[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5353-5354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2724]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection; Other Than Those Contained In 
Proposed Rules or In Current Rules; Transportation for Individuals With 
Disabilities-Accessibility of Over-the-Road Buses (OTRBs)

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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) amendment of its Americans with Disabilities Act 
and Final Rule on Accessibility of Over-the-Road Buses.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 8, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be directed to the Assistant General Counsel 
for Regulation and Enforcement, Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda A. Lasley, Attorney-Advisor, 
Regulation and Enforcement, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20590, (202)366-4723.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Transportation For Individuals With Disabilities-
Accessibility of Over-the-Road Buses (OTRBs).
    OMB Number: 2100-0019.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Affected Public: Bus companies and the disability community.
    Abstract: The Department of Transportation (DOT), in conjunction 
with the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance 
Board, issued final access regulations for privately-operated over-the-
road buses (OTRBs) as required by the Americans with Disability Act 
(ADA) of 1990. The final rule has four different recordkeeping/
reporting requirements. The first has to do with 48 hour advance notice 
and compensation. The second has to do with equivalent service and 
compensation. The third has to do with reporting information on 
ridership on accessible fixed-route buses. The fourth has to do with 
reporting information on the purchase and lease of accessible and 
inaccessible new and used buses. The purpose of the information 
collection requirements is to provide data that the Department can use 
in its regulatory review and to assist the Department in its oversight 
of compliance by bus companies.
    Respondents: Charter/Tour Service Operators, Fixed Route Companies, 
Small Mixed Service Operators.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,448.
    Average Annual Burden Per Respondent: Variable.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 316,226 hours.
    Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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. All responses to this notice, will be 
summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments 
will also become a matter of public record.

    Issued in Washington, DC on January 30, 2002.
Robert Ashby,
Deputy Assistant General, Counsel for Regulation and Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 02-2724 Filed 2-4-02; 8:45 am]
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