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1320.12(a); 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
or other forms of information
technology.
The summary below describes the ICR
that FRA will submit for OMB clearance
as the PRA requires:
Title: Railroad Communications.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0524.
Abstract: The railroad
communications regulations in 49 CFR
part 220 prescribe the minimum
requirements governing wireless
communications used in rail operations
as well as establish the prohibitions,
restrictions, and requirements that
apply to the use of personal and
railroad-supplied cellular telephones
and other electronic devices. FRA
amended its radio standards and
procedures to: promote compliance by
making the regulations more flexible;
require wireless communications
devices, including radios, for specified
classifications of railroad operations and
roadway workers; and retitle this part to
reflect its coverage of other means of
wireless communications, such as
cellular telephones and data radio
terminals, to convey emergency and
need-to-know information. The
amended regulations established safe,
uniform procedures covering the use of
radio and other wireless
communications within the railroad
industry.
Type of Request: Extension without
change (with changes in estimates) of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 746 railroads.

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Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
4,119,004.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
95,902 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $6,048,539.14.
FRA informs all interested parties that
it may not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, a collection of information that does
not display a currently valid OMB
control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Christopher S. Van Nostrand,
Acting Deputy Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2023–0021]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Title VI as It
Applies to Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) Grant Programs
Federal Transit Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:

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 November 17, 2023.
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,
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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
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:
Andrew Golba at (202) 366–1065, 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

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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
applicable regulations or requirements.
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 federally
supported 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: 284 (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:
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Frequency: Annual.
Emily Anderson,
Director, Office of Management Planning.
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BILLING CODE 4910–57–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2023–0022]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Pre-Award, Post
Delivery Audit Requirements Under
Buy America
Federal Transit Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:

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.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before November 17, 2023.
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
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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:
Jason Luebbers at (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, maintain on file
certifications of compliance by the
bidder or offeror, and certify compliance
at the pre-award and post-delivery
stages of the procurement process for
rolling stock purchases under 49 CFR
part 663.
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

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