Infrastructure

Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This notice announces a request for public comments on a new information collection by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). It's related to the Prioritization Process Pilot Program, which funds the development of a transparent process for selecting transportation projects. The law impacts Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) in urban areas over 200,000 in population, as well as all states, D.C., and Puerto Rico. They need to prepare submissions for funding applications.

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Key Changes

  • Request for public comments on new information collection by FHWA
  • Introduction of Prioritization Process Pilot Program to fund project selection process
  • Targets MPOs and states to prepare funding submissions

Obligations

What this law requires

medium

Submit comments on the Prioritization Process Pilot Program information collection by May 11, 2026

Public commenters, interested parties
reporting
high

Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) serving census designated urban areas with population over 200,000 must prepare and submit applications for Prioritization Process Pilot Program funding

Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) in urban areas with population over 200,000
operational
high

All 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico must prepare and submit applications for Prioritization Process Pilot Program funding

All States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico
operational
medium

Applicants must complete grant agreement documentation with approximately 3 hours of burden per submission

Eligible applicants awarded Prioritization Process Pilot Program grants
reporting
medium

Grant recipients must complete project management reporting with approximately 4 hours of burden per submission

Prioritization Process Pilot Program grant recipients
reporting

Affected Parties

Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)States, D.C., and Puerto Rico

Tags

transportation,information_collection,government_funding