78136 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 248 / Monday, December 29, 2014 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of a Land Release Affecting 

Federal Grant Assurance Obligations 

at Tucson International Airport, 

Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of a Land Release. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) proposes to rule 

and invites public comment on the 

application for a land release of 

approximately 60 acres of airport 

property at Tucson International 

Airport, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 

from the aeronautical use provisions of 

the Grant Agreement Assurances since 

the land is not needed for airport 

purposes. The property will be used by 

Pima County, Arizona to relocate an 

existing roadway that is too close to 

United States Air Force Plant Number 4, 

a military ordnance manufacturing 

facility. The proposed land release will 

allow the relocated public roadway to 

comply with the military safety 

separation standards from the ordnance 

facility. The airport will be 

compensated for the fair market value of 

the land. The use of the land for a 

roadway represents a compatible land 

use that will not interfere with the 

airport or its operation, thereby 

protecting the interests of civil aviation. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 28, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Comments on the request may be mailed 

or delivered to the FAA at the following 

address: Mr. Mike N. Williams, 

Manager, Airports District Office, 

Federal Register Comment, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Phoenix 

Airports District Office, 3800 N. Central 

Avenue, Suite 1025, Phoenix, Arizona 

85012. In addition, one copy of the 

comment submitted to the FAA must be 

mailed or delivered to Mr. Eric 

Roudebush, Director of Environmental 

Services, Tucson Airport Authority, 

7005 South Plumer Avenue, Tucson, 

Arizona 85756. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Wendell H. Ford 

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 

the 21st Century (AIR 21), Public Law 

10–181 (Apr. 5, 2000; 114 Stat. 61), this 

notice must be published in the Federal 

Register 30 days before the DOT 

Secretary may waive any condition 

imposed on a federally obligated airport 

by surplus property conveyance deeds 

or grant agreements. 

The following is a brief overview of 

the request: 

The Tucson Airport Authority (TAA) 

requested a release from the provisions 

of the Grant Agreement Assurances to 

permit the disposal of approximately 60 

acres of land at Tucson International 

Airport, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 

to permit the construction of a relocated 

replacement roadway by Pima County 

(County) to comply with safety arcs 

defined by the United States Air Force 

(USAF) for USAF Plant Number 44. The 

County proposes to relocate a portion of 

East Hughes Access Road between the 

South Nogales Highway and South 

Alvernon Way about 2,500 feet to the 

south of its present location so the new 

roadway and its users will be outside 

the designated safety zones used by the 

United States Air Force Plant Number 

44 to keep the public a safe distance 

from an ordnance plant. The Tucson 

Airport Authority will sell the land, 

about 3 miles in length, that is obligated 

by Airport Improvement Program grants. 

In return, TAA will be compensated for 

the fair market value of the right of way 

property. In addition, when the old 

roadway is abandoned, TAA will have 

its rights restored to the portions that it 

originally owned. The use of the land 

for a roadway is a compatible land use 

that will not interfere with or impede 

the operations and development of the 

airport. Based on the benefits of fair 

compensation and enhanced public 

safety, the interests of civil aviation will 

be properly served. 

Issued in Hawthorne, California, on 

December 18, 2014. 

Brian Q. Armstrong, 

Manager, Safety and Standards Branch, 

Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30361 Filed 12–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA–2014–0029] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration invites public comment 

about its intention to request the Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

approval to renew the following 

information collection: 

49 U.S.C. 5308—Clean Fuels Grant 

Program 

The information collected is 

necessary to determine eligibility of 

applicants and ensure the proper and 

timely expenditure of federal funds 

within the scope of the program. The 

Federal Register notice with a 60-day 

comment period soliciting comments for 

the Clean Fuels Grant Program was 

published on November 4, 2014 

(Citation 79 FR 213). No comments were 

received from that notice. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

before January 28, 2015. A comment to 

OMB is most effective, if OMB receives 

it within 30 days of publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia 

Swain, Office of Administration, Office 

of Management Planning, (202) 366– 

0354. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Clean Fuels Grant Program 

(OMB Number: 2132–0573). 

Abstract: The Clean Fuels Grant 

Program helps communities achieve or 

maintain the National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards for ozone and carbon 

monoxide, while supporting transit 

agencies in the acquisition of emerging 

clean fuel and advanced propulsion 

technologies for transit buses. The Clean 

Fuels Grant Program was repealed by 

Congress under the Moving Ahead for 

Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP– 

21). However, to meet federal program 

oversight responsibilities, FTA must 

continue to collect information under 

the program management stage until the 

period of availability expires; the funds 

are fully expended; the funds are 

rescinded by Congress; or the funds are 

otherwise reallocated. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 340 

hours. 

ADDRESSES: All written comments must 

refer to the docket number that appears 

at the top of this document and be 

submitted to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725–17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, 

Attention: FTA Desk Officer. 

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 


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automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Matthew M. Crouch, 

Associate Administrator for Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30335 Filed 12–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. 2014–0027] 

Notice of Request for the Extension of 

a Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

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 revision of 

the currently approved information 

collection: 49 U.S.C. 5335(a) and (b) 

National Transit Database (NTD). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

before February 27, 2015. 

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: 202–493–2251. 

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: 

National Transit Database—Mr. Keith 

Gates, Office of Budget and Policy (202) 

366–1794, or email: Keith.Gates@

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. 

FTA currently has two (2) pending 

Federal Register notices (docket 

numbers FTA–2014–0006 and FTA– 

2014–0009) covering proposed changes 

to NTD reporting, including updates to 

the Safety and Security Reporting 

Module and the addition of a new Asset 

Inventory Module. The comment period 

on these notices ended in October 2014. 

FTA is currently in the process of 

reviewing and responding to the 

comments received from these notices. 

The estimated burden below is based on 

FTA’s goal of implementing the 

proposed changes with minimal impact 

to current reporting burdens. A revised 

impact analysis and Federal Register 

Notice will be filed, if necessary, based 

on FTA’s final proposal in response to 

the comments. 

Title: 49 U.S.C. 5335(a) and (b) 

National Transit Database. 

OMB Control No.: 2132–0008. 

Background: 49 U.S.C. 5335(a) and (b) 

requires the Secretary of Transportation 

to maintain a reporting system, using a 

uniform system of accounts, to collect 

financial and operating information 

from the nation’s public transportation 

systems. Congress created the NTD to be 

the repository of transit data for the 

nation to support public transportation 

service planning. FTA has established 

the NTD to meet these requirements, 

and has collected data for over 35 years. 

FTA continues to seek ways to reduce 

the burden of NTD reporting, 

introducing a new Sampling Manual in 

2010 to reduce the burden of passenger 

mile sampling and introducing its new 

Small Systems Waiver in 2011 to reduce 

the reporting burden on small transit 

systems. An improved on-line reporting 

system is currently being deployed. The 

NTD is comprised of four modules, 

Rural, Urban Annual, Monthly, and 

Safety Event Reporting. 

Estimated Annual Burden: Currently 

FTA receives reports from 54 State and 

Territorial DOTs. Combined, these 

States and Territories report on behalf of 

approximately 1,300 sub-recipients from 

FTA’s Rural (Section 5311) Formula 

Program. For each sub-recipient, the 

State provides identifying information, 

sources of operating funds, sources of 

capital funds, vehicle revenue miles, 

vehicle revenue hours, and unlinked 

passenger trips. Additionally, a revenue 

vehicle inventory is reported, as well as 

total fatalities, injuries, and safety 

incidents for the year. FTA estimates 

that it takes approximately 20 hours to 

report on behalf of each sub-recipient, 

including the time needed for the subrecipient to gather the information and 

report it to its State DOT, the time for 

the State DOT to assemble the data and 

submit it to FTA, and the time to 

respond to validation questions from 

FTA about the data. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

26,000 hours. 

Frequency: Annual reports. 

NTD Annual Module—Small Systems 

Waiver: Each year about 300 transit 

systems with 30 or fewer vehicles claim 

a Small Systems Waiver and file a 

reduced report. There are an additional 

122 Tribal Transit reporters that 

complete an annual report very similar 

to the small system reduced report. 

Estimated Annual Burden: FTA 

provides reduced reporting 

requirements to urbanized area transit 

systems with 30 or fewer vehicles. 

These systems are exempt from 

sampling for passenger miles and report 

only summary financial and operating 

statistics compared to full reporters in 

urbanized areas, similar to what is 


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