[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28774]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
State of Good Repair Bus and Bus Facilities Discretionary Program
Funds
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: State of Good Repair Bus and Bus Facilities 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 with
Section 5309 Bus and Bus Facilities program funds in support of the
State of Good Repair (SGR) Initiative, which was announced in the State
of Good Repair
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Initiative Notice of Funding Availability on June 24, 2011. The SGR
Initiative makes funds available to public transit providers to finance
capital projects to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and
related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities, including
programs of bus and bus-related projects for assistance to
subrecipients that are public agencies, private companies engaged in
public transportation, or private non-profit organizations.
Additionally, the SGR Initiative makes funds available for Transit
Asset Management systems.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Successful and unsuccessful 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 the Bus and Bus
Facilities program contact Samuel Snead, Office of Program Management,
at (202) 366-1089, email: Samuel.Snead@dot.gov, or Kimberly Sledge,
Office of Program Management, at (202) 366-2053, email:
Kimberly.Sledge@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A total of $750 million was available for
FTA's SGR Initiative. A total of 519 proposals requested $3.56 billion,
indicating significant demand for funds. Project proposals were
evaluated based on the criteria detailed in the June 24, 2011 Notice of
Funding Availability. In selecting projects for funding using Bus
Program funds, FTA ensured that at least 5.5 percent of the FY 2011
Section 5309 funds, or $53.5 million, is being allocated to projects
that are not in urbanized areas. Additionally, at least $35 million is
being allocated for intermodal terminal projects. The projects selected
and shown in Table 1 will provide funds to help maintain the nation's
public transportation bus fleet, infrastructure, and equipment in a
state of good repair.
Project Implementation: Grantees selected for competitive
discretionary funding should work with their FTA regional office to
finalize the grant application FTA's Transportation Electronic Award
Management system (TEAM) for the projects identified in the attached
table and so that funds can be obligated expeditiously. FTA funds may
only be used for eligible purposes defined under 49 U.S.C. 5309(b)(3)
and described in FTA C. 9030.1C. In cases where the allocation amount
is less than the proposer's requested amount, grantees should work with
the regional office to reduce scope or scale the project such that a
complete phase or project is accomplished. 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 authority as of October 17, 2011.
Post-award reporting requirements include submission of the Federal
Financial Report (FFR) and Milestone Report in TEAM as appropriate (see
FTA.C.5010.1D).
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. FTA emphasizes that grantees must follow all third-party
procurement guidance, as described in FTA.C.4220.1F. Funds allocated in
this announcement must be obligated in a grant by September 30, 2014.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of November 2011.
Peter Rogoff,
Administrator.
Appendix
FTA Regional and Metropolitan Offices
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Mary E. Mello, Regional Robert C. Patrick, Regional
Administrator, Region 1--Boston, Administrator, Region 6--Ft.
Kendall Square, 55 Broadway, Suite Worth, 819 Taylor Street, Room
920, Cambridge, MA 02142-1093, 8A36, Ft. Worth, TX 76102, Tel.
Tel. 617-494-2055. 817-978-0550.
States served: Connecticut, Maine, States served: Arkansas, Louisiana,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas.
Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Anthony Carr, Acting Regional Mokhtee Ahmad, Regional
Administrator, Region 2--New York, Administrator, Region 7--Kansas
One Bowling Green, Room 429, New City, MO, 901 Locust Street, Room
York, NY 10004-1415, Tel. 212-668- 404, Kansas City, MO 64106, Tel.
2170. 816-329-3920.
States served: New Jersey, New States served: Iowa, Kansas,
York. 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.
Brigid Hynes Cherin, Acting Terry Rosapep Regional
Regional Administrator, Region 3-- Administrator, Region 8--Denver,
Philadelphia, 1760 Market Street, 12300 West Dakota Ave., Suite 310,
Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103- Lakewood, CO 80228-2583, Tel. 720-
4124, Tel. 215-656-7100. 963-3300.
States served: Delaware, Maryland, States served: Colorado, Montana,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, West North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah,
Virginia, and District of and Wyoming.
Columbia.
Washington, D.C. Metropolitan ...................................
Office, 1990 K Street NW., Room
510, Washington, DC 20006, Tel.
202-219-3562.
Yvette Taylor, Regional Leslie T. Rogers Regional
Administrator, Region 4--Atlanta, Administrator Region 9--San
230 Peachtreet Street NW., Suite Francisco, 201 Mission Street,
800, Atlanta, GA 30303, Tel. 404- Room 1650, San Francisco, CA 94105-
865-5600. 1926, Tel. 415-744-3133.
States served: Alabama, Florida, States served: American Samoa,
Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii,
North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Nevada, and the Northern Mariana
Carolina, Tennessee, and Virgin Islands.
Islands.
Los Angeles Metropolitan Office,
Region 9--Los Angeles, 888 S.
Figueroa Street, Suite 1850, Los
Angeles, CA 90017-1850, Tel. 213-
202-3952.
Marisol Simon Regional Rick Krochalis, Regional
Administrator Region 5--Chicago, Administrator, Region 10--Seattle,
200 West Adams Street, Suite 320, Jackson Federal Building, 915
Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. 312-353- Second Avenue, Suite 3142,
2789. 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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