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Use of Up to 4.999 mgd; Approval Date: December 21, 2011. 106. Seneca Resources Corporation, Pad ID: DCNR 007 Pad D, ABR–201112034, Delmar Township, Tioga County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.000 mgd; Approval Date: December 22, 2011. 107. Seneca Resources Corporation, Pad ID: DCNR 001 Pad C, ABR–201112035, Ulysses Township, Potter County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.000 mgd; Approval Date: December 22, 2011. 108. Seneca Resources Corporation, Pad ID: DCNR 007 Pad R, ABR–201112036, Delmar and Shippen Townships, Tioga County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.000 mgd; Approval Date: December 22,

2011. 109. Seneca Resources Corporation, Pad ID: DCNR 001 Pad E, ABR–201112037, Ulysses Township, Potter County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.000 mgd; Approval Date: December 23, 2011. 110. SWEPI LP, Pad ID: Hoffman 1201, ABR– 201112038, Brookfield Township, Tioga County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.000 mgd; Approval Date: December 23,

2011. 111. SWEPI LP, Pad ID: Scheible 898, ABR– 201112039, Deerfield Township, Tioga County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.000 mgd; Approval Date: December 23,

2011. 112. Range Resources—Appalachia, LLC, Pad ID: Cornwall Mountain, ABR– 201112040, Lewis Township, Lycoming County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.000 mgd; Approval Date: December 28,

2011. 113. Range Resources—Appalachia, LLC, Pad ID: Hess Unit #1H, ABR–201112041, Morris Township, Clearfield County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.000 mgd; Approval Date: December 28, 2011.

Authority: Pub. L. 91–575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR Parts 806, 807, and 808.

Dated: January 20, 2012. Stephanie L. Richardson, Secretary to the Commission.

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**BILLING CODE 7040–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Office of the Secretary of Transportation** 

**[Docket No. DOT–OST–2008–0182]**

**Agency Requests for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information**  **Collection: SBTRC Regional Field Offices Intake Form (DOT F 4500) and**  **SBTRC Regional Field Offices Quarterly Report Form (DOT F 4502)** 

**AGENCY :**  Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), DOT. **ACTION :**  Notice of request for extension of currently approved information
collection.

**SUMMARY :**  The OSDBU invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) approval to renew an
information collection. The collection involves the following two (2) forms that have an expiration date of 01/31/ 2012, and are presently in use. The
SBTRC forms have added the term of Regional Field Offices Intake Form and Regional Field Offices Quarterly Report Form, respectively.

The Regional Field Offices Intake Form (No. DOT F 4500) is used to document the type of assistance provided to each small business that is enrolled in the database of the Program.

The use of the Regional Field Office Quarterly Report Form (No. DOT F 4502) highlights activities such as counseling, marketing, meetings/ conferences, and services to businesses as completed during the quarter. The Quarterly Report Form provides a more composite and comprehensive review of the Field Offices’ activities over a longer
time frame. The information will be used to ascertain whether the program is providing services to its constituency, the small business community, and is done so in a fair and equitable manner. The information collected is necessary
to determine whether small businesses are participating in DOT funded and DOT assisted opportunities with the

DOT.

We are required to publish this notice
in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13.

**DATES :**  Please submit comments by March 23, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT–OST– 2008–0182] through one of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting

comments.

• Fax: (202) 493–2251.

• Mail or Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Dockets Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12– 140, Washington, DC 20590.

• Agency Web Site: http:// www.regulations.gov.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Arthur D. Jackson, (202) 366–1930 ext 65344, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W56 462, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

OMB Control Number: 2105–0554. Title: SBTRC Regional Field Offices Intake Form (DOT F 4500) and SBTRC Regional Field Offices Quarterly Report Form (DOT F 4502).

Form Numbers: DOT F 4500 and DOT

F 4502.

Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.

Background: In accordance with Public Law 95–507, an amendment to
the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1953, OSDBU is responsible for the implementation and execution of DOT activities on behalf of small businesses, in accordance with Section 8, 15 and 31 of the Small Business Act (SBA), as
amended. The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization also administers the provisions of Title 49, of the United States Code, Section 332, the Minority Resource Center (MRC) which includes the duties of advocacy, outreach, and financial services on behalf of small and disadvantaged
businesses and those certified under CFR 49 parts 23 and or 26 as Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE).

SBTRC’s Regional Field Offices will collect information on small businesses, which includes Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Women-Owned Small Business (WOB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), HubZone, and types of services they seek from the Regional Field Offices. Services and responsibilities of the Field Offices include business analysis, general management & technical assistance and training, business counseling, outreach services/ conference participation, short-term
loan and bond assistance. The
cumulative data collected will be analyzed by the OSDBU to determine the effectiveness of services provided, including counseling, outreach, and
financial services. Such data will also be analyzed by the OSDBU to determine agency effectiveness in assisting small
businesses to enhance their opportunities to participate in government contracts and subcontracts.

The Regional Field Offices Intake Form, (DOT F 4500) is used to enroll small business clients into the program
in order to create a viable database of firms that can participate in government contracts and subcontracts, especially


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those projects that are transportation related. Each area on the fillable pdf form must be filled in electronically by the Field Offices and submitted every quarter to OSDBU. The Offices will retain a copy of each Intake Form for their records. The completion of the form is used as a tool for making
decisions about the needs of the business, such as; referral to technical assistance agencies for help, identifying the type of profession or trade of the business, the type of certification that the business holds, length of time in business, and location of the firm. This
data can assist the Field Offices in developing a business plan or adjusting their business plan to increase its ability to market its goods and services to buyers and potential users of their

services.

Respondents: SBTRC Regional Field
Offices.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

100.

Frequency: The information will be collected quarterly.

Estimated Number of Responses: 100. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 600 hours per year.

Background: The Regional Field Offices Quarterly Report Form (DOT F 4502) by each Field Office must be submitted as a quarterly status report of business activities conducted during the
three month time frame. The form is used to capture activities and accomplishments that were made by the Regional Field Offices during the course of the quarter. In addition, the form
includes a data collection section where numbers and hours are reported and a section that is assigned for a written narrative that provides back up which supports the data.

Activities to be reported are (1) Counseling Activity which identifies the counseling hours provided to businesses, number of new appointments, and follow-up on counseled clients. (2) Activity for Businesses Served identifies the type of small business that is helped, such as a DBE, 8(a), WOB, HubZone, SDB, SDVOB, or VOSB. (3) Marketing Activity includes the name of an event attended by the SBTRC and the role played when participating in a conference, workshop or any other
venue that relates to small businesses. (4) Meetings that are held with government representatives in the region, or at the state level, are an activity that is reported. (5) Events Hosted by the SBTRC Regional Field Offices, such as small business workshops, financial assistance workshops, matchmaking events, are activities that are reported on a quarterly basis.

Respondents: SBTRC Regional Field
Offices.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

100.

Frequency: The information will be collected quarterly.

Estimated Number of Responses: 100. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1200 hours per year.

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 proper performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Department’s estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, by the use of electronic means, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 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.

Issued in Washington, DC on January 24,

2012.
Brandon Neal, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged,
Business Utilization.

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**BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Office of the Secretary of Transportation** 

**[Docket No. DOT–OST–2012–0012]**

**Notice of Funding Availability for the Department of Transportation’s** 
**National Infrastructure Investments Under the Full-Year Continuing**  **Appropriations, 2012; and Request for**
**Comments**

**AGENCY :**  Office of the Secretary of Transportation, DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Funding Availability, Request for Comments.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces the availability of funding and requests proposals for the Department of Transportation’s National Infrastructure Investments. In addition, this noticeannounces selection criteria and preapplication and application requirements for the National
Infrastructure Investments.

The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Pub. L. 112–055, Nov. 18, 2011) (‘‘FY 2012 Appropriations Act’’) appropriated $500 million to be awarded by the Department of Transportation (‘‘DOT’’)
for National Infrastructure Investments. This appropriation is similar, but not identical to the appropriation for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or ‘‘TIGER Discretionary Grant’’, program authorized and implemented pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the ‘‘Recovery Act’’). Because of the similarity in program structure, DOT will continue to refer to the program as ‘‘TIGER Discretionary Grants.’’ As with previous rounds of TIGER, funds for the FY 2012 TIGER program 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.

Through this notice, DOT is soliciting applications for TIGER Discretionary
Grants. In the event that this solicitation
does not result in the award and obligation of all available funds, DOT may decide to publish an additional solicitation(s).

**DATES :**  Pre-applications must be submitted by February 20, 2012, at 5 p.m. EST (the ‘‘Pre-Application Deadline’’). Final applications must be submitted through Grants.gov by March 19, 2012, at 5 p.m. EDT (the‘‘Application Deadline’’). The DOT preapplication system will open on or before February 13, 2012, to allowprospective applicants to submit preapplications. Subsequently, the Grants.gov ‘‘Apply’’ function will open on February 22, 2012, allowing applicants to submit applications. Applicants are encouraged to submit pre-applications and applications in
advance of the deadlines.

**ADDRESSES :**  Pre-applications must be submitted electronically to DOT and applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. Only pre-applications received by DOT and applications received electronically through Grants.gov will be deemed properly filed. Instructions for submitting pre-applications to DOT and applications through Grants.gov are included in Section VII (Pre-Application and Application Cycle).

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  For further information concerning this notice please contact the TIGER Discretionary Grant program staff via