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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of a Land Release Affecting
Federal Grant Assurance Obligations
at Tucson International Airport,
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Federal Aviation
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of a Land Release.
AGENCY:
The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) proposes to rule
and invites public comment on the
application for a land release of
approximately 60 acres of airport
property at Tucson International
Airport, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
from the aeronautical use provisions of
the Grant Agreement Assurances since
the land is not needed for airport
purposes. The property will be used by
Pima County, Arizona to relocate an
existing roadway that is too close to
United States Air Force Plant Number 4,
a military ordnance manufacturing
facility. The proposed land release will
allow the relocated public roadway to
comply with the military safety
separation standards from the ordnance
facility. The airport will be
compensated for the fair market value of
the land. The use of the land for a
roadway represents a compatible land
use that will not interfere with the
airport or its operation, thereby
protecting the interests of civil aviation.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before January 28, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Comments on the request may be mailed
or delivered to the FAA at the following
address: Mr. Mike N. Williams,
Manager, Airports District Office,
Federal Register Comment, Federal
Aviation Administration, Phoenix
Airports District Office, 3800 N. Central
Avenue, Suite 1025, Phoenix, Arizona
85012. In addition, one copy of the
comment submitted to the FAA must be
mailed or delivered to Mr. Eric
Roudebush, Director of Environmental
Services, Tucson Airport Authority,
7005 South Plumer Avenue, Tucson,
Arizona 85756.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Wendell H. Ford
Aviation Investment and Reform Act for
the 21st Century (AIR 21), Public Law
10–181 (Apr. 5, 2000; 114 Stat. 61), this
notice must be published in the Federal
Register 30 days before the DOT
Secretary may waive any condition
imposed on a federally obligated airport
by surplus property conveyance deeds
or grant agreements.
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The following is a brief overview of
the request:
The Tucson Airport Authority (TAA)
requested a release from the provisions
of the Grant Agreement Assurances to
permit the disposal of approximately 60
acres of land at Tucson International
Airport, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
to permit the construction of a relocated
replacement roadway by Pima County
(County) to comply with safety arcs
defined by the United States Air Force
(USAF) for USAF Plant Number 44. The
County proposes to relocate a portion of
East Hughes Access Road between the
South Nogales Highway and South
Alvernon Way about 2,500 feet to the
south of its present location so the new
roadway and its users will be outside
the designated safety zones used by the
United States Air Force Plant Number
44 to keep the public a safe distance
from an ordnance plant. The Tucson
Airport Authority will sell the land,
about 3 miles in length, that is obligated
by Airport Improvement Program grants.
In return, TAA will be compensated for
the fair market value of the right of way
property. In addition, when the old
roadway is abandoned, TAA will have
its rights restored to the portions that it
originally owned. The use of the land
for a roadway is a compatible land use
that will not interfere with or impede
the operations and development of the
airport. Based on the benefits of fair
compensation and enhanced public
safety, the interests of civil aviation will
be properly served.
Issued in Hawthorne, California, on
December 18, 2014.
Brian Q. Armstrong,
Manager, Safety and Standards Branch,
Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA–2014–0029]
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 its intention to request the Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
approval to renew the following
information collection:
SUMMARY:
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49 U.S.C. 5308—Clean Fuels Grant
Program
The information collected is
necessary to determine eligibility of
applicants and ensure the proper and
timely expenditure of federal funds
within the scope of the program. The
Federal Register notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments for
the Clean Fuels Grant Program was
published on November 4, 2014
(Citation 79 FR 213). No comments were
received from that notice.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before January 28, 2015. 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: Clean Fuels Grant Program
(OMB Number: 2132–0573).
Abstract: The Clean Fuels Grant
Program helps communities achieve or
maintain the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards for ozone and carbon
monoxide, while supporting transit
agencies in the acquisition of emerging
clean fuel and advanced propulsion
technologies for transit buses. The Clean
Fuels Grant Program was repealed by
Congress under the Moving Ahead for
Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–
21). However, to meet federal program
oversight responsibilities, FTA must
continue to collect information under
the program management stage until the
period of availability expires; the funds
are fully expended; the funds are
rescinded by Congress; or the funds are
otherwise reallocated.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 340
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
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automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Matthew M. Crouch,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. 2014–0027]
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 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 February 27, 2015.
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: 202–493–2251.
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.
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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:
National Transit Database—Mr. Keith
Gates, Office of Budget and Policy (202)
366–1794, or email: Keith.Gates@
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.
FTA currently has two (2) pending
Federal Register notices (docket
numbers FTA–2014–0006 and FTA–
2014–0009) covering proposed changes
to NTD reporting, including updates to
the Safety and Security Reporting
Module and the addition of a new Asset
Inventory Module. The comment period
on these notices ended in October 2014.
FTA is currently in the process of
reviewing and responding to the
comments received from these notices.
The estimated burden below is based on
FTA’s goal of implementing the
proposed changes with minimal impact
to current reporting burdens. A revised
impact analysis and Federal Register
Notice will be filed, if necessary, based
on FTA’s final proposal in response to
the comments.
Title: 49 U.S.C. 5335(a) and (b)
National Transit Database.
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OMB Control No.: 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 35 years.
FTA continues to seek ways to reduce
the burden of NTD reporting,
introducing a 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. An improved on-line reporting
system is currently being deployed. The
NTD is comprised of four modules,
Rural, Urban Annual, Monthly, and
Safety Event Reporting.
Estimated Annual Burden: Currently
FTA receives reports from 54 State and
Territorial DOTs. Combined, these
States and Territories report on behalf of
approximately 1,300 sub-recipients from
FTA’s Rural (Section 5311) Formula
Program. For each sub-recipient, the
State 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 sub-recipient,
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:
26,000 hours.
Frequency: Annual reports.
NTD Annual Module—Small Systems
Waiver: Each year about 300 transit
systems with 30 or fewer vehicles claim
a Small Systems Waiver and file a
reduced report. There are an additional
122 Tribal Transit reporters that
complete an annual report very similar
to the small system reduced report.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA-2014-0029]
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 its intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB) approval to renew the following information collection:
49 U.S.C. 5308--Clean Fuels Grant Program
The information collected is necessary to determine eligibility of
applicants and ensure the proper and timely expenditure of federal
funds within the scope of the program. The Federal Register notice with
a 60-day comment period soliciting comments for the Clean Fuels Grant
Program was published on November 4, 2014 (Citation 79 FR 213). No
comments were received from that notice.
DATES: Comments must be submitted before January 28, 2015. 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: Clean Fuels Grant Program (OMB Number: 2132-0573).
Abstract: The Clean Fuels Grant Program helps communities achieve
or maintain the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone and
carbon monoxide, while supporting transit agencies in the acquisition
of emerging clean fuel and advanced propulsion technologies for transit
buses. The Clean Fuels Grant Program was repealed by Congress under the
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). However, to
meet federal program oversight responsibilities, FTA must continue to
collect information under the program management stage until the period
of availability expires; the funds are fully expended; the funds are
rescinded by Congress; or the funds are otherwise reallocated.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 340 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
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automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Matthew M. Crouch,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
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