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OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202411-2125-005
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FHWA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Discretionary Grant Program and Voluntary Resilience Improvement Plans
Type of Information Collection: Existing collection in use without an OMB Control Number	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/02/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	10,755	0
Time Burden (Hours)	137,052	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) requests the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve a clearance for the information collection entitled, Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Competitive Grant Program and Voluntary Resilience Improvement Plans. This is a new request for information collection (IC). The supporting statement below covers PROTECT Grant Administration and Technical Assistance. A second supporting statement describes related Program Evaluation activities. * Responding to the collection is voluntary and is required to obtain or retain a benefit. * Responders are Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), States or political subdivisions of a State (including the U.S. Territories Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands), units of local governments, special purpose districts or public authorities with a transportation function, including port authorities, Indian Tribes (as defined in 23 U.S.C. § 207(m)(1)), Federal land management agencies, and multijurisdictional groups comprised of these entities. * The collection is a grant application, grant agreement, project management during implementation, and project evaluation. It has a reporting requirement. * The information is collected as needed. * Information relevant to the application as detailed in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), and any reporting requirements agreed to by grant recipients. * The information will be received by FHWA. * The purpose of the collection is to receive information relevant to evaluating applications to the PROTECT Competitive Grant program, per the NOFO, and reporting requirements agreed to by recipients of the grants.

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	10,755	10,755
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	137,052	137,052
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new submission.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,128,985

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Eva Birk 207 512-4921 eva.birk@dot.gov

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