[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52110-52111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18277]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. FTA 2022-0025]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Bus 
Testing Program

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation.

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: Bus 
Testing Program.

DATES: Comments must be submitted before October 24, 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: Jamel El-Hamri at (202) 366-8985, 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: Bus Testing Program.
    OMB Number: 2132-0550.
    Background: 49 U.S.C. 5318(a) provides that Federal funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available under 49 U.S.C. chapter 53 
[FTA funding] may not be obligated or expended for the acquisition of a 
new bus model unless a bus of that model has been tested for 
maintainability, reliability, safety, performance (including braking 
performance), structural integrity, fuel economy, emissions, and noise, 
and has achieved a passing test score.
    The Bus Testing Center is operated by the Thomas D. Larson 
Pennsylvania Transportation Institute of the Pennsylvania State 
University (LTI). LTI operates and maintains the Center under a 
cooperative agreement with FTA and establishes and collects fees for 
the testing of the vehicles at the facility. Upon completion of the 
testing of the vehicle at the Center with a passing test score, a draft 
Bus Testing Report is provided to the manufacturer of the new bus 
model. If the manufacturer approves the Report for publication, the bus 
model becomes eligible for FTA funding. 49 CFR 665.7 requires a 
recipient of FTA funds to certify that a bus model has been tested at 
the bus testing facility, that the bus model received a passing score, 
and that the recipient has a copy of the applicable Bus Testing 
Report(s) on a bus model before final acceptance of any buses of that 
model. Recipients are strongly encouraged to review the Bus Testing 
Report(s) relevant to a bus model before final acceptance and/or 
selection of that bus model.
    Respondents: Bus manufacturers and recipients of FTA funds.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 60 (the responses include 
40 testing determination requirements requests at 32 hours each, 20 
testing authorization requests at 32 hours each, 16 tests scheduled at 
10 hours each, and 3 retest requests at 17 hours each).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,131 hours.
    Frequency: Annually.

Nadine Pembleton,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-18277 Filed 8-23-22; 8:45 am]
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