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projects, please contact Karen McClure
at (202) 493–6417. For all other
questions, please contact Howard Hill at
(202) 366–0301. A TDD is available for
individuals who are deaf or hard of
hearing at 202–366–3993. In addition,
up to the application deadline, USDOT
will post answers to common questions
and requests for clarifications on
USDOT’s Web site at https://
www.transportation.gov/buildamerica/
FASTLANEgrants. To ensure applicants
receive accurate information about
eligibility or the program, the applicant
is encouraged to contact USDOT
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intermediaries or third parties, with
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1. Invitation for Public Comment on the
FY 2017 Notice
The FAST Act authorized the
FASTLANE program through FY 2020.
This notice solicits applications for
FY2017 only. The Department invites
interested parties to submit comments
about this notice’s contents, the
Department’s implementation choices,
as well as suggestions for clarification in
future FASTLANE rounds. The
Department may consider the submitted
comments and suggestions when
developing subsequent FASTLANE
solicitations and guidance, but
submitted comments will not affect the
selection criteria for the FY 2017 round.
Applications or comments about
specific projects should not be
submitted to the docket. Any
application submitted to the docket will
not be reviewed. Comments should be
sent DOT–OST–2016–0016 by
December 31, 2016, but, to the extent
practicable, the Department will
consider late filed comments.
2. Response to Comments on the FY
2016 Notice
The Department received four
comments in response to the FY16
Notice of Funding Opportunity,
published under docket DOT–OST–
2016–0022. The Department appreciates
the feedback from our stakeholders.
Two commenters addressed USDOT’s
intent to prioritize projects that enhance
personal mobility and accessibility.9
Congress established multiple goals for
the FASTLANE discretionary grant
program, including the improvement of
the safety, efficiency, and reliability of
movement of both people and freight. It
is the view of USDOT that considering
the impact that transportation projects
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have on personal mobility and
accessibility, particularly of
disadvantaged groups, is entirely
compatible with the goals of the
program.
Another goal for the program which
was incorporated into USDOT’s
evaluation was the reduction of
highway congestion and bottlenecks,
including bottlenecks similar to the
‘‘Missing Links’’ described by one
commenter.10
Two commenters requested that the
USDOT publish a full list of
applications for FASTLANE funding.11
USDOT has published such a list at
https://www.transportation.gov/
buildamerica/FASTLANEgrants.
Finally, one commenter encouraged
DOT to change the population eligibility
criteria for Metropolitan Planning
Organizations.12 Under 23 U.S.C.
117(c)(1)(B), an MPO that serves an
urbanized area with a population of
more than 200,000 is an eligible
applicant, and DOT lacks discretion to
change that statutory threshold.
However, if an MPO is organized as a
unit of local government or a political
subdivision of a State or local
government, then that MPO satisfies
other eligibility criteria and the size of
the urbanized area that it serves does
not affect eligibility.
3. Protection of Confidential Business
Information
All information submitted as part of
or in support of any application shall
use publicly available data or data that
can be made public and methodologies
that are accepted by industry practice
and standards, to the extent possible. If
the application includes information the
applicant considers to be a trade secret
or confidential commercial or financial
information, the applicant should do the
following: (1) Note on the front cover
that the submission ‘‘Contains
Confidential Business Information
(CBI)’’; (2) mark each affected page
‘‘CBI’’; and (3) highlight or otherwise
denote the CBI portions.
The USDOT protects such
information from disclosure to the
extent allowed under applicable law. In
the event USDOT receives a Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) request for the
information, USDOT will follow the
procedures described in its FOIA
regulations at 49 CFR 7.17. Only
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document?D=DOT-OST-2016-0022-0005; https://
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information that is ultimately
determined to be confidential under that
procedure will be exempt from
disclosure under FOIA.
Following the completion of the
selection process and announcement of
awards, the Department intends to
publish a list of all applications
received along with the names of the
applicant organizations and funding
amounts requested.
Issued On: October 28, 2016.
Blair C. Anderson,
Under Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–NEW]
Proposed Information Collection
(Application for Approval of a Program
in a Foreign Country) Activity:
Comment Request
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA), Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice. This
notice solicits comments on information
needed from foreign educational
institutions.
SUMMARY:
Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before January 3, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administration (20M33), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to
nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–XXXX’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through the FDMS.
DATES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632–8924 or
FAX (202) 632–8925.
Under the
PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C.
3501–21), Federal agencies must obtain
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
This request for comment is being made
pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
PRA.
With respect to the following
collection of information, VBA invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of VBA’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
the use of other forms of information
technology.
Title: Application for Approval of a
Program in a Foreign Country.
OMB Control Number: 2900–XXXX.
Type of Review: New information
collection.
Abstract: This form is used by foreign
educational institutions seeking
approval for their postsecondary
programs. VA uses the information to
determine if a program offered by the
foreign educational institution is
approvable under CFR 21.4260.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Annual Burden: 50 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 20 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
150.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Program
Specialist, Office of Privacy and Records
Management, Office of Information
Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0847]
Proposed Information Collection:
(Veterans Employment Pay For
Success (VEPFS), Grant Program
Application); Activity: Comment
Request.
Office of Policy and Planning,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Office of Policy and
Planning, Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
revision of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before January 3, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Patrick Littlefield, Office of Policy and
Planning (008), VA Center for
Innovation, Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue (B–34)
NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to
patrick.littlefield@va.gov. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0847’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through the FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor (202) 461–5870 or
email: cynthia.harvey-pryor@va.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C.
3501–21), Federal agencies must obtain
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
This request for comment is being made
pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
PRA.
With respect to the following
collection of information, the Office of
Policy and Planning invites comments
on: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
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proper performance of the Office of
Policy and Planning’s functions,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
the Office of Policy and Planning’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
the use of other forms of information
technology.
Title: Veterans Employment Pay For
Success (VEPFS), Grant Program
Application.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0847.
Type of Review: Extension of an
approved collection.
Abstract: Section 3119 of title 38,
United States Code, authorizes the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make
grants to or contract with public or
nonprofit agencies, including
institutions of higher learning, to
advance ‘‘the knowledge, methods,
techniques, and resources available for
use in rehabilitation programs for
veterans.’’ Section 3119 specifically
authorizes the Secretary to make grants
to such agencies to conduct or provide
support for projects which are
‘‘designed to increase the resources and
potential for accomplishing the
rehabilitation of disabled veterans.’’ VA
has codified these provisions in its
regulations at 38 CFR 21.390
Rehabilitation research and special
projects. The purpose of the VEPFS
program is to provide one or more
grants to fund Outcomes Payments for
one or more PFS projects that seek to
improve employment outcomes for
Veterans with a Service-connected
Mental Health Disability.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 2000
hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per
Respondent: 80 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
25.
By direction of the Secretary:
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Program Specialist, Office of Privacy and
Records Management, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]
Proposed Information Collection (Application for Approval of a
Program in a Foreign Country) Activity: Comment Request
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment
on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are
required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension
of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on
information needed from foreign educational institutions.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before January 3, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov
or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration (20M33),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20420 or email to nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control
No. 2900-XXXX'' in any correspondence. During the comment period,
comments may be viewed online through the FDMS.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632-8924
or FAX (202) 632-8925.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44
U.S.C. 3501-21), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they
conduct or sponsor. This request for comment is being made pursuant to
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following collection of information, VBA
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of VBA's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of VBA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of
information technology.
Title: Application for Approval of a Program in a Foreign Country.
OMB Control Number: 2900-XXXX.
Type of Review: New information collection.
Abstract: This form is used by foreign educational institutions
seeking approval for their postsecondary programs. VA uses the
information to determine if a program offered by the foreign
educational institution is approvable under CFR 21.4260.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Annual Burden: 50 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 150.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Program Specialist, Office of
Privacy and Records Management, Office of Information Technology,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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