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insurance, construction contingencies,
management contingencies, and other
contingencies. The line items can be
broken-up in enough detail such that
specific areas of cost change can be
sufficiently tracked, and future
improvements made to the overall cost
estimating methodology. A Program
Total line should be included at the
bottom of the spreadsheet. Narratives,
tables, and/or graphs should accompany
the updated cost spreadsheet, basically
detailing the current cost status, reasons
for cost deviations, impacts of cost
overruns, and efforts to mitigate cost
overruns. The following information
should be provided:
• Reasons for each line-item
deviation from the approved budget,
impacts resulting from the deviations,
and initiatives being analyzed or
implemented in order to recover any
cost overruns.
• Transfer of costs to and from
contingency line items, and reasons
supporting the transfers.
• Speculative cost changes that
potentially may develop in the future, a
quantified dollar range for each
potential cost change, and the current
status of the speculative change. Also, a
comparison analysis to the available
contingency amounts should be
included, showing that reasonable and
sufficient amounts of contingency
remain to keep the project within the
latest approved budget.
• Detailed cost breakdown of the
general engineering consultant (GEC)
services (if applicable), including such
line items as contract amounts, task
orders issued (amounts), balance
remaining for tasks, and accrued
(billable) costs.
• Federal obligations and/or
disbursements for the project, compared
to planned obligations and
disbursements.
(g) Federal Financial Report (SF–425).
The Federal Financial Report (SF–425)
is a financial reporting form used
throughout the Federal Government
Grant system. Recipients shall complete
this form and attach it to each quarterly
Project Progress and Monitoring Report.
The form is available at https://
www.grants.gov/forms/post-awardreporting-forms.html.
(h) Certifications.
i. A certification that the Recipient is
in compliance with 2 CFR 200.303
(Internal Controls) and 2 CFR part 200,
subpart F (Audit Requirements).
ii. The certification required under 2
CFR 200.415(a).
Performance Measurement Reports
RAISE Transportation Discretionary
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Performance Measure Reports on the
performance (or projected performance)
of the project using the performance
measures that the grantee and the
Government selected through
negotiations with the following timing
and frequency requirements:
OST estimates that it takes
approximately 5 person-hours to
develop and submit an annual
performance measure report. Grants
awarded in prior years will reach
completion and will begin to submit
these reports. OST expects recipients
and awardees from 2009–2012 have
passed this reporting period, awardees
from 2013–2015 will require 800 hours
(160 projects × 5 hours each) to submit
annual performance measurement
reports while recipients and awardees
from 2016–2018 will require 750 hours
(150 projects × 5 hours each) in the next
three years.
Grantees should use the following
structure when preparing this report:
1. Performance Measure Data
Collection. The Recipient shall collect
the data necessary to report on each
performance measure that is identified
in the grant agreement. Grantees may
select performance measures from the
list available at https://
www.transportation.gov/
administrations/office-policy/tigerperformance-measurement-guidanceappendix, according to the type of
project.
2. Pre-project Performance
Measurement Report. The Recipient
shall submit to DOT, on or before the
Pre-project Report Date that is stated in
the grant agreement, a Pre-project
Performance Measurement Report that
contains:
a. Baseline data for each performance
measure that is identified in the grant
agreement, accurate as of the Pre-project
Measurement Date; and
b. A detailed description of the data
sources, assumptions, variability, and
estimated levels of precision for each
measure.
3. Interim Performance Measurement
Reports. After project completion, the
Recipient shall submit to DOT on or
before each of the periodic reporting
dates specified in the Performance
Measurement Table in the grant
agreement, an Interim Performance
Measurement Report containing data for
each performance measure that is
identified in that table, accurate as of
the final date of the measurement period
specified in that table. If an external
factor significantly affects the value of a
performance measure during a
measurement period, then in the Interim
Performance Measurement Report the
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factor and discuss its influence on the
performance measure.
4. Project Outcomes Report. The
Recipient shall submit to DOT, on or
before the Project Outcomes Report Date
that is stated in the grant agreement, a
Project Outcomes Report that contains:
a. A narrative discussion detailing
project successes and the influence of
external factors on project expectations;
b. All baseline and interim
performance measurement data that the
Recipient reported in the Pre-project
Performance Measurement Report and
the Interim Performance Measurement
Reports; and
(3) an ex post examination of project
effectiveness relative to the baseline
data that the Recipient reported in the
Pre-project Performance Measurement
Report.
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
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 1:48.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 29,
2023.
John Augustine,
Director of the Office of Infrastructure
Finance and Innovation, Office of the Under
Secretary for Transportation Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
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Agency Information Collection
Activity: 21P–0969 Income and Asset
Statement in Support of Claim for
Pension or Parents’ Dependency and
Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), is announcing an

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opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
revision of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before September 5,
2023.
Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administration (20M33), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to
[email protected]. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0829’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266–4688
or email [email protected]. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0829’’
in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. This request for comment is

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being made pursuant to Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following
collection of information, VBA invites
comments on: (1) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of VBA’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
the use of other forms of information
technology.
Authority: U.S. Code: 38 U.S.C. 1503;
U.S. Code: 38 U.S.C. 1541; U.S. Code: 38
U.S.C. 1543; U.S. Code: 38 U.S.C. 1315.
Title: 21P–0969 Income and Asset
Statement in Support of Claim for
Pension or Parents’ Dependency and
Indemnity Compensation (DIC).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0829.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) through its Veterans
Benefits Administration (VBA)
administers an integrated program of
benefits and services, established by
law, for Veterans, service personnel, and
their dependents and/or beneficiaries.
Title 38 U.S.C. 5101(a), 38 CFR 1502, 38
CFR 1503 provides that a specific claim
in the form provided by the Secretary
must be filed in order for benefits to be
paid to any individual under the laws
administered by the Secretary. VA Form
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in Support of Claim for Pension or
Parents’ Dependency and Indemnity
Compensation (DIC), is the prescribed
form for Veterans Pension applications.
The following updates were made:
• Reorganized the layout to group
instructions first, then questions.
• Income and asset types reorganized
for easier completion by claimants and
faster processing.
• Income and Asset information has
been expanded.
• Updated instructions.
• New standardization data points; to
include optical character recognition
boxes. This is a non-substantive change.
• Date range added to better aid in
processing and allows for claimants to
report historical information.
• Specific options provided for
specific questions to reduce ambiguity.
• Questions regarding trusts and
annuities expanded to reduce
development.
• Signature blocks added to allow for
standalone submissions.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 22,917
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 25 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time, or
as needed.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
55,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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