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OMB Control No: 2132-0585	ICR Reference No: 202311-2132-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FTA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Public Transportation Safety Program
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/11/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/13/2023
Terms of Clearance: The agency corrected the accounting of the burden change.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2027	36 Months From Approved
Responses	4,843	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	146,940	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This is a new information collection request entitled "Public Transportation Safety Program" and FTA is requesting OMB’s approval for up to three years of this program through the regular OMB approval process. In 2012, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) gave FTA the authority to regulate public transportation systems that receive Federal financial assistance under Chapter 53. 49 U.S.C. 5329(f). It further authorizes FTA to “require the production of documents by, and prescribe record keeping and reporting requirements for, a recipient or a state safety oversight agency” for the purposes of carrying out the Federal Public Transportation Safety Program. The purpose of this information collection is to collect safety related information from the transit industry that isn't covered by FTA’s existing safety programs. Currently, FTA is only able to alert the transit industry to potential safety concerns, however we lack OMB approval to collect information from the transit industry regarding industry response to a safety incident or other helpful information. With America’s public transportation system aging, transit assets will continue to age, and safety concerns will escalate. This IC will require FTA to issue advisories, guidance and collect relevant safety information on occasion or as needed. This ICR will further allow FTA to become more proactive in addressing emerging safety concerns by collecting relevant information rather than simply responding to safety events after they occur. Respondents to this information collection will include State Safety Oversight Agencies, Transit Agencies, States and Local Government, etc. Information will be collected on occasion or as needed. The collection of safety related data will be submitted via the Transit Award Management System (TrAMS), FTA’s on-line fillable platform to award and manage federal grants. An example of a safety advisory has been included in this ICR under supplemental documents.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 112 - 141 5329 Name of Law: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
   PL: Pub.L. 114 - 94 5329 Name of Law: Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
   PL: Pub.L. 117 - 58 5329 Name of Law: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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:
	88 FR 43167	07/06/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 85969	12/11/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
SSOA
States
Transit Agencies

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	4,843	4,843
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	146,940	146,940
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $140,690

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: Emily Jessup 202 366-8907 emily.jessup@dot.gov

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