[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 99 (Friday, May 21, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 29346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11593]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. FTA-2094-17894]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Request for emergency approval process.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this announces that the Information Collection 
Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to request an emergency approval process. 
FTA requested approval of this ICR by 30 days from the date of 
publication of this notice.

DATES: Comments must be submitted before June 21, 2004.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: United We Ride State Coordination Grants.
    Type of Request: Emergency Approval Request.
    OMB Control Number: 2132-New.
    Form(s): N/A.
    Affected Public: State agencies.
    Abstract: FTA provides financial assistance to states, local 
governments, private nonprofit agencies, and public bodies through 49 
U.S.C. 5314 for transportation services designed to meet the needs of 
elderly persons and persons with disabilities. The General Accounting 
Office (GAO) issued two reports on Transportation for Disadvantaged 
Populations (June 2003 and February 2004). In these reports, GAO 
identified 62 federal programs that support transportation services for 
individuals with disabilities, older adults and persons with lower 
incomes. GAO also identified a significant number of obstacles and 
barriers to coordinating services.
    On February 24, 2004, President Bush signed an Executive Order 
Number 13330 on Human Service Transportation Coordination establishing 
the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility and 
requiring attention to the obstacles outlined by GAO. The President's 
Executive Order requires agencies to identify and implement strategies 
for enhancing coordinated services within a one-year period. The United 
We Ride initiative includes a State Coordination Grant that provides 
support to help states address the issues outlined both by GAO and by 
the President in the Executive Order.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 500 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 minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

    Dated: May 18, 2004.
Ann M. Linnertz,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-11593 Filed 5-20-04; 8:45 am]
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