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to prepare annual state transit
summaries. The NTD requires that
transit costs be reported by mode, such
as commuter rail, ferryboat, bus,
subway, or light rail. Thus, the NTD is
the only accurate national source of data
on operating costs by mode. For
example, without the NTD, it would be
difficult to compare the average
operating costs of bus versus light rail.
NTD information is essential for
understanding cost, ridership and other
national performance trends, including
transit’s share of urban travel. It would
be difficult to determine the future
structure of FTA programs, to set policy,
and to make funding and other
decisions relating to the efficiency and
effectiveness of the nation’s transit
operations without the NTD. For many
years, OMB has approved the annual
information collection under the NTD,
as required by statute. Prior to 2002, the
NTD received annual summary reports
for safety, security and ridership data. In
2002, FTA added the monthly reporting
of safety and security data and ridership
data to the NTD at the direction of
Congress.
New NTD. In the 2000 DOT
Appropriations Act, Congress directed
FTA to develop a new NTD. In January
2002, a completely new NTD was
launched on the Internet. It was
completed on time and within budget.
The new NTD includes an updated and
streamlined version of the annual NTD
that OMB has reviewed in the past, but
it adds some monthly reporting that
OMB has not reviewed. Congress, the
DOT and the NTSB wanted monthly
reporting of safety and security data.
Also, to meet annual GPRA reporting
requirements, Congress wanted transit
ridership to be reported monthly.
Congress provided FTA with the funds
to design and program the new NTD.
During the two-year development
period for this system, Congress
required that a panel of experts under
the Transportation Research Board
(TRB) of the National Academy of
Sciences review all NTD data elements.
The FTA conducted outreach sessions
on revisions to the NTD, prepared
reports to Congress, and worked with
the TRB panel to reduce unnecessary
reporting and reporting burden. As a
result, some forms and many data series
were eliminated from the annual report.
The new Internet-based system
replaced the older diskette system and
greatly reduced reporting burden. The
new Internet system has pre-submission
validation, like Turbo-Tax. Many errors
were caught prior to submission. The
Internet system eliminated the time
consuming mailing back and forth of
submission errors to reporters, and re-
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mailing submission corrections back to
FTA. The new annual NTD yielded
significant timesavings and reduced
reporting burden. In recent surveys,
over 75 percent of reporters like the new
annual system and find it to be a great
improvement and timesavings.
Much of the reduction in burden
hours for the annual NTD reports were
offset by the increase in time for filing
monthly reports in the new NTD. Safety,
security and ridership data has always
been part of the purview of the NTD.
Congress, the NTSB and DOT wanted
FTA to generate more detailed, monthly
safety data to develop causal factors.
The Federal Railroad Administration,
the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration and the Federal
Aviation Administration report safety
and security data monthly. Congress,
DOT and the NTSB wanted FTA to
harmonize with her sister agencies and
provide monthly reports. Monthly
reporting has increased reporting time.
The net effect of monthly safety,
security and ridership data reporting is
to offset much of timesavings that the
new NTD was able to produce for the
annual reports. Total NTD reporting
time has dropped only a little.
Respondents: 647 total potential
respondents, of which 70 very small
systems seek exemptions from filing.
Annually, about 577 entities file
detailed reports. The respondents are
primarily public transit authorities that
are agencies of state and local
governments. Reporters also include
entities under contract to public transit
agencies, such as, business or other forprofit institutions, non-profit
institutions, and small business
organizations.
Estimated Annual Burden on
Respondents: 402 hours for each of the
577 respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
231,954 hours.
Frequency: Primarily annual, with
monthly safety, security and ridership
reports.
Issued: March 24, 2005.
Ann M. Linnertz,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Administration.
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information collection requirement(s) to
OMB for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by
calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance
Officer listed. Comments regarding this
information collection should be
addressed to the OMB reviewer listed
and to the Treasury Department
Clearance Officer, Department of the
Treasury, Room 11000, 1750
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington,
DC 20220.
Written comments should be
received on or before April 29, 2005 to
be assured of consideration.
DATES:
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
OMB Number: 1545–0731.
Regulation Number: PS–262–82.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: PS–262–82 (Final) Definition of
an S Corporation.
Description: The regulations provide
the procedures and the statements to be
filed by certain individuals for making
the election under section 1361(d)(2),
the refusal to consent to that election, or
the revocation of that election. The
statements required to be filed would be
used to verify that taxpayers are
complying with the requirements
imposed by Congress under subchapter
S.
Respondents: Individuals or
households, business or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,005.
Estimated Burden Hours Respondent:
1 Hour.
Frequency of response: Other (Nonrecurring).
Estimated Total Reporting Burden:
1,005 Hours.
Clearance Officer: Glenn P. Kirkland,
(202) 622–3428, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6516, 1111 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.
OMB Reviewer: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr.,
(202) 395–7316, Office of Management
and Budget, Room 10235, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503.
Christopher Davis,
Treasury PRA Assistant.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 23, 2005.
The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Copies of
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau
Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information
collection should be addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the
Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, Room
11000, 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20220.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 29, 2005
to be assured of consideration.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
OMB Number: 1545-0731.
Regulation Number: PS-262-82.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: PS-262-82 (Final) Definition of an S Corporation.
Description: The regulations provide the procedures and the
statements to be filed by certain individuals for making the election
under section 1361(d)(2), the refusal to consent to that election, or
the revocation of that election. The statements required to be filed
would be used to verify that taxpayers are complying with the
requirements imposed by Congress under subchapter S.
Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,005.
Estimated Burden Hours Respondent: 1 Hour.
Frequency of response: Other (Non-recurring).
Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 1,005 Hours.
Clearance Officer: Glenn P. Kirkland, (202) 622-3428, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6516, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20224.
OMB Reviewer: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., (202) 395-7316, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503.
Christopher Davis,
Treasury PRA Assistant.
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