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Issued in Washington, DC, on November 9,
2011.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Regulatory and Legislative Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA–2011–0068]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of request for comments.
The Federal Transit
Administration invites public comment
about our intention to request the Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
approval to renew the following
information collection: 49 U.S.C.
Section 5320—Paul S. Sarbanes Transit
in Parks Program.
The information collected is to
monitor projects and satisfy
Congressional requests. The Federal
Register notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments was
published on August 29, 2011 (Citation
76 FR 53714). No comments were
received from that notice.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before December 16, 2011. A comment
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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: 49 U.S.C. Section 5320—Paul S.
Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program.
Abstract: Section 3021 of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy
for Users (SAFETEA–LU), as amended,
established the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit
in Parks Program (Transit in Parks
Program—49 U.S.C. 5320). The program
is administered by FTA in partnership
with the Department of the Interior
(DOI) and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Forest Service. The
program provides grants to Federal land
management agencies that manage an
eligible area, including but not limited
to the National Park Service, the Fish
and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of
Land Management, the Forest Service,
the Bureau of Reclamation; and State,
tribal and local governments with
jurisdiction over land in the vicinity of
an eligible area, acting with the consent
of a federal land management agency,
alone or in partnership with a Federal
land management agency or other
governmental or non-governmental
participant. The purpose of the program
is to provide for the planning and
capital costs of alternative
transportation systems that will enhance
the protection of national parks and
Federal lands; increase the enjoyment of
visitors’ experience by conserving
natural, historical, and cultural
resources; reduce congestion and
pollution; improve visitor mobility and
accessibility; enhance visitor
experience; and ensure access to all,
including persons with disabilities.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
1,220 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
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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.
Dated: November 9, 2011.
Ann M. Linnertz,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA–2011–0067]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of request for comments.
The Federal Transit
Administration invites public comment
about our intention to request the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) to
extend the approval of the following
information collection:
49 U.S.C. Section 5330—Rail Fixed
Guideway Systems, State Safety
Oversight. The information collected is
used to monitor the safety of the rail
transit agencies. The Federal Register
notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments was published on
August 29, 2011 (Citation 76 FR 53713).
No comments were received from that
notice.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be submitted
before December 16, 2011. 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 49 U.S.C. Section 5330—Rail
Fixed Guideway Systems, State Safety
Oversight.
Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 5330 requires
States to designate a State Safety
Oversight (SSO) agency to oversee the
safety and security of each rail transit
agency within the State’s jurisdiction.
To comply with Section 5330, SSO
agencies must develop program
standards which meet FTA’s minimum
requirements. In the Program Standard,
which must be approved by FTA, each
SSO agency must require each rail
transit agency in the State’s jurisdiction
to prepare and implement a System
Safety Program Plan (SSPP) and System
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Security Plan (SSP). The SSO agency
also requires the rail transit agencies in
its jurisdiction to conduct specific
activities, such as accident
investigation, implementation of a
hazard management program, and the
management of an internal safety and
security audit process. SSO agencies
review and approve the SSPPs and SSPs
of the rail transit agencies. Once every
three years, States conduct an on-site
review of the rail transit agencies in
their jurisdictions to assess SSPP/SSP
implementation and to determine
whether these plans are effective and if
they need to be updated. SSO agencies
develop final reports documenting the
findings from these on-site reviews and
require corrective actions. SSO agencies
also review and approve accident
investigation reports, participate in the
rail transit agency’s hazard management
program, and oversee implementation of
the rail transit agency’s internal safety
and security audit process. SSO
agencies review and approve corrective
action plans and track and monitor rail
transit agency activities to implement
them.
Collection of this information enables
each SSO agency to monitor each rail
transit agency’s implementation of the
State’s requirements as specified in the
Program Standard approved by FTA.
Without this information, States would
not be able to oversee the rail transit
agencies in their jurisdictions.
Recommendations from the National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and
the Government Accountability Office
(GAO) have encouraged States and rail
transit agencies to devote additional
resources to these safety activities and
safety oversight in general.
SSO agencies also submit an annual
certification to FTA that the State is in
compliance with Section 5330 and an
annual report documenting the State’s
safety and security oversight activities.
FTA uses the annual information
submitted by the States to monitor
implementation of the program. If a
State fails to comply with Section 5330,
FTA may withhold up to five percent of
the funds appropriated for use in a State
or urbanized area in the State under
section 5307. The information
submitted by the States ensures FTA’s
compliance with applicable federal
laws, OMB Circular A–102, and 49 CFR
part 18, ‘‘Uniform Administrative
Requirements for Grants and
Cooperative Agreements with State and
Local Governments.’’
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
142,393 hours.
ADDRESSES: All written comments must
refer to the docket number that appears
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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: November 7, 2011.
Ann M. Linnertz,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA–2011–0069]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of request for comments.
The Federal Transit
Administration invites public comment
about our intention to request the Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB) to
extend the approval of the following
information collection:
49 U.S.C. Section 5316—Job Access and
Reverse Commute Program.
The information collected is used to
determine eligibility for funding and to
monitor the grantees’ progress in
implementing and completing project
activities. The Federal Register notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments was published on August 29,
2011, (Citation 76 FR 53712). No
comments were received from that
notice.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be submitted
before December 16, 2011. A comment
to OMB is most effective if OMB
receives it within 30 days of
publication.
DATES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 49 U.S.C. Section 5316—Job
Access and Reverse Commute Program.
Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 5316, the Job
Access and Reverse Commute (JARC)
Program, authorizes the Secretary of
Transportation to make grants to states
for areas with a population of less than
200,000 and designated recipients in
urbanized areas of 200,000 persons or
greater to transport welfare recipients
and other low-income individuals to
and from jobs and activities related to
employment. Grant recipients are
required to make information available
to the public and to publish a program
of projects which identifies the
subrecipients and projects for which the
State or designated recipient is applying
for financial assistance. FTA uses the
information to determine eligibility for
funding and to monitor the grantees’
progress in implementing and
completing project activities. FTA
collects performance information
annually from designated recipients in
rural areas, small urbanized areas, other
direct recipients for small urbanized
areas, and designated recipients in
urbanized areas of 200,000 persons or
greater. FTA collects milestone and
financial status reports from designated
recipients in large urbanized areas on a
quarterly basis. The information
submitted ensures FTA’s compliance
with applicable Federal laws.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
122,374 hours.
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:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sylvia L. Marion, Office of
Administration, Office of Management
Planning, (202) 366–6680.
Dated: November 9, 2011.
Ann M. Linnertz,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA-2011-0067]
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
(OMB) to extend the approval of the following information collection:
49 U.S.C. Section 5330--Rail Fixed Guideway Systems, State Safety
Oversight. The information collected is used to monitor the safety of
the rail transit agencies. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments was published on August 29, 2011
(Citation 76 FR 53713). No comments were received from that notice.
DATES: Comments must be submitted before December 16, 2011. 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: 49 U.S.C. Section 5330--Rail Fixed Guideway Systems, State
Safety Oversight.
Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 5330 requires States to designate a State
Safety Oversight (SSO) agency to oversee the safety and security of
each rail transit agency within the State's jurisdiction. To comply
with Section 5330, SSO agencies must develop program standards which
meet FTA's minimum requirements. In the Program Standard, which must be
approved by FTA, each SSO agency must require each rail transit agency
in the State's jurisdiction to prepare and implement a System Safety
Program Plan (SSPP) and System
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Security Plan (SSP). The SSO agency also requires the rail transit
agencies in its jurisdiction to conduct specific activities, such as
accident investigation, implementation of a hazard management program,
and the management of an internal safety and security audit process.
SSO agencies review and approve the SSPPs and SSPs of the rail transit
agencies. Once every three years, States conduct an on-site review of
the rail transit agencies in their jurisdictions to assess SSPP/SSP
implementation and to determine whether these plans are effective and
if they need to be updated. SSO agencies develop final reports
documenting the findings from these on-site reviews and require
corrective actions. SSO agencies also review and approve accident
investigation reports, participate in the rail transit agency's hazard
management program, and oversee implementation of the rail transit
agency's internal safety and security audit process. SSO agencies
review and approve corrective action plans and track and monitor rail
transit agency activities to implement them.
Collection of this information enables each SSO agency to monitor
each rail transit agency's implementation of the State's requirements
as specified in the Program Standard approved by FTA. Without this
information, States would not be able to oversee the rail transit
agencies in their jurisdictions. Recommendations from the National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Government Accountability
Office (GAO) have encouraged States and rail transit agencies to devote
additional resources to these safety activities and safety oversight in
general.
SSO agencies also submit an annual certification to FTA that the
State is in compliance with Section 5330 and an annual report
documenting the State's safety and security oversight activities. FTA
uses the annual information submitted by the States to monitor
implementation of the program. If a State fails to comply with Section
5330, FTA may withhold up to five percent of the funds appropriated for
use in a State or urbanized area in the State under section 5307. The
information submitted by the States ensures FTA's compliance with
applicable federal laws, OMB Circular A-102, and 49 CFR part 18,
``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative
Agreements with State and Local Governments.''
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 142,393 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: November 7, 2011.
Ann M. Linnertz,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-29526 Filed 11-15-11; 8:45 am]
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