National Transit Asset Management (TAM) System

OMB Control No: 2132-0579	ICR Reference No: 201911-2132-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201607-2132-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FTA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Transit Asset Management (TAM) System
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/06/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/22/2019
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2020
Responses	2,878	0	1,038
Time Burden (Hours)	404,233	0	518,037
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This information collection (IC) request is for a three-year extension without change of a currently approved information collection under OMB control number 2132-0579 “National Transit Asset Management (TAM) System.” The entities that must respond are Tier I (large transit agencies) and Tier II (small transit agencies). Tier I providers are recipients that own, operate, or manage either 1-101 or more vehicles in revenue service during peak regular service across all fixed route modes or in any one non-fixed route mode, or operate rail transit. Tier II providers are entities that 1.) operate 1-100 or fewer vehicles in revenue service during peak regular service across all non-rail fixed route modes or in any one non-fixed route mode, 2.) a sub recipient under the 5311 Rural Area Formula Program, or 3.) are considered an American Indian tribe. Both of these respondents were included in the initial IC submission in 2016. The response to the collection is required to obtain or retain a benefit, as all recipients and sub-recipients of Chapter 53 funds that own, operate, or manage public transportation capital assets must develop TAM plans. This information is collected on yearly basis. That data is submitted to FTA during the submission of their performance measures and targets electronically into the National Transit Database. This request includes an increase in respondents’ due to more Tier II respondents than originally estimated. However, there is an overall decrease in total annual burden hours since the transit providers realized the heaviest burden when drafting their initial TAM plans in 2016-2018. Now respondents are only required to maintain the data and update their TAM plans every four years.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 112 - 141 20019 Name of Law: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21 Century (MAP-21)    US Code: 49 USC 5326 Name of Law: Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act    US Code: 49 USC 5335 Name of Law: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21 Century (MAP-21)

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 37388	07/31/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 56011	10/18/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title Form No. Form Name National Transit Asset Management (TAM) System - Tier I National Asset Management Management (TAM) System- Tier II

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	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	2,878	1,038	0	1,840	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	404,233	518,037	0	-113,804	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This information collection reflects an increase in respondents but an overall decrease in total annual burden hours. In 2016, TAM was a new information collection associated with a rule. During the first three years since implementation, data entered into NTD indicates that the original number of Tier I respondents was estimated too high. There were fewer Tier I and more Tier II than previously estimated. The increase in Tier II grantees increased the total annual respondents. Additionally, the first TAM plans were completed in October 2018 and therefore the initial burden of collecting new information has decreased. Recipients are now only required to maintain the data and update their TAM plans every four years. Thus, this information collection now reflects an overall decrease in burden hours. These revised values are based on data reported to the NTD for fiscal year 2018.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,650,228

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Mshadoni Smith 202 366-1651

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(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;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date: 11/22/2019

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