Passenger Ferry Grant Program, Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program, and Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program

ICR 202206-2132-002

OMB: 2132-0583

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supporting Statement A
2022-06-02
Supplementary Document
2022-06-02
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
254007
New
254006
New
ICR Details
202206-2132-002
Received in OIRA
DOT/FTA Emergency ICR
Passenger Ferry Grant Program, Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program, and Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)   No
Emergency 06/16/2022
06/02/2022
  Requested Previously Approved
6 Months From Approved
60 0
420 0
0 0

The Passenger Ferry Grant Program provides funding for passenger ferries through a competitive process for capital projects that support passenger ferry systems in urbanized areas, such as ferry vessels, terminals, and related infrastructure. The Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program makes federal funds available to projects that supports the purchase of electric or low-emitting ferry vessels. The Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program makes federal funds available to states to ensure basic essential ferry service is provided to rural areas.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, establishes a new Passenger Ferry Grant Program, Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program, and Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program. The Passenger Ferry Grant Program provides funding for passenger ferries through a competitive process for capital projects that support passenger ferry systems in urbanized areas, such as ferry vessels, terminals, and related infrastructure. The Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program makes federal funds available to projects that supports the purchase of electric or low-emitting ferry vessels. The Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program makes federal funds available to states to ensure basic essential ferry service is provided to rural areas. FTA will publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity in late June/and or early July to coincide with the Administrations goals. As such, FTA will be soliciting information in the form of grant applications. As a result, FTA is seeking an emergency approval for a new information collection. During the six month emergency approval period, FTA will be go through the regular process to submit a request for the IC into FTA's permanent PRA inventory. The Emergency Information Collect Request (ICR) Federal Register Notice has been published and included in ROCIS under the supplementary documents section.

PL: Pub.L. 117 - 58 71102-71103 Name of Law: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

No

2
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Passenger Ferry - Application
Passenger Ferry - Post Award Report

  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 60 0 0 60 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 420 0 0 420 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Changing Regulations
No
This is a new emergency information request.

No
    No
    No
No
No
No
No
Vanessa williams 202 366-4818

  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.
06/02/2022


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