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membership, an applicant must meet 

the following eligibility criteria at the 

time of application and at all times 

during their term of service as an IGPAC 

member: 

1. The applicant must be a U.S. 

citizen. 

2. The applicant cannot be a full-time 

employee of a U.S. governmental entity. 

3. The applicant cannot be registered 

with the U.S. Department of Justice 

under the Foreign Agents Registration 

Act. 

5. The applicant must be able to 

obtain and maintain a security 

clearance. 

6. The applicant must represent the 

executive or legislative branch of a state, 

county, or municipal government or an 

organization comprised of or 

representing these entities. 

In order to be considered for IGPAC 

membership, interested persons should 

submit the following to Sophia 

Sokolowski, Director for 

Intergovernmental Affairs, at 

Sophia.P.Sokolowski@ustr.eop.gov: 

• Name, title, affiliation, and contact 

information of the individual requesting 

consideration. 

• A letter on the entity’s letterhead 

from the sponsoring executive or 

legislative branch of a state, county, or 

municipal government, containing a 

brief description of the manner in which 

international trade affects the state, 

county, or municipality and why USTR 

should consider the applicant for 

membership. 

• The applicant’s personal resume or 

comprehensive biography. 

• An affirmative statement that the 

applicant and the entity they represent 

meet all eligibility requirements. 

USTR will consider applicants who 

meet the eligibility criteria in 

accordance with equal opportunity 

practices that promote diversity, equity, 

inclusion, and accessibility, based on 

the following factors: 

• Ability to represent the sponsoring 

executive or legislative branch of a state, 

county, or municipal government 

interests on international trade matters. 

• Knowledge of and experience in 

trade matters relevant to the work of the 

IGPAC and USTR. 

• How they will contribute to trade 

policies that eliminate social and 

economic structural barriers to equality 

and economic opportunity and to 

understanding of the projected impact 

of proposed trade policies on 

communities of color and underserved 

communities. 

• Ensuring that the IGPAC is 

balanced in terms of points of view, 

demographics, geography, and entity or 

organization size. 

Sophia Sokolowski, 

Director for Intergovernmental Affairs, Office 

of the United States Trade Representative. 

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BILLING CODE 3290–F2–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No: PHMSA–2022–0009] 

Pipeline Safety: Agency Request for 

Emergency Approval of an Information 

Collection Associated With the Natural 

Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety 

and Modernization Grant Program 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces that the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

abstracted below has been forwarded to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for emergency approval of a 

proposed information collection. DOT 

requests that OMB authorize this 

collection of information on or before 

May 14, 2022. Upon receiving the 

requested six-month emergency 

approval by OMB, DOT will follow the 

normal PRA procedures to obtain 

extended approval for this proposed 

information collection. The purpose of 

this collection is to enable eligible 

municipality and community-owned 

utilities (not including for-profit 

entities) to apply for grant assistance 

under the heading ‘‘Department of 

Transportation—Pipeline and 

Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration—Natural Gas 

Distribution Infrastructure Safety and 

Modernization Grant Program’’ in 

Public Law 117–58. DOT is requesting 

emergency approval due to the urgency 

of making the associated funds available 

to the municipality and communityowned utilities that meet the eligibility 

requirements under the law. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 18, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted in the following ways: 

E-Gov Website: http://

www.regulations.gov. This site allows 

the public to enter comments on any 

Federal Register notice issued by any 

agency. 

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

E-mail: Comments and questions 

about the ICR identified below may be 

transmitted electronically to the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA) at oira_submissions@

omb.eop.gov. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

West Building, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on the 

ground level of DOT, West Building, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, 

except federal holidays. 

Instructions: Identify the docket 

number, PHMSA–2022–0009 at the 

beginning of your comments. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket or to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http://

www.regulations.gov at any time or to 

Room W12–140 on the ground level of 

DOT, West Building, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 

9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., ET, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

If you wish to receive confirmation of 

receipt of your written comments, 

please include a self-addressed, 

stamped postcard with the following 

statement: ‘‘Comments on: PHMSA– 

2022–0009.’’ The Docket Clerk will date 

stamp the postcard prior to returning it 

to you via the U.S. mail. Please note that 

due to delays in the delivery of U.S. 

mail to Federal offices in Washington, 

DC, we recommend that persons 

consider an alternative method 

(internet, fax, or professional delivery 

service) of submitting comments to the 

docket and ensuring their timely receipt 

at DOT. 

Privacy Act Statement: DOT may 

solicit comments from the public 

regarding certain general notices. 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 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dot.gov/privacy. 

Confidential Business Information: 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

is commercial or financial information 

that is both customarily and actually 

treated as private by its owner. Under 

the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA, 

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disclosure. If your comments responsive 

to this notice contain commercial or 

financial information that is customarily 

treated as private, that you actually treat 

as private, and that is relevant or 

responsive to this notice, it is important 

that you clearly designate the submitted 

comments as CBI. Pursuant to 49 CFR 

190.343, you may ask PHMSA to give 

confidential treatment to information 

you give to the Agency by taking the 

following steps: (1) Mark each page of 

the original document submission 

containing CBI as ‘‘Confidential’’; (2) 

send PHMSA, along with the original 

document, a second copy of the original 

document with the CBI deleted; and (3) 

explain why the information you are 

submitting is CBI. Submissions 

containing CBI should be sent to Angela 

Hill, DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, PHP–30, Washington, DC 

20590–0001 or at Angela.Hill@dot.gov. 

Any commentary PHMSA receives that 

is not specifically designated as CBI will 

be placed in the public docket for this 

matter. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Angela Hill by telephone at 202–366– 

1246, by email at Angela.Hill@dot.gov, 

or by mail at DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, PHP–30, Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On November 15, 2021, the 

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 

(IIJA) (Pub. L. 117–58) was enacted. 

Under the heading ‘‘Department of 

Transportation—Pipeline and 

Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration—Natural Gas 

Distribution Infrastructure Safety and 

Modernization Grant Program’’ in title 

VIII of division J, the Natural Gas 

Distribution Infrastructure Safety and 

Modernization Grant Program was 

established. The stated purpose of the 

program is for certain utilities ‘‘to 

repair, rehabilitate, or replace its natural 

gas distribution pipeline system or 

portions thereof or to acquire equipment 

to (1) reduce incidents and fatalities and 

(2) avoid economic losses’’ by providing 

grant opportunities to municipality and 

community-owned utilities (not 

including for-profit entities). The 

statutory requirements for PHMSA’s 

implementation of the program are 

mandatory, and PHMSA is expected to 

implement the program as swiftly as 

possible to reduce incidents, fatalities, 

and adverse impacts to the public and 

the environment, particularly in 

disadvantaged communities. 

The statutory requirements of the 

Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure 

Safety and Modernization Grant 

Program also establish a 180-day 

deadline for DOT to publish a notice of 

funding opportunity with a subsequent 

270-day deadline for making awards. 

Solicitation for grants under the 

Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure 

Safety and Modernization Grant 

Program is voluntary. No eligible entity 

is required to apply. To be eligible, 

however, municipality and communityowned utilities must meet all the 

requirements set forth in the law. 

Therefore, DOT must collect certain 

information from applicants to 

determine eligibility and evaluate 

applications. DOT must also verify the 

accuracy of grant requests from 

approved applicants, in accordance 

with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 

1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973, and other laws and 

regulations governing Federal financial 

assistance programs, including (but not 

limited to) the Anti-Deficiency Act, the 

Federal Funding Accountability and 

Transparency Act (FFATA), the 

Payment Integrity Information Act of 

2019, and 2 CFR part 200, among others. 

In accordance with the IIJA, DOT must 

not award more than 12.5 percent of the 

funds available under the Natural Gas 

Distribution Infrastructure Safety and 

Modernization Grant Program to a single 

municipality or community-owned 

utility. 

DOT anticipates using an online, webbased system to collect the applicant 

information for the notice of funding 

opportunity which will include the 

following information: 

• Legal name of the applicant (i.e., 

the legal name of the business entity), as 

well as any other identities under which 

the applicant may be doing business. 

• Address, telephone, and email 

contact information for the applicant. 

• Legal authority under which the 

applicant is established. 

• Name and title of the authorized 

representative of the applicant (who 

will attest to the required certifications). 

DOT may also require the identity of 

external parties involved in preparation 

of the application, including outside 

accountants, attorneys, or auditors who 

may be assisting the business entity that 

is applying for assistance under this 

program. 

• The specific statutory criteria that 

the applicant meets for eligibility under 

this program. The statute defines 

eligible applicants to include 

municipality or community-owned 

utilities excluding for-profit entities. 

Accordingly, DOT will require the 

applicant to identify which of these 

categories they meet, and how. 

• Information regarding the 

environmental effects caused by the 

proposed project(s) specific to each site. 

Further, PHMSA will collect project 

information on (1) actions to comply 

with state and Federal environmental, 

environmental justice, and historic 

preservation requirements, including 

the National Environmental Policy Act, 

and (2) additional mitigation actions to 

ensure that environmental impacts, 

such as those from excavation or the use 

of heavy equipment, are minimal and 

insignificant. 

• Location where the applicant was 

legally established, created, or organized 

to do business. This information and 

supporting documentation will be 

required to demonstrate how the 

applicant meets the statutory 

requirement to be ‘‘established, created, 

or organized in the United States or 

under the laws of the United States.’’ 

• Other identification numbers, 

including but not limited to the 

Employer/Taxpayer Identification 

Number (EIN/TIN), Unique Entity 

Identifier under 2 CFR part 25, etc. All 

applicants will be required to have preregistered with the System for Award 

Management at https://sam.gov/SAM/. 

• Description of the applicant’s 

business operations, in sufficient detail 

to demonstrate how the applicant meets 

the statutory requirement as a 

municipality or community-owned 

utility. 

• Whether the applicant is currently 

engaged in any legal proceeding that 

could jeopardize its ability to fulfill the 

legal commitments required in statute as 

conditions for receiving funds under the 

Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure 

Safety and Modernization Grant 

Program. Examples of such proceedings 

could include (but are not limited to) 

any process related to the United States 

Bankruptcy Code, potential merger or 

acquisition discussions, or current 

litigation against the applicant. The 

application system will request that 

applicants identify any such issues at a 

high level and avoid including 

unnecessary details in the application. 

• Whether the applicant is delinquent 

on any debt to any Federal agency, 

along with supporting details. 

• A sworn certification as to the 

complete and accurate nature of all 

information provided, including all 

supporting documentation, subject to 

civil or criminal penalties. The specific 

certification language will include: ‘‘I 

certify under penalty of perjury that the 

information and certifications provided 

in the application and its attachments 

are true and correct. WARNING: 

Anyone who knowingly submits a false 

claim or makes a false statement is 


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subject to criminal and/or civil 

penalties, including confinement for up 

to 5 years, fines, and civil penalties. (18 

U.S.C. 287, 1001; 31 U.S.C. 3729, 

3802).’’ 

Recipients will be required to provide 

supporting documentation in sufficient 

detail to substantiate the actual costs, 

specifically excluding any personally 

identifiable information (PII) for any 

individual employees. Recipients will 

also be required to provide additional 

information and certifications in 

support of disbursement requests. 

II. Summary of Impacted Collection 

Section 1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), requires 

PHMSA to provide interested members 

of the public and affected entities an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping requests. 

This notice identifies the proposed 

information collection request that 

PHMSA will forward to OMB for 

approval. 

The following information is provided 

for this information collection: (1) Title 

of the information collection; (2) OMB 

control number; (3) Current expiration 

date; (4) Type of request; (5) Abstract of 

the information collection activity; (6) 

Description of affected public; (7) 

Estimate of total annual reporting and 

recordkeeping burden; and (8) 

Frequency of collection. 

PHMSA will request an emergency 

approval for this information collection. 

Upon receiving the requested six-month 

emergency approval by OMB, DOT will 

follow the normal PRA procedures to 

obtain extended approval for this 

proposed information collection. 

PHMSA requests comments on the 

following information: 

Title: Natural Gas Distribution 

Infrastructure Safety and Modernization 

Grant Program. 

OMB Control Number: Will request 

from OMB. 

Current Expiration Date: TBD. 

Type of Request: Emergency approval 

of an information collection. 

Abstract: This information collection 

covers the collection of applicant data 

from municipality and communityowned utilities that are interested in 

applying to receive funds from the 

‘‘Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure 

Safety and Modernization Grant 

Program.’’ Solicitation for grants under 

the Natural Gas Distribution 

Infrastructure Safety and Modernization 

Grant Program is voluntary. No eligible 

entity is required to apply. To be 

eligible, however, municipality and 

community-owned utilities must meet 

all the requirements set forth in the law. 

Therefore, DOT must collect certain 

information from applicants to 

determine eligibility and evaluate 

applications. DOT must also verify the 

accuracy of grant requests from 

approved applicants, in accordance 

with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 

1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973, and other laws and 

regulations governing Federal financial 

assistance programs, including (but not 

limited to) the Anti-Deficiency Act, the 

Federal Funding Accountability and 

Transparency Act (FFATA), the 

Payment Integrity Information Act of 

2019, and 2 CFR part 200, among others. 

This information collection also covers 

the collection of data from grant 

recipients. PHMSA expects to receive 

approximately 100 applications from 

potential grantees. PHMSA estimates 

that it will take the 100 applicants 

approximately 65 hours to compile and 

submit the forms required to complete 

the application process for an annual 

burden of 6,500 hours. PHMSA 

estimates that 100 grant recipients will 

spend 5 hours, annually, submitting 

post-award reports for an annual burden 

of 500 hours. Therefore, PHMSA 

estimates that there will be a total of 200 

responses (100 applicants + 100 grant 

recipients) for an aggregate total annual 

burden for the information collection of 

7,000 hours (6,500 hours for 

applications + 500 hours for post-award 

reports). 

Affected Public: Municipality and 

Community-owned Utilities. 

Annual Burden: 

Estimated number of responses: 200. 

Estimated annual burden hours: 

7,000. 

Frequency of Collection: One-time 

application, grant reports no more than 

quarterly, to be followed by 

disbursement requests and closeout. 

Comments are invited on: 

(a) The need for this information 

collection 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; 

(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; and 

(e) Additional information that would 

be appropriate to collect to inform the 

reduction in risk to people, property, 

and the environment due to excavation 

damages. 

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 April 1, 2022 

under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.97. 

Alan K. Mayberry, 

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07315 Filed 4–5–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Interest Rate Paid on Cash Deposited 

To Secure U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement Immigration 

Bonds 

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: For the period beginning 

April 1, 2022, and ending on June 30, 

2022, the U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement Immigration Bond interest 

rate is .33 per centum per annum. 

DATES: Rates are applicable April 1, 

2022 to June 30, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments or inquiries may 

be mailed to Will Walcutt, Supervisor, 

Funds Management Branch, Funds 

Management Division, Fiscal 

Accounting, Bureau of the Fiscal 

Services, Parkersburg, West Virginia 

26106–1328. 

You can download this notice at the 

following internet addresses: http://

www.treasury.gov or http://

www.federalregister.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ryan Hanna, Manager, Funds 

Management Branch, Funds 

Management Division, Fiscal 

Accounting, Bureau of the Fiscal 

Service, Parkersburg, West Virginia 

261006–1328 (304) 480–5120; Will 

Walcutt, Supervisor, Funds 

Management Branch, Funds 

Management Division, Fiscal 

Accounting, Bureau of the Fiscal 

Services, Parkersburg, West Virginia 

26106–1328, (304) 480–5117. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal 

law requires that interest payments on 

cash deposited to secure immigration 

bonds shall be ‘‘at a rate determined by 

the Secretary of the Treasury, except 

that in no case shall the interest rate 

exceed 3 per centum per annum.’’ 8 

U.S.C. 1363(a). Related Federal 

regulations state that ‘‘Interest on cash 

deposited to secure immigration bonds 

will be at the rate as determined by the 

Secretary of the Treasury, but in no case 

will exceed 3 per centum per annum or 

be less than zero.’’ 8 CFR 293.2. 


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