[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 161 (Friday, August 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42356-42357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20080]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2009-0115]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Renewed Approval of 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments 
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The collection 
involves the Supplemental Discretionary Grants for a National Surface 
Transportation System, or TIGER Discretionary Grants. The information 
to be collected will be used to and/or is necessary in order to receive 
and evaluate applications for grant funds pursuant to Title XII of the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Title XII 
established a new program for OST to provide Supplemental Discretionary 
Grants for a National Surface Transportation System. OST is referring 
to these grants as Grants for Transportation Investment Generating 
Economic Recovery, or ``TIGER Discretionary Grants.'' The purposes of

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the TIGER Discretionary Grants program include promoting economic 
recovery and supporting projects that have a significant impact on the 
Nation, a metropolitan area or a region.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by October 20, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-OST-
2009-0115] through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West 
Building, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack Bennett, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Transportation Policy, at 202-366-6222 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0560.
    Title: Supplemental Discretionary Grants for a National Surface 
Transportation System or TIGER Discretionary Grants.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: On February 17, 2009, the President of the United 
States signed the Recovery Act to, among other purposes, (1) preserve 
and create jobs and promote economic recovery, (2) invest in 
transportation infrastructure that will provide long-term economic 
benefits, and (3) assist those most affected by the current economic 
downturn. The Recovery Act appropriated $1.5 billion of discretionary 
grant funds to be awarded by the Department for capital investments in 
surface transportation infrastructure. The funds provided by TIGER 
Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis to projects that have a 
significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or a region.
    On May 18, 2009, the Department published an interim notice 
announcing the availability of funding for TIGER Discretionary Grants, 
project selection criteria, application requirements and the deadline 
for submitting applications, which is September 15, 2009. On June 17, 
2009, the Department published an additional notice revising some 
elements of the interim notice. In the event that the June 17, 2009, 
solicitation does not result in the award and obligation of all 
available funds, the Department may decide to publish an additional 
solicitation.
    The Department's estimated burden for this information collection 
is the following:
    Expected Number of Respondents: 500.
    Frequency: One time collection.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 100 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 50,000.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for OST's performance; (b) the 
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for OST to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d) 
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of 
the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include 
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information 
collection.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.

    Issued in Washington, DC on August 17, 2009.
Patricia Lawton,
DOT Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-20080 Filed 8-20-09; 8:45 am]
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