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projects proposed with a higher local
share.
3. FAPIIS Review
FTA, prior to making an award, is
required to review and consider any
information about the applicant that is
in the designated integrity and
performance system accessible through
SAM (currently FAPIIS) (see 41 U.S.C.
2313). An applicant, at its option, may
review information in the designated
integrity and performance systems
accessible through SAM and comment
on any information about itself that a
Federal awarding agency previously
entered and is currently in the
designated integrity and performance
system accessible through SAM.
FTA will consider any comments by
the applicant, in addition to the other
information in the designated integrity
and performance system, in making a
judgment about the applicant’s integrity,
business ethics, and record of
performance under Federal awards
when completing the review of risk
posed by applicants as described in
§ 200.205 Federal awarding agency
review of risk posed by applicants.
F. Federal Award Administration
The FTA intends to fund multiple
meritorious projects to support
executing eligible project activities. To
enhance the value of the portfolio of
research and demonstration projects to
be implemented, FTA reserves the right
to request an adjustment of the project
scope and budget of any proposal
selected for funding. Such adjustments
shall not constitute a material alteration
of any aspect of the proposal that
influenced the proposal evaluation or
decision to fund the project.
1. Federal Award Notice
Subsequent to announcement by the
Federal Transit Administration of the
final project selections posted on the
FTA website, FTA may publish a list of
the selected projects, including Federal
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2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements
a. Pre-Award Authority
The FTA will issue specific guidance
to recipients regarding pre-award
authority at the time of selection. The
FTA does not provide pre-award
authority for competitive funds until
projects are selected and even then,
there are Federal requirements that must
be met before costs are incurred.
Preparation of proposals is not an
eligible pre-award expense. For more
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Apportionment Notice published on
July 3, 2019. https://
www.federalregister.gov/documents/
2019/07/03/2019-14248/fta-fiscal-year2019-apportionments-allocation-andprogram-information.
b. Grant Requirements
Successful proposals will be awarded
through FTA’s Transit Award
Management System (TrAMS) as
Cooperative Agreements.
c. Planning
The FTA encourages applicants to
engage the appropriate State
Departments of Transportation, Regional
Transportation Planning Organizations,
or Metropolitan Planning Organizations
in areas likely to be served by the
project funds made available under this
programs.
d. Standard Assurances
The applicant assures that it will
comply with all applicable Federal
statutes, regulations, executive orders,
FTA circulars, and other Federal
administrative requirements in carrying
out any project supported by the FTA
grant. The applicant acknowledges that
it is under a continuing obligation to
comply with the terms and conditions
of the grant agreement issued for its
project with FTA. The applicant
understands that Federal laws,
regulations, policies, and administrative
practices might be modified from time
to time and may affect the
implementation of the project. The
applicant agrees that the most recent
Federal requirements will apply to the
project, unless FTA issues a written
determination otherwise. The applicant
must submit the Certifications and
Assurances before receiving a grant if it
does not have current certifications on
file.
e. Buy America
FTA requires that all capital
procurements meet FTA’s Buy America
requirements per 49. U.S.C. 5323(j),
which require all iron, steel, or
manufactured products be produced in
the United States. Federal public
transportation law provides for a phased
increase in the domestic content for
rolling stock. For FY 2020 and beyond,
the cost of components and
subcomponents produced in the United
States must be more than 70 percent of
the cost of all components. There is no
change to the requirement that final
assembly of rolling stock must occur in
the United States. FTA issued guidance
on the implementation of the phased
increase in domestic content on
September 1, 2016 (81 FR 60278).

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Applicants should read the policy
guidance carefully to determine the
applicable domestic content
requirement for their project. Any
proposal that will require a waiver must
identify in the application the items for
which a waiver will be sought.
Applicants should not proceed with the
expectation that waivers will be granted,
nor should applicants assume that
selection of a project under the Low-No
Program that includes a partnership
with a manufacturer, vendor,
consultant, or other third party
constitutes a waiver of the Buy America
requirements applicable at the time the
project is undertaken. Consistent with
Executive Order 13858 Strengthening
Buy-American Preferences for
Infrastructure Projects, signed by
President Trump on January 31, 2019,
applicants should maximize the use of
goods, products, and materials
produced in the United States, in
Federal procurements and through the
terms and conditions of Federal
financial assistance awards. Additional
information on Buy America
requirements can be found at https://
www.transit.dot.gov/buyamerica.
3. Reporting
Post-award reporting requirements
include submission of Federal Financial
Reports and Milestone Reports in FTA’s
electronic grants management system
reports on a quarterly basis for all
projects. A final report is required upon
the completion of the project as well.
G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts
For further information concerning
this notice, please contact the FTA SRD
Program manager Roy Chen at
[email protected] or 202–366–
0462. A TDD is available for individuals
who are deaf or hard of hearing at 1–
800–877–8339.
Issued in Washington, DC.
K. Jane Williams,
Acting Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2019–0027]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:

Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.
ACTION:

Notice of request for comments.

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

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notice announces that the Information
Collection Requirements (ICRs)
abstracted below have been forwarded
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
ICR describe the nature of the
information collection and their
expected burdens.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before March 16, 2020.
ADDRESSES: All written comments must
refer to the docket number that appears
at the top of this document and be
submitted to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725—17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: FTA Desk Officer.
Alternatively, comments may be sent
via email to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of
Management and Budget, at the
following address: oira_submissions@
omb.eop.gov.
Tia
Swain, Office of Administration,
Management Planning Division, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Mail Stop TAD–
10, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366–
0354 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 104–13, Section 2,
109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised
at 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue
two notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,
1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On November 25,
2019, FTA published a 60-day notice
(84 FR 64955) in the Federal Register
soliciting comments on the ICR that the
agency was seeking OMB approval. FTA
received no comments from that
publication. Accordingly, DOT
announces that these information
collection activities have been reevaluated and certified under 5 CFR
1320.5(a) and forwarded to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12(c).

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Before OMB decides whether to
approve these proposed collections of
information, it must provide 30 days for
public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5
CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires
OMB to approve or disapprove
paperwork packages between 30 and 60
days after the 30-day notice is
published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)–(c); 5 CFR
1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the
30-day notice informs the regulated
community to file relevant comments
and affords the agency adequate time to
digest public comments before it
renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug.
29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should
submit their respective comments to
OMB within 30 days of publication to
best ensure having their full effect. 5
CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995.
The summaries below describe the
nature of the information collection
requirements (ICRs) and the expected
burden. The requirements are being
submitted for clearance by OMB as
required by the PRA.
Comments are Invited On: 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; the accuracy of
the Department’s estimate of the burden
of the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
A comment to OMB is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Title: 49 U.S.C. 5317 New Freedom
Program.
OMB Control Number: 2132–0565.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
previously approved information
collection.
Abstract: The purpose of the New
Freedom program was to make grants

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available to assist states and designated
recipients to reduce barriers to
transportation services and expand the
transportation mobility options
available to people with disabilities
beyond the requirements of the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
of 1990. The New Freedom program was
repealed in 2012 with the enactment of
the Moving Ahead for Progress in the
21st Century Act (MAP–21). However,
funds previously authorized for
programs repealed by MAP–21 remain
available for their originally authorized
purposes until the period of availability
expires, the funds are fully expended,
the funds are rescinded by Congress, or
the funds are otherwise reallocated. To
meet program oversight responsibilities,
FTA must continue to collect
information until the period of
availability expires, the funds are fully
expended, the funds are rescinded by
Congress, or the funds are otherwise
reallocated. Grant recipients are
required to make information available
to the public and to publish a program
of projects which identifies the subrecipients and projects for which the
State or designated recipient is applying
for financial assistance. FTA uses the
information to monitor the grantees’
progress in implementing and
completing project activities. FTA
collects performance information
annually from designated recipients in
rural areas, small urbanized areas, other
direct recipients for small urbanized
areas, and designated recipients in
urbanized areas of 200,000 persons or
greater.
Respondents: State and local
government, private non-profit
organizations and public transportation
authorities.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 106.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
4,240.
Frequency: Annually.
Nadine Pembleton,
Director, Office of Management Planning.
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