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Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind 

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email Lynette.Mitterer@faa.gov, phone 

(425) 227–1047; or Alphonso 

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This notice is published pursuant to 

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Petition for Exemption 

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[FR Doc. 2017–20102 Filed 9–20–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[FHWA Docket No. FHWA–2017–0021] 

Notice of Funding Opportunity for 

Tribal Transportation Program Safety 

Funds 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

funding opportunity and requests grant 

applications for FHWA’s Tribal 

Transportation Program Safety Funds 

(TTPSF) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 and 

FY 2018 funding, subject to future 

appropriations. In addition, this notice 

identifies selection criteria, application 

requirements, and technical assistance 

during the grant solicitation period for 

the TTPSF. 

The TTPSF is authorized within the 

Tribal Transportation Program (TTP) 

under the Fixing America’s Surface 

Transportation (FAST) Act. The FHWA 

will distribute these funds as described 

in this notice on a competitive basis in 

a manner consistent with the selection 

criteria. 

DATES: Applications must be submitted 

electronically no later than 11:59 p.m., 

e.t. on December 11, 2017 (the 

‘‘application deadline’’). Applicants are 

encouraged to submit applications in 

advance of the application deadline; 

however, applications will not be 

evaluated, and awards will not be made 

until after the application deadline. The 

FHWA plans to conduct outreach 

regarding the TTPSF in the form of a 

Webinar on October 17, 2017, 2 p.m., 

e.t. To join the webinar, follow the 

directions found at https://

flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/ttp/safety/ 

ttpsf.htm. The audio portion of the 

Webinar can be accessed from this 

teleconference line: TOLL FREE 1–888– 

251–2909; ACCESS CODE 4442306. The 

Webinar will be recorded and posted on 

FHWA’s Web site at: http://

www.flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/ttp/ 

safety/. A TDD is available for 

individuals who are deaf or hard of 

hearing at 202–366–3993. 

ADDRESSES: Applications must be 

submitted electronically through the 

Web site: http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/ 

programs/ttp/safety/ttpsf.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information concerning this 

notice please contact Russell Garcia, 

TTPSF Program Manager, via email at 

russell.garcia@dot.gov; by telephone at 

(202) 366–9815; or by mail at Federal 

Highway Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 

20590. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m. e.t., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. For 

legal questions, please contact Ms. 

Vivian Philbin, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, by telephone at (720) 963– 

3445; by email at vivian.philbin@

dot.gov; or by mail at Federal Highway 

Administration, Central Federal Lands 

Highway Division, 12300 West Dakota 

Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80228. Office 

hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

m.t., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On August 5, 2013, FHWA published 

the first notice of funding availability 

for the TTPSF (78 FR 47480). On 

November 13, 2013, FHWA awarded 

183 Tribes a total of $8.6 million for 193 

safety projects. On May 14, 2014, FHWA 

published the second notice of funding 

availability for the TTPSF (79 FR 

27676). On March 10, 2015, FHWA 

awarded 82 Tribes a total of $8.5 million 

for 94 projects to improve transportation 

safety on Tribal lands. On June 26, 2015, 

FHWA published the third notice of 

funding availability for the TTPSF (80 

FR 36885). On December 9, 2015, 

FHWA awarded 36 Tribes a total of 

$449,500 for 36 projects for developing 

Tribal safety plans. On April 26, 2016, 

FHWA awarded 35 Tribes a total of $8 

million for 54 projects. On July 18, 

2016, FHWA published the fourth 

notice of funding opportunity for the 

TTPSF (81 FR 46758). On April 10, 

2017, FHWA awarded 74 Tribes a total 

of $9 million for 77 projects. The FHWA 

is publishing this fifth notice to 

announce an additional round of 

funding and request grant applications 

for FY2017 and FY 2018. 

Table of Contents 

A. Program Description 

B. Federal Award Information 

C. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching 

D. Application and Submission Information 

1. Address To Request Application Package 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

3. Unique Entity Identifier and System for 

Award Management (SAM) 

4. Submission Dates and Time 

5. Intergovernmental Review 

6. Funding Restrictions 

7. Other Submission Requirements 

E. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria 

i. Safety Plans 

ii. Data Assessment, Improvement, and 

Analysis Activities 

iii. Infrastructure Improvement and Other 

Eligible Activities 

2. Review and Selection Process 

i. Safety Plans 

ii. Data Assessment, Improvement, and 

Analysis Activities 

iii. Infrastructure Improvement and Other 

Eligible Activities 

F. Federal Award Administration 

Information 

1. Federal Award Notice 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

3. Reporting 

G. Federal Awarding Agency Contact(s) 

H. Other Information 

1. Protection of Confidential Business 

Information 


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A. Program Description 

Since the TTPSF was created under 

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st 

Century Act (MAP–21), FHWA has 

awarded approximately $34.5 million to 

410 Indian Tribes for 454 projects, 

including development of safety plans, 

to address safety issues in Indian 

country over four rounds of competitive 

grants. The intent of the TTPSF is to 

prevent and reduce deaths or serious 

injuries in transportation-related crashes 

on Tribal lands where statistics are 

consistently higher than the rest of the 

Nation as a whole. 

The TTPSF emphasizes the 

development of strategic Transportation 

Safety Plans using a data-driven process 

as a means for Tribes to determine how 

transportation safety needs will be 

addressed in Tribal communities. Tribal 

Transportation Safety Plans are a tool 

used to identify risk factors that lead to 

serious injury or death and organize 

various entities to strategically reduce 

risk; projects submitted must be datadriven, must be consistent with a 

comprehensive safety strategy, and must 

correct or improve a hazardous road 

location or feature or address a highway 

safety problem. 

Because safety data is considered 

critical for informed transportation 

safety decisions, the TTPSF also places 

an emphasis on assessment and 

improvement of traffic records systems 

(primarily crash data systems). 

Guidelines for conducting a traffic 

records assessment can be found in the 

Guide for Effective Tribal Crash 

Reporting, National Cooperative 

Highway Research Program Report 788, 

published by the Transportation 

Research Board at http://www.trb.org/ 

Main/Blurbs/171540.aspx. 

Successful TTPSF projects leverage 

resources, encourage partnership, and 

have the data to support the applicants’ 

approach in addressing the prevention 

and reduction of death or serious 

injuries in transportation-related 

crashes. A listing of the TTPSF projects/ 

activities that Tribes were previously 

awarded, answers to frequently asked 

questions, and additional safety-related 

information can be found on the TTP 

Safety Web site at http://

flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/ttp/safety/ 

ttpsf.htm. However, the FAST Act made 

changes to the types of projects and 

activities that are now eligible for 

TTPSF grants. 

Under MAP–21, the Highway Safety 

Improvement Program (HSIP) included 

a range of eligible HSIP projects. The list 

of eligible projects was non-exhaustive, 

and a State could use HSIP funds on any 

safety project (infrastructure-related or 

non-infrastructure) that met the 

overarching requirements that the 

project be consistent with the State’s 

Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) 

and correct or improve a hazardous road 

location or feature or address a highway 

safety problem. Although the FAST Act 

continued these overarching 

requirements under HSIP, it limited 

eligibility to the projects and activities 

listed in 23 U.S.C. 148(a)(4), most of 

which are infrastructure-safety related. 

As a result of the FAST Act, the 

TTPSF will only fund highway safety 

improvement projects eligible under the 

HSIP as listed in 23 U.S.C. 148(a)(4). For 

purposes of awarding funds under this 

program in FY 2017, FHWA has 

identified three eligibility categories: 

Safety plans; data assessment, 

improvement, and analysis activities; 

and infrastructure improvements and 

other eligible activities as listed in 23 

U.S.C. 148(a)(4). 

B. Federal Award Information 

The FAST Act authorized TTPSF as a 

set aside of not more than 2 percent of 

the funds made available under the TTP 

for each fiscal year. This notice of 

funding opportunity solicits proposals 

under the TTPSF for FY 2017 and FY 

2018 funding, subject to future 

appropriations. Section 202(e) of title 

23, United States Code, provides that 

the Secretary shall allocate funds based 

on an identification and analysis of 

highway safety issues and opportunities 

on Tribal lands, as determined by the 

Secretary, on application of the Indian 

Tribal governments for HSIP eligible 

projects described in 23 U.S.C. 

148(a)(4). Eligible projects described in 

section 148(a)(4) include strategies, 

activities, and projects on a public road 

that are consistent with a transportation 

safety plan; safety study; road safety 

audit; or systemic safety study and 

correct or improve a hazardous road 

location or feature, or address a highway 

safety problem. 

Under 23 U.S.C. 148(a)(4), eligible 

projects are limited to the following: 

(i) An intersection safety 

improvement. 

(ii) Pavement and shoulder widening 

(including addition of a passing lane to 

remedy an unsafe condition). 

(iii) Installation of rumble strips or 

another warning device, if the rumble 

strips or other warning devices do not 

adversely affect the safety or mobility of 

bicyclists and pedestrians, including 

persons with disabilities. 

(iv) Installation of a skid-resistant 

surface at an intersection or other 

location with a high frequency of 

crashes. 

(v) An improvement for pedestrian or 

bicyclist safety or safety of persons with 

disabilities. 

(vi) Construction and improvement of 

a railway-highway grade crossing safety 

feature, including installation of 

protective devices. 

(vii) The conduct of a model traffic 

enforcement activity at a railwayhighway crossing. 

(viii) Construction of a traffic calming 

feature. 

(ix) Elimination of a roadside hazard. 

(x) Installation, replacement, and 

other improvement of highway signage 

and pavement markings, or a project to 

maintain minimum levels of 

retroreflectivity, that addresses a 

highway safety problem consistent with 

an SHSP. 

(xi) Installation of a priority control 

system for emergency vehicles at 

signalized intersections. 

(xii) Installation of a traffic control or 

other warning device at a location with 

high crash potential. 

(xiii) Transportation safety planning. 

(xiv) Collection, analysis, and 

improvement of safety data. 

(xv) Planning integrated interoperable 

emergency communications equipment, 

operational activities, or traffic 

enforcement activities (including police 

assistance) relating to work zone safety. 

(xvi) Installation of guardrails, 

barriers (including barriers between 

construction work zones and traffic 

lanes for the safety of road users and 

workers), and crash attenuators. 

(xvii) The addition or retrofitting of 

structures or other measures to 

eliminate or reduce crashes involving 

vehicles and wildlife. 

(xviii) Installation of yellow-green 

signs and signals at pedestrian and 

bicycle crossings and in school zones. 

(xix) Construction and operational 

improvements on high risk rural roads. 

(xx) Geometric improvements to a 

road for safety purposes that improve 

safety. 

(xxi) A road safety audit. 

(xxii) Roadway safety infrastructure 

improvements consistent with the 

recommendations included in the 

publication of the Federal Highway 

Administration entitled ‘‘Highway 

Design Handbook for Older Drivers and 

Pedestrians’’ (FHWA–RD–01–103), 

dated May 2001 or as subsequently 

revised and updated. 

(xxiii) Truck parking facilities eligible 

for funding under section 1401 of the 

MAP–21. 

(xxiv) Systemic safety improvements. 

(xxv) Installation of vehicle-toinfrastructure communication 

equipment. 

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(xxvii) Roadway improvements that 

provide separation between pedestrians 

and motor vehicles, including medians 

and pedestrian crossing islands. 

(xxviii) A physical infrastructure 

safety project not described in clauses 

(i) through (xxvii). 

For more information regarding 

eligible activities under HSIP, please see 

FHWA guidance at: http://

safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ 

legislationandpolicy/fast/guidance.cfm 

http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/ 

rulemaking/docs/hsip_ig42216_

final.pdf. 

Upon award, successful applicants 

will receive the TTPSF funds through 

their existing TTP contracting 

methodology with either the FHWA or 

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). Upon 

completion of a TTPSF project, funds 

that are not expended are to be 

recovered and returned to the FHWA to 

be made available for the following 

year’s TTPSF grant cycle. 

C. Eligibility Information 

To be selected for a TTPSF award, an 

applicant must be a federally recognized 

Indian Tribe and the project must be an 

eligible project. 

1. Eligible Applicants 

Eligible applicants for TTPSF 

discretionary grants are federally 

recognized Tribes identified on the list 

of ‘‘Indian Entities Recognized and 

Eligible to Receive Services from the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs’’ (published at 

81 FR 26826). Other entities may 

partner with a Tribal government to 

submit an application, but the eligible 

applicant must be a federally recognized 

Indian Tribe. A Tribe may submit more 

than one application; however, only one 

project may be included in each 

application. 

Recipients of prior TTPSF funds may 

submit applications during this current 

round according to the selection criteria. 

However, to be competitive, the 

applicant should demonstrate the extent 

to which the previously funded project 

or projects has been able to meet 

estimated project schedules and budget, 

as well as the ability to realize the 

outcomes for previous awards. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching 

There is no matching requirement for 

the TTPSF. However, if the total amount 

of funding requested for applications 

rated ‘‘highly qualified’’ or ‘‘qualified’’ 

exceeds the amount of available 

funding, FHWA will give priority 

consideration to those projects that 

show a commitment of other funding 

sources to complement the TTPSF 

funding request. Therefore, leveraging a 

TTPSF request with other funding 

sources identified in Section E is 

encouraged. Additional information 

about leveraging funds can be found in 

the frequently asked questions section 

of the TTPSF Web site: http://

flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/ttp/safety/ 

ttpsf.htm. 

D. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address To Request Application 

Package 

Application package can be 

downloaded from the TTPSF Web site: 

http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/ttp/ 

safety/ttpsf.htm. For a Telephone Device 

for the Deaf (TDD) please call 202–366– 

3993. The applications must be 

submitted electronically through the 

following Web site: http://

flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/ttp/safety/ 

ttpsf.htm. Applicants are encouraged to 

submit applications in advance of the 

application deadline; however, 

applications will not be evaluated, and 

awards will not be made until after the 

application deadline. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

The FHWA may request additional 

information, including additional data, 

to clarify an application, but FHWA 

encourages applicants to submit the 

most relevant and complete information 

they can provide. The FHWA also 

encourages applicants, to the extent 

practicable, to provide data and 

evidence of project merits in a form that 

is publicly available or verifiable. 

The applicants must include the 

following information in their online 

application package: 

i. Online Form 

Fill out an online form similar to SF– 

424 at: http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/ 

programs/ttp/safety/ttpsf.htm. 

A preview of the online application 

can also be found on the Web site. 

ii. Letter of Support 

For projects located on a facility not 

owned by BIA or a Tribe a letter of 

support for the project is required. 

iii. Cost Breakdown 

An estimate of the costs in the project 

should be clearly identified in the 

project narrative or as an attachment to 

the project narrative. 

iv. Narrative 

Applicants must attach project 

narrative to their online application 

form to successfully complete the 

application process. Applicants must 

include the project narrative in the 

attachments section of the online 

application form. 

Applicants must identify the 

eligibility category for which they are 

seeking funds in the project narrative. In 

addition, applicants should address 

each question or statement in their 

applications. It is recommended that 

applicants use standard formatting (e.g., 

a single-spaced document, using a 

standard 12-point font, such as Times 

New Roman, with 1-inch margins) to 

prepare their application narratives. An 

application must include any 

information needed to verify that the 

project meets the statutory eligibility 

criteria in order for the FHWA to 

evaluate the application against TTPSF 

rating criteria. 

Applicants should demonstrate the 

responsiveness of their proposals to any 

pertinent selection criteria with the 

most relevant information that 

applicants can provide, and 

substantiated by data, regardless of 

whether such information is specifically 

requested, or identified, in the final 

notice. Applicants should provide 

evidence of the feasibility of achieving 

certain project milestones, financial 

capacity, and commitment in order to 

support project readiness. 

Consistent with the requirements for 

an eligible highway safety improvement 

project under 23 U.S.C. 148(a)(4), 

applicants must describe clearly how 

their project would correct or improve 

a hazardous road location or feature, or 

would address a highway safety 

problem. The application must include 

supporting data. Formal safety data is 

limited in many Tribal areas; applicants 

should support their application with 

documentation summarizing the best 

available data that demonstrates a 

history or risk of transportation 

incidents which are expected to be 

reduced by the proposed activity. The 

optimal data is a summary of police 

crash reports. However, where police 

crash reports are not available, news 

articles, written testimonies, a letter 

from local law enforcement describing 

safety performance, health data on 

injuries, and other documentation of 

incident history can be accepted. 

Average daily traffic volumes, 

pedestrian volumes, traffic citation 

statistics, public surveys, and sign 

inventories are examples of alternative 

safety data sources which could be used 

to supplement incident history. 

If police crash reports are not 

available to support a project 

application, then-FHWA strongly 

encourages federally recognized Tribes 

to conduct an assessment of traffic 

records (which is an eligible activity for 

TTPSF). Applicants that do not provide 


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formal crash data are encouraged to 

attach documentation to their 

application showing that a traffic 

records assessment has been conducted 

or is planned. Guidelines for conducting 

a traffic records assessment can be 

found in the Guide for Effective Tribal 

Crash Reporting, National Cooperative 

Highway Research Program Report 788, 

published by the Transportation 

Research Board in 2015 at http://

www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/171540.aspx. 

The data that should support an 

application varies by project type, as 

follows: 

• For safety plans: There is no 

requirement to submit data with the 

application. However, development of 

safety plans should include and be 

based on an analysis of incident history. 

• For traffic records assessments and 

improvements: Supporting data should 

be an estimate of the data to be collected 

(such as approximate number of crashes 

per year) and a description of any 

process currently used to collect that 

data. 

• For Road Safety Audits (RSA): Site 

specific data should be submitted which 

demonstrates an incident history or 

propensity on the specific roadway to be 

analyzed. 

• For Systemic Safety Studies: Data 

should be provided which demonstrates 

an incident history associated with the 

risk factor to be studied. 

• For Infrastructure Improvement and 

Other Eligible Activities: Good data is 

site specific data that describes the 

crash history and directly demonstrates 

the safety need. When site specific 

incident data is not available, some data 

must still be provided which 

demonstrates the safety risk to be 

mitigated; this data could be an areawide incident history (such as the 

results of a systemic safety study) or an 

explanation that an incident history is 

not available along with some 

supporting data from an alternative 

safety data source as described above. 

The FHWA recommends that the 

project narrative generally adhere to the 

following basic outline, and include a 

table of contents, project abstract, maps, 

and graphics: 

a. Project Abstract: Describe project 

work that would be completed under 

the project, the hazardous road location 

or feature or the highway safety problem 

that the project would address, and 

whether the project is a complete 

project or part of a larger project with 

prior investment (maximum five 

sentences). The project abstract must 

succinctly describe how this specific 

request for TTPSF would be used to 

complete the project; 

b. Project Description: Include 

information on the expected users of the 

project, a description of the hazardous 

road location or feature or the highway 

safety problem that the project would 

address, and how the project would 

address these challenges; 

c. Applicant information and 

coordination with other entities: Identify 

the Indian Tribal government applying 

for TTPSF, a description of cooperation 

with other entities in selecting projects 

from the TIP as required under 23 

U.S.C. 202(e)(2), and information 

regarding any other entities involved in 

the project; 

d. Grant Funds and Sources/Uses of 

Project Funds: Include information 

about the amount of grant funding 

requested for the project, availability/ 

commitment of funds sources and uses 

of all project funds, total project costs, 

percentage of project costs that would 

be paid for with the TTPSF, and the 

identity and percentage shares of all 

parties providing funds for the project 

(including Federal funds provided 

under other programs); and 

e. Include a description of how the 

proposal meets the Selection Criteria 

identified in Section E, Subsection 1 

Criteria. 

3. Unique Entity Identifier and System 

for Award Management (SAM) 

Each applicant must: (1) Be registered 

in SAM before submitting its 

application; (2) provide a valid unique 

entity identifier in its application; and 

(3) continue to maintain an active SAM 

registration with current information at 

all times during which it has an active 

Federal award or an application or plan 

under consideration by a Federal 

awarding agency. The USDOT may not 

make an TTPSF grant to an applicant 

until the applicant has complied with 

all applicable unique entity identifier 

and SAM requirements and, if an 

applicant has not fully complied with 

the requirements by the time USDOT is 

ready to make an TTPSF grant, USDOT 

may determine that the applicant is not 

qualified to receive an TTPSF grant and 

use that determination as a basis for 

making an TTPSF grant to another 

applicant. Information on SAM can be 

found at https://www.sam.gov. It 

typically takes 7–10 business days for 

the SAM registration process to be 

completed. 

4. Submission Dates and Time 

i. Deadline—Applications must be 

submitted electronically no later than 

11:59 p.m., e.t. on December 11, 2017 

(the ‘‘application deadline’’). 

ii. Applicants are encouraged to 

submit applications in advance of the 

application deadline; however, 

applications will not be evaluated, and 

awards will not be made until after the 

application deadline. 

iii. Upon submission of the 

applications electronically through the 

following Web site: http://

flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/ttp/safety/ 

ttpsf.htm, the applicants will be sent an 

automatic reply by email confirming 

transmittal of the application to the 

FHWA. Please contact Russell Garcia at 

(202) 366–9815, should you not receive 

any confirmation from the FHWA. 

iv. Late Applications—Applications 

received after the deadline will not be 

considered except in the case of 

unforeseen technical difficulties that are 

beyond the applicant’s control. The 

FHWA will consider late applications 

on a case-by-case basis. Applicants are 

encouraged to submit additional 

information documenting the technical 

difficulties experienced, including a 

screen capture of any error messages 

received. 

5. Intergovernmental Review 

The TTPSF is not subject to the 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs. 

6. Funding Restrictions 

There are no funding restrictions on 

any applications. However, FHWA 

anticipates high demand for this limited 

amount of funding and encourages 

applications with scalable requests that 

allow more Tribes to receive funding 

and for requests that identify a 

commitment of other funding sources to 

complement the TTPSF funding request. 

Applicants should clearly demonstrate 

the independent components of each 

project that can be completed if only 

partial funding is provided. Applicants 

should demonstrate the capacity to 

successfully implement the proposed 

request in a timely manner, and ensure 

that cost estimates and timelines to 

complete deliverables are included in 

their applications. 

E. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria 

The FHWA will award TTPSF funds 

based on the selection criteria and 

policy considerations as outlined below. 

However, to be competitive, the 

applicant should demonstrate the extent 

to which a previously funded project or 

projects has been able to meet estimated 

project schedules and budget, as well as 

the ability to realize the outcomes for 

previous awards. 

The FHWA intends to allocate the 

TTPSF between three categories as 

follows: (1) Safety plans; (2) data 


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1The development of a Tribal safety plan is the 

cornerstone for all future Tribal safety activities. 

Because of the importance of developing, 

completing, or updating a Tribal safety plan and for 

this one category only, applications will be deemed 

Continued 

assessment, improvement, and analysis 

activities; and (3) infrastructure 

improvement and other eligible 

activities as listed in 23 U.S.C. 148(a)(4). 

i. Safety Plans 

The development of a Tribal safety 

plan that is data-driven, identifies 

transportation safety issues, prioritizes 

activities, is coordinated with the State 

SHSP (all State SHSPs can be found at: 

http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/shsp/ 

state_links.cfm), and promotes a 

comprehensive approach to addressing 

safety needs by including all 4Es, is a 

critical step in improving highway 

safety. Additional information on 

developing a Tribal safety plan can be 

found at: http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/ 

programs/ttp/safety/. Accordingly, 

FHWA will award TTPSF for 

developing and updating Tribal safety 

plans. The FHWA will use the following 

criteria in the evaluation of TTPSF 

funding requests for Tribal safety plans: 

(1) Development of a Tribal safety plan 

where none currently exists, and (2) age 

or status of an existing Tribal safety 

plan. 

ii. Data Assessment, Improvement, and 

Analysis Activities 

The FHWA will use the following 

criteria in the evaluation of TTPSF 

funding requests for data assessment, 

improvement, and analysis activities: (1) 

Inclusion of the activity in a completed 

State SHSP or Tribal transportation 

safety plan; (2) submission of 

supporting data that demonstrates the 

need for the activity; (3) leveraging of 

private or other public funding; or (4) 

the project is part of a comprehensive 

approach to safety which includes other 

safety efforts. 

Examples of eligible data assessment, 

improvement, and analysis activities 

include: 

• Collection, analysis, and 

improvement of safety data; 

• Systemic safety studies; and 

• Road safety audits/assessments. 

iii. Infrastructure Improvement and 

Other Eligible Activities as Listed in 23 

U.S.C. 148(a)(4) 

The FHWA will use the following 

criteria in the evaluation of funding 

requests under this category: (1) 

Inclusion of the project or activity in a 

completed State SHSP or Tribal 

transportation safety plan, or inclusion 

of the activity in a completed road 

safety audit, engineering study, impact 

assessment or other engineering 

document; (2) submission of supporting 

data that demonstrates the need for the 

project; (3) ownership of the facility, if 

applicable; (4) leveraging of private or 

other public funding; (5) time elapsed 

since the Tribe has last received funding 

for a TTPSF engineering improvement 

project, if applicable; or (6) the project 

is part of a comprehensive approach to 

safety which includes other safety 

efforts. 

Examples of infrastructure 

improvement and other eligible 

activities: 

• An intersection safety 

improvement; 

• Pavement and shoulder widening 

(including addition of a passing lane to 

remedy an unsafe condition); 

• Installation of rumble strips or 

another warning device, if the rumble 

strips or other warning devices do not 

adversely affect the safety or mobility of 

bicyclists and pedestrians, including 

persons with disabilities; 

• Installation of a skid-resistant 

surface at an intersection or other 

location with a high frequency of 

crashes; 

• An improvement for pedestrian or 

bicyclist safety or safety of persons with 

disabilities; 

• Construction and improvement of a 

railway-highway grade crossing safety 

feature, including installation of 

protective devices; 

• The conduct of a model traffic 

enforcement activity at a railwayhighway crossing; 

• Construction of a traffic calming 

feature; 

• Elimination of a roadside hazard; 

• Installation, replacement, and other 

improvement of highway signage and 

pavement markings, or a project to 

maintain minimum levels of 

retroreflectivity that addresses a 

highway safety problem consistent with 

a Tribal or State strategic highway safety 

plan; 

• Installation of a priority control 

system for emergency vehicles at 

signalized intersections; 

• Installation of a traffic control or 

other warning device at a location with 

high crash potential; 

• Planning integrated interoperable 

emergency communications equipment, 

operational activities, or traffic 

enforcement activities (including police 

assistance) relating to work zone safety; 

• Installation of guardrails, barriers 

(including barriers between 

construction work zones and traffic 

lanes for the safety of road users and 

workers), and crash attenuators; 

• The addition or retrofitting of 

structures or other measures to 

eliminate or reduce crashes involving 

vehicles and wildlife; 

• Installation of yellow-green signs 

and signals at pedestrian and bicycle 

crossings and in school zones; 

• Construction and operational 

improvements on high risk rural roads; 

• Geometric improvements to a road 

for safety purposes that improve safety; 

• Roadway safety infrastructure 

improvements consistent with the 

recommendations included in the 

FHWA publication entitled ‘‘Highway 

Design Handbook for Older Drivers and 

Pedestrians’’ (FHWA–RD–01–103, dated 

May 2001 or as subsequently revised 

and updated; 

• Truck parking facilities eligible for 

funding under section 1401 of MAP–21; 

• Systemic safety improvements; 

• Installation of a vehicle to 

infrastructure communication 

equipment; 

• Pedestrian hybrid beacons; 

• Roadway improvements that 

provide separation between pedestrians 

and motor vehicles, including medians 

and pedestrian crossing islands; and 

• Other physical infrastructure safety 

projects. 

2. Review and Selection Process 

The TTPSF grant applications will be 

evaluated in accordance with evaluation 

process discussed below. The FHWA 

will establish an evaluation team to 

review each application received by 

FHWA prior to the application deadline. 

The FHWA will lead the evaluation 

team, which will include members from 

the BIA. The evaluation team will 

include technical and professional staff 

with relevant experience and expertise 

in Tribal transportation safety issues. 

The evaluation team will be responsible 

for evaluating and rating all eligible 

projects. The evaluation team will 

review each application against the 

evaluation criteria in each of the 

categories and assign a rating of ‘‘Highly 

Qualified,’’ ‘‘Qualified,’’ or ‘‘Not 

Qualified’’ to each application for the 

FHWA Administrator’s review. The 

FHWA Administrator will forward 

funding recommendations to the Office 

of the Secretary. The final funding 

decisions will be made by the Secretary 

of Transportation. 

All applications will be evaluated and 

assigned a rating of ‘‘Highly Qualified,’’ 

‘‘Qualified,’’ or ‘‘Not Qualified.’’ The 

ratings, as defined below, are proposed 

within each priority funding category as 

follows: 

i. Safety Plans 1

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either ‘‘highly qualified’’ or ‘‘not qualified.’’ All 

applications to develop a new Tribal safety plan, 

update an incomplete safety plan, or update an 

existing Tribal safety plan that is at least 3 years 

old are deemed to be highly qualified. Applications 

not directed to developing, updating or completing 

existing a Tribal safety plan or which address a 

plan not 3 years old or older are deemed ‘‘Not 

Qualified.’’ 

of new Tribal safety plans or to update 

incomplete Tribal safety plans; and 

requests (up to a maximum of $7,500) to 

update existing Tribal safety plans that 

are at least 3 years old. 

b. Not Qualified: Projects that do not 

meet the eligibility requirements; any 

request to update an existing Tribal 

safety plan that is less than 3 years old. 

ii. Data Assessment, Improvement, and 

Analysis Activities 

a. Highly Qualified: Requests for Data 

Assessment, Improvement, and Analysis 

Activities that are in a current State 

SHSP or Tribal safety plan that is not 

more than 5 years old; submission of 

data that demonstrates the need for the 

activities; and significant leveraging of 

TTPSF fund with private or public 

funding or are part of a comprehensive 

approach to safety which includes other 

safety efforts. If the total amount of 

funding requested for applications rated 

as ‘‘highly qualified’’ exceeds the 

amount of available funding, FHWA 

will give priority funding consideration 

to one or more independent components 

of a highly qualified project. To be 

eligible, a component must meet 

eligibility criteria and must be a 

transportation safety project that has 

independent utility (i.e., is usable and a 

reasonable expenditure of Federal funds 

even if no other improvements are made 

in the area). In other words, FHWA may 

fund an independent component of a 

project, instead of the full project 

described in the application, only if that 

component provides transportation 

benefits and will be ready for its 

intended use upon completion of that 

component. 

Applicants should be aware that 

while it is anticipated that most of these 

projects will be categorical exclusions 

because they do not lead to construction 

or have potentially significant traffic or 

other impacts, depending on the 

relationship between the overall project 

and the independent component, the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) review for the independent 

component may have to include 

evaluation of all project components as 

connected, similar, or cumulative 

actions, as detailed at 40 CFR 1508.25. 

Priority consideration will also be given 

to funding requests that include a 

commitment of other funding sources to 

complement the TTPSF, and those 

requests where the applicants 

demonstrate the capacity to successfully 

implement the proposed project in a 

timely manner. 

b. Qualified: Requests for Data 

Assessment, Improvement, and Analysis 

Activities that are in a current State 

SHSP or Tribal safety plan; submission 

of some data that demonstrates the need 

for the activity; and some leveraging of 

TTPSF funds with private or public 

funding or is part of a comprehensive 

approach to safety which includes other 

safety efforts. 

If the total amount of funding 

requested for applications rated as 

‘‘qualified’’ exceeds the amount of 

available funding, FHWA will give 

priority funding consideration to one or 

more independent components of a 

qualified project. To be eligible, a 

component must meet eligibility criteria 

and must be a transportation safety 

project that has independent utility (i.e., 

is usable and a reasonable expenditure 

of Federal funds even if no other 

improvements are made in the area). In 

other words, FHWA may fund an 

independent component of a project, 

instead of the full project described in 

the application, only if that component 

provides transportation benefits and 

will be ready for its intended use upon 

completion of that component. 

Applicants should be aware that while 

it is anticipated that most of these 

projects will be categorical exclusions 

because they do not lead to construction 

or have potentially significant traffic or 

other impacts, depending on the 

relationship between the overall project 

and the independent component, the 

NEPA review for the independent 

component may have to include 

evaluation of all project components as 

connected, similar, or cumulative 

actions, as detailed at 40 CFR 1508.25. 

Priority consideration will also be given 

to funding requests that include a 

commitment of other funding sources to 

complement the TTPSF, and those 

requests where the applicants 

demonstrate the capacity to successfully 

implement the proposed project in a 

timely manner. 

c. Not Qualified: Projects that do not 

meet the eligibility requirements; or 

projects that are not included in a State 

SHSP or Tribal safety plan. 

iii. Infrastructure Improvement and 

Other Eligible Activities as Listed in 23 

U.S.C. 148(a)(4) 

a. Highly Qualified: Efforts that are in 

a current State SHSP or Tribal safety 

plan that is less than 5 years old, or road 

safety audit, or impact assessment, or 

other safety engineering study; data 

included in the application that directly 

supports the project; projects located on 

a BIA or Tribal facility; significant 

leveraging of TTPSF funds with other 

funding; and the Tribe has not received 

funding for a TTPSF transportation 

safety construction project in more than 

5 years or the project is part of a 

comprehensive approach to safety 

which includes three or more other 

safety efforts. 

If the total amount of funding 

requested for applications rated as 

‘‘highly qualified’’ exceeds the amount 

of available funding, FHWA will give 

priority funding consideration to one or 

more independent components of a 

highly qualified project. To be eligible, 

a component must meet eligibility 

criteria and must be a transportation 

improvement that has independent 

utility (i.e., is usable and a reasonable 

expenditure of Federal funds even if no 

other improvements are made in the 

area). In other words, FHWA may fund 

an independent component of a project, 

instead of the full project described in 

the application, only if that component 

provides transportation benefits and 

will be ready for its intended use upon 

completion of that component’s 

construction. Applicants should be 

aware that, depending on the 

relationship between the overall project 

and the independent component, the 

NEPA review for the independent 

component may have to include 

evaluation of all project components as 

connected, similar, or cumulative 

actions, as detailed at 40 CFR 1508.25. 

Priority consideration will also be given 

to funding requests that include a 

commitment of other funding sources to 

complement the TTPSF, and those 

requests where the applicants 

demonstrate the capacity to successfully 

implement the proposed project in a 

timely manner. 

b. Qualified: Efforts that are in a 

current State SHSP or Tribal safety plan, 

or a road safety audit, or impact 

assessment, or other safety engineering 

study; some data included in the 

application that supports the project; 

project is located on a transportation 

facility not owned by a Tribe or BIA; 

and some leveraging of TTPSF funds 

with other funding; or is part of a 

coordinated approach with one or two 

other safety efforts. If the total amount 

of funding requested for applications 

rated as ‘‘qualified’’ exceeds the amount 

of available funding, FHWA will give 

priority funding consideration to 

funding one or more independent 

components of a qualified project. To be 

eligible, a component must meet 

eligibility criteria and must be a 

transportation improvement that has 


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independent utility (i.e., is usable and a 

reasonable expenditure of Federal funds 

even if no other improvements are made 

in the area). In other words, FHWA may 

fund an independent component of a 

project, instead of the full project 

described in the application, only if that 

component provides transportation 

benefits and will be ready for its 

intended use upon completion of that 

component’s construction. Applicants 

should be aware that, depending on the 

relationship between the overall project 

and the independent component, the 

NEPA review for the independent 

component may have to include 

evaluation of all project components as 

connected, similar, or cumulative 

actions, as detailed at 40 CFR 1508.25. 

Priority consideration will also be given 

to funding requests that include a 

commitment of other funding sources to 

complement the TTPSF, and those 

requests where the applicants 

demonstrate the capacity to successfully 

implement the proposed project in a 

timely manner. 

c. Not Qualified: Projects that do not 

meet the eligibility requirements; are 

not included in a State SHSP or Tribal 

safety plan, or a road safety audit, or 

impact assessment, or other safety 

engineering study; no data provided in 

the application to support the request; 

or do not have a comprehensive 

approach to safety with other partners. 

F. Federal Award Administration 

Information 

1. Federal Award Notice 

The FHWA will announce the 

awarded projects by posting a list of 

selected projects at http://

flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/ttp/safety/. 

Following the announcement, 

successful applicants and unsuccessful 

applicants will be notified separately. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

All awards will be administered 

pursuant to the Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards 

found in 2 CFR part 200. Applicable 

Federal laws, rules, and regulations set 

forth in title 23, U.S.C., and title 23 of 

the CFR apply. 

The TTPSF will be administered the 

same way as all TTP funds: FHWA 

Agreement Tribes will receive funds in 

accordance with their Program 

Agreement through a Referenced 

Funding Agreement (RFA); BIA 

Agreement Tribes will receive their 

funds through their BIA Regional Office; 

and Compact Tribes will receive their 

funds through the Department of the 

Interior’s Office of Self Governance. 

3. Reporting 

Required reporting follows the 

requirements for regular TTP funds. 

G. Federal Awarding Agency Contact(s) 

For further information concerning 

this notice please contact Russell 

Garcia, TTPSF Program Manager, via 

email at russell.garcia@dot.gov; by 

telephone at (202) 366–9815; or by mail 

at Federal Highway Administration, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are 

from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. e.t., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

For legal questions, please contact Ms. 

Vivian Philbin, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, by telephone at (720) 963– 

3445; by email at vivian.philbin@

dot.gov; or by mail at Federal Highway 

Administration, Central Federal Lands 

Highway Division, 12300 West Dakota 

Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80228. Office 

hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

m.t., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

H. Other Information 

1. Protection of Confidential Business 

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 

you consider 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. 

Authority: Section 1118 of Pub. L. 114–94; 

23 U.S.C. 202(e). 

Issued on: September 14, 2017. 

Brandye Hendrickson, 

Acting Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; CDFI 

Program and NMTC Program Annual 

Report Including CIIS 

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. 

Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury will submit the following 

information collection requests to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the 

date of publication of this notice. The 

public is invited to submit comments on 

these requests. 

DATES: Comments should be received on 

or before October 23, 2017 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding 

the burden estimate, or any other aspect 

of the information collection, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden, to 

(1) Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for 

Treasury, New Executive Office 

Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 

20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@

OMB.EOP.gov and (2) 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 Jennifer Leonard by 

emailing PRA@treasury.gov, calling 

(202) 622–0489, or viewing the entire 

information collection request at 

www.reginfo.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Community Development Financial 

Institutions (CDFI) 

Title: CDFI Program and NMTC 

Program Annual Report including CIIS. 

OMB Control Number: 1559–0027. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The annual report provides 

qualitative and quantitative information 

on the Awardee’s compliance with its 

performance goals, its financial health 

and the timeline in which the CDFI 

Fund’s financial and technical 

assistance was used. The data collection 

will be used to collect compliance and 

performance data from certified CDFIs 

and CDEs and from NACA awardees. 

Forms: CDFI 0007. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits. 


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