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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice; solicitation of
nominations for membership.

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SUMMARY: The Department solicits

nominations for membership to serve on
the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory
Committee (ARAC), which is intended
to provide information, advice, and
recommendations to the Secretary of
Transportation through the FAA
Administrator concerning rulemaking
activities, such as aircraft operations,
airmen and air agency certification,
airworthiness standards and
certification, airports, maintenance,
noise, and training.
DATES: The deadline for nominations for
Committee members must be received
on or before October 20, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Email all nomination
materials to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aliah Duckett, Federal Aviation
Administration, Office of Rulemaking,
800 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20591, 9-awa-arac@
faa.gov or (202) 267–6952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory
Committee was established by the
Secretary of Transportation on January
22, 1991 in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. ch.
10. The purpose of ARAC is to provide
information, advice, and
recommendations to the Secretary
through the FAA Administrator
concerning rulemaking activities, such
as aircraft operations, airmen and air
agency certification, airworthiness
standards and certification, airports,
maintenance, noise, and training.
In particular, ARAC will provide
advice and recommendations about
significant safety initiatives that affect
the aviation industry. The Committee is
continuing, but it is subject to renewal
every two years. The Committee is
expected to meet three times annually.
Unless otherwise required by law or
approved by the Secretary, all meetings
will be held virtually (or in a hybrid
forum that does not require additional
use of Federal funds).
In this notice, the Department is
soliciting nominations for membership
to the Committee. The Committee shall
report to the Secretary and shall
comprise approximately 30 members,

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representing organizations directly and
indirectly impacted by FAA regulations
(e.g., aircraft owners and operators,
airmen and flight crewmembers,
airports, aircraft maintenance providers,
aircraft manufacturers, public citizens
and passenger groups, training
providers, and labor organizations).
Members are appointed by the Secretary
of Transportation. Members will serve
2-year terms but may be reappointed.
Past members of the advisory committee
are welcome to apply. The Department
is interested in ensuring membership is
balanced fairly in terms of the points of
view represented and the functions to
be performed by the advisory
committee.
Process and Deadline for Submitting
Nominations: Qualified individuals can
self-nominate or be nominated by any
individual or organization. To be
considered for ARAC, nominators
should submit the following
information:
(1) Name, title, and relevant contact
information (including phone, fax, and
email address) of the individual
requesting consideration;
(2) A letter of support from a
company, union, trade association,
academic, or nonprofit organization on
letterhead containing a brief description
of why the nominee should be
considered for membership;
(3) A short biography of the nominee,
including professional and academic
credentials; and
(4) An affirmative statement that the
nominee meets all Committee eligibility
requirements and identifies which
stakeholder group they would represent.
Please do not send company, trade
association, or organization brochures or
any other information. Materials
submitted should total two pages or
less. Should more information be
needed, DOT staff will contact the
nominee, obtain information from the
nominee’s past affiliations, or obtain
information from publicly available
sources, such as the internet.
Nominations must be received before
October 20, 2025. Nominees selected for
appointment to the Committee will be
notified by return email and by a letter
of appointment.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September
12, 2025.
Brandon Roberts,
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA–2025–0202]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Request for Comments for a
New Information Collection
AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.
SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public

comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget’s
(OMB) approval for a new information
collection, which is summarized below
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We
are required to publish this notice in the
Federal Register by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by
November 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket ID Number
0202 by any of the following methods:
Website: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received go to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for
submitting comments.
Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S.
Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Maiefski, melissa.maiefski@
dot.gov, (402) 326–7960, or Gregory
Danis, [email protected], (202)
366–4000, Office of Competitive Grants
and Workforce Programs, Federal
Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Scenic Byway Program
(NSBP).
Background: The Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) administers the
NSBP. It was established by the
Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 in Section 162 of

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Title 23, United States Code (U.S.C.),
and reauthorized and expanded
significantly in 1998 under the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century and again under the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users in 2005. The NSBP is a grass-roots
collaborative effort established to help
recognize, preserve, and enhance
selected roads throughout the United
States. Before 2019, Congress last
authorized discretionary NSBP funds in
2012 under the Surface Transportation
Extension Act of 2012. Between 1992
and 2012, FHWA awarded over $505
million in NSBP grants. In 2022, FHWA
awarded approximately $21.8 million in
grants to 33 projects.
Respondents: The Notice of Funding
Opportunity (NOFO), announcing up to
$34.3 million of Fiscal Year (FY) 2023,
2024, and 2025 funding for the National
Scenic Byways Program (NSBP)
discretionary grants, will be available
for State DOTs and Federally
Recognized Indian Tribes on grants.gov.
FHWA is expecting roughly 200
applicants to apply for NSBP grant
funding.
Frequency: NOFOs and grant
solicitations will be published annually
by FHWA but, are subject to the
availability of funds in appropriations
or, any legislation signed into law
authorizing funds.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 3 hours per respondent per
applicant.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: It is expected that the
respondents will complete
approximately 200 applications for an
estimated total of 600 annual burden
hours.
Title: National Culvert Removal,
Replacement, and Restoration Grant
Program (Culvert AOP).
Background: FHWA administers the
Culvert AOP. It was established by
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(IIJA) in section 21203 of IIJA and
codified at 49 U.S.C. 6703. The Culvert
AOP Program prioritizes projects that
would improve fish passage for: (A)
anadromous fish stocks listed as an
endangered species or a threatened
species under section 4 of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1533); (B) anadromous fish stocks
identified by the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) or the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) that
could reasonably become listed as an
endangered species or a threatened
species under that section; (C)
anadromous fish stocks identified by the
NMFS or the USFWS as prey for
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or protected species, including Southern
resident orcas (Orcinus orca); or (D)
anadromous fish stocks identified by the
NMFS or the USFWS as climate
resilient stocks. 49 U.S.C. 6703(e)(1).
The program also prioritizes projects
that would open up more than 200
meters of upstream habitat for
anadromous fish before the end of the
natural habitat. Under IIJA, Congress
authorized $1 billion for Fiscal Years
(FY) 2022 through 2026 to provide
financial assistance to Culvert AOP
Program eligible projects. In 2022,
FHWA awarded $196 million in grants
to 59 tribal, state and, local governments
to fix or remove 169 culvert barriers to
improve fish passage.
Respondents: The NOFO announcing
up to $788.1 million of Fiscal Year (FY)
2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, funding for
Culvert AOP competitive grants will be
available for tribal, state, and local
governments on grants.gov. FHWA is
expecting roughly 200 applicants to
apply for Culvert AOP grant funding.
Frequency: NOFOs and grant
solicitations may be published annually
by FHWA but are subject to the
availability of funds in appropriations
or any legislation signed into law
authorizing funds.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 3 hours per respondent per
applicant.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: It is expected that the
respondents will complete
approximately 200 applications for each
program, for an estimated total of 600
annual burden hours.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
Whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the FHWA’s performance;
(2) the accuracy of the estimated
burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to
enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the collected information; and
(4) ways that the burden could be
minimized, including the use of
electronic technology, 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 on: September 17, 2025.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2025–0325]

NHTSA Safety Research Portfolio
Public Meeting: Fall 2025 and Public
Workshop on Automated Driving
Systems
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA) will
hold a public meeting on October 21–
22, 2025, jointly organized by the
NHTSA’s Vehicle Safety Research and
Behavioral Safety Research offices. The
event will provide updates and insights
into ongoing activities across NHTSA’s
research programs. The meeting will be
held in-person and will feature panel
presentations by representatives from
both research offices. Each panel will
conclude with an opportunity for the
audience to ask technical questions
related to the presented materials.
Visual slides used in presentations will
be made available in the public docket
following the public meeting. The event
will not be live streamed; however,
panel presentations will be recorded
and made available on the NHTSA
website after the event. At the
conclusion of the research presentations
on October 22, 2025, the Agency will
also host a special workshop on selected
topics of interest related to Automated
Driving Systems (ADS). The ADS
workshop will not be livestreamed or
recorded.
DATES: NHTSA will hold the Safety

Research Portfolio public meeting on
October 21–22, 2025. The ADS
workshop will be held on October 22,
2025. Attendees must register no later
than October 17, 2025. The public
docket will remain open for comments
for 90 days following the public
meeting, until January 23, 2026.
ADDRESSES: The Research public
meeting and the ADS workshop will
both be held in-person at the DOT
Headquarters: 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, West Building Atrium, Washington,
DC 20590.
Registration: Attendees must register
at https://www.nhtsa.gov/events/nhtsasafety-research-portfolio-publicmeeting-fall-2025. Please follow the
registration instructions presented on
the registration site.
Comments: You may submit
comments about either the public

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