60 Day Federal Register Notice

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(the internet, fax, or professional
delivery service) to submit comments to
the docket and ensure their timely
receipt at U.S. DOT. You may fax your
comments to the DMS at (202) 493–
2251. Comments can also be viewed
and/or submitted via the Federal
Rulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov.
Please note that anyone is able to
electronically search all comments
received into our docket management
system by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the
comment if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT’s complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000
(Volume 65, Number 70; pages 19475–
19570) or you may review the Privacy
Act Statement at http://
www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janine L. McFadden, (202) 366–2468,
NCFO Project Manager, BTS, OST–R,
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE, Room E32–316,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are
from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., E.T.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Census of Ferry
Operators (NCFO)
Background: The Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA–
21) (Pub. L. 105–178), section 1207(c),
directed the Secretary of Transportation
to conduct a study of ferry
transportation in the United States and
its possessions. In 2000, the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA) Office
of Intermodal and Statewide Planning
conducted a survey of approximately
250 ferry operators to identify: (1)
Existing ferry operations including the
location and routes served; (2) source
and amount, if any, of funds derived
from Federal, State, or local
governments supporting ferry
construction or operations; (3) potential
domestic ferry routes in the United
States and its possessions and to
develop information on those routes;
and (4) potential for use of high speed
ferry services and alternative-fueled
ferry services. The Safe, Accountable,
Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity
Act—A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–
LU) Pub. L. 109–59, Section 1801(e))
required that the Secretary, acting
through the BTS, shall establish and
maintain a national ferry database
containing current information
regarding routes, vessels, passengers
and vehicles carried, funding sources
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Secretary considers useful. MAP–21
legislation [Moving Ahead for Progress
in the 21st Century Act (Pub. L. 112–
141),] continued the BTS mandate to
conduct the NCFO and also required
that the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) use the NCFO
data to set the specific formula for
allocating federal ferry funds. The
funding allocations were based on a
percentage of the number of passenger
boardings, vehicle boardings, and route
miles served.
BTS conducted the first Census of
Ferry Operators in 2006, and again in
2008, 2010, 2014, 2016 and 2018, and
plans are underway for the conduct of
the next NCFO in the Spring of 2020.
These information collections were
originally approved by OMB under
Control Number 2139–0009.
The recently enacted FAST Act
legislation [Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation Act (Pub. L. 114–94, sec.
1112)] continues the BTS mandate to
conduct the NCFO on a biennial basis,
and extended the requirement that the
Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) use the NCFO data to set the
specific formula for allocating federal
ferry funds based on a percentage of the
number of passenger boardings, vehicle
boardings, and route miles served. The
overall length of the revised
questionnaire for the 2020 NCFO will
remain consistent with that of previous
years.
The survey will be administered to
the entire population of ferry operators
(estimate of 250 or less). The survey will
request the respondents to provide
information such as: the points served;
the type of ownership; the number of
passengers and vehicles carried in the
past 12 months; vessel descriptions
(including type of fuel), federal, state
and local funding sources, and
intermodal connectivity. All data
collected in 2020 will be added to the
existing NCFO database.
Respondents: The target population
for the survey will be all of the
approximately 250 ferry operators
existing in the United States.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: The burden per respondent is
estimated to be an average of 30
minutes. This average is based on an
estimate of 20 minutes to answer new
questions and an additional 10 minutes
to review (and revise as needed)
previously submitted data that will be
pre-populated for each ferry operation.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: The
total annual burden (in the year that the
survey is conducted) is estimated to be
just under 125 hours (that is 30 minutes
per respondent for 250 respondents
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Frequency: This survey will be
updated every other year.
Public Comments Invited: Interested
parties are invited to send comments
regarding any aspect of this information
collection, including, but not limited to:
(1) The necessity and utility of the
information collection for the proper
performance of the functions of the
DOT; (2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, clarity and content of the
collected information; and (4) ways to
minimize the collection burden without
reducing the quality of the collected
information. Comments submitted in
response to this notice will be
summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB’s clearance of this
information collection.
Authority: The Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century, P.L. 105–178, section
1207(c), The Safe, Accountable, Flexible
Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A
Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU), P.L. 109–
59, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st
Century Act (MAP–21), P.L. 112–141, 49 CFR
1.46, and Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation Act (FAST Act), P.L. 114–94,
sec. 1112.
Issued in Washington, DC on the 14th of
February 2019.
Patricia Hu,
Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research
and Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0358]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Supplemental Information for
Change of Program or Reenrollment
After Unsatisfactory Attendance,
Conduct, or Progress
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice.

SUMMARY:

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Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before April 23, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administration (20M33), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to
nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0358’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Danny S. Green at (202) 421–1354.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. This request for comment is
being made pursuant to Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following
collection of information, Veterans
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Benefits Administration (VBA) invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of VBA’
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
the use of other forms of information
technology.
Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44 U.S.C.
3501–3521.

Title: Supplemental Information for
Change of Program or Reenrollment
After Unsatisfactory Attendance,
Conduct, or Progress, VA Form 22–
8873.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0358.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Students use the form to
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notify VA that they are making
unsatisfactory progress in their
programs of education.
VA uses the information provided
from the current collection to ensure (1)
that programs are suitable to a
claimant’s aptitudes, interests, and
abilities and (2) that the cause of any
past unsatisfactory attendance, progress,
or conduct has been resolved. Without
this information, VA could not
determine further entitlement to
education benefits.
Affected Public: Individual and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 8,860
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annual.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
17,720.
By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
VA Interim Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality Performance and Risk, Department
of Veterans Affairs.
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