TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING AND INNOVATION ACT (TIFIA)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form DOT F 2326-2 TIFIA Application Form - Exhibit C Form and Instruction	New
Form DOT F 2326-1 TIFIA - Letter of Interest Form Form and Instruction	New
Exhibit A - MAP-21 Section.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-08-07
TIFIA_OST_Emergency_Letter 201382.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-08-05
TIFIA_Program Guide_(07.17.2013).docx Supporting Statement B	2013-07-31
TIFIA_OST_Supporting_Statement_20130807FINAL.doc Supporting Statement A	2013-08-07
TIFIA_15_Day_Notice_July_19_2013-17406.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-07-26

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
207926	TIFIA Application Form - Exhibit C Form and Instruction	New
207923	TIFIA - Letter of Interest Form Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2105-0569	ICR Reference No: 201307-2105-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOT/OST	Agency Tracking No:
Title: TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING AND INNOVATION ACT (TIFIA)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  Yes
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 08/14/2013
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/07/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/06/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2014	6 Months From Approved
Responses	100	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	6,000	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The collection of information is necessary in order to receive applications for grant funds pursuant to Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act of 2012 ("MAP-21"). MAP-21 authorizes additional funding and makes significant changes to the Transportation Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act ("TIFIA") program. The purpose of the TIFIA program is to provide Federal credit assistance in the form of direct loans, loan guarantees, and standby lines of credit to eligible surface transportation projects.

Emergency Justfication: On July 6, 2012, the President of the United States signed the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act of 2012 (“MAP-21”). MAP-21 authorized $750 million in FY 2013 and $1 billion in FY 2014 for the Transportation Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program to pay the subsidy cost of supporting Federal credit. The TIFIA program will provide Federal credit assistance in the form of direct loans, loan guarantees, and standby lines of credit to eligible surface transportation projects. Under MAP-21, by April 1, 2014, DOT must have committed an amount equal to at least 75 percent of the new TIFIA budget authority, or a portion of such budget authority will be distributed to states via the Federal-aid formula as grants, and USDOT will lose any discretion on how the funds are spent. Without your approval of this request the publication of the solicitation may be delayed. We appreciate your consideration of this request.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 23 USC Section 122 Name of Law: Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1997 (TIFIA)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 43261	07/19/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
TIFIA - Letter of Interest Form	DOT F 2326-1	Fiscal Years 2013 & 2014 Letter of Interest Form
TIFIA Application Form - Exhibit C	DOT F 2326-2	TIFIA Application Form - Exhibit C

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	100	0	0	100	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,000	0	0	6,000	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The program reporting requirements have not changed since the previous request for Extension of a Previously Approved Collection submitted in 2005. An adjustment has been made to the Information Collection Request; the number of affected tickets remains in the midrange of the 2005 while the estimated number of respondents has decreased. Both changes reflect the changing nature of the passenger airline industry: increased use of Internet booking sites, decreased numbers of and commissions paid to travel agents, increased numbers of air travel journeys, and the same (or less) change of gauge service in the domestic and international markets. We also note that several airlines (which had some degree of codeshare relationships in past) have merged, including (a) Delta and Northwest and (b) United and Continental.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $312,675

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  Yes

Description/Changes for Common Form Usage: 

Approved RCFs using this ICR

Agency/Sub Agency	RCF ID	RCF Title	RCF Status	IC Title

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 08/06/2013

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