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Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue
two notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,
1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On March 14,
2017, published a 60-day notice (82 FR
13723) in the Federal Register soliciting
comments on the ICR that the agency
was seeking OMB approval. FTA
received no comments after issuing this
60-day notice. Accordingly, DOT
announces that these information
collection activities have been reevaluated and certified under 5 CFR
1320.5(a) and forwarded to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12(c).
Before OMB decides whether to
approve these proposed collections of
information, it must provide 30 days for
public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5
CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires
OMB to approve or disapprove
paperwork packages between 30 and 60
days after the 30 day notice is
published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)–(c); 5 CFR
1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30
day notice informs the regulated
community to file relevant comments
and affords the agency adequate time to
digest public comments before it
renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug.
29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should
submit their respective comments to
OMB within 30 days of publication to
best ensure having their full effect. 5
CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995.
The summaries below describe the
nature of the information collection
requirements (ICRs) and the expected
burden. The requirements are being
submitted for clearance by OMB as
required by the PRA.
Title: Pre-award, Post-delivery Audit
Requirements Under Buy America.
OMB Control Number: 2132–0544.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: FTA’s Buy America
requirements prevent FTA from
obligating an amount that may be
appropriated to carry out its program for
a project unless ‘‘the steel, iron, and
manufactured goods used in the project
are produced in the United States.’’ 49
U.S.C. 5323(j)(1). FTA’s Buy America
requirements apply to third-party
procurements by FTA grant recipients.
A Grantee must include in its bid or
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manufactured goods (including rolling
stock) an appropriate notice of the Buy
America provision and require, as a
condition of responsiveness, that the
bidder or offeror submit with the bid or
offer a completed Buy America
certificate in accordance with 49 CFR
661.6 or 661.12. Under limited
circumstances, FTA may waive Buy
America if FTA finds that: (1)
Application of Buy America is
inconsistent with the public interest; (2)
the steel, iron, and goods produced in
the U.S. are not produced in a sufficient
and reasonably available amount or are
not of a satisfactory quality; or (3)
including domestic material will
increase the cost of the overall project
by more than 25 percent for rolling
stock. The process for seeking a waiver
is set forth in 49 CFR part 661. Grantees
are encouraged to apply for a waiver as
soon as possible and to provide detailed
requests in order to expedite FTA’s
review of waiver requests. FTA’s
determination on waiver requests will
be published in the Federal Register for
notice and comment.
When procuring rolling stock, which
includes train control, communication,
traction power equipment, and rolling
stock prototypes, the cost of the
components and subcomponents
produced in the U.S. must be more than:
60 percent for FY2016 and FY2017,
more than 65 percent for FY2018 and
FY2019 and more than 70 percent for
FY2020 and beyond. Final assembly for
rolling stock also must occur in the U.S.
Additionally, rolling stock
procurements are subject to the preaward and post-delivery Buy America
audit provisions set forth in 49 U.S.C.
5323(m) and 49 CFR part 663.
Unlike rolling stock, manufactured
goods must be 100 percent produced in
the U.S. A manufactured good is
considered produced in the United
States if: (1) All of the manufacturing
processes for the product take place in
the United States; and (2) All of the
components of the product are of U.S.
origin. A component is considered of
U.S. origin if it is manufactured in the
United States, regardless of the origin of
its subcomponents. 49 CFR 661.5(d).
Annual Estimated Total Burden
Hours: 2,786 hours.
Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 700.
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.
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via email to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of
Management and Budget, at the
following address: oira_submissions@
omb.eop.gov.
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.
A comment to OMB is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
William Hyre,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. DOT–MARAD–2017–0097]

Request for Comments on the Renewal
of a Previously Approved Information
Collection: Voluntary Intermodal
Sealift Agreement (VISA)
Maritime Administration.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below is being forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comments. The information
requested is needed by the Maritime
Administration (MARAD) and the
Department of Defense (DoD), including
representatives from U.S.
Transportation Command and its
components, to assess respondents’
eligibility for participation in the VISA
program. A Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following information
collection was published on March 22,
2017 (FR 14796, Vol. 82, No. 54).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 20, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, including
SUMMARY:

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suggestions for reducing the burden, to
the Office of Management and Budget,
Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of
the Secretary of Transportation, 725
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the Department’s
performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for the
Department to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information
collection; and (d) ways that the burden
could be minimized without reducing
the quality of the collected information.
The agency will summarize and/or
include your comments in the request
for OMB’s clearance of this information
collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William McDonald, 202–366–0688,
Office of Sealift Support, Maritime
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., W25–310, Washington, DC
20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Voluntary Intermodal Sealift
Agreement (VISA).
OMB Control Number: 2133–0532.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: The Voluntary Intermodal
Sealift Agreement (VISA) is a voluntary
agreement, in accordance with section
708, Defense Production Act, 1950, as
amended, under which participants
agree to provide commercial sealift
capacity and intermodal shipping
services and systems, necessary to meet
national defense requirements. In order
to meet national defense requirements,
the Government must assure the
continued availability of commercial
sealift resources.
Respondents: Operators of qualified
dry cargo vessels.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
40.
Estimated Number of Responses: 40.
Estimated Hours per Response: 5.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 200.
Frequency of Response: Annually.

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(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and
49 CFR 1.93)

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By Order of the Executive Director in lieu
of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: June 15, 2017.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2016–0033]

Pipeline Safety: Gas and Liquid
Advisory Committee Member
Nominations
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations
for members: Gas and Liquid Pipeline
Advisory Committees; vacancies.
AGENCY:

PHMSA is requesting
nominations for individuals to serve on
the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee
(GPAC), also known as the Technical
Pipeline Safety Standards Committee,
and the Liquid Pipeline Advisory
Committee (LPAC), also known as the
Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline
Safety Standards Committee. Each
committee is composed of 15 members
each appointed by the Secretary of
Transportation (the Secretary).
With this notice, PHMSA is seeking
nominations for personnel, preferably
executive level leadership, from the
Federal Government and from industry
to fill vacancies on both committees.
Specifically, PHMSA will fill one
Federal Government vacancy and one
industry vacancy on the GPAC and one
Federal Government vacancy and three
industry vacancies on the LPAC.
PHMSA may also consider candidates
for any government or industry
vacancies that may occur during the
processing of the vacancies mentioned
above.

SUMMARY:

Nominations must be received
by July 5, 2017.
ADDRESSES: All nomination material can
be submitted to Cheryl Whetsel,
Advisory Committee Program Manager,
at Cheryl.whetsel@dot.gov, by fax at
202–366–4566, or mailed to the Pipeline
and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE., PHP–30, E24–445, Washington, DC
20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl Whetsel, 202–366–4431 or
cheryl.whetsel@dot.gov. Information
about the GPAC and LPAC can also be
obtained by visiting PHMSA’s Web site
by using the following link: http://
www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline/regs/
technical-advisory-comm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:

I. Advisory Committee Background
The GPAC and LPAC are statutorily
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provide recommendations and advice
on PHMSA’s proposed safety standards.
Additionally, the committees may
propose safety standards to the
Secretary, and, if requested by the
Secretary, shall make policy
development recommendations. Both
committees were established in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and 49
U.S.C. 60115.
No later than 90 days after receiving
a proposed standard and supporting
analyses, the appropriate committee
prepares and submits a report to the
Secretary of Transportation on the
technical feasibility, reasonableness,
cost-effectiveness, and practicability of
the proposed standard. The Secretary
must publish each report, including any
recommended actions and minority
views. The report, if timely made, is
part of the proceeding for prescribing
the standard. The Secretary is not bound
by the committee’s conclusions.
However, if the Secretary rejects the
committee’s conclusions, the Secretary
must publish the reasons.
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 60115, the
Secretary of Transportation has the
authority to appoint to each committee
(1) five individuals from departments,
agencies, and instrumentalities of the
U.S. Government and of the states; (2)
five individuals from the natural gas or
hazardous liquid industry, selected in
consultation with industry
representatives; and (3) five individuals
selected from the general public.
II. Criteria for Committee Members
With this notice, PHMSA is seeking
nominations for personnel, preferably
executive level leadership, from the
Federal Government and from industry
to fill vacancies on both committees.
PHMSA will fill one Federal
Government vacancy and one industry
vacancy on the GPAC and one Federal
Government vacancy and two industry
vacancies on the LPAC. PHMSA may
also consider candidates for any
government or industry vacancies that
may occur during the processing of the
vacancies mentioned above.
Each GPAC member selected by the
Secretary of Transportation must be
experienced in the safety regulation of
transporting gas and of gas pipeline
facilities or technically qualified, by
training, experience, or knowledge in at
least one field of engineering applicable
to transporting gas or operating a gas
pipeline facility, to evaluate gas
pipeline safety standards or risk
management principles.
Similarly, each LPAC member
selected by the Secretary of
Transportation must be experienced in

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