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Federal administrative requirements in
carrying out any project supported by
the FTA award. The applicant
acknowledges that it will be under a
continuing obligation to comply with
the terms and conditions of the
agreement issued for its project with
FTA. The applicant understands that
Federal laws, regulations, policies, and
administrative practices might be
modified from time to time and may
affect the implementation of the project.
The most recent Federal requirements
will apply to the project unless FTA
issues a written determination
otherwise. The applicant must submit
the most recent FTA Certifications and
Assurances before receiving an award if
it does not have current certifications on
file.
f. External Communications
The successful applicant must
communicate with their FTA project
manager prior to engaging in any
external communications regarding the
Program. This includes any work
developing news or magazine stories
with media organizations, including
print, video, online, or otherwise.
Additionally, the FTA project manager
must be notified if project information,
including results and metrics, will be
shared during a webinar or other
presentation open to the public
produced either by the recipient itself or
another organization. The successful
applicant must consult with their FTA
project manager at the beginning of their
agreement to discuss and plan any
external communications about their
project.
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g. Software Provisions
Any standards, guidance, tools or
software developed as a part of this
solicitation will be subject to provisions
of FTA’s Master Agreement and
evaluated for the potential to be shared
for FTA purposes.
3. Reporting
Post-award reporting requirements
include the electronic submission of
Federal Financial Reports and Milestone
Progress Reports in TrAMS on a
quarterly basis. Documentation is
required for payment. Additional
reporting may be required specific to the
Transportation Insecurity Mitigation
Demonstration Research Program and
the recipient may be expected to
participate in events or peer networks
related to the goals and objectives of the
program. The Federal Financial
Accountability and Transparency Act
(FFATA) requires data entry at the
FFATA Sub Award Reporting System
(https://www.FSRS.gov) for all sub-
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awards and sub-contracts issued for
$30,000 or more, as well as addressing
executive compensation for both award
recipients and sub-award organizations.
The successful applicant should
include any goals, targets, and
indicators referenced in their
application in the Executive Summary
of the TrAMS application.
As part of completing the annual
certifications and assurances required of
FTA grant recipients, a successful
applicant must report on the suspension
or debarment status of itself and its
principals.
If the award recipient’s active grants,
cooperative agreements, and
procurement contracts from all Federal
awarding agencies exceeds $10,000,000
for any period of time during the period
of performance of an award made
pursuant to this Notice, the recipient
must comply with the Recipient
Integrity and Performance Matters
reporting requirements described in
Appendix XII to 2 CFR part 200.
G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts
For further information concerning
this Notice, please contact the
Transportation Insecurity Mitigation
Team, FTA Office of Research,
Demonstration, and Innovation, by
phone at 202–366–8094, or by email at
MATI@dot.gov. A TDD is available for
individuals who are deaf or hard of
hearing at 800–877–8339. In addition,
FTA will post answers to questions and
requests for clarifications on FTA’s
website at: https://www.transit.dot.gov/
research-innovation/mobility-accessand-transportation-insecurity-creatinglinks-opportunity.
To ensure applicants receive accurate
information about eligibility, applicants
are encouraged to contact FTA directly,
rather than through intermediaries or
third parties, with questions. FTA staff
may also conduct briefings on the FY
2022 competitive grants selection and
award process upon request.
For issues with GRANTS.GOV, please
contact GRANTS.GOV by phone at 1–
800–518–4726 or by email at support@
grants.gov.
H. Other Information
This program is not subject to
Executive Order 12372,
‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs.’’
Nuria I. Fernandez,
Administrator.
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Construction Materials Used in Federal
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the following correction.
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the date ‘‘August 12, 2022’’ should read
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary of
Transportation
[Docket No. OST–2022–0021]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Notice of Request for
Comments for New Information
Collection
Office of the Secretary of
Transportation (OST), USDOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The OST has forwarded the
information collection request described
in this notice to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval of a new information
collection. We published a Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day public
comment period on this information
collection on June 2, 2022. We are
required to publish this notice in the
Federal Register by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by
September 8, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
within 30 days to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503,
Attention DOT Desk Officer. You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
Whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the OST’s performance; (2)
the accuracy of the estimated burden;
(3) ways for the OST to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
collected information; and (4) ways that
the burden could be minimized,
including the use of electronic
SUMMARY:
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technology, without reducing the
quality of the collected information. All
comments should include the Docket
number OST–2022–0021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara
Lanigan (tara.lanigan@dot.gov),
Department of Transportation, Office of
the Secretary of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Strengthening Mobility and
Revolutionizing Transportation
(SMART) Grant Program.
Background: The Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law (BIL, also known as
the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
Act), enacted on November 15, 2021
provides for significant investments in
America’s transportation infrastructure.
A key program of the legislation is the
Strengthening and Revolutionizing
Transportation (SMART) Grant Program
($100 million per year for a period of
five years), under which ‘‘the Secretary
shall provide grants to eligible entities
to conduct demonstration projects
focused on advanced smart city or
community technologies and systems in
a variety of communities to improve
transportation efficiency and safety’’
(BIL § 25005; 23 U.S.C. 502(b)). More
specifically, SMART Grants may be
used to carry out a project that
demonstrates at least one of the
following:
• Coordinated Automation
• Connected Vehicles
• Systems Integration
• Commerce Delivery and Logistics
• Leveraging Use of Innovative Aviation
Technology
• Smart Grid
• Smart Technology Traffic Signals
This competitive grant program is
comprised of two separate stages. For
Stage 1, the Office of the Secretary
(OST) will issue a Notice of Funding
Opportunity (NOFO) that describes the
requirements of the SMART Grant
program, including the criteria that will
be used to evaluate applications. The
NOFO will provide a description of the
application requirements. All eligible
entities must submit a completed
application in order to be considered for
a Stage 1 grant award. More specifically,
the applicants who are selected for a
Stage 1 grant (i.e., the recipients) will
develop a plan or prototype of their
project. Only Stage 1 grantees will be
eligible to apply for a Stage 2 grant that
will provide funding to more broadly
demonstrate their project. Separate
agreements for Stage 1 and Stage 2 will
outline the schedule, budget and all
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activities and deliverables. Additional
reporting requirements associated with
their SMART grant are outlined below.
• Annual Implementation Reports.
These annual reports document project
progress in meeting its goals. The
Reports must demonstrate how the
deployment and operational costs of the
project compare to the benefits and
savings; the means by which each
project is meeting its original
expectation, including data findings on
the impacts of the project (e.g., safety,
mobility, access, system efficiency, etc.)
and lessons learned. A Final
Implementation Report will include
final findings related to project benefits,
costs and impacts.
• Evaluation Plan. The evaluation
plan describes how the project will be
evaluated, including the anticipated
impacts of the project (e.g., goals), the
methods that will be used to measure
those impacts, and the performance
measures.
• Data Management Plan. The data
management plan provides more
detailed information on the types of
data being collected by the grantee and
how that data will be managed and
stored (e.g., how privacy is protected,
the entities that have access to the data,
etc.).
• Quarterly Progress Reports. The
Quarterly progress reports provide
status updates, including activities
accomplished during the quarter,
financial and schedule reporting, and
anticipated activities for the next
quarter (among other updates, such as
any project challenges).
Respondents: Eligible entities for
SMART grants include (A) a State; (B)
a political subdivision of a State; (C) a
Tribal government; (D) a public transit
agency or authority; (E) a public toll
authority; (F) a metropolitan planning
organization; and (G) a group of 2 or
more eligible entities described in (A)
through (F) applying through a single
lead applicant.
The anticipated annual number of
applicants is 120, and the anticipated
annual number of recipients is 40 (on
average).
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: The estimated average
reporting burden will vary by stage, as
follows (Please note that a new ‘‘cohort’’
is anticipated each year of the
Information Collection (IC), and the
calculations below are for a single
cohort):
• Application Stage 1: On average, 100
hours per applicant per cohort
• Grant Stage (one-time per cohort): 149
hours per recipient per cohort
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• Grant Stage (ongoing across the IC): 50
hours per recipient per year per
cohort
Estimated Total Annual Burden: The
estimated total annual burden per
cohort is calculated as:
• Stage 1 applicants: 12,000 hours per
cohort (120 applicants × 100 hours/
application).
• Grant Stage (one-time burden): 5,960
hours per cohort (40 recipients × 149
hours)
• Grant Stage (ongoing burden during
IC): 2,000 hours per cohort (40
recipients × 50 hours)
Electronic Access: For access to the
docket to read background documents
or comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the dockets.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as
amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on: August 3, 2022.
Daniel Morgan,
Assistant Chief Information Officer for Data
Services and Chief Data Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Employee Plans
Compliance Resolution System
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 general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on continuing
information collections, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The IRS is soliciting comments
concerning the employee plans
compliance resolution system.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before October 11, 2022
to be assured of consideration
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Andres Garcia, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or
by email to pra.comments@irs.gov.
Include OMB control number 1545–
1673 or Employee Plans Compliance
Resolution System, in the subject line of
the message.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary of Transportation
[Docket No. OST-2022-0021]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for
Comments for New Information Collection
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), USDOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The OST has forwarded the information collection request
described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for approval of a new information collection. We published a Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day public comment period on this information
collection on June 2, 2022. We are required to publish this notice in
the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by September 8, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments within 30 days to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer.
You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information collection,
including: (1) Whether the proposed collection is necessary for the
OST's performance; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways
for the OST to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
collected information; and (4) ways that the burden could be minimized,
including the use of electronic
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technology, without reducing the quality of the collected information.
All comments should include the Docket number OST-2022-0021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Lanigan ([email protected]),
Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office
hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation
(SMART) Grant Program.
Background: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL, also known as
the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), enacted on November 15,
2021 provides for significant investments in America's transportation
infrastructure. A key program of the legislation is the Strengthening
and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant Program ($100 million
per year for a period of five years), under which ``the Secretary shall
provide grants to eligible entities to conduct demonstration projects
focused on advanced smart city or community technologies and systems in
a variety of communities to improve transportation efficiency and
safety'' (BIL Sec. 25005; 23 U.S.C. 502(b)). More specifically, SMART
Grants may be used to carry out a project that demonstrates at least
one of the following:
Coordinated Automation
Connected Vehicles
Systems Integration
Commerce Delivery and Logistics
Leveraging Use of Innovative Aviation Technology
Smart Grid
Smart Technology Traffic Signals
This competitive grant program is comprised of two separate stages.
For Stage 1, the Office of the Secretary (OST) will issue a Notice of
Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that describes the requirements of the SMART
Grant program, including the criteria that will be used to evaluate
applications. The NOFO will provide a description of the application
requirements. All eligible entities must submit a completed application
in order to be considered for a Stage 1 grant award. More specifically,
the applicants who are selected for a Stage 1 grant (i.e., the
recipients) will develop a plan or prototype of their project. Only
Stage 1 grantees will be eligible to apply for a Stage 2 grant that
will provide funding to more broadly demonstrate their project.
Separate agreements for Stage 1 and Stage 2 will outline the schedule,
budget and all activities and deliverables. Additional reporting
requirements associated with their SMART grant are outlined below.
Annual Implementation Reports. These annual reports
document project progress in meeting its goals. The Reports must
demonstrate how the deployment and operational costs of the project
compare to the benefits and savings; the means by which each project is
meeting its original expectation, including data findings on the
impacts of the project (e.g., safety, mobility, access, system
efficiency, etc.) and lessons learned. A Final Implementation Report
will include final findings related to project benefits, costs and
impacts.
Evaluation Plan. The evaluation plan describes how the
project will be evaluated, including the anticipated impacts of the
project (e.g., goals), the methods that will be used to measure those
impacts, and the performance measures.
Data Management Plan. The data management plan provides
more detailed information on the types of data being collected by the
grantee and how that data will be managed and stored (e.g., how privacy
is protected, the entities that have access to the data, etc.).
Quarterly Progress Reports. The Quarterly progress reports
provide status updates, including activities accomplished during the
quarter, financial and schedule reporting, and anticipated activities
for the next quarter (among other updates, such as any project
challenges).
Respondents: Eligible entities for SMART grants include (A) a
State; (B) a political subdivision of a State; (C) a Tribal government;
(D) a public transit agency or authority; (E) a public toll authority;
(F) a metropolitan planning organization; and (G) a group of 2 or more
eligible entities described in (A) through (F) applying through a
single lead applicant.
The anticipated annual number of applicants is 120, and the
anticipated annual number of recipients is 40 (on average).
Estimated Average Burden per Response: The estimated average
reporting burden will vary by stage, as follows (Please note that a new
``cohort'' is anticipated each year of the Information Collection (IC),
and the calculations below are for a single cohort):
Application Stage 1: On average, 100 hours per applicant per
cohort
Grant Stage (one-time per cohort): 149 hours per recipient per
cohort
Grant Stage (ongoing across the IC): 50 hours per recipient
per year per cohort
Estimated Total Annual Burden: The estimated total annual burden
per cohort is calculated as:
Stage 1 applicants: 12,000 hours per cohort (120 applicants x
100 hours/application).
Grant Stage (one-time burden): 5,960 hours per cohort (40
recipients x 149 hours)
Grant Stage (ongoing burden during IC): 2,000 hours per cohort
(40 recipients x 50 hours)
Electronic Access: For access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for accessing the dockets.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on: August 3, 2022.
Daniel Morgan,
Assistant Chief Information Officer for Data Services and Chief Data
Officer.
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