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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
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 March 22,
2022 FTA published a 60-day notice (87
FR 16306) 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
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burden. The requirements are being
submitted for clearance by OMB as
required by the PRA.
Title: Public Transportation Agency
Safety Plan.
OMB Control Number: 2132–0580.
Background: The Public
Transportation Agency Safety Plan
regulation (49 CFR part 673) establishes
requirements for Agency Safety Plans as
authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5329(d). The
regulation requires States and certain
operators of public transportation
systems that receive Federal financial
assistance under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 to
develop Agency Safety Plans based on
the Safety Management Systems (SMS)
approach. The development and
implementation of these plans will help
ensure that public transportation
systems are safe nationwide.
Each Public Transportation Agency
Safety Plan must include, at minimum:
• An approval from the recipient’s
Board of Directors, or an Equivalent
Authority;
• Methods for identifying and
evaluating safety risks throughout all
elements of the recipient’s public
transportation system;
• Strategies to minimize the exposure
of the public, personnel, and property to
hazards and unsafe conditions;
• A process and timeline for
conducting an annual review and
update of the plan;
• Performance targets based on the
safety performance measures
established in FTA’s National Public
Transportation Safety Plan;
• Assignment of an adequately
trained safety officer who reports
directly to the general manager,
president, or equivalent officer; and
• A comprehensive safety training
program for operations personnel and
personnel directly responsible for safety
that includes the completion of a safety
training program and continuing safety
education and training.
• A rail transit agency must include
or incorporate by reference in its
Agency Safety Plan an emergency
preparedness and response plan or
procedures.
Information collection requirements
associated with this regulation include
information collected by the agency to
support its internal SMS processes and
information collected by recipients to
distribute to FTA.
The information collection conducted
at the agency level to support internal
SMS processes includes the regulatory
requirement to maintain:
• Documents that set forth the
Agency Safety Plan, including those
related to implementing the SMS;
• Results from SMS processes and
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• Documents included in whole, or
by reference, that describe the programs,
policies, and procedures used to carry
out the Agency Safety Plan.
Transit agencies must maintain this
documentation for a minimum of three
years and must make this
documentation available upon request
to FTA, other Federal entities having
jurisdiction, and the relevant State
Safety Oversight Agency, if applicable.
The information collection exchange
between FTA and its recipients consists
of:
• Annual Certifications and
Assurances. FTA requires operators of
public transportation systems and States
to certify compliance with 49 CFR part
673 through its annual submittal of
Certifications and Assurances to FTA.
• Triennial Review Process. FTA
incorporated questions specific to the
Public Transportation Agency Safety
Plan Rule into FTA’s existing oversight
questionnaire for transit agencies to
evaluate areas of compliance.
• State Management Review Process.
FTA also ensures compliance with this
rule through its existing triennial State
Management Review oversight process.
The information collection will
continue to help guide transit agency
and FTA’s safety program priorities.
Respondents: State and local
government agencies, including transit
agencies.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 755 respondents.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours per
Respondent: 335 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
252,855 hours.
Frequency: Annually.
Nadine Pembleton,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2022–0016]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Public
Transportation Safety Certification
Training Program (PTSCP)
Federal Transit Administration,
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information
Collection Requirements (ICRs)

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abstracted below have been forwarded
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
ICRs describe the nature of the
information collection and their
expected burdens.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: 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
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
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
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 March 1, 2022
FTA published a 60-day notice (87 FR
11507) 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).

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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: Public Transportation Safety
Certification Training Program
(PTSCTP).
OMB Control Number: 2132–0578.
Type of Request: FTA’s Public
Transportation Safety Certification
Training Program (PTSCTP) is
authorized pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
5329(c)(1), which requires the Secretary
of Transportation to establish a public
transportation safety certification
training program for Federal and State
employees, or other designated
personnel, who conduct safety audits
and examinations of public
transportation systems, and employees
of public transportation agencies
directly responsible for safety oversight.
The program implements a uniform
safety certification training curriculum
and requirements to enhance the
technical proficiency of individuals
who conduct safety audits and
examinations of public transportation
systems operated by public
transportation agencies and those who
are directly responsible for safety
oversight of public transportation
agencies. To comply with 49 U.S.C.
5329(c)(1), these designated personnel
are required to register for the PTSCTP
and request an Individual Training Plan
(ITP). The PTSCTP has three different
ITP tracks. The different ITP tracks: (1)
State Safety Oversight (SSO)—State
Safety Oversight Agency (SSOA)
personnel and contractors who conduct
safety audits and examinations of rail
transit systems; (2) Rail Transit Agency
(RTA)—Rail transit agency personnel
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responsible for safety oversight; and (3)
Bus—Bus transit agency personnel and
contractors who are directly responsible
for safety oversight. FTA then issues an
ITP which specifies a curriculum the
registrant must complete. PTSCTP
participants enroll in courses specific to
their curriculum. The information
collected as part of this program is to
ensure that SSOA and RTA recipients
are complying with the prescribed
training requirements by ensuring their
designated personnel are receiving
training that assists with enhancing
technical and professional proficiency
in performing safety oversight functions.
FTA will use the information collected
to monitor implementation and
effectiveness of the PTSCTP. Certain
information collected may be
disseminated to recipients or FTA
program managers to encourage and
ensure participation by designated
personnel is achieved within the
prescribed 3-year certification period
and maintained through refresher
training. Recipients are required to selfcertify compliance with 49 CFR part 672
annually. This request for renewal of an
existing information collection does not
reflect any changes as a result of the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. In the
event that FTA updates PTSCTP
requirements, FTA will seek comment
from stakeholders through the
publication of a separate Federal
Register Notice outside of the
Paperwork Reduction Act process.
Respondents: State Safety Oversight
Agencies and Rail Transit Agencies.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 91 respondents (31 SSOAs
that conduct audits and examinations of
public transportation systems and 60
public RTAs with designated personnel
who are directly responsible for safety
oversight of their systems).
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses: 1,020 responses.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
5,118 hours.
Frequency: Annually.
Nadine Pembleton,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of
Administration.
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