[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35507-35508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15027]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. FTA-2011-0032]


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

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request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend the 
following currently approved information collection: Reporting of 
Technical Activities by FTA Grant Recipients.

DATES: Comments must be submitted before August 16, 2011.

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: 202-493-2251.
    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: Ms. Candace Noonan, Office of Planning 
and Environment, (202) 366-1648, or e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Interested parties are invited to send comments regarding any 
aspect of these information collections, including: (1) The necessity 
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: Reporting of Technical Activities by FTA Grant Recipients.
    (OMB Number: 2132-0549).
    Background: 49 U.S.C. Section 5305 authorizes the use of federal 
funds to assist metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), states, and 
local public bodies in developing transportation plans and programs to 
serve future transportation needs of urbanized areas and nonurbanized 
areas throughout the nation. As part of this effort, MPOs and states 
are required to consider a wide range of goals and objectives and to 
analyze alternative transportation system management and investment 
strategies. These objectives are measured by definable activities such 
as planning certification reviews and other related activities.
    The information collected is used to report annually to Congress, 
the Secretary, and to the Federal Transit Administrator on how grantees 
are responding to national emphasis areas and congressional direction, 
and allows FTA to track grantees' use of Federal planning funds.
    Respondents: FTA grant recipients.
    Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: 3 hours for each of the 52 
respondents.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 156 hours.
    Frequency: Annual.

    Issued: June 13, 2011.
Ann M. Linnertz,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-15027 Filed 6-16-11; 8:45 am]
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