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###### Department of Transportation

###### Federal Transit Administration

          - [FTA Docket No. FTA-2012-0016]

# AGENCY:

Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

# 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 following information collection: Transit Safety Survey.

# DATES:

Comments must be submitted before April 27, 2012.

# 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.                         *Web site: 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 a.m. and 5 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 self-addressed 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 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Roy Chen, FTA Office of Technology, (202) 366-0462, or email:                         *royweishun.chen@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:*                     Transit Safety Survey (                    *OMB Number: 2132-New).*

*Background:*                     The survey covered in this request will provide FTA with a                           ( print page 11621)                        means to gather data directly from its stakeholders. The information obtained from the survey will be used to improve transit safety research with long-term goals of improving public transit safety and reducing risk for transit properties, transit passengers, and the public in general. The survey will be limited to data collections that solicit voluntary opinions to enable us to effectively address transit safety issue areas, identify safety trends, and structure a responsive and proactive research agenda for FTA.                

*Respondents:*                     Public and private transit operators, transit constituents, and other stakeholders.                

*Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents:*                     20 minutes for each of the 800 respondents.                

*Estimated Total Annual Burden:*                     266 hours.                

*Frequency:*                     Every two years.                

Issued: February 21, 2012.

Ann M. Linnertz,

Associate Administrator for Administration.

[FR Doc. 2012-4383 Filed 2-24-12; 8:45 am]

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