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States. FTA issued guidance on the contact FTA before accepting bids from G. Technical Assistance and Other implementation of the phased increase entities not listed on this web-posting. Program Information in domestic content on September 1, Recipients may also establish project- This program is not subject to 2016 (81 FR 60278). Applicants should specific DBE goals for vehicle Executive Order 12372, read the policy guidance carefully to procurements. FTA will provide ‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal determine the applicable domestic additional guidance as grants are Programs.’’ FTA will consider content requirement for their project. awarded. For more information on DBE applications for funding only from Any proposal that will require a waiver requirements, please contact Scheryl eligible recipients for eligible projects must identify in the application the Portee, Office of the Chief Counsel, 202– listed in Section C. Complete items for which a waiver will be sought. 366–0840, email: scheryl.portee@ applications must be submitted through Applicants should not proceed with the dot.gov. GRANTS.GOV by 11:59 p.m. Eastern expectation that waivers will be granted. time on March 17, 2020. For issues with Consistent with Executive Order 13858 e. Planning GRANTS.GOV, please contact Strengthening Buy-American FTA encourages applicants to notify GRANTS.GOV by phone at 1–800–518– Preferences for Infrastructure Projects, 4726 or by email at [email protected]. the appropriate State Departments of signed by President Trump on January Contact information for FTA’s regional Transportation and metropolitan 31, 2019, applicants should maximize offices can be found on FTA’s website planning organizations in areas likely to the use of goods, products, and at www.fta.dot.gov. materials produced in the United States, be served by the project funds made in Federal procurements and through available under these initiatives and H. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts the terms and conditions of Federal programs. Selected projects must be For further information concerning financial assistance awards. incorporated into the long-range plans this notice, please contact the Low-No d. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and transportation improvement Program manager, Victor Waldron, by programs of States and metropolitan phone at 202–366–5183, or by email at FTA requires that its recipients areas before they are eligible for FTA [email protected]. A TDD is receiving planning, capital, and/or funding. As described under the available for individuals who are deaf or operating assistance that will award evaluation criteria, FTA may consider hard of hearing at 800–877–8339. In prime contracts exceeding $250,000 in whether a project is consistent with or addition, FTA will post answers to FTA funds in a Federal fiscal year already included in these plans when questions and requests for clarifications comply with Department of evaluating a project. on FTA’s website at https:// Transportation Disadvantaged Business www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/ Enterprise (DBE) program regulations f. Standard Assurances lowno. To ensure applicants receive (49 CFR part 26). Applicants should The applicant assures that it will accurate information about eligibility or expect to include any funds awarded, the program, applicants are encouraged comply with all applicable Federal excluding those to be used for vehicle to contact FTA directly, rather than statutes, regulations, executive orders, procurements, in setting their overall through intermediaries or third parties, directives, FTA circulars, and other DBE goal. Note, however, that projects with questions. FTA staff may also Federal administrative requirements in including vehicle procurements remain conduct briefings on the FY 2020 subject to the DBE program regulations. carrying out any project supported by competitive grants selection and award The rule requires that, prior to bidding the FTA grant. The applicant process upon request. on any FTA-assisted vehicle acknowledges that it is under a procurement, entities that manufacture continuing obligation to comply with K. Jane Williams, vehicles, or perform post-production the terms and conditions of the grant Acting Administrator. alterations or retrofitting, must submit a agreement issued for its project with [FR Doc. 2020–01140 Filed 1–23–20; 8:45 am] DBE program plan and goal FTA. The applicant understands that BILLING CODE P methodology to FTA. Further, to the Federal laws, regulations, policies, and extent that a vehicle remanufacturer is administrative practices might be responding to a solicitation for new or modified from time to time and may DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION remanufactured vehicles with a vehicle affect the implementation of the project. Maritime Administration to which the remanufacturer has The applicant agrees that the most provided post-production alterations or recent Federal requirements will apply Voluntary Intermodal Sealift retrofitting (e.g., replacing major to the project, unless FTA issues a components such as an engine to Agreement/Joint Planning Advisory written determination otherwise. The Group Meeting provide a ‘‘like new’’ vehicle), the applicant must submit the Certifications vehicle remanufacturer is considered a and Assurances before receiving a grant AGENCY: Maritime Administration, transit vehicle manufacturer and must if it does not have current certifications Department of Transportation. also comply with the DBE regulations. on file. ACTION: Notice. FTA will then issue a transit vehicle manufacturer (TVM) concurrence/ 3. Reporting SUMMARY: The Voluntary Intermodal certification letter. Grant recipients Sealift Agreement (VISA) program must verify each entity’s compliance Post-award reporting requirements requires that a notice of the time, place, with these requirements before include the electronic submission of and nature of each VISA Joint Planning accepting its bid. A list of compliant, Federal Financial Reports and Milestone Advisory Group (JPAG) meeting be certified TVMs is posted on FTA’s web Progress Reports in FTA’s electronic published in the Federal Register. On page at https://www.transit.dot.gov/ grants management system. Recipients January 14, 2020, the Maritime regulations-and-guidance/civil-rights- of funds made available through this Administration (MARAD) and the U.S. ada/eligible-transit-vehicle- NOFO are also required to regularly Transportation Command manufacturers. Please note that this list submit data to the National Transit (USTRANSCOM) co-hosted a classified is nonexclusive, and recipients must Database. 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Base, Illinois. The JPAG is co-chaired by and resilience to meet DOD contingency Smith Maritime, Inc. MARAD and USTRANSCOM and is transport requirements, and; (3) discuss Stevens Towing Company, Inc. convened jointly. The U.S. Department planning assumptions for potential Stevens Transportation, LLC of Justice and Federal Trade deployment scenarios. The meeting was Superior Maritime Services, Inc. Commission were informed of the JPAG rated a success by industry participants, TOTE Maritime Alaska, Inc. meeting prior to its occurrence, in who offered informed and useful TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico, LLC accordance with VISA program information on the provision of capacity Trailer Bridge, Inc. requirements. and resources to meet DOD Waterman Steamship Corporation Participants in the JPAG meeting were requirements. Waterman Transport, Inc. required to possess a secret clearance VISA is a USDOT/DoD Emergency Weeks Marine, Inc. due to the classified nature of the event Preparedness Program (EPP) Western Towboat Company and attendance at the meeting was by administered by MARAD in partnership Young Brothers, Limited invitation only. MARAD and with USTRANSCOM. The program is (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(l), 44 CFR part 332) USTRANSCOM invited participating designed to provide DoD with assured *** VISA carriers and representatives of access to vessels and intermodal maritime labor organizations to attend capacity to meet contingency Dated: January 21, 2020. the meeting. In addition, representatives requirements in the event of national By Order of the Maritime Administrator. from the U.S. Department of emergency. On September 30, 2019, T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., Transportation, MARAD, the U.S. MARAD published a notice in the Secretary, Maritime Administration . Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Register/Vol. 84, No. 189, [FR Doc. 2020–01200 Filed 1–23–20; 8:45 am] U.S. Coast Guard, the Joint Chiefs of 51710, announcing extension of the BILLING CODE 4910–81–P Staff, and the Department of Defense VISA program until October 1, 2024. (DOD) to include the Office of the The following ocean carriers are VISA Secretary of Defense, USTRANSCOM, participants: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY the U.S. Navy, the Military Sealift American International Shipping, LLC Command, and the Surface Deployment American President Lines, Ltd. Internal Revenue Service and Distribution Command, as well as American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier, LLC operational elements of Geographic APL Marine Services, Ltd. Proposed Collection; Comment Combatant Commands, were in APL Maritime, Ltd. Request for Form 8453–R attendance. Argent Marine Operations, Inc. AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beyel Brothers Inc. Treasury. William G. McDonald, Director, Office Columbia Coastal Transport, LLC ACTION: Notice and request for of Sealift Support, U.S. Department of Crimson Shipping Co., Inc. comments. Transportation, Maritime Crowley Marine Services, Inc. Administration, 1200 New Jersey Crowley Puerto Rico Services, Inc. SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; Curtin Maritime, Corporation (IRS), as part of its continuing effort to Telephone (202) 366–0688 or electronic Dann Marine Towing, LC reduce paperwork and respondent mail to: [email protected]. Dann Ocean Towing, Inc. burden, invites the general public and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Vice Dunlap Towing Company other Federal agencies to take this Admiral (VADM) Dee L. Mewbourne, Farrell Lines Incorporated opportunity to comment on information Deputy Commander, USTRANSCOM, Fidelio Limited Partnership collections, as required by the and Mr. Kevin Tokarski, Associate Foss International, Inc. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Administrator for Strategic Sealift, Foss Maritime Company IRS is soliciting comments concerning MARAD, welcomed the participants. Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC Electronic Filing Declaration for Form Mr. Tokarski thanked the industry JM Ships, LLC 8963. participants for their continued support. Laborde Marine, LLC DATES: Written comments should be Liberty Global Logistics, LLC He spoke of the unique value of the received on or before March 24, 2020 to Liberty Glory Corporation JPAG in maximizing the effective use of be assured of consideration. joint resources to meet deployment and Lynden Incorporated & Affiliates sustainment requirements and Maersk Line, Limited ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments expressed confidence that JPAG Matson Navigation Company, Inc. to Dr. Philippe Thomas, Internal meetings would serve to prepare McAllister Towing and Transportation Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 attendees for what could occur during a Co., Inc. Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, VISA activation. VADM Mewbourne McCulley Marine Services, Inc. DC 20224. discussed the current operational Moran Towing Corporation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Requests for picture and said JPAG operations are National Shipping of America, LLC additional information or copies of the crucial to development of concepts of Northcliffe Ocean Shipping & Trading form and instructions should be operations focused on VISA Company, Inc. directed to Martha R. Brinson, at participants’ ability to meet DOD Pacific Maritime Freight, Inc. (202)317–5753, or at Internal Revenue requirements for moving contingency Pasha Hawaii Holdings LLC Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution cargo from CONUS Sea Ports of Patriot Shipping, LLC Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or Embarkation to designated OCONUS Resolve Towing & Salvage, Inc. through the internet at Ports of Debarkation and onward to Samson Tug & Barge Co., Inc. [email protected]. operational areas. Schuyler Lines Navigation Company, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the JPAG meeting was LLC Title: Electronic Filing Declaration for to: (1) Brief members on current Seabridge, Inc. Form 8963. strategic and operational developments; Sealift, Inc. OMB Number: 1545–2253. (2) affirm industry’s readiness, ability, SeaTac Marine Services, LLC Form Number: 8453–R.

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