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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2022-0082]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Technical Assistance
PRA; Emergency Approval

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

ACTION: Emergency clearance notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of
Transportation (DOT) invites public comments about our intention to
request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for an
emergency approval of a proposed information collection, for

the DOT Technical Assistance PRA, 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 August 29, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments within 10 days to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer.
All comments received are part of the public record. Comments will
generally be posted without change. All comments should include the
Docket number DOT-OST-2022-0082.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please email
[email protected] or contact Victor Austin at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT, Monday through Friday,
except for Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: DOT Technical Assistance PRA.
    Background: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) enacted as the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (H.R. 3684, Pub. L. 117-
58, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law or BIL) created
several new programs at the US Department of Transportation (DOT) that
allow local governments, non-profit organizations, tribal governments,
and other political subdivisions of state or local governments to apply
directly for DOT discretionary grant funding. In response to President
Biden's Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for
Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government and Executive
Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. DOT has
included criteria in its notices of funding opportunity to prioritize
the needs of disadvantaged communities for many of these new programs.
    The Thriving Communities Initiative will include programs by which
DOT will utilize cooperative agreements and procurements with technical
assistance and capacity building providers to support communities
seeking to advance transformative, equitable, and climate-friendly
infrastructure projects that benefit disadvantaged communities.
Specifically, these include the Thriving Communities program, the Rural
and Tribal Infrastructure Assistance Pilot Program (see Sec.  21205 of
Pub. L. 117-58), and Asset Concession and Innovative Finance Assistance
Program (see 23 U.S.C. 611 as amended by Sec.  71001 of Pub. L. 117-
58).
    DOT will utilize a Letter of Interest (LOI) or using a simplified
in-take form from communities interested in receiving technical
assistance and capacity building through these programs. Technical
assistance and capacity building is offered by the Government at no
charge and with no required non-federal share.
    Establishment of the program has two distinct tasks: (a)
contracting of technical assistance advisors through a Notice of
Funding Opportunity (NOFO) or existing procurement vehicles; and (b)
recruitment of project sponsors who will receive technical assistance
services. Responding to both will occur on a voluntary basis, utilizing
an electronic platform.
    For item A, eligible applicants to provide technical assistance
through the Thriving Communities program will request cooperative
agreement funding through an application process in response to a
published NOFO. The application is planned as a one-time information
collection. DOT estimates that it will take approximately 20 hours to
complete the NOFO application process used to select capacity builders
under the Thriving Communities program. DOT estimates the recipients of
Thriving Communities program funding will spend another 4 hours,
annually, submitting post-award reports. In addition, reporting
requirements will be submitted by the select capacity building
providers and technical assistance recipients during the
implementation, and evaluation phases.
    For the Rural and Tribal Infrastructure Assistance Pilot Program
and Asset Concession and Innovative Finance Assistance Program,
advisors and technical assistance providers will be contracted using
existing procurement vehicles. Estimated time required for these
programs will be 4 hours annually.
    For item B, the intake form to be used by communities seeking
technical assistance is estimated to take no more than 1 hour to
complete. Recipients of technical assistance support are estimated to
spend no more than 2 hours annually providing evaluation metrics.
    Respondents to Item A (technical assistance providers): for-profit
companies, non-profit organizations, or other technical assistance
providers.
    Respondents to Item B (requestors of technical assistance):
philanthropic entities, non-profit organizations, other Federal
agencies, state or local governments and their agencies, and Indian
Tribes.
    Frequency: Once a year.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 24 hours for
applicants to complete the application process and reporting
requirements and an estimated 30 applicants. Approximately seven hours
to complete the in-take form and evaluation metrics and an estimated 20
project sponsors.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Approximately 860 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 DOT's performance; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burdens; (3) ways for the DOT 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; 23 U.S.C. 134 and 135; and 23 CFR chapter 1, subchapter
E, part 450.

    Dated: August 12, 2022.
Mariia Zimmerman,
Strategic Advisor for Technical Assistance and Community Solutions
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-9988-015]

Augusta Canal Authority; Notice of Application Tendered for
Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and
Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and Deadline for
Submission of Final Amendments

June 15, 2007.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New major license.
    b. Project No.: P-9988-015.
    c. Date Filed: May 31, 2007.
    d. Applicant: Augusta Canal Authority.
    e. Name of Project: King Mill Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The King Mill Project is located on the Augusta Canal
about 6 miles downstream of the Augusta Diversion Dam, adjacent to the
Savannah River, Richmond County, Augusta, GA. The project does not
affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Dayton Sherrouse, Executive Director,
Augusta Canal Authority, 1450 Green Street, Suite 400, Augusta, GA
30901; Telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, Ext. 1.
    i. FERC Contact: Sarah Florentino, Telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, or e-
mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Additional information on Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) hydroelectric projects is available
on FERC's Web site: http://www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower.asp.

    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
    k. Cooperating agencies: We are asking Federal, State, local, and
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating
status should follow the instructions for filing such requests
described in item m below. Cooperating agencies should note the
Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of
the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 61,076
(2001).
    l. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if

any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that an
additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an
adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on
its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file a
request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days from the
date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of the request on
the applicant.
    m. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: July 30, 2007.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency
status may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
(http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

    n. Project Description: The existing King Mill Hydroelectric
Project consists of: (1) Intake works consisting of a 50-foot-long, 15-
foot-high headgate and intake structure; (2) primary and secondary
steel trash racks; (3) a 200-foot-long, 40-foot-wide, concrete-lined,
open flume head race; (4) a 435-foot-long, 30-foot-wide brick and
masonry powerhouse; (5) two vertical shaft turbine/generator units with
an installed capacity of 2.25 megawatts; (6) a 435-foot-long, 30-foot-
wide, concrete-lined, open tailrace section which returns flows to the
Augusta Canal, and (7) appurtenant facilities. There is no dam or
impoundment, as approximately 881 cfs of water is withdrawn from the
Augusta Canal when operating at full capacity. Developed head is
approximately 32 feet. The estimated generation is 14,366 MWh annually.
Nearly all generated power is utilized by the Standard Textile Plant,
located within the King Mill building, for textile production. No new
facilities or changes in project operation are proposed.
    o. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using

the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll-free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item
(h) above.
    p. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm
 to be notified via email of new filings and issuances

related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
    q. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the
Georgia State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by
Sec.  106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR, at Sec.  800.4.
    r. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule
may be made as appropriate.

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              Milestone                           Target date
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Issue Scoping Document 1 for          September 2007.
 comments.
Request Additional Information (if    November 2007.
 necessary).
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready  February 2008.
 for Environmental Analysis.
Filing of interventions,              April 2008.
 recommendations, preliminary terms
 and conditions, and fishway
 prescriptions.
Reply comments due..................  May 2008.
FERC issues single EA (without a      September 2008.
 draft).
Comments on EA due..................  November 2008.
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    s. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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