[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 208 (Monday, November 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 60332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23781]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. FTA 2021-0016]


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: 
Nondiscrimination as it Applies to FTA Grant Programs.

DATES: Comments must be submitted before January 3, 2022.

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: Anita Heard (202) 493-0318 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: Nondiscrimination as It Applies to FTA Grant Programs. (OMB 
Number: 2132-0542).
    Background: The Federal Transit Laws, 49 U.S.C. 5332(b), provide 
that ``no person in the United States shall on the grounds of race, 
color, religion, national origin, sex, or age be excluded from the 
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to 
discrimination under any project, program or activity funded in whole 
or in part through financial assistance under this Act.'' This applies 
to employment and business opportunities and is considered to be in 
addition to the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
Any FTA applicant, recipient, sub-recipient, and contractor who employ 
100 or more transit-related employees and requests or receives capital 
or operating assistance in excess of $1 million in the previous Federal 
fiscal year, or requests or receives planning assistance in excess of 
$250,000 in the previous Federal fiscal year must implement all of the 
EEO Program elements. Agencies that have between 50-99 transit-related 
employees are required to prepare and maintain an EEO Program that 
includes the statement of policy, dissemination plan, designation of 
personnel, assessment of employment practices, and a monitoring and 
reporting system.
    Respondents: Transit agencies, States and Metropolitan Planning 
Organizations.
    Estimated Annual Respondents: 53.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,575.
    Frequency: Annual.

Nadine Pembleton,
Director Office of Management Planning.
[FR Doc. 2021-23781 Filed 10-29-21; 8:45 am]
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