Notice2025-22838
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Bus Testing Program
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Published
December 16, 2025
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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 a request for an extension without change to an existing information collection: Bus Testing Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58365-58366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22838]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2025-0233]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Bus
Testing 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 a
request for an extension without change to an existing information
collection: Bus Testing Program.
DATES: Comments must be submitted before February 17, 2026.
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="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments on the U.S. Government electronic docket site.
All electronic submissions must be made to the U.S. Government
electronic docket site at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://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
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between 9 a.m. and 5 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="https://www.regulations.gov">https://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="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents and
comments received, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 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 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcel Belanger 202-366-0725 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ce1edfeefe9e0a2eee9e0ede2ebe9fecce8e3f8a2ebe3fa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ff2feedfcfaf3b1fdfaf3fef1f8faeddffbf0ebb1f8f0e9">[email protected]</span></a>.
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: Bus Testing Program.
OMB Number: 2132-0550.
Background: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is requesting Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) 3-year approval of an extension without
change for a currently approved collection. The Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) established the Bus Testing Program in response to
the requirements of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation
Assistance Act (STURAA) of 1987. This program requires all new bus
models undergo testing before they can be purchased with federal funds.
Codified under 49 U.S.C. 5318(a), the program prohibits the obligation
or expenditure of FTA funds for acquiring a new bus model unless model
has been tested for maintainability, reliability, safety, performance
(including braking performance), structural integrity, fuel economy,
emissions, and noise. Through these rigorous evaluations, the program
ensures that federally funded buses meet established standards for
quality, efficiency, and public safety.
At this time, there is one active Bus Testing Center operated by
the Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute of the
Pennsylvania State University (LTI). LTI operates and maintains the
Center under a cooperative agreement with FTA and establishes and
collects fees for the testing of the vehicles at the facility. Upon
completion of the testing of the vehicle at the Center with a passing
test score, a draft Bus Testing Report is provided to the manufacturer
of the new bus model. If the manufacturer approves the Report for
publication, the bus model becomes eligible for FTA funding. 49 CFR
665.7 requires a recipient of FTA funds to certify that a bus model has
been tested at the bus testing facility, that the bus model received a
passing score, and that the recipient has a copy of the applicable Bus
Testing Report(s) on a bus model before final acceptance of any buses
of that model. Recipients are strongly encouraged to review the Bus
Testing Report(s) relevant to a bus model before final acceptance and/
or selection of that bus model.
Respondents: Bus manufacturers and recipients of FTA funds.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 60 respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,131 hours.
Frequency: On occasion.
Kusum Dhyani,
Director, Office of Management Planning.
[FR Doc. 2025-22838 Filed 12-15-25; 8:45 am]
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