Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection, 49714-49715 [2020-17799]

Download as PDF 49714 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 158 / Friday, August 14, 2020 / Notices this proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used. • Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected. • Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you should be aware that your comments as submitted, including your personal information, will be available for public review. Abstract of Proposed Collection The collection is the continuation of information collected and needed by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in administering the Exchange Visitor Program (J-Nonimmigrant) under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451, et seq.). The Form DS–2019 is the document that provides the information needed to identify an individual (and spouse and dependents, where applicable) seeking to enter the United States as an Exchange Visitor in J-Nonimmigrant status. Minor changes have been made to the wording in the 212(e) section entitled Signature of Responsible Officer or Alternate Responsible Officer. This change does not increase cost or burden. Methodology Access to Form DS–2019 is made available to Department designated sponsors electronically via the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). Zachery Parker, Director. BILLING CODE 4710–05–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Release of Waybill Data The Surface Transportation Board has received a request from the U.S. Wheat Associates (WB20–40—8/7/20) for permission to use select data from the Board’s 1984–2019 Unmasked Carload Waybill Samples. Also, their request asks for permission to access the masking factors. A copy of this request may be obtained from the Board’s website under docket No. WB20–40. The waybill sample contains confidential railroad and shipper data; 17:29 Aug 13, 2020 Aretha Laws-Byrum, Clearance Clerk. Jkt 250001 BILLING CODE 4915–01–P TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection U.S. Trade and Development Agency. ACTION: Request for comments. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the U.S. Trade and Development Agency’s (USTDA) intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection for Evaluation of USTDA Performance. USTDA invites general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following proposed information collection. Comments may be sent to Lisa Jayne Lawn, Administrative Officer. All comments received will be available for public inspection during regular business hours at the same address. SUMMARY: Send comments on or before October 13, 2020 to be assured of consideration. DATES: To access and review all of the documents related to the information collection listed in this notice, please use https:// www.regulations.gov by searching the agency name. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. All submissions received must include the agency name. Please note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the Administrative Officer, U.S. Trade and Development Agency, 1101 Wilson PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 4703 Blvd., Suite 1100, Arlington, VA 22209– 3901. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Lisa Jayne Lawn, Administrative Officer, Attn: PRA, U.S. Trade and Development Agency, 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100, Arlington, VA 22209–3901; Tel.: (703) 875–4357, Fax: (703) 875–4009; Email: llawn@ ustda.gov. Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [FR Doc. 2020–17849 Filed 8–13–20; 8:45 am] ADDRESSES: [FR Doc. 2020–17813 Filed 8–13–20; 8:45 am] VerDate Sep<11>2014 therefore, if any parties object to these requests, they should file their objections with the Director of the Board’s Office of Economics within 14 calendar days of the date of this notice. The rules for release of waybill data are codified at 49 CFR 1244.9. Contact: Alexander Dusenberry, (202) 245–0319. Sfmt 4703 Summary Collection Under Review Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information collection. Expiration Date of Previous Approval: 12/31/2020. Title: Evaluation of USTDA Performance. Form Number: USTDA 1000E–2014a. Frequency of Use: Annually for duration of project. Type of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; Federal Government. Estimated Number of Responses: 1,440 to 1,800 per year. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 480 to 600 hours per year. Federal Cost: $335,709. Authority for Information Collection: Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 103 Public Law 62; 107 Stat. 285. Abstract: USTDA and contractors will collect information from various stakeholders on USTDA-funded activities regarding development impact and/or commercial objectives as well as evaluate success regarding GPRA objectives. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. E:\FR\FM\14AUN1.SGM 14AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 158 / Friday, August 14, 2020 / Notices II. Changes to Circular 7050.1A A. Fair Share of Revenue B. Submission and Review Process C. Technical and Conforming Changes III. Response to Comments Received Dated: August 10, 2020. Lisa Jayne Lawn, Administrative Officer. [FR Doc. 2020–17799 Filed 8–13–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8040–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration [Docket No. FTA–2019–0002] Notice of Issuance of Final Circular: Guidance on Joint Development Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of availability of final circular. AGENCY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has placed in the docket and on its website guidance in the form of FTA Circular 7050.1B, FTA Guidance on Joint Development. The purpose of the final Circular is to increase flexibility for project sponsors to pursue joint development projects, reduce FTA oversight of joint development agreements negotiated between project sponsors and their partners, streamline FTA’s project eligibility review process, and clarify prior guidance in FTA Circular 7050.1A. DATES: The effective date of the Circular is August 14, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For policy guidance questions, Margaretta Veltri, Office of Budget and Policy, Federal Transit Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Room E52–315, Washington, DC 20590, phone: (202) 366–5094, or email, margaretta.veltri@ dot.gov. For legal questions, Heather Ueyama, Office of Chief Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Room E54–417, Washington, DC 20590, phone: (202) 366–7374, or email, heather.ueyama@ dot.gov. SUMMARY: khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Availability of Final Circular This notice provides a summary of the final changes to the FTA Guidance on Joint Development Circular and responds to comments received on the proposed Circular. The final Circular itself is not included in this notice; instead, an electronic version may be found on FTA’s website, at www.transit.dot.gov, and in the docket, at www.regulations.gov. Paper copies of the final Circular may be obtained by contacting FTA’s Administrative Services Help Desk, at (202) 366–4865. Table of Contents I. Overview VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 Aug 13, 2020 Jkt 250001 I. Overview FTA is finalizing its update to its Joint Development Circular to increase flexibility for project sponsors to pursue joint development projects, reduce FTA oversight of joint development agreements negotiated between project sponsors and their partners, streamline FTA’s project eligibility review process, and clarify prior guidance in FTA Circular 7050.1A. The final changes to the Circular affect: (1) The minimum threshold for the statutory ‘‘fair share of revenue’’ requirement; and (2) the submission and review process for FTAassisted joint development projects. The final Circular also incorporates technical and conforming changes that increase clarity, conformity with existing law, and internal consistency. This notice provides a summary of changes to Circular 7050.1A, and addresses comments received in response to the April 18, 2019 Federal Register notice of proposed updated circular and request for comments (84 FR 16339). The final Circular 7050.1B, FTA Guidance on Joint Development, is effective immediately and supersedes Circular 7050.1A. The final Circular applies to all new projects and those pending FTA approval at the time of the Circular’s publication. II. Changes to Circular 7050.1A A. Fair Share of Revenue Section 5302(3)(G)(iii) of title 49, United States Code, requires FTAassisted joint development projects to provide a ‘‘fair share of revenue that will be used for public transportation.’’ Prior to the October 1, 2014 effective date of Circular 7050.1A, FTA generally deferred to a project sponsor’s assessment of a ‘‘fair share of revenue,’’ and did not require any specific amount of revenue for transit from a joint development project. FTA defined ‘‘fair share of revenue’’ in Circular 7050.1A to incorporate a minimum revenue threshold that a joint development project must produce for transit purposes that at least equals the federal government’s initial investment in the joint development project. (79 FR 50,728; 50,731–32). Over time, FTA has found that defining a fair share of revenue minimum threshold unnecessarily limits the pool of potential projects by reducing flexibility for project sponsors and their partners to determine what amounts to a fair share of revenue. PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 49715 Accordingly, the proposed Circular eliminated the fair share of revenue minimum threshold and monetary requirement. FTA received several comments supporting this proposal. In response, the final Circular adopts this change. FTA allows the amount and form of revenue received by the project sponsor to be negotiated between joint development parties. Consistent with the proposed Circular and Circular 7050.1A, the project sponsor must continue to report to FTA the amount and source of the revenue it will receive, and the revenue must be used for transit purposes. FTA advises in the final Circular that the project sponsor should determine how to document its reasonable determination that the terms and conditions of the joint development improvement (including the share of revenue for public transportation which shall be provided thereunder) are reasonable and fair to the recipient. For example, a project sponsor’s Board of Directors (or similar governing body) could, following a reasonable investigation, document the fair share of revenue determination in a Board resolution or other Board materials. This change provides discretion to the project sponsor, while also ensuring compliance with the fair share of revenue requirement in lieu of the certificate of compliance and baseline market analysis that FTA no longer requires, as discussed in Section (B) below. Further, in response to a comment, and to provide additional flexibility to the project sponsor, FTA will no longer reserve the right to decline joint development project funding or approval if the project does not generate revenue for the project sponsor. B. Submission and Review Process Circular 7050.1A prescribed a process by which project proposals are submitted to FTA for review. It required a formal project proposal to include: (1) A completed project request form that contains pertinent information about the joint development project, including how the eligibility criteria are to be satisfied; (2) all proposed agreements between the project sponsor and project partners; (3) an executed certificate of compliance; and (4) two forms identifying other required and supplemental documentation, including a baseline market analysis to demonstrate a good faith effort to provide a fair share of revenue to the project sponsor. FTA will update the project request form to reflect the changes regarding the ‘‘fair share of revenue’’ requirement E:\FR\FM\14AUN1.SGM 14AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 158 (Friday, August 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49714-49715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17799]


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TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY


Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the U.S. Trade and 
Development Agency's (USTDA) intention to request an extension for a 
currently approved information collection for Evaluation of USTDA 
Performance. USTDA invites general public and other Federal agencies to 
take this opportunity to comment on the following proposed information 
collection. Comments may be sent to Lisa Jayne Lawn, Administrative 
Officer. All comments received will be available for public inspection 
during regular business hours at the same address.

DATES: Send comments on or before October 13, 2020 to be assured of 
consideration.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all of the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov by searching the agency name. Comments submitted in 
response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov or via postal 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. All submissions received 
must include the agency name. Please note that comments submitted by 
fax or email and those submitted after the comment period will not be 
accepted. Written requests for information or comments submitted by 
postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the Administrative 
Officer, U.S. Trade and Development Agency, 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 
1100, Arlington, VA 22209-3901.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Contact Lisa Jayne Lawn, 
Administrative Officer, Attn: PRA, U.S. Trade and Development Agency, 
1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100, Arlington, VA 22209-3901; Tel.: (703) 
875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including the 
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

Summary Collection Under Review

    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Expiration Date of Previous Approval: 12/31/2020.
    Title: Evaluation of USTDA Performance.
    Form Number: USTDA 1000E-2014a.
    Frequency of Use: Annually for duration of project.
    Type of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Farms; Federal Government.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1,440 to 1,800 per year.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 480 to 600 hours per 
year.
    Federal Cost: $335,709.
    Authority for Information Collection: Government Performance and 
Results Act of 1993 103 Public Law 62; 107 Stat. 285.
    Abstract: USTDA and contractors will collect information from 
various stakeholders on USTDA-funded activities regarding development 
impact and/or commercial objectives as well as evaluate success 
regarding GPRA objectives.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval.
    All comments will become a matter of public record.


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    Dated: August 10, 2020.
Lisa Jayne Lawn,
Administrative Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-17799 Filed 8-13-20; 8:45 am]
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