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For this renewal, the program’s
annual burden hours decreased from
6,508 to 3,448. This is due to an
updated estimate of the number of
respondents and responses.
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 performance of
FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways for
FMCSA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways that the
burden could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected
information.
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research
and Registration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2022–0235]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; New Information Collection:
Crash Causal Factors Program:
Knowledge of Systems and Processes
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
FMCSA announces its plan to submit
the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for its
review and approval and invites public
comment. This ICR relates to the
planned ‘‘Study of Commercial Motor
Vehicle Crash Causation,’’ mandated by
Congress in the Infrastructure and
Investment Jobs Act (IIJA). To plan and
execute this study, FMCSA must collect
information from the States and local
jurisdictions to understand their interest
or ability to participate in the study;
existing crash data collection processes,
systems, and resources; and commercial
motor vehicle (CMV) enforcement
funding mechanisms and sources.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before February 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket

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Number FMCSA–2022–0235 using any
of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC, 20590–0001 between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and docket
number. For detailed instructions on
submitting comments, see the Public
Participation heading below. Note that
all comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading below.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, and follow the
online instructions for accessing the
docket, or go to the street address listed
above.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5
U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its
rulemaking process. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any
personal information the commenter
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
Public Participation: The Federal
eRulemaking Portal is available 24
hours each day, 365 days each year. You
can obtain electronic submission and
retrieval help and guidelines under the
‘‘FAQ’’ section of the Federal
eRulemaking Portal website. If you want
us to notify you that we received your
comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or
postcard, or print the acknowledgement
page that appears after submitting
comments online. Comments received
after the comment closing date will be
included in the docket and will be
considered to the extent practicable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kelly Stowe, Office of Analysis,
Research, and Technology/Research
Division, DOT, FMCSA, West Building
6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590–0001; 617–386–
6807; kelly.stowe@dot.gov.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background: On December 27, 2020,
the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2021 (Pub. L. 116–260), was signed into
law, appropriating $30 million to
FMCSA to ‘‘carry out [a] study of the
cause[s] of large truck crashes.’’ On
November 14, 2021, the President
signed into law the IIJA (Pub. L. 117–
58), which contains requirements for a
larger study under section 23006,
‘‘Study of Commercial Motor Vehicle
Crash Causation.’’ The requirements
under section 23006 define the scope of
the study to include all CMVs as
defined in 49 U.S.C. 31132.
Section 23006(b)(1) of the IIJA
requires the Secretary to ‘‘carry out a
comprehensive study to determine the
causes of, and contributing factors to,
crashes that involve a commercial motor
vehicle.’’ Section 23006(b)(2) further
requires the Secretary to:
A. Identify data requirements, data
collection procedures, reports, and any
other measures that can be used to
improve the ability of States and the
Secretary to evaluate future crashes
involving commercial motor vehicles;
B. Monitor crash trends and identify
causes and contributing factors; and
C. Develop effective safety
improvement policies and programs.
To meet the requirements of section
23006, FMCSA is establishing a Crash
Causal Factors Program. Through this
program, FMCSA will execute a multiphased study of crash causal factors,
with Phase 1 focused on fatal crashes
involving Class 7/8 large trucks. This
Phase 1 effort is referred to as the Large
Truck Crash Causal Factors Study.
Future phases of the study will focus on
different CMV populations (such as
medium-duty trucks) or crash severities
(e.g., serious injury crashes).
Congress anticipated that FMCSA
would need to consult with the States
and a variety of other experts when
planning and executing the study, as
noted in section 23006(d), which reads:
‘‘In designing and carrying out the
study, the Secretary may consult with
individuals or entities with expertise
on—
1. Crash causation and prevention;
2. Commercial motor vehicles,
commercial drivers, and motor carriers,
including passenger carriers;
3. Highways and noncommercial
motor vehicles and drivers;
4. Federal and State highway and
motor carrier safety programs;
5. Research methods and statistical
analysis; and
6. Other relevant topics, as
determined by the Secretary.’’
This information collection (IC) will
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local highway and motor carrier safety
programs. It will focus on identifying
and documenting States’ and local
jurisdictions’ interest in participating in
the study; agreements that the States or
jurisdictions will require to participate
in the study; existing crash data
collection processes, systems, tools,
training, and quality control processes;
and CMV enforcement funding
mechanisms and sources.
How the Agency Will Use Collected
Information
FMCSA will use collected
information from four ICs:
• IC–1: Identifying Points of Contact
• IC–2: Sample Design; Partnerships
and Coordination
• IC–3: Crash Data Collection
• IC–4: CMV Enforcement Resources
and Funding
Information collected under these
four ICs will inform various elements of
the study plan, including the sample
design, data collection plans,
participation agreements, resourcing
plans, and development of the study
database. Below are additional details
on how FMCSA will use collected
information to develop various study
plan elements.

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IC–1: Identifying Points of Contact
Before collecting information for ICs
2, 3, and 4, FMCSA will first need to
identify the appropriate points of
contact in each State/jurisdiction for the
remaining IC components. Once FMCSA
obtains contact information from the
States, the Agency will distribute a webbased survey for IC–2, IC–3, and IC–4 to
the relevant point of contact in each
State or jurisdiction. Below are
additional details on how FMCSA will
use collected information to develop
various study plan elements.
IC–2: Sample Design; Partnerships and
Coordination
The original Large Truck Crash
Causation Study conducted from 2001
through 2003 leveraged the sample
design from the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration’s
(NHTSA) National Automotive
Sampling System (NASS)
Crashworthiness Data System (CDS).
NHTSA has since developed a new
Crash Investigation Sampling System
(CISS), which replaces NASS CDS. Both
NASS CDS and CISS are focused on
crashes involving passenger vehicles
(i.e., passenger cars, light trucks, vans,
and utility vehicles). Neither sampling
system was designed to collect data on
a representative sample of crashes
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weighting documentation for CISS,
stating in a discussion on special crash
populations, ‘‘The most efficient way to
study a rare population is to design a
special study that solely targets that
particular rare population.’’ As a result,
FMCSA is planning to develop a new
sample design specific to crashes
involving CMVs. However, FMCSA
cannot simply select a random sample
of State and local jurisdictions to
include in the sample design. The
Agency will need to identify an
appropriate mix of State and local
jurisdictions to allow for a nationally
representative sample design.
Participating States and local
jurisdictions will be asked to collect and
share the required study data and
troubleshoot study-related issues as they
arise. The information collected under
IC–2 will inform the sample design for
this study. It will also provide important
information about State- or local
jurisdiction-required participation and
data sharing agreements.
IC–3: Crash Data Collection
FMCSA is planning to leverage
existing State and local jurisdiction
resources (where possible) to collect
required study data. This will be a
complex effort that will require
substantial information sharing and
coordination between participating
States/jurisdictions and FMCSA.
Under IC–3, FMCSA will seek to learn
more about the data elements that State
and local jurisdictions are already
collecting; State and local jurisdiction
CMV crash reporting criteria and
notification systems; State and local
jurisdiction crash data collection
systems and processes (e.g., what
systems exist, who owns the system(s),
the data flow from roadside to the
system, whether the system can
interface with other systems, etc.);
existing crash data collection trainings
offered by the State/jurisdiction;
existing State/jurisdiction crash data
collection tools; and crash data quality
reviews that States and local
jurisdictions currently conduct. The
Agency will use this information to
inform the study crash data collection
plan and requirements for the study
database.
IC–4: CMV Enforcement Resources and
Funding
FMCSA must collect information from
States and local jurisdictions to
understand whether existing
commercial vehicle enforcement
resources can meet the study needs, and
if not, to determine how much
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necessary data. IC–4 will identify
available CMV enforcement resources
within States/jurisdictions, funding
sources for existing commercial vehicle
enforcement resources and activities
(e.g., State-funded versus FMCSA grantfunded), and whether there is a
mechanism for the local jurisdiction to
receive study funding through FMCSA’s
grant programs (i.e., as a sub-grantee).
Information collected under IC–4 will
also inform FMCSA resourcing plans
outside of the States/jurisdictions (e.g.,
whether the Agency will need to hire
third-party interviewers to interview
involved drivers, motor carriers, and
witnesses).
Method of Collection
FMCSA will collect the required
information for IC–1 via email. For ICs
2, 3, and 4, FMCSA will leverage a webbased survey application combined with
a document sharing platform (e.g.,
SharePoint, Huddle) or email (if needed)
to collect information. FMCSA believes
that all respondents will have State or
local government-provided information
technology equipment (e.g., laptops,
mobile devices, etc.) and internet
access; as such, the Agency believes
electronic submissions will be most
cost-effective and efficient for
respondents (as opposed to mail-based
submissions or some other means).
FMCSA estimates that 100 percent of
submissions will be electronic.
Results of Data Collection
FMCSA does not plan to publish
results from this data collection. Results
from this data collection, which will be
descriptive and/or qualitative in nature,
will inform the study sample design,
participation agreements, data
collection plans, resource plans, and
study database requirements. No
complex analytical techniques will be
used. Final results from the overall
study, once completed, will be
published in a final study report.
Findings from the overall study will
ultimately inform the identification and
development of countermeasures to
prevent crashes involving CMVs.
As part of the Crash Causal Factors
Program, this information collection
supports the DOT Strategic Goal of
Safety.
Title: Crash Causal Factors Program:
Knowledge of Systems and Processes.
OMB Control Number: 2126–00XX.
Type of Request: New ICR.
Respondents: State and local
Government employees (first-line
supervisors of police and detectives;
police and sheriff’s patrol officers;
general and operations managers; chief
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systems managers; and computer and
mathematical operations workers).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,160 respondents.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours
per response for IC–1, 2.5 hours per
response for IC–2, 3.83 hours per
response for IC–3, 1.67 hours per
response for IC–4.
Expiration Date: N/A. This is a new
ICR.
Frequency of Response: Once for IC–
1 and IC–2; no more than once annually
for IC–3 and IC–4.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
9,127.5 hours total, or 3,042.5 hours
annually (215.5 annual hours for State
computer and information systems
managers + 495 annual hours for local
computer and information systems
managers + 293.5 annual hours for State
police and sheriff’s patrol officers + 210
annual hours for local police and
sheriff’s patrol officers + 112 annual
hours for State first-line supervisors of
police and detectives + 705 annual
hours for local first-line supervisors of
police and detectives + 42.5 annual
hours for State general and operations
managers + 125 annual hours for local
general and operations managers + 42.5
annual hours for State chief executives
+ 125 annual hours for local chief
executives + 181.5 annual hours for
State computer and mathematical
operations workers + 495 annual hours
for local computer and mathematical
operations workers = 3,042.5 annual
hours).
Definitions: N/A.
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 performance of
FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways for
FMCSA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways that the
burden could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected
information. The Agency will
summarize or include your comments in
the request for OMB’s clearance of this
ICR.
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR
1.87.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Notice of Funding Opportunity for
Projects Located on the Northeast
Corridor for the Federal-State
Partnership for Intercity Passenger
Rail Program
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity
(NOFO or Notice).
AGENCY:

This notice details the
application requirements and
procedures to obtain grant funding for
projects located on the Northeast
Corridor (NEC) under the Federal-State
Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail
Program (FSP Program) for Fiscal Year
2022 and 2023. This notice solicits
applications for FSP Program funds
made available by the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2022, and Division
J of the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act (IIJA). The opportunity
described in this notice is made
available under Assistance Listings
Number 20.326, ‘‘Federal-State
Partnership for Intercity Passenger
Rail.’’

SUMMARY:

Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research
and Registration.

Applications for funding under
this solicitation are due no later than 5
p.m. ET, March 27, 2023. Applications
that are incomplete or received after 5
p.m. ET, on March 27, 2023 will not be
considered for funding. See Section D of
this notice for additional information on
the application process.
ADDRESSES: Applications must be
submitted via www.Grants.gov. Only
applicants who comply with all
submission requirements described in
this notice and submit applications
through www.Grants.gov will be eligible
for award. For any supporting
application materials that an applicant
is unable to submit via www.Grants.gov
(such as oversized engineering
drawings), an applicant may submit an
original and two (2) copies to Mr. Bryan
Rodda, Office of Amtrak and Northeast
Corridor Program Delivery, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Room W38–203,
Washington, DC 20590. However, due to
delays caused by enhanced screening of
mail delivered via the U.S. Postal
Service, applicants are advised to use
other means of conveyance (such as
courier service) to assure timely receipt
of materials before the application
deadline.

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notice, please contact the FRA NOFO
Support program staff via FRA-NOFOSupport@dot.gov. If additional
assistance is needed, you may contact
Mr. Bryan Rodda, Office of Amtrak and
Northeast Corridor Program Delivery,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W38–203,
Washington, DC 20590; email:
Bryan.Rodda@dot.gov; telephone: 202–
493–0443.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice to
applicants: FRA recommends that
applicants read this notice in its entirety
prior to preparing application materials.
Definitions of key terms used
throughout the NOFO are provided in
Section A(2) below. These key terms are
capitalized throughout the NOFO. There
are several administrative and specific
eligibility requirements described
herein with which applicants must
comply. Additionally, applicants should
note that the required Project Narrative
component of the application package
may not exceed 25 pages in length.
Table of Contents:
A. Program Description
B. Federal Award Information
C. Eligibility Information
D. Application and Submission Information
E. Application Review Information
F. Federal Award Administration
Information
G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts
H. Other Information

A. Program Description
1. Overview
The IIJA provided distinct FSP
program selection criteria for projects
located on the Northeast Corridor (NEC)
and for projects not located on the NEC.
For projects located on the NEC, the law
requires projects to be selected for FSP
program funds consistent with the
Northeast Corridor Project Inventory
(NEC Project Inventory). FRA published
the NEC Project Inventory on November
15, 2022; the NEC Project Inventory can
be found at https://railroads.dot.gov/
elibrary/nec-inventory. This Notice
solicits applications for the Major
Backlog, Capital Renewal, Improvement,
and Stations projects and Planning
Studies identified on the NEC Project
Inventory; it describes available FSP
Program funding, application
submission requirements, and the
selection and evaluation criteria (FSP–
NEC NOFO). For projects located off the
NEC, FRA has published a separate
notice on December 7, 2022, and those
projects are not eligible for funding
under this announcement. Under this
Notice, FRA will make selections
consistent with the NEC Project
Inventory and only projects on the NEC

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