[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 107 (Friday, June 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30096-30097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14166]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[Docket No. FTA-99-5750]
Notice of Request for the Extension of Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
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 extend
the following currently approved information collection:
Rail Fixed Guideway Systems; State Safety Oversight.
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DATES: Comments must be submitted before August 2, 1999.
ADDRESSES: All written comments must refer to the docket number that
appears at the top of this document and be submitted to the United
States Department of Transportation, Central Dockets Office, PL-401,
400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590. All comments received
will be available for examination at the above address from 10:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Those desiring notification of receipt of comments must include a self-
addressed, stamped postcard/envelope.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rail Fixed Guideway Systems; State
Safety Oversight--Mr. Roy Field, Office of Program Management, (202)
366-0197.
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: Rail Fixed Guideway Systems; State Safety Oversight (OMB
Number: 2132-0558).
Background: 49 U.S.C. Section 5330 requires each State that to
designate a State Safety Oversight agency to oversee the safety and
security operations of ``a rail fixed guideway system'' within the
State's jurisdiction. To comply with Section 5330, State oversight
agencies must require System Safety Program Plans (SSPPs) from rail
fixed guideway systems; review and approve these SSPPs; require
notification of unacceptable hazardous conditions according to the
American Public Transit Association (APTA) Hazard Classification
Matrix; require and review corrective action plans from rail fixed
guideway systems to eliminate such conditions; require an ongoing
safety audit process at the rail fixed guideway systems; and submit
both an annual certification to FTA that the State is in compliance
with the requirements of Section 5330 and an annual report documenting
safety activities. Collection of this information will enable the State
oversight agency to monitor effectively the safety of the rail fixed
guideway system. Without certification from the State oversight agency,
FTA would be unable to determine each State's compliance with Section
5330.
If a State fails to comply with the requirements of Section 5330,
FTA may withhold up to five percent of funds apportioned under section
5307 to a State, or urbanized area within a State, beginning in Fiscal
Year 1997.
Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: Approximately 663.50 hours
for each of the 56 respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 37,158 hours.
Frequency: Annual.
Issued: June 1, 1999.
Gordon J. Linton,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 99-14166 Filed 6-3-99; 8:45 am]
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