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long as the corrosion control systems are 

not compromised. 

• Reducing the loading on the site by 

removing and/or reducing the excess 

backfill materials to off-site locations. 

Soil placement should be carefully 

planned to avoid triggering earth 

movement in other locations. 

• Compacting backfill materials at the 

site to increase strength, reduce water 

infiltration, and achieve optimal 

moisture content. 

• Drying the soil using special 

additives such as lime-kiln dust or 

cement-kiln to allow the materials to be 

re-used and worked at the site. Oversaturated materials may require an 

extensive amount of time and space to 

dry. 

• Regrading the pipeline right-of-way 

to minimize scour and erosion. 

• Bringing the pipeline above ground 

and placing it on supports that can 

accommodate large ground movements 

(e.g., transitions across earthquake fault 

zones or unstable slopes, without 

putting excessive stress or strain on the 

pipeline). 

• Reducing the operating pressure 

temporarily or shutting-in the affected 

pipeline segment completely. 

• Re-routing the pipeline when other 

appropriate mitigation measures cannot 

be effectively implemented to maintain 

safety. 

Pipeline safety regulations require 

reporting of certain conditions that 

impair the serviceability of a pipeline, 

as noted in §§ 191.23 and 195.55. 

PHMSA encourages pipeline 

operators to enhance their preparations 

and procedures beyond the minimum 

Federal standards and to address the 

unique threats, vulnerabilities, and 

challenges of each individual pipeline 

facility. Pipeline operators, Federal and 

state regulators, and the public have a 

common goal of no damage and no 

releases from pipeline infrastructure. 

Working together will better achieve our 

goal of zero incidents and releases. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 26, 

2022, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 

1.97. 

Alan K. Mayberry, 

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11791 Filed 6–1–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. OST 2022–0014] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Request for New 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation (OST), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The OST invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) approval to submit one 

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 

August 1, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket ID OST 2022–0014 

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: Tara 

Lanigan (tara.lanigan@dot.gov), 

Department of Transportation, Office of 

the Secretary of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. Office hours are from 7 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Strengthening Mobility and 

Revolutionizing Transportation 

(SMART) Grant Program. 

OMB Control Number: Not applicable; 

this is a new collection. 

Summary: The Bipartisan 

Infrastructure Law (BIL, also known as 

the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 

Act), enacted on November 15, 2021 

provides for significant investments in 

America’s transportation infrastructure. 

A key program of the legislation is the 

Strengthening and Revolutionizing 

Transportation (SMART) Grant Program 

($100 million per year), under which 

‘‘the Secretary shall provide grants to 

eligible entities to conduct 

demonstration projects focused on 

advanced smart city or community 

technologies and systems in a variety of 

communities to improve transportation 

efficiency and safety’’ (BIL § 25005; 23 

U.S.C. 502(b)). More specifically, 

SMART Grants may be used to carry out 

a project that demonstrates at least one 

of the following: 

• Coordinated Automation 

• Connected Vehicles 

• Systems Integration 

• Commerce Delivery and Logistics 

• Leveraging Use of Innovative Aviation 

Technology 

• Smart Grid 

• Smart Technology Traffic Signals 

For this competitive grant program, 

the Office of the Secretary will issue a 

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) 

that describes the requirements of the 

SMART Grant program, including the 

criteria that will be used to evaluate 

applications. The NOFO will provide a 

description of the application 

requirements. All eligible entities must 

submit a completed application in order 

to be considered for a grant award. 

The applicants who are selected for a 

grant (i.e., the grantees) will have 

additional reporting requirements 

associated with their SMART grant, 

outlined below. 

• Annual Implementation Reports. 

These annual reports document project 

progress in meeting its goals. The first 

report is submitted not later than 2 years 

after the date on which the SMART 

grant is received and annually thereafter 

until the date on which the SMART 

grant is expended. 

Æ The Final Implementation Report 

will demonstrate how the deployment 

and operational costs of the project 

compared to the benefits and savings; 

the means by which each project has 

met its original expectation, including 

data findings on the impacts of the 

project (e.g., safety, mobility, access, 

system efficiency, etc.) and lessons 

learned. 

• Evaluation Plan. The evaluation 

plan describes how the project will be 

evaluated, including the anticipated 

impacts of the project (e.g., goals), the 

methods that will be used to measure 

those impacts, and the performance 

measures. 

• Data Management Plan. The data 

management plan provides more 

detailed information on the types of 

data being collected by the grantee and 


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how that data will be managed and 

stored (e.g., how privacy is protected, 

the entities that have access to the data, 

etc.). 

• Quarterly Progress Reports. The 

Quarterly progress reports provide 

status updates, including activities 

accomplished during the quarter, 

financial and schedule reporting, and 

anticipated activities for the next 

quarter (among other updates, such as 

any project challenges). 

Respondents: Eligible entities that 

may apply for the grant include States, 

political subdivisions of a State, Tribal 

governments, public transit agencies or 

authorities, public toll authorities, 

metropolitan planning organizations; 

and groups of 2 or more eligible entities 

applying through a single lead 

applicant. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: The estimated annual 

reporting burden per response is 100 

hours for each entity that submits an 

application. For the subset of applicants 

who are selected to receive a grant, they 

have an additional estimated 62 hours 

of average annual burden associated 

with the grant award. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: The 

estimated total annual burden for the 

grant applicants (approximately 80 

applicants per year) is 8,000 hours. The 

subset of applicants who receive an 

award (approximately 25 grantees per 

year) will have an additional total 

average annual burden of 1,550 hours. 

The table below illustrates how the 

estimated total annual burden was 

calculated. 

Calculation 

(annual # respondents × annual # hours) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Application Stage ................................................... 80 respondents × 100 hours each ................................................................. 8, 000 

Grant Stage ............................................................ 25 respondents × 62 hours each ................................................................... 1,550 

Public Comments Invited 

You are asked to comment on any 

aspect of these information collections, 

including: (1) Whether the proposed 

collections are necessary for the OST’s 

performance; (2) the accuracy of the 

estimated burdens; (3) ways for the OST 

to enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burdens could be 

minimized, including 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 these information 

collections. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

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

amended; and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued on: May 27, 2022. 

Michael Howell, 

Information Collection Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11835 Filed 6–1–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2022–0019] 

Renewal of Information Collection 

(OMB No. 2105–0520); Agency 

Requests for Reinstatement of a 

Previously Approved Information 

Collection(s): Uniform Administrative 

Requirements for Grants and 

Cooperative Agreements to State and 

Local Governments and for Grants and 

Cooperative Agreements With 

Institutions of Higher Education, and 

Other Nonprofit Organizations 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation (DOT) invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval for a previously 

approved information collection. These 

forms include Application for Federal 

Assistance (SF–424), Federal Financial 

Report (SF–425), Request for Advance 

or Reimbursement (SF–270) and Outlay 

Report and Request for Reimbursement 

for Construction Programs (SF–271). We 

are required to publish this notice in the 

Federal Register by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. A Federal 

Register Notice with a 60-day comment 

period soliciting comments on the 

following information collection was 

published on March 30th, 2022, in the 

Federal Register. No comments were 

received. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before July 5, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the renewal of 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Audrey Clarke, Ph.D., Associate Director 

of the Financial Assistance Policy and 

Oversight Division, M–65, Office of the 

Senior Procurement Executive, Office of 

the Secretary, Room W83–313, 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590, (202) 366–4268. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2105–0520. 

Title: Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. 

Form Numbers: SF–424, SF–425, SF– 

270, and SF–271. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

previously approved collection. 

Background: This is to request the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) renewed three-year approved 

clearance for the information collection, 

entitled, ‘‘Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal 

Awards’’ OMB Control No 2105–0520, 

which is currently due to expire on July 

31, 2022. This information collection 

involves the use of various forms 

necessary because of management and 

oversight responsibilities of the agency 

imposed by OMB Circular 2 CFR 200, 

Uniform Administrative Requirements, 

Cost Principles, and Audit 

Requirements for Federal Awards. The 

May 31, 2015, OMB Control Number is 

titled: Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards 


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