[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 20 (Monday, January 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5427-5431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2107]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
TIGGER and Clean Fuels Grant Program Funds
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: TIGGER and Clean Fuels Grant Program Announcement of Project
Selections.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects funded in
support of the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy
Reduction (TIGGER) program and Clean Fuels Grant program which is
enhanced with Section 5309 Bus and Bus Facilities program funds. This
funding supports the U.S. Department of Transportation's environmental
sustainability efforts, which were announced in FTA's notice of funding
availability (NOFA) on April 13, 2010. The TIGGER program makes funds
available for capital investments that will reduce the energy
consumption or greenhouse gas emissions of public transportation
systems. The Clean Fuels Grant program makes funds available to assist
nonattainment and maintenance areas in achieving or maintaining the
National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone and carbon monoxide
and supports emerging clean fuel and advanced propulsion technologies
for transit buses and markets for those technologies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Successful applicants should contact
the appropriate FTA Regional office (Appendix) for specific information
regarding applying for the funds or proposal specific questions. For
general program information on TIGGER, contact Walter Kulyk, Office of
Mobility Innovation, (202) 366-4995, e-mail: walter.kulyk@dot.gov. For
general program information on the Clean Fuels Grant program, contact
Vanessa Williams, Office of Program Management, at (202) 366-4818, e-
mail: vanessa.williams@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A total of $75 million was available for
FTA's TIGGER program and $81 million for the Clean Fuels Grant program.
In response to the NOFA, FTA received a total of 274 proposals
requesting over $1.4 billion in program funds. The project proposals
were evaluated based on the criteria detailed in the April 13, 2010
Notice of Funding Availability. Projects funded with Clean Fuels Grant
and Bus program funds are included in Table 1. Projects funded with the
TIGGER program funds are included in Table 2. Grantees selected for
competitive discretionary funding should work with their FTA regional
office to finalize the application in FTA's Transportation Electronic
Award Management (TEAM) system, so that funds can be obligated
expeditiously. Funds must be used for the purposes specified in the
competitive application. Clean Fuels and Bus projects can be funded at
up to 83 percent Federal share for eligible vehicle purchases. The 83
percent share is a blended figure representing 80 percent of the
vehicle and 90 percent of the vehicle-related equipment to be acquired
in compliance with the Clean Air Act. The 83 percent share does not
apply to facilities, for which the costs are more variable. The
eligibility of facility-related cost element at the 90 percent share
will be reviewed for eligibility of the higher Federal share on a case-
by-case basis as part of the grant application process. The FY 2010
Appropriations Act allows a 90 percent Federal share for total cost of
a biodiesel bus and 90 percent Federal share for the net capital cost
of factory installed hybrid electric propulsion systems and any
equipment related to such a system. TIGGER projects can be funded at up
to 100 percent Federal share. A discretionary project identification
number has been assigned to each project for tracking purposes and must
be used in the TEAM application. Selected projects have pre-award
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authority as of November 4, 2010. Post-award reporting requirements
include submission of the Financial Federal Report and Milestone
reports in TEAM as appropriate (see FTA.C.5010.1D). Recipients of
TIGGER funds must report on an annual basis: (1) Actual annual energy
consumed within the project scope attributable to the investment for
the energy consumption projects; (2) actual greenhouse gas emissions
within the project scope attributable to the investment for greenhouse
gas reduction projects; and, (3) actual annual reductions or increase
in operating costs to the investment for all projects.
The grantee must comply with all applicable Federal statutes,
regulations, executive orders, FTA circulars, and other Federal
administrative requirements in carrying out the project supported by
the FTA grant. The Clean Fuels Grant and Bus program funds allocated in
this announcement must be obligated in a grant by September 30, 2013.
The TIGGER funds allocated in this announcement must be obligated by
September 30, 2012.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 26th day of January, 2011.
Peter Rogoff,
Administrator.
Appendix
FTA Regional and Metropolitan Offices
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Mary E. Mello, Regional Administrator, Robert C. Patrick, Regional
Region 1--Boston, Kendall Square, 55 Administrator, Region 6--Ft.
Broadway, Suite 920, Cambridge, MA Worth, 819 Taylor Street, Room
02142-1093, Tel. 617-494-2055. 8A36, Ft. Worth, TX 76102,
Tel. 817-978-0550.
States served: Connecticut, Maine, States served: Arkansas,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Louisiana, Oklahoma, New
Island, and Vermont. Mexico and Texas.
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Brigid Hynes-Cherin, Regional Mokhtee Ahmad, Regional
Administrator, Region 2--New York, One Administrator, Region 7--
Bowling Green, Room 429, New York, NY Kansas City, MO, 901 Locust
10004-1415, Tel. 212-668-2170. Street, Room 404, Kansas City,
MO 64106, Tel. 816-329-3920.
States served: New Jersey, New York.... States served: Iowa, Kansas,
Missouri, and Nebraska.
New York Metropolitan Office, Region 2--
New York, One Bowling Green, Room 428,
New York, NY 10004-1415, Tel. 212-668-
2202.
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Letitia Thompson, Regional Terry Rosapep, Regional
Administrator, Region 3--Philadelphia, Administrator, Region 8--
1760 Market Street, Suite 500, Denver, 12300 West Dakota
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4124, Tel. 215- Ave., Suite 310, Lakewood, CO
656-7100. 80228-2583, Tel. 720-963-3300.
States served: Delaware, Maryland, States served: Colorado,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Montana, North Dakota, South
and District of Columbia. Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
Philadelphia Metropolitan Office,
Region 3--Philadelphia, 1760 Market
Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA
19103-4124, Tel. 215-656-7070.
Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Office,
1990 K Street, NW., Room 510,
Washington, DC 20006, Tel. 202-219-
3562.
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Yvette Taylor, Regional Administrator, Leslie T. Rogers, Regional
Region 4--Atlanta, 230 Peachtreet Administrator, Region 9--San
Street, NW., Suite 800, Atlanta, GA Francisco, 201 Mission Street,
30303, Tel. 404-865-5600. Room 1650, San Francisco, CA
94105-1926, Tel. 415-744-3133.
States served: Alabama, Florida, States served: American Samoa,
Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Arizona, California, Guam,
Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Hawaii, Nevada, and the
Tennessee, and Virgin Islands. Northern Mariana Islands.
Los Angeles Metropolitan
Office, Region 9--Los Angeles,
888 S. Figueroa Street, Suite
1850, Los Angeles, CA 90017-
1850, Tel. 213-202-3952.
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Marisol Simon, Regional Administrator, Rick Krochalis, Regional
Region 5--Chicago, 200 West Adams Administrator, Region 10--
Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Seattle, Jackson Federal
Tel. 312-353-2789. Building, 915 Second Avenue,
Suite 3142, Seattle, WA 98174-
1002, Tel. 206-220-7954.
States served: Illinois, Indiana, States served: Alaska, Idaho,
Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Oregon, and Washington.
Wisconsin.
Chicago Metropolitan Office, Region 5--
Chicago, 200 West Adams Street, Suite
320, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. 312-353-
2789.
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