[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 132 (Monday, July 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 33509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16509]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. FTA-2009-0032]


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 that the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. The Federal 
Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments was 
published on April 27, 2008. No comments were received in response to 
that notice.

DATES: Comments must be submitted before August 12, 2009. A comment to 
OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaStar Matthews, Office of 
Administration, Office of Management Planning, (202) 366-2295 or e-
mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Transit Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction 
Program (OMB Number: 2132-0566).
    Abstract: 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.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 32,080 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: July 7, 2007.
Ann M. Linnertz,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-16509 Filed 7-10-09; 8:45 am]
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