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Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the FHWA’s performance; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (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. 

All comments should include the 

Docket number FHWA–2022–0012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Corder, 202–366–5853, Office of 

Real Estate Services, Federal Highway 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 

SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Temporary Waivers of 49 CFR 

part 24 Regulatory Requirements. 

Background: As Lead Agency for the 

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 

Property Acquisition Policies Act 

(Uniform Act), the Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) may issue 

temporary waivers of specific nonstatutory regulatory requirements of 49 

CFR part 24 under section 24.7 for its 

Federal-aid programs. A section 24.7 

waiver is needed when programmatic 

circumstances in a State or on a 

nationwide basis require alternate 

procedures be allowed to meet program 

needs for relocating persons displaced 

as part of a highway project. 

The requests for waiver of some 

regulatory requirements of 49 CFR part 

24 are infrequent, for good cause and 

occur on a case by case basis to address 

programmatic or project related nuances 

or circumstances. The temporary waiver 

of specific 49 CFR part 24 non-statutory 

regulatory requirements by FHWA 

ensures that displaced persons receive 

the relocation assistance necessary to 

move to and occupy replacement 

housing or for a nonresidential 

displaced person to move to a 

replacement location. 

Use of temporary waivers of specific 

49 CFR part 24 regulatory requirements 

by a State Department of Transportation 

(SDOT) are voluntary, and requests to 

implement alternate procedures in 

accordance with such temporary 

waivers of specific 49 CFR part 24 

regulatory requirements are granted on 

either a programmatic or case by case 

project basis as approved by FHWA. 

The nominal amount of information 

the SDOT obtains as part of its use of 

the temporary waiver is readily 

available from sources used as part of 

their normal relocation work, and 

without cost to the displaced person or 

the SDOT. The information is used to 

document the determination of benefit 

amounts made by the SDOT to make the 

monetary needs for successful 

relocation of a displaced person within 

their financial means. 

Respondents: 52. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 15. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 780. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

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

amended; and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued On: April 22, 2022. 

Michael Howell, 

Information Collection Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2022–0011] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Emergency Approval 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: 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 May 

9, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

within 10 days to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, 

Attention DOT Desk Officer. 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 

burden; (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. 

All comments should include the 

Docket number FHWA–2022–0011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Warren, Office of Safety, 202– 

366–2201, 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: Safe Streets and Roads for All 

Grant Program. 

Background: The Department of 

Transportation’s Office of the Secretary 

and the Federal Highway 

Administration are committed to a 

comprehensive strategy to address the 

unacceptable number of traffic deaths 

and serious injuries occurring on our 

roads and streets. The Infrastructure 

Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also 

known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure 

Law (BIL), Section 24112 aligns with the 

Department’s safety priority through the 

creation of the Safe Streets and Roads 

for All Grant Program. This grant 

program supports local initiatives to 

prevent death and serious injury on 

roads and streets. This grant program is 

for Metropolitan Planning 

Organizations, political sub-divisions of 

a State, federally recognized Tribal 

governments and multijurisdictional 

groups of the entities comprised above. 

This grant program includes both 

grant funds to develop a comprehensive 

safety action plan; to conduct planning, 

design and development activities for 

projects and strategies identified in a 

comprehensive action plan or to carry 

out projects and strategies identified in 

a comprehensive action plan. To receive 

applications for grant funds, evaluate 

the effectiveness of projects that have 

been awarded grant fund and to monitor 

project financial conditions and project 

progress, a collection of information is 

necessary. 

Eligible applicants will request grant 

funds in the form of a grant application. 

This grant application will assist in 

soliciting proposals for funding from 

eligible applicants. In addition, 

reporting requirements will be 

submitted by grant recipients during the 

grant agreement, implementation, and 

evaluation phases. 

Responding to the grant opportunity 

is on a voluntary-response basis, 

utilizing an electronic grant platform. 

The grant application is planned as a 

one-time information collection and 

OST/FHWA estimates that the 

application will take approximately 20 

hours to complete an application for a 

comprehensive action plan grant and 

approximately 100 hours to complete an 

application for a implementation grant. 

Respondents: Metropolitan planning 

organizations, political subdivisions of a 

State, federally recognized Tribal 


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governments and multijurisdictional 

groups of entities comprised above. 

Frequency: Once each year. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Approximately 20 hours for 

the comprehensive action plan grants 

and 100 hours for the implementation 

grants per respondent. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: Approximately 120 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 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; 23 U.S.C. 134 and 135; and 23 

CFR chapter 1, subchapter E, part 450. 

Dated: April 22, 2022. 

Michael Howell, 

FHWA Information Collection Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2020–0134] 

Commercial Driver’s License: Tornado 

Bus Company (Tornado); Application 

for Exemption 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition; 

denial of application for exemption. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to deny the exemption request 

from the Tornado Bus Company 

(Tornado). Tornado requests an 

exemption from certain provisions of 

the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs) for its drivers 

who currently hold a Mexican Licencia 

Federal de Conductor (LFC), and are 

seeking permanent resident status in the 

United States through the Department of 

Homeland Security and have over two 

years’ experience driving in the United 

States (U.S.) and Mexico. The 

exemption would cover general entrylevel driver training (ELDT) 

requirements, required knowledge 

testing for the commercial driver’s 

license (CDL), required skills testing for 

the CDL, and requirements for 

knowledge and skills testing to obtain a 

CDL passenger endorsement. FMCSA 

analyzed the exemption application and 

public comments and determined that 

the application does not demonstrate 

that the exemption would likely ensure 

a level of safety equivalent to or greater 

than would be achieved absent such 

exemption. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Richard Clemente, FMCSA Driver and 

Carrier Operations Division; Office of 

Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety 

Standards; 202–366–2722. MCPSD@

dot.gov. If you have questions on 

viewing or submitting material to the 

docket, contact Docket Services, 

telephone (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation 

Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view comments, go to 

www.regulations.gov, insert the docket 

number ‘‘FMCSA–2020–0134’’ in the 

keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, 

sort the results by ‘‘Posted (NewerOlder),’’ choose the first notice listed, 

click ‘‘Browse Comments.’’ 

To view documents mentioned in this 

notice as being available in the docket, 

go to www.regulations.gov, insert the 

docket number ‘‘FMCSA–2020–0134’’ in 

the keyword box, click ‘‘Search,’’ and 

chose the document to review. 

If you do not have access to the 

internet, you may view the docket 

online by visiting Dockets Operations in 

Room W12–140 on the ground floor of 

the DOT West Building, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590, 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. 

II. Legal Basis 

FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 

31136(e) and 31315 to grant exemptions 

from certain Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). FMCSA 

must publish a notice of each exemption 

request in the Federal Register (49 CFR 

381.315(a)). The Agency must provide 

the public an opportunity to inspect the 

information relevant to the application, 

including any safety analyses that have 

been conducted. The Agency must also 

provide an opportunity for public 

comment on the request. 

The Agency reviews safety analyses 

and public comments submitted and 

determines whether granting the 

exemption would likely achieve a level 

of safety equivalent to, or greater than, 

the level achieved without the 

exemption (49 CFR 381.305). The 

decision of the Agency must be 

published in the Federal Register (49 

CFR 381.315(b)) with the reasons for 

denying or granting the application and, 

if granted, the name of the person or 

class of persons receiving the 

exemption, and the regulatory provision 

from which the exemption is granted. 

The notice must also specify the 

effective period (up to 5 years) and 

explain the terms and conditions of the 

exemption. The exemption may be 

renewed (49 CFR 381.300(b)). 

III. Background 

Current Regulatory Requirements 

Under 49 CFR 380.609, as of February 

7, 2022, entry-level driver training 

(ELDT) is required for individuals 

applying for a Commercial Driver’s 

License (CDL) for the first time; 

upgrading a current CDL from Class B 

to Class A; or obtaining a Passenger (P), 

School bus (S), or Hazardous materials 

(H) endorsement for the first time. All 

drivers of commercial motor vehicles 

(CMVs) requiring a CDL must have the 

knowledge and skills specified in 49 

CFR 383.111 and 383.113, respectively. 

An applicant for a P endorsement to a 

CDL must satisfy both the knowledge 

and skills required by 49 CFR 383.117. 

Applicant’s Request 

Tornado requested an exemption from 

the following regulatory requirements: 

49 CFR 380.609 (General ELDT 

requirements); 49 CFR 383.111 

(Required knowledge); 49 CFR 383.113 

(Required skills); and 49 CFR 383.117 

(Requirements for passenger 

endorsement) for its drivers who 

currently hold an LFC and are seeking 

permanent resident status in the United 

States from the Department of 

Homeland Security. Tornado requested 

the exemption because it is 

experiencing a shortage of qualified 

drivers to support its operation, with 

adverse effects on its finances. 

IV. Method To Ensure an Equivalent or 

Greater Level of Safety 

To ensure an equivalent level of 

safety, Tornado emphasizes that the 

operation of its vehicles would not be 

impacted since all drivers will have 

over two years of experience driving 

buses in the U.S. and Mexico. When 

hired, all Tornado drivers receive 

training in the U.S., which includes the 


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