Request for Comments on the Approval of a New Proposed Information Collection: Port Infrastructure Development Program, 53560 [2019-21824]
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
500.
Estimated Number of Responses: 500.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 2950.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Public Comments Invited: Comments
are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the Department’s performance; (b)
the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c)
ways for the Department to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (d) ways
that the burden could be minimized
without reducing the quality of the
collected information. The agency will
summarize and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1.49.
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Dated: October 2, 2019.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019–21820 Filed 10–4–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2019–0155]
Request for Comments on the
Approval of a New Proposed
Information Collection: Port
Infrastructure Development Program
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Maritime Administration
(MARAD) invites public comments on
our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of a new information
collection. The information to be
collected are applications for grants to
be used to support DOT’s work with
State, local, Tribal, and private partners
to guide investments that stimulate
economic growth, improve the
condition of transportation
infrastructure, and enable the efficient
and safe movement of people and goods.
We are required to publish this notice
in the Federal Register by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before December 6, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Docket No. MARAD–
SUMMARY:
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2019–0155 through one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Search using the
above DOT docket number and follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Bouchard, 202–366–5076, Office
of Infrastructure Development and
Congestion Mitigation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,
Email: Robert.bouchard@dot.gov. Copies
of this collection also can be obtained
from that office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Port Infrastructure Development
Program.
OMB Control Number: 2133–NEW.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Abstract: On February 15, 2019, the
President signed the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2019 (FY 2019
Appropriations Act), which
appropriated $292,730,000 to be
awarded by the U.S. Department of
Transportation (Department) for the Port
Infrastructure Development Program
(Program). This appropriations act
allows the Department to make
discretionary grants to improve port
facilities at or near coastal seaports. This
Program supports the Department of
Transportation (DOT) strategic goal of
infrastructure investment to ensure
safety and to stimulate economic
growth, productivity and
competitiveness for American workers
and businesses. DOT seeks to work
effectively with State, local, Tribal, and
private partners to guide investments
that stimulate economic growth,
improve the condition of transportation
infrastructure, and enable the efficient
and safe movement of people and goods.
To achieve this goal, DOT will provide
guidance, technical assistance, and
research that leverages Federal funding,
accelerates project delivery, reduces
project lifecycle costs, and optimizes the
operation and performance of existing
facilities. By using innovative forms of
project delivery, encouraging
partnerships between the public and
private sectors, and strategically
balancing investments across various
modes of transportation to promote
greater efficiencies, DOT can maximize
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the returns to the Nation’s economy and
people.
Respondents: A port authority, a
commission or its subdivision or agent
under existing authority, as well as a
State or political subdivision of a State
or local government, a Tribal
government, a public agency or publicly
chartered authority established by one
or more States, a special purpose district
with a transportation function, a
multistate or multijurisdictional group
of entities, or a lead entity described
above jointly with a private entity or
group of private entities.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
250.
Estimated Number of Responses: 250.
Estimated Hours per Response: 160.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 40,000.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1.49.
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Dated: October 2, 2019.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019–21824 Filed 10–4–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Information Dissemination Quality
Guidelines
Office of the Secretary of
Transportation, US Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Updated guidelines.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT) is issuing updated
guidelines to implement section 515 of
the Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act for FY 2001. The
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has issued Government-wide
guidelines under Section 515 which
direct each Federal agency to establish
and implement written procedures to
ensure and maximize the quality,
utility, objectivity and integrity of the
information that they disseminate. OMB
has directed each agency to update its
guidelines in accordance with the
requirements of OMB Memorandum M–
19–15.
DATES: Comments are due November 6,
2019.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
identified by DOT–OST–2019–0135, by
any of the following methods:
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2019-0155]
Request for Comments on the Approval of a New Proposed
Information Collection: Port Infrastructure Development Program
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments on
our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of a new information collection. The information to be
collected are applications for grants to be used to support DOT's work
with State, local, Tribal, and private partners to guide investments
that stimulate economic growth, improve the condition of transportation
infrastructure, and enable the efficient and safe movement of people
and goods. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal
Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 6, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MARAD-2019-
0155 through one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Search using the above DOT docket number and follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Bouchard, 202-366-5076, Office
of Infrastructure Development and Congestion Mitigation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Email:
[email protected]. Copies of this collection also can be obtained
from that office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Port Infrastructure Development Program.
OMB Control Number: 2133-NEW.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Abstract: On February 15, 2019, the President signed the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (FY 2019 Appropriations Act),
which appropriated $292,730,000 to be awarded by the U.S. Department of
Transportation (Department) for the Port Infrastructure Development
Program (Program). This appropriations act allows the Department to
make discretionary grants to improve port facilities at or near coastal
seaports. This Program supports the Department of Transportation (DOT)
strategic goal of infrastructure investment to ensure safety and to
stimulate economic growth, productivity and competitiveness for
American workers and businesses. DOT seeks to work effectively with
State, local, Tribal, and private partners to guide investments that
stimulate economic growth, improve the condition of transportation
infrastructure, and enable the efficient and safe movement of people
and goods. To achieve this goal, DOT will provide guidance, technical
assistance, and research that leverages Federal funding, accelerates
project delivery, reduces project lifecycle costs, and optimizes the
operation and performance of existing facilities. By using innovative
forms of project delivery, encouraging partnerships between the public
and private sectors, and strategically balancing investments across
various modes of transportation to promote greater efficiencies, DOT
can maximize the returns to the Nation's economy and people.
Respondents: A port authority, a commission or its subdivision or
agent under existing authority, as well as a State or political
subdivision of a State or local government, a Tribal government, a
public agency or publicly chartered authority established by one or
more States, a special purpose district with a transportation function,
a multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities, or a lead entity
described above jointly with a private entity or group of private
entities.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 250.
Estimated Number of Responses: 250.
Estimated Hours per Response: 160.
Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 40,000.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.49.
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Dated: October 2, 2019.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-21824 Filed 10-4-19; 8:45 am]
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