[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78813-78814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25337]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2015-0271]


Agency Request for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection: Prioritization and Allocation Authority Exercised by the 
Secretary of Transportation Under the Defense Production Act

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments 
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The collection 
involves information required in an application to request Special 
Priorities Assistance. The information to be collected is necessary to 
facilitate the supply of civil transportation resources to promote the 
national defense. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal 
Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by December 18, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Your comments should be identified by Docket No. DOT-OST-
2015-0271 and may be submitted through one of the following methods:
     Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer 
for U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, 
Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
     Email: [email protected].
     Fax: (202) 395-5806. Attention: DOT/OST Desk Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Womack, 202-366-2250, Office of 
Intelligence, Security and Emergency Response, Office of the Secretary 
of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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    OMB Control Number: 2105-0567.
    Title: Prioritization and Allocation Authority Exercised by the 
Secretary of Transportation Under the Defense Production Act.
    Form Numbers: OST F 1254.
    Type of Review: Renewal of a previously approved information 
collection.
    Background: The Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2009 
requires each Federal agency with delegated authority under section 101 
of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. Sec. 
4501 et seq.) to issue final rules establishing standards and 
procedures by which the priorities and allocations authority is used to 
promote the national defense. The Secretary of Transportation has the 
delegated authority for all forms of civil transportation. DOT's final 
rule, Transportation Priorities and Allocation System (TPAS), published 
October 2012, requires this information collection. Form OST F 1254, 
Request for Special Priorities Assistance, would be filled out by 
private sector applicants, such as transportation companies or 
organizations. The private sector applicant must submit company 
information, the services or items for which the assistance is 
requested, and specific information about those services or items.
    Respondents: Private sector applicants, such as transportation 
companies or organizations.
    Number of Respondents: We estimate 6 respondents.
    Total Annual Burden: We estimate an average burden of 30 minutes 
per respondent for an estimated total annual burden of 3 hours.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the Department's 
performance; (b) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the 
Department to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information collection; and (d) ways that the burden could be minimized 
without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency 
will summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's 
clearance of this information collection.
    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 November 13, 2023.
Donna O'Berry,
Acting Director, Office of Intelligence, Security and Emergency 
Response.
[FR Doc. 2023-25337 Filed 11-15-23; 8:45 am]
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