[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68813-68819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28779]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
FY 2011 Discretionary Livability Funding Opportunity; Section
5309 Bus and Bus Facilities Livability Initiative Program Grants and
Section 5339 Alternatives Analysis Program
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: FTA Livability Initiative Program Funds: 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 under
two discretionary programs: Bus and Bus Facilities and Alternatives
Analysis, in support of DOT's Livability Initiative, which was
announced in the Discretionary Livability Funding Opportunity notice of
funding availability on June 27, 2011. The Bus Livability program 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. The Alternatives Analysis program
makes funds available to States, authorities of States, metropolitan
planning organizations, and local governmental authorities to develop
alternatives analyses. The Alternatives Analysis Program assists
potential sponsors of major transit capital investments (``New Starts''
and ``Small Starts'' projects) in the evaluation of all reasonable
modal and multimodal alternatives and general alignment options to
address transportation needs in a defined travel corridor. Through
these funding awards, FTA will support a limited number of alternatives
analyses, or technical work conducted as part of proposed or on-going
alternatives analyses, that seek to advance major transit investments
that foster the six livability principles of the DOT-HUD-EPA
Partnership for Sustainable Communities.
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) 366-2053, email: samuel.snead@dot.gov, or Kimberly Sledge,
Office of Program Management, at (202) 366-2053, email:
kimberly.sledge@dot.gov. For questions about the Alternatives Analysis
program, contact Kenneth Cervenka, Office of Planning and Environment,
at (202) 493-0512, email: kenneth.cervenka@dot.gov. A TDD is available
at 1 (800) 877-8339 (TDD/FIRS).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Bus Livability Program: A total of at least $150 million was
available for FTA's Bus Livability Program. A total of 241 applicants
requested $1.2 billion, indicating significant demand for funds.
Project proposals were evaluated based on the criteria detailed in the
June 27, 2011 Notice of Funding Availability. The projects selected and
shown in Table 1 will provide mobility choices, improve economic
competitiveness, support existing communities, create partnerships and
enhance the value of communities and neighborhoods. Funds must be used
for the eligible purposes defined under 49 U.S.C. 5309(b)(3) and
consistent with the competitive proposal. 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.
Alternatives Analysis: A total of $25 million was available for
FTA's Alternatives Analysis Program. A total of $60.8 million was
requested for 71 projects, indicating significant demand for funds.
Project proposals were evaluated based on the criteria detailed in the
June 27, 2011 Notice of Funding Availability. The proposals selected
and shown in Table 2 will advance proposed transit investments that
would provide more transportation choices, improve economic
competitiveness, support existing communities, create partnerships and
enhance the value of communities and neighborhoods. Funds must be used
for the eligible purposes defined under 49 U.S.C. 5309(a)(1) and
consistent with the competitive proposal.
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. 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.
Additionally, for the Bus Livability projects, although several
projects contained related housing or livable communities' initiatives,
FTA funds may only be used for eligible purposes defined under 49
U.S.C. 5309(b)(3) and described in FTAC.9030.1C. For any Bus Livability
projects that will be implemented as a joint-development project,
please also refer to the agency's joint-development guidance found in
72 FR 5788 (Feb. 7, 2007) for more information. Post-award reporting
requirements include submission of the Financial Federal Report and
Milestone reports 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
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FTA Regional and Metropolitan Offices
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Mary E. Mello, Deputy Regional Robert C. Patrick, Regional
Administrator, Region 1-Boston, Administrator, Region 6-Ft. Worth,
Kendall Square, 55 Broadway, Suite 819 Taylor Street, Room 8A36, Ft.
920, Cambridge, MA 02142-1093, Worth, TX 76102, Tel. (817) 978-
Tel. (617) 494-2055 0550
States served: Connecticut, Maine, States served: Arkansas, Louisiana,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas.
Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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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) 404, Kansas City, MO 64106,
668-2170 Tel.(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
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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.
4124, Tel. (215)-656-7100 (720) 963-3300
States served: Delaware, Maryland, States served: Colorado, Montana,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, West North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah,
Virginia, and District of Columbia and Wyoming.
Washington D.C. Metropolitan
Office, 1990 K St NW Suite 510,
Washington, DC 20006, Tel: (202)
219-3562
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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
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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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