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Use of Up to 4.999 mgd; Approval Date:
December 21, 2011.
106. Seneca Resources Corporation, Pad ID:
DCNR 007 Pad D, ABR–201112034,
Delmar Township, Tioga County, Pa.;
Consumptive Use of Up to 4.000 mgd;
Approval Date: December 22, 2011.
107. Seneca Resources Corporation, Pad ID:
DCNR 001 Pad C, ABR–201112035,
Ulysses Township, Potter County, Pa.;
Consumptive Use of Up to 4.000 mgd;
Approval Date: December 22, 2011.
108. Seneca Resources Corporation, Pad ID:
DCNR 007 Pad R, ABR–201112036,
Delmar and Shippen Townships, Tioga
County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to
4.000 mgd; Approval Date: December 22,
2011.
109. Seneca Resources Corporation, Pad ID:
DCNR 001 Pad E, ABR–201112037,
Ulysses Township, Potter County, Pa.;
Consumptive Use of Up to 4.000 mgd;
Approval Date: December 23, 2011.
110. SWEPI LP, Pad ID: Hoffman 1201, ABR–
201112038, Brookfield Township, Tioga
County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to
4.000 mgd; Approval Date: December 23,
2011.
111. SWEPI LP, Pad ID: Scheible 898, ABR–
201112039, Deerfield Township, Tioga
County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to
4.000 mgd; Approval Date: December 23,
2011.
112. Range Resources—Appalachia, LLC, Pad
ID: Cornwall Mountain, ABR–
201112040, Lewis Township, Lycoming
County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to
5.000 mgd; Approval Date: December 28,
2011.
113. Range Resources—Appalachia, LLC, Pad
ID: Hess Unit #1H, ABR–201112041,
Morris Township, Clearfield County, Pa.;
Consumptive Use of Up to 5.000 mgd;
Approval Date: December 28, 2011.
Authority: Pub. L. 91–575, 84 Stat. 1509 et
seq., 18 CFR Parts 806, 807, and 808.
Dated: January 20, 2012.
Stephanie L. Richardson,
Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary of
Transportation

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Agency Requests for Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection: SBTRC Regional Field
Offices Intake Form (DOT F 4500) and
SBTRC Regional Field Offices
Quarterly Report Form (DOT F 4502)
Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization
(OSDBU), Office of the Secretary of
Transportation (OST), DOT.

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Notice of request for extension
of currently approved information
collection.

ACTION:

The OSDBU invites public
comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget’s
(OMB) approval to renew an
information collection. The collection
involves the following two (2) forms
that have an expiration date of 01/31/
2012, and are presently in use. The
SBTRC forms have added the term of
Regional Field Offices Intake Form and
Regional Field Offices Quarterly Report
Form, respectively.
The Regional Field Offices Intake
Form (No. DOT F 4500) is used to
document the type of assistance
provided to each small business that is
enrolled in the database of the Program.
The use of the Regional Field Office
Quarterly Report Form (No. DOT F
4502) highlights activities such as
counseling, marketing, meetings/
conferences, and services to businesses
as completed during the quarter. The
Quarterly Report Form provides a more
composite and comprehensive review of
the Field Offices’ activities over a longer
time frame. The information will be
used to ascertain whether the program
is providing services to its constituency,
the small business community, and is
done so in a fair and equitable manner.
The information collected is necessary
to determine whether small businesses
are participating in DOT funded and
DOT assisted opportunities with the
DOT.
We are required to publish this notice
in the Federal Register by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13.
DATES: Please submit comments by
March 23, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
[identified by Docket No. DOT–OST–
2008–0182] through one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: U.S.
Department of Transportation, Dockets
Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590.
• Agency Web Site: http://
www.regulations.gov.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Arthur D. Jackson, (202) 366–1930 ext
65344, Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization,
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey

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Avenue SE., Room W56 462,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2105–0554.
Title: SBTRC Regional Field Offices
Intake Form (DOT F 4500) and SBTRC
Regional Field Offices Quarterly Report
Form (DOT F 4502).
Form Numbers: DOT F 4500 and DOT
F 4502.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.
Background: In accordance with
Public Law 95–507, an amendment to
the Small Business Act and the Small
Business Investment Act of 1953,
OSDBU is responsible for the
implementation and execution of DOT
activities on behalf of small businesses,
in accordance with Section 8, 15 and 31
of the Small Business Act (SBA), as
amended. The Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization also
administers the provisions of Title 49, of
the United States Code, Section 332, the
Minority Resource Center (MRC) which
includes the duties of advocacy,
outreach, and financial services on
behalf of small and disadvantaged
businesses and those certified under
CFR 49 parts 23 and or 26 as
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
(DBE).
SBTRC’s Regional Field Offices will
collect information on small businesses,
which includes Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise (DBE), Women-Owned Small
Business (WOB), Small Disadvantaged
Business (SDB), 8(a), Service Disabled
Veteran Owned Business (SDVOB),
Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB),
HubZone, and types of services they
seek from the Regional Field Offices.
Services and responsibilities of the
Field Offices include business analysis,
general management & technical
assistance and training, business
counseling, outreach services/
conference participation, short-term
loan and bond assistance. The
cumulative data collected will be
analyzed by the OSDBU to determine
the effectiveness of services provided,
including counseling, outreach, and
financial services. Such data will also be
analyzed by the OSDBU to determine
agency effectiveness in assisting small
businesses to enhance their
opportunities to participate in
government contracts and subcontracts.
The Regional Field Offices Intake
Form, (DOT F 4500) is used to enroll
small business clients into the program
in order to create a viable database of
firms that can participate in government
contracts and subcontracts, especially

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those projects that are transportation
related. Each area on the fillable pdf
form must be filled in electronically by
the Field Offices and submitted every
quarter to OSDBU. The Offices will
retain a copy of each Intake Form for
their records. The completion of the
form is used as a tool for making
decisions about the needs of the
business, such as; referral to technical
assistance agencies for help, identifying
the type of profession or trade of the
business, the type of certification that
the business holds, length of time in
business, and location of the firm. This
data can assist the Field Offices in
developing a business plan or adjusting
their business plan to increase its ability
to market its goods and services to
buyers and potential users of their
services.
Respondents: SBTRC Regional Field
Offices.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100.
Frequency: The information will be
collected quarterly.
Estimated Number of Responses: 100.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 600 hours per year.
Background: The Regional Field
Offices Quarterly Report Form (DOT F
4502) by each Field Office must be
submitted as a quarterly status report of
business activities conducted during the
three month time frame. The form is
used to capture activities and
accomplishments that were made by the
Regional Field Offices during the course
of the quarter. In addition, the form
includes a data collection section where
numbers and hours are reported and a
section that is assigned for a written
narrative that provides back up which
supports the data.
Activities to be reported are (1)
Counseling Activity which identifies the
counseling hours provided to
businesses, number of new
appointments, and follow-up on
counseled clients. (2) Activity for
Businesses Served identifies the type of
small business that is helped, such as a
DBE, 8(a), WOB, HubZone, SDB,
SDVOB, or VOSB. (3) Marketing
Activity includes the name of an event
attended by the SBTRC and the role
played when participating in a
conference, workshop or any other
venue that relates to small businesses.
(4) Meetings that are held with
government representatives in the
region, or at the state level, are an
activity that is reported. (5) Events
Hosted by the SBTRC Regional Field
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activities that are reported on a
quarterly basis.
Respondents: SBTRC Regional Field
Offices.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100.
Frequency: The information will be
collected quarterly.
Estimated Number of Responses: 100.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1200 hours per year.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Department’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information collection; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, by the use of electronic
means, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. 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;
and 49 CFR 1:48.
Issued in Washington, DC on January 24,
2012.
Brandon Neal,
Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged,
Business Utilization.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary of
Transportation
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2012–0012]

Notice of Funding Availability for the
Department of Transportation’s
National Infrastructure Investments
Under the Full-Year Continuing
Appropriations, 2012; and Request for
Comments
Office of the Secretary of
Transportation, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability,
Request for Comments.
AGENCY:

This notice announces the
availability of funding and requests
proposals for the Department of
Transportation’s National Infrastructure
Investments. In addition, this notice
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application and application
requirements for the National
Infrastructure Investments.
The Consolidated and Further
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012
(Pub. L. 112–055, Nov. 18, 2011) (‘‘FY
2012 Appropriations Act’’) appropriated
$500 million to be awarded by the
Department of Transportation (‘‘DOT’’)
for National Infrastructure Investments.
This appropriation is similar, but not
identical to the appropriation for the
Transportation Investment Generating
Economic Recovery, or ‘‘TIGER
Discretionary Grant’’, program
authorized and implemented pursuant
to the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the
‘‘Recovery Act’’). Because of the
similarity in program structure, DOT
will continue to refer to the program as
‘‘TIGER Discretionary Grants.’’ As with
previous rounds of TIGER, funds for the
FY 2012 TIGER program are to be
awarded on a competitive basis for
projects that will have a significant
impact on the Nation, a metropolitan
area or a region.
Through this notice, DOT is soliciting
applications for TIGER Discretionary
Grants. In the event that this solicitation
does not result in the award and
obligation of all available funds, DOT
may decide to publish an additional
solicitation(s).
DATES: Pre-applications must be
submitted by February 20, 2012, at 5
p.m. EST (the ‘‘Pre-Application
Deadline’’). Final applications must be
submitted through Grants.gov by March
19, 2012, at 5 p.m. EDT (the
‘‘Application Deadline’’). The DOT preapplication system will open on or
before February 13, 2012, to allow
prospective applicants to submit preapplications. Subsequently, the
Grants.gov ‘‘Apply’’ function will open
on February 22, 2012, allowing
applicants to submit applications.
Applicants are encouraged to submit
pre-applications and applications in
advance of the deadlines.
ADDRESSES: Pre-applications must be
submitted electronically to DOT and
applications must be submitted
electronically through Grants.gov. Only
pre-applications received by DOT and
applications received electronically
through Grants.gov will be deemed
properly filed. Instructions for
submitting pre-applications to DOT and
applications through Grants.gov are
included in Section VII (Pre-Application
and Application Cycle).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information concerning this
notice please contact the TIGER
Discretionary Grant program staff via

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