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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 38 / Friday, February 26, 2016 / Notices 9933 Transit Research, Development, programs which may include courses in automated collection techniques or Demonstration and Training Projects recent developments, techniques, and other forms of information technology. The Federal Transit Administration’s procedures related to intermodal and William Hyre, public transportation planning; Research, Development, Demonstration, Deputy Associate Administrator for Deployment, Cooperative Research, management; environmental factors; Administration. Technical Assistance, Standards acquisition and joint use rights-of-way; [FR Doc. 2016–04126 Filed 2–25–16; 8:45 am] engineering and architectural design; Development, and Human Resources BILLING CODE P and Training programs are authorized at procurement strategies for public 49 U.S.C. 5312, 5313, 5314, and 5322 transportation systems; new and collectively seek to develop technologies; emission reduction DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION solutions that improve public technologies; way to make public transportation. Its primary goals are to transportation accessible to individuals National Highway Traffic Safety increase transit ridership, improve with disabilities; construction, Administration safety and emergency preparedness, construction management, insurance, improve operating efficiencies, protect and risk management; maintenance; [Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0010] the environment, promote energy contract administration; inspection; Notice of Buy America Waiver independence, and provide transit innovative finance; workplace safety; research leadership; develop and and public transportation security. The AGENCY: National Highway Traffic conduct workforce development program also funds innovative Safety Administration (NHTSA), activities, training and educational workforce development activities in Department of Transportation (DOT). programs for Federal, State, and local areas with special emphasis on targeting ACTION: Notice of Buy America Waiver. transportation employees, United States areas with high unemployment; provide citizens, and foreign nationals engaged advanced training related to SUMMARY: This notice provides or to be engaged in Government-aid NHTSA’s finding with respect to a relating to public transportation work; maintenance of alternative energy efficient or zero emission vehicle; and request from the Michigan Office of and to sponsor development of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) to voluntary and consensus-based address current or projected workforce shortages in areas that require technical waive the requirements of Buy America. standards to more effectively and NHTSA finds that a non-availability expertise. In addition, it will provide for efficiently provide transit service, as waiver is appropriate for OHSP to the development of voluntary and well as support the improved purchase twenty foreign-made administration of Federal transit funds. consensus-based standards and best motorcycles using Federal grant funds To accomplish this, FTA funds projects practices by the public transportation because there are no suitable to support research and development, industry, including standards and best motorcycles produced in the United demonstration, deployments of various practices for safety, fare collection, States for motorcyclist safety training technologies and operational models for Intelligent Transportation Systems, purposes. transit; a national cooperative research accessibility, procurement, security, DATES: program, a national training institute, asset management to maintain a state of The effective date of this waiver is March 14, 2016. Written comments national technical assistance centers, good repair, operations, maintenance, regarding this notice may be submitted and transit workforce development vehicle propulsion, communications, to NHTSA and must be received on or programs. The Federal Register notice and vehicle electronics. with a 60-day comment period soliciting before: March 14, 2016. Estimated Total Burden: 20,550 comments for the Transit Research, ADDRESSES: Written comments may be hours. Development, Demonstration and submitted using any one of the Training Projects was published on ADDRESSES: All written comments must following methods: • December 21, 2015 (Citation 80 FR 244). refer to the docket number that appears Mail: Docket Management Facility, No comments were received from that at the top of this document and be M–30, U.S. Department of notice. submitted to the Office of Information Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey DATES: Comments must be submitted and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. before March 28, 2016. A comment to Management and Budget, 725 17th • Fax: Written comments may be OMB is most effective, if OMB receives Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, faxed to (202) 493–2251. it within 30 days of publication. Attention: FTA Desk Officer. • Internet: To submit comments FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia Comments are Invited On: Whether electronically, go to the Federal Swain, Office of Administration, Office the proposed collection of information regulations Web site at http:// of Management Planning, (202) 366– is necessary for the proper performance www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 0354. of the functions of the Department, instructions for submitting comments. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: including whether the information will • Hand Delivery: West Building Title: Transit Research, Development, have practical utility; the accuracy of Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 Demonstration and Training Projects the Department’s estimate of the burden New Jersey Avenue SE., between 9 a.m. (OMB Number: 2132–0546). of the proposed information collection; and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday Abstract: The Transit Research, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and through Friday, except Federal holidays. Development, Demonstration and clarity of the information to be Instructions: All comments submitted Training Projects program supports collected; and ways to minimize the in relation to this waiver must include research not undertaken by the private burden of the collection of information the agency name and docket number. sector including studies on transit on respondents, including the use of Please note that all comments received policy issues, operational efficiency, will be posted without change to http:// and travel behavior. Funding also www.regulations.gov, including any provides for training and educational personal information provided. You VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:41 Feb 25, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00130 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26FEN1.SGM 26FEN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 9934 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 38 / Friday, February 26, 2016 / Notices may also call the Docket at 202–366– grant funds administered under Chapter larger engine displacement than 500 CC, 9324. 4 of Title 23 of the United States Code. with the lowest MSRP of $12,499 for the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For See 80 FR 37359 (June 30, 2015). Under Victory Vegas 8-ball motorcycle and the program issues, contact Barbara Sauers, this public interest waiver, therefore, lowest MSRP of $10,999 for the Indian Office of Regional Operations and states are no longer required to submit Scout. OHSP reached out to ATK Program Delivery, NHTSA (phone: 202– a waiver of Buy America to NHTSA for Motorcycles, a domestic manufacturer 366–0144). For legal issues, contact items costing $5,000 or less, except for located in Utah, and determined that Andrew DiMarsico, Office of Chief motor vehicles, when they purchase the ATK Motorcycles are not currently Counsel, NHTSA (phone: 202–366– item with Federal grant funds. produced or available for sale. OHSP 5263). You may send mail to these Michigan’s OHSP seeks both a non- also found that Cleveland CycleWerks officials at the National Highway Traffic availability waiver—that the product is manufactures motorcycles in China, Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey not produced in the United States in with minimal assemblage in the United Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. sufficient quantities—and a cost States. waiver—that the purchase of Michigan states that its fleet of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This comparable domestic made motorcycles training motorcycles consists of notice provides NHTSA’s finding that a are 25 percent greater than the cost of motorcycles with less than 500 CC waiver of the Buy America foreign made motorcycles—to purchase engine displacement and states that its requirements, 23 U.S.C. 313, is twenty motorcycles for motorcyclist practice is to use motorcycles with 250 appropriate for Michigan’s OHSP to training purposes. It seeks to purchase CC engine displacement or less to purchase twenty motorcycles for a combination of the following make, enhance safety and minimize risk to motorcyclist safety training using grant model and model year motorcycles and participants of the training course. funds authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402 unit price: 2016 Suzuki TU250X OHSP was unable to find a motorcycle and 405(f). Section 402 funds are ($4,399); 2015 Yamaha V-Star 250 that meets its requirements for training available for use by state highway safety ($4,340); 2016 Yamaha TW200 ($4,590); motorcycles that also meets the Buy programs that, among other things, 2015 Honda Grom ($3,199); and 2016 America requirements. OHSP seeks to reduce or prevent injuries and deaths Honda Rebel 250 ($4,190). Michigan use the aforementioned