View Information Collection Request (ICR) Package

OMB Control No: 2132-0008	ICR Reference No: 202301-2132-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201911-2132-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FTA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Transit Database
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/04/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/10/2023
Terms of Clearance: Agency updated their documentation.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2023
Responses	2,481	0	2,334
Time Burden (Hours)	456,179	0	327,524
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This is an information request renewal (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for IC# 2132-0008, “National Transit Database” information collection request (ICR), which is currently due to expire on January 31, 2023, and extend it for three years. This request is for a revision of a currently approved collection due to statutory requirements to increase the scope of data collected by the NTD. The change in this collection reflects an increase in total burden hours from 327,524 in the previous approved information collection to an annual total burden hours of 456,179. This increase is largely due to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58, the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law”). At the same time, FTA made a number of enhancements that reduced the burden hours on NTD reporters, such as offering reporting waivers for agencies affected by COVID-19. The response to the collection is required to obtain or retain a benefit, as statute requires that recipients or beneficiaries of grants from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Urbanized Area Formula Program (§5307) or other than Urbanized Area (Rural) Formula Program (§5311) submit data to the NTD on an annual basis. The entities responding to this information collection are Rural, Urban, and Small/Tribal Transit Systems throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Each respondent submits an annual report to FTA staff and contractors that includes an overview of the transit agency, asset inventory, safety event reporting, asset condition reporting, transit asset management program target reporting, etc.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 109 - 59 3033 Name of Law: Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
   PL: Pub.L. 112 - 141 5335(a)(b)(c) Name of Law: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21)
   US Code: 49 USC 5335(c) Name of Law: Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST)
   PL: Pub.L. 117 - 58 5307 NTD Name of Law: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 117 - 58 5307 Name of Law: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 43102	07/19/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 67992	11/10/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
National Transit Database - Annual Reporting from Transit Providers

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	2,481	2,334	147
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	456,179	327,524	128,655
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This request is for a revision of a currently approved collection due to statutory requirements to increase the scope of data collected by the NTD. The statue requires that FTA now collect additional data on safety and geographic service area coverage (stops, routes, service area, etc.). The change in this collection reflects an increase in total burden hours from 327,524 in the previous approved information collection to an annual total burden hours of 456,179. This increase is largely due to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58, the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law”). At the same time, FTA has made a number of enhancements to reduce the burden on NTD reporters, such as offering reporting waivers for agencies affected by COVID-19. A reporting waiver allows the agency to use a prior year of NTD data when completing the current year of reporting is impossible or highlight impractical due to COVID-19. For instance, for the FY 2021 and 2022 apportionments, FTA granted an average of 18 reporting waivers per year, 80% more than FY 2020 (pre-COVID). These waivers saved thousands of hours of reporting time from these agencies.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,450,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Thomas Coleman 202 366-5333

View ICR - OIRA Conclusion