Notice2021-19938
Agency Request for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection(s): Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program Collections
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Published
September 15, 2021
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Transportation Department
Abstract
The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew information collections associated with DOT's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concessions DBE (ACDBE) program. These collections are: Uniform Report of DBE Awards or Commitments and Payments, the Uniform Certification Application (UCA), Annual Affidavit of No Change, DOT Personal Net Worth Form, and Reporting Requirements for Percentages of DBEs in Various Categories.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51444-51445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19938]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DOT-OST-2021-0105]
Agency Request for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information
Collection(s): Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program
Collections
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation.
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 information collections associated with DOT's
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concessions DBE
(ACDBE) program. These collections are: Uniform Report of DBE Awards or
Commitments and Payments, the Uniform Certification Application (UCA),
Annual Affidavit of No Change, DOT Personal Net Worth Form, and
Reporting Requirements for Percentages of DBEs in Various Categories.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by October 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-OST-
2021-0105] through one of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
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: Marc Pentino, (202)366-6968,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#97faf6e5f4b9e7f2f9e3fef9f8d7f3f8e3b9f0f8e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d3beb2a1b0fda3b6bda7babdbc93b7bca7fdb4bca5">[email protected]</span></a>, or Aarathi Haig, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cdacacbfacb9a5a4e3a5aca4aa8da9a2b9e3aaa2bb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="badbdbc8dbced2d394d2dbd3ddfaded5ce94ddd5cc">[email protected]</span></a>/
Departmental Office of Civil Rights, Office of the Secretary, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC, 20590
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All five collections were previously
approved under one OMB Control Number to allow DOT to more efficiently
administer the DBE program. The information to be collected is
necessary because it helps to ensure that State and local recipients
that let federally funded contracts carry out their mandated
responsibility to provide a level playing field for small businesses
owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal
Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,
as amended (Pub. L. 104-13).
OMB Control Number: 2105-0510.
Title: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Collections.
Form Numbers: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
Background: DOT's DBE program is mandated by statute, including
Section 1101(b) of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act
(FAST Act) (Pub. L. 114-94) and 49 U.S.C. 47113. The Department's final
regulations implementing these statutes are 49 CFR parts 23 and 26. The
program is implemented by recipients of DOT financial assistance (State
highway agencies, transit authorities, and airports).
The ``Uniform Report of DBE Awards or Commitments and Payments'' is
necessary for the Department to be able to carry out its oversight
responsibilities. It implements statutory reporting requirements and 49
CFR 26.11 and 26.47.
The ``Uniform Certification Application Form'' is required under 49
CFR 26.83(c)(2) and is necessary for determining whether a particular
firm qualifies for DBE certification.
The ``Annual Affidavit of No Change'' is mandated under 49 CFR
26.83(j) and is necessary to ensure the integrity of the DBE program
that requires DBEs annually state that they remain eligible for the
program.
The ``Personal Net Worth Form'' is necessary to implement the
requirement found in 49 CFR 26.67(a)(2) that a firm applying for DBE
status must certify that the personal net worth of the disadvantaged
owner(s) on whom the firm relies for certification eligibility does not
exceed the current limit of $1.32 million.
The ``Percentages of DBEs in Various Categories'' collection is
necessary to implement a long-standing statutory requirement calling on
States to report annually, a list of small businesses certified as DBEs
that are owned and controlled by socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals, most recently included at section
1101(b)(4)(A) and (B) of the FAST Act. Submission of this information
will also satisfy 49 CFR 26.11(e).
The information collections support one of DOT's strategic
objectives of mission efficiency and support. The collection also helps
ensure that State and local recipients that let federally funded
contracts carry out their
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mandated responsibility to ensure that only eligible small businesses
owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals may compete for such contracts.
Uniform Report of DBE Awards/Commitments and Payments
Respondents: State and local recipients of DOT funds.
Number of Respondents: 1,198 recipients.
Frequency: Once/twice a year.
Number of Responses: 1,198 (one per recipient).
Total Annual Burden: 315 hours and $61,000.
Uniform Certification Application Form
Respondents: Firms applying for initial DBE or ACDBE certification.
Number of Respondents: 9,500.
Frequency: Once during initial certification.
Number of Responses: 9,500 (one per respondent).
Total Annual Burden: 40 hours and $2,000.
Annual Affidavit of No Change
Respondents: Firms that have DBE or ACDBE certification.
Number of Respondents: 45,525 (41,800 DBEs and 3,725 ACDBEs).
Frequency: Once per year.
Number of Responses: 45,525 (one per respondent).
Total Annual Burden: 91,050 hours (2 hours/respondent * 45,525
respondents) and $4,552,500 ($100/respondent * 45,525 respondents).
Personal Net Worth Form
Respondents: Firms applying for DBE or ACDBE certification.
Number of Respondents: 9,500.
Frequency: Once.
Number of Responses: 9,500.
Total Annual Burden: 95,000 hours (10 hours/respondent * 9,500
respondents) and $28.5 million ($150/hour x 10 hours/respondent =
$1,500/respondent; $1,500/respondent * 9,500 respondents = $14.25
million).
Percentage of DBEs in Various Categories
Respondents: States (through their Unified Certification Programs).
Number of Respondents: 53 (50 states, plus the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Northern Mariana Islands).
Frequency: Once per year.
Number of Responses: 53.
Total Annual Burden: 180 hours and $10,000.
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 September 8, 2021.
Irene B. Marion,
Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of
Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2021-19938 Filed 9-14-21; 8:45 am]
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