Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
2023 Final NPRM PRA Supporting Statement 4.26.23.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-04-26	Repair queued
Summary of Meetings with Stakeholders - PTASP NPRM.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-04-21	Repair queued
PTASP ASP Checklist for New Requirements .pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-04-21	Repair queued
PTASP Rail and SSO for New Requirements.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-04-21	Repair queued
PTASP-Dear-Colleague-Letter-February-17-2022.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-04-21	Repair queued
PTASP Agency Safety Plan Template.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-06-23	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
232155	5307 Small - Agency Safety Plan		Modified
232154	5307 Large Bus - Agency Safety Plan		Modified
232153	Rail - Agency Safety Plan		Modified
232152	States - Agency Safety Plan		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2132-0580	ICR Reference No: 202304-2132-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202206-2132-003
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FTA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 07/14/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/26/2023
Terms of Clearance: Terms of the previous clearance remain in effect. OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2025	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2025
Responses	755	0	755
Time Burden (Hours)	252,855	0	252,855
Cost Burden (Dollars)	26,642,550	0	26,642,550

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Abstract: This is a revision of a currently approved information collection Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) associated with a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). The NPRM proposes new requirements for PTASP as a result of Section 30012 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Pub. L. 117-58 (Nov. 15, 2021). These new requirements carry out explicit statutory changes in the BIL and enhances Safety Management System (SMS) implementation in the transit industry. The current PTASP program has not changed, as respondents of certain operators of public transportation systems that receive federal funds under FTA's Urbanized Area Formula Grants must develop and maintain an Agency Safety Plans (ASP) that include the processes and procedures to implement SMS. All of the respondents have an existing ASP and the proposed new requirements merely need to be added to their existing plans. Since the overall program remains the same, these new requirements resulted in an increase in annual burden hours from 252,855 to 482,032. The initial burden of adhering to the proposed new requirements will be realized in Year 1, with minimal burden in Year 2 and Year 3 as outlined in the supporting statement (Table 5). Although not a result of statutory changes, there was also an increase in the respondent universe from 755 to 758, as a result of (3) new transit agencies being added to the transit industry. The new requirements as outlined in the NPRM are as follows: 1.) Each respondent that receives Federal financial assistance under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 must incorporate guidelines from the CDC or a State health authority regarding exposure to infectious diseases into the agency’s SMS processes. 2.) Each respondent receiving Section 5307 funds serving an urbanized area with a population of fewer than 200,000 must develop its Agency Safety Plan (ASP) in cooperation with frontline employee representatives and include or incorporate by reference in its ASP a description of how frontline transit worker representatives cooperate in the development and update of the ASP. 3.) Each respondent receiving Section 5307 funds serving an urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or more must establish a Safety Committee 4.) Each respondent receiving Section 5307 funds serving an urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or more must establish a safety risk reduction program for transit operations to improve safety by reducing the number and rates of safety events, injuries, and assaults on transit workers based on data already submitted to the National Transit Database (NTD) - Large UZA's 5.) Each respondent receiving Section 5307 funds serving an urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or more must establish safety performance targets for risk reduction programs - Large UZA's 6.) Each respondent must establish de-escalation training for certain transit workers It should be noted that in February 2022, FTA issued a Dear Colleague Letter (included in the supplementary documents section of ROCIS) outlining the proposed requirements and stated that an NPRM was forthcoming. As a result of this advance notice, a majority of the transit agencies have already updated their agency safety plans, are establishing the safety committees and many also have existing de-escalation training for their transit workers. As a result, FTA anticipates easier adherence to the proposed new requirements and the collection of information.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 5329(d) Name of Law: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21)
   PL: Pub.L. 117 - 58 30012 Name of Law: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 117 - 58 30012 Name of Law: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2132-AB44	Proposed rulemaking	88 FR 25336	04/26/2023

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Rail - Agency Safety Plan
5307 Large Bus - Agency Safety Plan
5307 Small - Agency Safety Plan
States - Agency Safety Plan

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The change in the current supporting statement reflects a change in the burden hours from the previous PRA submittal as a result of the proposals in the NPRM and changes in the transit industry. This supporting statement reflects a small increase in the respondent universe from 755 in the previous submittal to 758 as a result of three new transit agencies under 5307 Large Bus Respondent Universe. More significantly, this supporting statement includes an increase in burden as authorized by Section 30012 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Pub. L. 117-58 (Nov. 15, 2021), which amends FTA’s safety program at 49 U.S.C. § 5329(d) by adding new PTASP requirements. Under the current collection, the estimated total annual burden hours is 252,855. If the proposals in the NPRM are adopted, FTA estimated burden hours would be increased by 229,177 hours, totaling 482,032 hours and annual costs to respondents totaling $29,651,538.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $171,443

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 04/26/2023

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