Federal Register, Volume 76, Number 149, August 3, 2011, Pages 46595-47054 Page: 46,893

                                
Federal Register/Vol. 76, No. 149/Wednesday, August 3, 2011 /Notices

Title: 49 U.S.C. Section 5308-Clean
Fuels Grant Program (OMB Number:
2132-NEW).
Abstract: The Section 5308 Clean
Fuels Grant Program was initiated as a
formula program under the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century (TEA-21) in June 1998. The
program was reauthorized in August
2005 under the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)
as a grant program. The program
supports the development and
deployment of clean fuel and advanced
propulsion technologies for transit
buses by providing funds for clean fuel
vehicles and facilities. To meet program
oversight responsibilities, FTA needs
information on the operations and
performance of clean fuel technology
buses to help assess the reliability,
benefits and costs of these technologies
compared to conventional vehicle
technologies.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
1,644 hours.
ADDRESSES: All written comments
must refer to the docket number that
appears at the top of this document and
be submitted to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
725-17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503, Attention: FTA Desk Officer.
Comments are Invited On: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of
the Department's estimate of the burden
of the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Issued on: July 28, 2011.
Ann M. Linnertz,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-19658 Filed 8-2-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. 2011-0044]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit
Administration invites public comment
about our intention to request the Office
of Management and Budget's (OMB)
approval to renew the following
information collection:
Bus Testing Program
The information collected is
necessary to ensure that buses have
been tested at the Bus Testing Center for
maintainability, reliability, safety,
performance, structural integrity, fuel
economy, emissions and noise. The
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments
was published on May 10, 2011.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before September 2, 2011. A comment to
OMB is most effective if OMB receives
it within 30 days of publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LaStar Matthews, Office of
Administration, Office of Management
Planning, (202) 366-2295.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Bus Testing (OMB Number:
2132-0550).
Abstract: 49 U.S.C. Section 5323(c)
provides that no federal funds
appropriated or made available after
September 30, 1989, may be obligated or
expended for the acquisition of a new
bus model (including any model using
alternative fuels) unless the bus has
been tested at the Bus Testing Center
(Center) in Altoona, Pennsylvania. 49
U.S.C. Section 5318(a) further specifies
that each new bus model is to be tested
for maintainability, reliability, safety,
performance (including braking
performance), structural integrity, fuel
economy, emissions, and noise.
The operator of the Bus Testing
Center, the Pennsylvania Transportation
Institute (PTI), has entered into a
cooperative agreement with FTA. PTI
operates and maintains the Center, 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, a test report is
provided to the manufacturer of the new
bus model. The bus manufacturer
certifies to a FTA grantee that the bus
the granted is purchasing has been
tested at the Center. Also, grantees about
to purchase a bus use this report to
assist them in making their purchasing
decisions. PTI maintains a reference file
for all the test reports which are made
available to the public.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 404
hours.
ADDRESSES: All written comments must
refer to the docket number that appears
at the top of this document and be

submitted to the Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725-17th
Street, NW. Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: FTA Desk Officer.
Comments are Invited On: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of
the Department's estimate of the burden
of the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Issued: July 28, 2011.
Ann M. Linnertz,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-19660 Filed 8-2-11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD-2011 0101]
Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws
AGENCY: Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Invitation for public comments
on a requested administrative waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel
XECULINK 1.
SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C.
12121, the Secretary of Transportation,
as represented by the Maritime
Administration (MARAD), is authorized
to grant waivers of the U.S.-build
requirement of the coastwise laws under
certain circumstances. A request for
such a waiver has been received by
MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
description of the proposed service, is
listed below. The complete application
is given in DOT docket MARAD-2011-
0101 at http://www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties may comment on the
effect this action may have on U.S.
vessel builders or businesses in the U.S.
that use U.S.-flag vessels. If MARAD
determines, in accordance with 46
U.S.C. 12121 and MARAD's regulations
at 46 CFR part 388 (68 FR 23084, April
30, 2003), that the issuance of the
waiver will have an unduly adverse
effect on a U.S.-vessel builder or a
business that uses U.S.-flag vessels in
that business, a waiver will not be
granted. Comments should refer to the

docket number of this notice and the

46893