The Reports to Congress require the
collection of information on available transportation safety data
from Tribes, States, and others. The collection from the Tribes
will act to fulfill the consultation requirements as set forth in
Executive Order 13175. These reports directly support the DOT
Strategic Plan’s Safety goal as it is expected to lead to
improvements in the collection and sharing of crash and other
safety data by Tribes, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and States. In
addition, improving the collection and sharing of the
information/data and documenting effective options for improving
transportation safety will lead to the implementation of more
effective safety project and programs in Indian Country.
Emergency clearance is
necessary in order to complete all required work activities,
including the conduct of the Survey included in Section 1117(b) of
the FAST Act, meeting the deadline for making the report available
to congress as required by the referenced section. The language in
the FAST Act required consultation be conducted with several
federal agencies to most adequately address the report required by
the FAST Act. That consultation process is started and ongoing;
also, FHWA has identified staff resources to conduct necessary
research and interviews as well as develop the report. The work to
be conducted includes reaching out to federally recognized tribes
and state governments to determine the status of the items listed
in the law, receiving responses to the survey questions, reviewing
the responses, and incorporating those survey results into the
report. Congress has set a deadline in the law of December 16, 2016
for completion of this report.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.