[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28383-28384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12809]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2019-0009]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
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 extension of a currently approved information collection:
Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program
DATES: Comments must be submitted before August 19, 2019.
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. Website: 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: 202-366-7951.
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 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: John Bodnar (202) 366-9091 or email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested parties are invited to send
comments regarding any aspect of this information collection,
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: Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (OMB Number:
2132-0575).
Background: Since the authorization of the Public Transportation
Emergency Relief Program in 2012, Congress has appropriated funds three
times for transit agencies affected by disaster.
The first appropriation of funds for the program was in 2013
following Hurricane Sandy, for which the President declared a major
disaster for areas of 12 States and the District of Columbia. Under the
Disaster Relief Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 113-2), Congress provided
$10.9 billion for FTA's Emergency Relief Program for recovery, relief,
and resilience efforts in the counties specified in the disaster
declaration. Approximately $10.0 billion remained available after
implementation of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 2011 (Pub. L. 112-25) and after intergovernmental transfers to other
bureaus and offices within DOT. FTA has allocated the full amount in
multiple tiers for response, recovery and rebuilding; for locally
prioritized resilience projects, and for competitively selected
resilience projects.
The second appropriation of funds for the Emergency Relief Program
was in 2018 following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, for which the
President declared major disasters in areas of Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands. Under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-123),
Congress provided $330 million for FTA's Emergency Relief Program for
transit systems affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. On May
31, 2018 FTA allocated $277.5 million for response, recovery,
rebuilding, and resilience projects.
The third appropriation of funds for the Emergency Relief Program
was in 2019. Under the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for
Disaster Relief Act of 2019, Congress appropriated $10.5 million for
FTA's Emergency Relief Program for transit systems affected by major
declared disasters occurring in calendar year 2018.
Respondents: States, local governmental authorities, Indian tribes
and other FTA recipients impacted by Hurricane Sandy which affected
mid-Atlantic and northeastern states in October 2012; Hurricane Harvey
which affected areas of Texas and Louisiana in August 2017; and
Hurricanes Irma and Maria which affected the southeastern states and
the territories of the Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in
September 2017, and by major declared disasters occurring in calendar
year 2018.
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Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 26.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 4,680 hours.
Frequency: Every Two Years.
Nadine Pembleton,
Director, Office of Management Planning.
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