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Title: Public Transportation Safety 

Program. 

OMB Control Number: 2132–New 

Information Collection. 

Background: Congress directed FTA 

to establish a comprehensive Public 

Transportation Safety Program in the 

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st 

Century Act (Pub. L. 112–141; July 6, 

2012) (MAP–21), which was 

reauthorized by the Fixing America’s 

Surface Transportation Act (Pub. L. 

114–94; December 4, 2015). The 

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, enacted 

as the Infrastructure Investment and 

Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117–58; November 15, 

2021), continues FTA’s authority to 

regulate public transportation systems 

that receive Federal financial assistance 

under chapter 53. Section 5329(f) of 

Title 49 U.S.C. authorizes FTA to 

‘‘require the production of documents 

by, and prescribe recordkeeping and 

reporting requirements for, a recipient 

or a State safety oversight agency’’ for 

the purposes of carrying out the Federal 

Public Transportation Safety Program. 

FTA is seeking approval of an 

information collection that will allow 

FTA to collect safety related data from 

transit agencies, State Safety Oversight 

Agencies (SSOAs), and States. FTA will 

use this information collection to assess 

how recipients of Federal financial 

assistance under chapter 53 are 

complying with FTA safety 

requirements and recommendations and 

ensuring safe transportation systems for 

the riders and patrons using each 

system, the workers operating each 

system, and the pedestrians interacting 

with each system. FTA may also use 

this collection to assist in determining 

whether there is a need for new or 

revised safety requirements. This 

collection is different from the existing 

safety related collections associated 

with the Public Transportation Agency 

Safety Plan Program (2132–0580), the 

Public Transportation Safety 

Certification Training Program (2132– 

0578), and the State Safety Oversight 

Program (2132–0558). The 

aforementioned collections are 

approved to collect information related 

to the requirements of those safety 

programs while this new collection is 

intended to cover other safety issues, 

including emerging safety concerns. 

The information captured through 

this data collection will enable FTA to 

respond to existing safety issues and be 

proactive to address potential and 

emerging safety concerns. This 

information collection is essential to 

FTA’s safety oversight and grant-making 

roles—both critical to the Agency’s 

mission of improving public 

transportation for America’s 

communities. 

Respondents: Transit agencies, State 

safety oversight agencies, and States. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 2,477. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses: 4,843. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

146,940. 

Frequency: Periodic. 

Nadine Pembleton, 

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of 

Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2023–0174] 

Notice of Establishment of Aerospace 

Supply Chain Resiliency Task Force 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary 

for Transportation Policy, Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of the establishment of 

the Aerospace Supply Chain Resiliency 

(ASCR) Task Force. 

SUMMARY: DOT is announcing the 

establishment of the ASCR Task Force. 

The ASCR Task Force is required by 

section 106 of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act of 2023, enacted 

December 29, 2022. This notice outlines 

DOT’s plan for implementation of this 

Task Force, including the dates of Task 

Force meetings. DOT will publish any 

future updates on the DOT web page. 

See further details within the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

DATES: The ASCR Task Force is 

established on the date of publication of 

this Federal Register Notice and will 

end when the Task Force submits its 

report to Congress. 

ADDRESSES: The four official meetings of 

the Task Force will take place in person 

at U.S. DOT Headquarters, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. See Section 6 for further 

information about the schedule, 

location, and nature of the Task Force 

meetings. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elliott Black, Facilitator, ASCR Task 

Force, Office of the Under Secretary for 

Transportation Policy, at (202) 924– 

0588 or email elliott.black1@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOT is 

hereby announcing the establishment of 

a new Aerospace Supply Chain 

Resiliency (ASCR) Task Force. The 

ASCR Task Force is required by Section 

106 of the Consolidated Appropriations 

Act of 2023 (Pub. L. 117–328), enacted 

December 29, 2022. This notice outlines 

DOT’s plan for implementation of this 

Task Force, including the dates of Task 

Force meetings. 

The remainder of this notice includes: 

1. Summary of statutory requirements 

(including the scope and purpose of the 

new Task Force). 

2. Structure and composition of the 

Task Force. 

3. Opportunities for others to provide 

input to the Task Force. 

4. Proceedings, records, and nature of 

the required reports. 

5. Relationship to other initiatives. 

6. Schedule, location, and nature of 

the Task Force meetings. 

7. Other Information. 

1. Summary of Statutory Requirements 

The statute established the purpose of 

the Task Force as to ‘‘Identify and assess 

risks to United States aerospace supply 

chains, including the availability of raw 

materials and critical manufactured 

goods, with respect to major end items 

produced by the aerospace industry; 

and the infrastructure of the National 

Airspace System; and identify best 

practices and make recommendations to 

mitigate those risks and support a robust 

United States aerospace supply chain.’’ 

Accordingly, DOT has established the 

Task Force as required by the statute, to 

focus on the scope as set forth in statute. 

DOT will facilitate the Task Force and 

encourage all members to consider both 

current and emerging issues, including 

issues driven by new and evolving 

technologies as well as other external 

factors and trends. 

The statute also established the 

maximum size of the Task Force, and a 

minimum list of required disciplines to 

be represented. Please see Section 2 

(‘‘Structure and composition of the Task 

Force’’) for further information. 

The statute also established several 

schedule requirements. Please see 

Section 5 (‘‘Schedule, location, and 

nature of the Task Force meetings’’) for 

further information. 

The statute specifically exempted the 

Task Force from the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA). Accordingly, 

this Notice describes the parameters by 

which the Task Force will function. 

2. Structure and Composition of the 

Task Force 

The statute outlined 16 specific 

industry perspectives that must be 

represented, including six 

manufacturing categories, six 

operational categories, and four labor 

categories. The statute requires the 

Secretary to appoint ‘‘Individuals with 


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expertise in logistics, economics, supply 

chain management, or another field or 

discipline related to the resilience of 

industrial supply chains.’’ 

The members of the Task Force are 

listed below, including both primary 

representatives and alternate 

representatives in case any primary 

representative is unavailable to 

participate in one or more of the Task 

Force meetings: 

• Sarah MacLeod, Primary member 

(Christian Klein, alternate), 

Aeronautical Repair Station Association 

(ARSA). 

• Dak Hardwick, Primary member (Di 

Reimold, alternate), Aerospace 

Industries Association (AIA). 

• Carey Fagan, Primary member 

(Rugger Smith, alternate), Air Traffic 

Control Association (ATCA). 

• Richard (Ric) Peri, Primary member 

(Mike Adamson, alternate), Aircraft 

Electronics Association (AEA). 

• James (‘‘Jim’’) Coon, Primary 

member (Murray Huling, alternate), 

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association 

(AOPA). 

• Bob Ireland, Primary member 

(Justin Madden, alternate), Airlines for 

America (A4A). 

• Michael Robbins, Primary member 

(Max Rosen, alternate), Association for 

Uncrewed Vehicle Systems 

International (AUVSI). 

• Isaiah Wonnenberg, Primary 

member (Mary Guenther, alternate), 

Commercial Spaceflight Federation 

(CSF). 

• Hassan Shahidi, Primary member 

(Deborah Kirkman, alternate), Flight 

Safety Foundation (FSF). 

• Paul Feldman, Primary member (Joe 

Sambiase, alternate), General Aviation 

Manufacturers Association (GAMA). 

• John Shea, Primary member 

(Christopher Martino, alternate), 

Helicopter Association International 

(HAI). 

• Jody Bennett, Primary member, 

International Association of Machinists 

and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW). 

• Richard Plunkett, Primary member 

(Brandon Anderson, alternate), 

International Federation of Professional 

and Technical Engineers (IFPTE)/ 

Society of Professional Engineering 

Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA). 

• Ken Thompson, Primary member 

(Keith DeBerry, alternate), National Air 

Transportation Association (NATA). 

• Sierra Grimes, Primary member 

(Doug Carr, alternate), National Business 

Aviation Association (NBAA). 

• David Spero, Primary member 

(Carlos Aguirre, alternate), Professional 

Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS). 

• Gary Peterson, Primary member 

(Mark Erler, alternate), Transport 

Workers Union of America (TWU). 

3. Opportunities for Others To Provide 

Input to the Task Force 

DOT recognizes that there may be 

other organizations and individuals who 

would like to provide input for 

consideration by the Task Force. Each 

meeting will include a public session 

where stakeholders may provide such 

input. In addition, interested parties 

may submit input in writing by 

following the instructions that DOT has 

published at https:// 

www.transportation.gov/ASCR. 

4. Proceedings, Records, and Nature of 

the Required Reports 

Based on the statutory provisions, the 

Task Force must submit its Report to 

Congress within one year of the first 

meeting of the Task Force. The Task 

Force Report to Congress shall be an 

independent report, not subject to DOT 

review or approval. 

Therefore, DOT will facilitate the 

Task Force proceedings with a focus on 

ensuring a balanced and harmonious 

process, and providing a safe 

environment for open dialogue and full 

consideration of all perspectives 

(including addressing input provided by 

other interested parties). If there are 

areas in which the Task Force cannot 

come to consensus, DOT will encourage 

the Task Force to report more than a 

single perspective for Congressional 

consideration. 

DOT will conduct the closed-door 

portion of Task Force meetings 

according to Chatham House rules, 

which stipulate that the proceedings are 

not to be recorded or reported externally 

in any form. Members of the Task Force 

agree not to disclose the internal 

proceedings or to attribute any 

particular viewpoint to any members of 

the Task Force. Members of the Task 

Force will be required to sign 

Nondisclosure Agreements. The 

purpose of this approach is to ensure a 

safe environment in which all Members 

of the Task Force may speak freely and 

openly, without fear of external 

disclosure. 

Likewise, DOT does not intend to 

record or create detailed minutes, notes, 

or other official records of the 

proceedings, including either the public 

sessions or the closed-door sessions. 

Rather, each Member of the Task Force 

shall bear the responsibility to keep 

their own individual notes or records as 

necessary to help them formulate and 

prepare the Task Force Report to 

Congress. 

Based on the statutory provisions, 

DOT must then submit a separate Report 

to Congress, within 180 days of the Task 

Force report, regarding the status or 

implementation of recommendations of 

the Task Force. 

DOT will post copies of both reports 

on the website at https:// 

www.transportation.gov/ASCR. 

5. Relationship to Other Related 

Initiatives 

DOT acknowledges that other task 

forces and other bodies have been 

established to examine supply-chain 

issues, including joint reviews and 

reports conducted in response to 

Executive Order 14017 (entitled 

‘‘America’s Supply Chains’’) as well as 

other task forces, councils, and working 

groups established by other Federal 

agencies, industry associations, and 

other stakeholders. 

DOT will review prior reports and 

analyses to identify issues that may 

need further examination in the 

particular context of the United States’ 

aerospace industry. DOT will include 

such issues on the agenda for the initial 

meeting of the Task Force, and engage 

with Task Force members as well as 

other interested parties to consider the 

challenges and potential mitigation 

measures. 

6. Schedule, Location, and Nature of 

the Task Force Meetings 

The official meetings of the Task 

Force will take place in person at DOT 

Headquarters in Washington, DC. Each 

meeting will include a public session 

and a closed-door session. DOT may 

convene additional closed-door 

meetings or working sessions as 

necessary. 

Parties interested in attending and/or 

speaking at any of the public sessions 

must register at least seven (7) business 

days in advance by following the 

instructions posted at https:// 

www.transportation.gov/ASCR. 

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 at least 

thirty (30) business days in advance of 

each meeting. 

The meetings will take place on the 

following dates: 

• First meeting: Wednesday and 

Thursday, January 10–11, 2024 (with 

the public session taking place on 

Wednesday, January 10, 2024, from 

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time). 

• Second meeting: Wednesday and 

Thursday, April 3–4, 2024 (with the 

public portion of the meeting taking 

place on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, 


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1This requirement also applies to Applicants’ 

prospective sub-recipients that are not direct 

beneficiaries of Federal financial assistance (e.g., 

Depository Institution Holding Companies and their 

Subsidiary CDFI Insured Depository Institutions). 

2Service Request shall mean a written inquiry or 

notification submitted to the CDFI Fund via AMIS. 

from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern 

time). 

• Third meeting: Wednesday and 

Thursday, June 26–27, 2024 (with the 

public session taking place on 

Wednesday, June 26, 2024, from 10:00 

a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time). 

• Fourth and final meeting: 

Wednesday and Thursday, September 

18–19, 2024 (with the public portion of 

the meeting taking place on Wednesday, 

September 18, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 

12:00 p.m. Eastern time). 

DOT does not anticipate publishing 

any further notices or information about 

this Task Force in the Federal Register. 

DOT will post any further information 

on the Task Force website at https:// 

www.transportation.gov/ASCR. 

Signed in Washington, DC. 

Brian Elliott Black, 

Facilitator, Aerospace Supply Chain 

Resiliency Task Force, Office of the Under 

Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27085 Filed 12–8–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Community Development Financial 

Institutions Fund 

Notice of Funds Availability 

Announcement Type: Announcement 

of funding opportunity. 

Funding Opportunity Title: Notice of 

Funds Availability (NOFA) inviting 

Applications for Financial Assistance 

(FA) or Technical Assistance (TA) 

awards under the Community 

Development Financial Institutions 

Program (CDFI Program) fiscal year (FY) 

2024 Funding Round. 

Funding Opportunity Number: CDFI– 

2024–FATA. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 21.020. 

DATES: 

TABLE 1—FY 2024 CDFI PROGRAM FUNDING ROUND CRITICAL DEADLINES FOR APPLICANTS

Description Deadline 

Time 

(eastern 

time—ET) 

Submission method 

Last day to create an AMIS Account (all Applicants) ............... January 16, 2024 ....... 11:59 p.m. ET ............. AMIS. 

Last day to enter Employer Identification Number (EIN) and 

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) in AMIS (all Applicants).

January 16, 2024 ....... 11:59 p.m. ET ............. AMIS. 

Last day to submit SF–424 Mandatory Form (Application for 

Federal Assistance).

January 16, 2024 ....... 11:59 p.m. ET ............. Electronically via Grants.gov. 

Last day to contact CDFI Program staff ................................... February 13, 2024 ...... 5:00 p.m. ET ............... Service Request via AMIS Or CDFI Fund 

Helpdesk: 202–653–0421. 

Last day to contact AMIS–IT Help Desk (regarding AMIS 

technical problems only).

February 15, 2024 ...... 5:00 p.m. ET ............... Service Request via AMIS Or 202–653–0422 Or 

AMIS@cdfi.treas.gov. 

Last day to submit Title VI Compliance Worksheet (all Applicants) 1.

February 15, 2024 ...... 11:59 p.m. ET ............. AMIS. 

Last day to submit CDFI Program Application for Financial 

Assistance (FA) or Technical Assistance (TA).

February 15, 2024 ...... 11:59 p.m. ET ............. AMIS. 

Last day to contact Certification, Compliance Monitoring and 

Evaluation (CCME) Help Desk regarding CDFI Certification 

Application for uncertified FA Applicants.

March 1, 2024 ............ 11:59 p.m. ET ............. Service Request 2 via the Awards Management Information System (AMIS). 

Last day to submit CDFI Certification Applications for 

uncertified FA Applicants.

March 5, 2024 ............ 11:59 p.m. ET ............. AMIS. 

Executive Summary: Through the 

CDFI Program, the CDFI Fund provides 

(i) FA awards of up to $2 million to 

Certified Community Development 

Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to build 

their financial capacity to lend to 

Eligible Markets and/or their Target 

Markets, and (ii) TA awards of up to 

$250,000 to build Certified and 

Emerging CDFIs’ organizational capacity 

to serve Eligible Markets and/or their 

Target Markets. All awards provided 

through this NOFA are subject to 

funding availability. 

I. Program Description 

A. History: The CDFI Fund was 

established by the Riegle Community 

Development Banking and Financial 

Institutions Act of 1994 to promote 

economic revitalization and community 

development through investment in and 

assistance to CDFIs. The CDFI Program 

made its first awards in 1996 and the 

Native American CDFI Assistance 

(NACA) Program made its first awards 

in 2002. 

B. Priorities: Through the CDFI 

Program’s FA and TA awards, the CDFI 

Fund invests in and builds the capacity 

of for-profit and non-profit community 

based lending organizations known as 

CDFIs. These organizations, Certified as 

CDFIs by the CDFI Fund, serve rural and 

urban Low-Income people, and 

communities across the nation that lack 

adequate access to affordable Financial 

Products and Financial Services. 

C. Authorizing Statutes and 

Regulations: The CDFI Program is 

authorized by the Riegle Community 

Development Banking and Financial 

Institutions Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103– 

325, 12 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) (Authorizing 

Statute). The regulations governing the 

CDFI Program are found at 12 CFR parts 

1805 and 1815 (the Regulations) and set 

forth evaluation criteria and other 

program requirements. The CDFI Fund 

encourages Applicants to review the 

Regulations; this NOFA; the CDFI 

Program Application for Financial 

Assistance or Technical Assistance (the 

Application); all related materials and 

guidance documents found on the CDFI 

Fund’s website (Application materials); 

and the Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards 

(2 CFR part 1000), which is the 

Department of the Treasury’s 

codification of the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

government-wide framework for grants 

management at 2 CFR part 200 (the 

Uniform Requirements) for a complete 

understanding of the program. 

Capitalized terms in this NOFA are 

defined in the Authorizing Statute, the 

Regulations, this NOFA, the 

Application, Application materials, or 

the Uniform Requirements. Details 

regarding Application content 

requirements are found in the 

Application and Application materials. 


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