[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11326-11327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5783]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 3501, et seq.) the Department of Transportation has 
submitted the following emergency processing public Information 
Collection Requests (ICRs) abstracted below to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance. The ICRs describe the nature 
of the information collections and their expected burden.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phillip A. Leach, Office of the 
Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590, 202/366-0770.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of the Secretary

    1. Title: Report of DBE Awards and Commitments.
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0510.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Form(s): DOT F 4630.
    Affected Public: DOT financially-assisted state and local 
transportation agencies.
    Abstract: 49 CFR Part 23 establishes requirements for the 
Department of Transportation (DOT) so as to comply with the mandates of 
the Intermodal Surface Transportation and Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 
1991 (Pub. L. 102-240, December 18, 1991). 49 CFR Part 23.49(a) 
requires that DOT and its Operating Administrations develop a 
recordkeeping system to monitor, assess and identify contract awards 
and progress in achieving DBE subcontract goals. In addition, Pub. L. 
102-240 section 1003(b) requires that each state annually survey and 
compile a list of small business concerns and the location of such 
concerns, and notify the Secretary of Transportation of the percentage 
of such concerns controlled by women and by socially and economically 
disadvantaged individuals other than women. If these reporting 
requirements were not available, firms controlled by minorities would 
not achieve the fullest possible participation in DOT programs, and the 
Department would not be able to identify its recipients and evaluate 
the extent to which financial assistance recipients have been awarded a 
reasonable amount.
    In order to minimize the burden on DOT recipients the Department 
has limited its informational request and reporting frequency to that 
necessary to meet its program and administrative monitoring 
requirements. The informational request consists of 17 data items on 
one page and one attachment, to be completed on an annual, semi-annual 
or quarterly basis. It is the overall long range objective of DOT to 
permit all DOT recipients to report on a yearly basis depending upon 
their past experience in meeting their goals.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 20,824 hours.
    2. Title: Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and 
Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments.
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0520.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Form(s): SF424, SF269, S7270, SF271, SF272.
    Affected Public: State and local governments receiving Federal 
financial assistance from the Department of Transportation (DOT).
    Abstract: Requirements for Federal administration of financial 
assistance to State and Local governments is provided to affected 
Executive agencies

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via a common grant management rule, codified by DOT at 49 CFR part 18, 
Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative 
Agreements to States and Local governments. The Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) provides management and oversight of the common rule. 
OMB also provides for a standard figure of seventy (70) annual burden 
hours per grantee for completion of required forms.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 125,650 hours.
    DOT is seeking emergency processing approval for 180 days to 
resolve internal discuss on how best to reduce the burden imposed on 
the public.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 2, 1998.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-5783 Filed 3-5-98; 8:45 am]
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