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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 218 / Monday, November 13, 2006 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
[Docket Number—RITA—2006—26278]

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Information Collection; Survey of State
Funding for Public Transportation
Research and Innovative
Technology Administration, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13, the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics invites the
general public, industry and other
governmental parties to comment on the
continuing need for and usefulness of
Survey of State Funding for Public
Transportation.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by January 12, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit a comment
(identified by DMS Docket Number
RITA–2006–26278) through one of the
following methods:
Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting
comments on the DOT electronic docket
site.
Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building,
Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–
001.
Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on the
plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
throughFriday, except Federal Holidays.
Instructions: All comments must
include the agency name and DMS
Docket Number RITA–2006–26278.
Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to http://
dms.dot.gov, including and personal
information provided. You should know
that anyone is able to search the
electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the

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name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.) You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (Volume
65, Number 70; Pages 19475–19570) or
you may visit http://dms.dot.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments, go to http://dms.dot.gov at
any time or to Room PL–401 on the
plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC,
between 9 a.m. and 5 a.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
If you wish to receive confirmation of
receipt of your written comments,
please include a self-addressed,
stamped postcard with the following
statement: ‘‘Comments on Docket RITA–
2006–26278. The Docket Clerk will date
stamp the postcard prior to returning it
to you via the U.S. mail. Please note that
due to delays in the delivery of U.S.
mail to Federal offices in Washington,
DC, we recommend that persons
consider and alternative method
(Internet, fax, or professional delivery
service) to submit comments to the
docket and ensure their timely receipt at
U.S. DOT.
Comments: We particularly request
your comments on the accuracy of the
estimated burden; ways to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
collected information; and ways to
minimize the collection burden without
reducing the quality of the information
collected including additional use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
June Jones,Office of Advanced Studies,
RTS–31, Room 3430, Department of
Transportation, Research and Innovative
Technology Administration, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–
0001, (202) 366–474.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Approval No. 2139–NEW.
Title: Survey of State Funding for
Public Transportation.

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Form No.: None.
Type of Review: New Collection
(previously part of 2139-0007 which is
being discontinued as of November 30,
2006.)
Respondents: Fifty States and the
District of Columbia.
Number of Respondents: 51.
Estimated Time per Response: Two
hours or 120 minutes.
Total Annual Burden: 102 hours.
Needs and Uses: This survey provides
data that are used to create an annual
summary report of State funding for
public transportation in the 50 States
and the District of Columbia. The
information in this report is widely used
and requested by Congress, State
legislatures and local governing bodies.
The information is useful in showing
state comparisons in types of public
transportation programs as well as
commitment to fund public
transportation capital and operation
costs.
Description of Survey: The survey
includes, by state, types of public
transportation programs, funding
sources and funding amounts, eligible
uses and allocation of funding. The
primary purpose of the Survey of State
Funding for Public Transportation is to
create an annual report which provides
a State by State summary of public
transportation funding information. The
Survey of State Funding for Public
Transportation is designed as an annual
survey.
Burden Statement: The total annual
respondent burden estimate is 102
hours. The burden hours per State will
vary based on the amount of State
transit, with an average respondent
burden of 2 hours.
Issued in Washington, DC on November 6,
2006.
William Bannister,
Office of Advanced Studies, Research and
Innovative Technology
Administration,Bureau of Transportation
Statistics.
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