Proposed Information Collection Request; Notice of New Requirements and Procedures for Grant Payment Request Submission, 2773 [2012-944]

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• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
• Office of the Secretary of Transportation

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 2773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-944]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary of Transportation

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2011-0129]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Notice of New 
Requirements and Procedures for Grant Payment Request Submission

AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice with request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the 
Secretary (OST) will be submitting the following information collection 
request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
on November 10, 2011, allowing for a 60-day public comment period.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 21, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the Department of Transportation Desk 
Officer in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). You may submit comments by the 
following methods:
     Email: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You must include the 
information collection title and OMB control number in the subject line 
of your message.
     Fax: (202) 395-5806. Attn: Desk Officer for Department of 
Transportation\OST.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of the proposed 
information collection and supporting documents from U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Office of Financial Management, B-30, room W93-431, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-1306, 
DOTElectronicInvoicing@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Notice of Requirements and Procedures for Grant Payment 
Request Submission.
    Type of Request: New information collection.
    Background: This notice sets forth requirements and procedures for 
grantees that receive payments from DOT OAs,\1\ with the exception of 
DOT grant recipients requesting payment electronically through the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Grant Tracking System 
(GTS), the Federal Highway Administration's Rapid Approval State 
Payment System (RASPS), or Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant 
recipients requesting payment through the Electronic Clearing House 
Operation System (ECHO-Web).
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    \1\ The DOT OAs are: Office of the Secretary of Transportation 
(OST), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Highway 
Administration (FHWA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
(FMCSA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Federal Transit 
Administration (FTA), Maritime Administration (MARAD), National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Inspector 
General (OIG), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration (PHMSA), Research and Innovative Technology 
Administration (RITA), Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 
(SLSDC) and Surface Transportation Board (STB).
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 The Proposed Procedures Provide That

     Grantees will now be required to have electronic Internet 
access to register in the Delphi eInvoicing system.
     Grantees will be required to submit payment requests 
electronically and DOT OAs must process payment requests 
electronically.
     The identities of system users must be verified prior to 
receiving access to the Delphi eInvoicing system. Users must complete a 
user request form and provide the following information: Full name, 
work address, work phone number, work email address, home address and 
home phone number. Once completed, this form must be presented to a 
Notary Public for verification. Once notarized, the prospective grantee 
user will return the form to receive their login credentials.
     DOT Office of Financial Management officials may allow 
exceptions to the requirement that grantees register and submit payment 
requests through the Delphi eInvoicing system under limited 
circumstances. Recipients may apply for an exemption by submitting an 
electronic Waiver Request Form to the DOT Office of Financial 
Management. The exceptions will be considered on a case by case basis 
via Waiver Request Form.
    Affected Public: DOT Grant Recipients.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 11,000.
    Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 22,000 (est. 2 hours to 
complete process x 11,000 recipients).
    Frequency of Collection: One time.
    Comments: 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2012.
Patricia Lawton,
Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer, Department of 
Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2012-944 Filed 1-18-12; 8:45 am]
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