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g. Personal financial statements;
h. Schedule of work in progress
(WIP);
i. Signed and dated copy of
transportation-related contracts;
j. Business debt schedule;
k. Cash flow projections;
l. Owner(s) and key management
resumes.
Respondents: Small Businesses, 100.
Frequency: Once.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 12 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1200 hours.
SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary,
Office of Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization (OSDBU), invites
public comments on our intention to
request the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) approval to renew a
collection of the STLP Participating
Lender (PL) forms. The collection
involves the use of the ‘‘Short Term
Lending Program Bank Verification
Loan Activation Form’’; ‘‘Short Term
Lending Program Bank
Acknowledgement Extension Request
Form’’; ‘‘Short Term Lending Program
Bank Acknowledgement Loan Close-Out
Form’’; ‘‘Guaranty Loan Status Report’’;
‘‘Pending Loan Status Report’’; ‘‘DrugFree Workplace Act Certification for a
Grantee Other than an Individual’’;
‘‘Certification Regarding Lobbying for
Contracts, Grants, Loans, and
Cooperative Agreements’’; ‘‘Office of
Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization U.S. Department of
Transportation Short Term Lending
Program Certification Regarding
Debarment, Suspension’’; ‘‘Cooperative
Agreement between the U.S.
Department of Transportation and the
Participating Lender’’; and ‘‘U.S.
Department of Transportation Office of
Small and Disadvantaged Utilization
Short Term Lending Program Guarantee
Agreement’’. The information collected
administers the loans guaranteed under
the STLP. The information collected
keeps the Participating Lender’s (PLs) in
compliance with the terms established
in the Cooperative Agreement between
DOT and the PLs. OMB Control No:
2105–0555.
Background: STLP loans are provided
through lenders that serve as STLP
participating Lenders (PL). The STLP
provides PLs a guarantee, up to 75%, on
a revolving line of credit up to a
$750,000 maximum. As part of the
requirements for approval as a PL,
lenders must submit the following
certifications: Drug-Free Workplace Act
Certification for a Grantee Other Than
An Individual; Certification Regarding
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Cooperative Agreement; Office of Small
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
U.S. Department of Transportation Short
Term Lending Program Certification
Regarding Debarment, Suspension. The
STLP is subject to budgeting and
accounting requirements of the Federal
Credit Reform Act of 1990 (FCRA). The
PL must carry out processes to activate,
monitor, service and close out STLP
loans. To fulfill the requirements of
FCRA, the PL submits reports and the
following forms to OSDBU.
Respondents: Participating Lenders
that are in the process or have entered
into cooperative agreements with DOT’s
OSDBU under 49 CFR part 22 DOT–
OST–2008–0236 entitled, ‘‘Short Term
Lending Program’’.
DOT Form 2303–1: Short Term
Lending Program Bank Verification
Loan Activation Form. The PL must
submit a Loan Activation Form to
OSDBU that indicates the date in which
the loan has been activated.
Respondents: 100.
Frequency: Annually, up to five years.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 1⁄2 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 50 hours.
DOT Form 2310–1: Short Term
Lending Program Bank
Acknowledgement Extension Request
Form. An extension of the original loan
guarantee for a maximum period of
ninety (90) days may be requested, in
writing, by the PL using the STLP
Extension Request Form.
Respondents: 100.
Frequency: Annually.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 1⁄2 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 50 hours.
DOT Form 2304–1: Short Term
Lending Program Bank
Acknowledgement Loan Close-Out
Form. The PL must submit the Loan
Close-Out Form to OSDBU upon full
repayment of the STLP loan or when the
loan guarantee expires.
Respondents: 100.
Frequency: Annually.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 1⁄2 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 50 hours.
DOT Form 2305–1: Guaranty Loan
Status Report. The PL submits a
monthly status of active guaranteed
loans to OSDBU.
Respondents: 100.
Frequency: Monthly.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 100 hours.
DOT Form 2306–1: Pending Loan
Status Report. The PL submits a

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monthly loan(s) in process report to
OSDBU.
Respondents: 100.
Frequency: Monthly.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 100 hours.
DOT Form 2307–1: Drug-Free
Workplace Act Certification for a
Grantee Other than an Individual. The
PL certifies it is a drug-free workplace
by executing this certification.
Respondents: 100.
Frequency: Once.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 25 hours.
DOT Form 2308–1. Certification
Regarding Lobbying for Contracts,
Grants, Loans, and Cooperative
Agreement. The PL certifies that no
Federal funds will be utilized for
lobbying by executing this form.
Respondents: 100.
Frequency: Once.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 25 hours.
DOT Form 2309–1. Office of Small
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
U.S. Department of Transportation Short
Term Lending Program Certification
Regarding Debarment, Suspension. The
PL must not currently be debarred or
suspended from participation in a
government contract or delinquent on a
government debt by submitting this
form.
Respondents: 100.
Frequency: Once.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 25 hours.
Grand Total Annual Estimation of
Burden Hours: 1825.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December
30, 2015.
Habib Azarsina,
OST Privacy and PRA Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2015–0153]

30-Day Notice of Application for New
Information Collection Request
Office of the Secretary (OST),
Department of Transportation
(Department) or (DOT).

AGENCY:

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Notice and request for
comments.

ACTION:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below is being forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comments. A Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the
following information collection was
published on Aug 5, 2015 (80 FR
46646).

SUMMARY:

Comments must be submitted on
or before February 8, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Your comments should be
identified by Docket No. DOT–OST–
2015–0153 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: oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov.
• Fax: (202) 395–5806. Attention:
DOT/OST Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony Burton, Office of Policy, Office
of the Secretary, W84–230, Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
(202) 366–2278 or anthony.burton@
dot.gov (Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Mayors’ Challenge for Safer
People and Safer Streets Survey.
Type of Request: Application for New
Information Collection Request.
Abstract: Approximately 260 cities
are voluntarily participating in the
‘‘Mayors’ Challenge’’ and through
locally-driven efforts they are improving
bike/ped safety policies, infrastructure,
and awareness. This survey will collect

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information on the accomplishments of
the Mayors’ Challenge, and will be used
to identify best practices and to improve
future DOT outreach to cities. Each city
has already identified a point-of-contact
for the Mayors’ Challenge. This survey
will be distributed electronically to
these POCs through an online survey
tool, and the proposed questions are
attached.
Affected Public: The 260 cities that
voluntarily signed up to Mayor’s
Challenge.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
260.
Estimated Number of Responses: 260.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 30 minutes/respondent;
Cumulative 130 hours.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of
the Department’s estimate of the burden
of the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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 December 23,
2015.
Habib Azarsina,
OST Privacy and PRA Officer.

Mayors’ Challenge for Safer People and
Safer Streets Survey
Abstract: Approximately 260 cities
are voluntarily participating in the
‘‘Mayors’ Challenge’’ and through
locally-driven efforts they are improving
bike/ped safety policies, infrastructure,
and awareness. This survey will collect
information on the accomplishments of

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5. Which DOT resources, tools, and
data have been most useful in your
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Data available? (E.g. yes/no,
and if yes, type of data)

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6. Which non-DOT resources, tools,
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the Mayors’ Challenge, and will be used
to identify best practices and to improve
future DOT outreach to cities. Each city
has already identified a point-of-contact
for the Mayors’ Challenge. This survey
will be distributed electronically to
these POCs through an online survey
tool.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 30 minutes/respondent;
Cumulative 130 hours.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
For Further Information Contact:
Anthony Burton, Office of Policy, Office
of the Secretary, W84–230, Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
(202) 366–2278 or anthony.burton@
dot.gov (Email).
1. Which of the seven goals have you
adopted, and what activities have you
undertaken to meet those goals? For
reference, the seven goals are:
(1) Take a Complete Streets approach;
(2) Identify and address barriers;
(3) Gather and track data;
(4) Use context-sensitive designs;
(5) Complete bike-ped networks;
(6) Improve laws and regulations; and
(7) Educate and enforce proper road
use.
2. What have been the primary
challenges and obstacles to bicycle and
pedestrian safety in your community,
and what if any actions have you taken
to address these challenges and
obstacles?
3. What if any changes have resulted
from the challenge activities?
(1) Changes to physical infrastructure,
(2) Decision-making processes,
(3) Policies or procedures,
(4) Enforcement,
(5) Education and awareness of your
community
(6) Other:
4. Please use the following table to
indicate whether you have data on the
impact of the Mayors’ Challenge
activities, and what the extent of that
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8. What are the most useful formats
for receiving information from USDOT,
and why (e.g. webinars, in-person
meetings, conference calls, etc.)?
9. What efforts in your city to improve
bicycle and pedestrian safety in your
community were already underway at
the time of the Mayors’ Challenge? How
has the Mayors’ Challenge added value
and/or helped to fill any gaps in your
city’s efforts to improve bicycle and
pedestrian safety?
10. In planning and project delivery of
pedestrian and/or bicycle infrastructure
projects, to what extent has your city
coordinated with your Metropolitan
Planning Organization (MPO), Regional
Planning Organization (RPO), State
Department of Transportation (DOT),
and Federal Regional/Division office
partners? Please note type of outreach
and coordination, and outcomes it led
to.
11. What have been the key benefits
and lessons learned as a result of the
Mayors’ Challenge?
12. Do you think the Mayors’
challenge has helped make any
permanent changes in pedestrian and
bike safety and accommodation in your
city/town?
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[OMB Control Nos., 2900–0782,, 2900–0770,
2900–0609, 2900–0701, 2900–0712, 2900–
0773, 2900–0838, 2900–0834, 2900–0836,
2900–0837, 2900–0835]

Proposed Information Collection
(Voice of Veteran Surveys, Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery (National Cemetery
Administration, Veterans Benefits
Affairs, Veterans Health
Administration), Survey of Veteran
Enrollees’ Health and Reliance Upon
VA, Bereaved Family Member
Satisfaction Survey, Nation-Wide
Customer Satisfaction Surveys
(Survey of Healthcare Experiences of
Patients), Veterans Health Benefits
Handbook Satisfaction Survey,
Veterans Transportation Service Data
Collection, Center for Verification and
Evaluation Site Inspections, Post
Engagement, Awards & Return on
Investment, Center for Verification and
Evaluation Verification Survey)
Activity: Comment Request
Veteran’s Experience Office,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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The Veteran’s Experience
Office, Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA), is announcing an opportunity for
public comment on the proposed
collection of certain information by the
agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are
required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed nonsubstantive change request of a
currently approved collection, and
allow 60 days for public comment in
response to the notice. This notice
solicits comments on 11 Information
collections for the Veteran’s Experience
Agency Priority Goal, which specifies
that four survey questions will be
incorporated into existing customer
experience surveys by Q1 FY2016. The
information collected will be used by
VA departmental leadership to track
enterprise performance improvements
as experienced by our Veterans. This
notice will serve as notification for any
future Non-substantive Change
Information Collection Request adding
these four customer service questions in
the Information Collection Requests.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before March 8, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Thomas Pasakarnis, Veteran’s
Experience Office (008VE), Department
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 or
email to [email protected].
Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–
VE’’ in any correspondence. During the
comment period, comments may be
viewed online through the FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Pasakarnis at (202) 461–5869 or
FAX (202) 495–5401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C.
3501–21), Federal agencies must obtain
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
This request for comment is being made
pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
PRA.
With respect to the following
collection of information, Veteran’s
Experience invites comments on: (1)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of VBA’s functions,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
VA’s estimate of the burden of the
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proposed collection of information; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or the use of other forms of information
technology.
Type of Review: Non-Substantive
Change of currently approved
collections.
Abstract: For FY16–17, VA set
Veterans Experience as an agency
priority goal to improve Veterans
Experience with VA. Because this is a
new measure, VA developed one brand
and three experience measures to
support the Veterans Experience Agency
Priority Goal (APG). VA will add four
APG questions to each survey identified
below. One question deals with VA
brand, and three questions deal with
Veterans experience.
‘‘I got the service I needed.’’
‘‘It was easy to get what I needed.’’
‘‘I felt like a valued customer.’’
‘‘I trust VA to fulfill our country’s
commitment to veterans.’’
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree

Adding these questions is necessary
to establish an enterprise measure of
VA’s performance as experienced by our
Veterans, as is needed to support VA’s
Veterans Experience FY16–17 APG.
VA’s goal is to incorporate these four
survey questions into VA’s existing
customer experience by Q1 FY2016. The
information collected will be used by
VA departmental leadership to track
enterprise performance improvements
as experienced by our Veterans.
VA expects that it will take
approximately one minute for each
survey respondent to answer these new
questions. As set forth below, this
change is expected to affect
approximately 132 instruments
approved under eleven different OMB
control numbers. Together, these
instruments are nearly 1.5 million times
per year. The cumulative annual burden
of this change is more than 24,000 hours
((1 minute per submission * 1,462,937
submissions)/60 minutes per hour =
24,382.28 hours). There is also some
annual cost burden associated with this
request. Specifically, some of these
instruments are administered by thirdparty contractors, who will need to
revise the instruments.
VA has provided a table detailing the
full burden information for each
information collection located at http://
www.oprm.va.gov/ers/ers_reports.aspx.

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