National Transit Asset Management (TAM) System

This information collection request (ICR) is a revision of a currently approved information collection under OMB control number 2132-0579 “National Transit Asset Management (TAM) System.” This information collection reflects an increase in respondents but an overall decrease in responses and total annual burden hours. A slight increase in Tier II grantees increased the total annual respondents, however the total number of responses decreased as nearly 75% of Tier II grantees participate in a group plan. The first TAM plans were completed in October 2018 and under the prior approval in 2020, many of the plans were still being drafted. Now that they are done, the initial burden of collecting new information has decreased. 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 collection is to be maintained on a yearly basis and submitted every four years. That data is submitted to FTA during the submission of their performance measures and targets electronically into the National Transit Database.

The latest form for National Transit Asset Management (TAM) System expires 2026-06-30 and can be found here.

National Transit Asset Management (TAM) System - Tier I

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Transportation - Ground Transportation