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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 

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(FACA) in accordance with section 

23007(d)(1) of the Bipartisan 

Infrastructure Law (BIL) (Pub. L. 117– 

58), which requires the Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) 

to establish WOTAB. WOTAB will 

review and report on policies that 

provide education, training, mentorship, 

and outreach to women in the trucking 

industry and identify barriers and 

industry trends that directly or 

indirectly discourage women from 

pursuing and retaining careers in 

trucking. 

WOTAB operates in accordance with 

FACA under the terms of the WOTAB 

charter, filed February 11, 2022. 

II. Agenda 

WOTAB will complete its review of 

the discussion notes from the 

deliberations concerning Tasks 22–1 

through 23–4 and the draft report 

prepared by its Report Subcommittee. 

The Report Subcommittee members 

were designated during the WOTAB’s 

August 14 meeting for the purpose of 

compiling information from the 

discussion notes for the meetings and 

drafting a report for the full WOTAB to 

review prior to its submission to the 

FMCSA Administrator. 

III. Public Participation 

The meeting will be open to the 

public via virtual platform. Advance 

registration via the website is required 

by Monday, November 6. 

DOT is committed to providing equal 

access to this meeting for all 

participants. If you need alternative 

formats or services due to a disability, 

such as sign language interpretation or 

other ancillary aids, please contact the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section by 

Monday, November 6. 

Oral comments from the public will 

be heard during designated comment 

periods at the discretion of the WOTAB 

chair and Designated Federal Officer. To 

accommodate as many speakers as 

possible, the time for each commenter 

may be limited. Speakers are requested 

to submit a written copy of their 

remarks for inclusion in the meeting 

records and for circulation to WOTAB 

members. All prepared remarks 

submitted on time will be accepted and 

considered as part of the record. Any 

member of the public may present a 

written statement to the committee at 

any time. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24067 Filed 10–31–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2023–0024] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Hearing 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of applications for 

exemption; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of 

applications from 11 individuals for an 

exemption from the hearing requirement 

in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs) to operate a 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in 

interstate commerce. If granted, the 

exemptions would enable these hard of 

hearing and deaf individuals to operate 

CMVs in interstate commerce. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 1, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the Federal Docket 

Management System Docket No. 

FMCSA–2023–0024 using any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov/, insert the docket 

number (FMCSA–2023–0024) in the 

keyword box and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, 

choose the only notice listed, and click 

on the ‘‘Comment’’ button. 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: West Building 

Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 

SE, Washington, DC 20590–0001, 

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

through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

instructions on submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical 

Programs Division, FMCSA, DOT, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W64–224, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001, (202) 366– 

4001, fmcsamedical@dot.gov. Office 

hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

If you have questions regarding viewing 

or submitting material to the docket, 

contact Dockets Operations, (202) 366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation 

A. Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (Docket No. FMCSA–2023–0024), 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each 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 that FMCSA can contact you if there 

are questions regarding your 

submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ 

FMCSA-2023-0024. Next, choose the 

only notice listed, click the ‘‘Comment’’ 

button, and type your comment into the 

text box on the following screen. Choose 

whether you are submitting your 

comment as an individual or on behalf 

of a third party and then submit. 

If you submit your comments by mail 

or hand delivery, submit them in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. 

FMCSA will consider all comments 

and material received during the 

comment period. 

B. Viewing Comments 

To view comments go to 

www.regulations.gov. Insert the docket 

number (FMCSA–2023–0024) in the 

keyword box and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, 

choose the only notice listed, and click 

‘‘Browse Comments.’’ If you do not have 

access to the internet, you may view the 

docket online by visiting Dockets 

Operations on the ground floor of the 

DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, 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. 

C. Privacy Act 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31315(b)(6), DOT solicits comments 

from the public on the exemption 

requests. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov. As described in 

the system of records notice DOT/ALL 

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