    [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 58 (Thursday, March 26, 2026)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 14750-14751]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 2026-05921]

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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

    Federal Transit Administration

    [FTA Docket No. FTA 2026-0039]

    Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 49
    U.S.C. 5310 Capital Assistance Program for Elderly Persons and Persons
    With Disabilities & Section 5311 Nonurbanized Area Formula 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 a
    request for an extension without change to an existing information
    collection: 49 U.S.C. 5310 Capital Assistance Program for Elderly
    Persons and Persons with Disabilities & Section 5311 Nonurbanized Area
    Formula Program.

    DATES: Comments must be submitted before May 26, 2026.

    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: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
    for submitting comments on the U.S. Government electronic docket site.
    All electronic submissions must be made to the U.S. Government
    electronic docket site at https://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 a.m. and 5 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
    https://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 https://www.regulations.gov. Docket: For
    access to the docket to read background documents and comments
    received, go to https://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 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
    Friday, except Federal holidays.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Destiny Buchanan, Office of Program
    Management (202) 493-8018 or Destiny.Buchanan@dot.gov.

    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: 49 U.S.C. 5310 Capital Assistance Program for Elderly
    Persons and Persons with Disabilities & Section 5311 Nonurbanized Area
    Formula Program.
        OMB Number: 2132-0500.
        Background: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
    1995, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is requesting Office of
    Management and Budget (OMB) 3-year approval of an extension without
    change for a currently approved collection. The 49 U.S.C. 5310 Capital
    Assistance Program for Elderly Persons and Persons with Disabilities &
    Section 5311 information collection is comprised of two programs that
    provide financial assistance in meeting the transportation needs of
    seniors and individuals with disabilities where public transportation
    services are unavailable, insufficient or inappropriate. The Section
    5310 program (Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with
    Disabilities) supplements FTA's other capital assistance programs by
    funding transportation projects for seniors and individuals with
    disabilities in large urban, small urban, and rural areas. It primarily
    covers capital expenses such as buses and vans and, in selected cases,
    operating costs to remove barriers to transportation access. In
    addition to traditional Section 5310 funding, the FTA administers the
    Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility (ICAM) Pilot Program, open
    to Section 5310 recipients and subrecipients, which helps finance
    innovative projects that improve coordination of transportation and
    non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) services; examples include
    deployment of coordination technology and projects that create or
    expand access to community One-Call/One-Click centers. The Section 5311
    program (Formula Grants for Rural Areas) provides capital, planning,
    and operating assistance to states, local governments, private
    nonprofit agencies, and public bodies for transportation services in
    rural areas with populations of less than 50,000. The Rural Transit
    Assistance Program (RTAP), a subsection of 5311, funds training,
    technical assistance, and related activities to strengthen rural public
    transportation. States are the direct recipients of 5311 and RTAP
    funds. Tribal Transit Program, also a subsection of 5311, provides
    public transportation funding to federally recognized Indian Tribes.
    Together, these programs expand transportation accessibility; 5310 by
    targeting seniors and individuals with disabilities and 5311 by
    addressing broader public transportation needs in rural communities.
        Respondents: States or local governmental entities that operate a
    public transportation service, private

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    non-profit organizations, federally recognized Indian Tribes, and
    designated recipients.
        Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 517 respondents.
        Estimated Total Annual Burden: 54,133 hours.
        Frequency: Every two years.

    Kusum Dhyani,
    Director, Office of Management Planning.
    [FR Doc. 2026-05921 Filed 3-25-26; 8:45 am]
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