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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA–2014–0014]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of request for comments.
As part of a Federal
Government-wide effort to streamline
the process to seek feedback from the
public on service delivery, 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 under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.):
SUMMARY:
Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery
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The Federal Register Notice with a
60-day comment period soliciting
comments was published on April 8,
2014 (79 FR 19413). No comments were
received.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before July 10, 2014. A comment to
OMB is most effective if OMB receives
it within 30 days of publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia
Swain, Office of Administration, Office
of Management Planning, (202) 366–
0354.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery (OMB Number:
2132–0572)
Abstract: The information collection
activity will garner qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
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Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Federal Transit Administration and its
customers and stakeholders. It will also
allow feedback to contribute directly to
the improvement of program
management. Feedback collected under
this generic clearance will provide
useful information, but it will not yield
data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: The
target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential
nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households, businesses and
organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Below we provide the Federal Transit
Administration’s projected average
estimates for the next three years:
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 581.8
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
ADDRESSES:
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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.
Dated: June 3, 2014.
Matthew M. Crouch,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. 2014–0013]
Notice of Request for the Extension of
a Currently Approved Information
Collection
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
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 renew the following
information collection:
SUMMARY:
Bus Testing Program
This collection involves our Bus
Testing Program. The information to be
collected for the Bus Testing Program is
necessary to ensure that buses have
been tested at the Bus Testing Center for
maintainability, reliability, safety,
performance (including breaking
performance), structural integrity, fuel
economy, emissions, and noise.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before August 11, 2014.
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
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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: 202–493–2251.
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 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 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,
Washington, DC 20590–0001 between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bus
Testing Program—Mr. Gregory Rymarz,
Office of Research, Demonstration and
Innovation (202) 366–6410, or email:
gregory.rymarz@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
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submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval of this
information collection.
Title: Bus Testing Program.
OMB Control No.: 2132–0550.
Background: 49 U.S.C. 5323(c)
provides that no Federal funds
appropriated or made available after
September 30, 1989, may be obligated or
expended for the acquisition of a new
bus model (including any model using
alternative fuels) unless the bus has
been tested at the Bus Testing Center in
Altoona, Pennsylvania. 49 U.S.C.
Section 5318(a) further specifies that
each new bus model is to be tested for
maintainability, reliability, safety,
performance (including braking
performance), structural integrity, fuel
economy, emissions, and noise. The
operator of the Bus Testing Center, the
Larson Transportation Institute of the
Penn State University (LTI), has entered
into a cooperative agreement with FTA.
LTI operates and maintains the Center,
and establishes and collects fees for the
testing of the vehicles at the facility.
Upon completion of the testing of the
vehicle at the Center, a test report is
provided to the manufacturer of the new
bus model. The bus manufacturer
certifies to an FTA grantee that the bus
the grantee is purchasing has been
tested at the Center. Also, grantees about
to purchase a bus use this report to
assist them in making their purchasing
decisions. LTI maintains a reference file
for all the test reports which are made
available to the public.
Respondents: Bus manufacturers and
FTA grantees.
Estimated Annual Burden on
Respondents: 28 partial testing
determination requests at 1.71 hours
each and 18 test requests at 9 hours
each.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 210
hours.
Frequency: On occasion.
Dated: June 3, 2014.
Matthew M. Crouch,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA–2014–0015]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
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Notice of request for comments.
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As part of a Federal
Government-wide effort to streamline
the process to seek feedback from the
public on service delivery, 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 under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.):
SUMMARY:
Survey of FTA Stakeholders
The Federal Register Notice with a
60-day comment period soliciting
comments was published on April 8,
2014 (79 FR 19414). No comments were
received.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before July 10, 2014. A comment to
OMB is most effective if OMB receives
it within 30 days of publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia
Swain, Office of Administration, Office
of Management Planning, (202) 366–
0354.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Survey of FTA Stakeholders
(OMB Number: 2132–0564).
Abstract: Executive Order 12862,
‘‘Streamlining Service Delivery and
Improving Customer Service,’’ requires
FTA to identify its stakeholders and
address how the agency will provide
services in a manner that seeks to
streamline service delivery and improve
the experience of its customers. The
survey covered in this request will
provide FTA with a means to gather
data directly from its stakeholders. The
information obtained from the survey
will be used to assess how FTA’s
services are perceived by stakeholders,
determine opportunities for
improvement and establish goals to
measure results. The survey will be
limited to data collections that solicit
voluntary opinions and will not involve
information that is required by
regulations.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,200
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;
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. 2014-0013]
Notice of Request for the Extension of a 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 renew the
following information collection:
Bus Testing Program
This collection involves our Bus Testing Program. The information
to be collected for the Bus Testing Program is necessary to ensure that
buses have been tested at the Bus Testing Center for maintainability,
reliability, safety, performance (including breaking performance),
structural integrity, fuel economy, emissions, and noise.
DATES: Comments must be submitted before August 11, 2014.
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
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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: 202-493-2251.
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 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 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,
Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bus Testing Program--Mr. Gregory
Rymarz, Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation (202) 366-
6410, or email: gregory.rymarz@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: Bus Testing Program.
OMB Control No.: 2132-0550.
Background: 49 U.S.C. 5323(c) provides that no Federal funds
appropriated or made available after September 30, 1989, may be
obligated or expended for the acquisition of a new bus model (including
any model using alternative fuels) unless the bus has been tested at
the Bus Testing Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania. 49 U.S.C. Section
5318(a) further specifies that each new bus model is to be tested for
maintainability, reliability, safety, performance (including braking
performance), structural integrity, fuel economy, emissions, and noise.
The operator of the Bus Testing Center, the Larson Transportation
Institute of the Penn State University (LTI), has entered into a
cooperative agreement with FTA. LTI operates and maintains the Center,
and establishes and collects fees for the testing of the vehicles at
the facility. Upon completion of the testing of the vehicle at the
Center, a test report is provided to the manufacturer of the new bus
model. The bus manufacturer certifies to an FTA grantee that the bus
the grantee is purchasing has been tested at the Center. Also, grantees
about to purchase a bus use this report to assist them in making their
purchasing decisions. LTI maintains a reference file for all the test
reports which are made available to the public.
Respondents: Bus manufacturers and FTA grantees.
Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: 28 partial testing
determination requests at 1.71 hours each and 18 test requests at 9
hours each.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 210 hours.
Frequency: On occasion.
Dated: June 3, 2014.
Matthew M. Crouch,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
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