[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 208 (Monday, October 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65829-65830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27384]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. FTA-2002-13634]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

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 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces the Information Collection 
Request (ICR) abstracted below has been

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forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extension of 
the currently approved information collection. The Federal Register 
Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments was published 
on July 30, 2002.

DATES: Comments must be submitted before November 27, 2002. A comment 
to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sylvia L. Marion, Office of 
Administration, Office of Management Planning, (202) 366-6680.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Rail Fixed Guideway Systems, State Safety Oversight (OMB 
Number: 2132-0558)
    Abstract: 49 U.S.C. section 5330 requires each State 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 
Transportation 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: 37,158 hours.

ADDRESSES: All written comments must refer to the docket number that 
appears at the top of this document and be submitted to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
725--17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FTA Desk 
Officer.
    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: October 22, 2002.
Dorrie Y. Aldrich,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-27384 Filed 10-25-02; 8:45 am]
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