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program if applicable, and identify 

application materials they may be 

missing. The tool will save potential 

applicants hundreds of hours of 

application development time if the 

project has a ‘‘fatal flaw’’ that would 

render it ineligible. The tool will consist 

of 10–20 questions and takes 0.5 hour to 

complete. 

Application Stage 

To be considered for an RCN grant 

award, a project sponsor must apply to 

DOT, providing standard forms, a key 

information table, a project narrative, 

and budget description, as detailed in 

the NOFO. These materials should 

include the information necessary for 

DOT to determine that the project 

satisfies eligibility requirements. 

Applications must be submitted 

through www.valideval.com. 

Instructions for submitting planning or 

capital construction grant applications 

can be found at https://

usg.valideval.com/teams/rcn_planning/ 

signup or https://usg.valideval.com/ 

teams/rcn_capitalconstruction/signup, 

respectively. The application must 

include the Standard Form 424 

(Application for Federal Assistance), 

Standard Form 424a (Budget 

Information for Non-Construction 

Programs) or 424c (Budget Information 

for Construction Programs), Standard 

Form 424b (Assurances—NonConstruction Programs) or 424d 

(Assurances—Construction Programs), a 

Key Information Table, narrative, and 

budget. 

The application should include a 

table of contents, maps, and graphics, as 

appropriate, to make the information 

easier to review. DOT recommends that 

the application be prepared with 

standard formatting preferences (i.e., a 

single-spaced document, using a 

standard 12-point font such as Times 

New Roman, with 1-inch margins). The 

only substantive portions that may 

exceed the page limit are documents 

supporting assertions or conclusions 

made in the project narrative. If 

possible, website links to supporting 

documentation should be provided 

rather than copies of these supporting 

materials. If supporting documents are 

submitted, applicants should clearly 

identify within the project narrative the 

relevant portion of the project narrative 

that each supporting document refers to. 

At the applicant’s discretion, relevant 

materials provided previously to a 

modal administration in support of a 

different DOT financial assistance 

program may be referenced and 

described as unchanged. 

DOT estimates that it takes 

approximately 100 person-hours to 

compile an application package for an 

RCN application. 

Funding Agreement Stage 

DOT enters into a funding agreement 

with each grant recipient. In the 

agreement, the recipient describes the 

project that DOT agreed to fund, which 

is typically the project that was 

described in the RCN application or a 

reduced-scope version of that project. 

The agreement also includes a project 

schedule, budget, and project related 

climate change and equity planning and 

policies. 

DOT estimates that it takes 

approximately 6 person-hours to 

provide the information necessary for 

funding agreements. 

Program Evaluation Stage (Interviews) 

To fulfill evaluation requirements, 

DOT will conduct interviews with 

stakeholders associated with each 

awarded capital construction grant. 

These interviews will be used to inform 

case studies that will be developed for 

each funded capital construction 

project. 

Project Monitoring Stage 

DOT requires each grant recipient to 

submit quarterly reports during the 

project period to ensure the proper and 

timely expenditure of federal funds 

under the grant. 

The requirements comply with 2 CFR 

part 200 and are restated in the funding 

agreement. During the project 

monitoring stage, the grantee will 

complete quarterly progress reports to 

allow DOT to monitor the project budget 

and schedule. 

DOT estimates that it takes 

approximately 5 person-hours to 

develop and submit a quarterly progress 

report. 

Post Construction Monitoring Stage 

For Post Construction Reporting, DOT 

will evaluate the program for recipients 

of capital construction grants and 

include the outcomes and impacts of the 

completed projects, The reporting will 

document any changes in the overall 

level of mobility, congestion, access, 

and safety in the project areas, and 

environmental impacts and economic 

development opportunities in project 

areas. Because RCN expect no projects 

to complete construction by 2025, postconstruction monitoring hours and cost 

are not computed in this document. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

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

amended; and 49 CFR 1:48. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 5, 

2024. 

John Augustine, 

Director of the Office of Infrastructure 

Finance and Innovation, Office of the Under 

Secretary for Transportation Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Meeting of the Electronic Tax 

Administration Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Electronic Tax 

Administration Advisory Committee 

(ETAAC) will hold a public meeting via 

telephone conference line on 

Wednesday, March 20, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Alec Johnston, Office of National Public 

Liaison, at (202) 317–4299, or send an 

email to publicliaison@irs.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, that a public meeting 

via conference call of the ETAAC will 

be held on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 

at 12:30 p.m. EDT. The purpose of the 

ETAAC is to provide continuing advice 

regarding the development and 

implementation of the IRS 

organizational strategy for electronic tax 

administration. ETAAC is an organized 

public forum for discussion of 

electronic tax administration issues 

such as prevention of identity theft and 

refund fraud. It supports the overriding 

goal that paperless filing should be the 

preferred and most convenient method 

of filing tax and information returns. 

ETAAC members convey the public’s 

perceptions of IRS electronic tax 

administration activities, offer 

constructive observations about current 

or proposed policies, programs, and 

procedures, and suggest improvements. 

Please call or email Alec Johnston to 

confirm your attendance. Mr. Johnston 

can be reached at 202–317–4299 or 

PublicLiaison@irs.gov . Should you wish 

the ETAAC to consider a written 

statement, please call 202–317–4299 or 

email: PublicLiaison@irs.gov. 

Dated: February 6, 2024. 

John A. Lipold, 

Designated Federal Official, Office of 

National Public Liaison, Internal Revenue 

Service. 

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