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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 119 / Thursday, June 24, 2021 / Notices One respondent requested a 30-day extension of the comment period for the notice of request for emergency OMB
approval. Respondents will have the opportunity to provide written comments to this notice.
Respondents: FTA will require this information, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5334, from recipients and subrecipients of FTA funds under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding program 49 U.S.C.
5307 or the Formula Grants for Rural Areas program 49 U.S.C. 5311 that operate transit systems or pass through funds to sub-recipients that operate transit systems. Recipients of FTA funds under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program 49 U.S.C. 5310 may provide this information on a voluntary basis.
Estimated Average Total Annual Respondents: 2,390 respondents.
Estimated Average Total Responses:
28,680.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
10,356.
Frequency: Monthly through December 31, 2021, or the duration of the COVID19 public health emergency, whichever comes first.
Nadine Pembleton, Director Office of Management Planning.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Docket No. DOTOST20210075

Notice of Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities;
Modification of Existing Information Collection Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of Transportation the Department invites public comments on a request to the Office of Management and Budget OMB to approve modifications to a currently approved Information Collection Request ICR. The forms have been updated to reflect efficiencies in the application process adopted by the Department, provide clarifying information, and make the forms easier for applicants to use. The general process of applying for credit assistance is not changing; applications are still accepted on a rolling basis. The ICR
continues to be necessary for the Department to evaluate projects and
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project sponsors for credit program eligibility and creditworthiness as required by law.
DATES: We must receive your comments on or before August 23, 2021.
ADDRESSES: All comments should reference Federal Docket Management System FDMS Docket No. DOTOST
20210075. Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection through one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 12024932251.
Mail Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12
140, Washington, DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Build America Bureau at BuildAmerica@dot.gov or 202 366
2300.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 21050569.
Title: Letter of Interest and Application Forms for the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing and Transportation Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act Credit Programs.
Type of Review: Modification of existing information collections.
Background: The RRIF credit program has its origins in Title V of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, 45 U.S.C. 821 et seq., which authorized the Federal Railroad Administration to provide railroads certain financial assistance. This Title V
financing program was replaced by the RRIF program under section 7203 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century of 1998, Public Law 105178
1998 TEA 21. RRIF was subsequently amended by: The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, Public Law 10959 2005 SAFETEALU; the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, Division A of Public Law 110432; and the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act Pub. L. 11494
2015 FAST Act. All applicants for RRIF credit program assistance are required to submit a completed application. 45 U.S.C. 823a. The information collection activity request for the RRIF credit program application was most recently approved in 2018
OMB Control Number 21050569. See 83 FR 23525 and 83 FR 35534.
The Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 was enacted as part of TEA 21. The TIFIA
program was subsequently amended by
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SAFETEALU, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act Pub.
L. 112141 2012 MAP21, and the FAST Act. All applicants for TIFIA
credit program assistance are required to submit a completed LOI and application. 23 U.S.C. 602a1A. The existing information collection activity request for the TIFIA credit program letter of interest and application was most recently approved in 2018 OMB
Control Number 21050569. See 83 FR
23525 and 83 FR 35534.
The National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau referenced hereafter as the Build America Bureau or the Bureau, established by the Secretary on July 20, 2016, in accordance with the FAST Act, was created to streamline and improve access to the Departments Federal credit programs, including RRIF and TIFIA. The Bureau was made responsible for administering the application processes for the TIFIA and RRIF credit programs. To streamline and conform these application processes, the Bureau created a single LOI form and a single application form that can be used by applicants of either credit program.
Both the LOI form and the application form have been updated to reflect efficiencies in the application process adopted by the Department, provide clarifying information, and make the forms easier for applicants to use.
Because some key statutory differences exist between the two programs application processes and eligibility criteria, the forms have been reorganized to clearly identify where an item of information applies only for one of the programs and need not be answered by applicants of the other program. The Department seeks OMB
approval to modify the LOI and application. The forms have also been reviewed to ensure that all information requested is necessary for the Department to properly perform its functions in administering its credit programs and updated to reflect the current statutory requirements.
The LOI asks the applicant to describe, among other things, the project and its location, purpose and cost; the proposed financial plan, the status of environmental review, and certain information regarding satisfaction of other eligibility requirements under the applicable credit program. The application serves as the official request for credit and, therefore, requires the same information required of the LOI, plus detailed information about the applicants legal and management structure, its financial health, the revenue stream pledged to repay the loan, and other information regarding
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