47200 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 160 / Monday, August 23, 2021 / Notices 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before September 22, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

Comments are Invited On: 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; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

A comment to OMB is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia 

Swain, Office of Administration, 

Management Planning Division, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Mail Stop TAD– 

10, Washington, DC 20590 (202) 366– 

0354 or tia.swain@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Public Law 104–13, Section 2, 

109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised 

at 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its 

implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 

1320, require Federal agencies to issue 

two notices seeking public comment on 

information collection activities before 

OMB may approve paperwork packages. 

44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 

1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On May 4, 2021 

FTA published a 60-day notice (86 FR 

23781) in the Federal Register soliciting 

comments on the ICR that the agency 

was seeking OMB approval. FTA 

received no comments after issuing this 

60-day notice. Accordingly, DOT 

announces that these information 

collection activities have been reevaluated and certified under 5 CFR 

1320.5(a) and forwarded to OMB for 

review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12(c). 

Before OMB decides whether to 

approve these proposed collections of 

information, it must provide 30 days for 

public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5 

CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires 

OMB to approve or disapprove 

paperwork packages between 30 and 60 

days after the 30-day notice is 

published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR 

1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983, 

Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 

30-day notice informs the regulated 

community to file relevant comments 

and affords the agency adequate time to 

digest public comments before it 

renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 

29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should 

submit their respective comments to 

OMB within 30 days of publication to 

best ensure having their full effect. 5 

CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983, 

Aug. 29, 1995. 

The summaries below describe the 

nature of the information collection 

requirements (ICRs) and the expected 

burden. The requirements are being 

submitted for clearance by OMB as 

required by the PRA. 

Title: Clean Fuels Grant Program. 

OMB Control Number: 2132–0573. 

Type of Request: The Clean Fuels 

Grant Program was developed to assist 

non-attainment and maintenance areas 

in achieving or maintaining the National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards for 

ozone and carbon monoxide (CO). The 

program also supported emerging clean 

fuel and advanced propulsion 

technologies for transit buses and 

markets for those technologies. The 

Clean Fuels Grant Program was repealed 

under the Moving Ahead for Progress in 

the 21st Century Act (MAP–21). 

However, funding previously authorized 

for programs repealed by MAP–21 

remain available for their originally 

authorized purposes until the period of 

availability expires, the funds are fully 

expended, the funds are rescinded by 

Congress, or the funds are otherwise 

reallocated. 

Respondents: State and local 

government, business or other for-profit 

institutions, and non-profit institutions. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondents: 

4. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours per 

Respondent: 2 hours. 

Estimated Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 8 hours. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Nadine Pembleton, 

Director Office of Management Planning. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17969 Filed 8–20–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA 2021–0011] 

Request for Information on Transit 

Safety Concerns 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

United States Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) is extending the 

comment period for the request for 

information (RFI) regarding FTA’s 

Public Transportation Safety Program 

(Safety Program), which was published 

on July 15, 2021, with the original 

comment period closing on August 16, 

2021. 

DATES: Comments are requested by 

September 22, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may file comments 

identified by docket number FTA– 

2021–0011 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, between 9:00 

a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

Instructions: For detailed instructions 

on submitting comments, see the Public 

Participation heading of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. 

Privacy Act: Except as provided 

below, all comments received into the 

docket will be made public in their 

entirety. The comments will be 

searchable by the name of the 

individual submitting the comment (or 

signing the comment, if submitted on 

behalf of an association, business, labor 

union, etc.). You should not include 

information in your comment that you 

do not want to be made public. You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78) or at https://

www.transportation.gov/privacy. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ray 

Biggs, Office of Transit Safety and 

Oversight—Safety Risk Management 

and Assurance Division, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Mail Stop TSO–10, 

Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366–7460 

or Ray.Biggs@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a letter 

submitted to the docket dated August 

11, 2021, the American Public 

Transportation Association (APTA), on 

behalf of more than 1,300 member 

organizations, requested a 60-day 

extension of the comment period 

seeking input on public transit safety 

concerns published in the Federal 

Register on July 15, 2021 (86 FR 37400). 

As justification for this extension, APTA 

cited increased grant activity, the recent 

passage of an infrastructure bill, and 

ongoing responses to the COVID–19 

pandemic as pulling transit systems in 

many directions. APTA believes an 

extension of time would facilitate its 

members’ ability to formulate thoughtful 

and proactive information responsive to 

FTA’s request for information. 

Given the importance of public 

transportation safety and the need for a 

more fulsome dialogue on upcoming 

safety needs and priorities, FTA 

believes an extension of time is 

justified. Although APTA requested 

FTA extend the comment period for 60 

additional days, commenters have 

already had 30 days in which to review 

and consider the questions posed in the 

RFI, and FTA believes an additional 30 

days in which to submit comments is 

adequate, given FTA’s desire to move 

forward expeditiously with this 

important safety initiative. 

FTA is not republishing the Questions 

to the Public in this document. Instead, 

please refer to the July 15, 2021 RFI (86 

FR 37400) to view the original questions 

regarding safety concerns and issues 

recommended for additional assessment 

and potential action at the Federal level. 

Public Participation 

How do I prepare and submit 

comments? 

To ensure that your comments are 

filed correctly, please include the 

docket number provided [FTA–2021– 

0011] in your comments. 

Please submit your comments, 

including any attachments, to the 

docket following the instructions given 

above under ADDRESSES. Please note, if 

you are submitting comments 

electronically as a PDF (Adobe) file, 

these documents must be scanned using 

an Optical Character Recognition 

process, thus allowing the Agency to 

search and copy certain portions of 

submissions. If submitting via mail, 

hand delivery, or courier, please 

provide two printed copies. 

How can comments submitted by other 

people be read? 

Comments received may be read at 

the Docket Management Facility, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. The hours 

of the docket are indicated above in the 

same location. Comments may also be 

viewed on the internet, identified by the 

docket number at the heading of this 

notice, at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Please note, the RFI will serve as a 

planning document. The RFI should not 

be construed as policy, a solicitation for 

applications, or an obligation on the 

part of the Government. 

Gail Lyssy, 

Acting Associate Administrator for Safety. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18066 Filed 8–20–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection Request Submitted for 

Public Comment; Comment Request 

on Burden Related to the Application 

for Exemption From Social Security 

and Medicare Taxes and Waiver of 

Benefits 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, 

as part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invites the public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

burden related to the application for 

exemption from Social Security and 

Medicare taxes and waiver of benefits. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before October 22, 2021 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Kinna Brewington, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6529, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224. 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulations should be 

directed to R. Joseph Durbala, at Internal 

Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20224, or through the internet, at 

RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Application for Exemption from 

Social Security and Medicare Taxes and 

Waiver of Benefits. 

OMB Number: 1545–0064. 

Regulation Project/Form Number: 

Form 4029. 

Abstract: Form 4029 is used by 

members of recognized religious groups 

to apply for exemption from social 

security and Medicare taxes under 

Internal Revenue Code sections 1402(g) 

and 3127. The information is used to 

approve or deny exemption from social 

security and Medicare taxes. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

the burden previously approved. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

3,754. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 61 

min. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,792. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

the collections of information covered 

by this notice: 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Books or records relating to a 

collection of information must be 

retained if their contents may become 

material in the administration of any 

internal revenue law. Generally, tax 

returns and tax return information are 

confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 

6103. 

Desired Focus of Comments: The 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is 

particularly interested in comments 

that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including using 

appropriate automated, electronic, 


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