Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review, 27956 [2017-12632]

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• Federal Transit Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 116 (Monday, June 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 27956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12632]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. FTA 2017-0015]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces that the Information Collection Requirements (ICRs) 
abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describe the nature of the 
information collection and their expected burdens. The Federal Register 
notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the 
following collections of information was published on March 15, 2017 
(82 FR 13923).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 19, 2017.

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. 
Alternatively, comments may be sent via email to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and 
Budget, at the following address: oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia Swain, Office of Administration, 
Management Planning Division, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 
TAD-10, Washington, DC 20590 (202) 366-0354 or tia.swain@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13, 
Section 2, 109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, require 
Federal agencies to issue two notices seeking public comment on 
information collection activities before OMB may approve paperwork 
packages. 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On 
March 15, 2017, published a 60-day notice (82 FR 13923) in the Federal 
Register soliciting comments on the ICR that the agency was seeking OMB 
approval. FTA received no comments after issuing this 60-day notice. 
Accordingly, DOT announces that these information collection activities 
have been re-evaluated and certified under 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
forwarded to OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12(c).
    Before OMB decides whether to approve these proposed collections of 
information, it must provide 30 days for public comment. 44 U.S.C. 
3507(b); 5 CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires OMB to approve or 
disapprove paperwork packages between 30 and 60 days after the 30 day 
notice is published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)-(c); 5 CFR 1320.12(d); see also 
60 FR 44978, 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30 day notice 
informs the regulated community to file relevant comments and affords 
the agency adequate time to digest public comments before it renders a 
decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should 
submit their respective comments to OMB within 30 days of publication 
to best ensure having their full effect. 5 CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 
FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
    The summaries below describe the nature of the information 
collection requirements (ICRs) and the expected burden. The 
requirements are being submitted for clearance by OMB as required by 
the PRA.
    Title: Nondiscrimination as It Applies to FTA Grant Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 2132-0542.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Federal Transit Laws, 49 U.S.C. 5332(b), provide that 
``no person in the United States shall on the grounds of race, color, 
religion, national origin, sex, or age be excluded from the 
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to 
discrimination under any project, program or activity funded in whole 
or in part through financial assistance under this Act.'' This applies 
to employment and business opportunities and is in addition to the 
provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Any FTA 
applicant, recipient, sub-recipient, and contractor who employ 100 or 
more transit-related employees and requests or receives capital or 
operating assistance in excess of $1 million in the previous Federal 
fiscal year, or requests or receives planning assistance in excess of 
$250,000 in the previous Federal fiscal year must implement all of the 
EEO Program elements. Agencies that have between 50-99 transit-related 
employees are required to prepare and maintain an EEO Program that 
includes the statement of policy, dissemination plan, designation of 
personnel, assessment of employment practices, and a monitoring and 
reporting system. These smaller agencies are not required to conduct a 
utilization analysis with goals and timetables or to submit the EEO 
Program to FTA every four years. Instead, these agencies will be 
required to provide the EEO Program to FTA if requested by the Office 
of Civil Rights or for a State Management Review or Triennial Review.
    Annual Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,575 hours.
    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. A comment to OMB is best assured of having its 
full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register.

William Hyre,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Administration.
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