[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35534-35535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15961]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2018-0044]


Notice of Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; 
Agency Request To Modify Existing Information Collections: Railroad 
Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) and Transportation 
Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Credit Programs

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation.

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 Request (ICR) 
abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information 
collection was published May 21, 2018, and the comment period ended 
July 20, 2018. One comment unrelated to the ICR was submitted into the 
docket.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by August 27, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to the attention of the 
DOT/OST Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by email at 
[email protected] with the associated OMB Control Number 
2105-0569.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kylie Cannon at [email protected] 
or (202) 366-2731; or the Build America Bureau at [email protected] 
or (202) 366-2300.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0569.
    Title: Letter of Interest and Application Forms for the Railroad 
Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing and Transportation 
Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act Credit Programs.
    Type of Review: Modification of existing information collections.
    Abstract: The Department of Transportation (the Department) has 
submitted an ICR to OMB to approve modifications to two currently 
approved ICRs. As part of the modifications to the ICRs, one ICR will 
be integrated into the other ICR. The modified and integrated ICR will 
be used to allow entities to apply for Railroad Rehabilitation and 
Improvement Financing (RRIF) and

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Transportation Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act (TIFIA) 
credit assistance using a common set of forms, rather than having a 
separate set of forms for each of RRIF and TIFIA. The new, integrated 
forms have also been updated to reflect changes in law, streamlining of 
the credit programs, and efficiencies in the application process 
adopted by the Department. However, the general process of applying for 
credit assistance is not changing; applications are still accepted on a 
rolling basis. The ICR continues to be necessary for the Department to 
evaluate projects and project sponsors for credit program eligibility 
and creditworthiness as required by law.
    Respondents: State and local governments, transit agencies, 
government-sponsored authorities, special authorities, special 
districts, ports, private railroads, and certain other private 
entities.
    Estimated Total Annual Number of Responses: Eight (8) RRIF letters 
of interest (LOIs), twelve (12) TIFIA LOIs, eight (8) RRIF 
applications, and twelve (12) TIFIA applications.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: For RRIF LOIs and 
applications, 960 hours; for TIFIA LOIs and applications 1,440 hours.
    The estimated burdens are itemized in the following table:

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                                                                                            D. Total
                                                                 B. Number     C. Hours      hours
                      A. Type of response                            of          per      (column B x
                                                                 responses     response     column C)
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RRIF LOI......................................................            8           20          160
RRIF Application..............................................            8          100          800
TIFIA LOI.....................................................           12           20          240
TIFIA Application.............................................           12          100         1200
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    Frequency of Collection: One time.
    Comments on the following subjects: (a) The need for the proposed 
collection of information for the proper performance of the functions 
of the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who 
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques.

    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 July 23, 2018.
Jenny Barket,
Attorney Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2018-15961 Filed 7-25-18; 8:45 am]
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