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driving, for presentation to a duly
authorized Federal, State, or local
enforcement official. The exemption
will be rescinded if: (1) The person fails
to comply with the terms and
conditions of the exemption; (2) the
exemption has resulted in a lower level
of safety than was maintained before it
was granted; or (3) continuation of the
exemption would not be consistent with
the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C.
31136(e) and 31315(b).
VI. Preemption
During the period the exemption is in
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VI. Conclusion
Based upon its evaluation of the 91
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the exemptions of the aforementioned
drivers from the vision requirement in
§ 391.41(b)(10), subject to the
requirements cited above. In accordance
with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315(b),
each exemption will be valid for 2 years
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Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2022–00148 Filed 1–7–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2022–0001]
Establishment of an Emergency Relief
Docket for Calendar Year 2022
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of establishment of
public docket.
AGENCY:
This Notice announces the
establishment of FRA’s emergency relief
docket (ERD) for calendar year 2022.
The designated ERD for calendar year
2022 is docket number FRA–2022–0001.
ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for further
information regarding submitting
petitions and/or comments to docket
number FRA–2022–0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May
19, 2009, FRA published a direct final
rule establishing ERDs and the
procedures for handling petitions for
emergency waivers of safety rules,
regulations, or standards during an
emergency situation or event. 74 FR
23329. That direct final rule became
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effective on July 20, 2009 and made
minor modifications to 49 CFR 211.45
in FRA’s Rules of Practice in 49 CFR
part 211. Section 211.45(b) provides that
each calendar year FRA will establish
an ERD in the publicly accessible DOT
docket system (available at
www.regulations.gov). Section 211.45(b)
further provides that FRA will publish
a notice in the Federal Register
identifying by docket number the ERD
for that year. FRA established the ERD
and emergency waiver procedures to
provide an expedited process for FRA to
address the needs of the public and the
railroad industry during emergency
situations or events. This Notice
announces the designated ERD for
calendar year 2022 is docket number
FRA–2022–0001.
As detailed in § 211.45, if the FRA
Administrator determines an emergency
event as defined in 49 CFR 211.45(a) has
occurred, or that an imminent threat of
such an emergency occurring exists, and
public safety would benefit from
providing the railroad industry with
operational relief, the emergency waiver
procedures of 49 CFR 211.45 will go
into effect.1 In such an event, the FRA
Administrator will issue a statement in
the ERD indicating the emergency
waiver procedures are in effect and FRA
will make every effort to post the
statement on its website at
railroads.dot.gov. Any party desiring
relief from FRA regulatory requirements
as a result of the emergency should
submit a petition for emergency waiver
under 49 CFR 211.45(e) and (f). Specific
instructions for filing petitions for
emergency waivers under 49 CFR
211.45 are found at 49 CFR 211.45(f).
Specific instructions for filing
comments in response to petitions for
emergency waivers are at 49 CFR
211.45(h).
Privacy
Anyone can search the electronic
form of any written communications
and comments received into any of our
dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the
document, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better
inform its processes. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any
1 Given the ongoing nature of the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic, FRA considers
the FRA Administrator’s March 13, 2020,
emergency declaration in docket number FRA–
2020–0002 to be in effect until it is specifically
rescinded by the Administrator. See https://
www.regulations.gov/document?D=FRA-2020-00020002. However, any new requests for relief related
to COVID–19 should be submitted to the 2022 ERD
(FRA–2022–0001).
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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.transportation.gov/
privacy. See also https://
www.regulations.gov/privacy-notice for
the privacy notice of regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2021–0167]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Renewed Approval of
Information Collection
AGENCY:
Office of the Secretary (OST),
DOT.
60-Day notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
The Department of
Transportation (DOT) invites public
comments on our intention to request
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for an information
collection in accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The collection is
necessary for administration of the
‘‘Discretionary Grants for Nationally
Significant Multimodal Freight and
Highway Projects (INFRA) Program’’.
INFRA grants support surface
transportation infrastructure projects
that have a significant local or regional
impact.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by March 11, 2022.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that you do not
duplicate your docket submissions,
please submit them by only one of the
following means:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery: West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W–12–140, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE, between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. The telephone number
is 202–366–9329.
SUMMARY:
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in the Fixing American’s Surface
Transportation Act of 2015 (‘‘FAST
ACT’’), Public Law 114–94 § 1105, and
continued in the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. The
Office of the Secretary of Transportation
(‘‘OST’’) is referring to these grants as
‘‘FASTLANE’’ or ‘‘INFRA’’
Discretionary Grants, depending on the
year of award. The purpose of each
program is to advance projects that will
have a significant impact on the Nation,
metropolitan area or a region.
This notice seeks comments on the
proposed information collection, which
will collect information necessary to
support the ongoing oversight and
administration of previous awards, the
evaluation and selection of new
applications, and the funding agreement
negotiation stage for new awards.
The reporting requirements for the
program is as follows:
To be considered to receive a INFRA
grant, a project sponsor must submit an
application to DOT containing a project
narrative, as detailed in the Notice of
Funding Opportunity. The project
narrative should include the
information necessary for the
Department to determine that the
project satisfies eligibility requirements
as warranted by law.
Following the announcement of a
funding award, the recipient and DOT
will negotiate and sign a funding
agreement. In the agreement, the
Instructions: To ensure proper
docketing of your comment, please
include the agency name and docket
number [DOT–OST–2021–0167] at the
beginning of your comments. All
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information regarding this
notice, please contact the Office of the
Secretary via email at INFRAgrants@
dot.gov, or call Paul Baumer at (202)
366–1092.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: New
Collection. OMB number will be issued
after the collection is approved.
Title: Discretionary Grants for
Nationally Significant Multimodal
Freight and Highway Projects (INFRA)
Program.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: New Information
Collection Request (ICR).
Background: The Office of the
Secretary (OST) within the Department
of Transportation (DOT) provides
financial assistance to State and local
Governments, including U.S. territories,
tribal Governments, transit agencies,
port authorities, metropolitan planning
organizations (MPOs), and other
political subdivisions of State or local
Governments through the Nationally
Significant Freight and Highway
Projects Program, which was established
recipient must describe the project that
DOT agreed to fund, which is the
project that was described in the INFRA
application or a reduced-scope version
of that project. The agreement also
includes a project schedule, budget, and
project-related climate change and
equity planning and policies.
During the project monitoring stage,
grantees will submit reports on the
financial condition of the project and
the project’s progress. Grantees will
submit progress and monitoring reports
to the Government on a quarterly basis
until completion of the project. The
progress reports will include an SF–425,
Federal Financial Report, and other
information determined by the
administering DOT Operating
Administration. This information will
be used to monitor grantees’ use of
Federal funds, ensuring accountability
and financial transparency in the INFRA
program.
For the purposes of estimating the
information collection burden below for
new applicants and awardees, the
Department is assuming that for each
year 2022–2024, the Department will
review approximately 250 applications
in Year 1, negotiate 35 funding
agreements in Year 2, and begin
quarterly project monitoring for 35
projects in Year 3. For a new applicant
in 2022, their burden will be 100 hours
in 2022, 6 hours in 2023, and 20 hours
in 2024. See Table 1 below:
TABLE 1
Year 1 (2022)
Year 2 (2023)
Year 3 (2024)
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Respondent
Total
Hours
Frequency
Hours
Frequency
Hours
Frequency
2022 Applicant (250) ................................
2022 Awardee (35) ..................................
2022 Recipient (35) .................................
100
....................
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1
....................
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¥6
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1
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5
....................
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4
25,000
210
700
2023 Applicant (250) ................................
2023 Awardee (35) ..................................
2023 Recipient (35).
....................
....................
....................
....................
100
....................
1
....................
....................
6
....................
1
25,000
210
2024 Applicant (250) ................................
2024 Awardee (35).
2024 Recipient (35).
....................
....................
....................
....................
100
1
25,000
This Notice is separately estimating
the information collection burden for
projects awarded from 2016–2021.
Approximately 60 of these projects are
in the project monitoring phase in Year
1, while 40 projects are still negotiating
funding agreements. In Year 2,
individual burden for a project awarded
from 2016–2021 will depend on when
they were selected, when they
completed negotiation of their funding
agreement, and when their project
reaches completion. See Table 2 below:
approximately 30 of these projects will
begin project monitoring, while
approximately 20 projects will cease
reporting once their projects are
completed. In Year 3, 10 projects will
begin project monitoring while 20
projects will cease reporting. The
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Respondent
Total
Number
2016–2021 Awardee .....................................................
2016–2021 Recipient ....................................................
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Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Respondent
Total
Number
2016–2021 Project Closed ............................................
The Department’s estimated burden
for this information collection is the
following:
For New Applications
Expected Number of Respondents:
Approximately 250 per year.
Frequency: Once.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 100 hours for each new
Application.
For Funding Agreements
Expected Number of Respondents:
Approximately 35 in Year 1, 2 and 3.
Frequency: Once.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 6 hours for each new Funding
Agreement.
For Project Monitoring
Expected Number of Respondents:
Approximately 60 in Year 1, 70 in Year
2, 80 in Year 3.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 5 hours for each request for
Quarterly Progress and Monitoring
Report.
Estimated Total 3-Year Burden on
Respondents: 79,700 hours. (New
Applicants [75,000 hrs], New Awardees/
Recipients [700 hrs] + Prior Awardees/
Recipients [4000 hrs]).
The following is detailed information
and instructions regarding the specific
reporting requirements for each report
identified above:
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Application Stage
To be considered to receive a INFRA
grant, a project sponsor must submit an
application to DOT containing a project
narrative, as detailed in the Notice of
Funding Opportunity. The project
narrative should include the
information necessary for the
Department to determine that the
project satisfies eligibility requirements.
Applications must be submitted
through www.Grants.gov. Instructions
for submitting applications can be found
at https://www.transportation.gov/
buildamerica/infragrants. The
application must include the Standard
Form 424 (Application for Federal
Assistance), Standard Form 424C
(Budget Information for Construction
Programs), cover page, and the Project
Narrative.
The application should include a
table of contents, maps, and graphics, as
appropriate, to make the information
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easier to review. The Department
recommends that the application be
prepared with standard formatting
preferences (i.e., a single-spaced
document, using a standard 12-point
font such as Times New Roman, with 1inch margins). The project narrative
may not exceed 25 pages in length,
excluding cover pages and table of
contents. The only substantive portions
that may exceed the 25-page limit are
documents supporting assertions or
conclusions made in the 25-page project
narrative. If possible, website links to
supporting documentation should be
provided rather than copies of these
supporting materials. If supporting
documents are submitted, applicants
should clearly identify within the
project narrative the relevant portion of
the project narrative that each
supporting document supports. At the
applicant’s discretion, relevant
materials provided previously to a
modal administration in support of a
different USDOT financial assistance
program may be referenced and
described as unchanged.
OST estimates that it takes
approximately 100 person-hours to
compile an application package for a
INFRA application. Since OST expects
to receive 250 applications per funding
round, the total hours required are
estimated to be 25,000 hours (100 hours
× 250 applications = 25,000 hours) on a
one-time basis, per funding round.
Number
0
40
Hrs
Freq
0
0
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Project Monitoring Stage
OST requires each recipient to submit
quarterly reports during the project to
ensure the proper and timely
expenditure of Federal funds under the
grant.
The requirements comply with 2 CFR
part 200 and are restated in the funding
agreement. During the project
monitoring stage, the grantee will
complete Quarterly Progress Reports to
allow DOT to monitor the project budget
and schedule.
OST estimates that it takes
approximately 5 person-hours to
develop and submit a quarterly progress
report. OST expects approximately 35
projects to be awarded per funding
round, while grants awarded in prior
years will reach completion during the
year and would no longer need to
submit these reports. OST expects
recipients and awardees from 2016–
2021 will require 3800 hours to submit
project monitoring reports while new
recipients and awardees will require
700 hours from 2022–2024.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as
amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Augustine,
Director of the Office of Infrastructure
Finance and Innovation, Office of the Under
Secretary for Transportation Policy.
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Funding Agreement Stage
DOT enters a funding agreement with
each recipient. In the agreement, the
recipient describes the project that DOT
agreed to fund, which is typically the
project that was described in the INFRA
application or a reduced-scope version
of that project. The agreement also
includes a project schedule, budget, and
project related climate change and
equity planning and policies.
OST estimates that it takes
approximately 6 person-hours to
respond to provide the information
necessary for funding agreements. Based
on previous rounds of INFRA awards,
OST estimates that there will likely be
35 agreements negotiated per additional
funding round. The total hours required
are estimated to be 120 (6 hours × 35
agreements = 210 hours) on a one-time
basis, per funding round.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection Request Submitted for
Public Comment; Comment Request
for Form 8882
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Internal Revenue Service,
as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. Currently, the IRS is
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DOT-OST-2021-0167]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Renewed Approval of
Information Collection
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), DOT.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments
on our intention to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for an information collection in accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The collection is
necessary for administration of the ``Discretionary Grants for
Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highway Projects (INFRA)
Program''. INFRA grants support surface transportation infrastructure
projects that have a significant local or regional impact.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by March 11, 2022.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that you do not duplicate your docket submissions,
please submit them by only one of the following means:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, West Building, Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: West Building, Ground Floor, Room W-12-140,
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9329.
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Instructions: To ensure proper docketing of your comment, please
include the agency name and docket number [DOT-OST-2021-0167] at the
beginning of your comments. All comments received will be posted
without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding this
notice, please contact the Office of the Secretary via email at
[email protected], or call Paul Baumer at (202) 366-1092.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: New Collection. OMB number will be issued
after the collection is approved.
Title: Discretionary Grants for Nationally Significant Multimodal
Freight and Highway Projects (INFRA) Program.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: New Information Collection Request (ICR).
Background: The Office of the Secretary (OST) within the Department
of Transportation (DOT) provides financial assistance to State and
local Governments, including U.S. territories, tribal Governments,
transit agencies, port authorities, metropolitan planning organizations
(MPOs), and other political subdivisions of State or local Governments
through the Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects
Program, which was established in the Fixing American's Surface
Transportation Act of 2015 (``FAST ACT''), Public Law 114-94 Sec.
1105, and continued in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of
2021. The Office of the Secretary of Transportation (``OST'') is
referring to these grants as ``FASTLANE'' or ``INFRA'' Discretionary
Grants, depending on the year of award. The purpose of each program is
to advance projects that will have a significant impact on the Nation,
metropolitan area or a region.
This notice seeks comments on the proposed information collection,
which will collect information necessary to support the ongoing
oversight and administration of previous awards, the evaluation and
selection of new applications, and the funding agreement negotiation
stage for new awards.
The reporting requirements for the program is as follows:
To be considered to receive a INFRA grant, a project sponsor must
submit an application to DOT containing a project narrative, as
detailed in the Notice of Funding Opportunity. The project narrative
should include the information necessary for the Department to
determine that the project satisfies eligibility requirements as
warranted by law.
Following the announcement of a funding award, the recipient and
DOT will negotiate and sign a funding agreement. In the agreement, the
recipient must describe the project that DOT agreed to fund, which is
the project that was described in the INFRA application or a reduced-
scope version of that project. The agreement also includes a project
schedule, budget, and project-related climate change and equity
planning and policies.
During the project monitoring stage, grantees will submit reports
on the financial condition of the project and the project's progress.
Grantees will submit progress and monitoring reports to the Government
on a quarterly basis until completion of the project. The progress
reports will include an SF-425, Federal Financial Report, and other
information determined by the administering DOT Operating
Administration. This information will be used to monitor grantees' use
of Federal funds, ensuring accountability and financial transparency in
the INFRA program.
For the purposes of estimating the information collection burden
below for new applicants and awardees, the Department is assuming that
for each year 2022-2024, the Department will review approximately 250
applications in Year 1, negotiate 35 funding agreements in Year 2, and
begin quarterly project monitoring for 35 projects in Year 3. For a new
applicant in 2022, their burden will be 100 hours in 2022, 6 hours in
2023, and 20 hours in 2024. See Table 1 below:
Table 1
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Year 1 (2022) Year 2 (2023) Year 3 (2024)
Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total
Hours Frequency Hours Frequency Hours Frequency
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2022 Applicant (250)......................................... 100 1 ........... ........... ........... ........... 25,000
2022 Awardee (35)............................................ ........... ........... -6 1 ........... ........... 210
2022 Recipient (35).......................................... ........... ........... ........... ........... 5 4 700
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2023 Applicant (250)......................................... ........... ........... 100 1 ........... ........... 25,000
2023 Awardee (35)............................................ ........... ........... ........... ........... 6 1 210
2023 Recipient (35)..........................................
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2024 Applicant (250)......................................... ........... ........... ........... ........... 100 1 25,000
2024 Awardee (35)............................................
2024 Recipient (35)..........................................
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This Notice is separately estimating the information collection
burden for projects awarded from 2016-2021. Approximately 60 of these
projects are in the project monitoring phase in Year 1, while 40
projects are still negotiating funding agreements. In Year 2,
approximately 30 of these projects will begin project monitoring, while
approximately 20 projects will cease reporting once their projects are
completed. In Year 3, 10 projects will begin project monitoring while
20 projects will cease reporting. The individual burden for a project
awarded from 2016-2021 will depend on when they were selected, when
they completed negotiation of their funding agreement, and when their
project reaches completion. See Table 2 below:
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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Respondent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total
Number Hrs Freq Number Hrs Freq Number Hrs Freq
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2016-2021 Awardee................................... 40 4 1 10 4 1 0 4 1 200
2016-2021 Recipient................................. 60 5 4 70 5 4 60 5 4 3800
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2016-2021 Project Closed............................ 0 0 0 20 0 0 40 0 0 ........
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The Department's estimated burden for this information collection
is the following:
For New Applications
Expected Number of Respondents: Approximately 250 per year.
Frequency: Once.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 100 hours for each new
Application.
For Funding Agreements
Expected Number of Respondents: Approximately 35 in Year 1, 2 and
3.
Frequency: Once.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 6 hours for each new Funding
Agreement.
For Project Monitoring
Expected Number of Respondents: Approximately 60 in Year 1, 70 in
Year 2, 80 in Year 3.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 5 hours for each request for
Quarterly Progress and Monitoring Report.
Estimated Total 3-Year Burden on Respondents: 79,700 hours. (New
Applicants [75,000 hrs], New Awardees/Recipients [700 hrs] + Prior
Awardees/Recipients [4000 hrs]).
The following is detailed information and instructions regarding
the specific reporting requirements for each report identified above:
Application Stage
To be considered to receive a INFRA grant, a project sponsor must
submit an application to DOT containing a project narrative, as
detailed in the Notice of Funding Opportunity. The project narrative
should include the information necessary for the Department to
determine that the project satisfies eligibility requirements.
Applications must be submitted through www.Grants.gov. Instructions
for submitting applications can be found at https://www.transportation.gov/buildamerica/infragrants. The application must
include the Standard Form 424 (Application for Federal Assistance),
Standard Form 424C (Budget Information for Construction Programs),
cover page, and the Project Narrative.
The application should include a table of contents, maps, and
graphics, as appropriate, to make the information easier to review. The
Department recommends that the application be prepared with standard
formatting preferences (i.e., a single-spaced document, using a
standard 12-point font such as Times New Roman, with 1-inch margins).
The project narrative may not exceed 25 pages in length, excluding
cover pages and table of contents. The only substantive portions that
may exceed the 25-page limit are documents supporting assertions or
conclusions made in the 25-page project narrative. If possible, website
links to supporting documentation should be provided rather than copies
of these supporting materials. If supporting documents are submitted,
applicants should clearly identify within the project narrative the
relevant portion of the project narrative that each supporting document
supports. At the applicant's discretion, relevant materials provided
previously to a modal administration in support of a different USDOT
financial assistance program may be referenced and described as
unchanged.
OST estimates that it takes approximately 100 person-hours to
compile an application package for a INFRA application. Since OST
expects to receive 250 applications per funding round, the total hours
required are estimated to be 25,000 hours (100 hours x 250 applications
= 25,000 hours) on a one-time basis, per funding round.
Funding Agreement Stage
DOT enters a funding agreement with each recipient. In the
agreement, the recipient describes the project that DOT agreed to fund,
which is typically the project that was described in the INFRA
application or a reduced-scope version of that project. The agreement
also includes a project schedule, budget, and project related climate
change and equity planning and policies.
OST estimates that it takes approximately 6 person-hours to respond
to provide the information necessary for funding agreements. Based on
previous rounds of INFRA awards, OST estimates that there will likely
be 35 agreements negotiated per additional funding round. The total
hours required are estimated to be 120 (6 hours x 35 agreements = 210
hours) on a one-time basis, per funding round.
Project Monitoring Stage
OST requires each recipient to submit quarterly reports during the
project to ensure the proper and timely expenditure of Federal funds
under the grant.
The requirements comply with 2 CFR part 200 and are restated in the
funding agreement. During the project monitoring stage, the grantee
will complete Quarterly Progress Reports to allow DOT to monitor the
project budget and schedule.
OST estimates that it takes approximately 5 person-hours to develop
and submit a quarterly progress report. OST expects approximately 35
projects to be awarded per funding round, while grants awarded in prior
years will reach completion during the year and would no longer need to
submit these reports. OST expects recipients and awardees from 2016-
2021 will require 3800 hours to submit project monitoring reports while
new recipients and awardees will require 700 hours from 2022-2024.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Augustine,
Director of the Office of Infrastructure Finance and Innovation, Office
of the Under Secretary for Transportation Policy.
[FR Doc. 2022-00135 Filed 1-7-22; 8:45 am]
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