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the TIGER Discretionary Grants program 

include promoting economic recovery 

and supporting projects that have a 

significant impact on the Nation, a 

metropolitan area or a region. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by October 20, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

[identified by Docket No. DOT–OST– 

2009–0115] through one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., West Building, Room 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except on Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack 

Bennett, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Transportation Policy, at 

202–366–6222 or Jack.Bennett@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2105–0560. 

Title: Supplemental Discretionary 

Grants for a National Surface 

Transportation System or TIGER 

Discretionary Grants. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: On February 17, 2009, 

the President of the United States signed 

the Recovery Act to, among other 

purposes, (1) preserve and create jobs 

and promote economic recovery, (2) 

invest in transportation infrastructure 

that will provide long-term economic 

benefits, and (3) assist those most 

affected by the current economic 

downturn. The Recovery Act 

appropriated $1.5 billion of 

discretionary grant funds to be awarded 

by the Department for capital 

investments in surface transportation 

infrastructure. The funds provided by 

TIGER Grants will be awarded on a 

competitive basis to projects that have a 

significant impact on the Nation, a 

metropolitan area, or a region. 

On May 18, 2009, the Department 

published an interim notice announcing 

the availability of funding for TIGER 

Discretionary Grants, project selection 

criteria, application requirements and 

the deadline for submitting 

applications, which is September 15, 

2009. On June 17, 2009, the Department 

published an additional notice revising 

some elements of the interim notice. In 

the event that the June 17, 2009, 

solicitation does not result in the award 

and obligation of all available funds, the 

Department may decide to publish an 

additional solicitation. 

The Department’s estimated burden 

for this information collection is the 

following: 

Expected Number of Respondents: 

500. 

Frequency: One time collection. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 100 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

50,000. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for OST’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for OST to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (d) 

ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1:48. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 17, 

2009. 

Patricia Lawton, 

DOT Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2009–0092] 

Information Collection Activity: 

Request for Comments 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and requests for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

below is being forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

an extension of a currently approved 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments was published on June 12, 

2009, [FR Vol. 74, No.112, page 28090]. 

No comments were received. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by September 21, 2009: DOT/ 

OST Desk Officer, Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Docket 

Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deborah Perkins, Departmental Office of 

Human Resources, Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, 

(202) 366–9447. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Applicant Background 

Questionnaire. 

OMB Control Number: 2105–0557. 

OST Form Number: OST F 3300.18. 

Abstract: The purpose of the 

collection is to standardize the 

collection of race, ethnicity, sex, 

national origin, and disability status 

from applicants for positions within all 

DOT Operating Administrations. This 

information will assist the DOT in 

monitoring programs and will be the 

basis for several different reports 

required by statute. 

Affected Public: Employees upon 

initial hire and applicants for positions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

93,000. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

93,000. 

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 

4650 hours. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Comments are invited on: (a) 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 as described; (b) 

the accuracy of the Department’s 

estimate of burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of methodology and 

assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate, automated, electronic, 

mechanical or other technology. 

Comments should be addressed to the 

address in the preamble. All responses 

to this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval. All comments will also 

become a matter of public record. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 12, 

2009. 

Patricia Lawton, 

DOT Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance 

Officer, Office of Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–20131 Filed 8–20–09; 8:45 am] 

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