[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 46492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22259]


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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 he Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), this notice announces the Department of 
Transportation's (DOT) intention to request the extension of a 
previously approved collection.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by October 5, 2001. 
Attention DOT/OST Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ladd Hakes, Grants Management 
Division (M-62), Office of the Senior Procurement Executive, Office of 
the Secretary, US Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-4284.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of the Secretary

    Title: Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and 
Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments.
    Forms: SF 269, SF 270, SF 271, SF 272 and SF424.
    OMB Number: 2105-0520.
    Affected Public: All US and foreign direct air carriers must have 
accident liability insurance coverage to obtain or exercise authority 
to operate aircraft in interstate or foreign service.
    Annual Estimated Burden: 125,650 hours.
    Abstract: Information is required to meet the data requirements 
imposed by OMB Circular A-102 and the grant common rule, which the 
Department of Transportation codified at 49 CFR part 18. The 
information collected, retained and provided by the State and local 
government grantees is required to ensure grantee eligibility and their 
conformance with Federally mandated reporting requirements. OMB 
provides management and oversight of the circular. OMB also provides 
for a standard figure of seventy (70) annual burden hours per grantee 
for completion of required forms.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

    Issued in Washington DC on August 29, 2001.
Vanester Williams,
Clearance Officer, Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 01-22259 Filed 9-4-01; 8:45 am]
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