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preferably with a photograph, such as a 

driver’s license. Individuals lacking 

identification documents sufficient to 

establish their identity must certify in 

writing that they are the individual they 

claim to be and that they understand 

that the knowing and willful request for, 

or acquisition of, a record pertaining to 

another individual under false pretenses 

is a criminal offense. 

These procedures are in accordance 

with our regulations at 20 CFR 401.40 

and 401.45. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Same as record access procedures. 

Individuals should also reasonably 

identify the record, specify the 

information they are contesting, and 

state the corrective action sought and 

the reasons for the correction with 

supporting justification showing how 

the record is incomplete, untimely, 

inaccurate, or irrelevant. These 

procedures are in accordance with our 

regulations at 20 CFR 401.65(a). 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Same as record access procedures. 

These procedures are in accordance 

with our regulations at 20 CFR 401.40 

and 401.45. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

74 FR 42727, Race and Ethnicity 

Collection System. 

83 FR 54969, Race and Ethnicity 

Collection System. 

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BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12252] 

Foreign Affairs Policy Board Meeting 

Notice 

SUMMARY: The Department of State 

announces a meeting of the Foreign 

Affairs Policy Board to take place on 

December 7–8, 2023, at the Department 

of State, Washington, DC. The Foreign 

Affairs Policy Board will review and 

assess: Crisis in the Middle East; The 

International Dimensions of AI; New 

Perspectives on International Trade 

Policy; and The Global Migration 

Challenge. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Leslie Thompson at ThompsonL2@

state.gov or 202–647–0531. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is in accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. 1001 et seq. Pursuant to section 

10(d) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1), 

it has been determined that this meeting 

will be closed to the public as the Board 

will be reviewing and discussing 

matters properly classified in 

accordance with Executive Order 13526. 

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1009 and E.O. 13526.) 

Leslie Thompson, 

Designated Federal Officer, Office of Policy 

Planning, Department of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket # FAA–2023–1942] 

FAA Contract Tower Competitive Grant 

Program; Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 

Funding Opportunity 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), announces the 

opportunity to apply for $20 million in 

FY 2024 Airport Infrastructure Grant 

funds for the FAA Contract Tower (FCT) 

Competitive Grant Program, made 

available under the Infrastructure 

Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA), 

herein referred to as the Bipartisan 

Infrastructure Law (BIL). The purpose of 

the FCT Competitive Grant Program is 

to make annual grants available to 

eligible airports for airport-owned 

airport traffic control tower (ATCT) 

projects that address the aging 

infrastructure of the nation’s airports. 

DATES: Airport sponsors that wish to be 

considered for FY 2024 FCT 

Competitive Grant Program funding 

should submit an application that meets 

the requirements of this NOFO as soon 

as possible, but no later than 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern time, December 1, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit applications 

electronically at https://www.faa.gov/ 

bil/airport-infrastructure/fct per 

instructions in this NOFO. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robin K. Hunt, Manager, BIL Branch 

APP–540, FAA Office of Airports, at 

(202)267–3263 or our FAA BIL email 

address: 9-ARP-BILAirports@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCT 

Competitive Grant Program will align 

with DOT’s Strategic Framework FY 

2022–2026 at www.transportation.gov/ 

administrations/office-policy/fy2022– 

2026-strategic-framework. The FY 2024 

FCT Competitive Grant Program will be 

implemented consistent with law and in 

alignment with the priorities in 

Executive Order 14052, Implementation 

of the Infrastructure Investments and 

Jobs Act (86 FR 64355), which are to 

invest efficiently and equitably, promote 

the competitiveness of the U.S. 

economy, improve job opportunities by 

focusing on high labor standards, 

strengthen infrastructure resilience to 

all hazards, including climate change, 

and to effectively coordinate with State, 

local, Tribal, and Territorial government 

partners. 

Airports that submitted projects under 

the FY 2024 Airport Terminal Program 

NOFO (88 FR 63189), that meet the 

eligibility requirements outlined in C.1., 

do not need to resubmit under this 

NOFO. 

A. Program Description 

BIL established the FCT Competitive 

Grant Program, a competitive 

discretionary grant program, which 

provides $20 million in grant funding 

annually for five years (Fiscal Years 

2022–2026) to sustain, construct, repair, 

improve, rehabilitate, modernize, 

replace, or relocate nonapproach control 

towers; acquire and install air traffic 

control, communications, and related 

equipment to be used in those towers; 

and construct a remote tower certified 

by the FAA including acquisition and 

installation of air traffic control, 

communications, or related equipment. 

The FAA is committed to advancing 

safe, efficient transportation, including 

projects funder under the FCT program. 

This Program also supports the 

President’s goals to mobilize American 

ingenuity to build modern infrastructure 

and an equitable, clean energy future. In 

support of Executive Order 13985, 

Advancing Racial Equity and Support 

for Underserved Communities Through 

the Federal Government (86 FR 7009), 

the FAA encourages applicants to 

consider how the project will address 

the challenges faced by individuals in 

underserved communities and rural 

areas, as well as accessibility for persons 

with disabilities. 

The FCT Competitive Grant Program 

falls under the project grant authority 

for the Airport Improvement Program 

(AIP) in 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) 

47104. Per 2 Code of Federal Regulation 

(CFR) part 200—Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles, and Audit Requirements for 

Federal Awards, the AIP Federal 

Assistance Listings Number is 20.106, 

with the objective to assist eligible 

airports in the development and 


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1To date, the FAA has no certified Remote 

Towers. The FAA is currently evaluating this 

technology to assess its suitability for use in the 

National Airspace System. Remote Tower 

information is located at www.faa.gov/airports/ 

planning_capacity/non_federal/remote_tower_

systems/. 

improvement of a nationwide system 

that adequately meets the needs of civil 

aeronautics. The FY 2024 FCT 

Competitive Grant Program will be 

implemented consistent with the BIL 

and in alignment with the priorities in 

Executive Order 14052, Implementation 

of the Infrastructure Investments and 

Jobs Act (86 FR 64355), which are to 

invest efficiently and equitably, promote 

the competitiveness of the U.S. 

economy, improve opportunities for 

good-paying jobs with the free and fair 

choice to join a union by focusing on 

high labor standards, strengthen 

infrastructure resilience to all hazards, 

including climate change, and to 

effectively coordinate with State, local, 

Tribal, and Territorial government 

partners. 

Consistent with statutory criteria and 

Executive Order 14008, Tackling the 

Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (86 

FR 7619), the FAA also seeks to fund 

projects under the FCT Competitive 

Grant Program that reduce greenhouse 

gas emissions and are designed with 

specific elements to address climate 

change impacts. Specifically, the FAA is 

looking to award projects that align with 

the President’s greenhouse gas 

reduction goals, promote energy 

efficiency, support fiscally responsible 

land use and transportation efficient 

design, support development 

compatible with the use of sustainable 

aviation fuels and technologies, increase 

climate resilience, incorporate 

sustainable and less emissions-intensive 

pavement and construction materials as 

allowable, and reduce pollution. 

The FAA will also consider projects 

that advance the goals of the Executive 

Orders listed under section E.2. 

B. Federal Award Information 

This NOFO announces up to 

$20,000,000, subject to availability of 

funds, for the Fiscal Year 2024 FCT 

Competitive Grant Program. The FCT 

Competitive Grant Program is a $100 

million grant program, distributed as 

$20 million annually for five years 

(Fiscal Years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 

and 2026). 

The FAA will consider projects at an 

airport-owned Airport Traffic Control 

Tower (ATCT) that sustain, construct, 

repair, improve, rehabilitate, modernize, 

replace, or relocate nonapproach control 

towers; acquire and install air traffic 

control, communications, and related 

equipment to be used in those towers; 

or construct a remote tower certified by 

the FAA including acquisition and 

installation of air traffic control, 

communications, or related equipment. 

To date, there are no certified remote 

tower systems. The FAA is currently 

evaluating this technology to assess its 

suitability for use in the National 

Airspace System. In addition, these 

projects will also be evaluated based on 

overall impact on the National Airspace 

System, including age of facility, 

operational constraints, nonstandard 

facilities, or new FCT entrant 

requirements. This also includes 

applicable Executive Orders as listed in 

section E.2. 

The FAA intends to publish a NOFO 

annually to announce additional 

funding made available, expected to be 

$20 million per year, for Fiscal Years 

2025–2026. 

C. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants 

Eligible applicants are those airport 

sponsors approved in the FAA’s 

Contract Tower Program or Contract 

Tower Cost Share Program as defined in 

49 U.S.C. 47124, and normally eligible 

for Airport Improvement Program (AIP) 

discretionary grants as defined in 49 

U.S.C. 47115. The eligible applicants 

include a public agency, private entity, 

state agency, Indian Tribe, or Pueblo 

owning a public-use National Plan of 

Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) 

airport, the Secretary of the Interior for 

Midway Island airport, the Republic of 

the Marshall Islands, the Federated 

States of Micronesia, and the Republic 

of Palau. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching 

No cost sharing or matching is 

required. The Federal cost share of the 

FCT Competitive Grant Program is 100 

percent for all airports eligible to receive 

grants. 

3. Project Eligibility 

All projects funded from the FCT 

Competitive Grant Program must be 

airport-owned ATCT projects that: 

i. Sustain, construct, repair, improve, 

rehabilitate, modernize, replace, or 

relocate nonapproach control towers; 

ii. Acquire and install air traffic 

control, communications, and related 

equipment to be used in those towers; 

or 

iii. Construct a remote tower 1

certified by the FAA, including 

acquisition and installation of air traffic 

control, communications, or related 

equipment. 

D. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address To Request Application 

Package 

An application for FCT Competitive 

Grant Program projects, FAA Form 

5100–144, Bipartisan Infrastructure 

Law, Airport Terminal and Tower 

Project Information, can be found at: 

https://www.faa.gov/bil/airportinfrastructure/fct. 

Direct all inquiries regarding 

applications to the appropriate Regional 

Office (RO) or Airports District Office 

(ADO), at https://www.faa.gov/about/ 

office_org/headquarters_offices/arp/ 

offices/regional_offices or to the BIL 

Team at 9-ARP-BILAirports@faa.gov. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

Applicants are required to submit 

FAA Form 5100–144, Bipartisan 

Infrastructure Law, Airport Terminal 

and Tower Project Information. The 

applicant should submit Form 5100–144 

as a fillable digitally signed PDF 

document via email. If the applicant 

cannot provide a digital signature, the 

application may be submitted as two 

documents: (1) the completed fillable 

PDF without a signature and (2) a 

scanned version of the completed 

application with a written signature. 

Applicants should follow the 

instructions and provide a response to 

applicable items on the Form. 

The ‘‘Submit by Email’’ button at the 

bottom of the Form will generate an 

email for the applicant to send to the 

FAA BIL Team at: 9-ARP-BILAirports@

faa.gov. If the ‘‘Submit by Email’’ button 

does not generate an email the applicant 

can save the fillable PDF by selecting 

‘‘File≤Save As’’ to save as a fillable PDF. 

Once saved, the applicant can email the 

application to the FAA BIL Team at 9- 

ARP-BILAirports@faa.gov. The fillable 

PDF application must contain either a 

digital signature or the applicant’s 

written signature. 

Applicants selected to receive an FCT 

Competitive Grant Program grant will 

then be required to follow AIP grant 

application procedures prior to award, 

which include meeting all prerequisites 

for funding, and submission of Standard 

Form SF–424, Application for Federal 

Assistance, and FAA Form 5100–100, 

Application for Development Projects. 

Airports covered under the FAA’s 

State Block Grant Program or airports in 

a channeling act state should coordinate 

with their associated state agency on the 

process for deciding who should submit 

an application using the procedures 

listed above. 


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2 IIJA div. B section 25019 provides authority to 

use geographical and economic hiring preferences, 

including local hire, for construction jobs, subject 

to any applicable State and local laws, policies, and 

procedures. 

3Project labor agreement should be consistent 

with the definition and standards outlined in 

Executive Order 14063. 

Applicants must address 

Administration and Departmental 

priorities in safety, climate change and 

sustainability, equity and workforce 

development which are further defined 

in section E. 

Grant Funds, Sources and Uses of 

Project Funds: The FAA requests that 

each project application have a financial 

plan (or project budget) available for 

review upon request. Project budgets 

should show how different funding 

sources will share in each activity and 

present those data in dollars and 

percentages. The budget should identify 

other Federal funds the applicant is 

applying for or has been awarded, if 

any, that the applicant intends to use. 

Funding sources should be grouped into 

three categories: non-Federal, FCT, and 

other Federal with specific amounts 

from each funding source. 

Sharing of Application Information: 

The FAA may share application 

information within the Department or 

with other Federal agencies if the FAA 

determines that sharing is relevant to 

the respective program’s objectives. 

All applicants, including those 

requesting full federal share of eligible 

project costs, should have a plan to 

address potential cost overruns as part 

of an overall funding plan. 

3. Unique Entity Identifier and System 

for Award Management (SAM) 

Applicants must comply with 2 CFR 

part 25—Universal Identifier and 

System for Award Management. All 

applicants must have a unique entity 

identifier provided by SAM. Additional 

information about obtaining a Unique 

Entity Identifier (UEI) and registration 

procedures may be found at http://

www.sam.gov. Each applicant is 

required to: (1) be registered in SAM; (2) 

provide a valid UEI prior to grant award; 

and (3) continue to maintain an active 

SAM registration with current 

information at all times during which 

the applicant has an active Federal 

award or an application or plan under 

consideration by the FAA. Under the 

FCT Competitive Grant Program, the 

UEI and SAM account must belong to 

the entity that has the legal authority to 

apply for, receive, and execute FCT 

Competitive Grant Program grants. 

Once awarded, the FAA grant 

recipient must maintain the currency of 

its information in SAM until the grantee 

submits the final financial report 

required under the grant or receives the 

final payment, whichever is later. A 

grant recipient must review and update 

the information at least annually after 

the initial registration and more 

frequently if required by changes in 

information or another award term. 

The FAA may not make an award 

until the applicant has complied with 

all applicable UEI and SAM 

requirements. If an applicant has not 

fully complied with the requirements by 

the time the FAA is ready to make an 

award, the FAA may determine that the 

applicant is not qualified to receive an 

award and use that determination as a 

basis for giving a Federal award to 

another applicant. 

Non-Federal entities that have 

received a Federal award are required to 

report certain civil, criminal, or 

administrative proceedings to SAM to 

ensure registration information is 

current and complies with federal 

requirements. Applicants should refer to 

2 CFR 200.113 for more information 

about this requirement. 

4. Submission Dates and Times 

Airports that wish to be considered 

for FY 2024 FCT Competitive Grant 

Program funding should submit an 

application that meets the requirements 

of this NOFO as soon as possible, but no 

later than 5 p.m. eastern time on 

December 1, 2023. Submit applications 

electronically to 9-ARP-BILAirports@

faa.gov per instructions in this NOFO. 

Airports that submitted projects under 

the FY 2024 Airport Terminal Program 

NOFO (88 FR 63189), that meet the 

eligibility requirements outlined in C.1., 

do not need to resubmit under this 

NOFO. 

5. Funding Restrictions 

All projects funded from the FCT 

Competitive Grant Program must be at 

airports approved in the FAA’s Contract 

Tower Program or Contract Tower Cost 

Share Program defined in 49 U.S.C. 

47124. 

FCT Competitive Grant Program funds 

may not be used to support or oppose 

union organizing. 

Pre-Award Authority: All project costs 

must be incurred after the grant 

execution date unless specifically 

permitted under 49 U.S.C. 47110(c). 

Certain airport development costs 

incurred before execution of the grant 

agreement, but after November 15, 2021, 

are allowable, only if certain conditions 

under 49 U.S.C. 47110(c)are met [see 

Table 3–60 of the AIP Handbook, FAA 

Order 5100.38 D Change 1, for specific 

guidance regarding when project costs 

can be incurred in relation to section 

47110(c)]. 

6. Other Submission Requirements 

Applications will only be accepted on 

FAA Form 5100–144 fillable PDF via 

email and must be received on or before 

December 1, 2023, 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time. No other Forms of applications 

will be accepted. 

E. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria 

Applications for FY 2024 FCT 

Competitive Grant Program will be rated 

using the following criteria: 

i. Projects must meet eligibility 

requirements under the FCT 

Competitive Grant Program outlined 

under sections C.1 and C.3 above. 

ii. The FAA will consider timeliness 

of implementation, with priority given 

to those projects, including ‘‘design 

only’’ projects, that can satisfy all 

statutory and administrative 

requirements for grant award by October 

2024. 

iii. ATCT projects will be evaluated 

based on the overall impact on the 

National Airspace System, including age 

of facility, operational constraints, 

nonstandard facility conditions, or new 

FCT entrant requirements. 

iv. Priority will be given to projects 

that advance aviation safety or enhance 

air traffic efficiency. 

v. The applicant should describe 

whether and how project delivery and 

implementation creates good-paying 

jobs with the free and fair choice to join 

a union to the greatest extent possible; 

the use of demonstrated strong labor 

standards, practices and policies 

(including for direct employees, 

contractors, and sub-contractors, and 

service workers on airport property); use 

of project labor agreements; distribution 

of workplace rights notices; union 

neutrality agreements; wage and/or 

benefit standards; safety and health 

standards; the use of Local Hire 

Provisions; 2 registered apprenticeships; 

joint-labor management partnerships; or 

other similar standards or practices. The 

applicant should describe how planned 

methods of project delivery and 

implementation (for example, use of 

Project Labor Agreements and/or Local 

Hire Provisions,3 training, placement 

and the provision of supportive services 

for underrepresented workers) provide 

opportunities for all workers, including 

workers underrepresented in 

construction jobs, to be trained and 

placed in good-paying jobs directly 

related to the project. The FAA will 

consider this information in evaluating 

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2. Review and Selection Process 

Federal awarding agency personnel 

will evaluate applications based on how 

well the projects meet the criteria in E.1, 

including project eligibility, 

justification, readiness, and impact on 

the National Airspace System. The FAA 

will also consider how well projects 

advance the goals of the following 

Executive Orders: the President’s 

January 20, 2021, Executive Order 

13990, ‘‘Protecting Public Health and 

the Environment and Restoring Science 

to Tackle the Climate Crisis’’; the 

President’s January 20, 2021, Executive 

Order 13985, ‘‘Advancing Racial Equity 

and Support for Underserved 

Communities Through the Federal 

Government’’; the President’s January 

27, 2021, Executive Order 14008, 

‘‘Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home 

and Abroad’’; the President’s May 20, 

2021, Executive Order 14030, ‘‘Climate 

Related Financial Risk’’; and the 

President’s July 9, 2021, Executive 

Order 14036, ‘‘Promoting Competition 

in the American Economy.’’ 

Applications are first reviewed for 

eligibility, justification, and timeliness 

of implementation consistent with the 

requirements of this NOFO and the 

intent of the FCT. Applications are then 

reviewed for how well the proposed 

project(s) meets the criteria in E.1. and 

ranked by field and Regional office staff. 

The top projects (as outlined in BIL) are 

then evaluated by a National Control 

Board (NCB). The NCB has 

representatives from each Region and 

Headquarters management. The NCB 

recommends project and funding levels 

to senior leadership. 

3. Integrity and Performance Check 

Prior to making a Federal award with 

a total amount of Federal share greater 

than the simplified acquisition 

threshold, the FAA is required to review 

and consider any information about the 

applicant that is in the designated 

integrity and performance system 

accessible through SAM (currently 

FAPIIS) (see 41 U.S.C. 2313). An 

applicant, at its option, may review 

information in the designated integrity 

and performance systems accessible 

through SAM and comment on any 

information about itself that a Federal 

awarding agency previously entered. 

The FAA will consider any comments 

by the applicant, in addition to the other 

information in the designated integrity 

and performance system, in making a 

judgment about the applicant’s integrity, 

business ethics, and record of 

performance under Federal awards 

when completing the review of risk 

posed by applicants as described in 2 

CFR 200.206. 

F. Federal Award Administration 

Information 

1. Federal Award Notices 

BIL awards are announced through a 

Congressional notification process and a 

DOT Secretary’s Notice of Intent to 

Fund. The FAA Regional Office (RO) or 

Airports District Office (ADO) (RO/ 

ADO) representative will contact the 

airport with further information and 

instructions. Once all pre-grant actions 

are complete, the FAA RO/ADO will 

offer the airport sponsor a grant for the 

announced project. This offer may be 

provided through postal mail or by 

electronic means. Once this offer is 

signed by the airport sponsor, it 

becomes a grant agreement. Awards 

made under this program are subject to 

conditions and assurances in the grant 

agreement. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

i. Grant Requirements 

All grant recipients are subject to the 

grant requirements of the AIP, found in 

49 U.S.C. chapter 471. Grant recipients 

are subject to requirements in the FAA’s 

AIP Grant Agreement for financial 

assistance awards; the annual 

certifications and assurances required of 

applicants; and any additional 

applicable statutory or regulatory 

requirements, including 

nondiscrimination requirements and 2 

CFR part 200, Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. 

Grant requirements include, but are not 

limited to, approved projects on an 

airport layout plan; compliance with 

Federal civil rights laws; Buy American 

requirements under 49 U.S.C. 50101; 

Build America, Buy America 

requirements in sections 70912(6) and 

70914 in Public Law 117–58; the 

Department of Transportation’s 

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 

(DBE) Program regulations for airports 

(49 CFR part 23 and 49 CFR part 26); the 

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; 

and prevailing wage rate requirements 

under the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended 

(40 U.S.C. 276a–276a–5, and reenacted 

at 40 U.S.C. 3141–3144, 3146, and 

3147). 

Domestic Preference Requirements: 

As expressed in Executive Order 14005, 

Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of 

America by All of America’s Workers 

(86 FR 7475), executive branch should 

maximize, consistent with law, the use 

of goods, products, and materials 

produced in, and services offered in, the 

United States. Funds made available 

under this notice are subject to the 

domestic preference requirements in the 

Buy American requirements under 49 

U.S.C. 50101. The FAA expects all 

applicants to comply with that 

requirement without needing a waiver. 

However, to obtain a waiver, a recipient 

must be prepared to demonstrate how 

they will maximize the use of domestic 

goods, products, and materials in 

constructing their project. 

Civil Rights and Title VI: As a 

condition of a grant award, grant 

recipients should demonstrate that the 

recipient has a plan for compliance with 

civil rights obligations and 

nondiscrimination laws, including Title 

VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 

implementing regulations (49 CFR 21), 

the Americans with Disabilities Act of 

1990 (ADA), and section 504 of the 

Rehabilitation Act, all other civil rights 

requirements, and accompanying 

regulations. This should include a 

current Title VI plan, completed 

Community Participation Plan, and a 

plan to address any legacy infrastructure 

or facilities that are not compliant with 

ADA standards. DOT’s and the 

applicable Operating Administrations’ 

Office of Civil Rights may work with 

awarded grant recipients to ensure full 

compliance with Federal civil rights 

requirements. 

Critical Infrastructure Security, Cyber 

Security and Resilience: It is the policy 

of the United States to strengthen the 

security and resilience of its critical 

infrastructure against both physical and 

cyber threats, consistent with 

Presidential Policy Directive 21— 

Critical Infrastructure Security and 

Resilience and the National Security 

Presidential Memorandum on 

Improving Cybersecurity for Critical 

Infrastructure Control Systems. Each 

applicant selected for Federal funding 

under this notice must demonstrate, 

prior to the signing of the grant 

agreement, effort to consider and 

address physical and cyber security 

risks relevant to the transportation mode 

and type and scale of the project. 

Projects that have not appropriately 

considered and addressed physical and 

cyber security and resilience in their 

planning, design, and project oversight, 

as determined by the Department and 

the Department of Homeland Security, 

will be required to do so before 

receiving funds for construction. 

Federal Contract Compliance: As a 

condition of grant award and consistent 

with E.O. 11246, Equal Employment 

Opportunity (30 FR 12319, and as 

amended), all Federally assisted 

contractors are required to make good 

faith efforts to meet the goals of 6.9 


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percent of construction project hours 

being performed by women, in addition 

to goals that vary based on geography 

for construction work hours and for 

work being performed by people of 

color. 

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office 

of Federal Contract Compliance 

Programs (OFCCP) is charged with 

enforcing Executive Order 11246, 

section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 

1973, and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ 

Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974. 

OFCCP has a Mega Construction Project 

Program through which it engages with 

project sponsors as early as the design 

phase to help promote compliance with 

non-discrimination and affirmative 

action obligations. OFCCP will identify 

projects that receive an award under 

this notice and are required to 

participate in OFCCP’s Mega 

Construction Project Program from a 

wide range of Federally-assisted projects 

over which OFCCP has jurisdiction and 

that have a project cost above $35 

million. DOT will require project 

sponsors with costs above $35 million 

that receive awards under this funding 

opportunity to partner with OFCCP, if 

selected by OFCCP, as a condition of 

their DOT award. 

Performance and Program Evaluation: 

As a condition of grant award, grant 

recipients may be required to participate 

in an evaluation undertaken by DOT, 

the FAA, or another agency or partner. 

The evaluation may take different forms, 

such as an implementation assessment 

across grant recipients, an impact and/ 

or outcomes analysis of all or selected 

sites within or across grant recipients, or 

a benefit/cost analysis or assessment of 

return on investment. DOT may require 

applicants to collect data elements to 

aid the evaluation. As a part of the 

evaluation, as a condition of award, 

grant recipients must agree to: (1) make 

records available to the evaluation 

contractor or DOT staff; (2) provide 

access to program records and any other 

relevant documents to calculate costs 

and benefits; (3) in the case of an impact 

analysis, facilitate the access to relevant 

information as requested; and (4) follow 

evaluation procedures as specified by 

the evaluation contractor or DOT staff. 

Requested program records or 

information will be consistent with 

record requirements outlined in 2 CFR 

200.334–338 and the grant agreement. 

ii. Standard Assurances 

Each grant recipient must assure that 

it will comply with all applicable 

Federal statutes, regulations, executive 

orders, directives, FAA circulars, and 

other federal administrative 

requirements in carrying out any project 

supported by the FCT Competitive 

Grant Program grant. The grant recipient 

must acknowledge that it is under a 

continuing obligation to comply with 

the terms and conditions of the grant 

agreement issued for its project with the 

FAA. The grant recipient 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 grant recipient must agree that the 

most recent Federal requirements will 

apply to the project unless the FAA 

issues a written determination 

otherwise. 

The grant recipient must submit the 

Certifications at the time of grant 

application and Assurances must be 

accepted as part of the grant agreement 

at the time of accepting a grant offer. 

Grant recipients must also comply with 

2 CFR part 200, which ‘‘are applicable 

to all costs related to Federal awards,’’ 

and which is cited in the grant 

assurances of the grant agreements. The 

Airport Sponsor Assurances are 

available on the FAA website at: https:// 

www.faa.gov/airports/aip/grant_

assurances. 

3. Reporting 

Grant recipients are subject to 

financial reporting per 2 CFR 200.328 

and performance reporting per 2 CFR 

200.329. Under the FCT Competitive 

Grant Program, the grant recipient is 

required to comply with all Federal 

financial reporting requirements and 

payment requirements, including the 

submittal of timely and accurate reports. 

Financial and performance reporting 

requirements are available in the FAA 

October 2020 Financial Reporting 

Policy, which is available at: https://

www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/airports/ 

aip/grant_payments/aip-grant-paymentpolicy.pdf. 

The grant recipient must comply with 

annual audit reporting requirements. 

The grant recipient and sub-recipients, 

if applicable, must comply with 2 CFR 

part 200 subpart F Audit Reporting 

Requirements. The grant recipient must 

comply with any requirements outlined 

in 2 CFR part 180, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Guidelines to Agencies on Government 

wide Debarment and Suspension. 

G. Federal Awarding Agency Contact(s) 

For further information concerning 

this notice, please contact the FAA BIL 

Branch via email at: 9-ARPBILAirports@faa.gov. In addition, the 

FAA will post answers to frequently 

asked questions and requests for 

clarifications on FAA’s website at 

https://www.faa.gov/general/bipartisaninfrastructure-law-faqs. To ensure 

applicants receive accurate information 

about eligibility of the program, the 

applicant is encouraged to contact the 

FAA directly, rather than through 

intermediaries or third parties, with 

questions. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 27, 

2023. 

Robin K. Hunt, 

Manager, FAA Office of Airports BIL Branch. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24085 Filed 10–31–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2022–0209] 

Women of Trucking Advisory Board 

(WOTAB); Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the WOTAB. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, November 13, 2023, from 10 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Requests for 

accommodations for a disability must be 

received by Monday, November 6. 

Requests to submit written materials for 

consideration during the meeting must 

be received no later than Monday, 

November 6. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually for its entirety. Please register 

in advance of the meeting at 

www.fmcsa.dot.gov/wotab. Copies of 

WOTAB task statements and an agenda 

for the entire meeting will be made 

available at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/wotab at 

least 1 week in advance of the meeting. 

Once approved, copies of the meeting 

minutes will be available at the website 

following the meeting. You may visit 

the WOTAB website at 

www.fmcsa.dot.gov/wotab for further 

information on the committee and its 

activities. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Shannon L. Watson, Designated Federal 

Officer, WOTAB, FMCSA, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590, (202) 360–2925, wotab@dot.gov. 

Any committee-related request should 

be sent to the person listed in this 

section. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

WOTAB was created under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 


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