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1See Short Position and Short Activity Reporting 

by Institutional Investment Managers, Exchange Act 

Release No. 34–98738 (Oct. 13, 2023), at n. 38 and 

accompanying text. 

2 Id. at 141 (discussing compliance date for 

amendment to the CAT NMS Plan). 

NMS Plan, pursuant to 17 CFR 

242.608(a)(2) and (b)(2), to require the 

reporting to the Consolidated Audit 

Trail of reliance on the bona fide market 

making exception in Regulation SHO, 

with some non-substantive, technical 

changes with regard to the wording of 

the rule text.1 This Notice is being given 

of the text of the adopted amendment to 

the CAT NMS Plan. For a full 

discussion of the adopted amendment to 

the CAT NMS Plan, see the Adopting 

Release. 

II. Compliance Date 

The Commission is setting a 

compliance date of 20 months from 

publication in the Federal Register, 

which is 18 months after the effective 

date of the Adopting Release.2

III. Statutory Authority and Text of the 

Amendment to the CAT NMS Plan 

Pursuant to the Exchange Act and, 

particularly, Sections 2, 3, 5, 6, 

11A(a)(3)(B), 15, 15A, 17(a) and (b), 19, 

and 23(a) thereof, 15 U.S.C. 78b, 78c, 

78e, 78f, 78k–1, 78o, 78o–3, 78q(a) and 

(b), 78s, and 78w(a), and pursuant to 

Rules 608(a)(2) and (b)(2) thereunder, 

the Commission is amending the CAT 

NMS Plan in the manner set forth 

below. 

Amend Section 6.4 of the CAT NMS 

Plan by modifying paragraphs (d)(ii)(B) 

and (C) and adding paragraph (d)(ii)(D). 

The revisions read as follows. 

Additions are italicized; deletions are 

[bracketed]. 

* * * * * 

Section 6.4 Data Reporting and Recording 

by Industry Members 

* * * * * 

(d) Required Industry Member Data 

(i) No change. 

(ii) No change. 

(A) No change. 

(1)–(3) No change. 

(B) if the trade is cancelled, a cancelled 

trade indicator; [and] 

(C) for original receipt or origination of an 

order, the Firm Designated ID for the relevant 

Customer, and in accordance with Section 

6.4(d)(iv), Customer Account Information 

and Customer Identifying Information for the 

relevant Customer[.]; and 

(D) for the original receipt or origination of 

an order to sell an equity security, whether 

the order is for a short sale effected by a 

market maker in connection with bona fide 

market making activities in the security for 

which the exception in Rule 203(b)(2)(iii) of 

Regulation SHO is claimed. 

By the Commission. 

Dated: October 13, 2023. 

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23051 Filed 10–31–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #20034 and #20035; 

TENNESSEE Disaster Number TN–20001] 

Administrative Declaration of a 

Disaster for the State of Tennessee 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an 

Administrative declaration of a disaster 

for the State of Tennessee dated 10/26/ 

2023. 

Incident: Severe Storms and Straightline Winds. 

Incident Period: 06/25/2023 through 

06/26/2023. 

DATES: Issued on 10/26/2023. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 12/26/2023. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 07/26/2024. 

ADDRESSES: Visit the MySBA Loan 

Portal at https://lending.sba.gov to 

apply for a disaster assistance loan. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alan Escobar, Office of Disaster 

Recovery & Resilience, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street 

SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, 

(202) 205–6734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

Administrator’s disaster declaration, 

applications for disaster loans may be 

submitted online using the MySBA 

Loan Portal https://lending.sba.gov or 

other locally announced locations. 

Please contact the SBA disaster 

assistance customer service center by 

email at disastercustomerservice@

sba.gov or by phone at 1–800–659–2955 

for further assistance. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Counties: Shelby 

Contiguous Counties: 

Tennessee: Fayette, Tipton 

Arkansas: Mississippi, Crittenden 

Mississippi: Desoto, Marshall 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 5.000 

Percent 

Homeowners without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 2.500 

Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 8.000 

Businesses without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 4.000 

Non-Profit Organizations with 

Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.375 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.375 

For Economic Injury: 

Business and Small Agricultural 

Cooperatives without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 4.000 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.375 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 20034B and for 

economic injury is 200350. 

The States which received an EIDL 

Declaration are Arkansas, Mississippi, 

Tennessee. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Isabella Guzman, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24054 Filed 10–31–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–09–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No. SSA–2023–0028] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration 

(SSA). 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, we are issuing 

public notice of our intent to modify an 

existing system of records entitled, Race 

and Ethnicity Collection System (60– 

0104), last published on August 24, 

2009. This notice publishes details of 

the modified system as set forth below 

under the caption, SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: The system of records notice 

(SORN) is applicable upon its 

publication in today’s Federal Register, 

with the exception of the new routine 

uses, which are effective December 1, 

2023. 

We invite public comment on the 

routine uses or other aspects of this 

SORN. In accordance with the Privacy 

Act of 1974, we are providing the public 

a 30-day period in which to submit 

comments. Therefore, please submit any 

comments by December 1, 2023. 


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ADDRESSES: The public, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), and 

Congress may comment on this 

publication by writing to the Executive 

Director, Office of Privacy and 

Disclosure, Office of the General 

Counsel, SSA, Room G–401 West High 

Rise, 6401 Security Boulevard, 

Baltimore, Maryland 21235–6401, or 

through the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal 

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

reference docket number SSA–2023– 

0028. All comments we receive will be 

available for public inspection at the 

above address, and we will post them to 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elisa Vasta, Government Information 

Specialist, Privacy Implementation 

Division, Office of Privacy and 

Disclosure, Office of the General 

Counsel, SSA, Room G–401 West High 

Rise, 6401 Security Boulevard, 

Baltimore, Maryland 21235–6401, 

telephone: (410) 966–5855, email: 

elisa.vasta@ssa.gov and Tristin Dorsey, 

Government Information Specialist, 

Privacy Implementation Division, Office 

of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the 

General Counsel, SSA, Room G–401 

West High Rise, 6401 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21235– 

6401, telephone: (410) 966–5855, email: 

tristin.dorsey@ssa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

modifying the system of records name 

from ‘‘Race and Ethnicity Collection 

System (RECS), Social Security 

Administration (SSA)’’ to ‘‘Race and 

Ethnicity Collection System (RECS)’’ to 

accurately reflect the system. We are 

clarifying the system location to 

recognize that we may also maintain 

records in a cloud-based environment. 

We are updating the system manager to 

reflect the accurate SSA office. We are 

updating the authority for the 

maintenance of the system to include 

sections 205(a) and 1110 of the Social 

Security Act. We are clarifying the 

purpose of the system to reflect SSA 

will use the information for research 

and statistical purposes. 

In addition, we are clarifying the 

categories of individuals covered by the 

system and the categories of records 

maintained in the system for easier 

reading. We are expanding the record 

source categories to include individuals 

who utilize our electronic enumeration 

processes, existing SSA system of 

records, 60–0058—Master Files of 

Social Security Number (SSN) Holders 

and SSN Applications, and records 

generated by SSA internal processes. 

We are revising routine use No. 3 to 

incorporate gender-inclusive language, 

in support of Executive Order 13988, 

Preventing and Combating 

Discrimination on the Basis of Gender 

Identity or Sexual Orientation. For 

routine use No. 4, we are expanding it 

to recognize disclosures to contractors 

and cooperative agreement awardees, 

and we are clarifying the purpose of the 

disclosure is for SSA program 

evaluation, research, and statistical 

reporting purposes. We are removing 

the list of technical requirements, but 

note that when we disclose under this 

routine use, we will still require a 

written agreement, which includes 

safeguards as we determine are 

appropriate and necessary. 

We are clarifying the purpose for 

which SSA will disclose information in 

routine use No. 5, for consistency with 

language present in all SSA SORNs. We 

are modifying routine use Nos. 7 and 8 

for easier reading. We are also adding a 

routine use to permit disclosures to the 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services, if records or information were 

disclosed under applicable rules, 

regulations, and procedures in effect 

prior to the date of enactment for the 

Social Security Independence and 

Program Improvements Act of 1994. 

Lastly, we are clarifying in the 

policies and practices for the storage of 

records that SSA will maintain records 

in electronic form only. We are updating 

the records retention and disposal 

schedule. We are modifying the 

administrative, technical, and physical 

safeguards for easier reading. We are 

modifying the record access procedures 

to remove references to telephone, for 

consistency with agency access 

regulations. We are modifying the notice 

throughout to correct miscellaneous 

stylistic formatting and typographical 

errors of the previously published 

notice, and to ensure the language reads 

consistently across multiple systems. 

We are republishing the entire notice for 

ease of reference. 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), 

we have provided a report to OMB and 

Congress on this modified system of 

records. 

Matthew Ramsey, 

Executive Director, Office of Privacy and 

Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

Race and Ethnicity Collection System 

(RECS), 60–0104. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Social Security Administration, Office 

of Systems, Office of Systems 

Operations and Hardware Engineering, 

6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 

21235–6401. 

Information is also located in 

additional locations in connection with 

cloud-based services for business 

continuity purposes. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S): 

Social Security Administration, 

Deputy Commissioner for Systems, 

Office of Enterprise Information 

Systems, 6401 Security Boulevard, 

Baltimore, MD 21235–6401, (410) 966– 

5855. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Sections 205(a), 702, 704, and 1110 of 

the Social Security Act, as amended. 

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM: 

We will use information in this 

system for research and statistical 

purposes only, to help us ensure all SSA 

customers are treated equitably. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

This system maintains information on 

individuals for whom we have collected 

race and ethnicity information. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

This system maintains records on 

individuals including, but not limited 

to, SSN; race and ethnicity data in 

accordance with Federal standards; and 

an indicator code identifying data 

source (e.g., Social Security Number 

Application Process, Enumeration at 

Birth). 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

We obtain information in this system 

from the individual to whom the record 

pertains; individuals who utilize our 

electronic enumeration processes; and 

an existing SSA system of records, 

Master Files of SSN Holders and SSN 

Applications, 60–0058. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

We will disclose records pursuant to 

the following routine uses; however, we 

will not disclose any information 

defined as ‘‘return or return 

information’’ under 26 U.S.C. 6103 of 

the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), unless 

authorized by a statute, the Internal 

Revenue Service (IRS), or IRS 

regulations. 

1. To the Office of the President, in 

response to an inquiry from that office 

made at the request of the subject of the 

record or a third party on that person’s 

behalf. 

2. To a congressional office in 

response to an inquiry from that office 

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record or a third party on that person’s 

behalf. 

3. To the Department of Justice (DOJ), 

a court or other tribunal, or another 

party before such court or tribunal 

when: 

(a) SSA, or any component thereof; 

(b) any SSA employee in their official 

capacity; 

(c) any SSA employee in their 

individual capacity when DOJ (or SSA, 

where it is authorized to do so) has 

agreed to represent the employee; or 

(d) the United States or any agency 

thereof when we determine that the 

litigation is likely to affect SSA or any 

of our components, SSA is a party to the 

litigation or has an interest in such 

litigation, and SSA determines that the 

use of such records by DOJ, a court or 

other tribunal, or another party before 

the tribunal is relevant and necessary to 

the litigation, provided, however, that in 

each case, we determine that such 

disclosure is compatible with the 

purpose for which the records were 

collected. 

4. To contractors, cooperative 

agreement awardees, Federal agencies, 

State agencies, or a congressional 

support agency for SSA program 

evaluation, research, and statistical 

reporting purposes. We will disclose 

information under this routine use 

pursuant only to a written agreement, 

which sets forth the required safeguards 

as we determine are necessary and 

appropriate. 

5. To contractors and other Federal 

agencies, as necessary, for assisting SSA 

in the efficient administration of its 

programs. We will disclose information 

under this routine use only in situations 

in which SSA may enter into a 

contractual or similar agreement with a 

third party to assist in accomplishing an 

agency function relating to this system 

of records. 

6. To student volunteers, individuals 

working under a personal services 

contract, and others who technically do 

not have the status of Federal 

employees, when they are performing 

work for us, as authorized by law, and 

they need access to personally 

identifiable information (PII) in our 

records in order to perform their 

assigned agency functions. 

7. To the National Archives Records 

Administration (NARA) under 44 U.S.C. 

2904 and 2906. 

8. To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and persons when: 

(a) SSA suspects or has confirmed 

that there has been a breach of the 

system of records; 

(b) SSA has determined that as a 

result of the suspected or confirmed 

breach there is a risk of harm to 

individuals, SSA (including its 

information systems, programs, and 

operations), the Federal Government, or 

national security; and 

(c) the disclosure made to such 

agencies, entities, and persons is 

reasonably necessary to assist in 

connection with SSA’s efforts to 

respond to the suspected or confirmed 

breach or to prevent, minimize, or 

remedy such harm. 

9. To Federal, State, and local law 

enforcement agencies and private 

security contractors, as appropriate, 

information necessary: 

(a) to enable them to ensure the safety 

of our employees and customers, the 

security of our workplace, and the 

operation of our facilities; or 

(b) to assist investigations or 

prosecutions with respect to activities 

that affect such safety and security or 

activities that disrupt the operation of 

our facilities. 

10. To another Federal agency or 

Federal entity, when we determine that 

information from this system of records 

is reasonably necessary to assist the 

recipient agency or entity in: 

(a) responding to a suspected or 

confirmed breach; or 

(b) preventing, minimizing, or 

remedying the risk of harm to 

individuals, the recipient agency or 

entity (including its information 

systems, programs, and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security, resulting from a suspected or 

confirmed breach. 

11. To the Centers for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services, as required by 

section 704(e) of the Social Security Act, 

records or information needed for 

research and statistical activities if the 

records or information are of such type 

that were disclosed under applicable 

rules, regulations, and procedures in 

effect before the date of enactment of the 

Social Security Independence and 

Program Improvements Act of 1994. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

We will maintain records in this 

system in electronic form. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

We will retrieve records in this 

system by SSN. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

In accordance with NARA rules 

codified at 36 CFR 1225.16, we maintain 

records in accordance with General 

Records Schedule (GRS) 3.1: General 

Technology Management Records, item 

012 and GRS 5.2: Transitory and 

Intermediary Records, item 020. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

We retain electronic files containing 

personal identifiers in secure storage 

areas accessible only by authorized 

individuals, including our employees 

and contractors, who have a need for the 

information when performing their 

official duties. Security measures 

include, but are not limited to, the use 

of codes and profiles, personal 

identification numbers and passwords, 

and personal identification verification 

cards. We restrict access to specific 

correspondence within the system based 

on assigned roles and authorized users. 

We use audit mechanisms to record 

sensitive transactions as an additional 

measure to protect information from 

unauthorized disclosure or 

modification. To the maximum extent 

consistent with approved research 

needs, we purge personal identifiers 

from microdata files prepared for 

purposes of research and subject these 

files to procedural safeguards to assure 

anonymity. 

We annually provide authorized 

individuals, including our employees 

and contractors, with appropriate 

security awareness training that 

includes reminders about the need to 

protect PII and the criminal penalties 

that apply to unauthorized access to, or 

disclosure of, PII (5 U.S.C. 552a(i)(1)). 

Furthermore, authorized individuals 

with access to databases maintaining PII 

must annually sign a sanctions 

document that acknowledges their 

accountability for inappropriately 

accessing or disclosing such 

information. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals may submit requests for 

information about whether this system 

contains a record about them by 

submitting a written request to the 

system manager at the above address, 

which includes their name, SSN, or 

other information that may be in this 

system of records that will identify 

them. Individuals requesting 

notification of, or access to, a record by 

mail must include: (1) a notarized 

statement to us to verify their identity; 

or (2) must certify in the request 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. 

Individuals requesting notification of, 

or access to, records in person must 

provide their name, SSN, or other 

information that may be in this system 

of records that will identify them, as 

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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. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24049 Filed 10–31–23; 8:45 am] 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24091 Filed 10–31–23; 8:45 am] 

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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