[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41968-41969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19922]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 Office of the Secretary

[Docket Number DOT-OST-2008-0196]


Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public 
Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the 
Information Collection Request, abstracted below, is being forwarded to 
the Office of Management and Budget for renewal and comment. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
cost burden. The Federal Register Notice with a sixty day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on August 26, 2008 [FR Vol. 73, page 50396]. No comments 
were received.

DATES: Written comments on this notice should be received on or before 
September 18, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Ashby, Acting Assistant General 
Counsel for Regulation and Enforcement, Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Suite W94-
302, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-9310.
    Comments: Comments should be submitted to OMB: Attention DOT/OST 
Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, with the associated OMB Approval Number 
2100-0019 and Docket DOT-OST-2008-0196 or [email protected] 
(e-mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Transportation for Individuals with Disabilities ; 
Accessibility of Over-the-Road Buses (OTRBs).
    OMB Control Number: 2100-0019.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of an Information Collection.
    Respondents: Charter/tour service operators, fixed route companies, 
small mixed service operators.
    Number of Respondents: 316,226.
    Number of Responses: Variable.
    Total Annual Burden: 182,873 hours.
    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 on Accessibility of Over-the-Road Buses 
has the following 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 recordkeeping for 5 years. The fifth has to do 
with report submission to DOT annually. The sixth has to do with 
reporting information on the purchase and lease of accessible and 
inaccessible new and used buses. When initiating the information 
collection as part of the rulemaking that established the requirements 
in question, the Department provided the estimate of

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burdens set forth below. We have no reason to believe that the time 
necessary to comply with the information collection requirements has 
changed in the meantime. We would note that this estimate assumes 
compliance by bus operators with the information collection 
requirements. Reporting rates, however, have been low.
    The purpose of the information collection requirements is to 
provide data that the Department can use in reviewing the provisions of 
its rule and to assist the Department in its oversight of compliance by 
bus companies. In particular, the data will be used to assist the 
Department in conducting the reevaluation of the requirements of the 
over-the-road bus rule mentioned in the regulation itself.
    Burden Statement: The amount of data sought is held to the minimum 
amount necessary to ensure compliance with the regulation. As suggested 
in comments from both the bus industry and disability community 
commenters during the rulemaking leading to this rule, recordkeeping 
and reporting of this kind would be useful for the purpose of ensuring 
compliance. The cumulative total burden for the information collection 
is between 167,889 hours (low estimate) and 182,873 hours (high 
estimate).
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether this collection of information 
(third party notification) is necessary for the proper performance of 
the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on the 
respondents, including through the use of automated 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 August 13, 2009.
Tracey M. Jackson,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-19922 Filed 8-18-09; 8:45 am]
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