appendix B contains sample pre- should follow the directions below for Title: Metropolitan and Statewide and
award and post-delivery certificates and mailed and hand-delivered comments. Nonmetropolitan Transportation
forms. These samples are intended to 2. Fax: 202–493–2251. Planning (OMB Number: 2132–0529).
aid recipients, manufacturers, and 3. Mail: U.S. Department of Background: The FTA and Federal
suppliers in complying with the 49 CFR Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Highway Administration (FHWA)
parts 661 and 663 requirements, and Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30, jointly carry out the federal mandate to
these samples may be utilized and filled West Building, Ground Floor, Room improve urban and rural transportation.
out by these parties, where appropriate. W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 49 U.S.C. 5303 and 5304 and 23 U.S.C.
In response to comments, FTA made 4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 134 and 135 authorize the use of federal
edits for clarity and for consistency with Transportation, 1200 New Jersey funds to assist Metropolitan Planning
the regulations. Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30, Organizations (MPOs), States, and local
Appendix C contains a sample pre- West Building, Ground Floor, Room public bodies in developing
award audit report and a sample post- W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001 transportation plans and programs to
delivery audit report, including between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., serve the transportation needs of
necessary certifications and Monday through Friday, except federal urbanized areas over 50,000 in
recommended supporting holidays. population and other areas of States
documentation. In response to Instructions: You must include the outside of urbanized areas. The
comments, FTA made edits for clarity agency name and docket number for this information collection activities
and for consistency with the notice at the beginning of your involved in developing the Unified
regulations. FTA also made edits to comments. Submit two copies of your Planning Work Program (UPWP), the
simplify the sample reports. comments if you submit them by mail. Metropolitan Transportation Plan, the
For confirmation that FTA has received Long-Range Statewide Transportation
your comments, include a self- Plan, the Transportation Improvement
Ellen Partridge, Program (TIP), and the Statewide
addressed stamped postcard. Note that
Chief Counsel. Transportation Improvement Program
all comments received, including any
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personal information, will be posted (STIP) are necessary to identify and
BILLING CODE P and will be available to Internet users, evaluate the transportation issues and
without change, to www.regulations.gov. needs in each urbanized area and
You may review DOT’s complete throughout every State. These products
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION of the transportation planning process
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published April 11, 2000, (65 are essential elements in the reasonable
Federal Transit Administration planning and programming of federally
FR 19477), or you may visit
[FTA Docket No.] www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access funded transportation investments.
to the docket to read background In addition to serving as a
Notice of Request for Revision of a management tool for MPOs, the UPWP
documents and comments received, go
Currently Approved Information is used by both FTA and FHWA to
to www.regulations.gov at any time.
Collection monitor the transportation planning
Background documents and comments
activities of MPOs. It also is needed to
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, received may also be viewed at the U.S.
establish national out year budgets and
DOT. Department of Transportation, 1200
regional program plans, develop policy
ACTION: Notice of request for comments. New Jersey Avenue SE., Docket
on using funds, monitor State and local
Operations, M–30, West Building,
compliance with technical emphasis
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
areas, respond to Congressional
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Washington, DC 20590–0001 between
inquiries, prepare Congressional
notice announces the intention of the 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday testimony, and ensure efficiency in the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to through Friday, except federal holidays. use and expenditure of Federal funds by
request the Office of Management and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: determining that planning proposals are
Budget (OMB) to approve the revision of Metropolitan and Statewide and both reasonable and cost-effective. 49
the following information collection: Nonmetropolitan Transportation U.S.C. 5303 and 23 U.S.C.134(j) require
Metropolitan and Statewide and Planning—Mr. Dwayne Weeks, Office of the development of TIPs for urbanized
Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning and Environment, (202) 493– areas; STIPs are mandated by 49 U.S.C.
Planning. 0316, or email: dwayne.weeks@dot.gov. 5304 and 23 U.S.C. 135(g) for an entire
DATES: Comments must be submitted SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested State. After approval by the Governor
before March 20, 2017. parties are invited to send comments and MPO, metropolitan TIPs in
ADDRESSES: To ensure that your regarding any aspect of this information attainment areas are to be incorporated
comments are not entered more than collection, including: (1) The necessity directly into the STIP. For
and utility of the information collection nonattainment areas, FTA/FHWA must
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once into the docket, submit comments
identified by the docket number by only for the proper performance of the make a conformity finding on the TIPs
one of the following methods: functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy before including them in the STIP. The
1. Web site: www.regulations.gov. of the estimated burden; (3) ways to complete STIP is then jointly reviewed
Follow the instructions for submitting enhance the quality, utility, and clarity and approved or disapproved by FTA
comments on the U.S. Government of the collected information; and (4) and FHWA. These conformity findings
electronic docket site. (Note: The U.S. ways to minimize the collection burden and approval actions constitute the
Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) without reducing the quality of the determination that States are complying
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with the requirements of 23 U.S.C. 134 Frequency: Annual. delays. Parties submitting comments
and 135 and 49 U.S.C. 5303 and 5304 should consider using an express mail
William Hyre,
as a condition of eligibility for federal- firm to ensure their prompt filing of any
aid funding. Without these documents, Deputy Associate Administrator for submissions not filed electronically or
Administration.
approvals and findings, FTA and FHWA by hand. If you wish to receive
[FR Doc. 2017–00874 Filed 1–13–17; 8:45 am]
cannot provide capital and/or operating confirmation that FTA received your
assistance. BILLING CODE 4910–57–P comments, you must include a self-
The FTA and FHWA updated their addressed stamped postcard. All
method for estimating the annual comments received will be posted
burden hours of the transportation DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
without change to http://
planning programs on respondents to www.regulations.gov, including any
Federal Transit Administration
reflect the Final Rule on Statewide and personal information provided. You
Nonmetropolitan Transportation [Docket No. FTA–2016–0041] may review U.S. DOT’s complete
Planning and Metropolitan Privacy Act Statement published in the
Transportation Planning. On July 6, Proposed General Directive 17–1; Stop Federal Register on April 11, 2000, at
2012, the President signed into law Signal Overruns on Rail Fixed 65 FR 19477 or http://
Public Law 112–141, the Moving Ahead Guideway Public Transportation DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
for Progress in the 21st Century Act Systems
Electronic Access and Filing: This
(MAP–21) and on December 4, 2015, AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration document and all comments received
signed into law Public Law 114–94, the (FTA), DOT. may be viewed online through the
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation
ACTION: Notice of proposed general Federal eRulemaking portal at http://
Act (FAST). The MAP–21 makes
directive; request for comments. www.regulations.gov. Assistance and
significant changes to the statewide and
guidelines for electronic submission and
nonmetropolitan planning process and SUMMARY: FTA has placed in the docket retrieval are available on the Web site 24
the metropolitan transportation and on its Web site a proposed General hours each day, 365 days a year. Please
planning process, and the FAST makes Directive to address safety risks follow the instructions. An electronic
minor changes to existing provisions. As associated with stop signal overruns. copy of this document may be
a result, FHWA and FTA have issued a The proposed directive follows FTA’s downloaded from the Office of Federal
final rule that makes the regulations review and analysis of data and
consistent with current statutory Register’s home page at https://
information submitted in response to www.federalregister.gov.
requirements. The rule is central to the the agency’s Safety Advisory 16–1: Stop
implementation of the overall Signal Overruns, for Rail Fixed FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
performance management framework Guideway Public Transportation System program matters, Candace Key, Acting
created by MAP–21. operations during calendar year 2015. Director, Office of System Safety, (202)
The changes to the FHWA/FTA 366–9178 or Candace.Key@dot.gov or
statewide and nonmetropolitan and DATES: Comments must be received by
March 20, 2017. Any comments filed Aloha Ley, Chief, Safety Assurance and
metropolitan transportation planning Risk Management Division, (202) 366–
regulations (23 CFR part 450 and 49 after this deadline will be considered to
the extent practicable. 4979 or Aloha.Ley2@dot.gov. For legal
CFR part 613) make the regulations matters, Scott Biehl, Senior Counsel,
consistent with current statutory ADDRESSES: Please identify your
(202) 366–0826 or Scott.Biehl@dot.gov.
requirements. Major regulatory revisions submission by Docket Number [FTA–
include a new mandate for States and 2016–0041] through one of the SUPPLEMETARY INFORMATION: In
MPOs to take a performance-based following methods: accordance with 49 CFR 670.25, the
approach to planning and programming; • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is
a new emphasis on the nonmetropolitan Submit electronic comments and other proposing a General Directive to address
transportation planning process, by data to http://www.regulations.gov. the combination of unsafe conditions
requiring States to have a higher level of • U.S. Mail: Send comments to and practices that lead to stop signal
involvement with nonmetropolitan local Docket Operations; U.S. Department of overruns and the risks of death or
officials and providing a process for the Transportation; 1200 New Jersey personal injury or damage to property or
creation of regional transportation Avenue SE., Room W12–140, equipment. The proposed directive
planning organizations (RTPOs); a Washington, DC 20590–0001. follows FTA’s review and analysis of
structural change to the membership of • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take data and information submitted in
the larger MPOs; a new framework for comments to Docket Operations in response to the agency’s Safety Advisory
voluntary scenario planning; and a Room W12–140 of the West Building, 16–1: Stop Signal Overruns, for RFGPTS
process for programmatic mitigation Ground Floor, at 1200 New Jersey operations during calendar year 2015.
plans. The revised burden hour Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between FTA’s review of the data and
estimates reflect the annual compliance 9:00 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through information gathered in response to
burden of the requirements in the Final Friday, except Federal holidays. Safety Advisory 16–1: Stop Signal
Rule on Statewide and Nonmetropolitan • Fax: Fax comments to Docket Overruns, for rail transit operations
Transportation Planning and Operations, U.S. Department of during calendar year 2015 indicates that
Metropolitan Transportation Planning Transportation, at (202) 493–2251. RFGPTSs experience stop signal
Instructions: You must include the overruns with varying frequencies, and
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published on May 27, 2016.
Respondents: State Departments of agency name (Federal Transit that most SSOAs do not actively
Transportation and MPOs. Administration) and Docket Number investigate these events. Further, the
Estimated Annual Burden on (FTA–2016–0041) for this notice at the responses to Safety Advisory 16–1
Respondents: 9,109 hours for each of the beginning of your comments. Due to indicate a lack of standard practice,
461 respondents. security procedures in effect since definitions and requirements in the rail
Estimated Total Annual Burden: October 2001, mail received through the transit industry to protect against
4,199,279 hours. U.S. Postal Service may be subject to unauthorized passing of stop signals.
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| Contact | Metropolitan and Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning--Mr. Dwayne Weeks, Office of Planning and Environment, (202) 493-0316, or email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 4963 |
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