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agencies to improve accessibility and 

usability. 

Karen Palm, 

Associate Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3311 Filed 2–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7336] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Form DS–3097, Exchange 

Visitor Program Annual Report, OMB 

Control Number 1405–0151 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Exchange Visitor Program Annual 

Report. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0151. 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, Office of Designation, 

ECA/EC/D/PS. 

• Form Number: Form DS–3097. 

• Respondents: designated J–1 

program sponsors. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1460. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

1460 annually. 

• Average Hours per Response: 2 

hours. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 2920 

hours. 

• Frequency: Annually. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Retain a Benefit. 

DATES: Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from February 15, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the 

Department of State Desk Officer in the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). You may submit 

comments by the following methods: 

• E-mail: 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You 

must include the DS form number, 

information collection title, and OMB 

control number in the subject line of 

your message. 

• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk 

Officer for Department of State. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may obtain copies of the proposed 

information collection and supporting 

documents from Stanley S. Colvin, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Private 

Sector Exchange, Department of State, 

SA–5, Floor 5, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20522–0505, who may 

be reached at (202) 632–2805, fax at 

202–632–2701 or e-mail at 

JExchanges@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary to 

properly perform our functions. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond. 

Abstract of proposed collection: 

Annual reports from designated 

program sponsors assist the Department 

in oversight and administration of the J– 

1 visa program. The reports provide 

statistical data on the number of 

exchange participants an organization 

sponsored per category. Program 

sponsors include government agencies, 

academic institutions, not-for-profit and 

for-profit organizations. 

Methodology: 

Annual reports are run through the 

Student and Exchange Visitor 

Information System (SEVIS) and then 

printed and sent to the Department. The 

Department allows sponsors to submit 

annual reports by mail or fax at this 

time. There are measures being taken to 

allow sponsors to submit the reports 

electronically through SEVIS in the 

future. 

Dated: February 4, 2011. 

Stanley S. Colvin, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Private Sector 

Exchange, Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2011–0019] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Revision and Approval of 

Information Collection; Comments 

Requested 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation (DOT) invites public 

comments on a request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve the revision and amendment of 

a previously approved Information 

Collection Request (OMB Control # 

2105–0563) in accordance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 

44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

The previous approval granted the 

Department of Transportation authority 

to collect information involving 

National Infrastructure Investments or 

‘‘TIGER II’’ Discretionary Grants 

pursuant to Title I of the Transportation, 

Housing and Urban Development, and 

Related Agencies Appropriations Act for 

2010 (the ‘‘FY 201 Appropriations Act’’). 

The Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation (‘‘OST’’) is referring to 

these grants as ‘‘TIGER II Discretionary 

Grants.’’ The original collection of 

information was necessary in order to 

receive applications for grant funds 

pursuant to the Transportation, Housing 

and Urban Development, and Related 

Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010 

(‘‘FY 2010 Appropriations Act’’), Title 

I—Department of Transportation, Office 

of the Secretary, National Infrastructure 

Investments, Public Law 111–117, 123 

Stat. 3034. The purpose of the TIGER II 

Discretionary Grants program is to 

advance projects that will have a 

significant impact on the Nation, 

Metropolitan area or a region. 

This revision revises the original 

request to include an additional 

information collection. The additional 

information to be collected will be used 

to, and is necessary to, evaluate the 

effectiveness of projects that have been 

awarded grant funds and to monitor 

project financial conditions and project 

progress in support of the Supplemental 

Discretionary Grants for Capital 

Investments in Surface Transportation 

Infrastructure, referred to by the 

Department as ‘‘Grants for 

Transportation Investment Generating 

Economic Recovery’’, or ‘‘TIGER’’ 

Discretionary Grants program 

authorized and implemented pursuant 

to the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the 

‘‘Recovery Act’’) (OMB Control Number: 

2105–0560) and the grants for National 

Infrastructure Investments under the FY 

2010 Appropriations Act or TIGER II’’ 

Discretionary Grants. The purposes of 

the TIGER and TIGER II Discretionary 

Grant programs include promoting 

economic recovery and supporting 

projects that have a significant impact 

on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or a 

region. 


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DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by April 18, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

[identified by Docket No. DOT–OST– 

2011–0019] through one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

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: 

Robert Mariner, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Transportation Policy, at 

202–366–8914 or 

Robert.Mariner@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Infrastructure 

Investments Grant Program or ‘‘TIGER II 

Discretionary Grants’’ 

OMB Control Number: 2105–0563. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Type of Review: Revision of an 

information collection. 

Expected Number of Respondents: 

126. 

Frequency: Quarterly, and Yearly. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 8 hours for each Quarterly 

Progress and Monitoring Report; 8 hours 

for each Annual Budget Review; 8 hours 

for each Quarterly Performance 

Measurement Report. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

9,072 hours. 

Abstract: On February 17, 2009, the 

President of the United States signed the 

Recovery Act to, among other purposes, 

(1) preserve and create jobs and promote 

economic recovery, (2) invest in 

transportation infrastructure that will 

provide long-term economic benefits, 

and (3) assist those most affected by the 

current economic downturn. The 

Recovery Act appropriated $1.5 billion 

of discretionary grant funds to be 

awarded by the Department of 

Transportation for capital investments 

in surface transportation infrastructure. 

The Department refers to these grants as 

‘‘Grants for Transportation Investment 

Generating Economic Recovery’’ or 

‘‘TIGER’’ Discretionary Grants. Funding 

for 51 projects totaling nearly $1.5 

billion under the TIGER program was 

announced on February 17, 2010. 

Projects were selected based on their 

alignment with the selection criteria 

specified in the Federal Register notice 

for the TIGER Discretionary Grant 

program. On December 16, 2009 the 

President signed the FY 2010 

Appropriations Act. The FY 2010 

Appropriations Act appropriated $600 

million for National Infrastructure 

Investments using language that is very 

similar, but not identical to the language 

in the Recovery Act authorizing the 

TIGER Discretionary Grants. The 

Department is referring to the grants for 

National Infrastructure Investments as 

TIGER II Discretionary Grants. Like the 

TIGER Discretionary Grants, TIGER II 

Discretionary Grants are for capital 

investments in surface transportation 

infrastructure and are to be awarded on 

a competitive basis for projects that will 

have a significant impact on the Nation, 

a metropolitan area, or a region. 

Funding for 75 projects totaling nearly 

$600 million under the TIGER II 

program was announced on October 20, 

2010. Projects were selected based on 

their alignment with the selection 

criteria specified in the Federal Register 

notice for the TIGER II Discretionary 

Grant program. As announced in the 

Federal Register notices for each of the 

TIGER and TIGER II Discretionary Grant 

programs, grantees are expected to 

provide information to the Government 

so that the Government may monitor the 

financial conditions and progress of 

projects, as well as the effectiveness of 

projects using performance 

measurement metrics negotiated 

between the grantees and the 

Government. 

This request revises the existing PRA 

clearance to cover additional 

information from grantees that is 

necessary to negotiate the grant 

agreements and to cover the reporting 

requirements agreed to by the grant 

recipients of the TIGER and TIGER II 

Discretionary Grant programs. The 

reporting requirements are as follows: 

Grantees will submit reports on the 

financial condition of the project and 

the project’s progress. Grantees will 

submit progress reports and the Federal 

Financial Report (SF–425) to the 

Government on a quarterly basis, 

beginning on the 20th of the first month 

of the calendar-year quarter following 

the execution of a grant agreement, and 

on the 20th of the first month of each 

calendar-year quarter thereafter until 

completion of the project. The initial 

quarterly report will include a detailed 

description, and, where appropriate, 

drawings, of the items funded. 

Grantees will also submit an Annual 

Budget Review and Program Plan to the 

Government, via e-mail, 60 days prior to 

the end of each Agreement year that 

they are receiving grant funds. The 

Annual Budget Review and Program 

Plan will provide a detailed schedule of 

activities, estimate of specific 

performance objectives, include 

forecasted expenditures, and a schedule 

of milestones for the upcoming year. If 

there is an actual or projected project 

cost increase, the Annual Budget 

Review and Program Plan will include 

a written plan for providing additional 

sources of funding to cover the project 

budget shortfall or supporting 

documentation of committed funds to 

cover the cost increase. 

This information will be used to 

monitor grantees’ use of Federal funds, 

ensuring accountability and financial 

transparency in the TIGER and TIGER II 

Discretionary Grant programs. 

Grantees will also submit reports on 

the performance (or projected 

performance) of the project using 

performance measures that the grantee 

and the Government selected through 

negotiations. The grantees will submit a 

Pre-project Report that will consist of 

current baseline data for each of the 

performance measures specified in the 

Performance Measurement Table in the 

grant agreement negotiated between the 

grantee and the Government. The Preproject Report will include a detailed 

description of data sources, 

assumptions, variability, and the 

estimated level of precision for each 

measure. The grantees will submit 

quarterly Project Performance 

Measurement Reports to the 

Government for each of the performance 

measures specified in the Performance 

Measurement Table in the grant 

agreement negotiated between the 

grantee and the Government. Grantees 

will submit reports at each of the 

intervals identified for the duration of 

the time period specified in the 

Performance Measurement Table in the 

grant agreement negotiated between the 

grantee and the Government. The 

grantees will submit a Project Outcomes 

Report after the project is completed 

that will consist of a narrative 

discussion detailing project successes 

and/or the influence of external factors 

on project expectations. 

Respondents will have the 

opportunity to submit the information 

either electronically or by using fillable 

PDF, word processing or spreadsheet 

files. This information will be used to 

evaluate and compare projects and to 

monitor results that grant funds achieve, 

ensuring that grant funds achieved the 

outcomes targeted by the TIGER and 

TIGER II Discretionary Grant programs. 

The following is detailed information 

and instructions regarding the specific 

reporting requirements for each report 

identified above: 

TIGER and TIGER II Discretionary 

Grant program grantees will submit a 

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and the Federal Financial Report (SF– 

425) to the Government on a quarterly 

basis. Grantees should use the following 

structure when preparing the quarterly 

Project Progress and Monitoring Report. 

• Project Progress and Monitoring 

Report 

Æ Frequency: Quarterly (on the 20th 

of the first month of the calendar 

quarter) 

Æ Report covers: Previous quarter, 

along with a two-quarter forecast. 

Æ Start: Upon award of grant. 

Æ End: Once construction is 

complete. 

Æ Format/Fields and accompanying 

instructions (beyond project ID 

information): 

1. Executive Summary.—A clear and 

concise summary of the current status of 

the project, including identification of 

any major issues that have an impact on 

the project’s scope, budget, schedule, 

quality, or safety, including: 

• Current total project cost (forecast) 

vs. latest budget vs. baseline budget. 

Include an explanation of the reasons 

for any deviations from the approved 

budget. 

• Current overall project completion 

percentage vs. latest plan percentage. 

• Any delays or exposures to 

milestone and final completion dates. 

Include an explanation of the reasons 

for the delays and exposures. 

• A summary of the projected and 

actual dates for notices to proceed for 

significant contracts, start of 

construction, start of expenditure of 

TIGER and TIGER II Discretionary Grant 

funds, and project completion date. 

Include an explanation of the reasons 

for any discrepancies from the 

corresponding project milestone dates 

included in the Agreement. 

• Any Federal obligations and/or 

TIFIA disbursements occurring during 

the month versus planned obligations or 

disbursements. 

• Any significant contracts 

advertised, awarded, or completed. 

• Any significant scope of work 

changes. 

• Any significant items identified as 

having deficient quality. 

• Any significant safety issues. 

• Any significant Federal issues such 

as environmental compliance, Buy 

America/Buy American (whichever is 

applicable to this Project), Davis Bacon 

Act Prevailing Wage requirements, etc. 

2. Project Activities and 

Deliverables.—(1) Highlighting the 

project activities and deliverables 

occurring during the previous quarter 

(reporting period), and (2) define the 

activities and deliverables planned for 

the next two reporting periods. 

Activities and deliverables to be 

reported on should include meetings, 

audits and other reviews, design 

packages submitted, advertisements, 

awards, construction submittals, 

construction completion milestones, 

submittals related to Recovery Act 

requirements, media or Congressional 

inquiries, value engineering/ 

constructability reviews, and other 

items of significance. The two reporting 

period ‘‘look ahead schedule’’ will 

enable the Government to accommodate 

any activities requiring input or 

assistance. 

3. Action Items/Outstanding Issues.— 

Drawing attention to, and tracking the 

progress of, highly significant or 

sensitive issues requiring action and 

direction in order to resolve. In general, 

issues and administrative requirements 

that could have a significant or adverse 

impact to the project’s scope, budget, 

schedule, quality, safety, and/or 

compliance with Federal requirements 

should be included. Status, responsible 

person(s), and due dates should be 

included for each action item/ 

outstanding issue. Action items 

requiring action or direction should be 

included in the quarterly status meeting 

agenda. The action items/outstanding 

issues may be dropped from this section 

upon full implementation of the 

remedial action, and upon no further 

monitoring anticipated. 

4. Project Schedule.—An updated 

master program schedule reflecting the 

current status of the program activities 

should be included in this section. A 

Gantt (bar) type chart is probably the 

most appropriate for quarterly reporting 

purposes, with the ultimate format to be 

agreed upon between the grantee and 

the Government. It is imperative that the 

master program schedule be integrated, 

i.e., the individual contract milestones 

tied to each other, such that any delays 

occurring in one activity will be 

reflected throughout the entire program 

schedule, with a realistic completion 

date being reported. Narratives, tables, 

and/or graphs should accompany the 

updated master program schedule, 

basically detailing the current schedule 

status, delays and potential exposures, 

and recovery efforts. The following 

information should also be included: 

• Current overall project completion 

percentage vs. latest plan percentage. 

• Completion percentages vs. latest 

plan percentages for major activities 

such as right-of-way, major or critical 

design contracts, major or critical 

construction contracts, and significant 

force accounts or task orders. A 

schedule status description should also 

be included for each of these major or 

critical elements. 

• Any delays or potential exposures 

to milestone and final completion dates. 

The delays and exposures should be 

quantified and overall schedule impacts 

assessed. The reasons for the delays and 

exposures should be explained, and 

initiatives being analyzed or 

implemented in order to recover the 

schedule should be detailed. 

5. Project Cost.—An updated cost 

spreadsheet reflecting the current 

forecasted cost vs. the latest approved 

budget vs. the baseline budget should be 

included in this section. One way to 

track project cost is to show: (1) 

Baseline Budget, (2) Latest Approved 

Budget, (3) Current Forecasted Cost 

Estimate, (4) Expenditures or 

Commitments To Date, and (5) Variance 

between Current Forecasted Cost and 

Latest Approved Budget. Line items 

should include all significant cost 

centers, such as prior costs, right-ofway, preliminary engineering, 

environmental mitigation, general 

engineering consultant, section design 

contracts, construction administration, 

utilities, construction packages; force 

accounts/task orders, wrap-up 

insurance, construction contingencies, 

management contingencies, and other 

contingencies. The line items can be 

broken-up in enough detail such that 

specific areas of cost change can be 

sufficiently tracked and future 

improvements made to the overall cost 

estimating methodology. A Program 

Total line should be included at the 

bottom of the spreadsheet. Narratives, 

tables, and/or graphs should accompany 

the updated cost spreadsheet, basically 

detailing the current cost status, reasons 

for cost deviations, impacts of cost 

overruns, and efforts to mitigate cost 

overruns. The following information 

should be provided: 

• Reasons for each line item deviation 

from the approved budget, impacts 

resulting from the deviations, and 

initiatives being analyzed or 

implemented in order to recover any 

cost overruns. 

• Transfer of costs to and from 

contingency line items, and reasons 

supporting the transfers. 

• Speculative cost changes that 

potentially may develop in the future, a 

quantified dollar range for each 

potential cost change, and the current 

status of the speculative change. Also, a 

comparison analysis to the available 

contingency amounts should be 

included, showing that reasonable and 

sufficient amounts of contingency 

remain to keep the project within the 

latest approved budget. 

• Detailed cost breakdown of the 

general engineering consultant (GEC) 

services (if applicable), including such 


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line items as contract amounts, task 

orders issued (amounts), balance 

remaining for tasks, and accrued 

(billable) costs. 

• Federal obligations and/or TIFIA 

disbursements for the project, compared 

to planned obligations and 

disbursements. 

6. Project Funding Status.—The 

purpose of this section is to provide a 

status report on the non-TIGER and nonTIGER II Discretionary Grant funds 

necessary to complete the project. This 

report section should include a status 

update of any legislative approvals or 

other actions necessary to provide the 

non-TIGER and non-TIGER II 

Discretionary Grant funds to the project. 

Such approvals might include 

legislative authority to charge user fees 

or set toll rates, or the commitment of 

local funding revenues to the project. In 

the event that there is an anticipated or 

actual project cost increase, the project 

funding status section should include a 

report on the anticipated or actual 

source of funds to cover the cost 

increase and any significant issues 

identified with obtaining additional 

funding. 

7. Project Quality.—The purpose of 

this section is to: (1) Summarize the 

Quality Assurance/Quality Control 

activities during the previous month 

(reporting period), and (2) highlight any 

significant items identified as being 

deficient in quality. Deficient items 

noted should be accompanied by 

reasons and specifics concerning the 

deficiencies, and corrective actions 

taken or planned. In addition, the 

agency or firm responsible for the 

corrective action should be 

documented. Planned corrective actions 

should then be included as Action 

Items/Outstanding Issues. 

8. Federal Financial Report (SF– 

425).—The Federal Financial Report 

(SF–425) (available at http:// 

www.forms.gov/bgfPortal/ 

docDetails.do?dId=15149) is a financial 

reporting form used throughout the 

Federal Government Grant system. 

Grantees should complete this form and 

attach it to each quarterly Project 

Progress and Monitoring Report. 

TIGER and TIGER II Discretionary 

Grant program grantees will submit an 

Annual Budget Review and Program 

Plan to the Government 60 days prior to 

the end of each Agreement year that 

they are receiving grant funds. Grantees 

should use the following structure when 

preparing the Annual Budget Review 

Report. 

• Annual Budget Review Report 

Æ Frequency: Yearly (60 days before 

the end of the Agreement year). 

Æ Report covers: Upcoming 

Agreement year. 

Æ Start: 60 days before first 

anniversary of grant award. 

Æ End: Once construction is 

complete. 

Æ Format/Fields and accompanying 

instructions (beyond project ID 

information): 

1. Detailed Schedule of Activities.— 

An updated master program schedule 

reflecting the current status of the 

program activities should be included in 

this section. A Gantt (bar) type chart is 

probably the most appropriate for 

annual reporting purposes. 

2. Estimate of Specific Performance 

Objectives.—This section will discuss, 

what, if any performance objectives of 

the project will be achieved over the 

course of the upcoming Agreement Year 

and note any differences from the 

original project plan. 

3. Forecasted Expenditures.—This 

section will discuss financial outlays 

that will occur in support of the project 

over the course of the upcoming 

Agreement Year and note any 

differences from the original project 

plan. 

4. Schedule of Milestones for the 

Upcoming Agreement Year.—This 

section will discuss, what, if any project 

milestones will be achieved over the 

course of the upcoming Agreement Year 

and the obligations associated with each 

milestone, noting any differences from 

the original project plan. If there are no 

proposed deviations from the Approved 

Detailed Project Budget, the Annual 

Budget Review shall contain a statement 

stating such. The grantee will meet with 

the Government to discuss the Annual 

Budget Review and Program Plan. If 

there is an actual or projected project 

cost increase, the annual submittal 

should include a written plan for 

providing additional sources of funding 

to cover the project budget shortfall or 

supporting documentation of committed 

funds to cover the cost increase. To the 

extent the annual budget update 

deviates from the approved project 

budget by more than 10 percent, then 

work proposed under the Annual 

Budget Review and Program Plan shall 

not commence until written approval 

from the Government is received. 

TIGER and TIGER II Discretionary 

Grant program grantees will submit 

Performance Measure Reports on the 

performance (or projected performance) 

of the project using the performance 

measures that the grantee and the 

Government selected through negations. 

• Performance Measurement Reports 

Æ Frequency: Quarterly (on the 20th 

of the first month of the calendar 

quarter). 

Æ Report covers: Previous quarter. 

Æ Start: Once, upon award of grant; 

Quarterly, once construction complete. 

Æ End: At the end of agreed upon 

performance measurement period. 

Æ Format/Fields and accompanying 

instructions (beyond project ID 

information): 

1. Performance Measures Narrative.— 

Including a detailed description of data 

sources, assumptions, variability, and 

the estimated level of precision for each 

measure. 

2. Performance Measures 

Spreadsheet.—Government and grantee 

will agree on the format of the 

spreadsheet for each individual project. 

Measures (to be negotiated between 

grantees and the Government, 

individually) may include, but are not 

limited to: Average tons handled/day; 

average daily gross ton-miles (GTM); 

average container lifts per day (TEUs); 

containers transported on lines (TEUs); 

transit passenger miles and hours of 

travel; transit passenger & nonpassenger counts; transit rider 

characteristics; average bike and or 

pedestrian users at key locations; 

average daily traffic (ADT) and average 

daily truck traffic (ADTT); average daily 

total train delay (minutes); average daily 

total (all vehicles) vehicle delay at 

crossings; transit service level; facility 

service level; average hourly (or peak & 

off-peak) vehicle travel time; average 

hourly (or peak & off-peak) buffer index; 

annual crash rates by type/severity; 

average slow order miles and average 

daily delay minutes due to slow orders; 

bridge condition (Sufficiency Rating); 

road closure/lost capacity time (lanehours). 

3. [For final Report] Project 

Outcomes.—Detailing Project successes 

and/or the influence of external factors 

on Project expectations. Including an ex 

post examination of project 

effectiveness in relation to the Preproject Report baselines. 

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 Office 

of the Secretary’s (OST) performance; 

(b) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (c) ways for OST 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. 


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Issued in Washington, DC, on February 9, 

2011. 

Patricia Lawton, 

DOT Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Supplemental Final Environmental 

Impact Statement: Clark County, 

Indiana, and Jefferson County, KY 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that a 

supplemental environmental impact 

statement (SEIS) will be prepared for the 

Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River 

Bridges (Project) in Clark County, 

Indiana and Jefferson County, Kentucky. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Duane Thomas, Project Manager, 

Federal Highway Administration, John 

C. Watts Federal Building 330 West 

Broadway Frankfort, KY 40601, 

Telephone: (502) 223–6720, e-mail: 

Duane.Thomas@dot.gov or Mr. Gary 

Valentine, Project Manager, Kentucky 

Transportation Cabinet, 8310 Westport 

Road, Louisville, KY 40242, Telephone: 

(502) 210–5453, e-mail: 

Gary.Valentine@ky.gov or Mr. Paul 

Boone, Project Manager, Indiana 

Department of Transportation, 5701 

Highway U.S. 31, Clarksville, IN 47129, 

Telephone: (812) 282–7493 ext.224, email: PBoone@indot.in.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that FHWA, in cooperation 

with the Project Sponsors, the Indiana 

Department of Transportation and the 

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, will 

prepare an SEIS to examine the impacts 

of a proposal by the Project Sponsors to 

modify the Selected Alternative. The 

SEIS will be prepared in accordance 

with all applicable requirements of 

Section 6002 of SAFETEA–LU, codified 

at 23 U.S.C. 139. The proposed 

modification includes revising several 

design elements and using innovative 

financing sources, including collecting 

tolls. 

A Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (FEIS) and Section 4(f) 

Evaluation was issued for the Project on 

April 8, 2003. The FEIS/Section 4(f) 

Evaluation examined four major project 

alternatives and a number of subalternatives in detail. On September 6, 

2003, FHWA issued a Record of 

Decision (ROD) identifying the Selected 

Alternative and the reasons for its 

selection. The Selected Alternative 

consists of a new northbound I–65 

bridge just east of the existing Kennedy 

Bridge (I–65); an East End bridge 

approximately eight miles from 

downtown Louisville connecting the 

Gene Snyder Freeway (KY 841) to the 

Lee Hamilton Highway (IN 265); and an 

adjacent rebuild of the Kennedy 

Interchange where I–64, I–65 and I–71 

converge in downtown Louisville. The 

FEIS/Section 4(f) Evaluation and ROD 

are available for review by contacting 

the FHWA or any of the Project 

Sponsors at the addresses provided 

above. In addition, the ROD can be 

viewed electronically and/or 

downloaded from the Project Web site at 

http://www.kyinbridges.com/project/ 

history.aspx. 

Since the issuance of the ROD, the 

Project Sponsors have taken several 

major steps to advance the Project 

towards construction: a general 

engineering consultant was retained; a 

bridge type selection process was 

conducted; engineering design and 

right-of-way acquisition activities began; 

the Louisville and Southern Indiana 

Bridges Authority was created for the 

development, design, financing, 

construction, operation and oversight of 

the Project, and an update to the major 

project finance plan was completed. The 

Project Sponsors now propose to 

evaluate the environmental impacts of 

revising several elements of the Selected 

Alternative. Although the modifications 

are expected to reduce the 

environmental impacts of the Project, an 

SEIS is being prepared because the 

changes have the potential to result in 

significant environmental impacts that 

were not evaluated in the FEIS. In 

addition to updating the FEIS/Section 

4(f) Evaluation, FHWA expects the SEIS 

to examine design changes and their 

potential impacts such as: 

(1) Rebuilding the Kennedy 

Interchange within the existing location 

rather than reconstructing it adjacent to 

the existing location; 

(2) Reducing the East End bridge, 

roadway and tunnel from six lanes to 

four lanes, with a possible option to add 

two lanes later if future traffic demand 

warrants; 

(3) Removing the proposed pedestrian 

and bike path from the design for the 

new northbound I–65 bridge, as a result 

of a separate proposal to meet the same 

need by constructing a pedestrian 

walkway and bike path on the Big Four 

Bridge; 

(4) Collecting tolls linked to the 

Project’s improvements in cross-river 

mobility from the reconfigured Kennedy 

Bridge and the new northbound I–65 

bridge in downtown and from the new 

East End bridge, pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 

129 or other applicable law. 

The SEIS will build upon and 

incorporate the work already completed 

as part of the project development 

process. Specifically, the SEIS will 

consider whether the Modified Selected 

Alternative would increase or decrease 

the expected direct, secondary, 

cumulative and temporary impacts to 

the environment within the Project 

Area, including social and economic 

concerns, agricultural impacts, historic 

and archaeological resource impacts, air 

quality impacts, noise impacts, 

vibration impacts, natural resources 

impacts, water resources impacts, 

floodplain impacts, wetland impacts, 

visual and aesthetic impacts, and 

hazardous substances concerns. The 

SEIS will address the requirements of 

all environmental laws, regulations and 

Executive Orders that would be 

applicable to the FHWA’s approval of a 

Modified Selected Alternative. 

The SEIS study process will include 

an invitation letter sent to potential 

Cooperating Agencies, Participating 

Agencies, and Section 106 Consulting 

Parties inviting the agencies to officially 

take part in the SEIS study, encouraging 

agency comments and suggestions 

concerning the SEIS, and further 

defining the roles of agencies in the 

study. One or more public workshops 

will be held to solicit public input into 

the development of the Modified 

Selected Alternative. In addition, a 

formal comment period for the public 

and agencies will be provided following 

the publication of the draft SEIS. The 

comments received will be responded to 

in the final SEIS. Notices of availability 

for the draft and final SEISs will be 

provided through direct mail, the 

Federal Register and other media. 

Notification also will be sent to Federal, 

State, local agencies, persons, and 

organizations that submit comments or 

questions. Precise schedules and 

locations for the public workshops will 

be announced in the local news media 

and on the Project Web site, http:// 

www.kyinbridges.com/. Interested 

individuals and organizations may 

request to be included on the mailing 

list for the distribution of 

announcements and associated 

information. 

Other Approvals for Federal Permits: 

The following approvals for Federal 

permits are anticipated to be required: 

The Navigational Permit Application 

from the U.S. Coast Guard and the 

Section 404 Permit from the Army 

Corps of Engineers. Additionally, 


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