Notice2022-20835
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Passenger Ferry Grant Program, Electric or Low Emitting Ferry Pilot Program, and Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program
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Published
September 27, 2022
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Transit Administration
Abstract
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 extension of a currently approved information collection. FTA began the Passenger Ferry Grant Program, Electric or Low Emitting Ferry Pilot Program, and Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program in June 2022 under OMB emergency approval and is seeking renewal of this approval through OMB's standard PRA clearance process: Passenger Ferry Grant Program, Electric or Low Emitting Ferry Pilot Program, and Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58638-58639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20835]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2022-0022]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review:
Passenger Ferry Grant Program, Electric or Low Emitting Ferry Pilot
Program, and Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
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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 extension of a currently approved information collection. FTA began
the Passenger Ferry Grant Program, Electric or Low Emitting Ferry Pilot
Program, and Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program in June 2022
under OMB emergency approval and is seeking renewal of this approval
through OMB's standard PRA clearance process: Passenger Ferry Grant
Program, Electric or Low Emitting Ferry Pilot Program, and Ferry
Service for Rural Communities Program.
DATES: Comments must be submitted before November 28, 2022.
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. Website: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Commenters should follow the directions below
for mailed and hand-delivered comments.
2. Fax: 202-366-7951.
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 self-addressed stamped postcard. Note
that all comments received, including any personal information, will be
posted and will be available to internet users, without change, to
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register published April 11, 2000, (65 FR
19477), or you may visit <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Docket: For access to the
docket to read background documents and comments received, go to
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> at any time. Background documents and comments
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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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9cfddc8cfccdbdbd0d9dbc6cedbc8c4dae9cdc6dd87cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ed8b998c8b889f9f949d9f828a9f8c809ead898299c38a829b">[email protected]</span></a>, or call
Vanessa Williams at (202)-366-4818
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.
Title: Passenger Ferry Grant Program, Electric or Low Emitting
Ferry Pilot Program, and Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program.
OMB Number: 2132-0583.
Background: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, enacted as the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, established two new grant
programs Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program (IIJA Sec.
71102) and Ferry Service for Rural Communities (IIJA Sec. 71103).
Funding for these two new programs was announced on July 11, 2022, in a
joint Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) with FTA's existing
Passenger Ferry Grant Program (49 U.S.C. 5307(h)). The Passenger Ferry
Grant Program provides competitive funding for projects that support
passenger ferry systems in urbanized areas. The Electric or Low-
Emitting Ferry Pilot Program makes Federal funds available
competitively to projects that support the purchase of electric or low-
emitting ferry vessels. The Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program
makes Federal funds available competitively to States and territories
to ensure basic essential ferry service is provided to rural areas. FTA
will use an online, web-based grant management system to collect the
following information:
<bullet> Legal name of the applicant (i.e., the legal name of the
business entity), as well as any other identities under which the
applicant may be doing business.
<bullet> Address, telephone, and email contact information for the
applicant.
<bullet> Legal authority under which the applicant is established.
<bullet> Name and title of the authorized representative of the
applicant (who will attest to the required certifications).
<bullet> DOT may also require the identity of external parties
involved in preparation of the application, including outside
accountants, attorneys, or auditors who may be assisting the business
entity that is applying for assistance under this program.
<bullet> The specific statutory criteria that the applicant meets
for eligibility under this program. The statute defines eligible
applicants to include municipalities or community owned utilities
excluding for-profit entities. Accordingly, DOT will require the
applicant to identify which of these categories they meet, and how.
<bullet> Location where the applicant was legally established,
created, or organized to do business. This information and supporting
documentation will be required to demonstrate how the applicant meets
the statutory requirement to be ``established, created, or organized in
the United States or under the laws of the United States.''
<bullet> Other identification numbers, including but not limited to
the Employer/Taxpayer Identification Number (EIN/TIN), Data Universal
Numbering System (DUNS) number, Unique Entity Identifier under 2 CFR
part 25, etc. All applicants will be required to have pre-registered
with the System for Award Management (SAM) at <a href="https://sam.gov/SAM/">https://sam.gov/SAM/</a>.
<bullet> Description of the applicant's business operations, in
sufficient detail to demonstrate how the applicant meets the statutory
requirement as a municipality or community owned utility.
<bullet> Responses to the evaluation criteria and selection
consideration statements as outlined in the NOFO.
FTA estimates that it will take applicants approximately 10 hours
to complete the application process. FTA estimates that grant
recipients will spend another 4 hours, annually, submitting post-award
reports. The burden estimate below accounts for the total amount of
effort involved.
Respondents: Public transportation providers, local governmental
entities, States, and federally recognized Tribes that operate a public
ferry system.
Estimated Average Total Annual Respondents: 30.
Estimated Average Total Responses: 60.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 420.
Estimated Annual Burden per Respondent: 14 Hours.
Frequency: Annually.
Nadine Pembleton,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-20835 Filed 9-26-22; 8:45 am]
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