[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8690-8691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02664]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. FTA-2013-0007]


Notice of Request for Revision of Information Collections

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 request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
the revisions of the following information collections:

49 U.S.C. 5307--Capital Assistance Program and Section 5309--Urbanized 
Area Formula Program
49 U.S.C. 5310--Capital Assistance Program for Elderly Persons and 
Persons with Disabilities and Section 5311--Nonurbanized Area Formula 
Program

DATES: Comments must be submitted before April 8, 2013.

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: 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 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 9:00 a.m. and 
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
    Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number 
for this

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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 
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 www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access to the 
docket to read background documents and comments received, go to 
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 9:00 a.m. 
and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    49 U.S.C. 5307--Capital Assistance Program and Section 5309 
Urbanized Area Formula Program--Vanessa Williams, FTA Office of Program 
Management (202) 366-4818, or email [email protected].
    49 U.S.C. 5310--Capital Assistance Program for Elderly Persons and 
Persons with Disabilities and Section 5311--Nonurbanized Area Formula 
Program--Elan Flippin, FTAOffice of Program Management (202) 366-3800, 
or email [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 collections 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: 49 U.S.C.--5307 Capital Assistance Program and Section 5309--
Urbanized Area Formula Program

 (OMB Number: 2132-0502)

    Background: 49 U.S.C. 5307--Capital Assistance Program and Section 
5309--Urbanized Area Formula Program authorize the Secretary of 
Transportation to make grants to State and local governments and public 
transportation authorities for financing mass transportation projects. 
In response to requirements authorized by the new legislation, Moving 
Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), a Passenger Ferry 
Grant Program has been added under 49 U.S.C. 5307. The Passenger Ferry 
Grant Program is a new discretionary grant program that will award 
funding on a competitive selection basis. Grant recipients for 49 
U.S.C. 5307 and 5309 are required to make information available to the 
public and publish a program of projects for affected citizens to 
comment on the proposed program and performance of the grant recipients 
at public hearings. Notices of hearings must include a brief 
description of the proposed project and be published in a newspaper 
circulated in the affected area. FTA also uses the information to 
determine eligibility for funding and to monitor the progress of the 
grantee in implementing and completing project activities. The 
information submitted ensures FTA's compliance with applicable federal 
laws, OMB Circular A-102 and 49 CFR Part 18, ``Uniform Administrative 
Requirements for Grants and C9ooperative Agreements with State and 
Local Governments.''
    Respondents: State and local government, business or other for-
profit institutions and non-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: Approximately 50 hours for 
each of the 3,345 respondents.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 167,250 hours.
    Frequency: Annual.

 Title: 49 U.S.C. 5310--Capital Assistance Program for Elderly Persons 
and Persons with Disabilities and Section 5311--Nonurbanized Area 
Formula Program

(OMB Number 2132-0500)

    Background: 49 U.S.C. 5310--Capital Assistance Program for Elderly 
Persons and
    Persons with Disabilities provides financial assistance for the 
specialized transportation service needs of elderly persons and persons 
with disabilities in all areas, urbanized, small urban and rural. 49 
U.S.C. 5311--Nonurbanized Area Formula Program provides financial 
assistance for the provision of public transportation services in 
nonurbanized areas. Both programs are administered by the State. The 
Tribal Transit Program, which was approved as a separate program under 
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), is now being added 
under 49 U.S.C. 5311. Under the new legislation, Moving Ahead for 
Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), the Tribal Transit Program 
continues to be a set-aside from the rural area formula program 
(Section 5311), but now consists of a $25 million formula program and a 
$5 million discretionary grant program. This program no longer provides 
a single apportionment to the State. It now provides apportionments 
specifically for large urbanized, small urbanized and rural areas and 
will require new designations in large urbanized areas. MAP-21 also 
expands the eligibility provisions to include operating expenses.
    49 U.S.C. 5310 and 5311authorize FTA to review applications for 
federal financial assistance to determine eligibility and compliance 
with statutory and administrative requirements. The applications must 
contain sufficient information to enable FTA to make the findings 
required by law to enforce the requirements of the programs. 
Information collected during the project management stage provides a 
basis for monitoring approved projects to ensure timely and appropriate 
expenditure of federal funds by grant recipients.
    Respondents: State and local government, business or other for-
profit institutions and non-profit institutions and small business 
organizations.
    Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: Approximately 111 hours for 
each of the 178 respondents.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 20,775 hours.
    Frequency: Annual.

    Issued: January 30, 2013.
Matthew M. Crouch,
Deputy Administrator for Administration.
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