[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 79 (Monday, April 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19114-19115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9469]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. FTA-2009-0022]


Notice of Request for the Extension of a 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: Transit 
Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction Program.

DATES: Comments must be submitted before June 26, 2009.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that your comments are not entered more than once 
into the docket, submit comments identified by the docket number by 
only one of the following methods:
    1. Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions 
for submitting comments on the U.S. Government electronic docket site. 
(Note: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT's) electronic 
docket is no longer accepting electronic comments.) All electronic 
submissions must be made to the U.S. Government electronic docket site 
at http://www.regulations.gov. Commenters should follow the directions 
below for mailed and hand-delivered comments.
    2. Fax: 202-366-7951.
    3. Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
SE., Docket Operations, M-30, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Docket Operations, M-30, West Building, Ground 
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number for 
this notice at the beginning of your comments. Submit two copies of 
your comments if you submit them by mail. For confirmation that FTA has 
received your comments, include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Note 
that all comments received, including any personal information, will be 
posted and will be available to Internet users, without change, to 
http://www.regulations.gov. You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act 
Statement in the Federal Register published April 11, 2000, (65 FR 
19477), or you may visit http://www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access 
to the docket to read background documents and comments received, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Background documents and 
comments received may also be viewed at the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Docket Operations, M-30, 
West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001 
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Mr. Walter Kulyk, Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation, 
(202) 366-4995, or e-mail at: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested parties are invited to send 
comments regarding any aspect of this information collection, 
including: (1) The necessity

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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: Transit Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction 
Program (OMB Number: 2132-0566).
    Background: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 
(ARRA) established the Transit Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy 
Reduction (TIGGER) Program. This program is a new $100,000,000 
discretionary grant program to support public transit agencies in 
making capital investments that will assist in reducing the energy 
consumption or greenhouse gas emissions of their public transportation 
systems.
    The information collected is submitted as part of the application 
for grants used to determine eligibility of applicants and project 
selection. Collection of project management information also provides 
documentation that the applicants and recipients are meeting program 
objectives and are complying with FTA Circular 5010.1D Grant Management 
Requirements and other Federal requirements.
    To meet the requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment 
Act, FTA requested an emergency approval from OMB for the Transit 
Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction Program. OMB 
approved FTA's emergency request for approval on March 10, 2009. The 
OMB Control Number is 2132-0566. FTA published a Federal Register 
notice for Solicitation of Comments and Notice of Availability of 
Fiscal Year 2009 Funding for Transit Investments in Greenhouse Gas and 
Energy Reduction Grants on March 24, 2009.
    Respondents: State and local government agencies.
    Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: Approximately 89 hours for 
each of the 360 respondents.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 32,080 hours.
    Frequency: Annual.

    Issued April 21, 2009.
Ann M. Linnertz,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-9469 Filed 4-24-09; 8:45 am]
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