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Performance and Program Evaluation 

Recipients and subrecipients are also 

encouraged to incorporate program 

evaluation, including associated data 

collection activities from the outset of 

their program design and 

implementation, to meaningfully 

document and measure their progress 

towards meeting an agency priority 

goal(s). Title I of the Foundations for 

Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 

2018 (Evidence Act), Public Law 115– 

435 (2019) urges Federal awarding 

agencies and Federal assistance 

recipients and subrecipients to use 

program evaluation as a critical tool to 

learn, to improve equitable delivery, 

and to elevate program service and 

delivery across the program lifecycle. 

Evaluation means ‘‘an assessment using 

systematic data collection and analysis 

of one or more programs, policies, and 

organizations intended to assess their 

effectiveness and efficiency.’’ 5 U.S.C. 

311. Credible program evaluation 

activities are implemented with 

relevance and utility, rigor, 

independence and objectivity, 

transparency, and ethics (OMB Circular 

A–11, Part 6 Section 290). 

For grant recipients receiving an 

award, evaluation costs are allowable 

costs (either as direct or indirect), unless 

prohibited by statute or regulation, and 

such costs may include the personnel 

and equipment needed for data 

infrastructure and expertise in data 

analysis, performance, and evaluation. 

(2 CFR part 200). 

3. Reporting 

a. Progress Reporting on Grant Activity 

Each applicant selected for a grant 

will be required to comply with all 

standard FRA reporting requirements, 

including quarterly progress reports, 

quarterly Federal financial reports, and 

interim and final performance reports, 

as well as all applicable auditing, 

monitoring and close out requirements. 

Reports may be submitted 

electronically. Pursuant to 2 CFR 

170.210, non-Federal entities applying 

under this NOFO must have the 

necessary processes and systems in 

place to comply with the reporting 

requirements should they receive 

Federal funding. 

b. Additional Reporting 

Applicants selected for funding are 

required to comply with all reporting 

requirements in the standard terms and 

conditions for FRA grant awards 

including 2 CFR 180.335 and 2 CFR 

180.350. 

If the Federal share of any Federal 

award under this NOFO may include 

more than $500,000 over the period of 

performance, applicants are informed of 

the post award reporting requirements 

reflected in—Award Term and 

Condition for Recipient Integrity and 

Performance Matters. 

c. Performance Reporting 

Each applicant selected for funding 

must collect information and report on 

the project’s performance using 

measures mutually agreed upon by FRA 

and the grantee to assess progress in 

achieving strategic goals and objectives. 

H. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts 

For further information related to this 

notice, please contact Douglas Gascon, 

Office of Policy and Planning, Federal 

Railroad Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Room W38–212, 

Washington, DC 20590; 

douglas.gascon@dot.gov; 202–493–0239. 

I. Other Information 

All information submitted as part of 

or in support of any application shall 

use publicly available data or data that 

can be made public and methodologies 

that are accepted by industry practice 

and standards, to the extent possible. If 

the application includes information the 

applicant considers to be a trade secret 

or confidential commercial or financial 

information, the applicant should do the 

following: (1) Note on the front cover 

that the submission ‘‘Contains 

Confidential Business Information 

(CBI)’’; (2) mark each affected page 

‘‘CBI’’; and (3) highlight or otherwise 

denote the CBI portions. 

The DOT regulations implementing 

the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

are found at 49 CFR part 7 Subpart C— 

Availability of Reasonably Described 

Records under the Freedom of 

Information Act and sets forth rules for 

FRA to make requested materials, 

information and records publicly 

available under FOIA. Unless prohibited 

by law and to the extent permitted 

under the FOIA, contents of application 

and proposals submitted by successful 

applicants may be released in response 

to FOIA requests. 

In addition, following the completion 

of the selection process and 

announcement of awards consistent 

with 49 U.S.C 22909(i), FRA will post 

online a list of all eligible applicants 

submitting an application, a list of all 

proposed projects and applicants that 

FRA determines are ineligible, and a list 

of the grant recipients that were selected 

to receive grant funding under the RCE 

Program on an annual basis. Except for 

information withheld under the 

previous paragraph, FRA may also make 

application narratives publicly available 

or share application information within 

DOT or with other Federal agencies if 

FRA determines that sharing is relevant 

to the respective program’s objectives. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Amitabha Bose, 

Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2022–0052] 

Advisory Committee on Underride 

Protection 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Solicitation of nominations for 

appointment to the advisory committee 

on Underride Protection (ACUP). 

SUMMARY: NHTSA is soliciting 

applications for appointment to the U.S. 

Department of Transportation’s (DOT) 

ACUP. The purpose of ACUP is to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the Secretary of Transportation on safety 

regulations to reduce underride crashes 

and fatalities relating to underride 

crashes. 

DATES: Applications for membership 

must be received by NHTSA on or 

before 5 p.m. EST, August 5, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: If you wish to apply for 

membership, your application should be 

submitted to: 

• Email: ACUP@dot.gov. 

• Mail: Use only overnight mail and 

send to: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration, Office of 

Rulemaking, Attn: ACUP, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, NRM–130, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

The ACUP charter can be found in the 

docket to this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Myers, Chief, Special Vehicles 

and Systems Division, Office of 

Rulemaking, National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, James.Myers@dot.gov 

or 202–493–0031. Any committee 

related questions should be sent to the 

person listed in this section. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

ACUP is established pursuant to 

Section 23011(d) of the Bipartisan 

Infrastructure Law (BIL), enacted as the 

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, 


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Public Law 117–58, which requires the 

creation of an advisory committee on 

underride protection, and in accordance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2. ACUP provides 

information, advice, and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Transportation on safety regulations to 

reduce underride crashes and fatalities 

relating to underride crashes. 

Description of Duties 

The Committee shall act solely in an 

advisory capacity. Duties include the 

following: 

a. Gather information as necessary to 

discuss issues presented by the 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO). 

b. Deliberate on issues relevant to 

safety regulations related to underride 

crashes and fatalities from underride 

crashes. 

c. Provide written consensus advice to 

the Secretary on underride protection to 

reduce underride crashes and fatalities 

relating to underride crashes. 

d. Submit to the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

of the Senate and the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

House of Representatives a biennial 

report that— 

i. describes the advice and 

recommendations made to the 

Secretary; and 

ii. includes an assessment of progress 

made by the Secretary in advancing 

safety regulations relating to underride 

crashes. 

Membership 

In accordance with BIL, ACUP will 

comprise not more than 20 members 

who are qualified to serve on the 

Committee because of their expertise, 

training, or experience. The Committee 

shall include two representatives from 

each of the following categories: 

• Truck and trailer manufacturers. 

• Motor carriers, including independent 

owner-operators. 

• Law enforcement. 

• Motor vehicle engineers. 

• Motor vehicle crash investigators. 

• Truck safety organizations. 

• The insurance industry. 

• Emergency medical service providers. 

• Families of underride crash victims. 

• Labor organizations. 

To ensure the recommendations of the 

Committee have considered the needs of 

diverse groups served by the 

Department, the membership of the 

Committee shall, to the extent 

practicable, include persons with lived 

experience and knowledge of the needs 

of underrepresented groups with regard 

to race, ethnicity, religion, disability, 

sexual orientation, gender identity, and 

other factors. 

The Secretary of Transportation shall 

appoint each member for the duration of 

the charter, which is 2 years, unless 

otherwise renewed in accordance with 

FACA. The Secretary may reappoint a 

member or terminate any member’s 

tenure at his discretion. The Secretary 

may extend appointments and may 

appoint replacements for members who 

have resigned outside a stated term, as 

necessary. If a member’s status as a 

representative of an identified category 

materially changes after appointment, 

the member’s representative status will 

be terminated, unless certain 

requirements are met. These 

requirements include the following: (1) 

continued active involvement in the 

identified category, (2) the concurrence 

by the NHTSA Administrator with the 

representative’s continued participation, 

(3) the member’s continued 

participation is consistent with 

applicable statutory authorities and 

Presidential directives, and the (4) the 

member’s continued participation is 

deemed essential for the fulfillment of 

the committee’s mission. 

ACUP members will not receive pay 

or other compensation from NHTSA for 

their ACUP service, but are entitled to 

reimbursement of their travel expenses, 

including per diem. The ACUP shall 

meet at least once a year. 

Qualifications 

Members will be selected for their 

expertise, training, or experience and 

their ability to represent one of the 

identified categories. 

Materials To Submit 

Qualified individuals interested in 

serving on the ACUP are invited to 

apply for appointment by submitting a 

resume or curriculum vitae along with 

letters of recommendation to one of the 

locations listed in the ADDRESSES

section by the deadline listed in the 

DATES section. Please include your full 

legal name and date of birth in your 

application. Each applicant must 

identify the category that he or she seeks 

to represent. Nominations are open to 

all individuals without regard to race, 

color, religion, sex, national origin, age, 

mental or physical disability, marital 

status, or sexual orientation. Evaluations 

will be based on the materials 

submitted. 

Authority: Issued under authority in 

49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8. 

Raymond R. Posten, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Requesting 

Comments on Regulation Project 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, 

as part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invites the general public and other 

federal agencies to take this opportunity 

to comment on proposed and/or 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting 

comments concerning final regulations 

in Treasury Decision (TD) 8458 relating 

to real estate mortgage investment 

conduits. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before September 6, 2022 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Andres Garcia, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

by email to pra.comments@irs.gov. 

Include OMB Control No. 1545–1276 in 

the subject line of the message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this collection should be 

directed to Jon Callahan, (737) 800– 

7639, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 

6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20224, or through the 

internet at jon.r.callahan@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IRS is 

currently seeking comments concerning 

the following information collection 

tools, reporting, and record-keeping 

requirements: 

Title: Real Estate Mortgage Investment 

Conduits. 

OMB Number: 1545–1276. 

Regulation Project: TD 8458. 

Abstract: Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 

section 860G provides definitions and 

special rules pertaining to real estate 

mortgage investment conduits (REMIC). 

IRC section 860E outlines the treatment 

of income in excess of daily accruals on 

residual interests and imposes an excise 

tax on the transfer of a residual interest 

in a REMIC to a disqualified 

organization. Treasury Regulations 

section 1.860E–2(a)(5) requires the 

REMIC to furnish, on request of the 

party responsible for the tax and to the 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

information sufficient to compute the 

present value of the anticipated excess 


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