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inquiry record that’s currently in the
system, it will display inquiry status
and created date of the inquiry.
Respondents: Anyone may use the
publicly available form to submit an
inquiry. The respondent may submit
any number of inquiries.
Frequency: As needed.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: Less than two minutes for a
typical inquiry.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: The
majority of respondents submit a onetime inquiry. The annual burden per
respondent per inquiry is two minutes.
Estimate around 33,000 inquiries per
year equating to 66,000 minutes of total
burden to the public per year.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Jennifer Audette,
Manager, UAS Integration Office, Operational
Programs, AUS–410.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2025–0167]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Fixed Guideway
Capital Investment Grants (CIG)
Program Section 5309
Federal Transit Administration,
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information
Collection Requirements (ICRs)
abstracted below have been forwarded
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
ICR describe the nature of the
information collection and their
expected burdens.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before October 31, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under Review—
Open for Public Comments’’ or by using
the search function.
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

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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia
Swain, Office of Administration,
Management Planning Division, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Mail Stop TAD–
10, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366–
0354 or tia.swain@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 104–13, Section 2,
109 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 July 28, 2025,
FTA published a 60-day notice (90 FR
35572) 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.
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. 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.
The summaries below describe the
nature of the information collection
requirements (ICRs) and the expected
burden. The requirements are being

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submitted for clearance by OMB as
required by the PRA.
Title: Fixed Guideway Capital
Investment Grants (CIG) Program
Section 5309.
OMB Control Number: 2132–0561.
Background: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) is requesting
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) 3-year approval of an extension
without change for a currently approved
collection. The Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) administers the
discretionary Capital Investment Grants
(CIG) grant program under 49 U.S.C.
5309 that provides funding for major
transit capital investments including
heavy rail, light rail, commuter rail,
streetcar, bus rapid transit, and ferries.
Three types of eligible projects are
outlined in law: smaller scaled transit
capital projects known as ‘‘Small
Starts’’; new fixed guideway transit
systems and extensions to existing fixed
guideway systems known as ‘‘New
Starts’’; and projects to improve overall
system capacity in existing fixed
guideway corridors, known as ‘‘Core
Capacity’’. The CIG program has a
longstanding requirement that FTA
evaluate proposed projects against a
prescribed set of statutory criteria at
specific points during the projects’
development including when they seek
to enter a subsequent phase of the
process or a construction grant
agreement. In addition, FTA must report
on its evaluations and ratings annually
to Congress.
The current Federal Public
Transportation Law, 49 U.S.C. 5309, has
not changed the statutorily defined
project justification and local financial
commitment criteria that are the subject
of this information collection. In
addition, the statutorily required
approval steps for projects seeking CIG
funds have not changed. FTA will seek
comment from stakeholders through the
publication of a separate Federal
Register Notice outside of the PRA
process. In general, the information
used by FTA for CIG project evaluation
and rating should arise as a part of the
normal project planning process.
Estimated Total Annual Respondents:
155.
Estimated Annual Total Responses:
55,720.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours on
Respondents: 2,870,695.
Frequency: Annually.
Kusum Dhyani,
Director, Office of Management Planning.
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