81 FR 11647 - Agency Request for Emergency Approval of an Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 43 (March 4, 2016)

Page Range		11647-11648
FR Document		2016-04802

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Department of Transportation (DOT) provides notice that it will submit an information collection requests (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency approval of a proposed information collection. Upon receiving the requested six-month emergency approval by OMB, the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) will follow the normal PRA procedures to obtain extended approval for this proposed information collection. The collection of information is necessary in order to receive applications for grant funds pursuant to Section 1105 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015, which was signed into law on December 4, 2015. Section 1105 establishes a new program for OST to provide Supplemental Discretionary Grants for a Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects (NSFHP) program. The Department will also refer to NSFHP grants as Fostering Advancements in Shipping and Transportation for the Long-term Achievement of National Efficiencies (FASTLANE) grants. The FAST Act provides specific deadlines for this program, including a statutory 60-day Congressional notification requirement, which is no later than July 30, 2016. In order to ensure that the NSFHP grants are awarded in an expeditious manner and in the timeframes established by the FAST Act, the Department requests approval of an information collection using OMB's emergency processing system to meet Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requirements. Information related to this ICR, including applicable supporting documentation may be obtained by contacting the NSFHP program manager via email at [email protected]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2016-0033]


Agency Request for Emergency Approval of an Information 
Collection

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Department of Transportation (DOT) provides 
notice that it will submit an information collection requests (ICR) to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency approval of a 
proposed information collection. Upon receiving the requested six-month 
emergency approval by OMB, the Office of the Secretary of 
Transportation (OST) will follow the normal PRA procedures to obtain 
extended approval for this proposed information collection. The 
collection of information is necessary in order to receive applications 
for grant funds pursuant to Section 1105 of the Fixing America's 
Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015, which was signed into law on 
December 4, 2015. Section 1105 establishes a new program for OST to 
provide Supplemental Discretionary Grants for a Nationally Significant 
Freight and Highway Projects (NSFHP) program. The Department will also 
refer to NSFHP grants as Fostering Advancements in Shipping and 
Transportation for the Long-term Achievement of National Efficiencies 
(FASTLANE) grants. The FAST Act provides specific deadlines for this 
program, including a statutory 60-day Congressional notification 
requirement, which is no later than July 30, 2016. In order to ensure 
that the NSFHP grants are awarded in an expeditious manner and in the 
timeframes established by the FAST Act, the Department requests 
approval of an information collection using OMB's emergency processing 
system to meet Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requirements.
    Information related to this ICR, including applicable supporting 
documentation may be obtained by contacting the NSFHP program manager 
via email at [email protected].

DATES: Comments should be submitted as soon as possible upon 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Comments and 
questions should be directed to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Attn: OST OMB Desk Officer, 725 17th Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20503. Comments and questions about the ICR 
identified below may be transmitted electronically to OIRA at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2105-XXXX
    Title: Supplemental Discretionary Grants for a Nationally 
Significant Freight and Highway Projects (NSFHP) program, or NSFHP 
program.
    Type of Review: Emergency information collection request.
    Expected Number of Respondents: Approximately 200.
    Frequency: The Department expects that this information collection 
will occur up to five times--once per fiscal year--from FY 2016 through 
FY 2020.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 100 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 20,000.
    Abstract: On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law the 
Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, or ``FAST Act.'' It is the 
first law enacted in over ten years that provides long-term funding 
certainty for surface transportation. The FAST Act authorized at $4.5 
billion for fiscal years (FY) 2016 through 2020, including $800 million 
for FY 2016 to be awarded by the Department of Transportation (the 
``Department'') on a competitive basis to projects of national or 
regional significance. The funds provided by NSFHP program will be 
awarded on a competitive basis to projects that have a significant 
impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or a region. On or about the 
date hereof, the Department published a solicitation for applications 
for NSFHP grants. The solicitation announces the availability of 
funding

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for NSFHP grants, project selection criteria, application requirements 
and the deadline for submitting applications.

    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 February 26, 2016.
John Augustine,
Director, Office of Infrastructure and Innovative Finance.
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who participated in this assessment 30120, respectively, to notify owners, program, including a statutory 60-day
reported no difference in their visual purchasers, and dealers of a defect or Congressional notification requirement,
perception of the test specimens. noncompliance and to remedy the which is no later than July 30, 2016. In
Additionally, BMW noted that even defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any order to ensure that the NSFHP grants
for the out-of-specification lamp, all of decision on this petition only applies to are awarded in an expeditious manner
the eight (8) test points satisfy the the subject vehicles that BMW no longer and in the timeframes established by the
applicable FMVSS No. 108 photometric controlled at the time it determined that FAST Act, the Department requests
(illumination) requirements. BMW the noncompliance existed. However, approval of an information collection
emphasized that the noncompliance any decision on this petition does not using OMB’s emergency processing
pertains to the illumination ratio, not to relieve vehicle distributors and dealers system to meet Paperwork Reduction
the actual lamp illumination. As a of the prohibitions on the sale, offer for Act (PRA) requirements.
consequence, BMW asserts that while sale, or introduction or delivery for Information related to this ICR,
the noncompliance condition can be introduction into interstate commerce of including applicable supporting
measured in a laboratory, it cannot be the noncompliant vehicles under their documentation may be obtained by
detected by the human eye, and control after BMW notified them that contacting the NSFHP program manager
therefore drivers of approaching the subject noncompliance existed. via email at NSFHP@dot.gov.
vehicles will be afforded the same level DATES: Comments should be submitted
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120:
of visibility as if approaching a non- delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and as soon as possible upon publication of
affected vehicle. According to BMW, 501.8. this notice in the Federal Register.
these analyses support the conclusion Comments and questions should be
that the condition caused by the Jeffrey M. Giuseppe,
directed to the Office of Information and
noncompliance does not affect the Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Attn: OST
safety of affected vehicle occupants or [FR Doc. 2016–04862 Filed 3–3–16; 8:45 am]
OMB Desk Officer, 725 17th Street NW.,
other road users such as drivers BILLING CODE 4910–59–P Washington, DC 20503. Comments and
approaching affected vehicles. questions about the ICR identified
(4) Field Experience: BMW states that
below may be transmitted electronically
its Customer Relations division has not DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION to OIRA at oira_submissions@
received any contacts from vehicle
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2016–0033] omb.eop.gov.
owners regarding the matter at issue. As
a consequence, BMW believes that, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agency Request for Emergency
consistent with the results of the OMB Control Number: 2105–XXXX
Approval of an Information Collection
laboratory tests and human assessments Title: Supplemental Discretionary
described above, the condition is AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Grants for a Nationally Significant
undetectable to road users such as Transportation (OST), DOT. Freight and Highway Projects (NSFHP)
drivers approaching affected vehicles. ACTION: Notice and request for program, or NSFHP program.
BMW further notes that it is not aware comments. Type of Review: Emergency
of any accidents or injuries that have information collection request.
occurred as a result of the condition. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Expected Number of Respondents:
(5) Prior NHTSA Rulings: BMW states Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 Approximately 200.
that NHTSA has previously granted U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Department of Frequency: The Department expects
petitions from other manufacturers Transportation (DOT) provides notice that this information collection will
involving various issues pertaining to that it will submit an information occur up to five times—once per fiscal
FMVSS No. 108 noncompliance. BMW collection requests (ICR) to the Office of year—from FY 2016 through FY 2020.
believes that in some of those petitions, Management and Budget (OMB) for Estimated Average Burden per
the photometry (illumination) of the test emergency approval of a proposed Response: 100 hours.
points remains well above the FMVSS information collection. Upon receiving Estimated Total Annual Burden:
No. 108 requirements as the the requested six-month emergency 20,000.
noncompliance has no affect upon the approval by OMB, the Office of the Abstract: On December 4, 2015,
illumination of the test points. Secretary of Transportation (OST) will President Obama signed into law the
(6) Vehicle Production: BMW stated follow the normal PRA procedures to Fixing America’s Surface Transportation
that subsequent vehicle production has obtain extended approval for this Act, or ‘‘FAST Act.’’ It is the first law
been corrected to conform to paragraph proposed information collection. The enacted in over ten years that provides
7.7.13.3 of FMVSS No. 108. collection of information is necessary in long-term funding certainty for surface
In summation, BMW expressed the order to receive applications for grant transportation. The FAST Act
belief that the subject noncompliance is funds pursuant to Section 1105 of the authorized at $4.5 billion for fiscal years
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FY) 2016 through 2020, including $800
and that its petition, to exempt BMW (FAST) Act of 2015, which was signed million for FY 2016 to be awarded by
from providing notification of the into law on December 4, 2015. Section the Department of Transportation (the
noncompliance, as required by 49 1105 establishes a new program for OST ‘‘Department’’) on a competitive basis to
U.S.C. 30118, and remedying the to provide Supplemental Discretionary projects of national or regional
noncompliance, as required by 49 Grants for a Nationally Significant significance. The funds provided by
Freight and Highway Projects (NSFHP) NSFHP program will be awarded on a
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U.S.C. 30120, should be granted.
NHTSA notes that the statutory program. The Department will also refer competitive basis to projects that have a
provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and to NSFHP grants as Fostering significant impact on the Nation, a
30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to Advancements in Shipping and metropolitan area, or a region. On or
file petitions for a determination of Transportation for the Long-term about the date hereof, the Department
inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to Achievement of National Efficiencies published a solicitation for applications
exempt manufacturers only from the (FASTLANE) grants. The FAST Act for NSFHP grants. The solicitation
duties found in sections 30118 and provides specific deadlines for this announces the availability of funding

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for NSFHP grants, project selection of international money laundering and foreign correspondent accounts that is
criteria, application requirements and the financing of terrorism. Regulations reasonably designed to guard against
the deadline for submitting implementing the BSA appear at 31 CFR processing transactions involving BPA.
applications. Chapter X. The authority of the Among other things, covered financial
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act Secretary of the Treasury to administer institutions would have been required
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; the BSA and its implementing to notify those foreign correspondent
and 49 CFR 1:48. regulations has been delegated to the account holders that the covered
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 26,
Director of FinCEN. financial institutions know or have
2016. Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act reason to know provide services to BPA
(‘‘Section 311’’) grants the Director of that such correspondents may not
John Augustine,
FinCEN the authority, upon finding that provide BPA with access to the
Director, Office of Infrastructure and
reasonable grounds exist for concluding correspondent account maintained at
Innovative Finance.
that a foreign jurisdiction, foreign the covered financial institution.
[FR Doc. 2016–04802 Filed 3–3–16; 8:45 am]
financial institution, class of
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transactions, or type of account is of III. Subsequent Developments
‘‘primary money laundering concern,’’ Significant developments regarding
to require domestic financial BPA have occurred since FinCEN
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY institutions and financial agencies to announced its finding and related
take certain ‘‘special measures’’ to NPRM regarding BPA, as described
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network address the primary money laundering below. As a result, BPA is no longer
Financial Crimes Enforcement concern. The special measures operating as a financial institution that
Network; Withdrawal of Finding enumerated under Section 311 are poses a money laundering threat to the
Regarding Banca Privada d’Andorra prophylactic safeguards that defend the U.S. financial system.
U.S. financial system from money On March 11, 2015, the Institut
AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement laundering and terrorist financing. Nacional Andorrà de Finances
Network (‘‘FinCEN’’), Treasury. FinCEN may impose one or more of (‘‘INAF’’), the Andorran regulator and
ACTION: Withdrawal of finding. these special measures in order to supervisor of financial institutions,
protect the U.S. financial system from appointed two INAF representatives to
SUMMARY: This document withdraws these threats. To that end, special oversee BPA’s operations. On March 12,
FinCEN’s finding that Banca Privada measures one through four, codified at 2015, the INAF suspended the authority
d’Andorra (‘‘BPA’’) is a financial 31 U.S.C. 5318A(b)(1)–(b)(4), impose of BPA’s board of directors, the chief
institution of primary money laundering additional recordkeeping, information executive officer and two other senior
concern, pursuant to Section 311 of the collection, and information reporting managers and appointed special
USA PATRIOT Act (‘‘Section 311’’), requirements on covered U.S. financial administrators to assume full control of
codified at 31 U.S.C. 5318A. Because of institutions. The fifth special measure, BPA. On March 13, 2015, Andorran law
material subsequent developments that codified at 31 U.S.C. 5318A(b)(5), enforcement arrested BPA’s chief
have mitigated the money laundering allows the Director to prohibit or executive officer in Andorra on
risks associated with BPA, FinCEN has impose conditions on the opening or suspicion of money laundering.
determined that BPA is no longer a maintaining of correspondent or The next month, in April 2015, the
primary money laundering concern that payable-through accounts by covered Andorran parliament enacted a law
warrants the implementation of a U.S. financial institutions. regarding the restructuring and
special measure under Section 311. resolution of banks, which created a
Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal II. The Finding and Notice of Proposed new government agency, Agència
Register, FinCEN is publishing a Rulemaking Estatal de Resolució d’Entitats Bancàries
withdrawal of the related notice of On March 13, 2015, FinCEN provided (‘‘AREB’’), for that purpose. On April
proposed rulemaking that would have notice in the Federal Register that it had 27, 2015, AREB took over control of
imposed a special measure against BPA. found Banca Privada d’Andorra BPA.3 In June 2015, AREB approved a
DATES: The finding is withdrawn as of (‘‘BPA’’), a bank headquartered in resolution plan for BPA, under which
March 4, 2016. Andorra, to be of primary money the bank’s ‘‘good’’ and ‘‘bad’’ assets,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The laundering concern.1 Based on the liabilities, and clients would be
FinCEN Resource Center at (800) 767– finding, FinCEN also published on separated. Under the resolution plan,
2825. March 13, 2015 a notice of proposed the ‘‘good’’ assets, liabilities, and clients
rulemaking (‘‘NPRM’’) proposing the are to be transferred to a bridge bank,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
imposition of the fifth special measure and the bridge bank sold.4 In July 2015,
I. Background with respect to BPA, and invited public AREB announced the creation of the
comment.2 Specifically, FinCEN bridge bank, named Vall Banc, to
On October 26, 2001, the President
proposed to prohibit covered financial receive the transfer of BPA’s legitimate
signed into law the Uniting and
institutions from establishing, assets, liabilities, and clients. Vall Banc
Strengthening America by Providing
maintaining, administering, or is wholly-owned by AREB, is registered
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept
managing in the United States any with the INAF, and is supervised by
and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001,
correspondent account for, or on behalf
Public Law 107–56 (‘‘the USA PATRIOT
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of, BPA. FinCEN also proposed to 3 Press Release, AREB, AREB Assumes the
Act’’). Title III of the USA PATRIOT Act Tutelage of BPA, April 27, 2015, (http://areb.ad/
require a covered financial institution to
amends the anti-money laundering images/areb/comunicats/27042015_AREB_
apply special due diligence to all of its
provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act ENG.pdf.)
4 Press Release, AREB, AREB Will Create a ‘Good
(‘‘BSA’’), codified at 12 U.S.C. 1829b, 12 1 80
FR 13464 (Mar. 13, 2015). Bank’ with Legitimate Assets and Liabilities
U.S.C. 1951–1959, and 31 U.S.C. 5311– 2 80
FR 13304 (Mar. 13, 2015) (RIN 1506–AB30). Segregated from BPA, June 15, 2015, (http://
5314, 5316–5332, to promote the FinCEN publicly announced the finding and NPRM areb.ad/images/areb/comunicats/15062015_AREB_
prevention, detection, and prosecution on March 10, 2015. ENG.pdf.)

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