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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 171 / Wednesday, September 5, 2007 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA–2007–29113]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of request for comments.
SUMMARY: The Federal Transit
Administration invites public comment
about our intention to request the Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
approval of the following new
information collection: Customer
Service Surveys of FTA Grantees and
Stakeholders. The information to be
collected from the surveys covered in
this request will provide FTA with a
means to gather data directly from its
customers. The surveys will be used to
assess how FTA’s services are perceived
by customers and stakeholders,
determine opportunities for
improvement and establish goals to
measure results. The surveys will be
limited to data collections that solicit
voluntary opinions and will not involve
information that is required by
regulations. The Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments was published on June 8,
2007.
Comments must be submitted
before October 5, 2007. A comment to
OMB is most effective if OMB receives
it within 30 days of publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sylvia L. Marion, Office of
Administration, Office of Management
Planning, (202) 366–6680.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Customer Service Surveys of
FTA Grantees and Stakeholders (OMB
Number 2132–New).
Abstract: Executive Order 12862,
‘‘Setting Customer Service Standards,’’
requires FTA to identify its customers
and determine what they think about
FTA’s service. The surveys covered in
this request will provide FTA with a
means to gather data directly from its
customers. The information obtained
from the surveys will be used to assess
how FTA’s services are perceived by
customers and stakeholders, determine
opportunities for improvement and
establish goals to measure results. The
surveys will be limited to data
collections that solicit voluntary
opinions and will not involve
information that is required by
regulations.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
1,800 hours.
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All written comments must
refer to the docket number that appears
at the top of this document and be
submitted to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: FTA Desk Officer.
Comments are Invited On: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of
the Department’s estimate of the burden
of the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
ADDRESSES:
Issued On: August 29, 2007.
Ann M. Linnertz,
Acting Associate Administrator for
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. 2007–29111]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of request for comments.
SUMMARY: The Federal Transit
Administration invites public comments
about our intention to request the Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
approval to renew the following
information collection: 49 U.S.C.
5335(a) and (b) National Transit
Database. The information to be
collected will be used to accumulate
mass transportation financial and
operating information using a uniform
system of accounts and records. The
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments
was published on June 27, 2007.
Comments must be submitted
before October 5, 2007. A comment to
OMB is most effective if OMB receives
it within 30 days of publication.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sylvia L. Marion, Office of
Administration, Office of Management
Planning, (202) 366–6680.
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Title: 49
U.S.C. 5335(a) and (b) National Transit
Database (OMB Number: 2132–0008).
Abstract: Title 49 U.S.C. 5335(a) and
(b) requires the Secretary of
Transportation to maintain a reporting
system by uniform categories to
accumulate mass transportation
financial and operating information
using a uniform system of accounts and
records. Congress created the NTD to be
the repository of transit data for the
nation, on which to base public
transportation service planning. Section
3033 of SAFETEA–LU amended 49
U.S.C. 5335 to require recipients of 49
U.S.C. 5311 grants to submit an annual
report containing total annual revenue;
sources of revenue; total annual
operating costs; total annual capital
costs; fleet size and type; and related
facilities: revenue vehicle miles and
ridership. The addition of this
requirement for recipients of 49 U.S.C.
section 5311 does not affect the existing
NTD data collection from urbanized
area agencies, including the mandatory
NTD reporting requirement for
recipients of 49 U.S.C. section 5307
grants (Urbanized Area Formula grants).
FTA will not require these smaller
rural agencies to submit the same level
of detail to the NTD as a system in an
urbanized area. FTA will only require
the State Department of Transportation
(DOT) to submit a one-page form for
each rural agency in the State that is the
recipient or beneficiary of grants under
49 U.S.C. 5311. Most State DOTs
already produce reports for their State
legislatures with this summary data.
Additionally, FTA will require each
State DOT to report the number of
counties in the State that are served by
recipients of grants under 49 U.S.C.
5311. For purposes of this data
collection, Puerto Rico, American
Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands will
report as States (by 49 U.S.C. 5307(1)).
The U.S. Virgin Islands is an urbanized
area for purposes of FTA grantmaking
and does not receive grants under 49
U.S.C. section 5311. Additionally, FTA
will require this report from federallyrecognized Native American tribes that
are direct recipients of grants under 49
U.S.C. 5311 and whose information is
not included in a report of a State DOT.
The reporting requirements for this
program have been developed after
years of consultation with State DOTs
and rural transit agencies.
On November 30, 2005, FTA
published in the Federal Register (70
FR 71950, November 30, 2005) the
procedures and start dates for
mandatory annual reporting that State
DOTs must follow when submitting
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA-2007-29113]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration invites public comment
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB) approval of the following new information collection: Customer
Service Surveys of FTA Grantees and Stakeholders. The information to be
collected from the surveys covered in this request will provide FTA
with a means to gather data directly from its customers. The surveys
will be used to assess how FTA's services are perceived by customers
and stakeholders, determine opportunities for improvement and establish
goals to measure results. The surveys will be limited to data
collections that solicit voluntary opinions and will not involve
information that is required by regulations. The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments was published
on June 8, 2007.
DATES: Comments must be submitted before October 5, 2007. A comment to
OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sylvia L. Marion, Office of
Administration, Office of Management Planning, (202) 366-6680.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Customer Service Surveys of FTA Grantees and Stakeholders
(OMB Number 2132-New).
Abstract: Executive Order 12862, ``Setting Customer Service
Standards,'' requires FTA to identify its customers and determine what
they think about FTA's service. The surveys covered in this request
will provide FTA with a means to gather data directly from its
customers. The information obtained from the surveys will be used to
assess how FTA's services are perceived by customers and stakeholders,
determine opportunities for improvement and establish goals to measure
results. The surveys will be limited to data collections that solicit
voluntary opinions and will not involve information that is required by
regulations.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,800 hours.
ADDRESSES: All written comments must refer to the docket number that
appears at the top of this document and be submitted to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FTA Desk
Officer.
Comments are Invited On: Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Issued On: August 29, 2007.
Ann M. Linnertz,
Acting Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-17456 Filed 9-4-07; 8:45 am]
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