[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 4364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01428]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2015-0271]


Agency Request for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection; Prioritization and Allocation Authority Exercised by the 
Secretary of Transportation Under the Defense Production Act

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments 
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The collection 
involves information required in an application to request Special 
Priorities Assistance. The information to be collected is necessary to 
facilitate the supply of civil transportation resources to promote the 
national defense. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal 
Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by March 28, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-OST-
2015-0271] through one of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Fax: 1-202-493-2251
    <bullet> Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Building, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Hinz, 202-366-6945, Office of 
Intelligence, Security and Emergency Response, Office of the Secretary 
of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0567.
    Title: Prioritization and Allocation Authority Exercised by the 
Secretary of Transportation Under the Defense Production Act.
    Form Numbers: OST F 1254.
    Type of Review: Renewal of a previously approved information 
collection.
    Background: The Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2009 
(Pub. L. 111-67, September 30, 2009) requires each Federal agency with 
delegated authority under section101 of the Defense Production Act of 
1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.) to issue final rules 
establishing standards and procedures by which the priorities and 
allocations authority is used to promote the national defense. The 
Secretary of Transportation has the delegated authority for all forms 
of civil transportation. DOT's final rule, Transportation Priorities 
and Allocations System (TPAS), published October 2012, requires this 
information collection. Form OST F 1254, Request for Special Priorities 
Assistance, would be filled out by private sector applicants, such as 
transportation companies or organizations. The private sector applicant 
must submit company information, the services or items for which the 
assistance is requested, and specific information about those services 
or items.
    Respondents: Private sector applicants, such as transportation 
companies or organizations.
    Number of Respondents: We estimate 6 respondents.
    Total Annual Burden: We estimate an average burden of 30 minutes 
per respondent for an estimated total annual burden of 3 hours.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the Department's 
performance; (b) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the 
Department to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information collection; and (d) ways that the burden could be minimized 
without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency 
will summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's 
clearance of this information collection.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 13, 2016.
Habib Azarsina,
OST Privacy and PRA Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-01428 Filed 1-25-16; 8:45 am]
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