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chose to develop the model contracts as
informational guides, rather than
prescriptive templates, for State and
local governments entering into P3
transactions.
About the Toll Concessions Model P3
Contract Guide
The Toll Concessions Model P3
Contract Guide focuses on issues critical
to achieving public sector objectives and
protecting the interest of the taxpaying
and traveling public. The Core Guide
discusses seven specific issues, per the
following Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Tolling Regulation
3. Benefit-Sharing
4. Supervening Events
5. Changes in Equity Interests
6. Change in Law
7. Defaults, Early Termination, and
Compensation
8. Handback
Authority: Section 1534 (d) of Moving
Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century,
MAP–21, enacted October 1, 2012.
The FHWA is not accepting any
further comments on the Core Guide,
which was published on September 10,
2014, and can be found on the Docket
(FHWA–2014–0006) and at https://
www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/pdfs/p3/model_
p3_core_toll_concessions.pdf.
There are, of course, many substantive
P3 contract provisions in addition to the
seven discussed in the Core Guide. With
today’s publication of the draft
Addendum, FHWA proposes to
complete the Toll Concessions Guide
with the following chapter topics:
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9. Construction Performance Security
10. Insurance
11. Lenders Rights and Direct Agreement
12. Department step-in
13. Performance Standards and NonCompliance Points
14. Consumer Protections
15. Federal Requirements
16. Governmental Approvals and Permits
17. Utilities and Third Party Rights
18. Financial Model Adjustments
19. Department and Developer Changes
20. Additional Capacity Construction
Requirements
21. Nature of Proprietary Interest
22. Contract Term
23. Developer Indemnities
24. Dispute Resolution
25. Intellectual Property
26. Amendments to Key Developer
Documents
27. Assignment
28. General Provisions
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Issued on: December 1, 2014.
Gregory G. Nadeau,
Acting Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0196]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; New Information Collection
Request: FMCSA Annual Grant
Program Effectiveness Survey
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
FMCSA announces its plan to submit
the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for its
review and approval and invites public
comment. The purpose of this
information collection is to acquire the
perspectives of FMCSA State partners
who support the operation, regulation
and enforcement of various mutuallybeneficial safety programs. This
knowledge will improve the Federal
government’s understanding of the
effectiveness of commercial motor
vehicle (CMV) safety related grant
programs. The FMCSA is interested in
surveying grant recipients to collect
information on the strengths,
weaknesses, and effectiveness of
FMCSA grant programs with the intent
SUMMARY:
The Draft Addendum also includes
the Glossary of Terms developed for the
Core Guide. Comments suggesting
changes to glossary terms will be
evaluated in light of their impact on the
entire Toll Concessions Guide.
The Draft Addendum can be found on
the Docket (FHWA–2014–0006) and at
the following link: https://
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www.fhwa.gov/ipd/pdfs/p3/model_p3_
toll_concessions_addendum.pdf.
In coming months, FHWA will
publish a draft guide to availability
payment concessions, in which
government appropriations are the
source of compensation to the private
sector partner. The use of availability
payments in P3 transactions is
increasing, and many provisions in the
Toll Concessions Model P3 Contract
Guide will be germane to the
Availability Payment Concessions
Model P3 Contract Guide, which will be
published from the start as a single,
complete draft. Similar to the toll
guides, FHWA will invite public
comments on the Availability Payment
Concessions Model P3 Contract Guide.
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of improving our capacity to meet the
needs of our grantees. FMCSA needs
this information to support program
evaluation endeavors, program
management, and fiscal decision
making. FMCSA will use the results in
various analyses conducted by FMCSA
designed to assess the effectiveness of
existing rules, grant programs, and
safety programs. On October 8, 2014,
FMCSA published a notice in the
Federal Register allowing for a 60-day
comment period on this ICR. The
agency received no comments in
response to that notice.
DATES: Please send your comments by
February 17, 2015. OMB must receive
your comments by this date in order to
act on the ICR.
ADDRESSES: All comments should
reference Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket Number
FMCSA–2014–0196. Interested persons
are invited to submit written comments
on the proposed information collection
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget. Comments
should be addressed to the attention of
the Desk Officer, Department of
Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, and sent via
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov, or faxed to (202) 395–
6974, or mailed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Eugene Johnson, Strategic Planning, and
Program Evaluation Division, Office of
Policy, Strategic Planning and
Regulations, Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Telephone: (202) 366–5490; email
Eugene.Johnson@dot.gov. Office hours
are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
If you have questions on viewing
material in the docket, contact Docket
Operations (202) 366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FMCSA Annual Grant Program
Effectiveness Survey.
OMB Control Number: 2126–00XX.
Type of Request: New collection.
Respondents: State Grant Recipients.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 50
State Respondents.
Estimated Time per Response: 45
minutes per response.
Expiration Date: N/A. This is a new
ICR.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 63
hours [(50 electronic mail-in
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respondents × 45 minutes/60 minutes) +
(50 State personnel interviews × 30
minutes/60 minutes) = 63]. Minutes per
response = 62.5 rounded to 63.]
Background: The Federal Motor
Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA)
needs a survey of its State partner-grant
recipients who support the operation,
regulation and enforcement of various
mutually-beneficial safety programs.
This knowledge will improve the
Federal government’s understanding of
the effectiveness of commercial motor
vehicle (CMV) safety related grant
programs. The FMCSA is interested in
surveying grant recipients to collect
information on the strengths,
weaknesses, and effectiveness of
FMCSA grant programs.
In 2009, the Government
Accountability Office (GAO) issued a
final report on a FMCSA grant program
called Performance Registration
Information System Management
PRISM. The GAO reported was entitled,
‘‘Motor Carrier Safety: Commercial
Vehicle Registration Program Has Kept
Carriers from Operating, but
Effectiveness Is Difficult to Measure,
GAO–09–495.’’ The GAO recommended
FMCSA measure the PRISM program’s
effectiveness when the number of States
that have the ability to deny, suspend,
or revoke registrations of CMVs
operated by OOS carriers is sufficient to
make such measurements meaningful.
The authority to require Federal
Agencies to monitor grants is 2 CFR
Chapter I, and Chapter II Parts 200, 215,
220, 225, and 230 Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for
Federal Awards. OMB Circular A–110,
Reports and Records, sections 50
through 53 set forth the procedures for
monitoring and reporting on the
recipient’s financial and program
performance and the necessary standard
reporting forms.
The Agency proposes to collect the
data for this project via electronic mail
surveys and conduct clarifying
interviews as appropriate. The
information collection supports the
DOT’s Strategic Goal of Safety, and will
help confirm whether the program(s)
improve public health and safety by
reducing transportation-related fatalities
and injuries. Therefore, the purpose of
this ICR is to conduct a survey using
Form MCSA–5888 to evaluate the
effectiveness of FMCSA’s grant
programs through the use of in-person
interviews and electronic surveys. The
survey will not be statistical in nature,
as the intention is to receive the
comments of all affected state partners.
The survey will not exceed 30 questions
and the complexity of the question
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structure will be Likert scale and short
responses. The decision to use the
Likert scale over the ordinal scale is the
numbers in the ordinal level indicate
the relative position of items, but not
the magnitude of difference that you get
from the Likert scale. For example, the
survey will present a question like ‘‘The
grant funding provided in support of
your program is adequate to meet all
aspects of the mission.’’ The response
options may include:
1. Strongly disagree
2. Disagree
3. Neutral
3. Agree
4. Strongly agree
5. Not Applicable
The Agency will use this information
to establish a baseline of our grant
programs from the grantee’s perspective
for use in future grant-related decision
making, to include: (1) Assessing the
impacts of proposed rules, (2)
identifying potential improvements in
its grant supported safety programs, and
(3) complement future budget and
resource related decisions.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
Whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the FMCSA to perform its
functions; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (3) ways for the
FMCSA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways that the
burden could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected
information.
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vision requirement in one eye for
various reasons. The exemptions will
enable these individuals to operate
commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in
interstate commerce without meeting
the prescribed vision requirement in
one eye. The Agency has concluded that
granting these exemptions will provide
a level of safety that is equivalent to or
greater than the level of safety
maintained without the exemptions for
these CMV drivers.
DATES: The exemptions were granted
November 22, 2014. The exemptions
expire on November 22, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elaine M. Papp, R.N., Chief, Medical
Programs Division, (202) 366–4001,
fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA,
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64–
224, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. If you have questions
on viewing or submitting material to the
docket, contact Docket Services,
telephone (202) 366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Electronic Access
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
You may see all the comments online
through the Federal Document
Management System (FDMS) at https://
www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments, go to https://
www.regulations.gov and/or Room
W12–140 on the ground level of the
West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5
U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its
rulemaking process. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any
personal information the commenter
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
[Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0297]
II. Background
Issued under the authority delegated in 49
CFR 1.87 on January 5, 2015.
G. Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research
and Information Technology and Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Vision
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of final disposition.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces its
decision to exempt 12 individuals from
the vision requirement in the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
(FMCSRs). They are unable to meet the
SUMMARY:
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On October 22, 2014, FMCSA
published a notice of receipt of
exemption applications from certain
individuals, and requested comments
from the public (79 FR 63211). That
notice listed 12 applicants’ case
histories. The 12 individuals applied for
exemptions from the vision requirement
in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), for drivers who
operate CMVs in interstate commerce.
Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315,
FMCSA may grant an exemption for a 2-
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2014-0196]
Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information
Collection Request: FMCSA Annual Grant Program Effectiveness Survey
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA
announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its
review and approval and invites public comment. The purpose of this
information collection is to acquire the perspectives of FMCSA State
partners who support the operation, regulation and enforcement of
various mutually-beneficial safety programs. This knowledge will
improve the Federal government's understanding of the effectiveness of
commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety related grant programs. The FMCSA
is interested in surveying grant recipients to collect information on
the strengths, weaknesses, and effectiveness of FMCSA grant programs
with the intent of improving our capacity to meet the needs of our
grantees. FMCSA needs this information to support program evaluation
endeavors, program management, and fiscal decision making. FMCSA will
use the results in various analyses conducted by FMCSA designed to
assess the effectiveness of existing rules, grant programs, and safety
programs. On October 8, 2014, FMCSA published a notice in the Federal
Register allowing for a 60-day comment period on this ICR. The agency
received no comments in response to that notice.
DATES: Please send your comments by February 17, 2015. OMB must receive
your comments by this date in order to act on the ICR.
ADDRESSES: All comments should reference Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2014-0196. Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on the proposed information
collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the attention
of the Desk Officer, Department of Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, and sent via electronic mail to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to (202) 395-6974, or mailed to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Eugene Johnson, Strategic
Planning, and Program Evaluation Division, Office of Policy, Strategic
Planning and Regulations, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366-
5490; email Eugene.Johnson@dot.gov. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you have
questions on viewing material in the docket, contact Docket Operations
(202) 366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FMCSA Annual Grant Program Effectiveness Survey.
OMB Control Number: 2126-00XX.
Type of Request: New collection.
Respondents: State Grant Recipients.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 50 State Respondents.
Estimated Time per Response: 45 minutes per response.
Expiration Date: N/A. This is a new ICR.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 63 hours [(50 electronic mail-in
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respondents x 45 minutes/60 minutes) + (50 State personnel interviews x
30 minutes/60 minutes) = 63]. Minutes per response = 62.5 rounded to
63.]
Background: The Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration
(FMCSA) needs a survey of its State partner-grant recipients who
support the operation, regulation and enforcement of various mutually-
beneficial safety programs. This knowledge will improve the Federal
government's understanding of the effectiveness of commercial motor
vehicle (CMV) safety related grant programs. The FMCSA is interested in
surveying grant recipients to collect information on the strengths,
weaknesses, and effectiveness of FMCSA grant programs.
In 2009, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a final
report on a FMCSA grant program called Performance Registration
Information System Management PRISM. The GAO reported was entitled,
``Motor Carrier Safety: Commercial Vehicle Registration Program Has
Kept Carriers from Operating, but Effectiveness Is Difficult to
Measure, GAO-09-495.'' The GAO recommended FMCSA measure the PRISM
program's effectiveness when the number of States that have the ability
to deny, suspend, or revoke registrations of CMVs operated by OOS
carriers is sufficient to make such measurements meaningful.
The authority to require Federal Agencies to monitor grants is 2
CFR Chapter I, and Chapter II Parts 200, 215, 220, 225, and 230 Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements
for Federal Awards. OMB Circular A-110, Reports and Records, sections
50 through 53 set forth the procedures for monitoring and reporting on
the recipient's financial and program performance and the necessary
standard reporting forms.
The Agency proposes to collect the data for this project via
electronic mail surveys and conduct clarifying interviews as
appropriate. The information collection supports the DOT's Strategic
Goal of Safety, and will help confirm whether the program(s) improve
public health and safety by reducing transportation-related fatalities
and injuries. Therefore, the purpose of this ICR is to conduct a survey
using Form MCSA-5888 to evaluate the effectiveness of FMCSA's grant
programs through the use of in-person interviews and electronic
surveys. The survey will not be statistical in nature, as the intention
is to receive the comments of all affected state partners. The survey
will not exceed 30 questions and the complexity of the question
structure will be Likert scale and short responses. The decision to use
the Likert scale over the ordinal scale is the numbers in the ordinal
level indicate the relative position of items, but not the magnitude of
difference that you get from the Likert scale. For example, the survey
will present a question like ``The grant funding provided in support of
your program is adequate to meet all aspects of the mission.'' The
response options may include:
1. Strongly disagree
2. Disagree
3. Neutral
3. Agree
4. Strongly agree
5. Not Applicable
The Agency will use this information to establish a baseline of our
grant programs from the grantee's perspective for use in future grant-
related decision making, to include: (1) Assessing the impacts of
proposed rules, (2) identifying potential improvements in its grant
supported safety programs, and (3) complement future budget and
resource related decisions.
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed
collection is necessary for the FMCSA to perform its functions; (2) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for the FMCSA to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information.
Issued under the authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.87 on January
5, 2015.
G. Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Information Technology
and Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-00607 Filed 1-15-15; 8:45 am]
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