Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 232 / Tuesday, December 3, 2024 / Notices 95895 

Congress on this modified system of 

records. 

Matthew Ramsey, 

Executive Director, Office of Privacy and 

Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28312 Filed 12–2–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2024–0077] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Request for Comments for a 

New Information Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) approval for a new information 

collection, which 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 3, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID Number 

0077 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: 

Rebecca Lupes, (202) 366–7808, Office 

of Natural Environment, Federal 

Highway Administration, Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. 

Office hours are from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Promoting Resilient Operations 

for Transformative, Efficient, and CostSaving Transportation (PROTECT) 

Discretionary Grant Program and 

Voluntary Resilience Improvement 

Plans. 

Background: The Bipartisan 

Infrastructure Law (BIL) established the 

Promoting Resilient Operations for 

Transformative, Efficient, and CostSaving Transportation (PROTECT) 

Program to help make surface 

transportation more resilient to natural 

hazards, including climate change, sea 

level rise, flooding, extreme weather 

events, and other natural disasters. The 

PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program 

provides competitive grants to conduct 

resilience planning, to make surface 

transportation assets more resilient to 

current and future weather events and 

natural disasters, to strengthen and 

protect evacuation routes, and to 

protect, strengthen, or relocate coastal 

infrastructure that is at long-term risk to 

sea level rise. The program includes 

four separate grant categories: Planning, 

Resilience Improvement, Community 

Resilience and Evacuation Routes, and 

At-Risk Coastal Infrastructure. 

Eligible applicants under the 

PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program 

include State Departments of 

Transportation (DOTs), Metropolitan 

Planning Organizations (MPOs), local 

governments, special purpose districts 

or public authorities with a 

transportation function, and Indian 

Tribes. Federal land management 

agencies are eligible entities if the 

agency applies jointly with a State or 

group of States. U.S. Territories are 

eligible under the At-Risk Coastal 

Infrastructure category. 

Summary of Information Collection 

Activities 

For this competitive grant program, 

the FHWA has issued multiple Notices 

of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that 

describe the requirements of the 

PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program, 

including the criteria that will be used 

to evaluate applications. The NOFOs 

provide a description of the application 

requirements. Eligible applicants 

request PROTECT funds in the form of 

an electronic grant application. 

Additional information submissions are 

required for applicants who are selected 

for a grant (i.e., the grantees) during the 

grant agreement, grant implementation 

and evaluation phases. 

Additionally, State DOTs and MPOs 

may develop Resilience Improvement 

Plans under the PROTECT Program. A 

Resilience Improvement Plan is a 

voluntary, risk-based assessment of 

vulnerable transportation assets in 

immediate and long-term transportation 

planning that demonstrates a systemic 

approach to surface transportation 

system resilience (23 U.S.C. 176(e)). A 

Resilience Improvement Plan can 

reduce Non-Federal match by up to 10% 

for both PROTECT Formula and 

Discretionary Grant projects (23 U.S.C. 

176(e)(1)(B)). 

FHWA’s Office of Natural 

Environment will continue to support 

ad-hoc resilience & planning technical 

assistance for State DOTs and MPOs on 

a variety of topics during the PRA 

covered time frame. These activities 

may include voluntary virtual or inperson peer exchanges, in addition to 

general ad-hoc technical assistance 

when requested by DOTs and MPOs. 

Participants choosing to enroll in a peer 

exchange are asked to submit a preevent questionnaire. There may be 

additional collection of information in 

support of FHWA’s ad-hoc technical 

assistance activities. 

Lastly, FHWA is required by 23 U.S.C. 

176(f)(1) to establish effectiveness 

metrics and evaluation procedures for 

the PROTECT Discretionary Grant 

Program and select a representative 

sample of projects to evaluate based on 

the metrics and procedures. FHWA will 

select a representative sample of 

approximately 50 funded projects to 

evaluate their impact and effectiveness 

to fulfil this statutory requirement and 

support a PROTECT Discretionary 

Program Evaluation. Projects selected as 

part of this representative sample will 

have additional reporting requirements. 

Burden estimates for each of these 

PROTECT program components are 

described below: 

I. Grant Application, Agreement, 

Implementation and Evaluation Phase 

Activities 

Grant Application Phase 

Eligible entities that may apply for 

PROTECT Discretionary grants vary 

depending on the type of the 

competitive grant. Planning Grants, 

Resilience Improvement Grants, and 

Community Resilience and Evacuation 

Route Grants have the same statutory 

rules for eligible applicants. The At-Risk 

Coastal Infrastructure Grant category has 

different statutory rules for eligible 

applicants. During the application 

process applicants will provide a project 

narrative and budget information, 

Standard Form 424, and Disclosure of 

Lobbying Activities form (SF–LLL). 

—Respondents: PROTECT Grant 

applicants. 

—Frequency: One time per grant 

application. 


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—Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 157 hours for a Planning 

Grant application, 208 hours to for a 

Resilience Improvement Grant 

application, 208 hours for a 

Community Resilience and 

Evacuation Routes Grant application, 

and 108 hours for an At-Risk Coastal 

Infrastructure Grant application. 

—Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: It is expected that 945 

respondents will complete 

approximately one application during 

the 3-year PRA period for an 

estimated total of 177,160 annual 

burden hours. 

Grant Agreement Phase 

All grant recipients must work with 

FHWA to develop and execute a grant 

agreement detailing terms and 

conditions for use of funds. 

—Respondents: All Grant Recipients. 

—Frequency: One time, unless a grant 

agreement amendment is necessary. 

—Estimated burden: Approximately 30 

hours per respondent. Some capital 

projects may need to process 

amendments to the grant agreement 

which is expected to take an 

additional 10–15 hours per 

amendment. 

Grant Implementation Phase 

During the grant implementation 

phase, the grantee completes semiannual progress and recertification 

reports to ensure the project budget and 

schedule are maintained to the 

maximum extent possible, that 

compliance with Federal regulations are 

met, and the project is completed to the 

highest degree of quality. Post-award 

reporting responsibilities include SemiAnnual Performance Progress Reports 

(FHWA–PPR), and a financial status 

report called the SF–425 (also known as 

the Federal Financial Report or SF– 

FFR). Semi-Annual Project Progress 

Reports are submitted as an attachment 

to the SF–425 form. Additionally, grant 

recipients requesting advance or 

reimbursement need to provide an SF 

270 and an SF 271 form, respectively. 

After project close and no later than 120 

days after the end of the period of 

performance, grant recipients shall 

submit a Final Project Progress Report 

and Recertification, including a final 

Federal Financial Report (SF–425). 

—Respondents: All Grant recipients. 

—Frequency: Semi-Annually During the 

period of performance; one Final 

Progress Report after project close. 

—Estimated Burden Hours: Grantees 

provide a Semi-Annual Project 

Progress Report (FHWA–PPR) as an 

attachment to their Federal Financial 

Report (SF 425). Approximately 1 

hours. 

—Approximately 1 additional hours 

each time an SF 270 and an SF 271 

are used for an advance or 

reimbursement. 

Grant Evaluation Phase 

During the evaluation phase, 

reporting is necessary to comply with 2 

CFR 200.301, to assess program 

effectiveness for the Federal 

Government, and to provide information 

regarding how the project is achieving 

the outcomes that grantees have 

targeted. Grantees collect both baseline 

and project performance measure data 

unique to their project as outlined in 

their grant agreement, and report on 

their chosen performance measure(s) via 

an Annual Performance Report (see 

Grant Agreement Schedule G— 

Performance Measurement). Annual 

Performance Reports are submitted 

electronically to FHWA for three years 

post project completion for all project 

types, followed by a final performance 

report. 

—Respondents: All Grant Recipients. 

—Frequency: Annually during a 3-year 

period of performance. 

—Estimated Burden: Approximately 2 

hours per year. 

Total burden hours for grant 

agreement, implementation, and 

evaluation phases (all recipients): Over 

the three-year PRA period, FHWA 

estimates that it will take approximately 

40 hours to complete all the post-award 

activities outlined above for a Planning 

Grant, 63 hours to for a Resilience 

Improvement Grant, 63 hours for a 

Community Resilience and Evacuation 

Route Grant, and 63 hours for an AtRisk Coastal Infrastructure Grant. 

FHWA estimates that 255 award 

recipients will perform these reporting 

activities during the 3-year PRA period, 

which will result in 16,455 total burden 

hours. 

II. Resilience Improvement Plans and 

Related Technical Assistance 

Resilience Improvement Plans, 

Resilience Planning Peer Exchanges, 

and FHWA on-demand planning and 

resilience technical assistance are all 

voluntary activities completed by State 

DOTs and MPOs that occur on an adhoc frequency. Resilience Improvement 

Plans are estimated to require 250 hours 

to complete. Resilience Planning Peer 

Exchange pre-event questionnaires 

require approximately 1 hour. 

Information collections to support 

related FHWA resilience technical 

assistance activities will vary widely. 

Generally, these activities may include 

electronic or in-person submission of 

project plans and designs, draft 

technical materials, and PowerPoint 

materials from a State DOT or MPO to 

FHWA and/or a peer group. FHWA may 

conduct informal interviews, focus 

groups or additional short electronic 

questionnaires to support these 

technical assistance activities and gauge 

interest in future trainings and 

assistance offerings. 

—Respondents: State Departments of 

Transportation and Metropolitan 

Planning Organizations. 

—Frequency: One time. 

—Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: It is estimated that 25 State 

DOTs and 25 MPOs will complete 

Resilience Improvement Plans during 

the 3-year PRA period for an 

estimated total of 12,500 annual 

burden hours. FHWA estimates that 

approximately 350 participants will 

complete a peer exchange pre-event 

questionnaire for an FHWA peer 

exchange event, resulting in an 

estimated total of 350 burden hours. 

III. PROTECT Metrics and Program 

Evaluation Activities 

A smaller number of grantees selected 

for further monitoring to support an 

FHWA Evidence Act Program 

Evaluation and fulfill FHWA’s 

obligations under 23 U.S.C. 176(f)(1)(B) 

will need to coordinate with FHWA to 

provide baseline data in the preconstruction phase. These grantees will 

also assist FHWA in gathering annual 

project performance data for 3–5 years 

post construction. Participants may be 

asked to attend interviews and focus 

groups to verify desktop, primary 

source, or field measurement data 

collected by FHWA. A small amount of 

additional data collection may be 

required of all ∼200 PROTECT Grantees 

and/or their supporting FHWA Division 

(State) Offices to gauge interest and 

capacity to participate in the program 

evaluation and identify the range of 

typical outcomes and challenges for 

grantees. It is anticipated that any 

information collection from this wider 

group would be done via an electronic 

form submittal and be a one-time 

collection of approximately 2 hours. 

—Respondents: A representative sample 

of approximately 50 selected grantees 

are expected to participate in the 

PROTECT Discretionary Resilience 

Metrics and Program Evaluation data 

collection. 

—Frequency: One-time baseline data 

collection followed by annual data 

collection/coordination with FHWA 

during study period. 

—Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: FHWA estimates 60 hours 


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of burden annually per selected 

project for data collection and 

coordination with FHWA. An 

additional 15 hours of burden in the 

first year for notification, initial 

coordination with FHWA and 

baseline data collection. 

—Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: It is expected that 50 grantees 

will be selected for this evaluation for 

an estimated total of 9,850 annual 

burden hours during the PRA period. 

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: November 27, 2024. 

Jazmyne Lewis, 

Information Collection Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28339 Filed 12–2–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2024–0079] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Request for 

Reinstatement of a Previously 

Approved Information Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

reinstatement of a previously approved 

information collection. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) approval for reinstatement 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 3, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID Number 

0079 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: 

Tiara McCray, (202) 366–9793, or 

Arnold Feldman, (202) 366–2028, Office 

of Real Estate Services, Federal Highway 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. 

Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Annual State Right-of-Way 

Acquisition Data. 

OMB Control: 2125–0661. 

Background: Moving Ahead for 

Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP– 

21) section 1521(d) amends the Uniform 

Relocation Assistance and Real Property 

Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, section 

213(b), codified in 42 U.S.C. 4633(b)(4) 

to require, ‘‘that each Federal agency 

that has programs or projects requiring 

the acquisition of real property or 

causing a displacement from real 

property subject to the provisions of this 

chapter shall provide to the lead agency 

an annual summary report that 

describes the activities conducted by the 

Federal agency.’’ 

Respondents: There are 56 

respondents, including 50 State 

Transportation Departments, the District 

of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the 

Virgin Islands and American Samoa. 

Each respondent will be asked to send 

an annual report to FHWA Office of 

Real Estate Services which outlines state 

or territory specific acquisition data. 

Frequency: Annually. Every October 

FHWA Office of Real Estate Services 

will request this data. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Approximately 5 hours per 

response. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: Approximately 280 total hours 

for all 56 respondents. 

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: November 27, 2024. 

Jazmyne Lewis, 

Information Collection Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28303 Filed 12–2–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2006–26367] 

Motor Carrier Safety Advisory 

Committee (MCSAC); Notice of Public 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

virtual meeting of the MCSAC, which 

will take place via videoconference. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, December 17 and Wednesday, 

December 18, 2024, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. 

ET each day. Requests for 

accommodations for a disability must be 

received by Friday, December 6. 

Requests to submit written materials for 

consideration during the meeting must 

be received no later than Friday, 

December 6. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be in a 

virtual format for its entirety. Please 

register in advance of the meeting at 

www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mcsac. A copy of 

the agenda will be made available at 

www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mcsac 1 week in 

advance of the meeting. Once approved, 

copies of the meeting minutes will be 

available at the website following the 

meeting. You may visit the MCSAC 


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