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C. Section 1609: Environmental 

Reporting 

Section 1609(c) of the Recovery Act 

requires that Federal agencies report via 

the President (specifically, to the White 

House Council on Environmental 

Quality) every 90 days following 

enactment of the Recovery Act on the 

status of projects funded under the 

Recovery Act with respect to 

compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act. 

To satisfy the purposes of the 

Recovery Act, grant recipients may be 

required to provide additional 

information in response to requests from 

OMB, the Congressional Budget Office, 

the Government Accountability Office, 

or the Department’s Inspector General. 

The Department will inform grant 

recipients if and when such additional 

reports are required. 

Further information about how grant 

recipients will be expected to comply 

with the reporting requirements of the 

Recovery Act will be provided in the 

individual grant agreements signed by 

recipients of TIGER Discretionary 

Grants. 

X. Certification Requirements 

As a condition of award, to the extent 

applicable, grantees must comply with 

the Certification requirements of the 

Recovery Act. These include Section 

1201 (Maintenance of Effort); Section 

1511 (Transparency and Oversight); and 

Section 1607 (Additional Funding 

Distribution and Assurance of 

Appropriate Use of Funds). On February 

27, 2009, Secretary of Transportation 

Ray LaHood sent a letter to the 

Governors of each State providing 

guidance and a template for the 

Certifications required by the Recovery 

Act, a copy of which is available on the 

Department’s Recovery Act Web site, at 

http://www.dot.gov/recovery/. All 

applicable Certifications must be 

submitted to the Department at 

TigerTeam.Leads@dot.gov. 

Certifications may be submitted via email as electronic, scanned copies, with 

original signed versions to follow via 

U.S. mail. 

A. Section 1201(a): Maintenance of 

Effort 

By March 19, 2009, State Governors 

were required to certify to the Secretary 

of Transportation that the State would 

maintain its effort with regard to State 

funding for the types of projects funded 

by the appropriation, for each amount 

distributed to a State or a State agency 

under this program. As part of this 

Certification, the Governor was required 

to submit to the Secretary a statement 

identifying the amount of funds the 

State planned to expend from State 

sources as of February 17, 2009, during 

the period between February 17, 2009 

and September 30, 2010, for the types of 

projects funded by the appropriation. 

The maintenance of effort requirement 

in section 1201(a) applies to any TIGER 

Discretionary Grant recipient that is a 

State government (or agency thereof) 

that planned, as of February 17, 2009, to 

expend State funds on the project 

receiving a TIGER Discretionary Grant 

during the period between February 17, 

2009, and September 30, 2010. 

B. Section 1511: Transparency and 

Oversight 

For Grant Funds made available to 

State or local governments for 

infrastructure investments, the 

Governor, mayor, or other chief 

executive, as appropriate, must certify 

that the infrastructure investment (1) 

received the full review and vetting 

required by law; and (2) that the chief 

executive accepts responsibility that it 

is an appropriate use of taxpayer 

dollars. This Certification must be 

executed and posted on a Web site and 

linked to Recovery.gov prior to the 

recipient of a TIGER Discretionary Grant 

receiving Grant Funds. If the potential 

project is a highway or transit project 

and it is included in the Statewide 

Transportation Improvement Program 

(STIP) with the specific information 

required by Section 1511 (a description 

of the investment, the estimated total 

cost, and the amount of ARRA funds to 

be used), it may be included in the 

Governor’s Section 1511 Certification 

covering highway and transit projects in 

a State. One way for the Governor’s 

Certification to satisfy the Section 1511 

requirement is for the Certification to 

state that the project is included in the 

STIP and therefore has completed the 

TIP/STIP planning process. In this case, 

the Governor’s Certification must also 

provide a link to the public web posting 

of the STIP that includes (or will 

include) any highway and transit project 

designated to receive Recovery Act 

funding. If the project is not included in 

the STIP, a separate Certification for the 

potential TIGER Discretionary Grant 

project must be executed, attaching the 

relevant information or linking to a 

public Web site where the information 

may be obtained. This Certification 

must include a description of the 

investment, the estimated total cost, and 

the amount of covered funds to be used, 

and must be posted online and linked 

to the Web site Recovery.gov. The 

Certification must also state that the 

projects have been properly reviewed 

and vetted and are an appropriate use of 

taxpayer dollars. 

C. Section 1607: Additional Funding 

Distribution and Assurance of 

Appropriate Use of Funds 

Section 1607 required that Governors 

of States receiving funding under the 

Recovery Act certify by April 3, 2009, 

that, for Grant Funds provided to any 

State or State agency, the State would 

request and use the funds provided in 

the Recovery Act and that such funds 

would be used to create jobs and 

promote economic growth. 

Alternatively, the State legislature could 

have acted to accept such funds by the 

adoption of a concurrent resolution. 

States or State agencies ultimately 

receiving TIGER Discretionary Grant 

funds must ensure that this Certification 

has been completed. 

D. Submission of Certifications Under 

Sections 1201, 1511, and 1607 

All Certifications, once executed, 

shall be submitted to the Secretary of 

Transportation, c/o Joel Szabat, Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Transportation 

Policy, at TigerTeam.Leads@dot.gov. 

Certifications may be submitted via email as electronic, scanned copies, with 

original signed versions to follow via 

U.S. mail. As required by the Recovery 

Act, Certifications under Section 1511 

shall be immediately posted on a Web 

site and linked to the Web site 

Recovery.gov. 

XI. Questions and Clarifications 

Questions about this notice should be 

submitted to the TIGER Discretionary 

Grants program manager via e-mail at 

TIGERGrants@dot.gov. The Department 

will regularly post answers to these 

questions and other important 

clarifications on the Department’s Web 

site at http://www.dot.gov/recovery/ost/. 

Issued on: May 12, 2009. 

Ray LaHood, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–11542 Filed 5–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. MC–F–17950] 

Mayflower Transit, LCC—Pooling 

Agreement 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: Mayflower Transit, LLC 

(Mayflower), on behalf of itself and 

certain affiliated companies, filed an 


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application with the Board under 49 

U.S.C. 14302 for approval of revisions to 

its pooling agreement. The Board 

establishes a procedural schedule for 

the submission of public comments on 

the proposed revisions, principally the 

requirement that carrier agents may not 

transport under their own motor carrier 

authority any interstate shipments of 

household goods except, subject to 

Mayflower policies, shipments for the 

government. After reviewing any 

comments received, the Board will 

determine whether it has sufficient 

information to decide whether the 

proposed revisions meet the standard 

for approval under section 14302 or 

whether a hearing is necessary prior to 

such a determination. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

revisions to Mayflower’s pooling 

agreement shall be filed by July 2, 2009. 

Mayflower may file a response to any 

comments by July 17, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: An original and 10 copies of 

all pleadings, referring to STB Docket 

No. MC–F–17950, must be filed with the 

Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423– 

0001. In addition, one copy of all 

pleadings must be served on 

Mayflower’s representative, James A. 

Calderwood, Zuckert, Scoutt & 

Rasenberger L.L.P., 888 Seventeenth 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006– 

3309. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia 

Farr, (202) 245–0359. [Assistance for the 

hearing impaired is available through 

the Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.] 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additional information is contained in 

the Board’s decision, available on our 

Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: May 12, 2009. 

By the Board, Acting Chairman Mulvey, 

and Vice Chairman Nottingham. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. E9–11535 Filed 5–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket Nos. MC–F–4901 and MC–F– 

6152] 

United Van Lines, LCC—Pooling 

Agreement 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: United Van Lines, LLC 

(United), on behalf of itself and certain 

affiliated companies, filed an 

application with the Board under 49 

U.S.C. 14302 for approval of revisions to 

its pooling agreement. The Board 

establishes a procedural schedule for 

the submission of public comments on 

the proposed revisions, principally the 

requirement that carrier agents may not 

transport under their own motor carrier 

authority any interstate shipments of 

household goods except, subject to 

United policies, shipments for the 

government. After reviewing any 

comments received, the Board will 

determine whether it has sufficient 

information to decide whether the 

proposed revisions meet the standard 

for approval under section 14302 or 

whether a hearing is necessary prior to 

such a determination. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

revisions to United’s pooling agreement 

shall be filed by July 2, 2009. United 

may file a response to any comments by 

July 17, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: An original and 10 copies of 

all pleadings, referring to STB Docket 

Nos. MC–F–4901 and MC–F–6152, must 

be filed with the Surface Transportation 

Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20423–0001. In addition, one copy 

of all pleadings must be served on 

United’s representative, James A. 

Calderwood, Zuckert, Scoutt & 

Rasenberger L.L.P., 888 Seventeenth 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006– 

3309. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia 

Farr, (202) 245–0359. [Assistance for the 

hearing impaired is available through 

the Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.] 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additional information is contained in 

the Board’s decision, available on our 

Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: May 12, 2009. 

By the Board, Acting Chairman Mulvey, 

and Vice Chairman Nottingham. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. E9–11536 Filed 5–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Notice 2006–05 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, 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, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning Notice 

2006–05, Waiver for Reasonable Cause 

for Failure to Report Loan Origination 

Fees and Capitalized Interest. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before July 17, 2009 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn Kirkland, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulations should be 

directed to R. Joseph Durbala at Internal 

Revenue Service, room 6129, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224, or at (202)622–3634, or 

through the internet at 

RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Waiver for Reasonable Cause for 

Failure to Report Loan Origination Fees 

and Capitalized Interest. 

Notice Number: 1545–1996. 

Abstract: This Notice provides 

information to payees who receive 

payment of interest on qualified 

education loans who are unable to 

comply with the information reporting 

requirements under section 6050S of the 

Internal Revenue Code. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the notice at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other-forprofit organizations, Federal 

Government. 

Estimated Total Annual 

Recordkeeping and Reporting Burden: 

500. 

Estimated Annual Recordkeeping and 

Reporting Burden per Respondent: 10 

hours. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

5,000. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

of the collections of information covered 

by this notice: 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Books or records relating to a collection 

of information must be retained as long 


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