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Daniel Lee, 

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for 

Innovation and Intellectual Property, Office 

of the United States Trade Representative. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28559 Filed 12–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3390–F4–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2024–0081] 

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 4, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID Number 

0081 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 for Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Fawn Thompson, (404)–895–6229, 

fawn.thompson@dot.gov, Office of 

Technical Services—Center for 

Accelerating Innovation, Federal 

Highway Administration, Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 

SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours 

are from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except for Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 2023–2026 Accelerated 

Innovation Deployment (AID) 

Demonstration Grants 

Background: The purpose of this 

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) 

is to invite applications for the FHWA’s 

Accelerated Innovation Deployment 

(AID) Demonstration grants for fiscal 

years (FY) 2023–2026. Up to $10 million 

will be available for FY 2023, with up 

to $12.5 million for each subsequent 

fiscal year. Funds made available for 

FYs 2023–2026 for the AID 

Demonstration are to be awarded on a 

competitive basis to fund activities 

eligible for assistance under title 23, 

United States Code (U.S.C.) in any 

phase of a highway transportation 

project between project planning and 

project delivery including planning, 

financing, operation, structures, 

materials, pavements, environment, and 

construction that address the 

Technology and Innovation Deployment 

Program goals. This notice describes the 

application requirements, selection and 

evaluation criteria, applicable program 

and Federal requirements and 

deliverables, and available technical 

assistance during the grant solicitation 

period. 

Respondents: Entities eligible include 

State Departments of Transportation 

(DOT), Federal Land Management 

Agencies, and Tribal governments. State 

DOT may apply for AID Demonstration 

grants in partnership with Local Public 

Agencies (LPA), and the State DOT will 

be responsible for administering the AID 

Demonstration grant work by the LPA. 

Any federally recognized Tribe 

identified on the list of ‘‘Indian Entities 

Recognized and Eligible to Receive 

Services from the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs’’ (87 FR 4636) is eligible to apply 

for AID Demonstration grants. 

Frequency: The information will be 

collected annually. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: The following is expected for 

respondents and recipients: 

• Application Sub-Total: 21 hours per 

respondent 

• Program Management Sub-Total: 21 

hours per recipient 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: It is expected that the 

respondents and recipients will 

complete approximately 2,340 burden 

hours to address the Application and 

Program Management requirements. 

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 


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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 3, 2024. 

Jazmyne Lewis, 

Information Collection Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28568 Filed 12–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2024–0182] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; New Information Collection: 

Medical Documentation for Employee’s 

Request for Reasonable 

Accommodation Form 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

FMCSA announces its plan to submit 

the Information Collection Request (ICR) 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for its 

review and approval and invites public 

comment. The ICR is related to the 

collection of certificates of medical 

examinations to determine whether 

applicants meet the Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM)-approved medical 

qualification standards for certain 

positions. The ICR is necessary to 

determine whether an employee meets 

the necessary requirements to obtain a 

reasonable accommodation. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before February 4, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket Number FMCSA– 

2024–0182 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets 

Operations, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building, Ground 

Floor, 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. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

instructions on submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Benjamin Tate, Disability Program 

Manager, Human Resources Service 

Division, DOT, FMCSA, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 6th 

Floor, Washington, DC 20590–0001; 

202–815–0830; benjamin.tate@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Instructions 

All submissions must include the 

Agency name and docket number. For 

detailed instructions on submitting 

comments, see the Public Participation 

heading below. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to https://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (FMCSA–2024–0182), indicate 

the specific section of this document to 

which your comment applies, and 

provide a reason for each suggestion or 

recommendation. You may submit your 

comments and material online or by fax, 

mail, or hand delivery, but please use 

only one of these means. FMCSA 

recommends that you include your 

name and a mailing address, an email 

address, or a phone number in the body 

of your document so FMCSA can 

contact you if there are questions 

regarding your submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ 

FMCSA-2024-0182/document, click on 

this notice, click ‘‘Comment,’’ and type 

your comment into the text box on the 

following screen. 

If you submit your comments by mail 

or hand delivery, submit them in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. 

Comments received after the comment 

closing date will be included in the 

docket and will be considered to the 

extent practicable. 

Privacy Act 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), 

DOT solicits comments from the public 

to better inform its regulatory process. 

DOT posts these comments, 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 

(FDMS)), which can be reviewed at 

https://www.transportation.gov/ 

individuals/privacy/privacy-act-systemrecords-notices. The comments are 

posted without edits and are searchable 

by the name of the submitter. 

Background 

In accordance with the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973 and the Americans with 

Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 

2008, FMCSA makes reasonable 

accommodations for the known physical 

or mental limitations of qualified 

individuals with disabilities, unless the 

accommodation would impose an 

undue hardship on the operation of 

FMCSA. FMCSA requires medical 

information from a health care provider 

to determine whether the person’s 

condition rises to the level of disability 

under the law and to determine whether 

the limitations can be effectively 

accommodated. FMCSA will use Form 

MCSA–3962.1, ‘‘Medical 

Documentation for Employee’s 

Reasonable Accommodation Request,’’ 

to help determine whether the Agency 

will provide reasonable accommodation 

to qualified individuals. FMCSA makes 

available electronic versions (PDF 

fillable) of Form MCSA–3962.1. The 

form can be filled out on the computer 

and then either emailed or printed off 

and submitted to the appropriate office. 

Title: Medical Documentation for 

Employees Request for Reasonable 

Accommodation Form. 

OMB Control Number: 2126–00XX. 

Type of Request: New ICR. 

Respondents: Health Professionals. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

45. 

Estimated Time per Response: 5 

minutes. 

Expiration Date: This is a new ICR. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3.75 

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 performance of 

FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of 

the estimated burden; (3) ways for 

FMCSA to enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the collected 

information; and (4) ways that the 

burden could be minimized without 

reducing the quality of the collected 

information. The Agency will 


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