Transit Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2016 Justification Statement TIGGER Program FINAL 2.doc Supporting Statement A	2016-11-29
2012 ARRA 1201(c) Report.xlsx Supplementary Document	2016-11-18
30-Day FRN TIGGER.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-11-18
2016 FR 60 Day TIGGER.doc Supplementary Document	2016-11-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
188229	Transit Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction Program Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2132-0566	ICR Reference No: 201611-2132-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201309-2132-003
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FTA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Transit Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/17/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/29/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2017
Responses	24	0	87
Time Burden (Hours)	3,072	0	17,052
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) established the Transit Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) Program with $100 million in new discretionary grant program funding to support public transit agencies in making capital investments that would assist in the reduction of energy consumption or greenhouse gas emissions within their public transportation systems. Since the last Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) was in December 2011, the program no longer announces grant funding opportunities, thus totally eliminating the application stage, resulting in a reduction in respondents and burden. However, to meet federal program oversight responsibilities for those TIGGER grants that are still active, FTA must continue to collect information under the program management stage until the period of availability expires; the funds are fully expended; the funds are rescinded by Congress; or the funds are otherwise reallocated

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC Chapter 53 Part 18 Name of Law: Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and local govt
   PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 Title XII Name of Law: American Recover and Reinvestment Act of 2009
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 54660	08/16/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 81239	11/17/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Transit Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction Program

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	24	87	0	-63	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,072	17,052	0	-13,980	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The total annual burden decreased from 17,052 hours in the previous request to 3,072 hours for this request, representing a reduction of 13,980 hours. In addition, the total annual respondents decreased from 87 to 24, representing a reduction of 63 responses. The decrease in burden hours and respondents is due to the elimination of the application stage and a reduction of grantees required to complete the program management and reporting phase. This program was originally funded under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 and Congress only approved funding for three years (2009-2011).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $12,600

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 11/29/2016

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