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certification forms is necessary for FTA
recipients to meet the requirements of
49 U.S.C. 5323(j) and (m). In addition,
FTA recipients are required to certify, as
part of their annual Certifications and
Assurances, that they will comply with
pre-award and post-delivery audit
requirements for rolling stock under 49
CFR part 663.
Respondents: FTA recipients,
including State and local government,
and businesses or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Annual Burden on
Respondents: (1) approximately 2.16
hours for each of the estimated 700
procurements by FTA recipients and
businesses or other for-profit
organizations to certify compliance (or
1,512 hours), (2) approximately .16
hours for each of the estimated 700
procurements for recordkeeping by FTA
recipients (or 112 hours), and (3) 1.66
hours for each of the estimated 700
procurements for review by FTA
recipients (or 1,162 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
2,786 hours.
Frequency: Annual.
Emily Anderson,
Director, Office of Management Planning.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2023–0020]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Metropolitan and
Statewide and Nonmetropolitan
Transportation Planning
Federal Transit Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to
request the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to approve the extension
of a currently approved information
collection: Metropolitan and Statewide
and Nonmetropolitan Transportation
Planning.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before November 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that your
comments are not entered more than
once into the docket, submit comments
identified by the docket number by only
one of the following methods:
1. Website: www.regulations.gov.
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comments on the U.S. Government
electronic docket site. (Note: The U.S.
Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s)
electronic docket is no longer accepting
electronic comments.) All electronic
submissions must be made to the U.S.
Government electronic docket site at
www.regulations.gov. Commenters
should follow the directions below for
mailed and hand-delivered comments.
2. Fax: 202–366–7951.
3. Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Docket Operations, M–30,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Docket Operations, M–30,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
Instructions: You must include the
agency name and docket number for this
notice at the beginning of your
comments. Submit two copies of your
comments if you submit them by mail.
For confirmation that FTA has received
your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Note that
all comments received, including any
personal information, will be posted
and will be available to internet users,
without change, to www.regulations.gov.
You may review DOT’s complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published April 11, 2000, (65
FR 19477), or you may visit
www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access
to the docket to read background
documents and comments received, go
to www.regulations.gov at any time.
Background documents and comments
received may also be viewed at the U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Docket
Operations, M–30, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001 between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Reena Mathews at (202) 366–2076, or
email: Reena [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
parties are invited to send comments
regarding any aspect of this information
collection, including: (1) the necessity
and utility of the information collection
for the proper performance of the
functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy
of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the collected information; and (4)
ways to minimize the collection burden
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collected information. Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval of this
information collection.
Title: Metropolitan and Statewide and
Nonmetropolitan Transportation
Planning.
OMB Number: 2132–0529.
Background: The FTA and Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA)
jointly carry out the Federal mandate to
improve urban and rural transportation.
49 U.S.C. 5303 and 5304 and 23 U.S.C.
134 and 135 authorize the use of Federal
funds to assist Metropolitan Planning
Organizations (MPOs), States, and local
public bodies in developing
transportation plans and programs to
serve the transportation needs of
urbanized areas over 50,000 in
population and other areas of States
outside of urbanized areas. The program
provides funding and procedural
requirements for multimodal
transportation planning in metropolitan
areas and States. Planning needs to be
cooperative, continuous, and
comprehensive, resulting in long-range
plans and short-range programs
reflecting transportation investment
priorities. Eligible respondents include
State Departments of Transportation
(DOTs) and Metropolitan Planning
Organizations (MPOs). Federal planning
funds are first apportioned to State
DOTs. State DOTs then allocate
planning funding to MPOs. Funds are
available for planning activities that (A)
support the economic vitality of the
metropolitan area, especially by
enabling global competitiveness,
productivity, and efficiency; (B)
increase the safety of the transportation
system for motorized and nonmotorized
users; (C) increase the security of the
transportation system for motorized and
nonmotorized users; (D) increase the
accessibility and mobility of people and
for freight; (E) protect and enhance the
environment, promote energy
conservation, improve the quality of
life, and promote consistency between
transportation improvements and State
and local planned growth, housing, and
economic development patterns; (F)
enhance the integration and
connectivity of the transportation
system, across and between modes, for
people and freight; (G) promote efficient
system management and operation; (H)
emphasize the preservation of the
existing transportation system; and (I)
improve the resiliency and reliability of
the transportation system. Funds are
apportioned to States by a formula that
includes each State’s urbanized area
population in proportion to the total
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nation, as well as other factors. States
can receive no less than .5 percent of the
amount apportioned. These funds, in
turn, are sub-allocated by States to
MPOs by a formula that considers each
MPO’s urbanized area population, their
individual planning needs, and a
minimum distribution.
Respondents: State Departments of
Transportation and MPOs.
Estimated Annual Burden on
Respondents: 11,693 hours for each of
the 502 respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
5,869,921 hours.
Frequency: Annual.
Emily Anderson,
Director, Office of Management Planning.
[FR Doc. 2023–20134 Filed 9–15–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Notice 2023–18, Qualified
Advanced Energy Project Credit
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Internal Revenue Service,
as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Currently, the IRS is soliciting
comments concerning Notice 2023–18,
Qualified Advanced Energy Project
Credit.

SUMMARY:

Written comments should be
received on or before November 17,
2023 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Andres Garcia, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or
by email to [email protected].

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Include OMB Control No. 1545–2151 in
the subject line of the message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this collection should be
directed to Andres Garcia, 202–317–
4542, at Internal Revenue Service, Room
6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20224, or through the
internet at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Qualifying Advanced Energy
Project Credit.
OMB Number: 1545–2151.
Notice Numbers: Notice 2023–18.
Abstract: This notice establishes the
program under § 48C(e)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code to allocate $10
billion of credits ($4 billion of which
may only be allocated to projects
located in certain energy communities)
for qualified investments in eligible
qualifying advanced energy projects
(§ 48C(e) program). A qualifying
advanced energy project re-equips,
expands, or establishes a manufacturing
facility for the production of certain
energy related property. A taxpayer
must submit, for each qualifying
advanced energy project: (1) a concept
paper for Department of Energy (DOE)
consideration and (2) a § 48C(e)
application (consisting of (i) an
application for DOE recommendation
and (ii) an application for § 48C(e)
certification). To be eligible to claim any
§ 48C credits allocated to a project
under the § 48C(e) program, a taxpayer
must also provide to DOE (1) evidence
establishing that a project satisfies the
certification requirements specified in
Notice 2023–18 and (2) a notification
that the project has been placed in
service.
Current Actions: There is no change
in the paperwork burden previously
approved by OMB. This notice is being
submitted for renewal purposes only.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Concept Papers
Estimated Number of Respondents:
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Estimated Average Time per
Respondent: 2.2667 hrs. (136 minutes).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 5,667 hrs.
Application Process
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,500.
Estimated Average Time per
Respondent: 10.4333 hrs. (626 minutes).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 26,083 hrs.
The following paragraph applies to all
the collections of information covered
by this notice:
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a valid OMB control number.
Books or records relating to a collection
of information must be retained as long
as their contents may become material
in the administration of any internal
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
tax return information are confidential,
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record. Comments are invited on:
(a) whether the collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology;
and (e) estimates of capital or start-up
costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Approved: September 12, 2023.
Andres Garcia Leon,
Supervisory Tax Analyst.
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