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material proliferation of additional
series because it is restricted to a limited
number of classes.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that
the proposed rule change will impose
any burden on competition that is not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
No written comments were solicited
or received with respect to the proposed
rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the foregoing proposed rule
change does not significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public
interest, does not impose any significant
burden on competition, and, by its
terms, does not become operative for 30
days from the date on which it was
filed, or such shorter time as the
Commission may designate, it has
become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 7 and Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) thereunder.8
The Exchange has requested that the
Commission waive the 30-day operative
delay. The Commission believes that
waiver of the operative delay is
consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest
because the proposal is substantially
similar to that of another exchange that
has been approved by the Commission.9
Therefore, the Commission designates
the proposal operative upon filing.10
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of the proposed rule change, the
Commission summarily may
temporarily suspend such rule change if
it appears to the Commission that such
action is necessary or appropriate in the
public interest, for the protection of
investors, or otherwise in furtherance of
the purposes of the Act.
7 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–
4(f)(6)(iii) requires the Exchange to give the
Commission written notice of the Exchange’s intent
to file the proposed rule change, along with a brief
description and text of the proposed rule change,
at least five business days prior to the date of filing
of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time
as designated by the Commission. The Exchange
has satisfied the five-day prefiling requirement.
9 See supra note 3.
10 For purposes only of waiving the 30-day
operative delay, the Commission has considered the
proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act.
Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.11
Cathy H. Ahn,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011–10214 Filed 4–27–11; 8:45 am]
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Number SR–NYSEArca–2011–19 on the
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• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
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file number should be included on the
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comments more efficiently, please use
only one method. The Commission will
post all comments on the Commission’s
Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/
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submission, all subsequent
amendments, all written statements
with respect to the proposed rule
change that are filed with the
Commission, and all written
communications relating to the
proposed rule change between the
Commission and any person, other than
those that may be withheld from the
public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
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Exchange. All comments received will
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identifying information from
submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make
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[Docket No. DOT–OST–2011–0019]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Approval of a Revision in
Information Collection(s); Comments
Requested: National Infrastructure
Investments Grant Program or ‘‘TIGER
II Discretionary Grants’’
AGENCY:
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
The Department of
Transportation (DOT) invites public
comments on a request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve the revision and amendment of
a previously approved Information
Collection Request (OMB Control #
2105–0563) in accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 USC 3501 et seq.).
The previous approval granted the
Department of Transportation authority
to collect information involving
National Infrastructure Investments or
‘‘TIGER II’’ Discretionary Grants
pursuant to Title I of the Transportation,
Housing and Urban Development, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act for
2010 (the ‘‘FY 2010 Appropriations Act).
The Office of the Secretary of
Transportation (‘‘OST’’) is referring to
these grants as ‘‘TIGER II Discretionary
Grants.’’ The original collection of
information was necessary in order to
receive applications for grant funds
pursuant to the Transportation, Housing
and Urban Development, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010
(‘‘FY 2010 Appropriations Act’’), Title
I—Department of Transportation, Office
of the Secretary, National Infrastructure
Investments, Public Law 111–117, 123
Stat. 3034. The purpose of the TIGER II
Discretionary Grants program is to
advance projects that will have a
significant impact on the Nation,
Metropolitan area or a region.
This revision revises the original
request to include an additional
information collection. The additional
SUMMARY:
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information to be collected will be used
to, and is necessary to, evaluate the
effectiveness of projects that have been
awarded grant funds and to monitor
project financial conditions and project
progress in support of the Supplemental
Discretionary Grants for Capital
Investments in Surface Transportation
Infrastructure, referred to by the
Department as ‘‘Grants for
Transportation Investment Generating
Economic Recovery’’, or ‘‘TIGER’’
Discretionary Grants program
authorized and implemented pursuant
to the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the
‘‘Recovery Act’’) (OMB Control Number:
2105–0560) and the grants for National
Infrastructure Investments under the FY
2010 Appropriations Act or TIGER II’’
Discretionary Grants. The purposes of
the TIGER and TIGER II Discretionary
Grant programs include promoting
economic recovery and supporting
projects that have a significant impact
on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or a
region.
A 60-day Federal Register notice was
published on February 15, 2011 (76 FR
8804). Since the publication of the 60day Federal Register notice, no
comments were received to the Docket
(DOT–OST–2011–0019) and therefore
no review of comments was required, so
none was performed by the Department.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by May 31, 2011 and
submitted to the attention of the DOT/
OST Desk Officer, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Docket
Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503 with the
associated OMB Control Number 2105–
0563 and Dockets (DOT–OST–2011–
0019).
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
[identified by Docket No. DOT–OST–
2011–0019] through one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., West Building, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except on Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Mariner, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Transportation Policy, at
202–366–8914 or
Robert.Mariner@dot.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2105–0563.
Title: National Infrastructure
Investments Grant Program or ‘‘TIGER II
Discretionary Grants’’.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.
Background: On February 17, 2009,
the President of the United States signed
the Recovery Act to, among other
purposes, (1) preserve and create jobs
and promote economic recovery, (2)
invest in transportation infrastructure
that will provide long-term economic
benefits, and (3) assist those most
affected by the current economic
downturn. The Recovery Act
appropriated $1.5 billion of
discretionary grant funds to be awarded
by the Department of Transportation for
capital investments in surface
transportation infrastructure. The
Department refers to these grants as
‘‘Grants for Transportation Investment
Generating Economic Recovery’’ or
‘‘TIGER’’ Discretionary Grants. Funding
for 51 projects totaling nearly $1.5
billion under the TIGER program was
announced on February 17, 2010.
Projects were selected based on their
alignment with the selection criteria
specified in the Federal Register notice
for the TIGER Discretionary Grant
program. On December 16, 2009 the
President signed the FY 2010
Appropriations Act. The FY 2010
Appropriations Act appropriated $600
million for National Infrastructure
Investments using language that is very
similar, but not identical to the language
in the Recovery Act authorizing the
TIGER Discretionary Grants. The
Department is referring to the grants for
National Infrastructure Investments as
TIGER II Discretionary Grants. Like the
TIGER Discretionary Grants, TIGER II
Discretionary Grants are for capital
investments in surface transportation
infrastructure and are to be awarded on
a competitive basis for projects that will
have a significant impact on the Nation,
a metropolitan area, or a region.
Funding for 75 projects totaling nearly
$600 million under the TIGER II
program was announced on October 20,
2010. Projects were selected based on
their alignment with the selection
criteria specified in the Federal Register
notice for the TIGER II Discretionary
Grant program. As announced in the
Federal Register notices for each of the
TIGER and TIGER II Discretionary Grant
programs, grantees are expected to
provide information to the Government
so that the Government may monitor the
financial conditions and progress of
projects, as well as the effectiveness of
projects using performance
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measurement metrics negotiated
between the grantees and the
Government. This request revises the
existing PRA clearance to cover
additional information from grantees
that is necessary to negotiate the grant
agreements and to cover the reporting
requirements agreed to by the grant
recipients of the TIGER and TIGER II
Discretionary Grant programs.
The reporting requirements are as
follows:
Grantees will submit reports on the
financial condition of the project and
the project’s progress. Grantees will
submit progress reports and the Federal
Financial Report (SF–425) to the
Government on a quarterly basis,
beginning on the 20th of the first month
of the calendar-year quarter following
the execution of a grant agreement, and
on the 20th of the first month of each
calendar-year quarter thereafter until
completion of the project. The initial
quarterly report will include a detailed
description, and, where appropriate,
drawings, of the items funded.
Grantees will also submit an Annual
Budget Review and Program Plan to the
Government, via e-mail, 60 days prior to
the end of each Agreement year that
they are receiving grant funds. The
Annual Budget Review and Program
Plan will provide a detailed schedule of
activities, estimate of specific
performance objectives, include
forecasted expenditures, and a schedule
of milestones for the upcoming year. If
there is an actual or projected project
cost increase, the Annual Budget
Review and Program Plan will include
a written plan for providing additional
sources of funding to cover the project
budget shortfall or supporting
documentation of committed funds to
cover the cost increase.
This information will be used to
monitor grantees’ use of Federal funds,
ensuring accountability and financial
transparency in the TIGER and TIGER II
Discretionary Grant programs.
Grantees will also submit reports on
the performance (or projected
performance) of the project using
performance measures that the grantee
and the Government selected through
negotiations. The grantees will submit a
Pre-project Report that will consist of
current baseline data for each of the
performance measures specified in the
Performance Measurement Table in the
grant agreement negotiated between the
grantee and the Government. The Preproject Report will include a detailed
description of data sources,
assumptions, variability, and the
estimated level of precision for each
measure. The grantees will submit
quarterly Project Performance
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Measurement Reports to the
Government for each of the performance
measures specified in the Performance
Measurement Table in the grant
agreement negotiated between the
grantee and the Government. Grantees
will submit reports at each of the
intervals identified for the duration of
the time period specified in the
Performance Measurement Table in the
grant agreement negotiated between the
grantee and the Government. The
grantees will submit a Project Outcomes
Report after the project is completed
that will consist of a narrative
discussion detailing project successes
and/or the influence of external factors
on project expectations.
Respondents will have the
opportunity to submit the information
either electronically or by using fillable
PDF, word processing or spreadsheet
files. This information will be used to
evaluate and compare projects and to
monitor results that grant funds achieve,
ensuring that grant funds achieved the
outcomes targeted by the TIGER and
TIGER II Discretionary Grant programs.
The Department’s estimated burden
for the new information to be collected
is as follows:
Expected Number of Respondents:
126.
Frequency: Quarterly, and yearly.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 8 hours for each Quarterly
Progress and Monitoring Report; 8 hours
for each Annual Budget Review; 8 hours
for each Quarterly Performance
Measurement Report.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
9,072 hours.
The following is detailed information
and instructions regarding the specific
reporting requirements for each report
identified above:
TIGER and TIGER II Discretionary
Grant program grantees will submit a
Project Progress and Monitoring Report
and the Federal Financial Report (SF–
425) to the Government on a quarterly
basis. Grantees should use the following
structure when preparing the quarterly
Project Progress and Monitoring Report.
• Project Progress and Monitoring
Report
Æ Frequency: Quarterly (on the 20th
of the first month of the calendar
quarter).
Æ Report covers: Previous quarter,
along with a two-quarter forecast.
Æ Start: Upon award of grant.
Æ End: Once construction is
complete.
Æ Format/Fields and accompanying
instructions (beyond project ID
information):
1. Executive Summary.—A clear and
concise summary of the current status of
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the project, including identification of
any major issues that have an impact on
the project’s scope, budget, schedule,
quality, or safety, including:
• Current total project cost (forecast)
vs. latest budget vs. baseline budget.
Include an explanation of the reasons
for any deviations from the approved
budget.
• Current overall project completion
percentage vs. latest plan percentage.
• Any delays or exposures to
milestone and final completion dates.
Include an explanation of the reasons
for the delays and exposures.
• A summary of the projected and
actual dates for notices to proceed for
significant contracts, start of
construction, start of expenditure of
TIGER and TIGER II Discretionary Grant
funds, and project completion date.
Include an explanation of the reasons
for any discrepancies from the
corresponding project milestone dates
included in the Agreement.
• Any Federal obligations and/or
TIFIA disbursements occurring during
the month versus planned obligations or
disbursements.
• Any significant contracts
advertised, awarded, or completed.
• Any significant scope of work
changes.
• Any significant items identified as
having deficient quality.
• Any significant safety issues.
• Any significant Federal issues such
as environmental compliance, Buy
America/Buy American (whichever is
applicable to this Project), Davis Bacon
Act Prevailing Wage requirements, etc.
2. Project Activities and
Deliverables.—Highlighting the project
activities and deliverables occurring
during the previous quarter (reporting
period), and (2) define the activities and
deliverables planned for the next two
reporting periods. Activities and
deliverables to be reported on should
include meetings, audits and other
reviews, design packages submitted,
advertisements, awards, construction
submittals, construction completion
milestones, submittals related to
Recovery Act requirements, media or
Congressional inquiries, value
engineering/constructability reviews,
and other items of significance. The two
reporting period ‘‘look ahead schedule’’
will enable the Government to
accommodate any activities requiring
input or assistance.
3. Action Items/Outstanding Issues.—
Drawing attention to, and tracking the
progress of, highly significant or
sensitive issues requiring action and
direction in order to resolve. In general,
issues and administrative requirements
that could have a significant or adverse
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impact to the project’s scope, budget,
schedule, quality, safety, and/or
compliance with Federal requirements
should be included. Status, responsible
person(s), and due dates should be
included for each action item/
outstanding issue. Action items
requiring action or direction should be
included in the quarterly status meeting
agenda. The action items/outstanding
issues may be dropped from this section
upon full implementation of the
remedial action, and upon no further
monitoring anticipated.
4. Project Schedule.—An updated
master program schedule reflecting the
current status of the program activities
should be included in this section. A
Gantt (bar) type chart is probably the
most appropriate for quarterly reporting
purposes, with the ultimate format to be
agreed upon between the grantee and
the Government. It is imperative that the
master program schedule be integrated,
i.e., the individual contract milestones
tied to each other, such that any delays
occurring in one activity will be
reflected throughout the entire program
schedule, with a realistic completion
date being reported. Narratives, tables,
and/or graphs should accompany the
updated master program schedule,
basically detailing the current schedule
status, delays and potential exposures,
and recovery efforts. The following
information should also be included:
• Current overall project completion
percentage vs. latest plan percentage.
• Completion percentages vs. latest
plan percentages for major activities
such as right-of-way, major or critical
design contracts, major or critical
construction contracts, and significant
force accounts or task orders. A
schedule status description should also
be included for each of these major or
critical elements.
• Any delays or potential exposures
to milestone and final completion dates.
The delays and exposures should be
quantified and overall schedule impacts
assessed. The reasons for the delays and
exposures should be explained, and
initiatives being analyzed or
implemented in order to recover the
schedule should be detailed.
5. Project Cost.—An updated cost
spreadsheet reflecting the current
forecasted cost vs. the latest approved
budget vs. the baseline budget should be
included in this section. One way to
track project cost is to show: (1)
Baseline Budget, (2) Latest Approved
Budget, (3) Current Forecasted Cost
Estimate, (4) Expenditures or
Commitments To Date, and (5) Variance
between Current Forecasted Cost and
Latest Approved Budget. Line items
should include all significant cost
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centers, such as prior costs, right-ofway, preliminary engineering,
environmental mitigation, general
engineering consultant, section design
contracts, construction administration,
utilities, construction packages; force
accounts/task orders, wrap-up
insurance, construction contingencies,
management contingencies, and other
contingencies. The line items can be
broken-up in enough detail such that
specific areas of cost change can be
sufficiently tracked and future
improvements made to the overall cost
estimating methodology. A Program
Total line should be included at the
bottom of the spreadsheet. Narratives,
tables, and/or graphs should accompany
the updated cost spreadsheet, basically
detailing the current cost status, reasons
for cost deviations, impacts of cost
overruns, and efforts to mitigate cost
overruns. The following information
should be provided:
• Reasons for each line item deviation
from the approved budget, impacts
resulting from the deviations, and
initiatives being analyzed or
implemented in order to recover any
cost overruns.
• Transfer of costs to and from
contingency line items, and reasons
supporting the transfers.
• Speculative cost changes that
potentially may develop in the future, a
quantified dollar range for each
potential cost change, and the current
status of the speculative change. Also, a
comparison analysis to the available
contingency amounts should be
included, showing that reasonable and
sufficient amounts of contingency
remain to keep the project within the
latest approved budget.
• Detailed cost breakdown of the
general engineering consultant (GEC)
services (if applicable), including such
line items as contract amounts, task
orders issued (amounts), balance
remaining for tasks, and accrued
(billable) costs.
• Federal obligations and/or TIFIA
disbursements for the project, compared
to planned obligations and
disbursements.
6. Project Funding Status.—The
purpose of this section is to provide a
status report on the non-TIGER and non
TIGER II Discretionary Grant funds
necessary to complete the project. This
report section should include a status
update of any legislative approvals or
other actions necessary to provide the
non-TIGER and non TIGER II
Discretionary Grant funds to the project.
Such approvals might include
legislative authority to charge user fees
or set toll rates, or the commitment of
local funding revenues to the project. In
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the event that there is an anticipated or
actual project cost increase, the project
funding status section should include a
report on the anticipated or actual
source of funds to cover the cost
increase and any significant issues
identified with obtaining additional
funding.
7. Project Quality.—The purpose of
this section is to: (1) Summarize the
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
activities during the previous month
(reporting period), and (2) highlight any
significant items identified as being
deficient in quality. Deficient items
noted should be accompanied by
reasons and specifics concerning the
deficiencies, and corrective actions
taken or planned. In addition, the
agency or firm responsible for the
corrective action should be
documented. Planned corrective actions
should then be included as Action
Items/Outstanding Issues.
8. Federal Financial Report (SF–
425).—The Federal Financial Report
(SF–425) (available at https://
www.forms.gov/bgfPortal/
docDetails.do?dId=15149) is a financial
reporting form used throughout the
Federal Government Grant system.
Grantees should complete this form and
attach it to each quarterly Project
Progress and Monitoring Report.
TIGER and TIGER II Discretionary
Grant program grantees will submit an
Annual Budget Review and Program
Plan to the Government 60 days prior to
the end of each Agreement year that
they are receiving grant funds. Grantees
should use the following structure when
preparing the Annual Budget Review
Report.
• Annual Budget Review Report
Æ Frequency: Yearly (60 days before
the end of the Agreement year).
Æ Report covers: Upcoming
Agreement year.
Æ Start: 60 days before first
anniversary of grant award.
Æ End: Once construction is
complete.
Æ Format/Fields and accompanying
instructions (beyond project ID
information):
1. Detailed Schedule of Activities.—
An updated master program schedule
reflecting the current status of the
program activities should be included in
this section. A Gantt (bar) type chart is
probably the most appropriate for
annual reporting purposes.
2. Estimate of Specific Performance
Objectives.—This section will discuss,
what, if any performance objectives of
the project will be achieved over the
course of the upcoming Agreement Year
and note any differences from the
original project plan.
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3. Forecasted Expenditures.—This
section will discuss financial outlays
that will occur in support of the project
over the course of the upcoming
Agreement Year and note any
differences from the original project
plan.
4. Schedule of Milestones for the
Upcoming Agreement Year.—This
section will discuss, what, if any project
milestones will be achieved over the
course of the upcoming Agreement Year
and the obligations associated with each
milestone, noting any differences from
the original project plan.
If there are no proposed deviations
from the Approved Detailed Project
Budget, the Annual Budget Review shall
contain a statement stating such. The
grantee will meet with the Government
to discuss the Annual Budget Review
and Program Plan. If there is an actual
or projected project cost increase, the
annual submittal should include a
written plan for providing additional
sources of funding to cover the project
budget shortfall or supporting
documentation of committed funds to
cover the cost increase. To the extent
the annual budget update deviates from
the approved project budget by more
than 10 percent, then work proposed
under the Annual Budget Review and
Program Plan shall not commence until
written approval from the Government
is received.
TIGER and TIGER II Discretionary
Grant program grantees will submit
Performance Measure Reports on the
performance (or projected performance)
of the project using the performance
measures that the grantee and the
Government selected through negations.
• Performance Measurement Reports
Æ Frequency: Quarterly (on the 20th
of the first month of the calendar
quarter).
Æ Report covers: Previous quarter.
Æ Start: Once, upon award of grant;
Quarterly, once construction complete.
Æ End: At the end of agreed upon
performance measurement period.
Æ Format/Fields and accompanying
instructions (beyond project ID
information):
1. Performance Measures Narrative.—
Including a detailed description of data
sources, assumptions, variability, and
the estimated level of precision for each
measure.
2. Performance Measures
Spreadsheet.—Government and grantee
will agree on the format of the
spreadsheet for each individual project.
Measures (to be negotiated between
grantees and the Government,
individually) may include, but are not
limited to: average tons handled/day;
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average daily gross ton-miles (GTM);
average container lifts per day (TEUs);
containers transported on lines (TEUs);
transit passenger miles and hours of
travel; transit passenger & nonpassenger counts; transit rider
characteristics; average bike and or
pedestrian users at key locations;
average daily traffic (ADT) and average
daily truck traffic (ADTT); average daily
total train delay (minutes); average daily
total (all vehicles) vehicle delay at
crossings; transit service level; facility
service level; average hourly (or peak &
off-peak) vehicle travel time; average
hourly (or peak & off-peak) buffer index;
annual crash rates by type/severity;
average slow order miles and average
daily delay minutes due to slow orders;
bridge condition (Sufficiency Rating);
road closure/lost capacity time (lanehours).
3. [For final Report] Project
Outcomes.—Detailing Project successes
and/or the influence of external factors
on Project expectations. Including an ex
post examination of project
effectiveness in relation to the Preproject Report baselines.
A 60-day Federal Register notice was
published on February 15, 2011 (76 FR
8804). Since the publication of the 60day Federal Register notice, no
comments were received to the Docket
(DOT–OST–2011–0019) and therefore
no review of comments was required, so
none was performed by the Department.
The Department’s estimated burden
for this information collection is the
following:
Expected Number of Respondents:
126.
Frequency: Quarterly, and yearly.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 8 hours for each Quarterly
Progress and Monitoring Report; 8 hours
for each Annual Budget Review; 8 hours
for each Quarterly Performance
Measurement Report.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
9,072 hours.
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Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 148.
Issued in Washington, DC on April 22,
2011.
Claire W. Barrett,
Chief Information Management and Privacy
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To
Release Airport Property at the Dubois
Regional Airport, Reynoldsville, PA
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request to release
airport property.
AGENCY:
The FAA proposes to rule and
invite public comment on the release of
land at the Dubois Regional Airport,
Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania under the
provisions of Section 47125(a) of Title
49 United States Code (U.S.C.).
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 31, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this
application may be mailed or delivered
to the following address: Robert W.
Shaffer, Manager, Dubois Regional
Airport, 377 Aviation Way,
Reynoldsville, PA 15851; and at the
FAA Harrisburg Airports District Office:
Lori K. Pagnanelli, Manager, Harrisburg
Airports District Office, 3905 Hartzdale
Dr., Suite 508, Camp Hill, PA 17011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori
Ledebohm, Community Planner,
Harrisburg Airports District Office
location listed above.
The request to release property may
be reviewed in person at this same
location.
SUMMARY:
The FAA
invites public comment on the request
to release property at the Dubois
Regional Airport under the provisions of
Section 47125(a) of Title 49 U.S.C. On
April 20, 2011, the FAA determined that
the request to release property at the
Dubois Regional Airport (DUJ),
Pennsylvania submitted by the
Clearfield-Jefferson Counties Regional
Airport Authority (Authority) met the
procedural requirements.
The following is a brief overview of
the request:
The Authority requests the release of
real property totaling 5.01 acres, of nonaeronautical airport property to AVERA
Companies of Houston, TX. The land
was originally purchased with Federal
funds in 1988, AIP Grant 3–42–0023–
05–88. The undeveloped property is
located on the southeast corner within
the Air Commerce Park, which is
directly north of the main DuBois
Regional Airport parking lot. AVERA
Companies is proposing to develop the
property and erect a building. The
subject land does not serve an
aeronautical purpose and is not needed
for airport development, as shown on
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the Airport Layout Plan. All proceeds
from the sale of property are to be used
for the capital development of the
airport. Fair Market Value (FMV) will be
obtained from the land sale and
reinvested back into an AIP eligible
project at the airport.
Any person may inspect the request
by appointment at the FAA office
address listed above. Interested persons
are invited to comment on the proposed
release from obligations. All comments
will be considered by the FAA to the
extent practicable.
Issued in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, on
April 20, 2011.
Lori K. Pagnanelli,
Manager, Harrisburg Airports District Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[FHWA Docket No. FHWA–2010–0010]
Reclassification of Motorcycles (Two
and Three Wheeled Vehicles) in the
Guide to Reporting Highway Statistics
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Final Notice.
AGENCY:
This Notice announces the
revision to FHWA’s guidance regarding
State reporting of motorcycle
registration information disseminated to
the public in FHWA’s annual
publication Guide to Reporting Highway
Statistics. The intent of this action is to
improve FHWA’s motorcycle
registration data to assist in the analysis
of crash data relating to these vehicles.
Thus, it is critical that the motorcycle
registration data collected and
published by FHWA is accurate,
comprehensive, and timely. The
FHWA’s Guide to Reporting Highway
Statistics (Guide) is the document that
FHWA uses to instruct States about
what data is required by FHWA to
perform its mission of informing
Congress, the highway community, and
the general public on a wide variety of
highway extent, condition, use, and
performance measures.
DATES: Effective Date: 90 days after date
of publication in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ralph Erickson, Highway Funding and
Motor Fuels Team Leader, Office of
Policy, HPPI–10, (202) 366–9235, or
Adam Sleeter, Office of the Chief
Counsel, (202) 366–8839, Federal
Highway Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC
SUMMARY:
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 82 (Thursday, April 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23850-23854]
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[FR Doc No: 2011-10184]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DOT-OST-2011-0019]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Approval of a Revision
in Information Collection(s); Comments Requested: National
Infrastructure Investments Grant Program or ``TIGER II Discretionary
Grants''
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments
on a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
the revision and amendment of a previously approved Information
Collection Request (OMB Control 2105-0563) in accordance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-
13, 44 USC 3501 et seq.).
The previous approval granted the Department of Transportation
authority to collect information involving National Infrastructure
Investments or ``TIGER II'' Discretionary Grants pursuant to Title I of
the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act for 2010 (the ``FY 2010 Appropriations Act). The
Office of the Secretary of Transportation (``OST'') is referring to
these grants as ``TIGER II Discretionary Grants.'' The original
collection of information was necessary in order to receive
applications for grant funds pursuant to the Transportation, Housing
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010
(``FY 2010 Appropriations Act''), Title I--Department of
Transportation, Office of the Secretary, National Infrastructure
Investments, Public Law 111-117, 123 Stat. 3034. The purpose of the
TIGER II Discretionary Grants program is to advance projects that will
have a significant impact on the Nation, Metropolitan area or a region.
This revision revises the original request to include an additional
information collection. The additional
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information to be collected will be used to, and is necessary to,
evaluate the effectiveness of projects that have been awarded grant
funds and to monitor project financial conditions and project progress
in support of the Supplemental Discretionary Grants for Capital
Investments in Surface Transportation Infrastructure, referred to by
the Department as ``Grants for Transportation Investment Generating
Economic Recovery'', or ``TIGER'' Discretionary Grants program
authorized and implemented pursuant to the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the ``Recovery Act'') (OMB Control Number:
2105-0560) and the grants for National Infrastructure Investments under
the FY 2010 Appropriations Act or TIGER II'' Discretionary Grants. The
purposes of the TIGER and TIGER II Discretionary Grant programs include
promoting economic recovery and supporting projects that have a
significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or a region.
A 60-day Federal Register notice was published on February 15, 2011
(76 FR 8804). Since the publication of the 60-day Federal Register
notice, no comments were received to the Docket (DOT-OST-2011-0019) and
therefore no review of comments was required, so none was performed by
the Department.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 31, 2011 and
submitted to the attention of the DOT/OST Desk Officer, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503
with the associated OMB Control Number 2105-0563 and Dockets (DOT-OST-
2011-0019).
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-OST-
2011-0019] through one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251
Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West
Building, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Mariner, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation
Policy, at 202-366-8914 or Robert.Mariner@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2105-0563.
Title: National Infrastructure Investments Grant Program or ``TIGER
II Discretionary Grants''.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
Background: On February 17, 2009, the President of the United
States signed the Recovery Act to, among other purposes, (1) preserve
and create jobs and promote economic recovery, (2) invest in
transportation infrastructure that will provide long-term economic
benefits, and (3) assist those most affected by the current economic
downturn. The Recovery Act appropriated $1.5 billion of discretionary
grant funds to be awarded by the Department of Transportation for
capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure. The
Department refers to these grants as ``Grants for Transportation
Investment Generating Economic Recovery'' or ``TIGER'' Discretionary
Grants. Funding for 51 projects totaling nearly $1.5 billion under the
TIGER program was announced on February 17, 2010. Projects were
selected based on their alignment with the selection criteria specified
in the Federal Register notice for the TIGER Discretionary Grant
program. On December 16, 2009 the President signed the FY 2010
Appropriations Act. The FY 2010 Appropriations Act appropriated $600
million for National Infrastructure Investments using language that is
very similar, but not identical to the language in the Recovery Act
authorizing the TIGER Discretionary Grants. The Department is referring
to the grants for National Infrastructure Investments as TIGER II
Discretionary Grants. Like the TIGER Discretionary Grants, TIGER II
Discretionary Grants are for capital investments in surface
transportation infrastructure and are to be awarded on a competitive
basis for projects that will have a significant impact on the Nation, a
metropolitan area, or a region. Funding for 75 projects totaling nearly
$600 million under the TIGER II program was announced on October 20,
2010. Projects were selected based on their alignment with the
selection criteria specified in the Federal Register notice for the
TIGER II Discretionary Grant program. As announced in the Federal
Register notices for each of the TIGER and TIGER II Discretionary Grant
programs, grantees are expected to provide information to the
Government so that the Government may monitor the financial conditions
and progress of projects, as well as the effectiveness of projects
using performance measurement metrics negotiated between the grantees
and the Government. This request revises the existing PRA clearance to
cover additional information from grantees that is necessary to
negotiate the grant agreements and to cover the reporting requirements
agreed to by the grant recipients of the TIGER and TIGER II
Discretionary Grant programs.
The reporting requirements are as follows:
Grantees will submit reports on the financial condition of the
project and the project's progress. Grantees will submit progress
reports and the Federal Financial Report (SF-425) to the Government on
a quarterly basis, beginning on the 20th of the first month of the
calendar-year quarter following the execution of a grant agreement, and
on the 20th of the first month of each calendar-year quarter thereafter
until completion of the project. The initial quarterly report will
include a detailed description, and, where appropriate, drawings, of
the items funded.
Grantees will also submit an Annual Budget Review and Program Plan
to the Government, via e-mail, 60 days prior to the end of each
Agreement year that they are receiving grant funds. The Annual Budget
Review and Program Plan will provide a detailed schedule of activities,
estimate of specific performance objectives, include forecasted
expenditures, and a schedule of milestones for the upcoming year. If
there is an actual or projected project cost increase, the Annual
Budget Review and Program Plan will include a written plan for
providing additional sources of funding to cover the project budget
shortfall or supporting documentation of committed funds to cover the
cost increase.
This information will be used to monitor grantees' use of Federal
funds, ensuring accountability and financial transparency in the TIGER
and TIGER II Discretionary Grant programs.
Grantees will also submit reports on the performance (or projected
performance) of the project using performance measures that the grantee
and the Government selected through negotiations. The grantees will
submit a Pre-project Report that will consist of current baseline data
for each of the performance measures specified in the Performance
Measurement Table in the grant agreement negotiated between the grantee
and the Government. The Pre-project Report will include a detailed
description of data sources, assumptions, variability, and the
estimated level of precision for each measure. The grantees will submit
quarterly Project Performance
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Measurement Reports to the Government for each of the performance
measures specified in the Performance Measurement Table in the grant
agreement negotiated between the grantee and the Government. Grantees
will submit reports at each of the intervals identified for the
duration of the time period specified in the Performance Measurement
Table in the grant agreement negotiated between the grantee and the
Government. The grantees will submit a Project Outcomes Report after
the project is completed that will consist of a narrative discussion
detailing project successes and/or the influence of external factors on
project expectations.
Respondents will have the opportunity to submit the information
either electronically or by using fillable PDF, word processing or
spreadsheet files. This information will be used to evaluate and
compare projects and to monitor results that grant funds achieve,
ensuring that grant funds achieved the outcomes targeted by the TIGER
and TIGER II Discretionary Grant programs.
The Department's estimated burden for the new information to be
collected is as follows:
Expected Number of Respondents: 126.
Frequency: Quarterly, and yearly.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 8 hours for each Quarterly
Progress and Monitoring Report; 8 hours for each Annual Budget Review;
8 hours for each Quarterly Performance Measurement Report.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 9,072 hours.
The following is detailed information and instructions regarding
the specific reporting requirements for each report identified above:
TIGER and TIGER II Discretionary Grant program grantees will submit
a Project Progress and Monitoring Report and the Federal Financial
Report (SF-425) to the Government on a quarterly basis. Grantees should
use the following structure when preparing the quarterly Project
Progress and Monitoring Report.
Project Progress and Monitoring Report
[cir] Frequency: Quarterly (on the 20th of the first month of the
calendar quarter).
[cir] Report covers: Previous quarter, along with a two-quarter
forecast.
[cir] Start: Upon award of grant.
[cir] End: Once construction is complete.
[cir] Format/Fields and accompanying instructions (beyond project
ID information):
1. Executive Summary.--A clear and concise summary of the current
status of the project, including identification of any major issues
that have an impact on the project's scope, budget, schedule, quality,
or safety, including:
Current total project cost (forecast) vs. latest budget
vs. baseline budget. Include an explanation of the reasons for any
deviations from the approved budget.
Current overall project completion percentage vs. latest
plan percentage.
Any delays or exposures to milestone and final completion
dates. Include an explanation of the reasons for the delays and
exposures.
A summary of the projected and actual dates for notices to
proceed for significant contracts, start of construction, start of
expenditure of TIGER and TIGER II Discretionary Grant funds, and
project completion date. Include an explanation of the reasons for any
discrepancies from the corresponding project milestone dates included
in the Agreement.
Any Federal obligations and/or TIFIA disbursements
occurring during the month versus planned obligations or disbursements.
Any significant contracts advertised, awarded, or
completed.
Any significant scope of work changes.
Any significant items identified as having deficient
quality.
Any significant safety issues.
Any significant Federal issues such as environmental
compliance, Buy America/Buy American (whichever is applicable to this
Project), Davis Bacon Act Prevailing Wage requirements, etc.
2. Project Activities and Deliverables.--Highlighting the project
activities and deliverables occurring during the previous quarter
(reporting period), and (2) define the activities and deliverables
planned for the next two reporting periods. Activities and deliverables
to be reported on should include meetings, audits and other reviews,
design packages submitted, advertisements, awards, construction
submittals, construction completion milestones, submittals related to
Recovery Act requirements, media or Congressional inquiries, value
engineering/constructability reviews, and other items of significance.
The two reporting period ``look ahead schedule'' will enable the
Government to accommodate any activities requiring input or assistance.
3. Action Items/Outstanding Issues.--Drawing attention to, and
tracking the progress of, highly significant or sensitive issues
requiring action and direction in order to resolve. In general, issues
and administrative requirements that could have a significant or
adverse impact to the project's scope, budget, schedule, quality,
safety, and/or compliance with Federal requirements should be included.
Status, responsible person(s), and due dates should be included for
each action item/outstanding issue. Action items requiring action or
direction should be included in the quarterly status meeting agenda.
The action items/outstanding issues may be dropped from this section
upon full implementation of the remedial action, and upon no further
monitoring anticipated.
4. Project Schedule.--An updated master program schedule reflecting
the current status of the program activities should be included in this
section. A Gantt (bar) type chart is probably the most appropriate for
quarterly reporting purposes, with the ultimate format to be agreed
upon between the grantee and the Government. It is imperative that the
master program schedule be integrated, i.e., the individual contract
milestones tied to each other, such that any delays occurring in one
activity will be reflected throughout the entire program schedule, with
a realistic completion date being reported. Narratives, tables, and/or
graphs should accompany the updated master program schedule, basically
detailing the current schedule status, delays and potential exposures,
and recovery efforts. The following information should also be
included:
Current overall project completion percentage vs. latest
plan percentage.
Completion percentages vs. latest plan percentages for
major activities such as right-of-way, major or critical design
contracts, major or critical construction contracts, and significant
force accounts or task orders. A schedule status description should
also be included for each of these major or critical elements.
Any delays or potential exposures to milestone and final
completion dates. The delays and exposures should be quantified and
overall schedule impacts assessed. The reasons for the delays and
exposures should be explained, and initiatives being analyzed or
implemented in order to recover the schedule should be detailed.
5. Project Cost.--An updated cost spreadsheet reflecting the
current forecasted cost vs. the latest approved budget vs. the baseline
budget should be included in this section. One way to track project
cost is to show: (1) Baseline Budget, (2) Latest Approved Budget, (3)
Current Forecasted Cost Estimate, (4) Expenditures or Commitments To
Date, and (5) Variance between Current Forecasted Cost and Latest
Approved Budget. Line items should include all significant cost
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centers, such as prior costs, right-of-way, preliminary engineering,
environmental mitigation, general engineering consultant, section
design contracts, construction administration, utilities, construction
packages; force accounts/task orders, wrap-up insurance, construction
contingencies, management contingencies, and other contingencies. The
line items can be broken-up in enough detail such that specific areas
of cost change can be sufficiently tracked and future improvements made
to the overall cost estimating methodology. A Program Total line should
be included at the bottom of the spreadsheet. Narratives, tables, and/
or graphs should accompany the updated cost spreadsheet, basically
detailing the current cost status, reasons for cost deviations, impacts
of cost overruns, and efforts to mitigate cost overruns. The following
information should be provided:
Reasons for each line item deviation from the approved
budget, impacts resulting from the deviations, and initiatives being
analyzed or implemented in order to recover any cost overruns.
Transfer of costs to and from contingency line items, and
reasons supporting the transfers.
Speculative cost changes that potentially may develop in
the future, a quantified dollar range for each potential cost change,
and the current status of the speculative change. Also, a comparison
analysis to the available contingency amounts should be included,
showing that reasonable and sufficient amounts of contingency remain to
keep the project within the latest approved budget.
Detailed cost breakdown of the general engineering
consultant (GEC) services (if applicable), including such line items as
contract amounts, task orders issued (amounts), balance remaining for
tasks, and accrued (billable) costs.
Federal obligations and/or TIFIA disbursements for the
project, compared to planned obligations and disbursements.
6. Project Funding Status.--The purpose of this section is to
provide a status report on the non-TIGER and non TIGER II Discretionary
Grant funds necessary to complete the project. This report section
should include a status update of any legislative approvals or other
actions necessary to provide the non-TIGER and non TIGER II
Discretionary Grant funds to the project. Such approvals might include
legislative authority to charge user fees or set toll rates, or the
commitment of local funding revenues to the project. In the event that
there is an anticipated or actual project cost increase, the project
funding status section should include a report on the anticipated or
actual source of funds to cover the cost increase and any significant
issues identified with obtaining additional funding.
7. Project Quality.--The purpose of this section is to: (1)
Summarize the Quality Assurance/Quality Control activities during the
previous month (reporting period), and (2) highlight any significant
items identified as being deficient in quality. Deficient items noted
should be accompanied by reasons and specifics concerning the
deficiencies, and corrective actions taken or planned. In addition, the
agency or firm responsible for the corrective action should be
documented. Planned corrective actions should then be included as
Action Items/Outstanding Issues.
8. Federal Financial Report (SF-425).--The Federal Financial Report
(SF-425) (available at https://www.forms.gov/bgfPortal/docDetails.do?dId=15149) is a financial reporting form used throughout
the Federal Government Grant system. Grantees should complete this form
and attach it to each quarterly Project Progress and Monitoring Report.
TIGER and TIGER II Discretionary Grant program grantees will submit
an Annual Budget Review and Program Plan to the Government 60 days
prior to the end of each Agreement year that they are receiving grant
funds. Grantees should use the following structure when preparing the
Annual Budget Review Report.
Annual Budget Review Report
[cir] Frequency: Yearly (60 days before the end of the Agreement
year).
[cir] Report covers: Upcoming Agreement year.
[cir] Start: 60 days before first anniversary of grant award.
[cir] End: Once construction is complete.
[cir] Format/Fields and accompanying instructions (beyond project
ID information):
1. Detailed Schedule of Activities.--An updated master program
schedule reflecting the current status of the program activities should
be included in this section. A Gantt (bar) type chart is probably the
most appropriate for annual reporting purposes.
2. Estimate of Specific Performance Objectives.--This section will
discuss, what, if any performance objectives of the project will be
achieved over the course of the upcoming Agreement Year and note any
differences from the original project plan.
3. Forecasted Expenditures.--This section will discuss financial
outlays that will occur in support of the project over the course of
the upcoming Agreement Year and note any differences from the original
project plan.
4. Schedule of Milestones for the Upcoming Agreement Year.--This
section will discuss, what, if any project milestones will be achieved
over the course of the upcoming Agreement Year and the obligations
associated with each milestone, noting any differences from the
original project plan.
If there are no proposed deviations from the Approved Detailed
Project Budget, the Annual Budget Review shall contain a statement
stating such. The grantee will meet with the Government to discuss the
Annual Budget Review and Program Plan. If there is an actual or
projected project cost increase, the annual submittal should include a
written plan for providing additional sources of funding to cover the
project budget shortfall or supporting documentation of committed funds
to cover the cost increase. To the extent the annual budget update
deviates from the approved project budget by more than 10 percent, then
work proposed under the Annual Budget Review and Program Plan shall not
commence until written approval from the Government is received.
TIGER and TIGER II Discretionary Grant program grantees will submit
Performance Measure Reports on the performance (or projected
performance) of the project using the performance measures that the
grantee and the Government selected through negations.
Performance Measurement Reports
[cir] Frequency: Quarterly (on the 20th of the first month of the
calendar quarter).
[cir] Report covers: Previous quarter.
[cir] Start: Once, upon award of grant; Quarterly, once
construction complete.
[cir] End: At the end of agreed upon performance measurement
period.
[cir] Format/Fields and accompanying instructions (beyond project
ID information):
1. Performance Measures Narrative.--Including a detailed
description of data sources, assumptions, variability, and the
estimated level of precision for each measure.
2. Performance Measures Spreadsheet.--Government and grantee will
agree on the format of the spreadsheet for each individual project.
Measures (to be negotiated between grantees and the Government,
individually) may include, but are not limited to: average tons
handled/day;
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average daily gross ton-miles (GTM); average container lifts per day
(TEUs); containers transported on lines (TEUs); transit passenger miles
and hours of travel; transit passenger & non-passenger counts; transit
rider characteristics; average bike and or pedestrian users at key
locations; average daily traffic (ADT) and average daily truck traffic
(ADTT); average daily total train delay (minutes); average daily total
(all vehicles) vehicle delay at crossings; transit service level;
facility service level; average hourly (or peak & off-peak) vehicle
travel time; average hourly (or peak & off-peak) buffer index; annual
crash rates by type/severity; average slow order miles and average
daily delay minutes due to slow orders; bridge condition (Sufficiency
Rating); road closure/lost capacity time (lane-hours).
3. [For final Report] Project Outcomes.--Detailing Project
successes and/or the influence of external factors on Project
expectations. Including an ex post examination of project effectiveness
in relation to the Pre-project Report baselines.
A 60-day Federal Register notice was published on February 15, 2011
(76 FR 8804). Since the publication of the 60-day Federal Register
notice, no comments were received to the Docket (DOT-OST-2011-0019) and
therefore no review of comments was required, so none was performed by
the Department.
The Department's estimated burden for this information collection
is the following:
Expected Number of Respondents: 126.
Frequency: Quarterly, and yearly.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 8 hours for each Quarterly
Progress and Monitoring Report; 8 hours for each Annual Budget Review;
8 hours for each Quarterly Performance Measurement Report.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 9,072 hours.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 148.
Issued in Washington, DC on April 22, 2011.
Claire W. Barrett,
Chief Information Management and Privacy Officer.
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