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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 March 22, 

2022 FTA published a 60-day notice (87 

FR 16306) 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: Public Transportation Agency 

Safety Plan. 

OMB Control Number: 2132–0580. 

Background: The Public 

Transportation Agency Safety Plan 

regulation (49 CFR part 673) establishes 

requirements for Agency Safety Plans as 

authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5329(d). The 

regulation requires States and certain 

operators of public transportation 

systems that receive Federal financial 

assistance under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 to 

develop Agency Safety Plans based on 

the Safety Management Systems (SMS) 

approach. The development and 

implementation of these plans will help 

ensure that public transportation 

systems are safe nationwide. 

Each Public Transportation Agency 

Safety Plan must include, at minimum: 

• An approval from the recipient’s 

Board of Directors, or an Equivalent 

Authority; 

• Methods for identifying and 

evaluating safety risks throughout all 

elements of the recipient’s public 

transportation system; 

• Strategies to minimize the exposure 

of the public, personnel, and property to 

hazards and unsafe conditions; 

• A process and timeline for 

conducting an annual review and 

update of the plan; 

• Performance targets based on the 

safety performance measures 

established in FTA’s National Public 

Transportation Safety Plan; 

• Assignment of an adequately 

trained safety officer who reports 

directly to the general manager, 

president, or equivalent officer; and 

• A comprehensive safety training 

program for operations personnel and 

personnel directly responsible for safety 

that includes the completion of a safety 

training program and continuing safety 

education and training. 

• A rail transit agency must include 

or incorporate by reference in its 

Agency Safety Plan an emergency 

preparedness and response plan or 

procedures. 

Information collection requirements 

associated with this regulation include 

information collected by the agency to 

support its internal SMS processes and 

information collected by recipients to 

distribute to FTA. 

The information collection conducted 

at the agency level to support internal 

SMS processes includes the regulatory 

requirement to maintain: 

• Documents that set forth the 

Agency Safety Plan, including those 

related to implementing the SMS; 

• Results from SMS processes and 

activities; and 

• Documents included in whole, or 

by reference, that describe the programs, 

policies, and procedures used to carry 

out the Agency Safety Plan. 

Transit agencies must maintain this 

documentation for a minimum of three 

years and must make this 

documentation available upon request 

to FTA, other Federal entities having 

jurisdiction, and the relevant State 

Safety Oversight Agency, if applicable. 

The information collection exchange 

between FTA and its recipients consists 

of: 

• Annual Certifications and 

Assurances. FTA requires operators of 

public transportation systems and States 

to certify compliance with 49 CFR part 

673 through its annual submittal of 

Certifications and Assurances to FTA. 

• Triennial Review Process. FTA 

incorporated questions specific to the 

Public Transportation Agency Safety 

Plan Rule into FTA’s existing oversight 

questionnaire for transit agencies to 

evaluate areas of compliance. 

• State Management Review Process. 

FTA also ensures compliance with this 

rule through its existing triennial State 

Management Review oversight process. 

The information collection will 

continue to help guide transit agency 

and FTA’s safety program priorities. 

Respondents: State and local 

government agencies, including transit 

agencies. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 755 respondents. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours per 

Respondent: 335 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

252,855 hours. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Nadine Pembleton, 

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA 2022–0016] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Public 

Transportation Safety Certification 

Training Program (PTSCP) 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that the Information 

Collection Requirements (ICRs) 


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abstracted below have been forwarded 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and comment. The 

ICRs describe the nature of the 

information collection and their 

expected burdens. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before July 25, 2022. 

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 March 1, 2022 

FTA published a 60-day notice (87 FR 

11507) 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: Public Transportation Safety 

Certification Training Program 

(PTSCTP). 

OMB Control Number: 2132–0578. 

Type of Request: FTA’s Public 

Transportation Safety Certification 

Training Program (PTSCTP) is 

authorized pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 

5329(c)(1), which requires the Secretary 

of Transportation to establish a public 

transportation safety certification 

training program for Federal and State 

employees, or other designated 

personnel, who conduct safety audits 

and examinations of public 

transportation systems, and employees 

of public transportation agencies 

directly responsible for safety oversight. 

The program implements a uniform 

safety certification training curriculum 

and requirements to enhance the 

technical proficiency of individuals 

who conduct safety audits and 

examinations of public transportation 

systems operated by public 

transportation agencies and those who 

are directly responsible for safety 

oversight of public transportation 

agencies. To comply with 49 U.S.C. 

5329(c)(1), these designated personnel 

are required to register for the PTSCTP 

and request an Individual Training Plan 

(ITP). The PTSCTP has three different 

ITP tracks. The different ITP tracks: (1) 

State Safety Oversight (SSO)—State 

Safety Oversight Agency (SSOA) 

personnel and contractors who conduct 

safety audits and examinations of rail 

transit systems; (2) Rail Transit Agency 

(RTA)—Rail transit agency personnel 

and contractors who are directly 

responsible for safety oversight; and (3) 

Bus—Bus transit agency personnel and 

contractors who are directly responsible 

for safety oversight. FTA then issues an 

ITP which specifies a curriculum the 

registrant must complete. PTSCTP 

participants enroll in courses specific to 

their curriculum. The information 

collected as part of this program is to 

ensure that SSOA and RTA recipients 

are complying with the prescribed 

training requirements by ensuring their 

designated personnel are receiving 

training that assists with enhancing 

technical and professional proficiency 

in performing safety oversight functions. 

FTA will use the information collected 

to monitor implementation and 

effectiveness of the PTSCTP. Certain 

information collected may be 

disseminated to recipients or FTA 

program managers to encourage and 

ensure participation by designated 

personnel is achieved within the 

prescribed 3-year certification period 

and maintained through refresher 

training. Recipients are required to selfcertify compliance with 49 CFR part 672 

annually. 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, 

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of 

Administration. 

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