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One respondent requested a 30-day
extension of the comment period for the
notice of request for emergency OMB
approval. Respondents will have the
opportunity to provide written
comments to this notice.
Respondents: FTA will require this
information, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5334,
from recipients and subrecipients of
FTA funds under the Urbanized Area
Formula Funding program (49 U.S.C.
5307) or the Formula Grants for Rural
Areas program (49 U.S.C. 5311) that
operate transit systems or pass through
funds to sub-recipients that operate
transit systems. Recipients of FTA funds
under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors
and Individuals with Disabilities
program (49 U.S.C. 5310) may provide
this information on a voluntary basis.
Estimated Average Total Annual
Respondents: 2,390 respondents.
Estimated Average Total Responses:
28,680.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
10,356.
Frequency: Monthly through
December 31, 2021, or the duration of
the COVID–19 public health emergency,
whichever comes first.
Nadine Pembleton,
Director Office of Management Planning.
[FR Doc. 2021–13352 Filed 6–23–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2021–0075]

Notice of Proposed Agency
Information Collection Activities;
Modification of Existing Information
Collection
Office of the Secretary,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Department
of Transportation (the Department)
invites public comments on a request to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to approve modifications to a
currently approved Information
Collection Request (ICR). The forms
have been updated to reflect efficiencies
in the application process adopted by
the Department, provide clarifying
information, and make the forms easier
for applicants to use. The general
process of applying for credit assistance
is not changing; applications are still
accepted on a rolling basis. The ICR
continues to be necessary for the
Department to evaluate projects and

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project sponsors for credit program
eligibility and creditworthiness as
required by law.
DATES: We must receive your comments
on or before August 23, 2021.
ADDRESSES: All comments should
reference Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket No. DOT–OST–
2021–0075. Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection
through one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail Delivery: Docket Management
Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Build America Bureau at
[email protected] or (202) 366–
2300.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2105–0569.
Title: Letter of Interest and
Application Forms for the Railroad
Rehabilitation and Improvement
Financing and Transportation
Infrastructure Financing and Innovation
Act Credit Programs.
Type of Review: Modification of
existing information collections.
Background: The RRIF credit program
has its origins in Title V of the Railroad
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform
Act of 1976, 45 U.S.C. 821 et seq., which
authorized the Federal Railroad
Administration to provide railroads
certain financial assistance. This Title V
financing program was replaced by the
RRIF program under section 7203 of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century of 1998, Public Law 105–178
(1998) (TEA 21). RRIF was subsequently
amended by: The Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users, Public Law
109–59 (2005) (SAFETEA–LU); the Rail
Safety Improvement Act of 2008,
Division A of Public Law 110–432; and
the Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation Act (Pub. L. 114–94)
(2015) (FAST Act). All applicants for
RRIF credit program assistance are
required to submit a completed
application. 45 U.S.C. 823(a). The
information collection activity request
for the RRIF credit program application
was most recently approved in 2018
(OMB Control Number 2105–0569). See
83 FR 23525 and 83 FR 35534.
The Transportation Infrastructure
Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 was
enacted as part of TEA 21. The TIFIA
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SAFETEA–LU, the Moving Ahead for
Progress in the 21st Century Act (Pub.
L. 112–141) (2012) (MAP–21), and the
FAST Act. All applicants for TIFIA
credit program assistance are required to
submit a completed LOI and
application. 23 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(A). The
existing information collection activity
request for the TIFIA credit program
letter of interest and application was
most recently approved in 2018 (OMB
Control Number 2105–0569). See 83 FR
23525 and 83 FR 35534.
The National Surface Transportation
and Innovative Finance Bureau
(referenced hereafter as the Build
America Bureau or the Bureau),
established by the Secretary on July 20,
2016, in accordance with the FAST Act,
was created to streamline and improve
access to the Department’s Federal
credit programs, including RRIF and
TIFIA. The Bureau was made
responsible for administering the
application processes for the TIFIA and
RRIF credit programs. To streamline and
conform these application processes, the
Bureau created a single LOI form and a
single application form that can be used
by applicants of either credit program.
Both the LOI form and the application
form have been updated to reflect
efficiencies in the application process
adopted by the Department, provide
clarifying information, and make the
forms easier for applicants to use.
Because some key statutory differences
exist between the two programs’
application processes and eligibility
criteria, the forms have been
reorganized to clearly identify where an
item of information applies only for one
of the programs and need not be
answered by applicants of the other
program. The Department seeks OMB
approval to modify the LOI and
application. The forms have also been
reviewed to ensure that all information
requested is necessary for the
Department to properly perform its
functions in administering its credit
programs and updated to reflect the
current statutory requirements.
The LOI asks the applicant to
describe, among other things, the project
and its location, purpose and cost; the
proposed financial plan, the status of
environmental review, and certain
information regarding satisfaction of
other eligibility requirements under the
applicable credit program. The
application serves as the official request
for credit and, therefore, requires the
same information required of the LOI,
plus detailed information about the
applicant’s legal and management
structure, its financial health, the
revenue stream pledged to repay the
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satisfaction of eligibility requirements.
TIFIA and RRIF credit assistance is
awarded based on a project’s
satisfaction of TIFIA and RRIF (as
applicable) eligibility requirements. The
Department is authorized to prescribe
the form and contents of the LOI and
application. 45 U.S.C. 823 and 23 U.S.C.
601(a)(6).
Respondents: State and local
governments, transit agencies,
government-sponsored authorities,
special authorities, special districts,
ports, private railroads, and certain
other private entities.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: Based on the number and
type of interested stakeholders that have
contacted the Department about the
RRIF and TIFIA programs in fiscal years
(FY) 2018–2021, the Department
estimates that it will receive, on an
annual basis, eight (8) RRIF letters of
interest (LOIs), twelve (12) TIFIA LOIs,
eight (8) RRIF applications, and twelve
(12) TIFIA applications.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: The Department estimates that it
will generally take applicants not fewer
than twenty (20) person-hours to
assemble a single LOI (for either credit
program) and not fewer than one
hundred (100) person-hours to assemble
a single application (for either credit
program). (Person-hour estimates
provided for a RRIF application assume
that the applicant will initially submit
an LOI, reducing the number of personhours spent on the application.) Based
on the anticipated annual total number
of respondents, the total annual hour
burden of this collection for RRIF LOIs
and applications is 960 and for TIFIA
LOIs and applications is 1,440 hours.
Frequency of Collection: This
information collection will occur on a
rolling basis as interested entities seek
RRIF or TIFIA credit assistance.
Public Comments Invited: The
Department invites interested
respondents to comment on a proposed
information collection activity
(summarized below) with respect to: (i)
Whether the information collection
activities are necessary for the
Department to properly execute its
functions, including whether the
activities will have practical utility; (ii)
the accuracy of the Department’s
estimates of the burden of the
information collection activities,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (iii) ways for
the Department to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information
being collected; and (iv) ways for the
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public by automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology (e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses). See
44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)(i)–(iv); 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1)(i)–(iv). The Department
believes that soliciting public comment
will promote its efforts to reduce the
administrative and paperwork burdens
associated with the collection of
information mandated by Federal
regulations. In summary, the
Department reasons that comments
received will advance three objectives:
(i) Reduce reporting burdens; (ii) ensure
that it organizes information collection
requirements in a ‘‘user friendly’’ format
to improve the use of such information;
and (iii) accurately assess the resources
expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C.
3501.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as
amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 15,
2021.
Morteza Farajian,
Executive Director, the Build America Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2021–13453 Filed 6–23–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0262]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Designation of
Certifying Official(s)
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Benefits Administration
(VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs,
will submit the collection of
information abstracted below to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
PRA submission describes the nature of
the information collection and its
expected cost and burden and it
includes the actual data collection
instrument.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
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‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Refer to ‘‘OMB Control
No. 2900–0262.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688
or email [email protected]. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0262’’
in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3034(a), 3241,
3323(a), 3492, 3680, and 3684(a). 10
U.S.C. 16136(b), and 16166(b); 38 CFR
21.4203(a), 21.5200(d), 21.5292(e)(2),
21.5810(a), 21.7140(a), 21.7652, and
21.7656.
Title: Designation of Certifying
Official(s), VA Form 22–8794.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0262.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA uses the VA Form 22–
8794 to maintain a record of the VA
Certifying Official responsible for
certifying approved training for veterans
and other eligible beneficiaries.
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 OMB
control number. The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on this collection
of information was published at 86 FR
75 on April 21, 2021, pages 20795 and
20796.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,105
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,631.
By direction of the Secretary.
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alternate) Office
of Enterprise and Integration, Data
Governance Analytics, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021–13306 Filed 6–23–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0665]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Direct Deposit
Enrollment/Change
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.

AGENCY:

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