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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: 

4,684 hours. 

Frequency: Annual. 

Emily Anderson, 

Director, Office of Management Planning. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20135 Filed 9–15–23; 8:45 am] 

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 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: 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 

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 Jason.Luebbers@dot.gov. 

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). 

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certification forms is necessary for FTA 

recipients to meet the requirements of 

49 U.S.C. 5323(j) and (m). In addition, 

FTA recipients are required to certify, as 

part of their annual Certifications and 

Assurances, that they will comply with 

pre-award and post-delivery audit 

requirements for rolling stock under 49 

CFR part 663. 

Respondents: FTA recipients, 

including State and local government, 

and businesses or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Annual Burden on 

Respondents: (1) approximately 2.16 

hours for each of the estimated 700 

procurements by FTA recipients and 

businesses or other for-profit 

organizations to certify compliance (or 

1,512 hours), (2) approximately .16 

hours for each of the estimated 700 

procurements for recordkeeping by FTA 

recipients (or 112 hours), and (3) 1.66 

hours for each of the estimated 700 

procurements for review by FTA 

recipients (or 1,162 hours). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

2,786 hours. 

Frequency: Annual. 

Emily Anderson, 

Director, Office of Management Planning. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20133 Filed 9–15–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA 2023–0020] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Metropolitan and 

Statewide and Nonmetropolitan 

Transportation Planning 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: 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: Metropolitan and Statewide 

and Nonmetropolitan Transportation 

Planning. 

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 

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: 

Reena Mathews at (202) 366–2076, or 

email: Reena Mathews@dot.gov. 

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: Metropolitan and Statewide and 

Nonmetropolitan Transportation 

Planning. 

OMB Number: 2132–0529. 

Background: The FTA and Federal 

Highway Administration (FHWA) 

jointly carry out the Federal mandate to 

improve urban and rural transportation. 

49 U.S.C. 5303 and 5304 and 23 U.S.C. 

134 and 135 authorize the use of Federal 

funds to assist Metropolitan Planning 

Organizations (MPOs), States, and local 

public bodies in developing 

transportation plans and programs to 

serve the transportation needs of 

urbanized areas over 50,000 in 

population and other areas of States 

outside of urbanized areas. The program 

provides funding and procedural 

requirements for multimodal 

transportation planning in metropolitan 

areas and States. Planning needs to be 

cooperative, continuous, and 

comprehensive, resulting in long-range 

plans and short-range programs 

reflecting transportation investment 

priorities. Eligible respondents include 

State Departments of Transportation 

(DOTs) and Metropolitan Planning 

Organizations (MPOs). Federal planning 

funds are first apportioned to State 

DOTs. State DOTs then allocate 

planning funding to MPOs. Funds are 

available for planning activities that (A) 

support the economic vitality of the 

metropolitan area, especially by 

enabling global competitiveness, 

productivity, and efficiency; (B) 

increase the safety of the transportation 

system for motorized and nonmotorized 

users; (C) increase the security of the 

transportation system for motorized and 

nonmotorized users; (D) increase the 

accessibility and mobility of people and 

for freight; (E) protect and enhance the 

environment, promote energy 

conservation, improve the quality of 

life, and promote consistency between 

transportation improvements and State 

and local planned growth, housing, and 

economic development patterns; (F) 

enhance the integration and 

connectivity of the transportation 

system, across and between modes, for 

people and freight; (G) promote efficient 

system management and operation; (H) 

emphasize the preservation of the 

existing transportation system; and (I) 

improve the resiliency and reliability of 

the transportation system. Funds are 

apportioned to States by a formula that 

includes each State’s urbanized area 

population in proportion to the total 

urbanized area population for the 


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