Notice2026-04362
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Protections for Transit Workers Under Section 5333(b) Urban Program
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Published
March 5, 2026
Issuing agencies
Labor Department
Abstract
The Department of Labor (DOL of the Department) is submitting this Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor (OLMS)- sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 10832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04362]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Protections for Transit Workers Under Section
5333(b) Urban Program
AGENCY: Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL of the Department) is submitting
this Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor (OLMS)-
sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR
are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency
receives on or before April 6, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nora Hernandez by telephone at 202-
693-8633, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81c5cecdded1d3c0ded1d4c3cdc8c2c1e5eeedafe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8dc9c2c1d2dddfccd2ddd8cfc1c4cecde9e2e1a3eae2fb">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 49 U.S.C. 5333(b), when Federal funds
are used to acquire, improve, or operate a transit system, the
Department must ensure that the recipient of those funds establishes
arrangements to protect the rights of affected transit employees.
Federal law requires such arrangements to be ``fair and equitable,''
and the Department must certify the arrangements before the U.S.
Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) can
award certain funds to grantees. These employee protective arrangements
must include provisions that may be necessary for the preservation of
rights, privileges, and benefits under existing collective bargaining
agreements or otherwise; the continuation of collective bargaining
rights; the protection of individual employees against a worsening of
their positions related to employment; assurances of employment to
employees of acquired transportation systems; assurances of priority of
reemployment of employees whose employment is ended or who are laid
off; and paid training or retraining programs. 49 U.S.C. 5333(b)(2).
Pursuant to 29 CFR part 215, upon receipt of copies of applications for
Federal assistance subject to 49 U.S.C. 5333(b) from the FTA, together
with a request for the certification of employee protective
arrangements from the Department of Labor, DOL will process those
applications. The FTA will provide the Department with the information
necessary to enable the Department to process employee protections for
certification of the project. For additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal
Register on December 22, 2025 (90 FR 59874).
Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and
the public is generally not required to respond to an information
collection, unless the OMB approves it and displays a currently valid
OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions
of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to
comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Agency: Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards.
Title of Collection: Protections for Transit Workers under Section
5333(b) Urban Program.
OMB Control Number: 1245-0006.
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Labor
Organizations; Transit Workers.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1,851.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 1,851.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 14,808 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Nora Hernandez,
PRA Department Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-04362 Filed 3-4-26; 8:45 am]
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