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• FHWA Hydraulic Engineering Circular 

(HEC) 25, ‘‘Highways in the Coastal 

Environment’’. Provides technical 

guidance and methods for assessing the 

vulnerability of roads and bridges to 

extreme events and climate change in 

coastal areas, focusing on sea level rise, 

storm surge, and waves. Available at 

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/

hydraulics/pubs/hif19059.pdf. Last 

accessed November 1, 2024. 

• FHWA Hydraulic Engineering Circular 

(HEC) 17, ‘‘Highways in the River 

Environment—Floodplains, Extreme 

Events, Risk and Resilience’’. Provides 

technical guidance and methods for 

assessing the vulnerability of 

transportation facilities to extreme 

events and climate change in riverine 

environments. Available at https://

www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/

hydraulics/pubs/hif16018.pdf. Last 

accessed November 1, 2024. 

• FHWA Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal 

Highway Resilience: An Implementation 

Guide. This guide follows the steps in 

the transportation project delivery 

process, providing information on 

planning, site assessment, design, 

permitting, construction, monitoring, 

maintenance, and adaptive management 

of nature-based solutions in the 

transportation context. Available at: 

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/ 

sustainability/resilience/ongoing_and_

current_research/green_infrastructure/ 

implementation_guide/ 

fhwahep19042.pdf. Last accessed 

November 1, 2024. 

• FHWA Transportation Engineering 

Approaches to Climate Resiliency 

(TEACR) Synthesis report and case 

studies. This report synthesizes lessons 

learned and innovations from recent 

FHWA studies and pilots to help 

transportation agencies address changing 

climate conditions and extreme weather 

events at the asset level. It is designed to 

provide needed information to a range of 

engineering disciplines to integrate 

climate considerations into 

transportation project development. 

Available at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/

environment/sustainability/resilience/

ongoing_and_current_research/teacr/

synthesis/. Last accessed November 1, 

2024. 

• US DOT Gulf Coast 2 Study. The Gulf 

Coast Study produced tools and lessons 

learned that transportation agencies 

across the country are using to assess 

vulnerabilities and build resilience to 

climate change. Available at: https://

www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/ 

sustainability/resilience/ongoing_and_

current_research/gulf_coast_study/ 

index.cfm. Last accessed November 1, 

2024. 

• FHWA Post-Hurricane Sandy 

Transportation Resilience Study in New 

York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. 

Study intended to inform transportation 

agency efforts to address changing 

climate conditions and extreme weather 

events from a regional planning level to 

facility level assessments. Available at: 

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/

sustainability/resilience/publications/ 

hurricane_sandy/fhwahep17097.pdf. 

Last accessed November 1, 2024. 

• FHWA Resilience Pilots. FHWA has 

partnered with State Departments of 

Transportation (DOTs), Metropolitan 

Planning Organizations (MPOs) and 

others on 46 pilot projects to develop 

and deploy resilience solutions to 

current and future extreme weather 

events. Available at: https://

www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/

sustainability/resilience/pilots/Last 

accessed November 1, 2024. 

• CMIP Climate Data Processing Tool 2.1. 

Accesses and calculates climate 

projections for temperature and 

precipitation variables. Available at: 

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/ 

hydraulics/software/cmip_processing_

tool_version2.cfm. Last accessed 

November 1, 2024. 

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Highways in the Coastal Environment. 

Available at: https://

www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursesearch?tab=0&key=

135082&sf=0&course_no=135082. Last 

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Future Sea Levels for the Design of 

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www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursesearch?tab=0&key=FHWA-NHI135082&sf=0&course_no=135082A Last 

accessed November 1, 2024. 

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Water Levels for the Design of Highways 

in the Coastal Environment. Available at: 

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accessed November 1, 2024. 

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Addressing Climate Resilience in 

Highway Project Development and 

Preliminary Design. Available at: https:// 

www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursesearch?tab=0&key=FHWA-NHI135082&sf=0&course_no=135082C Last 

accessed November 1, 2024. 

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Understanding Past, Current and Future 

Climate Conditions. Available at: https:// 

www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursesearch?tab=0&

key=142081&sf=0&course_no=142081 

Last accessed November 1, 2024. 

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Introduction to Temperature and 

Precipitation Projections. Available at: 

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sf=0&course_no=142082 Last accessed 

November 1, 2024. 

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Systems Level Vulnerability 

Assessments. Available at: https://

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tab=0&key=142083&sf=0&course_

no=142083 Last accessed November 1, 

2024. 

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Adaptation Analysis for Project Decision 

Making. Available at: https://

www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/course-search?

tab=0&key=142084&sf=0&course_

no=142084 Last accessed November 1, 

2024. 

• FTA Hazard Mitigation Cost Effectiveness 

Tool. Resilience benefit cost tool enables 

transit agencies to conduct a robust costbenefit analysis of resilience projects 

being considered for funding, leading to 

informed decisions on the benefits of 

investing in resilience projects. Available 

at: https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/

grant-programs/emergency-reliefprogram/hazard-mitigation-costeffectiveness-hmce-tool Last accessed 

November 1, 2024. 

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at: https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/ 

grant-programs/emergency-reliefprogram/emergency-relief-manualreference-manual-states Last accessed 

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Adaptation: Synthesis of FTA-Funded 

Pilot Projects. Available at: https://

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files/FTA_Report_No._0069_0.pdf Last 

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Presents recommendations and examples 

of how to identify and address climate 

vulnerabilities and risks and build 

resilience into transit assets throughout 

the life-cycle process. Available at: 

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2024. 

December 12, 2024. 

Ann Shikany, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29801 Filed 12–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Generic Clearance 

for Meaningful Access Information 

Collections 

AGENCY: Bureau of Engraving and 

Printing, U.S. Department of the 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Engraving and 

Printing (BEP), as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other federal agencies to 

comment on the proposed information 

collections listed below, in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before February 18, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding 

the burden estimate, or any other aspect 


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of the information collection, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden, to 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, 1750 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 8142, 

Washington, DC 20220, or email at 

PRA@treasury.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the submissions may be 

obtained from Tracy Garrett by emailing 

Tracy.Garrett@bep.gov, calling (202) 

874–3256, or viewing the entire 

information collection request at 

www.reginfo.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

Generic Clearance for Meaningful 

Access Information Collections. 

OMB Control Number: 1520–0009. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change. 

Description: A court order was issued 

in American Council of the Blind v. 

Paulson, 591 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 

2008) (‘‘ACB v. Paulson’’) requiring the 

Department of the Treasury and BEP to 

‘‘provide meaningful access to United 

States currency for blind and other 

visually impaired persons, which steps 

shall be completed, in connection with 

each denomination of currency, not 

later than the date when a redesign of 

that denomination is next approved by 

the Secretary of the Treasury . . . .’’ 

In compliance with the court’s order, 

BEP intends to meet with blind and 

visually impaired persons and request 

their feedback about tactile features that 

BEP is considering for possible 

incorporation into the next U.S. paper 

currency redesign. BEP employees will 

attend national conventions and 

conferences for disabled persons, as 

well as focus groups and other meetings. 

At those gatherings, BEP employees will 

invite blind and visually impaired 

persons to provide feedback about 

certain tactile features being considered 

for inclusion in future United States 

currency paper designs. In the past BEP 

contracted with specialists in the field 

of tactile acuity to develop a 

methodology for collecting the feedback. 

This same or substantially similar 

methodology will be used to continue 

this information collection. 

Over the next three years, the BEP 

anticipates undertaking a variety of new 

information collection activities related 

to BEP’s continued efforts to provide 

meaningful access to U.S. paper 

currency for blind and visually 

impaired persons. Following standard 

OMB requirements, for each information 

collection that BEP proposes to 

undertake under this generic clearance, 

the OMB will be notified at least two 

weeks in advance and provided with a 

copy of the information collection 

instrument along with supportive 

materials. The BEP will only undertake 

a new collection if the OMB does not 

object to the BEP’s proposal. 

Form: None. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households, Businesses and other forprofits, Not-for-profit Institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

650. 

Frequency of Response: On Occasion. 

Estimated Total Number of Annual 

Responses: 650. 

Estimated Time per Response: 60 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 650 hours. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Comments are invited on: (a) whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information; (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 

respondents, including through the use 

of technology; and (e) estimates of 

capital or start-up costs and costs of 

operation, maintenance, and purchase 

of services required to provide 

information. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Katherine A. Allen, 

BEP PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29704 Filed 12–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4840–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0609] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Survey of Veteran 

Enrollees’ Health and Use of Health 

Care 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces that the 

Veterans Health Administration (VHA), 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 

will submit the collection of 

information abstracted below to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and comment. The 

PRA submission describes the nature of 

the information collection and its 

expected cost and burden, and it 

includes the actual data collection 

instrument. 

DATES: Comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent by 

January 16, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: To submit comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection, please type the 

following link into your browser: 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 

select ‘‘Currently under Review—Open 

for Public Comments,’’ then search the 

list for the information collection by 

Title or ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0609.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA 

PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202– 

461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@

va.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Survey of Veteran Enrollees’ 

Health and Use of Health Care. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0609 

https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRASearch. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The VA Survey of Veteran 

Enrollees’ Health and Use of Health 

Care gathers information from Veterans 

enrolled in the VA Health Care System 

about factors that influence their health 

care utilization choices. The original 

authority for this information collection 

is from Public Law 104, section 262, 

Veterans’ Health Care Eligibility Reform 

Act of 1996. Data collected are used to 

gain insights into Veteran preferences 

and to provide VA and Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA) management 

guidance in preparing for future Veteran 

needs. In addition to factors influencing 

health care choices, the data collected 

include enrollees’ perceived health 

status and need for assistance, available 

insurances, self-reported utilization of 

VA services versus other health care 

services, reasons for using VA, barriers 

to seeking care, ability and comfort level 

with accessing virtual care, as well as 

general demographics and family 

characteristics that may influence 

utilization but cannot be accessed 

elsewhere. Based upon historical 

program data, the survey has been 

revised to remove some questions and 

add other questions, and certain 

questions are asked only in alternating 

years. Further, the target sample of 

respondents has been decreased to 

reduce costs and reduce burden on 

Veterans, while maintaining the 


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