This ICR requests an extension without change for OMB Control No. 2132-0561, Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program (49 U.S.C. § 5309). The CIG program provides discretionary funding for fixed-guideway projects such as rapid rail, commuter rail, light rail, streetcar, ferry, and corridor-based bus rapid transit that emulate rail features. Program applicants (state and local governments, transit agencies) must submit multi-year, multi-step project information annually to demonstrate eligibility and compete for funding. Required submissions include project background, operating and maintenance cost estimates, project justification (mobility and congestion benefits, land use and environmental impacts), and documentation of local financial commitment. FTA staff and contracted reviewers use the information to evaluate, rate, and advance projects through the CIG process. There have been no statutory or programmatic changes to the collection; however, a data-driven reassessment of respondent activities and time estimates has reduced the estimated burden hours in this submission. Labor rates have been updated.
US Code:
49 USC 5309
Name of Law: Mass Transportation
PL:
Pub.L. 109 - 59 3011
Name of Law: Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act-A Legacy for Users
PL:
Pub.L. 112 - 141 20008
Name of Law: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century
US Code:
49 USC 5309
Name of Law: Transit Capital Investment Program
PL:
Pub.L. 114 - 94 30005
Name of Law: Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act
PL:
Pub.L. 117 - 58 30005
Name of Law: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
The decrease in burden hours results from a dataâdriven reassessment of respondent activity and time requirements; there were no changes to the program, statutory authorities, or the information requested.
$1,844,085
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No
No
No
No
No
No
Sage Redd 202 366-8977
No
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:
(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;
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