Notice of Meeting
| Published date | 17 May 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 22561 |
| Record Number | 2019-10309 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Federal Highway Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 96 (Friday, May 17, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 96 (Friday, May 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22561-22562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10309]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[FHWA Docket No. FHWA-2019-0011]
Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notification of Tribal Government-to-Government Consultation
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SUMMARY: The FHWA announces that it is holding Tribal consultation
meetings in Washington, District of Columbia; San Diego, California;
Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Anchorage, Alaska, to gather federally recognized
Tribal governments' comments on the Tribal Technical Assistance Program
(TTAP) pilot before securing long-term services for the program.
DATES: The Tribal Consultation meeting dates are as follows:
1. Thursday, June 20, 2019, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (CST), Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma.
2. Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (PST), Reno,
Nevada.
3. Tuesday, July 9, 2019, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (AKST), Anchorage,
Alaska.
4. Thursday July 11, 2019, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (CST),
Bloomington, Minnesota.
ADDRESSES:
1. The Tribal Consultation meeting in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, will
be held at the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments, 4205 N
Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105.
2. The Tribal Consultation meeting in Reno, Nevada, will be held at
the Hyatt Place Reno-Tahoe Airport, 1790 East Plumb Lane, Reno, NV
89502.
3. The Tribal Consultation meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, will be
held at the Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation
Administration, 222 W 7th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99513.
4. The Tribal Consultation meeting in Bloomington, Minnesota, will
be held at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 5600 American Boulevard
West, Bloomington, MN 55437-1458.
The FHWA welcomes the opportunity to engage in consultation on the
TTAP pilot. In addition to the consultation sessions listed above, you
may submit written comments by July 19, 2019. All comments must be
identified by agency and docket number and sent by one of the following
methods:
[ssquf] Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
[ssquf] Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
[ssquf] Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
[ssquf] Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Peters, Office of Innovative
Program Delivery, Federal Highway Administration,
[email protected], or (720) 963-3522.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The TTAP's objective, as described in the legislation that
authorizes the program, is to provide training and technical assistance
to Tribal governments so they can develop and expand their ability to
build, maintain, and operate the highway transportation networks that
serve them. This includes professional capacity building in core
functional areas such as pavements, bridges, concrete structures,
intermodal connections, safety management systems, intelligent
transportation systems, incident response, operations, and traffic
safety countermeasures. It also includes providing Tribal governments
the opportunity to explore and implement new technologies and
practices.
To accomplish this objective, TTAP provides a comprehensive
portfolio of training that is in-person and on-demand/virtual from
multiple sources, on-call technical assistance, website resources,
newsletters, peer resources, and access to innovative practices and
technologies.
The TTAP is currently in the evaluation phase of a delivery model
that: (1) Consolidates the administrative function; (2) focuses the
training on the core functions needed to build, maintain, and operate a
highway transportation network; (3) expands the availability and
geographic equity of the types of training and technical assistance the
TTAP offers; (4) diversifies the training options to augment in-person
training and technical assistance with on-line/on-demand training and
ready access to subject matter experts to shorten problem resolution
response times; and, (5) increases the frequency and range of
technology and practice innovations that are introduced to and promoted
with the Tribes. The FHWA is interested in Tribal input on these
improvements to TTAP.
Tribal Consultation Meetings
The purpose of these Tribal consultations is to assist FHWA with
gathering information on the services provided by the 2018-2019 pilot
program to guide FHWA's evaluation process before securing a long-term
contract for the program. The FHWA requests that the comments focus on
the subject matter, quality, quantity and availability of the training
and technical assistance provided to the Tribes under the 2018-2019
pilot program and general issues as they pertain to TTAP.
The FHWA will consider all oral and written comments received
during the consultation meetings as part of its decision-making
process. The FHWA officials may ask questions to seek clarity or
further explanation of the comments. The FHWA requests that commenters
do not raise issues pertaining to other programs. Tribal
representatives are encouraged to provide a written copy of their
comments at the meeting or using the methods described above by July 5,
2019. The FHWA will accept written material that the presenter wishes
to provide that further supplements his or her testimony. Electronic or
digitized copies are encouraged.
The FHWA will adjourn a Tribal consultation meeting early if all
attendees intending to speak have delivered their comments. The FHWA
will summarize in a letter to Tribal governments the comments received
and indicate how Tribal input was considered in the final action. The
letter will constitute formal follow-up notification and will be
entered as the date Tribal consultation ended.
Respondents
The Consultation Sessions will prioritize the Government-to-
Government discussion and will provide elected or appointed leaders of
Tribal governments or their designated representatives first
opportunity to comment. Other representatives of Tribal governments,
Tribal organizations, and members of the public may offer comment after
official Tribal representatives.
Information on Service for Individuals With Disabilities
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the Tribal
consultation meeting, contact Victoria Peters at the telephone number
or email address indicated under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice.
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Issued on: May 13, 2019.
Brandye L. Hendrickson,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2019-10309 Filed 5-16-19; 8:45 am]
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