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actions relate to a proposed highway
project, Farm-to-Market (FM) 1626, from
Ranch-to-Market (RM) 967 to Brodie
Lane in Hays and Travis Counties,
Texas. Those actions grant licenses,
permits, and approvals for the project.
DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is
advising the public of final agency
actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A
claim seeking judicial review of the
Federal agency actions on the highway
project will be barred unless the claim
is filed on or before May 5, 2012. If the
Federal law that authorizes judicial
review of a claim provides a time period
of less than 180 days for filing such
claim, then that shorter time period still
applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Salvador Deocampo, District Engineer,
Texas Division, Federal Highway
Administration, 300 East 8th Street,
Room 826 Austin, Texas 78701;
telephone: (512) 536–5950; email:
Salvador.Deocampo@dot.gov. The
FHWA Texas Division Office’s normal
business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(central time) Monday through Friday.
You may also contact Mark A. Marek,
P.E., Interim Director Environmental
Affairs Division, Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT), 118 E.
Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas 78704;
telephone: (512) 416–2653; email:
mark.marek@txdot.gov. The Texas
Department of Transportation normal
business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(central time) Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that the FHWA and other
Federal agencies have taken final agency
actions by issuing licenses, permits, and
approvals for the following highway
project in the State of Texas: Farm-toMarket (FM) 1626 from Ranch-to-Market
(RM) 967 to Brodie Lane in Hays and
Travis Counties; Project Reference
Number: TxDOT CSJ: 1539–01–005,
1539–02–018, and 1539–02–028. The
proposed improvements would consist
of upgrading FM 1626 by adding an
additional travel lane in each direction,
a continuous center turn lane, and 4foot shoulders. The actions by the
Federal agencies, and the laws under
which such actions were taken, are
described in the documented
Environmental Assessment (EA), with a
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) issued October 19, 2011 and in
other documents in the FHWA
administrative record. The EA, FONSI,
and other documents in the FHWA
administrative record file are available
by contacting the FHWA or the TxDOT
at the addresses provided above.
This notice applies to all Federal
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of this notice and all laws under which
such actions were taken, including but
not limited to:
1. General: National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23
U.S.C. 109].
2. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401–
7671(q)].
3. Land: Section 4(f) of the
Department of Transportation Act of
1966 [23 U.S.C. 138 and 49 U.S.C. 303].
4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act
[16 U.S.C. 1531–1544]; Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C.
661–667(d)]; and, Migratory Bird Treaty
Act [16 U.S.C. 703–712].
5. Historic and Cultural Resources:
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966, as amended
[16 U.S.C. 470]; Archaeological
Resources Protection Act of 1979 [16
U.S.C. 470]; Archaeological and
Historical Preservation Act [16 U.S.C.
469].
6. Social and Economic: Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C.
2000(d) et seq.]; Farmland Protection
Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 4201–4209].
7. Wetlands and Water Resources:
Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. 1251–1342];
Land and Water Conservation Fund
(LWCF) [16 U.S.C. 4601–4604].
8. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990
Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988
Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898,
Federal Actions to Address
Environmental Justice in Minority
Populations and Low Income
Populations; E.O. 11514 Protection and
Enhancement of Environmental Quality.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Issued on: October 31, 2011.
Achille Alonzi,
Assistant Division Administrator, Austin,
Texas.
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BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FRA–2011–0067]
Notice of Request for the Revision of
Currently Approved Information
Collection
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
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ACTION:
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Notice of request for comments.
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 currently approved information
collection: 49 U.S.C. 5335(a) and (b)
National Transit Database (NTD).
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before January 6, 2012.
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 a.m. and 5 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 selfaddressed 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,
SUMMARY:
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Washington, DC 20590–0001 between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
D. Giorgis, National Transit Database
Program Manager, FTA Office of Budget
and Policy, (202) 366–5430, or email:
john.giorgis@dot.gov.
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: 49 U.S.C. 5335(a) and (b)
National Transit Database.
(OMB Number: 2132–0008).
Background: 49 U.S.C. 5335(a) and (b)
requires the Secretary of Transportation
to maintain a reporting system, using a
uniform system of accounts, to collect
financial and operating information
from the nation’s public transportation
systems. Congress created the NTD to be
the repository of transit data for the
nation to support public transportation
service planning. FTA has established
the NTD to meet these requirements,
and has collected data for over 30 years.
FTA continues to seek ways to reduce
the burden of NTD reporting, most
recently introducing its new Sampling
Manual in 2010 to reduce the burden of
passenger mile sampling and
introducing its new Small Systems
Waiver in 2011 to reduce the reporting
burden on small transit systems.
The NTD is comprised of four
modules, Rural, Annual, Monthly, and
Safety & Security.
NTD Rural Module: State DOTs and
tribal governments participating in the
Tribal Transit Program.
Estimated Annual Burden: Currently
FTA receives reports from 54 State and
Territorial DOTs, and from 56 Tribal
Transit grant recipients. Combined,
these States and Tribes report on behalf
of approximately 1,450 subrecipients
from FTA’s Rural (Section 5311)
Formula Program. For each
subrecipient, the State or Tribe provides
identifying information, sources of
operating funds, sources of capital
funds, vehicle revenue miles, vehicle
revenue hours, and unlinked passenger
trips. Additionally, a revenue vehicle
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inventory is reported, as well as total
fatalities, injuries, and safety incidents
for the year. FTA estimates that it takes
approximately 20 hours to report on
behalf of each subrecipient, including
the time needed for the subrecipient to
gather the information and report it to
its State DOT, the time for the State
DOT to assemble the data and submit it
to FTA, and the time to respond to
validation questions from FTA about the
data.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
29,000 hours.
Frequency: Annual reports.
NTD Annual Module—Small Systems
Waiver: FTA expects about 300 transit
systems with 30 or fewer vehicles to
claim a Small Systems Waiver.
Estimated Annual Burden: FTA
provides reduced reporting
requirements to urbanized area transit
systems with 30 or fewer vehicles.
These systems are exempt from
sampling for passenger miles and report
only summary financial and operating
statistics compared to full reporters in
urbanized areas, similar to what is
required of the rural subrecipients.
Additionally, they also report contact
information, funding allocation
information, a revenue vehicle
inventory, the number of stations and
maintenance facilities, and total
injuries, fatalities, and safety incidents.
The reports are also required to be
reviewed by an auditor and certified by
the CEO. Systems with this waiver are
also exempt from the Monthly and
Safety & Security Modules. FTA
estimates that completing a report for a
Small Systems Waiver requires
approximately 27 hours, including time
to assemble the information and
respond to validation questions from
FTA about the report.
Estimated Total Annual Urban
Burden: 8,100 hours.
Frequency: Annually.
NTD Annual Module—Full Reports:
FTA expects about 400 transit systems
to file complete reports, including 10
reports that represent a consolidated
report from numerous small systems.
Estimated Annual Burden: The Full
Report to the Annual Module is
comprehensive. Basic contact
information, as well as information on
subrecipients and purchased
transportation contracts must be
provided. Sources of funds for operating
expenses and capital expenses must be
provided, as well as detailed operating
and capital expenses for each mode by
function and object class. Key service
data collected includes vehicle revenue
miles, vehicle revenue hours, unlinked
passenger trips, and passenger miles
traveled; these must be provided by
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average weekday, average Saturday,
average Sunday, and as an annual total.
Most systems that do not inherently
collect passenger mile information (such
as a ferryboat or commuter rail) must
conduct random sampling for passenger
mile information. Large systems with
more than 100 vehicles are required to
sample for passenger miles every year,
whereas smaller systems are only
required to sample every third year. A
comprehensive revenue vehicle
inventory is collected, as well as
information on fixed guideway mileage,
passenger stations, maintenance
facilities, fuel consumption, employee
hours, and maintenance breakdowns.
Reports are also required to be reviewed
by an auditor and certified by the
system CEO. Approximately 100 large
systems are required to sample for
passenger miles each year, while
approximately 300 small systems are
able to sample every three years. FTA
estimates that it takes approximately
340 hours per year to sample for
passenger miles, which is amortized
over three years for small systems. FTA
estimates that completing the remaining
financial, operating, resource, and
capital asset information requires
approximately 200 hours per year per
transit system, including gathering the
information, completing the forms, and
responding to validation questions.
Estimated Total Burden: 210,000
hours.
Frequency: Annually.
NTD Monthly Module: FTA expects
about 450 transit systems to report to
the Monthly Module.
Estimated Annual Burden: Each
month, vehicle revenue miles, vehicle
revenue hours, unlinked passenger
trips, and vehicles operated in
maximum service are submitted to the
Monthly Module. FTA estimates that it
takes approximately 4 hours each month
for each system to report the data,
including collecting and assembling the
data for each mode, filling out the form,
and responding to any validation
questions in regards to the data.
Estimated Total Annual Urban
Burden: 19,200 hours.
Frequency: Monthly.
NTD Safety & Security Module: FTA
expects about 450 transit systems to
report to the Safety & Security Module.
Estimated Annual Burden: Each
system provides an annual report on the
total number of security personnel, and
an annual CEO certification of the safety
data. Each month, systems provide a
summary report of all minor fires and
all incidents resulting in single-person
injuries due to slips, falls, or electrical
shocks. Additionally, systems must
provide a detailed report within 30 days
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of any incident involving one or more
fatalities, one or more injuries, or total
property damage in excess of $25,000.
FTA currently receives about 5,000
major incident reports per year, and
estimates that it takes on average about
2 hours to collect data for each incident,
enter it into the NTD, and respond to
any validation question. Additionally,
FTA estimates that each of the 450 full
reporters spend on average one hour
each month completing the minor
incident summary reports.
Estimated Total Annual Urban
Burden: 14,800 hours.
Frequency: Monthly.
Total Annual NTD Burden: 281,100
hours.
Issued: November 2, 2011.
Ann M. Linnertz,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
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BILLING CODE 4910–57–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
FY 2011 Discretionary Livability
Funding Opportunity; Section 5309
Bus and Bus Facilities Livability
Initiative Program Grants and Section
5339 Alternatives Analysis Program
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: FTA Livability Initiative
Program Funds: Announcement of
Project Selections.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the
selection of projects funded under two
discretionary programs: Bus and Bus
Facilities and Alternatives Analysis, in
support of DOT’s Livability Initiative,
which was announced in the
Discretionary Livability Funding
Opportunity notice of funding
availability on June 27, 2011. The Bus
Livability program makes funds
available to public transit providers to
finance capital projects to replace,
rehabilitate, and purchase buses and
related equipment and to construct busrelated facilities, including programs of
bus and bus-related projects for
assistance to subrecipients that are
public agencies, private companies
engaged in public transportation, or
private non-profit organizations. The
Alternatives Analysis program makes
funds available to States, authorities of
States, metropolitan planning
organizations, and local governmental
authorities to develop alternatives
analyses. The Alternatives Analysis
Program assists potential sponsors of
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major transit capital investments (‘‘New
Starts’’ and ‘‘Small Starts’’ projects) in
the evaluation of all reasonable modal
and multimodal alternatives and general
alignment options to address
transportation needs in a defined travel
corridor. Through these funding awards,
FTA will support a limited number of
alternatives analyses, or technical work
conducted as part of proposed or ongoing alternatives analyses, that seek to
advance major transit investments that
foster the six livability principles of the
DOT–HUD–EPA Partnership for
Sustainable Communities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Successful and unsuccessful applicants
should contact the appropriate FTA
Regional office (Appendix) for specific
information regarding applying for the
funds or proposal specific questions.
For general program information on the
Bus and Bus Facilities Program, contact
Samuel Snead, Office of Program
Management, at (202) 366–2053, email:
samuel.snead@dot.gov, or Kimberly
Sledge, Office of Program Management,
at (202) 366–2053, email:
kimberly.sledge@dot.gov. For questions
about the Alternatives Analysis
program, contact Kenneth Cervenka,
Office of Planning and Environment, at
(202) 493–0512, email:
kenneth.cervenka@dot.gov. A TDD is
available at 1 (800) 877–8339 (TDD/
FIRS).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Bus Livability Program: A total of at
least $150 million was available for
FTA’s Bus Livability Program. A total of
241 applicants requested $1.2 billion,
indicating significant demand for funds.
Project proposals were evaluated based
on the criteria detailed in the June 27,
2011 Notice of Funding Availability.
The projects selected and shown in
Table 1 will provide mobility choices,
improve economic competitiveness,
support existing communities, create
partnerships and enhance the value of
communities and neighborhoods. Funds
must be used for the eligible purposes
defined under 49 U.S.C. 5309(b)(3) and
consistent with the competitive
proposal. In selecting projects for
funding using Bus Program funds, FTA
ensured that at least 5.5 percent of the
FY 2011 Section 5309 funds, or $53.5
million, is being allocated to projects
that are not in urbanized areas.
Additionally, at least $35 million is
being allocated for intermodal terminal
projects.
Alternatives Analysis: A total of $25
million was available for FTA’s
Alternatives Analysis Program. A total
of $60.8 million was requested for 71
projects, indicating significant demand
for funds. Project proposals were
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evaluated based on the criteria detailed
in the June 27, 2011 Notice of Funding
Availability. The proposals selected and
shown in Table 2 will advance proposed
transit investments that would provide
more transportation choices, improve
economic competitiveness, support
existing communities, create
partnerships and enhance the value of
communities and neighborhoods. Funds
must be used for the eligible purposes
defined under 49 U.S.C. 5309(a)(1) and
consistent with the competitive
proposal.
Project Implementation: Grantees
selected for competitive discretionary
funding should work with their FTA
regional office to finalize the grant
application FTA’s Transportation
Electronic Award Management system
(TEAM) for the projects identified in the
attached table and so that funds can be
obligated expeditiously. In cases where
the allocation amount is less than the
proposer’s requested amount, grantees
should work with the regional office to
reduce scope or scale the project such
that a complete phase or project is
accomplished. A discretionary project
identification number has been assigned
to each project for tracking purposes
and must be used in the TEAM
application. Selected projects have preaward authority as of October 17, 2011.
Additionally, for the Bus Livability
projects, although several projects
contained related housing or livable
communities’ initiatives, FTA funds
may only be used for eligible purposes
defined under 49 U.S.C. 5309(b)(3) and
described in FTAC.9030.1C. For any
Bus Livability projects that will be
implemented as a joint-development
project, please also refer to the agency’s
joint-development guidance found in 72
FR 5788 (Feb. 7, 2007) for more
information. Post-award reporting
requirements include submission of the
Financial Federal Report and Milestone
reports in TEAM as appropriate (see
FTA.C.5010.1D).
The grantee must comply with all
applicable Federal statutes, regulations,
executive orders, FTA circulars, and
other Federal administrative
requirements in carrying out the project
supported by the FTA grant. FTA
emphasizes that grantees must follow all
third-party procurement guidance, as
described in FTA.C.4220.1F. Funds
allocated in this announcement must be
obligated in a grant by September 30,
2014.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of
November 2011.
Peter Rogoff,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FRA-2011-0067]
Notice of Request for the Revision of Currently Approved
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 revision of the currently approved information collection: 49
U.S.C. 5335(a) and (b) National Transit Database (NTD).
DATES: Comments must be submitted before January 6, 2012.
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 a.m. and 5
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,
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Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John D. Giorgis, National Transit
Database Program Manager, FTA Office of Budget and Policy, (202) 366-
5430, or email: john.giorgis@dot.gov.
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: 49 U.S.C. 5335(a) and (b) National Transit Database.
(OMB Number: 2132-0008).
Background: 49 U.S.C. 5335(a) and (b) requires the Secretary of
Transportation to maintain a reporting system, using a uniform system
of accounts, to collect financial and operating information from the
nation's public transportation systems. Congress created the NTD to be
the repository of transit data for the nation to support public
transportation service planning. FTA has established the NTD to meet
these requirements, and has collected data for over 30 years. FTA
continues to seek ways to reduce the burden of NTD reporting, most
recently introducing its new Sampling Manual in 2010 to reduce the
burden of passenger mile sampling and introducing its new Small Systems
Waiver in 2011 to reduce the reporting burden on small transit systems.
The NTD is comprised of four modules, Rural, Annual, Monthly, and
Safety & Security.
NTD Rural Module: State DOTs and tribal governments participating
in the Tribal Transit Program.
Estimated Annual Burden: Currently FTA receives reports from 54
State and Territorial DOTs, and from 56 Tribal Transit grant
recipients. Combined, these States and Tribes report on behalf of
approximately 1,450 subrecipients from FTA's Rural (Section 5311)
Formula Program. For each subrecipient, the State or Tribe provides
identifying information, sources of operating funds, sources of capital
funds, vehicle revenue miles, vehicle revenue hours, and unlinked
passenger trips. Additionally, a revenue vehicle inventory is reported,
as well as total fatalities, injuries, and safety incidents for the
year. FTA estimates that it takes approximately 20 hours to report on
behalf of each subrecipient, including the time needed for the
subrecipient to gather the information and report it to its State DOT,
the time for the State DOT to assemble the data and submit it to FTA,
and the time to respond to validation questions from FTA about the
data.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 29,000 hours.
Frequency: Annual reports.
NTD Annual Module--Small Systems Waiver: FTA expects about 300
transit systems with 30 or fewer vehicles to claim a Small Systems
Waiver.
Estimated Annual Burden: FTA provides reduced reporting
requirements to urbanized area transit systems with 30 or fewer
vehicles. These systems are exempt from sampling for passenger miles
and report only summary financial and operating statistics compared to
full reporters in urbanized areas, similar to what is required of the
rural subrecipients. Additionally, they also report contact
information, funding allocation information, a revenue vehicle
inventory, the number of stations and maintenance facilities, and total
injuries, fatalities, and safety incidents. The reports are also
required to be reviewed by an auditor and certified by the CEO. Systems
with this waiver are also exempt from the Monthly and Safety & Security
Modules. FTA estimates that completing a report for a Small Systems
Waiver requires approximately 27 hours, including time to assemble the
information and respond to validation questions from FTA about the
report.
Estimated Total Annual Urban Burden: 8,100 hours.
Frequency: Annually.
NTD Annual Module--Full Reports: FTA expects about 400 transit
systems to file complete reports, including 10 reports that represent a
consolidated report from numerous small systems.
Estimated Annual Burden: The Full Report to the Annual Module is
comprehensive. Basic contact information, as well as information on
subrecipients and purchased transportation contracts must be provided.
Sources of funds for operating expenses and capital expenses must be
provided, as well as detailed operating and capital expenses for each
mode by function and object class. Key service data collected includes
vehicle revenue miles, vehicle revenue hours, unlinked passenger trips,
and passenger miles traveled; these must be provided by average
weekday, average Saturday, average Sunday, and as an annual total. Most
systems that do not inherently collect passenger mile information (such
as a ferryboat or commuter rail) must conduct random sampling for
passenger mile information. Large systems with more than 100 vehicles
are required to sample for passenger miles every year, whereas smaller
systems are only required to sample every third year. A comprehensive
revenue vehicle inventory is collected, as well as information on fixed
guideway mileage, passenger stations, maintenance facilities, fuel
consumption, employee hours, and maintenance breakdowns. Reports are
also required to be reviewed by an auditor and certified by the system
CEO. Approximately 100 large systems are required to sample for
passenger miles each year, while approximately 300 small systems are
able to sample every three years. FTA estimates that it takes
approximately 340 hours per year to sample for passenger miles, which
is amortized over three years for small systems. FTA estimates that
completing the remaining financial, operating, resource, and capital
asset information requires approximately 200 hours per year per transit
system, including gathering the information, completing the forms, and
responding to validation questions.
Estimated Total Burden: 210,000 hours.
Frequency: Annually.
NTD Monthly Module: FTA expects about 450 transit systems to report
to the Monthly Module.
Estimated Annual Burden: Each month, vehicle revenue miles, vehicle
revenue hours, unlinked passenger trips, and vehicles operated in
maximum service are submitted to the Monthly Module. FTA estimates that
it takes approximately 4 hours each month for each system to report the
data, including collecting and assembling the data for each mode,
filling out the form, and responding to any validation questions in
regards to the data.
Estimated Total Annual Urban Burden: 19,200 hours.
Frequency: Monthly.
NTD Safety & Security Module: FTA expects about 450 transit systems
to report to the Safety & Security Module.
Estimated Annual Burden: Each system provides an annual report on
the total number of security personnel, and an annual CEO certification
of the safety data. Each month, systems provide a summary report of all
minor fires and all incidents resulting in single-person injuries due
to slips, falls, or electrical shocks. Additionally, systems must
provide a detailed report within 30 days
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of any incident involving one or more fatalities, one or more injuries,
or total property damage in excess of $25,000. FTA currently receives
about 5,000 major incident reports per year, and estimates that it
takes on average about 2 hours to collect data for each incident, enter
it into the NTD, and respond to any validation question. Additionally,
FTA estimates that each of the 450 full reporters spend on average one
hour each month completing the minor incident summary reports.
Estimated Total Annual Urban Burden: 14,800 hours.
Frequency: Monthly.
Total Annual NTD Burden: 281,100 hours.
Issued: November 2, 2011.
Ann M. Linnertz,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-28789 Filed 11-4-11; 8:45 am]
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