68272 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 190 / Tuesday, October 3, 2023 / Notices 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

28, 2023. 

Sandra Fox, 

Environmental Protection Specialist, FAA 

Office of Environment and Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21881 Filed 10–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Request for Nominations for the 

Federal System Funding Alternative 

Advisory Board to the Federal Highway 

Administration 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice to solicit members for the 

Federal System Funding Alternative 

Advisory Board. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA announces a 

solicitation of Membership to the 

Federal System Funding Alternative 

Advisory Board (Advisory Board). 

Advisory Board members will serve for 

2 years after the date on which the 

Advisory Board is established, with the 

potential for reappointment. The 

Advisory Board will assist with 

providing the Secretary of 

Transportation (Secretary) with 

recommendations related to the 

structure, scope, and methodology for 

developing and implementing the 

national motor vehicle per-mile user fee 

pilot program; assist with carrying out a 

public awareness campaign; assist with 

developing reports to Congress 

analyzing the national motor vehicle 

per-mile user fee pilot program; and 

coordinate in the development of the 

recommendations and a report to 

Congress required under the Strategic 

Innovation for Revenue Collection Pilot 

Program. 

DATES: The deadline for nominations for 

Advisory Board membership is 

November 17, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: All nomination materials 

should be emailed to NVPMF@dot.gov 

or mailed attention to Ms. Angela Fogle, 

Federal Highway Administration, Office 

of Operations, Room E86–204, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. Any person needing accessibility 

accommodations should contact Angela 

Fogle at (202) 366–0076. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Angela Fogle, Office of Operations, 

(202) 366–0076 or NVPMF@dot.gov; 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590; or Ms. Alissa 

Dolan, Office of the Chief Counsel, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590, (202) 631–3393 or via email at 

Alissa.Dolan@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

13002(g)(1) of the Bipartisan 

Infrastructure Law (BIL), enacted as the 

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 

(Pub. L. 117–58) requires the 

establishment of the Advisory Board. 

Under this section, the Advisory Board 

will assist with providing the Secretary 

with recommendations related to the 

structure, scope, and methodology for 

developing and implementing the 

national motor vehicle per-mile user fee 

pilot program under section 13002(b); 

carrying out the public awareness 

campaign detailed in section 13002(h); 

and developing the report to Congress 

required by section 13002(n). In 

addition, section 13001(d) of the BIL 

requires the Secretary, in coordination 

with the Secretary of the Treasury and 

the Advisory Board, to submit to 

Congress a report that: (1) summarizes 

the results of the Strategic Innovation 

for Revenue Collection pilot projects 

and the national motor vehicle per-mile 

user fee pilot program; and (2) provides 

recommendations, if applicable, to 

enable potential implementation of a 

nationwide user-based alternative 

revenue mechanism. 

Pursuant to section 9 of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), and in 

accordance BIL section 13002(g)(1), the 

Secretary has established the Advisory 

Board. This document gives notice of 

this process to potential participants 

and affords them the opportunity to 

request representation on the Advisory 

Board. The procedure for requesting 

such representation is set out below. 

The FHWA is aware that there are many 

more potential organizations and 

participants than there are membership 

slots on the Advisory Board. 

Organizations and participants should 

be prepared to support their 

participation on the Advisory Board. 

Members serve at the pleasure of the 

Secretary. Advisory Board members will 

be appointed for a 2-year term with the 

potential for reappointment. The 

Secretary may extend appointments and 

may appoint replacements for members 

who have resigned outside of a stated 

term, as necessary. Advisory Board 

members may continue to serve until 

their replacements have been appointed. 

The FHWA is hereby soliciting 

nominations for members of the 

Advisory Board. The Secretary will 

appoint, at a minimum, the following 

representatives and entities: 

(1) State departments of 

transportation; 

(2) Any public or nonprofit entity that 

led a surface transportation system 

funding alternatives pilot project under 

section 6020 of the Fixing America’s 

Surface Transportation Act (23 U.S.C. 

503 note; Public Law 114–94); 

(3) Representatives of the trucking 

industry, including owner-operator 

independent drivers; 

(4) Data security experts with 

expertise in personal privacy; 

(5) Academic experts on surface 

transportation systems; 

(6) Consumer advocates, including 

privacy experts; 

(7) Advocacy groups focused on 

equity; 

(8) Owners of motor vehicle fleets; 

(9) Owners and operators of toll 

facilities; 

(10) Representatives of the transit 

industry, including agencies and 

entities engaged in mobility on demand 

or accessible multimodal transportation; 

(11) Tribal groups or representatives; 

and 

(12) Any other representatives or 

entities, as determined appropriate by 

the Secretary. 

Process and Deadline for Submitting 

Nominations: Qualified individuals can 

self-nominate or be nominated by any 

individual or organization. To be 

considered for the Advisory Board, 

nominators should submit the following 

information: 

(1) Name, title, and relevant contact 

information (including phone, and 

email address) of the nominee; 

(2) A letter of support containing a 

brief description of why the nominee 

should be considered for membership; 

(3) A short biography of the nominee, 

including any relevant professional and 

academic credentials and any prior 

experience with mileage-based user 

fees; 

(4) For nominees seeking to serve in 

their individual capacity (and not 

seeking appointment to represent the 

interests of a nongovernmental entity; a 

recognizable group of persons or 

nongovernmental entities such as an 

industry sector or labor union; or State 

or local governments), an affirmative 

statement that the nominee is not a 

federally registered lobbyist, and that 

the nominee understands that if 

appointed, the nominee will not be 

allowed to continue to serve as an 

Advisory Board member if the nominee 

becomes a federally registered lobbyist; 

(5) An affirmative statement from the 

nominee of their availability and 

willingness to serve on the Advisory 

Board. It is anticipated that board 

members will serve a 2-year term with 

the potential for reappointment. 

Initially, board members will be 

expected to participate in quarterly 

meetings. Additional meetings may be 

required. 


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(6) An affirmative statement from the 

nominee of their willingness and ability 

to serve as the chairperson for the 

Advisory Board, which will require 

additional time commitment beyond 

simple membership. Chairperson duties 

are described in DOT Order 1120.3 D, 

‘‘Committee Management Policy and 

Procedures.’’ 

Please do not send company, trade 

association, or organization brochures or 

any other information. Materials 

submitted should total three pages or 

less, not including any letter(s) of 

support. Should more information be 

needed, DOT staff will contact the 

nominee, obtain information from the 

nominee’s past affiliations, or obtain 

information from publicly available 

sources, such as the internet. 

It is important to recognize that 

interested parties who are not selected 

to membership on the Advisory Board 

can make valuable contributions to the 

work of the Advisory Board in any of 

several ways. Interested persons shall be 

permitted to attend, appear before, or 

file statements with any advisory 

committee, subject to such reasonable 

rules or regulations as the FHWA 

Administrator may prescribe. 

Any member of the public is welcome 

to attend Advisory Board meetings, and, 

as provided in FACA, speak to the 

Advisory Board. Time will be set aside 

during each meeting for this purpose, 

consistent with the Advisory Board’s 

need for sufficient time to complete its 

deliberations. 

All nomination materials should be 

emailed to NVPMF@dot.gov, faxed to 

the attention of Angela Fogle at (202) 

366–0076, or mailed to Angela Fogle, 

Federal Highway Administration, Office 

of Operations Transportation 

Management, Room E86–204, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. Nominations must be received 

by November 17, 2023. Nominees 

selected for appointment to the 

Advisory Board will be notified by 

return email and by a letter of 

appointment. 

A selection team comprising 

representatives from several DOT offices 

and, potentially, members of the U.S. 

Department of the Treasury will review 

the nomination packages. The selection 

team will make recommendations 

regarding membership to the Secretary 

through the FHWA Administrator based 

on evaluation criteria including: (1) 

professional or academic expertise, 

experience, and knowledge; (2) 

stakeholder representation; and (3) 

demonstrated skills working in 

committees and advisory panels. Some 

members may have qualifications 

permitting them to fill multiple member 

representation positions. The FHWA 

Administrator will submit a list of 

recommended candidates to the 

Secretary for review and selection of 

Advisory Board members. 

Nominations are open to all 

individuals without regard to race, 

color, religion, sex, national origin, age, 

mental or physical handicap, marital 

status, or sexual orientation. To ensure 

that recommendations to the Secretary 

consider the needs of the diverse groups 

served by DOT, membership shall 

include, to the extent practicable, 

individuals with demonstrated ability to 

represent disadvantaged and underrepresented groups. 

Shailen P. Bhatt, 

Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21745 Filed 10–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2023–0178] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Renewal of an Approved 

Information Collection: Financial 

Responsibility for Motor Carriers of 

Passengers and Motor Carriers of 

Property 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

FMCSA announces its plan to submit 

the Information Collection Request (ICR) 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for its 

review and approval and invites public 

comment. FMCSA requests approval to 

renew an ICR titled, ‘‘Financial 

Responsibility for Motor Carriers of 

Passengers and Motor Carriers of 

Property.’’ The information collected 

will be used to help ensure that motor 

carriers of passengers and property 

maintain the statutorily mandated levels 

of financial responsibility to operate on 

public highways. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before December 4, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket Number FMCSA– 

2023–0178 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets 

Operations, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building, Ground 

Floor, Washington, DC, 20590–0001 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

To be sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 366–9317 or (202) 366– 

9826 before visiting Dockets Operations. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

instructions on submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jeffrey Secrist, Office of Registration, 

Chief, Registration, Licensing and 

Insurance Division, DOT, FMCSA, West 

Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; 

(202) 385–2367; jeff.secrist@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Instructions 

All submissions must include the 

Agency name and docket number. For 

detailed instructions on submitting 

comments, see the Public Participation 

heading below. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to https://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (FMCSA–2023–0178), indicate 

the specific section of this document to 

which your comment applies, and 

provide a reason for each suggestion or 

recommendation. You may submit your 

comments and material online or by fax, 

mail, or hand delivery, but please use 

only one of these means. FMCSA 

recommends that you include your 

name and a mailing address, an email 

address, or a phone number in the body 

of your document so FMCSA can 

contact you if there are questions 

regarding your submission. If you want 

us to notify you that we received your 

comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or 

postcard, or print the acknowledgement 

page that appears after submitting 

comments online. 


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