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to these products is inconsistent with
the public interest (23 U.S.C. 313(b)(1)
and 23 CFR 635.410(c)(2)(i)). However,
FHWA believes that it is in the public
interest and consistent with the Buy
America requirements to impose the
condition that the vehicles and the
vehicle components be assembled in the
U.S. Requiring final assembly to be
performed in the U.S. is consistent with
past guidance to FHWA Division Offices
on manufactured products (see
Memorandum on Buy America Policy
Response, Dec. 22, 1997, http://
www.fhwa.dot.gov/programadmin/
contracts/122297.cfm). A waiver of the
Buy America requirement without any
regard to where the vehicle is assembled
would diminish the purpose of the Buy
America requirement. Moreover, in
today’s economic environment, the Buy
America requirement is especially
significant in that it will ensure that
Federal Highway Trust Fund dollars are
used to support and create jobs in the
U.S. This approach is similar to the
conditional waivers previously given for
various vehicle projects. Thus, so long
as the final assembly of the 49 State
projects occurs in the U.S., applicants to
this waiver request may proceed to
purchase these vehicles and equipment
consistent with the Buy America
requirement.
In accordance with the provisions of
section 117 of the ‘‘Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users, Technical
Corrections Act of 2008’’ (P.L. 110–244),
FHWA is providing this notice of its
finding that a public interest waiver of
Buy America requirements is
appropriate on the condition that the
vehicles and equipment identified in
the notice be assembled in the U.S. The
FHWA invites public comment on this
finding for an additional 15 days
following the effective date of the
finding. Comments may be submitted to
FHWA’s Web site via the link provided
to the waiver page noted above.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 313; P.L. 110–161, 23
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Issued on: July 22, 2016.
Gregory G. Nadeau,
Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA–2016–0027]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:

Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.
ACTION:

Notice of request for comments.

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Requirements (ICRs)
abstracted below have been forwarded
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
ICRs describes the nature of the
information collection and the expected
burdens.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia
Swain, Office of Administration, Office
of Management Planning, (202) 366–
0354.
SUMMARY:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: 49 U.S.C. Sections 5310 and
5311—Capital Assistance Program for
Elderly Persons and Persons with
Disabilities and Non-Urbanized Area
Formula Program: (OMB Number 2132–
0500)
Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 5310—Capital
Assistance Program for Elderly Persons
And Persons with Disabilities provides
financial assistance for the specialized
transportation service needs of elderly
persons and persons with disabilities in
large urban, small urban and rural areas.
Formula funding is apportioned to
direct recipients: States for rural (under
50,000 population) and small urban
(areas (50,000–200,000); and designated
recipients chosen by the Governor of the
State for large urban areas (populations
or 200,000 or more); or a State or local
governmental entity that operates a
public transit service. Section 3006(b) of
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation
Act (FAST Act), Pub. L. 114–94
authorizes a pilot program for
innovative coordinated access and
mobility. 49 U.S.C. 5311—Formula
Grants for Rural Areas provides
financial assistance for the provision of
public transportation services in rural
areas. This program is administered by
States. The Public Transportation on
Indian Reservations Program or Tribal
Transit Program (TTP), is authorized as
49 U.S.C. 5311(j). The TTP is a set-aside
from the Rural Area Formula Program
(Section 5311), and consists of a $30
million formula program and a $5
million discretionary grant program.
These funds are apportioned directly to

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Indian tribes. Eligible recipients of TTP
program funds include federally
recognized Indian tribes, or Alaska
Native villages, groups, or communities
as identified by the Bureau of Indian
Affairs. The Federal Register notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments for the 49 U.S.C. Sections
5310 and 5311—Capital Assistance
Program for Elderly Persons and Persons
with Disabilities and Non-urbanized
Area Formula Program was published
on April 5, 2016 (Vol. 81, No. 65) pages
19709–19710). No comments were
received from that notice.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before September 1, 2016. a comment to
OMB is most effective, if OMB receives
it within 30 days of publication.
Estimated Total Burden: 45,087 hours.
ADDRESSES: All written comments
must refer to the docket number that
appears at the top of this document and
be submitted to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: FTA Desk Officer.
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.
William Hyre,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA–2016–0023]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:

Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.
ACTION:

Notice of request for comments.

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Requirements (ICRs)
abstracted below have been forwarded

SUMMARY:

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to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
ICRs describes the nature of the
information collection and the expected
burdens.
Public Transportation Emergency Relief
Program
The Moving Ahead for Progress in the
21st Century Act (MAP–21, Pub. L. 112–
141) authorized the Emergency Relief
Program at 49 U.S.C. 5324. FTA’s
Emergency Relief program enables FTA
to provide assistance to public transit
operators in the aftermath of an
emergency or major disaster. This
program helps States and public
transportation systems pay for
protecting, repairing, and/or replacing
equipment and facilities that may suffer
or have suffered serious damage as a
result of an emergency, including
natural disasters such as floods,
hurricanes, and tornadoes. The program
can fund capital projects to protect,
repair, or replace facilities or equipment
that are in danger of suffering serious
damage, or have suffered serious
damage as a result of an emergency. The
program can also fund the operating
costs of evacuation, rescue operations,
temporary public transportation service,
or reestablishing, expanding, or
relocating service before, during or after
an emergency.
The Federal Register notice with a 60day comment period soliciting
comments for the Public Transportation
Emergency Relief Program was
published on April 5, 2016 (Citation 81
FR 19711). No comments were received
from that notice.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before September 1, 2016. A comment to
OMB is most effective, if OMB receives
it within 30 days of publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia
Swain, Office of Administration, Office
of Management Planning, (202) 366–
0354.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Public Transportation
Emergency Relief Program (OMB
Number: 2132–0575).
Abstract: As a result of Hurricane
Sandy, President Obama declared a
major disaster in late 2012 for areas of
12 States and the District of Columbia
affected by Hurricane Sandy. Public
transportation agencies in the counties
specified in the disaster declaration
were eligible for financial assistance
under FTA’s Public Transportation
Emergency Relief Program. Under the
Disaster Relief Appropriations Act (Pub.
L. 113–2), Congress provided $10.9
billion for FTA’s Emergency Relief
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resilience efforts in areas affected by
Hurricane Sandy. Approximately $10.2
billion remained available after
implementation of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
2011 (Pub. L. 112–25) and after
intergovernmental transfers to other
bureaus and offices within DOT. FTA
allocated approximately $9.27 billion in
multiple tiers for response, recovery and
rebuilding, for locally prioritized
resilience projects, and for
competitively selected resilience
projects. In addition, FTA has reserved
approximately $817 million for
remaining unfunded recovery expenses.
Estimated Total Burden: 3,600 hours.
ADDRESSES: All written comments must
refer to the docket number that appears
at the top of this document and be
submitted to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: FTA Desk Officer.
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.
William Hyre,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016–18225 Filed 8–1–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA–2016–0026]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:

Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.
ACTION:

Notice of request for comments.

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Requirements (ICRs)
abstracted below have been forwarded
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
ICRs describes the nature of the

SUMMARY:

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information collection and the expected
burdens.
Tia
Swain, Office of Administration, Office
of Management Planning, (202) 366–
0354.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

49 U.S.C. Section 5317—New Freedom
Program (OMB Number 2132–0565)
Abstract: The purpose of the New
Freedom program was to make grants
available to assist states and designated
recipients to reduce barriers to
transportation services and expand the
transportation mobility options
available to people with disabilities
beyond the requirements of the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
of 1990. The New Freedom program was
repealed in 2012 with the enactment of
the Moving Ahead for Progress in the
21st Century Act (MAP–21). However,
funds previously authorized for
programs repealed by MAP–21 remain
available for their originally authorized
purposes until the period of availability
expires, the funds are fully expended,
the funds are rescinded by Congress, or
the funds are otherwise reallocated. To
meet program oversight responsibilities,
FTA must continue to collect
information until the period of
availability expires, the funds are fully
expended, the funds are rescinded by
Congress, or the funds are otherwise
reallocated. Grant recipients are
required to make information available
to the public and to publish a program
of projects which identifies the subrecipients and projects for which the
State or designated recipient is applying
for financial assistance. FTA uses the
information to monitor the grantees’
progress in implementing and
completing project activities. FTA
collects performance information
annually from designated recipients in
rural areas, small urbanized areas, other
direct recipients for small urbanized
areas, and designated recipients in
urbanized areas of 200,000 persons or
greater. FTA collects milestone and
financial status reports from designated
recipients in large urbanized areas on a
quarterly basis. The information
submitted ensures FTA’s compliance
with applicable federal laws and OMB
Uniform Administrative Requirements
(Super Circular). The Federal Register
notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments for the 49 U.S.C.
Sections 5317—New Freedom Program
was published on April 5, 2016 (Vol. 81,
No. 65) pages 19710–1971). No
comments were received from that
notice.

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