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programs of States and metropolitan
areas before they are eligible for FTA
funding. As described under the
evaluation criteria, FTA may consider
whether a project is consistent with or
already included in these plans when
evaluating a project.

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f. Standard Assurances
The applicant assures that it will
comply with all applicable Federal
statutes, regulations, executive orders,
directives, FTA circulars, and other
Federal administrative requirements in
carrying out any project supported by
the FTA grant. The applicant
acknowledges that it is under a
continuing obligation to comply with
the terms and conditions of the grant
agreement issued for its project with
FTA. The applicant understands that
Federal laws, regulations, policies, and
administrative practices might be
modified from time to time and may
affect the implementation of the project.
The applicant agrees that the most
recent Federal requirements will apply
to the project, unless FTA issues a
written determination otherwise. The
applicant must submit the Certifications
and Assurances before receiving a grant
if it does not have current certifications
on file.
3. Reporting
Post-award reporting requirements
include the electronic submission of
Federal Financial Reports and Milestone
Progress Reports in FTA’s electronic
grants management system. Recipients
of funds made available through this
NOFO are also required to regularly
submit data to the National Transit
Database. Applicant should include any
goals, targets, and indicators referenced
in their application in the Executive
Summary of the TrAMS application.
As part of completing the annual
certifications and assurances required of
FTA grant recipients, a successful
applicant must report on the suspension
or debarment status of itself and its
principals. If the award recipient’s
active grants, cooperative agreements,
and procurement contracts from all
Federal awarding agencies exceeds
$10,000,000 for any period of time
during the period of performance of an
award made pursuant to this Notice, the
recipient must comply with the
Recipient Integrity and Performance
Matters reporting requirements
described in Appendix XII to 2 CFR part
200.
G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts
For further information concerning
this notice, please contact the Low-No
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at 202–366–7484, or by email at
[email protected]. A TDD is available
for individuals who are deaf or hard of
hearing at 800–877–8339. In addition,
FTA will post answers to questions and
requests for clarifications on FTA’s
website at https://www.transit.dot.gov/
funding/grants/lowno. To ensure
applicants receive accurate information
about eligibility or the program,
applicants are encouraged to contact
FTA directly, rather than through
intermediaries or third parties, with
questions. FTA staff may also conduct
briefings on the FY 2021 competitive
grants selection and award process upon
request.
H. Other Information
This program is not subject to
Executive Order 12372,
‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs.’’ FTA will consider
applications for funding only from
eligible recipients for eligible projects
listed in Section C. Complete
applications must be submitted through
GRANTS.GOV by 11:59 p.m. Eastern
time on April 12, 2021.
For issues with GRANTS.GOV, please
contact GRANTS.GOV by phone at 1–
800–518–4726 or by email at support@
grants.gov. Contact information for
FTA’s regional offices can be found on
FTA’s website at www.fta.dot.gov.
Matthew J. Welbes,
Executive Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2020–0027–N–35]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the information collection and its
expected burden. On December 10,
2020, FRA published a notice providing
a 60-day period for public comment on
the ICR.

SUMMARY:

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Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
22, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular ICR by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Kim Toone, Information Collection
Clearance Officer at (202) 493–6132 or
[email protected].
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.
See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8
through 1320.12. On December 10,
2020, FRA published a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register soliciting comment
on the ICR for which it is now seeking
OMB approval. See 85 FR 79559. FRA
received no comments in response to
this 60-day notice.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve the proposed collection of
information, it must provide 30 days for
public comment. 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(b); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes 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.
Comments are invited on the
following ICR regarding: (1) Whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of
the burden of the information collection
activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (3) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of information collection
activities on the public, including the
use of automated collection techniques
DATES:

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or other forms of information
technology.
The summary below describes the ICR
that FRA will submit for OMB clearance
as the PRA requires:
Title: Metrics and Minimum
Standards for Intercity Passenger Rail
Service.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0632.1
Abstract: On October 16, 2008,
President George W. Bush signed into
law the Passenger Rail Investment and
Improvement Act of 2008, Public Law
110–432, 122 Stat. 4907 (PRIIA). Section
207 of PRIIA requires FRA and Amtrak
jointly to develop new or improved
metrics and minimum standards for
measuring the performance and service
quality of intercity passenger train
operations, including cost recovery, ontime performance and minutes of delay,
ridership, on-board services, stations,
facilities, equipment, and other services
Section 207 also calls for consultation
with the Surface Transportation Board,
rail carriers over whose rail lines
Amtrak trains operate, States, Amtrak
employees, and groups representing
Amtrak passengers, as appropriate.
Section 207 further provides that the
metrics, at a minimum, must include:
the percentage of avoidable and fully
allocated operating costs covered by
passenger revenues on each route;
ridership per train mile operated;
measures of on-time performance and
delays incurred by intercity passenger
trains on the rail lines of each rail
carrier; and, for long-distance routes,
measures of connectivity with other
routes in all regions currently receiving
Amtrak service and the transportation
needs of communities and populations
that are not well-served by other forms
of intercity transportation.
Section 207 also provides that the
FRA Administrator must collect the
necessary data and publish a quarterly
report on the performance and service
quality of intercity passenger train
operations, including Amtrak’s cost
recovery, ridership, on-time
performance and minutes of delay,
causes of delay, on-board services,
stations, facilities, equipment, and other
services.
In connection with the Congressional
mandate, FRA’s Metrics and Minimum
Standards for Intercity Passenger Rail
Service final rule (49 CFR part 273) sets
forth a number of metrics that must be
collected. 85 FR 72971. On November
23, 2020, FRA published a request for
emergency processing of a collection of
1 The correct OMB control number for this
collection is 2130–0632. The number was
mistakenly listed incorrectly as 2130–0623 in the
Federal Register notice published December 10,
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information because FRA could not
reasonably comply with normal
clearance procedures to timely collect
ridership data metrics and certified
schedule metrics as required by 49 CFR
273.5(b) and (c). 85 FR 74783. This ICR
request covers all metrics set forth in the
final rule, including those covered by
the emergency clearance.
Type of Request: Revision to a
currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Amtrak.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 2 1 (Amtrak).
Frequency of Submission: Varied.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
117.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 3 507
hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $66,365.00.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR
1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that a
respondent is not required to respond
to, conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Acting Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2021–0006–N–1]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks
approval of the Information Collection
Request (ICR) abstracted below. Before
submitting this ICR to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval, FRA is soliciting public
comment on specific aspects of the
activities identified in the ICR.

SUMMARY:

2 As noted in the 60-day notice, the respondent
universe for the required reporting in 49 CFR
273.5(c)(2) is 24 railroads.
3 As also noted in the 60-day notice, the estimates
for the first year include one-time start up burdens
and the annual response, burden and total cost
equivalent estimates are expected to decrease after
the first year of this 3-year ICR period.

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Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 19,
2021.

DATES:

Submit comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
to Ms. Hodan Wells, Information
Collection Clearance Officer at email:
[email protected] or telephone: (202)
493–0440, and Mr. John Purnell,
Information Collection Clearance Officer
at email: [email protected] or
telephone: (202) 493–0500. Please refer
to the assigned OMB control number in
any correspondence submitted. FRA
will summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent
notice and include them in its
information collection submission to
OMB for approval.

ADDRESSES:

The PRA,
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to
provide 60-days’ notice to the public to
allow comment on information
collection activities before seeking OMB
approval of the activities. See 44 U.S.C.
3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 through
1320.12. Specifically, FRA invites
interested parties to comment on the
following ICR regarding: (1) Whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
activities will have practical utility; (2)
the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the
burden of the information collection
activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (3) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (4) ways for FRA to
minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. See 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1).
FRA believes that soliciting public
comment may reduce the administrative
and paperwork burdens associated with
the collection of information that
Federal regulations mandate. In
summary, FRA reasons that comments
received will advance three objectives:
(1) Reduce reporting burdens; (2)
organize information collection
requirements in a ‘‘user-friendly’’ format
to improve the use of such information;
and (3) accurately assess the resources
expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C.
3501.
The summary below describes the ICR
that FRA will submit for OMB clearance
as the PRA requires:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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