Federal Railroad Administration Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Disparity Study

ICR 202107-2130-003

OMB: 2130-0631

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2130-0631 202107-2130-003
Received in OIRA 201906-2130-003
DOT/FRA
Federal Railroad Administration Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Disparity Study
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection   No
Regular 07/28/2021
  Requested Previously Approved
12/31/2022 12/31/2022
7,750 7,750
3,151 3,151
181,598 181,598

The purpose of this non substantive change is to 1) increasing the respondent universe, as lower than expected survey response rates has led to a required increase in the number of firms surveyed so that the number of responses received would meet the data collection goals; and 2) Update the schedule timeline listed in the Supporting Statement A, a detailed in Question #16. No other changes have been made to this collection. The objective of this study is to complete a Congressionally mandated disparity study evaluating the participation by small and disadvantaged businesses in railroad contracting that meets the requirements of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program for federally funded projects administered by the Federal Highway Administration or the Federal Transit Administration, 49 C.F.R. Part 26. The purpose of this disparity study is to evaluate the market for the availability and utilization of small and disadvantaged businesses in publicly funded railroad contracting. The study will be used as evidence to inform the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Department of Transportation on the state of small and disadvantaged business contacting in the railroad industry or on their behalf and will be a component in the agency’s Title VI compliance program.

None
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  84 FR 5805 02/22/2019
84 FR 31138 06/28/2019
No

  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 7,750 7,750 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 3,151 3,151 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 181,598 181,598 0 0 0 0
No
No
These are new information collection requirements for a one-time study. Therefore, by definition, this entire submission is a program change.

$462,818
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
No
Calvin Gibson 202 493-6010 calvin.gibson@dot.gov

  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.
07/28/2021


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