[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 107 (Friday, June 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30096-30097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14166]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration
[Docket No. FTA-99-5750]


Notice of Request for the Extension of Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.

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 extend 
the following currently approved information collection:
    Rail Fixed Guideway Systems; State Safety Oversight.


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DATES: Comments must be submitted before August 2, 1999.

ADDRESSES: All written comments must refer to the docket number that 
appears at the top of this document and be submitted to the United 
States Department of Transportation, Central Dockets Office, PL-401, 
400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590. All comments received 
will be available for examination at the above address from 10:00 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. 
Those desiring notification of receipt of comments must include a self-
addressed, stamped postcard/envelope.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rail Fixed Guideway Systems; State 
Safety Oversight--Mr. Roy Field, Office of Program Management, (202) 
366-0197.

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: Rail Fixed Guideway Systems; State Safety Oversight (OMB 
Number: 2132-0558).
    Background: 49 U.S.C. Section 5330 requires each State that to 
designate a State Safety Oversight agency to oversee the safety and 
security operations of ``a rail fixed guideway system'' within the 
State's jurisdiction. To comply with Section 5330, State oversight 
agencies must require System Safety Program Plans (SSPPs) from rail 
fixed guideway systems; review and approve these SSPPs; require 
notification of unacceptable hazardous conditions according to the 
American Public Transit Association (APTA) Hazard Classification 
Matrix; require and review corrective action plans from rail fixed 
guideway systems to eliminate such conditions; require an ongoing 
safety audit process at the rail fixed guideway systems; and submit 
both an annual certification to FTA that the State is in compliance 
with the requirements of Section 5330 and an annual report documenting 
safety activities. Collection of this information will enable the State 
oversight agency to monitor effectively the safety of the rail fixed 
guideway system. Without certification from the State oversight agency, 
FTA would be unable to determine each State's compliance with Section 
5330.
    If a State fails to comply with the requirements of Section 5330, 
FTA may withhold up to five percent of funds apportioned under section 
5307 to a State, or urbanized area within a State, beginning in Fiscal 
Year 1997.
    Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: Approximately 663.50 hours 
for each of the 56 respondents.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 37,158 hours.
    Frequency: Annual.

    Issued: June 1, 1999.
Gordon J. Linton,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 99-14166 Filed 6-3-99; 8:45 am]
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