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the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
https://www.transportation.gov/privacy.
See also https://www.regulations.gov/
privacyNotice for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2018–0075]

Agency Request for Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection(s): Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise Program Collections
Office of the Secretary, DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Transportation (DOT) invites public
comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval to renew information
collections associated with DOT’s
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
(DBE) program. These collections are:
Uniform Report of DBE Awards or
Commitments and Payments, the
Uniform Certification Application Form,
Annual Affidavit of No Change, DOT
Personal Net Worth Form, and
Reporting Requirements for Percentages
of DBEs in Various Categories. All five
collections were previously approved
under one OMB Control Number to
allow DOT to more efficiently
administer the DBE program. The
information to be collected is necessary
because it helps to ensure that State and
local recipients that let federally funded
contracts carry out their mandated
responsibility to provide a level playing
field for small businesses owned and
controlled by socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals. We are
required to publish this notice in the
Federal Register by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by August 3, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
[identified by Docket No. DOT–OST–
2018–0075] through one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey

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Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Marc Pentino, Departmental Office of
Civil Rights, Office of the Secretary, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590, (202) 366–6968, or at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2105–0510.
Title: Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise Program Collections.
Form Numbers: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.
Background: DOT’s DBE program is
mandated by statute, including Section
1101(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation Act (FAST Act) (Pub. L.
114–94) and 49 U.S.C. 47113. The
Department’s final regulations
implementing these statutes are 49 CFR
parts 23 and 26. The program is
implemented by recipients of DOT
financial assistance (State highway
agencies, transit authorities, and
airports).
The ‘‘Uniform Report of DBE Awards
or Commitments and Payments’’ is
necessary for the Department to be able
to carry out its oversight
responsibilities. It implements statutory
reporting requirements and 49 CFR
26.11, and 26.47.
The ‘‘Uniform Certification
Application Form’’ is necessary to
implement 49 CFR 26.83(c)(2) and
determine whether a particular firm
qualifies for certification as a DBE.
The ‘‘Annual Affidavit of No Change’’
is mandated under 49 CFR 26.83(j) and
is necessary to ensure the integrity of
the DBE program that requires DBEs
annually state that they remain eligible
for the program.
The ‘‘Personal Net Worth Form’’ is
necessary to implement the requirement
found in 49 CFR 26.67(a)(2) that a firm
applying for DBE status must certify that
the personal net worth of the owners
does not exceed the current maximum
threshold.
The ‘‘Percentages of DBEs in Various
Categories’’ collection is necessary to
implement a long-standing statutory
requirement calling on States to report
annually, a list of small businesses
certified as DBEs that are owned and
controlled by socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals, most
recently included at section
1101(b)(4)(A) and (B) of the FAST Act.
Submission of this information will also
satisfy 49 CFR 26.11(e).
The information collections support
one of DOT’s strategic objectives of

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mission efficiency and support. The
collection also helps ensure that State
and local recipients that let federally
funded contracts carry out their
mandated responsibility to ensure that
only eligible small businesses owned
and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals
may compete for such contracts as a
DBE.
The Department anticipates making
minor editorial corrections to the forms
published in the Code of Federal
Regulations; and is seeking public
comment on helping us identify any
errors to enhance the quality of the
collection and program integrity.
Uniform Report of DBE Awards/
Commitments and Payments
Respondents: DOT financiallyassisted State and local transportation
agencies.
Number of Respondents: 1,250.
Frequency: Once/twice a year.
Number of Responses: One/two.
Total Annual Burden: 9,000 hours.
Uniform Certification Application Form
Respondents: Firms applying to be
certified as DBEs.
Number of Respondents: 9,500.
Frequency: Once during initial
certification.
Number of Responses: One.
Total Annual Burden: 76,000 hours.
Annual Affidavit of No Change
Respondents: Certified DBEs.
Number of Respondents:
Approximately 38,338 certified DBE
firms.
Frequency: Once per year.
Number of Responses: One.
Total Annual Burden: 57,507 hours.
Personal Net Worth Form
Respondents: Certified DBEs and
firms applying to be DBEs.
Number of Respondents: 9,500.
Frequency: Once per year.
Number of Responses: One.
Total Annual Burden: 19,000 hours.
Percentage of DBEs in Various
Categories
Respondents: States (through their
UCPs).
Number of Respondents: 53 (50 states,
plus the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, and the Virgin Islands).
Frequency: Once per year.
Number of Responses: One.
Total Annual Burden: 161.6 hours.
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

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Department’s performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c)
ways for the Department to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (d) ways
that the burden could be minimized
without reducing the quality of the
collected information. 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 1.49.
Charles E. James, Sr.,
Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Cooperative Studies Scientific
Evaluation Committee; Notice of
Meeting

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Committee Act that the Cooperative
Studies Scientific Evaluation Committee
will hold a meeting on July 18, 2018, at
the American Association of Airport
Executives, 601 Madison Street,
Alexandria, VA. The meeting will begin
at 8:30 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m.
The Committee advises the Chief
Research and Development Officer on
the relevance and feasibility of proposed
projects and the scientific validity and
propriety of technical details, including
protection of human subjects.
The session will be open to the public
for approximately 30 minutes at the
start of the meeting for the discussion of
administrative matters and the general
status of the program. The remaining
portion of the meeting will be closed to
the public for the Committee’s review,
discussion, and evaluation of research
and development applications.
During the closed portion of the
meeting, discussions and
recommendations will deal with
qualifications of personnel conducting
the studies, staff and consultant
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records of patients who are study
subjects, the disclosure of which would
constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy. As
provided by section 10(d) of Public Law
92–463, as amended, closing portions of
this meeting is in accordance with 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (c)(9)(B).
The Committee will not accept oral
comments from the public for the open
portion of the meeting. Those who plan
to attend or wish additional information
should contact Dr. Grant Huang,
Director, Cooperative Studies Program
(10P9CS), Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420, at (202) 443–
5700 or by email at [email protected].
Those wishing to submit written
comments may send them to Dr. Huang
at the same address and email.
Dated: May 30, 2018.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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