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(7) Other Potential Funding:
Æ Whether the applicant has
submitted an application for funding
under any other rail or transportation
infrastructure grant or loan program,
such as
1. DOT’s TIGER grant program;
2. DOT’s FASTLANE grant program;
3. FRA’s Railroad Rehabilitation and
Improvement Financing loan program;
and
4. The Federal Highway
Administration’s Transportation
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation
Act loan program.
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5.4 Federal Awardee Performance and
Integrity Information System (FAPIIS)
Review
FRA, prior to making a Federal award
with a total amount of Federal share
greater than the simplified acquisition
threshold (see 2 CFR 200.88, Simplified
Acquisition Threshold), will review and
consider any information about the
applicant that is in the designated
integrity and performance system
accessible through SAM (currently
FAPIIS) (see 41 U.S.C. 2313). An
applicant, at its option, may review
information in the designated integrity
and performance systems accessible
through SAM and comment on any
information about itself that a Federal
awarding agency previously entered and
is currently in the designated integrity
and performance system accessible
through SAM. FRA will consider any
comments by the applicant, in addition
to the other information in the
designated integrity and performance
system, in making a judgment about the
applicant’s integrity, business ethics,
and record of performance under
Federal awards when completing the
review of risk posed by applicants as
described in 2 CFR 200.205 (Federal
Awarding Agency Review of Risk Posed
by Applicants).
Section 6: Administration of Federal
Grant Awards
FRA will announce applications
selected for funding after the
application review period. FRA will
contact applicants with successful
applications after the announcement
with information and instructions about
the award process. Notification of a
selected application is not an
authorization to begin proposed project
activities. A formal Notice of Grant
Agreement signed by both the grantee
and the FRA and containing an
approved scope, schedule, and budget,
is required before the award is
considered complete.
The period of performance for grants
awarded under this notice is dependent
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upon the project and will be determined
on a grant-by-grant basis. FRA will only
consider written requests to FRA to
extend the period of performance with
specific and compelling justifications
for why an extension is required. Any
obligated funding not spent by the
grantee and reimbursed by the FRA
upon completion of the grant will be deobligated.
FRA will make awards for projects
selected under this notice through
cooperative agreements. Cooperative
agreements allow for substantial Federal
involvement in carrying out the agreed
upon investment, including technical
assistance, review of interim work
products, and increased program
oversight under 2 CFR part 200,
appendix I. The funding provided under
these cooperative agreements will be
made available to grantees on a
reimbursable basis. Applicants must
certify that their expenditures are
allowable, allocable, reasonable, and
necessary to the approved project before
seeking reimbursement from FRA.
Additionally, the grantee must expend
matching funds at the required
percentage alongside Federal funds
throughout the life of the project.
6.1 Administrative and National
Policy Requirements
Grantees and entities receiving
funding from the grantee (sub-recipients
and contractors), must comply with all
applicable laws and regulations. A nonexclusive list of administrative and
national policy requirements that
grantees must follow includes: 2 CFR
part 200; procurement standards;
compliance with Federal civil rights
laws and regulations; disadvantaged
business enterprises; debarment and
suspension; drug-free workplace; FRA’s
and OMB’s Assurances and
Certifications; Americans with
Disabilities Act; and labor standards,
safety oversight, environmental
protection, NEPA, environmental
justice, and Buy American (41 U.S.C.
8302) provisions.
6.2
General Requirements
The applicant will be required to
comply with all standard FRA reporting
requirements, including quarterly
progress reports, quarterly Federal
financial reports, and interim and final
performance reports, as well as all
applicable auditing, monitoring and
close out requirements. Reports may be
submitted electronically.
The applicant must comply with all
relevant requirements of 2 CFR 180.335
and 180.350.
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Section 7: Federal Awarding Agency
Contact
For further information regarding this
Notice and the Railroad Safety
Infrastructure Improvement Grant
program, please contact John Winkle,
attn.: Mary Ann McNamara, Office of
Program Delivery, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room No. W38–302, Mail
Stop 20, Washington, DC 20590; Email:
john.winkle@dot.gov; Phone: (202) 493–
6067; Fax: (202) 493–6333.
Authority: Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2016, Pub. L. 114–113, division L, title
I (2015).
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 26,
2016.
Jamie Rennert,
Director, Program Delivery.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0051]
Notice and Request for Comments
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Transportation (DOT) invites public
comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for a new information
collection. The John A. Volpe National
Transportation Systems Center (Volpe
Center), U.S. DOT, will conduct this
study under an interagency agreement
with NHTSA. The collection involves
case study interviews with law
enforcement agency personnel
pertaining to their knowledge and
practice in using automated license
plate readers (ALPR) for traffic safety
purposes. The information to be
collected will be used to document the
state of knowledge and practice in using
ALPR for this purpose under the
National Cooperative Research and
Evaluation Program (NCREP), which is
managed jointly by NHTSA and the
Governors Highway Safety Association
(GHSA). Before a Federal agency can
collect certain information from the
public, it must receive approval from
OMB. Under procedures established by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before seeking OMB approval, Federal
agencies must solicit public comment
SUMMARY:
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on proposed collections of information,
including extensions and reinstatement
of previously approved collections.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by June 28, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
[identified by Docket No. NHTSA–
2016–0051] 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:
Margaret Petrella, 617–494–3582, The
Volpe Center, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Economics Analysis
Division (V–321), 55 Broadway,
Cambridge, MA 02142.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 212—New.
Title: Using Automated License Plate
Readers for Traffic Safety Purposes.
Form Numbers: N/A.
Type of Review: New Information
Collection.
Abstract: NHTSA’s mission is to save
lives, prevent injuries, and reduce
economic costs due to road traffic
crashes, through education, research,
safety standards, and enforcement
activity. NHTSA has statutory authority
(see 23 U.S.C. 403; 49 CFR 1.50; 49CFR
part 501) to accomplish this mission.
Under the Highway Safety Act of 1966,
Section 403, the Secretary of
Transportation is required to carry out
research and demonstration programs.
In addition, the Moving Ahead for
Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–
21), Subsection 402(c), states that the
Secretary, acting through the NHTSA
Administrator, shall establish a
cooperative program to research and
evaluate State highway safety
countermeasures. MAP–21 provides that
this new cooperative research and
evaluation program, the National
Cooperative Research and Evaluation
Program (NCREP), is to be administered
by NHTSA and jointly managed by
NHTSA and the Governors Highway
Safety Association (GHSA). The Volpe
Center is providing support to NHTSA
under an interagency agreement in
establishing and managing this new
cooperative Program. Under the NCREP
Program, GHSA, in conjunction with
NHTSA, identified a need to discover
and report on the state of knowledge
and practice regarding the use of ALPRs
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for traffic safety purposes. As part of
this project, this information collection
activity includes case studies that will
be conducted at 9 to 12 law enforcement
agency (LEA) sites. Site selection will
cover the diversity of LEAs that are
deploying ALPR for traffic safety
purposes (e.g. agencies of different sizes,
those operating in different regions of
the country), as determined through a
thorough review of the literature.
Case studies will involve qualitative
interviews with a variety of personnel in
each selected LEA. A discussion guide
comprised of approximately 15 to 20
questions will be used for each
interview. This approach will provide a
knowledge base, including rich,
contextual information, from those most
knowledgeable about the weaknesses
and strengths or barriers and incentives
to this technology’s effective
implementation and use for traffic safety
purposes.
Affected Public: Law enforcement
agency personnel.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Approximately 60 (5 personnel from
each agency).
Frequency: One time only.
Number of Responses: 15–20.
Estimated Annual Burden: 45 hours
(45 minutes per respondent).
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the
Department’s performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c)
ways for the Department to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (d) ways
that the burden could be minimized
without reducing the quality of the
collected information. The agency will
summarize and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1:48.
Issued on: April 26, 2016.
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and
Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Advisory Group to the Internal
Revenue Service Tax Exempt and
Government Entities Division (TE/GE);
Meeting
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Tax Exempt and Government Entities
Division, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Advisory Committee on
Tax Exempt and Government Entities
(ACT) will hold a public meeting on
Wednesday, June 8, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark O’Donnell, TE/GE
Communications and Liaison; 1111
Constitution Ave. NW., SE:T:CL–NCA
676; Washington, DC 20224. Telephone:
202–317–8736 (not a toll-free number).
Email address: tege.advisory.comm@
irs.gov.
SUMMARY:
By notice
herein given, pursuant to section
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988), a
public meeting of the ACT will be held
on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, from 2:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Internal
Revenue Service; 1111 Constitution
Ave. NW., Room 3313; Washington, DC.
Issues to be discussed relate to
Employee Plans, Exempt Organizations
and Government Entities. A report from
five ACT subcommittees covers the
following topics:
• Employee Plans: Analysis and
Recommendations Regarding Changes
to the Determination Letter Program
• Exempt Organizations: Stewards of
the Public Trust: Long-Range
Planning for the Future of the IRS and
the Exempt Community
• Federal, State and Local
Governments: Revised FSLG
Trainings and Communicating with
Small Local Governments
• Indian Tribal Governments: Survey of
Tribes Regarding IRS Effectiveness
with Current Topics of Concerns and
Recommendations
• Tax Exempt Bonds:
Recommendations for Continuous
Improvement and Enhancing
Resources in the Tax Exempt Bond
Market
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Last minute agenda changes may
preclude advance notice. Due to limited
seating and security requirements,
attendees must call Nicole Swire to
confirm their attendance. Mrs. Swire
can be reached at 202–317–8736, or
email attendance request to
tege.advisory.comm@irs.gov. Attendees
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2016-0051]
Notice and Request for Comments
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for a new information collection. The John A. Volpe
National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), U.S. DOT, will
conduct this study under an interagency agreement with NHTSA. The
collection involves case study interviews with law enforcement agency
personnel pertaining to their knowledge and practice in using automated
license plate readers (ALPR) for traffic safety purposes. The
information to be collected will be used to document the state of
knowledge and practice in using ALPR for this purpose under the
National Cooperative Research and Evaluation Program (NCREP), which is
managed jointly by NHTSA and the Governors Highway Safety Association
(GHSA). Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from
the public, it must receive approval from OMB. Under procedures
established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB
approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment
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on proposed collections of information, including extensions and
reinstatement of previously approved collections.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by June 28, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. NHTSA-
2016-0051] 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: Margaret Petrella, 617-494-3582, The
Volpe Center, U.S. Department of Transportation, Economics Analysis
Division (V-321), 55 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 212--New.
Title: Using Automated License Plate Readers for Traffic Safety
Purposes.
Form Numbers: N/A.
Type of Review: New Information Collection.
Abstract: NHTSA's mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and
reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes, through education,
research, safety standards, and enforcement activity. NHTSA has
statutory authority (see 23 U.S.C. 403; 49 CFR 1.50; 49CFR part 501) to
accomplish this mission. Under the Highway Safety Act of 1966, Section
403, the Secretary of Transportation is required to carry out research
and demonstration programs. In addition, the Moving Ahead for Progress
in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Subsection 402(c), states that the
Secretary, acting through the NHTSA Administrator, shall establish a
cooperative program to research and evaluate State highway safety
countermeasures. MAP-21 provides that this new cooperative research and
evaluation program, the National Cooperative Research and Evaluation
Program (NCREP), is to be administered by NHTSA and jointly managed by
NHTSA and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). The Volpe
Center is providing support to NHTSA under an interagency agreement in
establishing and managing this new cooperative Program. Under the NCREP
Program, GHSA, in conjunction with NHTSA, identified a need to discover
and report on the state of knowledge and practice regarding the use of
ALPRs for traffic safety purposes. As part of this project, this
information collection activity includes case studies that will be
conducted at 9 to 12 law enforcement agency (LEA) sites. Site selection
will cover the diversity of LEAs that are deploying ALPR for traffic
safety purposes (e.g. agencies of different sizes, those operating in
different regions of the country), as determined through a thorough
review of the literature.
Case studies will involve qualitative interviews with a variety of
personnel in each selected LEA. A discussion guide comprised of
approximately 15 to 20 questions will be used for each interview. This
approach will provide a knowledge base, including rich, contextual
information, from those most knowledgeable about the weaknesses and
strengths or barriers and incentives to this technology's effective
implementation and use for traffic safety purposes.
Affected Public: Law enforcement agency personnel.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Approximately 60 (5 personnel from
each agency).
Frequency: One time only.
Number of Responses: 15-20.
Estimated Annual Burden: 45 hours (45 minutes per respondent).
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the Department's
performance; (b) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the
Department to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (d) ways that the burden could be minimized
without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency
will summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's
clearance of this information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.
Issued on: April 26, 2016.
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
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