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Background 

On November 6, 2021, Congress 

passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 

(BIL), also known as the Infrastructure 

Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). On 

November 15, 2021, the President 

signed Executive Order (E.O.) 14052 

‘‘Implementation of the Infrastructure 

Investment and Jobs Act.’’ On December 

13, 2021, the President signed E.O. 

14508 ‘‘Transforming Federal Customer 

Experience and Service Delivery to 

Rebuild Trust in Government.’’ On 

February 25, 2022, President Biden and 

the GSA announced the list of major 

LPOE projects funded by the BIL. This 

included the Bridge of the Americas 

(BOTA) LPOE in El Paso, Texas. 

The Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) will be prepared in accordance 

with section 102 of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969 (42 United States Code [U.S.C.] 

4321 to 4370d), as implemented by the 

regulations promulgated by the Council 

on Environmental Quality (CEQ) (40 

Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] 

1500–1508). The principal objectives of 

NEPA are to ensure the careful 

consideration of environmental aspects 

of proposed actions in Federal decisionmaking processes and to make 

environmental information available to 

decision makers and the public before 

decisions are made and actions are 

taken. 

Additionally, this EIS will be 

prepared in accordance with GSA NEPA 

guidelines (GSA Order ADM 1095.1F 

and the Public Buildings Service [PBS] 

NEPA Desk Guide, both dated October 

1999) and serves as a mechanism for 

compliance with the National Historic 

Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966 (as 

amended) and other relevant laws and/ 

or regulations. 

Scoping Process 

The purpose of this initial public 

scoping meeting is to seek input from 

stakeholders and the public regarding 

potential environmental issues that 

could affect the proposed project. The 

EIS will include public input on 

alternatives being developed to 

implement the proposed improvements 

and the potential impacts that could 

result from implementing those 

improvements. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The purpose of the proposed action is 

for the GSA to support the U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) mission by 

bringing the BOTA LPOE infrastructure 

in line with current CBP land port 

design standards (i.e., CBP Land Port of 

Entry Design Standard) and operational 

requirements while addressing existing 

deficiencies identified with the ongoing 

port operations. In order to bring the 

BOTA LPOE in line with CBP’s design 

standards and operational requirements, 

action is needed to satisfy the following 

overriding needs: 

• Improve the capacity and 

functionality of the LPOE to meet future 

public demand, while maintaining the 

capability to meet border security 

initiatives. 

• Ensure the safety and security for 

the employees and the travelling public. 

Proposed Action and Alternatives 

Development 

As part of initial project planning, the 

GSA has developed three (3) action 

alternatives as potential means of 

implementing the proposed action. The 

no action alternative will also be 

considered in the EIS. All three action 

alternatives include the phased razing of 

all existing buildings/structures and 

infrastructure within the existing LPOE 

boundaries and construction of new 

buildings/structures and supporting 

infrastructure. All three also include 

minimal land acquisition in areas 

immediately adjacent to the port. 

Summary of Potential Impacts 

The EIS will identify, describe, and 

analyze the potential effects of the 

action alternatives developed to 

implement the proposed action and the 

no action alternative. This will include 

direct, indirect, and cumulative effects. 

At present, GSA has identified the 

following resources/issues for analysis 

of both beneficial and adverse potential 

impacts: 

• Hazardous Materials, Waste, and/or 

Site Contamination 

• Socioeconomics (including 

Environmental Justice) 

• Public Services, Infrastructure, and 

Utilities 

• Surface Waters, Drainage, and 

Floodplains 

• Land Use and Zoning (including 

Visual and Aesthetics) 

• Traffic (Vehicular and Pedestrian), 

Transportation, and Parking 

• Air Quality (including Greenhouse 

Gas Emissions) 

• Noise and Vibration 

• Cultural and Historic Resources 

The EIS will document measures that 

could potentially avoid, minimize, or 

mitigate any identified adverse impacts. 

GSA welcomes public input on these 

potential impacts and other resources 

that could be considered. 

Anticipated Schedule for DecisionMaking Process 

All dates are estimated and may 

change. 

• EIS NOI published in the Federal 

Register: Friday November 17, 2023. 

• Initial NEPA Scoping Meeting: 

Wednesday December 13, 2023. 

• End of Initial NEPA Scoping Period: 

Tuesday January 16, 2024. 

• Publication of the Draft EIS: May– 

June 2024 TBD. 

• Draft EIS Public Comment Period: 

June–August 2024 TBD. 

• Final EIS: September 2024 TBD. 

• Record of Decision: October 2024 

TBD. 

Michael Clardy, 

Director, Facilities Management Division. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24927 Filed 11–9–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

intention of the Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approve the proposed 

information collection project 

‘‘Questionnaire and Data Collection 

Testing, Evaluation, and Research for 

the Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality.’’ 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by January 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz, 

Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by 

email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. 

Copies of the proposed collection 

plans, data collection instruments, and 

specific details on the estimated burden 

can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports 

Clearance Officer. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports 

Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by 

email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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Proposed Project 

Questionnaire and Data Collection 

Testing, Evaluation, and Research for 

the Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality 

The Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ) requests that the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) re-approve generic pre-testing 

clearance 0935–0124 for three years to 

facilitate AHRQ’s efforts to (1) employ 

evaluation-type methods and techniques 

to improve AHRQ’s current data 

collection and estimation procedures, 

(2) develop new collections and 

procedures, including toolkits, and (3) 

revise existing collections and 

procedures. AHRQ believes that 

developing, testing, and evaluating data 

collection and estimation procedures 

using survey methods and other 

techniques in anticipation of agencysponsored studies can improve its 

information collection efforts and the 

products it develops and allow AHRQ to 

be more responsive to fast-changing 

developments in the healthcare research 

field. 

This clearance request is limited to 

research on data collection, toolkit 

development, and estimation 

procedures and reports and does not 

extend to the collection of data for 

public release or policy formation. The 

current Clearance (0935–0124) was 

granted on January 31, 2021, and 

expires on January 31, 2024. 

This generic clearance will allow 

AHRQ to draft and test toolkits, survey 

instruments and other data collection 

and estimation procedures more quickly 

and with greater lead time, thereby 

managing project time more efficiently 

and improving the quality of the data 

AHRQ collects. In some instances, the 

ability to test and evaluate toolkits, data 

collection and estimation procedures in 

anticipation of work or early in a project 

may result in the decision not to 

proceed with additional activities, 

thereby saving both public and private 

resources and effectively eliminating 

respondent burden. 

These preliminary research activities 

will not be used by AHRQ to regulate 

or sanction its customers. They will be 

entirely voluntary, and the 

confidentiality of respondents and their 

responses will be preserved. Proposed 

information collections submitted under 

this generic clearance will be submitted 

for review by OMB with a response 

expected in 14 days. 

Method of Collection 

The information collected through 

preliminary research activities under 

this generic clearance will be used by 

AHRQ to employ techniques to (1) 

improve AHRQ’s current data collection 

and estimation procedures, (2) develop 

new collections and procedures, 

including toolkits, and (3) revise 

existing collections and procedures in 

anticipation or in response to changes in 

the health or health care field. The end 

result will be improvement in AHRQ’s 

data collections and procedures, and the 

quality of data collected, a reduction or 

minimization of respondent burden, 

increased agency efficiency, and 

improved responsiveness to the public. 

Estimated Annual Respondent Burden 

Exhibit 1 shows the estimated burden 

hours, over the full three years of this 

clearance, for the respondents’ time to 

participate in the research activities that 

may be conducted under this generic 

clearance. Mail surveys will be 

conducted with about 6,000 persons 

(2,000 per year for three years) and are 

estimated to average 20 minutes. Mail 

surveys may also be sent to respondents 

via email and may include a telephone 

non-response follow-up. Telephone 

non-response follow-up for mailed 

surveys is not counted as a telephone 

survey in Exhibit 1. Not more than 600 

persons, over three years, will 

participate in telephone surveys that 

will take about 40 minutes. Web-based 

surveys will be conducted with no more 

than 3,000 persons and will require no 

more than 10 minutes to complete. 

About 1,500 persons will participate in 

focus groups which may last up to two 

hours, while in-person interviews will 

be conducted with 600 persons and will 

take about 50 minutes. Automated data 

collection will be conducted for about 

1,500 persons and could take up to 1 

hour. Cognitive testing will be 

conducted with about 600 persons and 

is estimated to take 1.5 hours to 

complete. The total burden over three 

years is estimated to be 8,900 hours 

(about 2,967 hours per year). Exhibit 2 

shows the estimated cost burden over 

three years, based on the respondents’ 

time to participate in these research 

activities. The total cost burden is 

estimated to be $412,028. 

EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS OVER 3 YEARS

Type of information collection Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Mail/email * ....................................................................................................... 6,000 1 20/60 2,000 

Telephone ........................................................................................................ 600 1 40/60 400 

Web-based ....................................................................................................... 3,000 1 10/60 500 

Focus Groups .................................................................................................. 1,500 1 2.0 3,000

In-person .......................................................................................................... 600 1 1.0 600 

Automated ** .................................................................................................... 1,500 1 1.0 1,500 

Cognitive Testing *** ........................................................................................ 600 1 1.5 900 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 13,800 na na 8,900 

* May include telephone non-response follow-up in which case the burden will not change. 

** May include testing of database software, CAPI software or other automated technologies. 

*** May include cognitive interviews for questionnaire or toolkit development, or ‘‘think aloud’’ testing of prototype websites.

EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED COST BURDEN OVER 3 YEARS

Type of information collection Number of 

respondents 

Total burden 

hours 

Average 

hourly wage 

rate * 

Total cost 

burden 

Mail/email ......................................................................................................... 6,000 2,000 $46.52 $93,040 

Telephone ........................................................................................................ 600 400 46.52 18,608 

Web-based ....................................................................................................... 3,000 500 46.52 23,260 

Focus Groups .................................................................................................. 1,500 3,000 46.52 139,560 


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EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED COST BURDEN OVER 3 YEARS—Continued 

Type of information collection Number of 

respondents 

Total burden 

hours 

Average 

hourly wage 

rate * 

Total cost 

burden 

In-person .......................................................................................................... 600 600 46.52 27,912 

Automated ........................................................................................................ 1,500 1,500 46.52 69,780 

Cognitive Testing ............................................................................................. 600 900 46.52 41,868 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 13,800 8,900 na 412,028 

* Bureau of Labor & Statistics on ‘‘Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022’’ found at the following URL https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#29-0000 for the respondents. 

Request for Comments 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, 

comments on AHRQ’s information 

collection are requested with regard to 

any of the following: (a) whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

AHRQ’s health care research and health 

care information dissemination 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of AHRQ’s estimate of 

burden (including hours and costs) of 

the proposed collection(s) of 

information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information upon the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the Agency’s subsequent 

request for OMB approval of the 

proposed information collection. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

Dated: November 6, 2023. 

Marquita Cullom, 

Associate Director. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24872 Filed 11–9–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–90–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) Review; Information 

Comparison With Insurance Data 

AGENCY: Office of Child Support 

Services, Administration for Children 

and Families, Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Child Support 

Services (OCSS), Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), is 

requesting the OMB to extend approval 

of the Information Comparison with 

Insurance Data, with minor changes, for 

an additional three years. The current 

OMB approval (OMB No.: (0970–0342) 

expires January 31, 2024. 

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of 

publication. OMB must make a decision 

about the collection of information 

between 30 and 60 days after 

publication of this document in the 

Federal Register. Therefore, a comment 

is best assured of having its full effect 

if OMB receives it within 30 days of 

publication. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. You can also obtain 

copies of the proposed collection of 

information by emailing infocollection@

acf.hhs.gov. Identify all emailed 

requests by the title of the information 

collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: The Deficit Reduction 

Act of 2005 amended section 452 of the 

Social Security Act to authorize the 

Health and Human Services Secretary, 

through the Federal Parent Locator 

Service, to conduct comparisons of 

information concerning individuals 

owing past-due child support with 

information maintained by insurers (or 

their agents) concerning insurance 

claims, settlements, awards, and 

payments. On a daily basis, OCSS sends 

the results of the insurance data match 

in an ‘‘Insurance Match Response 

Record’’ to child support agencies, that 

use the insurance data matches to 

collect past-due support from the 

insurance proceeds. OCSS incorporated 

a separate burden calculation for 

respondents opting to electronically 

report quarterly. 

Respondents: Insurers or their agents, 

including the U.S. Department of Labor 

and state agencies administering 

workers’ compensation programs, and 

the Insurance Services Office. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Collection instrument 

Total 

number of 

respondents 

Total 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Insurance Match File: Quarterly Reporting Electronically ............................... 1 4 0.083 0.33 

Insurance Match File: Monthly Reporting Electronically ................................. 26 12 0.083 25.90 

Insurance Match File: Weekly Reporting Electronically .................................. 19 52 0.083 82.00 

Insurance Match File: Daily Reporting Electronically ...................................... 1 251 0.083 20.83 

Match File: Daily Reporting Manually .............................................................. 118 251 0.1 2,961.80 


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