Federal Register #FHWA-2026-0463

FHWA Requests Comments on Information Collection for Prioritization Process Pilot Program Grants

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), under the Department of Transportation, is seeking public comments on a proposed new information collection for the Prioritization Process Pilot Program (PPPP): - The PPPP is a competitive grant program established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to support the development and implementation of transparent processes for prioritizing transportation projects. - The information collection will support application submission, grant agreement execution, and project management reporting for the PPPP. - Eligible applicants include approximately 182 Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) serving urbanized areas over 200,000 population, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. - The estimated total annual burden for this information collection is 780 hours. - No specific OEMs, vendors, or products are being procured at this stage; this is a request for public comment on the information collection process.

Description

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of a new information collection related to the Prioritization Process Pilot Program (PPPP). This program provides competitive grant funding to develop and implement transparent prioritization processes for transportation project selection and evaluation. Eligible applicants include Metropolitan Planning Organizations, states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The information collection involves application submission, grant agreement execution, and project management reporting, with an estimated total annual burden of 780 hours.

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