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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 70 / Friday, April 10, 2020 / Notices
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 the extension
of a currently approved information
collection: Pre-Award, Post-Delivery
Audit Requirements Under Buy
America.

SUMMARY:

Comments must be submitted
before June 9, 2020.
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
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

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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:
Jason Luebbers (202) 366–8864 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: 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 collected on the
certification forms is 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 postdelivery 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

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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.
Nadine Pembleton,
Director Office of Management Planning.
[FR Doc. 2020–07524 Filed 4–9–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2020–0004]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
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 the extension
of a currently approved information
collection: Title VI as it Applies to FTA
Grant Programs.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before June 9, 2020.
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
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
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 70 / Friday, April 10, 2020 / Notices
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:
Richie Nguyen (202) 366–2689 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: Title VI as it Applies to FTA
Grant Programs (OMB Number: 2132–
0540).
Background: Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d)
states:
‘‘No person in the United States shall,
on the grounds of race, color, or national
origin, be excluded from participation
in, be denied the benefits of, or be
subjected to discrimination under any
program or activity receiving Federal
financial assistance.’’
To achieve this purpose, each Federal
department and agency which provides
financial assistance for any program or
activity is authorized and directed by
the Department of Justice (DOJ) to
effectuate provisions of Title VI for each
program or activity by issuing generally
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The Department of Transportation
(DOT) has issued its regulations
implementing this DOJ mandate.
In this regard, the responsibility of the
FTA is to ensure that Federallysupported transit services and benefits
are distributed by applicants, recipients,
and subrecipients of FTA assistance in
a manner consistent with Title VI. The
employment practices of a grant
applicant, recipient, or sub-recipient are
also covered under Title VI if the
primary purpose of the FTA-supported
program is to provide employment or if
those employment practices would
result in discrimination against
beneficiaries of FTA-assisted services
and benefits.
FTA policies and requirements are
designed to clarify and strengthen Title
VI (service equity) procedures for FTA
grant recipients by requiring submission
of written plans and approval of such
plans by the agency. All project
sponsors receiving financial assistance
pursuant to an FTA-funded project shall
not discriminate in the provision of
services because of race, color, or
national origin. Experience has
demonstrated that a program
requirement at the application stage is
necessary to assure that benefits and
services are equitably distributed by
grant recipients. The requirements
prescribed by the Office of Civil Rights
are designed to accomplish this
objective and diminish possible vestiges
of discrimination among FTA grant
recipients. FTA’s assessment of the
requirements indicated that the
formulation and implementation of the
Title VI Program should occur with a
decrease in costs to such applicants and
recipients.
Respondents: Transit agencies, States,
and Metropolitan Planning
Organizations.
Estimated Annual Burden on
Respondents: 283 (45 hours for each of
the 100 more specific Title VI Program
submissions; 1 hour for each of the 183
general Title VI Program submissions).
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
4,684 hours.
Frequency: Annual.
Nadine Pembleton,
Director Office of Management Planning.
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