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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
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:
Kelly Tyler (202) 366–3102 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
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submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval of this
information collection.
Title: 49 U.S.C. 5317 New Freedom
Program.
(OMB Number: 2132–0565).
Background: 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.
Respondents: State and local
government, private non-profit
organizations and public transportation
authorities.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 106.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
4,240.
Frequency: Annually.
Nadine Pembleton,
Director, Office of Management Planning.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2019–0023]

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, 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.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before December 26, 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.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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
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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 July 18, 2019,
FTA published a 60-day notice (84 FR
34474) 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: 49 U.S.C. Section 5310 Capital
Assistance Program for Elderly Persons
and Persons with Disabilities & Section
5311 Formula Grants for Rural Areas
Program.
OMB Control Number: 2132–0500.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
previously approved information
collection.
Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 5310 Enhanced
Mobility of Seniors and Individuals
with Disabilities Program 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
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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), Public Law 114–94
authorized a pilot program for
innovative coordinated access and
mobility. 49 U.S.C. 5311—Formula
Grants for Rural Areas Program 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 competitive grant program.
These funds are apportioned directly to
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. 49 U.S.C. 5310 and 5311
authorize FTA to review applications
for federal financial assistance to
determine eligibility and compliance
with statutory and administrative
requirements. The applications must
contain sufficient information to enable
FTA to make the findings required by
law to enforce the requirements of the
programs. Information collected during
the project management stage provides
a basis for monitoring approved projects
to ensure timely and appropriate
expenditure of federal funds by grant
recipients.
Respondents: State or local
governmental entities that operates a
public transportation service.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 523 respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
54,727 hours.
Frequency: Annual.
Nadine Pembleton,
Director Office of Management Planning.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2019–0190]

Request for Comments of a Previously
Approved Information Collection
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

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notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below is being forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comments. A Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the
following information collection was
published on August 27, 2019.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before December 26, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to
the Office of Management and Budget,
Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of
the Secretary of Transportation, 725
17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Ladd, 202–366–1859, Office of
Financial Approvals, Maritime
Administration, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, W26–494, Washington, DC
20590, 202–366–2321.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Capital Construction Fund and
Exhibits.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0027.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection.
Background: This information
collection consists of an application for
a Capital Construction Fund (CCF)
agreement under 46 U.S.C. Chapter 535
and annual submissions of appropriate
schedules and exhibits. The Capital
Construction Fund is a tax-deferred ship
construction fund that was created to
assist owners and operators of U.S.-flag
vessels in accumulating the large
amount of capital necessary for the
modernization and expansion of the
U.S. merchant marine. The program
encourages construction, reconstruction,
or acquisition of vessels through the
deferment of Federal income taxes on
certain deposits of money or other
property placed into a CCF.
Respondents: Owners and Operators
of U.S.-flag Vessels.
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 143.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Estimated time per Respondent: 13.5.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1931.
Public Comments Invited: 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

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