[Federal Register: November 28, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 229)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. FTA-2001-11040]

 
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces the Information Collection 
Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for extension of the currently approved 
information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 
comment period soliciting comments was published on August 10, 2001.

DATES: Comments must be submitted before December 28, 2001. A comment 
to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sylvia L. Marion, Office of 
Administration, Office of Management Planning, (202) 366-6680.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   
    Title: 49 U.S.C. Sections 5309 and 5307 Capital Assistance Programs 
(OMB Number: 2132-0543).
    Abstract: 49 U.S.C. Sections 5309 Capital Program and Section 5307 
Urbanized Area Formula Program authorize the Secretary of 
Transportation to make grants to State and local governments and public 
transportation authorities for financing mass transportation projects. 
Grant recipients are required to make information available to the 
public and to publish a program of projects for affected citizens to 
comment on the proposed program and performance of the grant recipients 
at public hearings. Notices of hearings must include a brief 
description of the proposed project and be published in a newspaper 
circulated in the affected area. FTA also uses the information to 
determine eligibility for funding and to monitor the grantees' progress 
in implementing and completing project activities. The information 
submitted ensures FTA's compliance with applicable federal laws and OMB 
Circular A-102.
    Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: 54 hours for each of the 
3,675 respondents.

ADDRESSES: All written comments must refer to the docket number that 
appears at the top of this document and be submitted to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
725-17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FTA Desk 
Officer.
    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 collection burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

    Issued: November 21, 2001.
Dorrie Y. Aldrich,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-29516 Filed 11-27-01; 8:45 am]
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