51762 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 194 / Thursday October 8, 2009 / Rules and Regulations 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

22 CFR Part 226 

RIN 0412–AA65 

Administration of Assistance Awards 

to U.S. Non-Governmental 

Organizations; Correction to Financial 

Reporting for Grants and Cooperative 

Agreements 

AGENCY: Agency for International 

Development. 

ACTION: Technical amendment. 

SUMMARY: This document contains an 

amendment to the regulations published 

as an interim final rule in the Federal 

Register of Thursday, January 19, 1995, 

(60 FR 3743). The rule relates to the 

administration of assistance awards to 

U.S. Non-Governmental Organizations. 

DATES: Effective on October 8, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Gushue, Telephone: 202–712– 

5831, E-mail: mgushue@usaid.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On January 19, 1995, USAID issued 

an interim final rule at 22 CFR part 226 

which implemented Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Circular A–110. 

Need for Amendment 

As published, the regulation unduly 

limits the use of financial reporting 

forms to Standard Form 269 and 

Standard Form 270. The purpose of the 

amendment is to relieve this restriction 

and allow any such forms as OMB 

approves. OMB now requires Federal 

Agencies to use the Federal Financial 

Report (Standard Form 425 or 425a) to 

give recipients of grants and cooperative 

agreements a standard format for 

reporting the financial status of their 

grants and cooperative agreements (68 

FR 17097, 73 FR 47246). 

List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 226 

Grants administration. 

■ Accordingly, 22 CFR part 226 is 

amended by making the following 

technical amendment: 

PART 226—ADMINISTRATION OF 

ASSISTANCE AWARDS TO U.S. NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 226 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2381(a) and 2401. 

■ 2. Revise § 226.52 to read as follows: 

§ 226.52 Financial reporting. 

USAID requires recipients to use the 

Standard Form 425 or Standard Form 

425a, Federal Financial Report, or such 

other forms authorized for obtaining 

financial information as may be 

approved by OMB. 

Drew Luten, 

Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for 

Management, USAID. 

[FR Doc. E9–23680 Filed 10–7–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6116–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

23 CFR Part 950 

[FHWA Docket No. FHWA–06–23597] 

RIN 2125–AF07 

Interoperability Requirements, 

Standards, or Performance 

Specifications for Automated Toll 

Collection Systems 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA); DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is adding a new 

part to the Code of Federal Regulations, 

to add regulations specifying the 

interoperability requirements for 

automated toll collection systems for the 

facilities that are tolled under any of the 

tolling programs contained in section 

1604 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 

Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 

Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU). 

Specifically, this rulemaking requires 

facilities operating with authority under 

section 1604 of SAFETEA–LU to use 

electronic toll collection (ETC) systems 

and to maximize their system’s 

interoperability with other toll facilities. 

Although a nationwide interoperability 

standard has not yet been established, 

this rule seeks to accelerate progress 

toward achieving nationwide 

interoperability by requiring these 

facilities to upgrade their ETC systems 

to the national standards whenever 

adopted. 

DATES: This rule becomes effective 

November 9, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert Rupert, FHWA Office of 

Operations, (202) 366–2194 or Mr. 

Michael Harkins, Attorney Advisor, 

FHWA Office of the Chief Counsel, 

(202) 366– 4928, Federal Highway 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Office hours for the FHWA are from 

7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., e.t., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

This document, the notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM), and all 

comments received may be viewed on 

line through the Federal eRulemaking 

portal at: http://www.regulations.gov. 

The Web site is available 24 hours each 

day, 365 days each year. Please follow 

the instructions. 

An electronic copy of this document 

may also be downloaded by accessing 

the Federal Register’s home page at: 

http://www.archives.gov and the 

Government Printing Office’s Web page 

at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara. 

Background 

History 

Section 1604 of SAFETEA–LU (Pub. 

L. 109–59, 119 Stat. 1144) includes 

provisions related to tolling of highways 

and facilities. Specifically, section 1604 

establishes or amends three tolling 

programs: (1) The Value Pricing Pilot 

Program; (2) the Express Lanes 

Demonstration Program; and (3) the 

Interstate System Construction Toll 

Pilot Program. For each toll program 

under this section, section 1604(b)(6) 

requires the Secretary of Transportation 

to promulgate a final rule specifying 

requirements, standards, or performance 

specifications for automated toll 

collection systems. 

Section 1604(b)(6) also requires that 

in developing the final rule to maximize 

the interoperability of electronic 

collection systems, the Secretary shall, 

to the maximum extent practicable: 

(1) Accelerate progress toward the 

national goal of achieving a nationwide 

interoperable ETC system; 

(2) Take into account the use of 

noncash electronic technology currently 

deployed within an appropriate 

geographical area of travel and the 

noncash electronic technology likely to 

be in use within the next 5 years; and 

(3) Minimize additional costs and 

maximize convenience to users of toll 

facility and to the toll facility owner or 

operator. 

An NPRM proposing the creation of a 

new Part 950 of 23 CFR was published 

on September 20, 2007, at 72 FR 53736. 

The purpose was to comply with the 

mandate of section 1604(b)(6) of 

SAFETEA–LU to promulgate a final rule 

specifying the requirements, standards, 

or performance specifications for 

automated toll collection systems 

implemented under section 1604. As 

stated in the NPRM, FHWA does not 

believe that it can effectively establish a 


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