# Agency Information Collection Activities: DOT Technical Assistance PRA
**AGENCY:**
Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation (DOT).
**ACTION:**
Notice and request for comments.
**SUMMARY:**
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Office of the Secretary (OST) to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval to renew a currently approved information collection titled “DOT Technical Assistance PRA”, with OMB control number 2105-0584.
**DATES:**
Comments must be submitted on or before May 29, 2026.
**ADDRESSES:**
You may send comments within 60 days of publication of this notice 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-2022-0120.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Please email *[email protected]* or contact Victor Austin at (771) 216-1242. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except for Federal holidays.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
*Title:* DOT Technical Assistance PRA.
*OMB Control Number:* 2105-0584.
*Type of Request:* Renewal of information collection.
*Background:* The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, Public Law 117-58) created several programs at the U.S. 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.
For the Asset Concession and Innovative Finance Assistance Program (also known as the Innovative Finance and Asset Concession Program), project sponsors will make an application in response to a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Successful applicants will receive reimbursable grants to hire staff or procure technical assistance to develop projects. Preparation of each NOFO response is estimated to require 30 hours of staff time. Successful applicants must also prepare progress reports as a condition of funding. Progress reporting is estimated to require four hours per year. Each grant has a three-year period of performance.
For the Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program, project sponsors will make an application in response to a NOFO. The application process is streamlined for this program and is estimated to require 19 hours to complete. Successful applicants must also prepare progress reports as a condition of funding. Progress reporting is estimated to require four hours per year. Each grant has a three-year or two-year period of performance.
**Asset Concession and Innovative Finance Grant Program**
*Estimated Number of Respondents to NOFO:* 100.
*Estimated Burden Hours per NOFO Respondent:* 30.
*Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours for NOFO respondents:* 3,000.
*Estimated Successful Applicants:* 50.
*Estimated Hours for Progress Reporting, per Award per Year:* 4.
*Estimated Annual Burden Hours for Progress Reporting:* 200.
*Estimated Total Annual Cost:* $409,600.
**Rural and Tribal Assistance Grants**
*Estimated Number of Respondents to NOFO:* 700.
*Estimated Burden Hours per NOFO Respondent:* 19.
*Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours for NOFO Respondents:* 13,300.
*Estimated Successful Applicants:* 50.
*Estimated Hours for Progress Reporting, per Award per Year:* 4.
*Estimated Annual Burden Hours for Progress Reporting:* 200.
*Estimated Total Annual Cost:* $1,728,000.
**Total for All Technical Assistance Programs**
*Estimated Total Hours:* 16,700.
*Estimated Total Cost:* $2,137,600.
*Public Comments Invited:* You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed collection is necessary for DOT's performance; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burdens; (3) ways for 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.
Duane Callender,
Director, Build America Bureau, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation.