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and assures the public availability of
such information. We estimate that
Schedule 14D–9F takes approximately 2
hours per response to prepare and is
filed by approximately 6 respondents
annually for a total reporting burden of
12 hours (2 hours per response x 6
responses).
Written comments are invited on: (a)
Whether this proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden imposed by the collection
of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
to comments and suggestions submitted
in writing within 60 days of this
publication.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
control number.
Please direct your written comment to
Charles Riddle, Acting Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o Candace
Kenner, 100 F Street NE, Washington,
DC 20549 or send an email to: PRA_
[email protected].
Dated: June 13, 2019.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2019–0007]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:

Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.

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ACTION:

Notice of request for comments.

SUMMARY: 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

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notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collections of information was
published on April 2, 2019 (84 FR
1670).
Comments must be submitted on
or before July 18, 2019.
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.
Alternatively, comments may be sent
via email to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of
Management and Budget, at the
following address: oira_submissions@
omb.eop.gov.
DATES:

Tia
Swain, Office of Administration,
Management Planning Division, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Mail Stop 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 April 2, 2019,
FTA published a 60-day notice (84 FR
12670) 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.
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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: Transit Research, Development,
Demonstration and Training Projects.
OMB Control Number: 2132–0546.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
previously approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Federal Transit
Administration’s Research,
Development, Demonstration,
Deployment, Cooperative Research,
Technical Assistance, Standards
Development, and Human Resources
and Training programs are authorized at
49 U.S.C. 5312, 5313, 5314, and 5322
and collectively seek to develop
solutions that improve public
transportation. Its primary goals are to
increase transit ridership, improve
safety and emergency preparedness,
improve operating efficiencies, protect
the environment, promote energy
independence, and provide transit
research leadership; develop and
conduct workforce development
activities, training and educational
programs for Federal, State, and local
transportation employees, United States
citizens, and foreign nationals engaged
or to be engaged in Government-aid
relating to public transportation work;
and to sponsor development of
voluntary and consensus-based
standards to more effectively and
efficiently provide transit service, as
well as support the improved
administration of Federal transit funds.
To accomplish this, FTA funds projects
to support research and development,
demonstration, deployments of various
technologies and operational models for
transit; a national cooperative research
program, a national training institute,
national technical assistance centers,
and transit workforce development
programs.
Respondents: Federal Government
Departments, agencies, and
instrumentalities of the Government,
including Federal laboratories; State and
local governmental entities; providers of
public transportation; private or nonprofit organizations; institutions of
higher education; and technical and
community colleges.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 175 respondents.

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Estimated Total Annual Burden:
20,550 hours.
Frequency: Every two years.
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.
A comment to OMB is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Nadine Pembleton,
Director, Office of Management Planning.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2019–0009]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:

Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.
ACTION:

Notice of request for comments.

SUMMARY: 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 the extension
of a currently approved information
collection:

Public Transportation Emergency Relief
Program
Comments must be submitted
before August 19, 2019.
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. Website: 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
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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
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: John
Bodnar (202) 366–9091 or email:
[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: Public Transportation
Emergency Relief Program (OMB
Number: 2132–0575).

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Background: Since the authorization
of the Public Transportation Emergency
Relief Program in 2012, Congress has
appropriated funds three times for
transit agencies affected by disaster.
The first appropriation of funds for
the program was in 2013 following
Hurricane Sandy, for which the
President declared a major disaster for
areas of 12 States and the District of
Columbia. Under the Disaster Relief
Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 113–2),
Congress provided $10.9 billion for
FTA’s Emergency Relief Program for
recovery, relief, and resilience efforts in
the counties specified in the disaster
declaration. Approximately $10.0
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
has allocated the full amount in
multiple tiers for response, recovery and
rebuilding; for locally prioritized
resilience projects, and for
competitively selected resilience
projects.
The second appropriation of funds for
the Emergency Relief Program was in
2018 following Hurricanes Harvey,
Irma, and Maria, for which the President
declared major disasters in areas of
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Puerto Rico,
South Carolina, Texas, and the U.S.
Virgin Islands. Under the Bipartisan
Budget Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115–123),
Congress provided $330 million for
FTA’s Emergency Relief Program for
transit systems affected by Hurricanes
Harvey, Irma, and Maria. On May 31,
2018 FTA allocated $277.5 million for
response, recovery, rebuilding, and
resilience projects.
The third appropriation of funds for
the Emergency Relief Program was in
2019. Under the Additional
Supplemental Appropriations for
Disaster Relief Act of 2019, Congress
appropriated $10.5 million for FTA’s
Emergency Relief Program for transit
systems affected by major declared
disasters occurring in calendar year
2018.
Respondents: States, local
governmental authorities, Indian tribes
and other FTA recipients impacted by
Hurricane Sandy which affected midAtlantic and northeastern states in
October 2012; Hurricane Harvey which
affected areas of Texas and Louisiana in
August 2017; and Hurricanes Irma and
Maria which affected the southeastern
states and the territories of the Puerto
Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in
September 2017, and by major declared
disasters occurring in calendar year
2018.

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