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responsible for administration of the 

Foreign Service written examination, 

and other authorized agencies 

administering pre-employment tests, 

Office of Personnel Management and 

other Federal agencies, prospective 

alien spouses of Foreign Service 

employees; grievance staff and appeals 

boards, affidavits and testimony of 

witnesses. 

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS

OF THE ACT: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a (k)(1), 

subject to the provisions of section 

552(b)(1), records are exempted from 5 

U.S.C. 552a (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), 

(H) and (I), and (f) to protect material 

required to be kept Secret. Pursuant to 

5 U.S.C. 552a (k)(4), records contained 

within this system that are maintained 

solely for statistical purposes are also 

exempted from 5 U.S.C. 552a (c)(3), (d), 

(e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (H) and (I), and (f). 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a (k)(5) and 

(k)(7), certain records contained within 

this system contain confidential source 

information and are exempted from 5 

U.S.C. 552a (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), 

(H) and (I), and (f). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a (k)(6), records that contain testing 

or examination material the release of 

which may compromise testing or 

examination procedures are also 

exempted from 5 U.S.C. 552a (c)(3), (d), 

(e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (H) and (I), and (f). See 

Department of State Rules published in 

22 CFR 171. 

[FR Doc. 2013–17391 Filed 7–18–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation 

Transportation Infrastructure 

Financing and Innovation Act (TIFIA) 

Program; Agency Information 

Collection Activities and Request for 

Comments 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation (OST). 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation (DOT) invites public 

comments on a request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve an Emergency Information 

Collection Request in accordance with 

the requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 

44 USC 3501 et seq). This request is 

being submitted to OMB via an 

Emergency Information Collection 

Request. 

On July 6, 2012, the President of the 

United States signed the Moving Ahead 

for Progress in the 21st Century Act of 

2012 (MAP–21). MAP–21 authorized 

$750 million in FY 2013 and $1 billion 

in FY 2014 for the Transportation 

Infrastructure Financing and Innovation 

Act (TIFIA) program to pay the subsidy 

cost of supporting Federal credit. The 

TIFIA program will provide Federal 

credit assistance in the form of direct 

loans, loan guarantees, and standby 

lines of credit to eligible surface 

transportation projects. This 

information collection relates to the 

collection of information from entities 

interested in TIFIA credit assistance and 

assists the DOT in evaluating projects 

and project sponsors for program 

eligibility and creditworthiness. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by August 5, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: 

(a) The need for the proposed collection 

of information for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (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 on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques. You may submit 

comments identified by Docket No. 

DOT–OST–2013–0138 through one of 

the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except on Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

TIFIA program manager via email at 

TIFIACredit@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Transportation Infrastructure 

Financing and Innovation Act program 

or TIFIA program. 

OMB Control Number: 2105–New. 

Affected Public: State and local 

governments, transit agencies, railroad 

companies, special authorities, special 

districts, and private entities. 

Estimated Total Annual Number of 

Responses: 50 letters of interest and 50 

applications. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,000 hours. Based on the 

number and type of interested 

stakeholders that have contacted the 

Department about this program, OST 

estimates that it will receive 50 

applications and letters of interest and 

that it will generally not take applicants 

more than 100 person-hours to assemble 

individual applications and 20 personhours to assemble individual letters of 

interest. Therefore, the total annual hour 

burden of this collection of applications 

is 6,000 hours. 

Frequency of Collection: The 

Department expects that this 

information collection will occur on a 

rolling basis as interested entities seek 

TIFIA credit assistance. 

Background: This is an existing 

information collection without an OMB 

Control Number. DOT has published a 

notice in the Federal Register (also 

available at: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ 

ipd/pdfs/tifia/ 

fy2013_tifia_nofa_073112.pdf) to give 

project sponsors an opportunity to 

submit Letters of Interest and 

applications for the newly authorized 

funding as soon as possible. However, 

in addition to authorizing more funding 

for TIFIA credit assistance, MAP–21 

made some significant changes to the 

TIFIA program’s structure, including the 

terms and conditions pursuant to which 

DOT can provide TIFIA credit 

assistance. DOT is required to solicit 

letters of interest and applications for 

TIFIA credit assistance from interested 

applicants. DOT has developed forms 

that provide a way for interested 

applicants to submit information 

required by DOT in order for DOT to 

evaluate that interested applicant’s 

application for TIFIA credit assistance. 

The forms for the letter of interest and 

application are available for review at 

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/tifia/ 

guidance_applications/ 

tifia_applications.htm. The DOT will 

use the collected information to 

evaluate and select recipients for credit 

assistance as authorized under MAP–21. 

Applicants may be asked to provide 

additional supporting evidence or to 

quantify details during the review and 

negotiation process on a case-by-case 

basis, but completion of the letter of 

interest and application. 

MAP–21 establishes a multi-step 

application process for TIFIA credit 

assistance. This process begins with the 

submission of a Letter of Interest and 

determination of eligibility. Only after a 

project sponsor has submitted a Letter of 

Interest and met all statutory eligibility 

requirements will the project sponsor be 

invited to submit an application. 


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The Letter of Interest must (i) describe 

the project and the location, purpose, 

and cost of the project, (ii) outline the 

proposed financial plan, including the 

requested credit assistance and the 

proposed obligor, (iii) provide a status 

of environmental review, and (iv) 

provide information regarding 

satisfaction of other eligibility 

requirements of the TIFIA credit 

program. Letters of Interest will be 

submitted using the form on the TIFIA 

Web site: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/ 

tifia/guidance_applications/index.htm. 

DOT has revised the form for the Letter 

of Interest to reflect changes made to the 

TIFIA program by MAP–21. The Letter 

of Interest form requires project 

sponsors to provide information 

demonstrating satisfaction (or expected 

satisfaction if permitted by the statute) 

of each of the eligibility requirements 

included in MAP–21. DOT estimates 

that the letter of interest would require 

approximately 20 hours in each instance 

to complete. 

If a project sponsor is invited to 

submit an application, DOT estimates 

that each application will require 

approximately 100 hours to complete. 

The information that DOT seeks through 

the application includes: Contact 

information for the applicant entity; 

project information including name, 

location, description, rural project 

description (if applicable), purpose 

(quantitative/qualitative details), cost 

and TIFIA credit assistance request, 

project management and compliance 

monitoring plan, maintenance and 

operations plan, satisfaction of 

eligibility requirements including 

creditworthiness (rate covenant, 

coverage requirements, investment 

grade rating(s)), fostering partnerships 

that attract public and private 

investment, how TIFIA assistance 

would enable the project to proceed at 

an earlier date or with reduced lifecycle 

costs, how TIFIA assistance would 

reduce the contribution of federal grant 

assistance, environmental review 

(NEPA), permits and approvals, 

transportation planning and 

programming process approvals (STIP 

and TIP), construction contracting 

process readiness, project schedule, a 

financial plan including estimated 

capital project cost, amount and type of 

credit assistance requested, amount of 

TIFIA assistance requested, a summary 

table: Detailing sources and uses of 

funds, cash flow pro forma, a 

supplementary narrative detailing other 

borrowed funds and revenue sources 

(including pledged repayment source), 

proposed terms for the requested TIFIA 

credit instrument, reasons for selecting 

the proposed type(s) of credit 

instrument, flexibility in financial plan 

to support a reduced percentage-share of 

TIFIA credit assistance, risks and 

mitigation strategies, details on the 

applicant’s organizational structure, 

including background information and 

legal authority, organization and 

management, identity of the entity that 

will serve as applicant (public-sector 

agency or private-sector firm), whether 

the applicant the same entity as the 

borrower (detail project team members), 

prior experience, financial condition, 

and litigation and/or conflicts. 

Issued in Washington, DC on July 16, 2013. 

Patricia Lawton, 

Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office 

of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2013–17406 Filed 7–18–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

Use of Wireless Mobile Data Devices 

as Transponders for the Commercial 

Motor Vehicle Information Systems 

and Networks (CVISN) Electronic 

Screening Systems 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice; announcement of policy. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that 

Commercial Mobile Radio Services 

(CMRS) network devices can be used as 

transponders for the purposes of CVISN 

electronic screening truck inspection 

and weigh station bypass systems. 

CMRS network devices such as 

smartphones, tablets, fleet management 

systems, global positioning system 

(GPS) navigational units, and onboard 

telematics devices (referred to 

collectively as ‘‘wireless mobile data 

devices’’) have the capability of 

transmitting and receiving the same 

information between the driver and the 

inspection site as the dedicated shortrange communication (DSRC)-enabled 

transponders operating at the 915 MHz 

frequency currently used to fulfill the 

CVISN electronic screening requirement 

for core compliance. This policy does 

not affect the applicability or 

enforcement of FMCSA’s regulations 

prohibiting texting and the use of handheld wireless mobile phones by 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 

drivers. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information concerning this notice or 

this activity, contact Mr. Jose M. 

Rodriguez, CVISN Technical Program 

Manager, Technology Division of 

FMCSA, (202) 366–3517, 

jose.rodriguez@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The purpose of the CVISN program is 

to advance technological capability and 

promote the deployment of Intelligent 

Transportation System applications for 

commercial vehicle operations, 

including commercial vehicle, 

commercial driver, and carrier specific 

information systems and networks. 

CVISN is divided into core and 

expanded deployment. Before a State is 

eligible for expanded deployment 

funding, it must complete core 

deployment. In order to complete core 

deployment, States must install an 

electronic system to screen transponderequipped commercial vehicles at a 

minimum of one fixed or mobile 

inspection site in the State and replicate 

this screening at other sites. The 

objective of electronic screening is to 

identify enrolled vehicles; to screen 

vehicles based on safety history, weight, 

and credential status (e.g., registration, 

fuel tax payment, operating authority); 

and to allow enrolled vehicles that meet 

the State’s criteria to bypass inspection 

sites. By allowing compliant vehicles to 

bypass weigh stations and inspection 

sites without stopping, FMCSA and its 

State partners are able to increase the 

effectiveness of enforcement efforts by 

targeting high risk motor carriers. 

Currently, weigh stations and inspection 

sites electronically screen DSRCenabled transponder-equipped CMVs to 

determine if an inspection is necessary 

or if the driver should bypass the weigh 

station or inspection site. 

In the past, States have installed only 

DSRC electronic screening transponder 

systems to satisfy the CVISN core 

electronic screening requirement 

because that was the prevalent 

technology at the time the CVISN 

program was authorized. States or 

private companies providing the DSRC 

screening services were required to 

install DSRC infrastructure to 

participate in the information sharing 

between roadside activities and the 

vehicles required to be in compliance 

with Core CVISN deployment. States 

may continue to deploy DSRC electronic 

screening transponder systems 

operating at the 915 MHz frequency to 

fulfill the CVISN electronic screening 

requirement for core compliance. 

Use of CMRS To Comply With CVISN 

Since the CVISN program began, there 

has been a significant expansion of 

CMRS networks in North America. 


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