Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments; Clearance of a New Information Collection; Freight Planning Noteworthy Practices, 17753-17754 [05-6951]

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Unsuccessful applicants will receive notification of the results of the application review from the ECA program office coordinating this competition. VI.2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements Terms and Conditions for the Administration of ECA agreements include the following: Office of Management and Budget Circular A–122, ‘‘Cost Principles for Nonprofit Organizations.’’ Office of Management and Budget Circular A–21, ‘‘Cost Principles for Educational Institutions.’’ OMB Circular A–87, ‘‘Cost Principles for State, Local and Indian Governments’’. OMB Circular No. A–110 (Revised), Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and other Nonprofit Organizations. OMB Circular No. A–102, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants-in-Aid to State and Local Governments. 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Agency Contacts For questions about this announcement, contact: Carolyn Lantz, Program Officer, Youth Programs Division, Office of Citizen Exchanges (ECA/PE/C/PY), U.S. Department of State, SA–44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 568, Washington, DC 20547, telephone: (202) 203–7505, fax: (202) 203–7529, email: LantzCS@state.gov. All correspondence with the Bureau concerning this RFGP should reference the above title and number ECA/PE/C/ PY–05–57. Please read the complete Federal Register announcement before sending inquiries or submitting proposals. Once the RFGP deadline has passed, Bureau staff may not discuss this competition with applicants until the proposal review process has been completed. VIII. Other Information Notice The terms and conditions published in this RFGP are binding and may not PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 17753 be modified by any Bureau representative. Explanatory information provided by the Bureau that contradicts published language will not be binding. 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AGENCY: SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the new information collection request described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. We published a Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period on this information collection on August 10, 2004 (69 FR 48556). We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Please submit comments by May 9, 2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Eloise Freeman-Powell, (202) 366–2068, Office of Planning, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Freight Planning Noteworthy Practices. Background: The FHWA plans to update its Freight Planning Web site by adding a new feature that will collect information and photographs about E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM 07APN1 17754 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 66 / Thursday, April 7, 2005 / Notices freight planning activities from the FHWA’s public sector partners. This information will be reviewed by the FHWA on a monthly basis to determine which project will be posted on the Web site as an informational and educational tool for the FHWA’s public sector audiences that are engaged in freight planning activities and/or are beginning to develop their freight planning activities. State Departments of Transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and local government agencies will provide a description of case studies on freight planning and implementation, which can include plans or projects, or both. Respondents: State Departments of Transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and local government agencies. Estimated Total Annual Burden: It is estimated that each State Department of Transportation, metropolitan planning organization, and local government agency will spend about one hour to prepare and to provide their freight plans or projects to the FHWA. The estimated total annual burden is 60 hours. Frequency: On-going basis. You may send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: DOT Desk Officer. You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed collection is necessary for the FHWA’s performance; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for the FHWA to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways that the burden could be minimized, including the use of electronic technology, without reducing the quality of the collected information. Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78), or you may visit https://dms.dot.gov. ADDRESSES: Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48. VerDate jul<14>2003 18:22 Apr 06, 2005 Jkt 205001 Issued on: March 21, 2005. James R. Kabel, Chief, Management Programs, and Analysis Division. [FR Doc. 05–6951 Filed 4–6–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–22–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Program Grants Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of availability of fiscal year 2005 funds: solicitation of grant applications. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of funds in fiscal year (FY) 2005 for the Over-the-Road Bus (OTRB) Accessibility Program, authorized by section 3038 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA– 21). The OTRB Accessibility Program makes funds available to private operators of over-the-road buses to finance the incremental capital and training costs of complying with DOT’s over-the-road bus accessibility final rule, 49 CFR part 37, published in a Federal Register notice on September 28, 1998 (63 FR 51670). The authorizing legislation calls for national solicitation of applications, with grantees to be selected on a competitive basis. Federal transit funds are available to intercity fixed-route providers and other OTRB providers at up to 90 percent of the project cost. In FY 2005, $5,208,000 was appropriated for intercity fixed-route service providers and $1,686,400 was appropriated for other over-the-road bus service providers. This announcement is available on the Internet on the FTA Web site at: https://www.fta.dot.gov. FTA will announce final selections on the Web site and in the Federal Register. A synopsis of this announcement will be posted in the FIND module of the government-wide electronic grants Web site at https://www.grants.gov. Applications may be submitted to FTA in hard copy or electronically through the GRANTS.GOV APPLY function. DATES: Complete applications for Overthe-Road Bus (OTRB) Program grants must be submitted to the appropriate FTA regional office (see Appendix C) by June 6, 2005, or submitted electronically through the GRANTS.GOV Web site by the same date. Anyone intending to SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 apply electronically should initiate the process of registering on the GRANTS.GOV site immediately to ensure completion of registration before the deadline for submission. FTA will announce grant selections when the competitive selection process is complete. The appropriate FTA Regional Administrator (Appendix C) for application-specific information and issues. For general program information, contact Blenda Younger, Office of Program Management, (202) 366–2053, e-mail: blenda.younger@fta.dot.gov. A TDD is available at 1–800–877–8339 (TDD/FIRS). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Overview Information Federal Agency Name: Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Funding Opportunity Title: Capital and Training Assistance Program for over-the-road bus accessibility. Announcement Type: Initial announcement: notice of availability of fiscal year 2005 funds: solicitation of grant applications. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 20.518. Capital and Training Assistance Program for over-the-road bus accessibility. Complete applications for Overthe-Road Bus (OTRB) Program grants must be submitted to the appropriate FTA regional office (see Appendix C) by June 6, 2005, or submitted electronically through the GRANTS.GOV Web site by the same date. Anyone intending to apply electronically should initiate the process of registering on the GRANTS.GOV site immediately to ensure completion of registration before the deadline for submission. FTA will announce grant selections when the competitive selection process is complete. DATES: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Table of Contents I. Funding Opportunity Description II. Award Information III. Eligibility Information IV. Application and Submission Information V. Application Review Information VI. Award Administration Information VII. 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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 66 (Thursday, April 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17753-17754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6951]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments; 
Clearance of a New Information Collection; Freight Planning Noteworthy 
Practices

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the new information collection request 
described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval. We published a Federal Register notice with a 
60-day public comment period on this information collection on August 
10, 2004 (69 FR 48556). We are required to publish this notice in the 
Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by May 9, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Eloise Freeman-Powell, (202) 366-
2068, Office of Planning, Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. 
Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Freight Planning Noteworthy Practices.
    Background: The FHWA plans to update its Freight Planning Web site 
by adding a new feature that will collect information and photographs 
about

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freight planning activities from the FHWA's public sector partners. 
This information will be reviewed by the FHWA on a monthly basis to 
determine which project will be posted on the Web site as an 
informational and educational tool for the FHWA's public sector 
audiences that are engaged in freight planning activities and/or are 
beginning to develop their freight planning activities. State 
Departments of Transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and 
local government agencies will provide a description of case studies on 
freight planning and implementation, which can include plans or 
projects, or both.
    Respondents: State Departments of Transportation, metropolitan 
planning organizations, and local government agencies.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: It is estimated that each State 
Department of Transportation, metropolitan planning organization, and 
local government agency will spend about one hour to prepare and to 
provide their freight plans or projects to the FHWA. The estimated 
total annual burden is 60 hours.
    Frequency: On-going basis.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: DOT Desk Officer. You are asked 
to comment on any aspect of this information collection, including: (1) 
Whether the proposed collection is necessary for the FHWA's 
performance; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for the 
FHWA to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected 
information; and (4) ways that the burden could be minimized, including 
the use of electronic technology, without reducing the quality of the 
collected information.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78), or you may visit 
https://dms.dot.gov.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: March 21, 2005.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs, and Analysis Division.
[FR Doc. 05-6951 Filed 4-6-05; 8:45 am]
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