[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 128 (Thursday, July 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43167-43168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14249]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. FTA-2023-0014]


Agency Information Collection Activity under OMB Review

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of 
Transportation (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 a 
new information collection: Public Transportation Safety Program.

DATES: Comments must be submitted before September 5, 2023.

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: http://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 http://www.regulations.gov. Commenters should follow the directions 
below for mailed and hand-delivered comments.
    2. Fax: 202-366-7951. 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.
    3. 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.

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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 http://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 http://www.regulations.gov.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents and 
comments received, go to http://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: Emily Jessup, Office of Chief Counsel, 
(202) 366-8907 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 Safety Program.
    Background: Congress directed FTA to establish a comprehensive 
Public Transportation Safety Program in the Moving Ahead for Progress 
in the 21st Century Act (Pub. L. 112-141; July 6, 2012) (MAP-21), which 
was reauthorized by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act 
(Pub. L. 114-94; December 4, 2015). The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, 
enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58; 
November 15, 2021), continues FTA's authority to regulate public 
transportation systems that receive Federal financial assistance under 
chapter 53.
    49 U.S.C. 5329(f) authorizes FTA to ``require the production of 
documents by, and prescribe recordkeeping and reporting requirements 
for, a recipient or a State safety oversight agency'' for the purposes 
of carrying out the Federal Public Transportation Safety Program. FTA 
is seeking approval of an information collection that will allow FTA to 
collect safety related data from transit agencies, State Safety 
Oversight Agencies (SSOAs), and States. FTA will use this information 
collection to assess how recipients of Federal financial assistance 
under chapter 53 are complying with FTA safety requirements and 
recommendations and ensuring safe transportation systems for the riders 
and patrons using each system, the workers operating each system, and 
the pedestrians interacting with each system. FTA may also use this 
collection to assist in determining whether there is a need for new or 
revised safety requirements. This collection is different from the 
existing safety related collections associated with the Public 
Transportation Agency Safety Plan Program (2132-0580), the Public 
Transportation Safety Certification Training Program (2132-0578), and 
the State Safety Oversight Program (2132-0558). The aforementioned 
collections are approved to collect information related to the 
requirements of those safety programs while this new collection is 
intended to cover other safety issues, including emerging safety 
concerns.
    The information captured through this data collection will enable 
FTA to respond to existing safety issues and be proactive to address 
potential and emerging safety concerns. This information collection is 
essential to FTA's safety oversight and grant-making roles--both 
critical to the Agency's mission of improving public transportation for 
America's communities.
    Respondents: Transit agencies, State safety oversight agencies, and 
States.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 855 (768 transit agencies, 
31 SSOAs, 56 States including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin 
Islands).
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 1,710 responses.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 20,520 hours.
    Frequency: Periodic.

Emily Anderson,
Director, Office of Management Planning.
[FR Doc. 2023-14249 Filed 7-5-23; 8:45 am]
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