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Ms.
Kim Toone, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of
Administration, Office of Information
Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington,
DC 20590 (Telephone: (202) 493–6132).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA,
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue
two notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,
1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10, and 1320.12. On
December 6, 2016, FRA published a 60day notice in the Federal Register
soliciting comment on the ICR for which
it is now seeking OMB approval. See 81
FR 88001. FRA received no comments
in response to this notice. Before OMB
decides whether to approve these
proposed collections of information, it
must provide 30 days for public
comment. OMB must approve or
disapprove paperwork packages
between 30 and 60 days after the 30-day
notice is published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–
(c); 5 CFR 1320.10(b), 1320.12(d). OMB
believes the 30-day notice gives the
regulated community opportunity to file
relevant comments and affords the
agency adequate time to digest public
comments before it renders a decision.
60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. Therefore,
respondents should submit comments to
OMB within 30 days of this notice’s
publication to ensure their
consideration. Id. The summary below
describes the ICR and its expected
burden.
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0593.
Abstract: This collection of
information is necessary to enable FRA
to garner customer and stakeholder
feedback in an efficient and timely
manner, consistent with our
commitment to improving service
delivery. The information collected
from our customers and stakeholders
will help ensure users have an effective,
efficient, and satisfying experience with
FRA’s programs. This feedback will
provide insights into customer or
stakeholder perceptions, experiences,
and expectations, provide an early
warning of issues with service, and
focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow ongoing, collaborative, and
actionable communications between

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FRA and its customers and
stakeholders. It also allows feedback to
contribute directly to the improvement
of program management.
Improving FRA’s programs requires
ongoing assessment of service delivery,
meaning a systematic review of the
operation of a program compared to a
set of explicit or implicit standards as a
means of contributing to the continuous
improvement of the program. FRA will
collect, analyze, and interpret
information gathered through this
generic clearance to identify strengths
and weaknesses of current services and
make improvements in service delivery
based on feedback. The solicitation of
feedback will target areas such as:
Timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy
of information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. FRA will
assess responses to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If this information is not collected, vital
feedback from customers and
stakeholders on FRA’s services will be
unavailable.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a previously approved
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Business and
Organizations, State, Local, or Tribal
Governments.
Form(s): N/A.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
2100.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 354
hours.
Addressee: Send comments regarding
these information collections to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FRA
Desk Officer. Comments may also be
sent via email to OMB at the following
address: oira_submissions@
omb.eop.gov.
Comments are invited on the
following: Whether the proposed
collections of information are necessary
for DOT to properly perform its
functions, including: (1) Whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of DOT’s estimates of
the burden of the proposed information
collections; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collections of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
A comment to OMB is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it

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within 30 days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520; E.O.
12862, 58 FR 48257, Sep. 11, 1993; E.O.
13571, 76 FR 24339, April 27, 2011.
Sarah L. Inderbitzin,
Acting Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2017–05052 Filed 3–13–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. 2017–0006]

Notice of Request for Revisions of an
Information Collection
AGENCY:

Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.
ACTION:

Notice of request for comments.

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to
request the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to approve a renewal
without revisions to the following
information:
Pre-Award, Post-Delivery Audit
Requirements Under Buy America
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before May 15, 2017.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that your
comments are not entered more than
once into the docket, submit comments
identified by the docket number by only
one of the following methods:
1. Web site: www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on the U.S. Government
electronic docket site. (Note: The U.S.
Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s)
electronic docket is no longer accepting
electronic comments.) All electronic
submissions must be made to the U.S.
Government electronic docket site at
www.regulations.gov. Commenters
should follow the directions below for
mailed and hand-delivered comments.
2. Fax: 202–366–7951.
3. Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays.
Instructions: You must include the
agency name and docket number for this
SUMMARY:

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notice at the beginning of your
comments. Submit two copies of your
comments if you submit them by mail.
For confirmation that FTA has received
your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Note that
all comments received, including any
personal information, will be posted
and will be available to Internet users,
without change, to www.regulations.gov.
You may review DOT’s complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published April 11, 2000, (65
FR 19477), or you may visit
www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access
to the docket to read background
documents and comments received, go
to www.regulations.gov at any time.
Background documents and comments
received may also be viewed at the U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Docket
Operations, M–30, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001 between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Wong, Office of the Chief
Counsel, (202) 366–0675, or email at
[email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
parties are invited to send comments
regarding any aspect of this information
collection, including: (1) The necessity
and utility of the information collection
for the proper performance of the
functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy
of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the collected information; and (4)
ways to minimize the collection burden
without reducing the quality of the
collected information. Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval of this
information collection.
Title: Pre-Award, Post-Delivery Audit
Requirements Under Buy America
(OMB Number: 2132–0544).
Background: Federal Transit Laws, 49
U.S.C. 5323(j) and (m), require that
recipients of Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) funding comply
with certain requirements, including
Buy America, certify compliance of
these requirements at the pre-award and
post-delivery stages of the procurement
process when using FTA funds and
maintain on file certifications. Bidders
or offerors must submit certificates to
assure compliance with Buy America,
the purchaser’s contract specifications
(for rolling stock only), and Federal
motor vehicle safety requirements (for
rolling stock only). The information
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necessary for FTA recipients to meet the
requirements of 49 U.S.C. Section
5323(j) and (m). In addition, FTA
recipients are required to certify, as part
of their annual Certifications and
Assurances, that they will comply with
pre-award and post-delivery audit
requirements for rolling stock under 49
CFR part 661.
Respondents: FTA recipients,
including State and local government,
and businesses or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Annual Burden on
Respondents: (1) Approximately 2.16
hours for each of the estimated 700
procurements by FTA recipients and
businesses or other for-profit
organizations to certify compliance (or
1,512 hours), (2) approximately .16
hours for each of the estimated 700
procurements for recordkeeping by FTA
recipients (or 112 hours), and (3) 1.66
hours for each of the estimated 700
procurements for review by FTA
recipients (or 1,162 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
2,786 hours.
Frequency: Annual.
William Hyre,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017–05007 Filed 3–13–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2017–0003]

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, 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
ICR describe the nature of the
information collection and their
expected burdens. The Federal Register
notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collections of information was
published on December 9, 2016.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 13, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia
Swain, Office of Administration,
Management Planning Division, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop
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TAD–10, Washington, DC 20590 (202)
366–0354 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 104–13, Section 2,
109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised
at 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue
two notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,
1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On December 9,
2016, FTA published a 60-day notice
(81 FR 89182) in the Federal Register
soliciting comments on the ICR that the
agency was seeking OMB approval. FTA
received no comments after issuing this
60-day notice. Accordingly, DOT
announces that these information
collection activities have been reevaluated and certified under 5 CFR
1320.5(a) and forwarded to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12(c).
Before OMB decides whether to
approve these proposed collections of
information, it must provide 30 days for
public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5
CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires
OMB to approve or disapprove
paperwork packages between 30 and 60
days after the 30 day notice is
published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR
1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30
day notice informs the regulated
community to file relevant comments
and affords the agency adequate time to
digest public comments before it
renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug.
29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should
submit their respective comments to
OMB within 30 days of publication to
best ensure having their full effect. 5
CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995.
The summaries below describe the
nature of the information collection
requirements (ICRs) and the expected
burden. The requirements are being
submitted for clearance by OMB as
required by the PRA.
Title: Alternative Analysis Program.
OMB Control Number: 2132–0571.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Under Section 3037 of the
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Act—A Legacy for Users
(SAFETEA–LU), the Alternatives
Analysis Program (49 U.S.C. 5339)
provided grants to States, authorities of
the States, metropolitan planning
organizations, and local government
authorities to develop studies as part of

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