[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 241 (Thursday, December 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67005-67006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30031]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2009-0131]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for 
Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for extension of currently approved 
information collection.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to 
request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for 
changes to a currently approved information collection that is 
summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are required to 
publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by February 16, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
FHWA-2009-0131, by any of the following methods:

    Web Site: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Jensen, 202-366-2048 or Kenneth 
Petty, 202-366-6654, Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty, 
Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:45 
a.m. to 4:15

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p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Transportation, Community, and System 
Preservation Program Grant Application. Delta Region Transportation 
Development Program Grant Application. Transportation Planning 
Excellence Awards Nomination Form.
    OMB Control #: 2125-0615.
    Background: Transportation, Community, and System Preservation 
Program Grant Application: Section 1117 of the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 
(SAFETEA-LU) provides funding for the Transportation, Community, and 
System Preservation (TCSP) Program. The TCSP Program is a comprehensive 
initiative of research and grants to investigate the relationships 
between transportation, community, and system preservation plans and 
practices and identify sector-based initiatives to improve such 
relationships. States, metropolitan planning organizations, local 
governments, and tribal governments are eligible for discretionary 
grants to carry out eligible projects to integrate transportation, 
community, and system preservation plans and practices that:

     Improve the efficiency of the transportation system of the 
United States.
     Reduce environmental impacts of transportation.
     Reduce the need for costly future public infrastructure 
investments.
     Ensure efficient access to jobs, services, and centers of 
trade.
     Examine community development patterns and identify 
strategies to encourage private sector development patterns and 
investments that support these goals.
    The 2-page TCSP grant application is the tool used to collect the 
necessary information needed to successfully submit eligible TCSP 
Program projects to the Secretary of Transportation for approval and 
for the distribution of TCSP funds. The TCSP grant application includes 
four parts: (A) Project Information--General contact and funding 
information, (B) Project Abstract--Overview of the purpose and intent 
of project, (C) Project Narrative--Description of the project and the 
expected results, and (D) Project Eligibility--Discussion of how the 
project meets statutory eligibility.
    The TCSP Program is a discretionary program. However in some years, 
the projects awarded TCSP Program funding have been designated by 
Congress. In order to comply with Congressional designation, the FHWA 
Division offices will continue to be asked to identify the intended 
recipient of the TCSP designated grant. The specified grant recipient 
would then be asked to complete the grant application each fiscal year 
that they receive TCSP funding and submit it electronically.

Background: Delta Region Transportation Development Program Grant 
Application

    Section 1117 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) provides 
funding for the Delta Region Transportation Development Program 
(DRTDP). The DRTDP supports and encourages multistate transportation 
planning and corridor development, provides for transportation project 
development, facilitates transportation decision making and supports 
transportation construction in the eight States comprising the Delta 
Region (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, 
Missouri, and Tennessee). A State transportation department or 
metropolitan planning organization in a Delta Region State may receive 
and administer funds provided under the program.
    The 2-page DRTDP grant application is the tool used to collect the 
necessary information needed to successfully submit eligible DRTDP 
projects to the Secretary of Transportation for approval and for the 
distribution of DRTDP funds. The DRTDP grant application collects 
project information including general contact and funding information, 
a narrative project description, and information regarding statutory 
eligibility.
    The DRTDP Program is a discretionary program. However in some 
years, the projects awarded DRTDP Program funding have been designated 
by Congress. In order to comply with Congressional designation, the 
FHWA Division offices will continue to be asked to identify the 
intended recipient of the DRTDP designated grant. The specified grant 
recipient would then be asked to complete the grant application each 
fiscal year that they receive DRTDP funding and submit it 
electronically.

Background: Transportation Planning Excellence Awards Nomination Form

    The Transportation Planning Excellence Awards (TPEA) Program is a 
biennial awards program developed by the FHWA and the Federal Transit 
Administration (FTA) to recognize outstanding initiatives across the 
country to develop, plan and implement innovative transportation 
planning practices. The program is co-sponsored by the American 
Planning Association.
    The on-line TPEA nomination form is the tool for submitters to 
nominate a process, group, or individual involved in a project or 
process that has used the FHWA and/or the FTA funding sources to make 
an outstanding contribution to the field of transportation planning. 
The information about the process, group or individual provided by the 
submitter may be shared and published if that submission is selected 
for an award.
    The TPEA Program is a biennial awards program and individuals will 
be asked to submit nominations via the online form every two years. The 
participants will provide their information by means of the Internet.
    Respondents: For the TCSP Program, 200 participants annually. For 
the DRTDP Program, 20 participants annually. For the TPEA, 150 
participants biennially.
    Frequency: For the TCSP Program, grant applications are solicited 
on an annual basis. For the DRTDP, grant applications are solicited on 
an annual basis. For the TPEA, nominations are solicited every two 
years.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: For the TCSP Program, 
approximately 120 minutes. For the DRTDP, approximately 90 minutes. For 
the TPEA Program, approximately 90 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: For the TCSP Program, 400 
hours annually. For the DRTDP, 30 hours annually. TPEA, 225 hours in 
the first year and 225 hours in the third year.

     Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: December 11, 2009.
Tina Campbell,
Acting Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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