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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 extension
of a currently approved information
collection: Public Transportation
Emergency Relief Program.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before October 24, 2022.
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. Website: 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: 202–366–7951.
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,
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Wilson, Office of Program
Management (202) 366–5279 or
Thomas.Wilson@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: Public Transportation Emergency
Relief Program
(OMB Number: 2132–0575)
Background: Since the authorization
of the Public Transportation Emergency
Relief Program in 2012, Congress has
appropriated funds three times for
transit agencies affected by disaster.
The first appropriation of funds for
the program was in 2013 following
Hurricane Sandy, for which the
President declared a major disaster for
areas of 12 States and the District of
Columbia. Under the Disaster Relief
Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 113–2),
Congress provided $10.9 billion for
FTA’s Emergency Relief Program for
recovery, relief, and resilience efforts in
the counties specified in the disaster
declaration. Approximately $10.0
billion remained available after
implementation of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
2011 (Pub. L. 112–25) and after
intergovernmental transfers to other
bureaus and offices within DOT. FTA
has allocated the full amount in
multiple tiers for response, recovery and
rebuilding; for locally prioritized
resilience projects, and for
competitively selected resilience
projects.
The second appropriation of funds for
the Emergency Relief Program was in
2018 following Hurricanes Harvey,
Irma, and Maria, for which the President
declared major disasters in areas of
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Puerto Rico,
South Carolina, Texas, and the U.S.
Virgin Islands. Under the Bipartisan
Budget Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115–123),
Congress provided $330 million for
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FTA’s Emergency Relief Program for
transit systems affected by Hurricanes
Harvey, Irma, and Maria. On May 31,
2018 FTA allocated $277.5 million for
response, recovery, rebuilding, and
resilience projects.
The third appropriation of funds for
the Emergency Relief Program was in
2019. Under the Additional
Supplemental Appropriations for
Disaster Relief Act of 2019 (Pub. L. 116–
20), Congress appropriated $10.5
million for FTA’s Emergency Relief
Program for transit systems affected by
major declared disasters occurring in
calendar year 2018.
On March 13, 2020, FTA announced
that expanded eligibility of Federal
assistance is available under FTA’s
Emergency Relief Program to help
transit agencies respond to the
coronavirus (COVID–19) in states where
the Governor has declared an
emergency. This includes allowing all
transit providers, including those in
large urban areas, to use Federal formula
funds for emergency-related capital and
operating expenses, and raises the cap
on the Federal government’s share of
those expenses.
Respondents: States, local
governmental authorities, Indian tribes
and other FTA recipients impacted by
Hurricane Sandy which affected midAtlantic and northeastern states in
October 2012; Hurricane Harvey which
affected areas of Texas and Louisiana in
August 2017; and Hurricanes Irma and
Maria which affected the southeastern
states and the territories of the Puerto
Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in
September 2017, and by major declared
disasters occurring in calendar year
2018.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 26.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
4,680 hours.
Frequency: Annually.
Nadine Pembleton,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2022–0025]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Bus Testing
Program
Federal Transit Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:
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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 163 / Wednesday, August 24, 2022 / Notices
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 extension
of a currently approved information
collection: Bus Testing Program.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before October 24, 2022.
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. Website: 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: 202–366–7951.
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
jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
VerDate Sep<11>2014
19:09 Aug 23, 2022
Jkt 256001
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jamel El-Hamri at (202) 366–8985, or
email: Jamel.El-Hamri@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 Number: 2132–0550.
Background: 49 U.S.C. 5318(a)
provides that Federal funds
appropriated or otherwise made
available under 49 U.S.C. chapter 53
[FTA funding] may not be obligated or
expended for the acquisition of a new
bus model unless a bus of that model
has been tested for maintainability,
reliability, safety, performance
(including braking performance),
structural integrity, fuel economy,
emissions, and noise, and has achieved
a passing test score.
The Bus Testing Center is operated by
the Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania
Transportation Institute of the
Pennsylvania State University (LTI). LTI
operates and maintains the Center under
a cooperative agreement with FTA 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 with a passing test
score, a draft Bus Testing Report is
provided to the manufacturer of the new
bus model. If the manufacturer approves
the Report for publication, the bus
model becomes eligible for FTA
funding. 49 CFR 665.7 requires a
recipient of FTA funds to certify that a
bus model has been tested at the bus
testing facility, that the bus model
received a passing score, and that the
recipient has a copy of the applicable
Bus Testing Report(s) on a bus model
before final acceptance of any buses of
that model. Recipients are strongly
encouraged to review the Bus Testing
Report(s) relevant to a bus model before
final acceptance and/or selection of that
bus model.
Respondents: Bus manufacturers and
recipients of FTA funds.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 60 (the responses include
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40 testing determination requirements
requests at 32 hours each, 20 testing
authorization requests at 32 hours each,
16 tests scheduled at 10 hours each, and
3 retest requests at 17 hours each).
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
2,131 hours.
Frequency: Annually.
Nadine Pembleton,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2022–0024]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Transit Research,
Development, Demonstration,
Deployment and Training Projects
Federal Transit Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:
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 extension
of a currently approved information
collection: Transit Research
Development, Demonstration,
Deployment and Training Projects.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before October 24, 2022.
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. Website: 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: 202–366–7951.
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
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2022-0025]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Bus
Testing Program
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation.
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 approve
the extension of a currently approved information collection: Bus
Testing Program.
DATES: Comments must be submitted before October 24, 2022.
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. Website: 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: 202-366-7951.
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: Jamel El-Hamri at (202) 366-8985, or
email: [email protected].
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 Number: 2132-0550.
Background: 49 U.S.C. 5318(a) provides that Federal funds
appropriated or otherwise made available under 49 U.S.C. chapter 53
[FTA funding] may not be obligated or expended for the acquisition of a
new bus model unless a bus of that model has been tested for
maintainability, reliability, safety, performance (including braking
performance), structural integrity, fuel economy, emissions, and noise,
and has achieved a passing test score.
The Bus Testing Center is operated by the Thomas D. Larson
Pennsylvania Transportation Institute of the Pennsylvania State
University (LTI). LTI operates and maintains the Center under a
cooperative agreement with FTA 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 with a passing test score, a draft
Bus Testing Report is provided to the manufacturer of the new bus
model. If the manufacturer approves the Report for publication, the bus
model becomes eligible for FTA funding. 49 CFR 665.7 requires a
recipient of FTA funds to certify that a bus model has been tested at
the bus testing facility, that the bus model received a passing score,
and that the recipient has a copy of the applicable Bus Testing
Report(s) on a bus model before final acceptance of any buses of that
model. Recipients are strongly encouraged to review the Bus Testing
Report(s) relevant to a bus model before final acceptance and/or
selection of that bus model.
Respondents: Bus manufacturers and recipients of FTA funds.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 60 (the responses include
40 testing determination requirements requests at 32 hours each, 20
testing authorization requests at 32 hours each, 16 tests scheduled at
10 hours each, and 3 retest requests at 17 hours each).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,131 hours.
Frequency: Annually.
Nadine Pembleton,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-18277 Filed 8-23-22; 8:45 am]
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