89006 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 26, 2023 / Notices 

FHWA will continue to use the 

information collected in the application 

phase to evaluate proposals and make 

decisions to award grants to applicants 

for any future similar appropriations. 

FHWA will use the information to 

monitor the progress of projects that 

have been awarded SIRC Program funds, 

and to monitor the proper expenditure 

of Federal funds. The project 

management information will be 

collected by grant recipients. 

Much of the information will be 

produced and collected through the 

normal process of project management, 

so the additional burden of Government 

information collection is small in 

comparison to the data management 

related to information that grant 

recipients already collect to manage 

their projects properly. The information 

collected from grant recipients is project 

specific and the information is not 

available other than from the grantees. 

The information will be used to monitor 

projects on a quarterly basis, and to 

ensure on an annual basis that the 

project’s plan conforms to the project’s 

real operating environment. 

All information submitted as part of 

or in support of any application shall 

use publicly available data or data that 

can be made public. If the application 

includes information the applicant 

considers to be a trade secret or 

confidential commercial or financial 

information, the applicant should do the 

following: (1) Note on the front cover 

that the submission ‘‘Contains 

Confidential Business Information 

(CBI)’’; (2) mark each affected page 

‘‘CBI’’; and (3) highlight or otherwise 

denote the CBI portions. DOT protects 

such information from disclosure to the 

extent allowed under applicable law. In 

the event DOT receives a Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA) request for the 

information, DOT will follow the 

procedures described in its FOIA 

regulations at 49 CFR 7.17. Only 

information that is ultimately 

determined to be confidential under that 

procedure will be exempt from 

disclosure under FOIA. Retention of 

records will adhere to DOT Order 

1351.28 Records Management, 28.4.5 

Electronic Records. 

The Department will receive 

application reports electronically via 

email and via websites from grant 

awardees upon approval from OMB. 

Certain agencies within the Department 

have found that delivery of reports 

electronically is the most reliable way to 

collect information and will use their 

existing grant administration systems to 

collect the information covered under 

this request. To minimize the burden on 

applicants, OMB approved standard 

forms are being used to collect 

information where possible. Such 

standard forms include the Application 

for Federal Assistance (SF–424), 

available online at https://apply07.

grants.gov/apply/forms/sample/SF424_

2_1-V2.1.pdf, and the post-award 

Federal Financial Reports form (SF– 

425), available online at https://apply07.

grants.gov/apply/forms/sample/SF425_

2_0-V2.0.pdf. 

If the information requested in the 

reports is not collected, the Department 

will not be able to evaluate project 

progress or financial conditions in 

accordance with the 23 U.S.C., 

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the 

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) 

for the program published in the 

Federal Register. The quarterly 

collection of financial data ensures that 

the use of Federal funds can be 

appropriately monitored. 

Respondents: The primary 

respondents are the eligible applicants, 

which includes a State or a group of 

States, Metropolitan Planning 

Organization (MPO) or a group of 

Metropolitan Planning Organizations (as 

defined in section 134(b) of title 23, 

United States Code), a local government 

or a group of local governments. 

Frequency: Every year by December 

31st. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: The estimated number of 

hours for each of the 15 recipients 

(annually based on previous STSFA 

Program) to compile and submit the 

requested data is estimated to be no 

more than 8 employee hours annually. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: Total estimated average annual 

burden is 1,032 hours. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the FHWA’s performance; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized, including the use of 

electronic technology, without reducing 

the quality of the collected information. 

The agency will summarize and/or 

include your comments in the request 

for OMB’s clearance of this information 

collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as 

amended; and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued On: December 19, 2023. 

Jazmyne Lewis, 

Information Collection Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28320 Filed 12–22–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2023–0057] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Request for 

Extension of Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for extension 

of currently approved information 

collection. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) approval for renewal of an 

existing information collection that is 

summarized below under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are 

required to publish this notice in the 

Federal Register by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

February 26, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID Number 

0057 by any of the following methods: 

Website: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://

www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. 

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. 

Department of Transportation, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Miranda Sim, 202–366–0756 or Beatriz 

Hernandez, 202–366–3126, Office of 

Budget and Finance, Federal Highway 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 

between 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 26, 2023 / Notices 89007 

Title: Fund Transfers to Other 

Agencies and Among Title 23 Programs. 

OMB Control #: 2125–0620. 

Background: The Infrastructure 

Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Public 

Law 117–58, continues the ability of 

States to transfer highway funds to other 

States and agencies and among 

programs/projects. These authorities are 

codified in sections 104 and 126 of title 

23, United States Code, as amended by 

the IIJA. Transferability under the IIJA 

is generally similar to that allowed 

under previous authorization acts such 

as the Fixing America’s Surface 

Transportation (FAST) Act, Moving 

Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century 

Act (MAP–21), and the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU). This notice 

establishes requirements for initiating 

the transfer of apportioned funds (funds 

distributed among States and programs 

by statutory formula) to carry out these 

provisions of law. The types of transfers 

affected by this notice are: 

a. Transfer of funds from a State to the 

FHWA pursuant to U.S.C. title 23, sec. 

104(f)(3). 

b. Transfer of funds from a State to a 

Federal agency other than FHWA. 

c. Transfer of funds from a State to 

another State. 

d. Transfer of funds from FHWA to 

Federal Transit Administration 

pursuant to U.S.C. title 23, sec. 104(f)(1). 

e. Transfer of funds between programs 

pursuant to U.S.C. title 23, sec. 126; 

and, 

f. Transfer of funds between projects. 

The State initiating the fund transfer 

must fill out a FHWA Funds Transfer 

Request form. This form is either filled 

out manually via the currently approved 

paper-based transfer form (FHWA– 

1575C) or electronically via the FHWA 

Funds Control Module in the Fiscal 

Management Information System 

(FMIS). The information required in the 

FMIS Funds Control Module is 

equivalent to the information required 

in the paper-based transfer form and 

over ninety percent of the transfers are 

now required to be submitted 

electronically. These transfers are 

routed electronically after State DOT 

approval, from the State DOT to the 

FHWA Division Office; after Division 

Office concurrence, from the Division 

Office to the FHWA Budget Office; and 

finally, the FHWA Budget Office 

processes the request. Automating in the 

FMIS Funds Control Module allowed 

the transfer request process to be 

streamlined by incorporating system 

validations to limit errors and by 

automating the flow of the approval 

process. Information required to fill out 

a transfer form includes the requester’s 

contact information; a description of the 

program/project the transfer will come 

from and go to, the fiscal year, the 

program code, a demo ID or an urban 

area when applicable, and the amount 

to be transferred. 

Respondents: 50 State Transportation 

Departments, the District of Columbia, 

and Puerto Rico. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 15 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: It is estimated that a total of 

2,000 responses will be received 

annually, which would equal a total 

annual burden of 500 hours. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the FHWA’s performance; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized, including the use of 

electronic technology, without reducing 

the quality of the collected information. 

The agency will summarize and/or 

include your comments in the request 

for OMB’s clearance of this information 

collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as 

amended; and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued on: December 19, 2023. 

Jazmyne Lewis, 

Information Collection Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28321 Filed 12–22–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2008–0355; FMCSA– 

2019–0031; FMCSA–2020–0047] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure 

Disorders 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew exemptions for three 

individuals from the requirement in the 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs) that interstate 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 

drivers have ‘‘no established medical 

history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy 

or any other condition which is likely 

to cause loss of consciousness or any 

loss of ability to control a CMV.’’ The 

exemptions enable these individuals 

who have had one or more seizures and 

are taking anti-seizure medication to 

continue to operate CMVs in interstate 

commerce. 

DATES: The exemptions were applicable 

on November 6, 2023. The exemptions 

expire on November 6, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical 

Programs Division, FMCSA, DOT, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590–0001, (202) 366–4001, 

fmcsamedical@dot.gov. Office hours are 

from 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. Viewing Comments 

To view comments go to 

www.regulations.gov. Insert the docket 

numbers (FMCSA–2008–0355, FMCSA– 

2019–0031, or FMCSA–2020–0047) in 

the keyword box and click ‘‘Search.’’ 

Next, sort the results by ‘‘Posted 

(Newer-Older),’’ choose the first 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. 

B. Privacy Act 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31315(b)(6), DOT solicits comments 

from the public on the exemption 

request. 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 

14 (Federal Docket Management 

System), which can be reviewed at 

https://www.transportation.gov/ 

individuals/privacy/privacy-act-systemrecords-notices, the comments are 

searchable by the name of the submitter. 

II. Background 

On November 1, 2023, FMCSA 

published a notice announcing its 

decision to renew exemptions for three 

individuals from the epilepsy and 

seizure disorders prohibition in 49 CFR 


khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES