Wildlife Crossings Program Grant Application and Grant Application

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Wildlife Crossing Program_Emergency IRC Justification Letter_12_18_2022.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-01-11	Available
Wildlife Crossings Program _SS_for_PRA_12_18_2022.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-01-11	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
257875	Project Management Stage		New
257873	Grant Agreement Stage		New
257872	Application Stage	Other-Applicaton Checklist	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2125-0672	ICR Reference No: 202301-2125-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FHWA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Wildlife Crossings Program Grant Application and Grant Application
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 01/13/2023
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/11/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/11/2023
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2023	6 Months From Approved
Responses	250	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	4,360	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This is to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve a 180-day emergency clearance for the information collection entitled, Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program (Wildlife Crossings Program). Note that: • Responding to the collection is voluntary and is required to obtain or retain a benefit. • Responders for all stages are a State highway agency, or an equivalent of those agencies; metropolitan planning organizations (as defined in 23 U.S.C. 134(b)); unit of local government; regional transportation authority; special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority; an Indian tribe (as defined in section 207(m)(1)), including a Native village and a Native Corporation (as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)); a Federal land management agency (FLMA); or a group of any of the aforementioned entities. Respondents for the grant agreement stage may also include a foundation, nongovernmental organization, or institution of higher education; or a Federal, Tribal, regional, or State government entity. • The information collection is a grant application, optional application checklist, grant agreement, and reporting during project management. • The information is collected as needed. • Information relevant to the application is detailed in the Wildlife Crossings Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), and any reporting requirements agreed to by grant recipients. • The information will be received by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). • The purpose of the collection is to receive information relevant to evaluating applications to the Wildlife Crossings Program and administering grants, including through providing information for reporting requirements agreed to by recipients of the grants.

Emergency Justfication: This is a request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) emergency clearance for a new information collection request (ICR) to enable the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to implement the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program (Wildlife Crossings Program). The Wildlife Crossings Program was authorized in Section 11123(b) of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58) on November 15, 2021, and codified at 23 U.S.C. § 171. This historic Act is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to support transformational investments in our Nation’s transportation infrastructure that will create good jobs, modernize our infrastructure, improve safety, tackle the climate crisis, and invest in communities that have too often been left behind. In creating the Wildlife Crossings Program, Congress found that there are more than 1,000,000 wildlife vehicle collisions annually that result in approximately tens of thousands of serious injuries and hundreds of fatalities on U.S. roadways, are estimated to cost over $8 billion, and threaten the survival of species (23 U.S.C. § 171(a)). As a result, BIL established the Wildlife Crossings Program to provide grants for projects that seek to achieve a reduction in wildlife vehicle collisions and, in carrying out that purpose, improved habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species. Critical Nature of the Information Collection Request The Wildlife Crossings Program is critical to enable State Departments of Transportations, Indian tribes, metropolitan planning organizations, units of local government, regional transportation authorities, special purpose districts, public authorities with a transportation function, and Federal land management agencies (FLMA) to reduce wildlife vehicle collisions and improve habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species. The Wildlife Crossings Program will have significant safety and ecological contributions to communities across the United States, particularly Indian tribes and rural areas.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 171 - 58 11123(b) Name of Law: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)
  

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

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application Stage
Grant Agreement Stage
Project Management Stage

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	250	0	0	250	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,360	0	0	4,360	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: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $139,520

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 01/11/2023

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