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established criteria, or incomplete at the
time of submission will be disqualified.
OSDBU will perform a responsibility
determination of the prospective
awardee in the region, which may
include a site visit, before awarding the
cooperative agreement.
4.3 Conflicts of Interest
Applicants must submit signed
statements by key personnel and all
organization principals indicating that
they, or members of their immediate
families, do not have a personal,
business or financial interest in any
DOT-funded transportation project, nor
any relationships with local or state
transportation agencies that may have
the appearance of a conflict of interest.
Appendix A—Format for Proposals for
the Department of Transportation
Office of Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization’s Small Business
Transportation Resource Center
(SBTRC) Program
Submitted proposals for the DOT, Office of
Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization’s Small Business Transportation
Resource Center Program must contain the
following 12 sections and be organized in the
following order:
1. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Identify all parts, sections and attachments
of the application.
2. APPLICATION SUMMARY
Provide a summary overview of the
following:
• The applicant’s proposed SBTRC region
and city and key elements of the plan of
action/strategy to achieve the SBTRC
objectives.
• The applicant’s relevant organizational
experience and capabilities.
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3. UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORK
Provide a narrative which contains specific
project information as follows:
• The applicant will describe its
understanding of the OSDBU’s SBTRC
program mission and the role of the
applicant’s proposed SBTRC in advancing
the program goals.
• The applicant will describe specific
outreach needs of transportation-related
small businesses in the applicant’s region
and how the SBTRC will address the
identified needs.
4. APPROACH AND STRATEGY
• Describe the applicant’s plan of action/
strategy for conducting the program in terms
of the tasks to be performed.
• Describe the specific services or
activities to be performed and how these
services/activities will be implemented.
• Describe innovative and creative
approaches to assist small businesses to
become successful transportation contractors
and increase their ability to access DOT
contracting opportunities and financial
assistance programs.
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• Estimated direct costs, other than labor,
to execute the proposed strategy.
5. LINKAGES
• Describe established relationships within
the geographic region and demonstrate the
ability to coordinate and establish effective
networks with DOT grant recipients and
local/regional technical assistance agencies.
• Describe the strategy to obtain support
and collaboration on SBTRC activities from
DOT grantees and recipients, transportation
prime contractors and subcontractors, the
SBA, U.S. Department of Commerce’s
Minority Business Development Centers
(MBDCs), Service Corps of Retired Executives
(SCORE), Procurement Technical Assistance
Centers (PTACs), Small Business
Development Centers (SBDCs), State DOTs,
and State highway supportive services
contractors.
• Describe the outreach strategy related to
the identified needs that can be successfully
carried out within the period of this
agreement and a plan for involving the
Planning Committee in the execution of that
strategy.
6. ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITY
• Describe recent and relevant past
successful performance in addressing the
needs of small businesses, particularly with
respect to transportation-related small
businesses.
• Describe internal technical, financial
management, and administrative resources.
• Propose a plan for sufficient matching
alternative financial resources to fund the
general and administrative costs of the
SBTRC.
7. STAFF CAPABILITY AND EXPERIENCE
• List proposed key personnel, their
salaries and proposed fringe benefit factors.
• Describe the education, qualifications
and relevant experience of key personnel.
Attach detailed resumes.
• Proposed staffing plan. Describe how
personnel are to be organized for the program
and how they will be used to accomplish
program objectives. Outline staff
responsibilities, accountability and a
schedule for conducting program tasks.
8. COST PROPOSAL
• Outline the total proposed cost of
establishing and administering the SBTRC in
the applicant’s geographical region for a 12
month period, inclusive of costs funded
through alternative matching resources.
Clearly identify the portion of the costs
funded by OSDBU.
• Provide a brief narrative linking the cost
proposal to the proposed strategy.
9. PROOF OF TAX EXEMPT STATUS
10. ASSURANCES SIGNATURE FORM
Complete the attached Standard Form
424B.ASSURANCES–NON CONSTRUCTION
PROGRAMS identified as Attachment 1.
11. CERTIFICATION SIGNATURE FORMS
Complete form DOTF2307–1 DRUG–FREE
WORKPLACE ACT CERTIFICATION FOR a
GRANTEE OTHER THAN AN INDIVIDUAL
identified as attachment 2 and Form
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DOTF2308–1 CERTIFICATION REGARDING
LOBBYING FOR CONTRACTS, GRANTS,
LOANS, AND COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS identified as Attachment 3.
Signed Conflict of Interest Statements
The statements must say that they, or
members of their immediate families, do not
have a personal, business or financial interest
in any DOT-funded transportation projects,
nor any relationships with local or state
transportation agencies that may have the
appearance of a conflict of interest.
12. STANDARD FORM 424
Complete Standard Form 424 Application
for Federal Assistance identified as
Attachment 4.
PLEASE BE SURE THAT ALL FORMS
HAVE BEEN SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED
OFFICIAL WHO CAN LEGALLY
REPRESENT THE ORGANIZATION.
Brandon Neal,
Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization, Office of the Secretary,
U.S. Department of Transportation.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket Number: DOT–OST–2015–0123]
Request for OMB Clearance of a New
Information Collection; New
Information Collection: Women and
Girls in Transportation Initiative
lntemship Volunteer Program
Office of the Secretary (OST),
U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: 60-Day Notice; Letter of public
notification of the Women and Girls in
Transportation Initiative lnternship
Volunteer Program (WITIIP) information
collection activity.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq) this notice announces the
Information Collection Request on DOT
Form OST 1250.1 Application for
Transportation Internship, DOT Form
OST 1250.1A Student Internship
Evaluation, andDOT Form OST 1250.18
Internship Evaluation for this new DOT
program.
Executive Order 13506, (‘‘EO 13506’’)
dated March 11, 2009, entitled
‘‘Establishing a White House Council on
Women and Girls’’. EO 13506 requires
Federal agencies to address issues that
particularly impact the lives of women
and girls and to ensure that Federal
programs and policies address and take
into account the distinctive concerns of
women and girls, including women of
SUMMARY:
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color and those with disabilities.
Furthermore, EO 13506 points
specifically to the fact that women are
still significantly underrepresented in
the science, engineering, and technology
fields. In response to EO 13506, DOT
established the WITI. The WITI
encourages women and girls to pursue
careers in the science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics fields and
enter the transportation industry
through outreach and the provision of
transportation-related internship
opportunities. The program is
administered by the DOT OST Office of
Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization (OSDBU).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information concerning this
notice, contact Michelle Harris,
Manager, Regional Assistance Division,
OSDBU, U.S Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave,
SE., Room W56–444, Washington, DC
20590. Telephone: 1–800–532–1169 or
202–366–1930. Email: michelle.harris@
dot.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Women and Girls in
Transportation Initiative lnternship
Volunteer Program Application for
lnternship Volunteer.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number: 20.907 Women and
Girls in Transportation Initiative.
OMB Control Number: 2105–XXXX.
Form Number: OST F 1250.1.
Affected Public: Female students
currently enrolled in a participating
institution of education with a 2.8 Grade
Point Average or higher.
Frequency: One-time.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 2 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 660
hours.
Abstract: The information collected
will be from female students currently
enrolled in a participating institution of
education with a 2.8 Grade Point
Average or higher. The information
collected will be used by DOT OSDBU
to verify eligibility and process the
application. The information being
collected relates the name of the
student; gender; full street address;
email address; phone number; school
name; school address; current Grade
Point Average; expected graduation
date; major area of study; minor area of
study; and a professor’s evaluation of
the student’s critical skills and the
professor’s recommendation. A copy of
the student’s most current transcript
will be collected to verify the student’s
enrollment status and Grade Point
Average. A one-page letter of interest
will be collected in order to select the
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best candidates for the different
transportation-related internships
available.
Title: Women and Girls in
Transportation Initiative lnternship
Volunteer Program Student Evaluation.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number: 20.907 Women and
Girls in Transportation initiative
lnternship Volunteer Program.
OMB Control Number: 2105–XXXX.
Form Number: OST F 1250.1A.
Affected Public: Transportationrelated internship/volunteer providers.
Frequency: One-time.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 2 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 660
hours.
Abstract: The information collected
will be from internship/volunteer
providers at the conclusion of the
student’s transportation-related
internship/volunteer opportunity. The
information collected will be used by
participating educational institutions to
verify successful completion of the
internship for academic credit, if
offered. The evaluation will also be used
by DOT OSDBU to verify successful
completion of the internship/volunteer
position to evaluate the student’s
performance in the event the students
apply for future internship/volunteer
opportunities offered by the program.
The information collected will also be
used by the intern to identify their
strengths and areas of improvement.
The information being collected relates
the name of the organization; full street
address; name of the supervisor and
evaluator; internship semester; date the
internship/volunteer positon concluded;
internship description; intern’s name,
major area of study, and school name.
The information collected also relates
the evaluation of the student’s
performance of the performance
elements; evaluation of the student’s
strengths and weaknesses; evaluator’s
general comments; and the internship/
volunteer provider’s willingness to host
future interns.
Title: Women and Girls Internship in
Transportation lnternship Volunteer
Program Evaluation.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number: 20.907
Entrepreneurial Training and Technical
Assistance Women and Girls Program.
OMB Control Number: 2105–XXXX.
Form Number: OST F 1250.18.
Affected Public: WITI student interns/
volunteers.
Frequency: One-time.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 2 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 660
hours.
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Abstract: The information collected
will be from student interns/volunteers
at the conclusion of the student’s
transportation-related internship/
volunteer experience. The information
collected will be used by DOT OSDBU
to evaluate internship/volunteer
providers and the student’s experience
to improve the WIT! and possibly
identify potential problem internship/
volunteer providers. The information
being collected relates the name of the
student’s major area of study, and
school name; internship provider’s
name, full mailing address; intern/
volunteer’s supervisor; internship/
volunteer semester; date the position
concluded; and internship/volunteer
description. The information collected
also relates the evaluation of the
internship/volunteer provider and
internship/volunteer experience;
suggested WITI improvements;
evaluator’s general comments; and the
intern’s willingness to apply for future
opportunities.
Brandon Neal,
Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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Application of Menagerie Enterprises,
Inc. d/b/a Monarch Air for Commuter
Air Carrier Authority
Department of Transportation
Notice of Order to Show Cause
(Order 2015–6–1) Docket DOT–OST–
2014–0192
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of
Transportation is directing all interested
persons to show cause why it should
not issue an order finding Menagerie
Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Monarch Air, fit,
willing, and able, and awarding it
commuter air carrier authorization.
DATES: Persons wishing to file
objections should do so no later than
June 10, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Objections and answers to
objections should be filed in Dockets
DOT–OST–2014–0192 and addressed to
the U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., West Building Ground
Floor, M–30, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC and should be served
upon the parties listed in Attachment A
to the order.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shabu Thomas, Air Carrier Fitness
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket Number: DOT-OST-2015-0123]
Request for OMB Clearance of a New Information Collection; New
Information Collection: Women and Girls in Transportation Initiative
lntemship Volunteer Program
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: 60-Day Notice; Letter of public notification of the Women and
Girls in Transportation Initiative lnternship Volunteer Program
(WITIIP) information collection activity.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public
law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq) this notice announces the
Information Collection Request on DOT Form OST 1250.1 Application for
Transportation Internship, DOT Form OST 1250.1A Student Internship
Evaluation, andDOT Form OST 1250.18 Internship Evaluation for this new
DOT program.
Executive Order 13506, (``EO 13506'') dated March 11, 2009,
entitled ``Establishing a White House Council on Women and Girls''. EO
13506 requires Federal agencies to address issues that particularly
impact the lives of women and girls and to ensure that Federal programs
and policies address and take into account the distinctive concerns of
women and girls, including women of
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color and those with disabilities. Furthermore, EO 13506 points
specifically to the fact that women are still significantly
underrepresented in the science, engineering, and technology fields. In
response to EO 13506, DOT established the WITI. The WITI encourages
women and girls to pursue careers in the science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics fields and enter the transportation
industry through outreach and the provision of transportation-related
internship opportunities. The program is administered by the DOT OST
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information concerning
this notice, contact Michelle Harris, Manager, Regional Assistance
Division, OSDBU, U.S Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave,
SE., Room W56-444, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 1-800-532-1169 or
202-366-1930. Email: michelle.harris@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Women and Girls in Transportation Initiative lnternship
Volunteer Program Application for lnternship Volunteer.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 20.907 Women and
Girls in Transportation Initiative.
OMB Control Number: 2105-XXXX.
Form Number: OST F 1250.1.
Affected Public: Female students currently enrolled in a
participating institution of education with a 2.8 Grade Point Average
or higher.
Frequency: One-time.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 2 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 660 hours.
Abstract: The information collected will be from female students
currently enrolled in a participating institution of education with a
2.8 Grade Point Average or higher. The information collected will be
used by DOT OSDBU to verify eligibility and process the application.
The information being collected relates the name of the student;
gender; full street address; email address; phone number; school name;
school address; current Grade Point Average; expected graduation date;
major area of study; minor area of study; and a professor's evaluation
of the student's critical skills and the professor's recommendation. A
copy of the student's most current transcript will be collected to
verify the student's enrollment status and Grade Point Average. A one-
page letter of interest will be collected in order to select the best
candidates for the different transportation-related internships
available.
Title: Women and Girls in Transportation Initiative lnternship
Volunteer Program Student Evaluation.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 20.907 Women and
Girls in Transportation initiative lnternship Volunteer Program.
OMB Control Number: 2105-XXXX.
Form Number: OST F 1250.1A.
Affected Public: Transportation-related internship/volunteer
providers.
Frequency: One-time.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 2 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 660 hours.
Abstract: The information collected will be from internship/
volunteer providers at the conclusion of the student's transportation-
related internship/volunteer opportunity. The information collected
will be used by participating educational institutions to verify
successful completion of the internship for academic credit, if
offered. The evaluation will also be used by DOT OSDBU to verify
successful completion of the internship/volunteer position to evaluate
the student's performance in the event the students apply for future
internship/volunteer opportunities offered by the program. The
information collected will also be used by the intern to identify their
strengths and areas of improvement. The information being collected
relates the name of the organization; full street address; name of the
supervisor and evaluator; internship semester; date the internship/
volunteer positon concluded; internship description; intern's name,
major area of study, and school name. The information collected also
relates the evaluation of the student's performance of the performance
elements; evaluation of the student's strengths and weaknesses;
evaluator's general comments; and the internship/volunteer provider's
willingness to host future interns.
Title: Women and Girls Internship in Transportation lnternship
Volunteer Program Evaluation.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 20.907
Entrepreneurial Training and Technical Assistance Women and Girls
Program.
OMB Control Number: 2105-XXXX.
Form Number: OST F 1250.18.
Affected Public: WITI student interns/volunteers.
Frequency: One-time.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 2 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 660 hours.
Abstract: The information collected will be from student interns/
volunteers at the conclusion of the student's transportation-related
internship/volunteer experience. The information collected will be used
by DOT OSDBU to evaluate internship/volunteer providers and the
student's experience to improve the WIT! and possibly identify
potential problem internship/volunteer providers. The information being
collected relates the name of the student's major area of study, and
school name; internship provider's name, full mailing address; intern/
volunteer's supervisor; internship/volunteer semester; date the
position concluded; and internship/volunteer description. The
information collected also relates the evaluation of the internship/
volunteer provider and internship/volunteer experience; suggested WITI
improvements; evaluator's general comments; and the intern's
willingness to apply for future opportunities.
Brandon Neal,
Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.
[FR Doc. 2015-14031 Filed 6-8-15; 8:45 am]
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