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annually. Additionally, SSOAs are 

required to maintain training records for 

their designated personnel for a fiveyear period. This request for renewal of 

an existing information collection does 

not reflect any changes as a result of the 

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. In the 

event that FTA updates PTSCTP 

requirements, FTA will seek comment 

from stakeholders through the 

publication of a separate Federal 

Register Notice outside of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act process. 

Respondents: State Safety Oversight 

Agencies and Rail Transit Agencies. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 91 respondents (31 SSOAs 

that conduct audits and examinations of 

public transportation systems and 60 

public RTAs with designated personnel 

who are directly responsible for safety 

oversight of their systems). 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses: 1,020 responses. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

5,118 hours. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Nadine Pembleton, 

Director, Office of Management Planning. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA 2022–0006] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

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 extension 

of a currently approved information 

collection: Fixed Guideway Capital 

Investment Grants (CIG) Program 

Section 5309. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

before May 2, 2022. 

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: 

Susan Eddy (202) 366–5499 or email: 

Susan.Eddy@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: Fixed Guideway Capital 

Investment Grants (CIG) Program 

Section 5309 (OMB Number: 2132– 

0561) 

Background: The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) administers the 

discretionary Capital Investment Grants 

(CIG) grant program under 49 U.S.C. 

Section 5309 that provides funding for 

major transit capital investments 

including rapid rail, light rail, 

commuter rail, bus rapid transit, and 

ferries. Three types of eligible projects 

are outlined in law: Smaller scaled 

corridor-based transit capital projects 

known as ‘‘Small Starts’’; new fixed 

guideway transit systems and 

extensions to existing fixed guideway 

systems known as ‘‘New Starts’’; and 

projects to improve capacity in existing 

fixed guideway corridors or will be in 

five years, known as ‘‘Core Capacity’’. 

The CIG program has a longstanding 

requirement that FTA evaluate proposed 

projects against a prescribed set of 

statutory criteria at specific points 

during the projects’ development 

including when they seek to enter a 

subsequent phase of the process or a 

construction grant agreement. In 

addition, FTA must report on its 

evaluations and ratings annually to 

Congress. 

The current Federal Public 

Transportation Law, 49 U.S.C. 5309, has 

not changed the statutorily defined 

project justification and local financial 

commitment criteria that are the subject 

of this information collection. In 

addition, the statutorily required 

approval steps for projects seeking CIG 

funds have not changed. The current 

request for renewal of this information 

collection does not reflect any changes 

as a result of the Bipartisan 

Infrastructure Law (BIL). FTA will seek 

comment from stakeholders through the 

publication of a separate Federal 

Register Notice outside of the PRA 

process. In general, the information 

used by FTA for CIG project evaluation 

and rating should arise as a part of the 

normal project planning process. 

Respondents: State and local 

government agencies, including transit 

agencies. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 155 respondents. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

68,840 hours. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Nadine Pembleton, 

Director, Office of Management Planning. 

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