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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 161 / Friday, August 21, 2009 / Notices
the TIGER Discretionary Grants program
include promoting economic recovery
and supporting projects that have a
significant impact on the Nation, a
metropolitan area or a region.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by October 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
[identified by Docket No. DOT–OST–
2009–0115] through one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., West Building, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except on Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack
Bennett, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Transportation Policy, at
202–366–6222 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2105–0560.
Title: Supplemental Discretionary
Grants for a National Surface
Transportation System or TIGER
Discretionary Grants.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.
Background: On February 17, 2009,
the President of the United States signed
the Recovery Act to, among other
purposes, (1) preserve and create jobs
and promote economic recovery, (2)
invest in transportation infrastructure
that will provide long-term economic
benefits, and (3) assist those most
affected by the current economic
downturn. The Recovery Act
appropriated $1.5 billion of
discretionary grant funds to be awarded
by the Department for capital
investments in surface transportation
infrastructure. The funds provided by
TIGER Grants will be awarded on a
competitive basis to projects that have a
significant impact on the Nation, a
metropolitan area, or a region.
On May 18, 2009, the Department
published an interim notice announcing
the availability of funding for TIGER
Discretionary Grants, project selection
criteria, application requirements and
the deadline for submitting
applications, which is September 15,
2009. On June 17, 2009, the Department
published an additional notice revising
some elements of the interim notice. In
the event that the June 17, 2009,
solicitation does not result in the award
and obligation of all available funds, the

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Department may decide to publish an
additional solicitation.
The Department’s estimated burden
for this information collection is the
following:
Expected Number of Respondents:
500.
Frequency: One time collection.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 100 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
50,000.
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 OST’s
performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for OST 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 August 17,
2009.
Patricia Lawton,
DOT Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance
Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2009–0092]

Information Collection Activity:
Request for Comments
Office of the Secretary, DOT.
Notice and requests for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below is being forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
an extension of a currently approved
collection. The Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments was published on June 12,
2009, [FR Vol. 74, No.112, page 28090].
No comments were received.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by September 21, 2009: DOT/
OST Desk Officer, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of

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Management and Budget, Docket
Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deborah Perkins, Departmental Office of
Human Resources, Office of the
Secretary, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590,
(202) 366–9447.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Applicant Background
Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: 2105–0557.
OST Form Number: OST F 3300.18.
Abstract: The purpose of the
collection is to standardize the
collection of race, ethnicity, sex,
national origin, and disability status
from applicants for positions within all
DOT Operating Administrations. This
information will assist the DOT in
monitoring programs and will be the
basis for several different reports
required by statute.
Affected Public: Employees upon
initial hire and applicants for positions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
93,000.
Estimated Number of Responses:
93,000.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours:
4650 hours.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility as described; (b)
the accuracy of the Department’s
estimate of burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
appropriate, automated, electronic,
mechanical or other technology.
Comments should be addressed to the
address in the preamble. All responses
to this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval. All comments will also
become a matter of public record.
Issued in Washington, DC on August 12,
2009.
Patricia Lawton,
DOT Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance
Officer, Office of Chief Information Officer.
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