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Regulation System (41 CFR Subtitle F),
relating to per diem, travel, and
transportation. Non-Federal employee
Working Group members appointed as
individuals with expertise in consumer
affairs or as educators with expertise in
how people learn most effectively also
will be deemed Special Government
Employees (SGEs), as defined by 18
U.S.C. 202(a). SGE status means Federal
ethics rules apply, in part, to these nonFederal employee members and such
members may be required to file
confidential financial disclosure reports
to detect and resolve any real or
apparent financial conflicts of interest
with the Working Group.
The Working Group members who are
individuals with expertise in consumer
affairs or who are educators with
expertise in how people learn most
effectively cannot be subject to the
registration and reporting requirements
of the Lobbying Disclosure Act (2 U.S.C.
1605). See 79 FR 47482 (Revised
Guidance on Appointment of Lobbyists
to Federal Advisory Committees,
Boards, and Commissions)(August 13,
2014)).
The FMCSA Designated Federal
Official who will oversee the Working
Group anticipates calling a series of
meetings on the following dates:
• May 24, 2016
• June 28, 2016
• July 26, 2016
• August 30, 2016
• September 27, 2016
Meetings will be in person and/or via
teleconference. All meetings in
furtherance of this FAST Act mandate
will be open to the general public,
unless cause exists (albeit unlikely) to
close the meeting to the public under an
exception provided under the FACA.
Notice of each meeting will be
published in the Federal Register at
least 15 calendar days prior to the date
of the meeting.

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III. Request for Nominations
The DOT, through FMCSA, seeks
applications and nominations for
membership to the Working Group.
Applicants or nominees must be either:
(i) Individuals with expertise in
consumer affairs; (ii) educators with
expertise in how people learn most
effectively; or (iii) representatives of the
FMCSA-regulated interstate household
goods moving industry. The DOT will
consider professional credentials such
as experience, education, and
achievements. The Department also
endeavors to appoint members of
diverse views and interests to ensure the
committee is balanced, with appropriate
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Qualified individuals may self-apply
or be nominated by any individual or
organization. To be considered,
applicants and nominators should
submit the following information:
(1) Name, title, and relevant contact
information (including phone and email
address) and a description of the
interests the applicant/nominee shall
represent;
(2) Any letter(s) of support from an
individual, a company, union, trade
association, or non-profit organization
on letterhead, containing a brief
description why the applicant/nominee
should be considered for membership;
(3) A resume or short biography of the
applicant/nominee, including
professional and academic credentials;
and
(4) An affirmative statement that the
applicant/nominee meets all Working
Group eligibility requirements.
Please do not send company, trade
association, or organization brochures or
any other information. Should more
information be needed, DOT staff will
contact the applicant/nominee, obtain
information from the applicant/
nominee’s past affiliations, or obtain
information from publicly available
sources, such as the Internet.
Nominations are open to all
individuals without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
mental or physical handicap, marital
status, or sexual orientation. To ensure
that recommendations to the Secretary
take into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by DOT,
membership shall include, to the extent
practicable, individuals with
demonstrated ability to represent
minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities.
Applicants and nominators should
submit the above information via
electronic transmission to Kenneth
Rodgers, FMCSA Office of Enforcement
and Compliance, at kenneth.rodgers@
dot.gov. The submission must be
received on or before May 20, 2016.
Issued on: April 13, 2016.
T. F. Scott Darling, III,
Acting Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. DOT–MARAD–2016–0039]

Agency Requests for Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection(s): Capital Construction
Fund and Exhibits
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Maritime Administration
(MARAD) invites public comments
about our intention to request the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew an information
collection. The collected information is
necessary for MARAD to determine an
applicant’s eligibility to enter into a CCF
Agreement. We are required to publish
this notice in the Federal Register by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by June 20, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
[identified by Docket No. DOT–
MARAD–2016–0039] through one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Ladd, 202–366–1859, Maritime
Administration, Office of Financial
Approvals, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Telephone: 202–366–2321 or E–MAIL:
lisa.simmons@marad.dot.gov. Copies of
this collection also can be obtained from
that office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2133–0027.
Title: Capital Construction Fund and
Exhibits.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.
Background: This information
collection consists of an application for
a Capital Construction Fund (CCF)
agreement under 46 U.S.C. Chapter 535
and annual submissions of appropriate
schedules and exhibits. The Capital
Construction Fund is a tax-deferred ship
SUMMARY:

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construction fund that was created to
assist owners and operators of U.S.-flag
vessels in accumulating the large
amount of capital necessary for the
modernization and expansion of the
U.S. merchant marine. The program
encourages construction, reconstruction,
or acquisition of vessels through the
deferment of Federal income taxes on
certain deposits of money or other
property placed into a CCF.
Respondents: U.S. citizens who own
or lease one or more eligible vessels and
who have a program to provide for the
acquisition, construction or
reconstruction of a qualified vessel.
Number of Respondents: 143.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Annual Burden: 1790 Hours.
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 1:93.
Dated: April 4, 2016.
Gabriel Chavez,
Assistant Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund
Funding Opportunity Title: Amended
Notice of Allocation Availability
(NOAA) for the Combined Calendar
Year (CY) 2015—CY 2016 Allocation
Round of the New Markets Tax Credit
(NMTC) Program

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Announcement Type: Change to
NOAA for the Combined CY 2015–CY
2016 Allocation Round of the NMTC
Program.
Electronic applications must
have been received by 5:00 p.m. ET on
December 16, 2015.
SUMMARY: This NOAA update is issued
to combine calendar year (CY) 2015—
CY 2016 tax credit allocation rounds of
the NMTC Program, authorized by Title
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I, subtitle C, section 121 of the
Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of
2000 (Pub. L. 106–554), as amended (the
Act). On October 23, 2015, in the NOAA
for the CY 2015 allocation round of the
NMTC Program (the CY 2015 NOAA, 80
Federal Register 64495), the
Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund (the CDFI Fund)
announced, among other things, that the
CY 2015 NMTC allocation amount
would be up to $5.0 billion, subject to
Congressional authorization. In the
NOAA for the CY 2015 allocation round
the CDFI Fund also reserved the right to
allocate amounts in excess of or less
than the anticipated allocation amount
of $5 billion. Pursuant to the passage of
the Protecting Americans from Tax
Hikes Act of 2015 (PATH Act), the
authorization for the NMTC Program
has been extended for five calendar
years (CY 2015 through CY 2019) with
$3.5 billion in annual NMTC allocation
authority. In order to make NMTC
allocation awards in the respective
calendar years as set forth in the PATH
Act, the CDFI Fund hereby amends the
CY 2015 NOAA to combine the CY 2015
and the CY 2016 NMTC authorities into
one allocation round (herein referred to
as the ‘‘combined CY 2015–2016
allocation round’’). Accordingly, the
NMTC allocation authority announced
in this revised NOAA being made
available in the combined CY 2015–
2016 allocation round includes both the
amount authorized for CY 2015 ($3.5
billion) and the amount authorized for
CY 2016 ($3.5 billion), resulting in a
total NMTC allocation amount of $7.0
billion for the combined CY 2015–2016
allocation round.
Combination of Allocation Authority:
The CY 2015 NOAA announced an
expected total of up to $5.0 billion of
NMTC allocation authority available in
the CY 2015 round, subject to
Congressional authorization. The PATH
Act authorized an annual allocation
authority of $3.5 billion for five years
(CY 2015 to CY 2019). In order to
allocate NMTC authority during the
calendar year for which it was
authorized, the CY 2015 NOAA is
hereby amended to include both CY
2015 ($3.5 billion) and CY $2016 ($3.5
billion), with a total of $7.0 billion in
NMTC authority available in the
combined CY 2015–2016 allocation
round.
Allocation Amounts: The CY 2015
NOAA announced that the CDFI Fund,
in its sole discretion, reserves the right
to award tax credit allocation authority
in amounts that are in excess of or less
than the anticipated maximum
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continues to anticipate that it will not
issue more than $125 million in tax
credit investment authority per
Allocatee. However, those
determinations will be made on a caseby-case basis and in the sole discretion
of the CDFI Fund. The CDFI Fund
continues to reserve the right to allocate
NMTC authority to any, all, or none of
the entities that submitted applications
in response to this NOAA, and in any
amount it deems appropriate.
All other information and
requirements set forth in the CY 2015
NOAA shall remain effective, as
published.
Authority: 26 U.S.C. 45D; 31 U.S.C. 321; 26
CFR 1.45D–1; Pub. L. 111–5.
Mary Ann Donovan,
Director, Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Enhanced-Use Lease of Department of
Veterans Affairs Real Property for the
Development of Affordable Housing
Facility in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice of intent to enter into an
Enhanced-Use Lease.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs intends to enter into an
Enhanced-Use Lease (EUL) on
approximately 3 acres of land for the
purpose of developing 100 units of
affordable housing for Veterans. The
EUL lessee, CHDC Veterans Limited
Partnership, will finance, design,
develop, manage, maintain, and operate
housing for eligible homeless Veterans,
or Veterans at risk of homelessness, on
a priority placement basis, and provide
services that guide resident Veterans
toward attaining long-term selfsufficiency.

SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Edward L. Bradley III, Office of Asset
Enterprise Management (044),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20420, (202) 461–7778.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 38
U.S.C. 8161 et seq. states that the
Secretary may enter into an EUL if he
determines that at least part of the use
of the property will provide appropriate
space for an activity contributing to
VA’s mission, the lease will not be
inconsistent with and will not adversely
affect VA’s mission, and the lease will

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