Charter Service Operations

ICR 202010-2132-001

OMB: 2132-0543

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supplementary Document
2020-10-28
Supporting Statement A
2020-10-28
Supplementary Document
2020-10-16
Supplementary Document
2017-07-26
Supplementary Document
2017-07-26
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
26533 Modified
ICR Details
2132-0543 202010-2132-001
Received in OIRA 201707-2132-001
DOT/FTA
Charter Service Operations
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 10/29/2020
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved 01/31/2021
2,180 1,469
403 390
0 0

The Charter Service program ensures that private charter bus providers (who register on FTA's Charter Registration Website) are given the first opportunity to provide charter bus service and protects them from unauthorized competition from public transit providers that receive federal funding from FTA. This is a voluntary collection of information from private charter bus companies and transit agencies. The collection of information from private charter bus companies is conducted during their initial registration on FTA’s Charter Service Registration website. Registration allows the company to be notified electronically of third-party charter service request in their geographic region that are submitted to FTA grantees. The companies are requested to update their information every two years. Although, private charter companies are given priority, an FTA grant recipient may provide charter service and is required to electronically report such information on a quarterly basis. The Charter Service program was unchanged with the passing of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST) however, this information collection request reflects an increase of 711 additional respondents from the total reported in 2017 which is changed from 1,469 to 2180. The 711 new respondents all occurred in mid-April 2020. The Charter Bus industry held an online association meeting where the organizer recommended all participants register on FTA’s charter website to ensure they would be aware of any potential charter bus business opportunities. Although the number of respondents increased the actual burden per respondent remained the same. This submission also includes updates in cost to the respondents based on the 2019 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage rates and the federal costs which were updated as a result of the 2020 OPM salary table.

US Code: 49 USC 5323 Name of Law: Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST)
   US Code: 49 USC 5323(d) Name of Law: Mass Transportation
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  85 FR 41272 07/09/2020
85 FR 68411 10/28/2020
No

1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Charter Service Operations

  Total Request Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 2,180 1,469 0 711 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 403 390 0 13 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
This supporting statement is associated with a request for an extension of a currently approved information collection. The Charter Service program was unchanged from the last IC submission in 2017. However, this information collection request reflects an increase of 711 additional respondents from the total reported in 2017 which changed from 1,469 to 2180 respondents. The 711 new respondents all occurred in mid-April 2020. The increase was the result of an industry association meeting where the organizer recommended all participants register on FTA’s charter website to ensure they would be aware of any potential charter bus business opportunities. Although the number of respondents increased the actual burden per respondent remained the same.

$9,274
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
No
Micah Miller 404 865-5474

  No

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
10/29/2020


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