[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 38 (Monday, February 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11620-11621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4383]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. FTA-2012-0016]


Notice of Request for the Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Request for Comments.

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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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1664796f61737f657e637838757e73785672796238717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="32405d4b45575b415a475c1c515a575c72565d461c555d44">[email protected]</span></a>.

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

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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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