[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50760-50761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20628]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2012-0006-N-9]


Notice and request for comments

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces that the Information Collection Requirements (ICRs) 
abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICRs describe the nature of 
the information collections and their expected burdens. The Federal 
Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the 
following collections of information was published on June 20, 2012, 
volume 77, page number 119.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 21, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Janet Wylie, Office of Planning 
and

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Administration, RPD-3, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey 
Ave. SE., Mail Stop 20, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-
6353), or Ms. Kimberly Toone, Office of Information Technology, RAD-20, 
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 
35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-6132). (These telephone 
numbers are not toll-free.).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 
Public Law 104-13, Section 2, 109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised 
at 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 
1320, require Federal agencies to issue two notices seeking public 
comment on information collection activities before OMB may approve 
paperwork packages. 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 1320.8(d)(1), 
1320.12. On June 20, 2012, FRA published a 60-day notice in the Federal 
Register soliciting comments on ICR that the agency was seeking OMB 
approval. 77 FR 37092. FRA received no comments after issuing this 60-
day notice. Accordingly, DOT announces that these information 
collection activities have been re-evaluated and certified under 5 CFR 
1320.5(a) and forwarded to OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 
CFR 1320.12(c).
    Before OMB decides whether to approve these proposed collections of 
information, it must provide 30 days for public comment. 44 U.S.C. 
3507(b); 5 CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires OMB to approve or 
disapprove paperwork packages between 30 and 60 days after the 30 day 
notice is published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)-(c); 5 CFR 1320.12(d); see also 
60 FR 44978, 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30 day notice 
informs the regulated community to file relevant comments and affords 
the agency adequate time to digest public comments before it renders a 
decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should 
submit their respective comments to OMB within 30 days of publication 
to best ensure having their full effect. 5 CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 
FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
    The summaries below describe the nature of the information 
collection requirements (ICRs) and the expected burden. The revised 
requirements are being submitted for clearance by OMB as required by 
the PRA.
    Title: Notice of Funds Availability and Solicitation of 
Applications for Grants under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Repair 
Grant Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0580.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: State and local governments, government sponsored 
authorities and corporations, railroads.
    Abstract: The Railroad Rehabilitation and Repair Grant Program 
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Program Number 20.314), 
was originally supported with up to $20,000,000 of Federal funds 
provided to FRA as part of the Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub. L. 110-329, 
September 30, 2008). On May 27, 2009, FRA selected 12 projects, 
totaling $15 million under this program. On August 5, 2010, FRA 
selected 10 more projects for the remaining funds. A few revisions to 
grant agreements and close-out of grants are the only remaining 
activities for this program.
    Funds provided under this program may constitute no more than 80 
percent of the total cost of a selected project, with the remaining 
cost funded from other non-Federal sources. Projects include repairs 
and rehabilitation to Class II and Class III railroad infrastructure 
damaged by hurricanes, floods, and natural disasters that are located 
in counties that were identified in a Disaster Declaration for Public 
Assistance issued by the President (http://www.fema.gov/news/disasters.fema#sev1).
    Class II and Class III railroad infrastructure repaired and 
rehabilitated include railroad rights-of-way, bridges, signals and 
other infrastructure which are part of the general railroad system of 
transportation and primarily used by railroads to move freight traffic. 
FRA anticipates that no further public notification will be made with 
respect to this program.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 1,048 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding these information collections to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: 
FRA Desk Officer. Alternatively, comments may be sent via email to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of 
Management and Budget, at the following address: [email protected].
    Comments are invited on the following: Whether the proposed 
collections of information are 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 estimates of 
the burden of the proposed information collections; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
ways to minimize the burden of the collections of information on 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 15, 2012.
Michael Logue,
Associate Administrator for Administration, Federal Railroad 
Administration.
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