[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6170-6171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02137]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[Docket No. FTA-2015-0002]
Emergency Relief Program: Proposed Guidance
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Guidance for FTA's Emergency Relief
Program and Request for Comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has placed in the
docket and on its Web site proposed guidance on FTA's Emergency Relief
(ER) Program for states and transit agencies that may be affected by a
declared emergency or disaster and that may seek funding under FTA's ER
Program. The proposed guidance is contained in the newly revised
Reference Manual for States & Transit Agencies on Response and Recovery
from Declared Disasters and FTA's Emergency Relief Program, which
replaces ``Response and Recovery from Declared Emergencies and
Disasters: A Reference for Transit Agencies,'' last updated in June
2013. In addition to proposed guidance on the ER Program, this document
provides information on other disaster relief resources available
through FTA and from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). By
this notice, FTA seeks public comment on the proposed ER Program
guidance.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by April 6, 2015. Late-filed comments
will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Please submit your comments by only one of the following
methods, identifying your submission by docket number FTA-2015-0002.
All electronic submissions must be made to the U.S. Government
electronic site at http://www.regulations.gov.
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov
and follow
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the online instructions for submitting comments.
(2) Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(3) Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-
140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern
time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
(4) Fax: 202-493-2251. Instructions: You must include the agency
name (Federal Transit Administration) and Docket number (FTA-2015-0002)
for this notice at the beginning of your comments. Submit two copies of
your comments if you submit them by mail. For confirmation that FTA
received your comments, include a self-addressed stamped postcard. All
comments received will be posted without change to www.regulations.gov
including any personal information provided and will be available to
internet users. You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement
published in the Federal Register on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or
http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents and
comments received, go to www.regulations.gov at any time or to the U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave SE., Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington,
DC 20590 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about the ER Program,
contact Adam Schildge, Office of Program Management, 1200 New Jersey
Ave SE., Washington, DC 20590, phone: (202) 366-0778, or email,
[email protected]. For legal questions regarding the final program
regulations, contact Bonnie Graves, Office of Chief Counsel, same
address, phone: (202) 366-0944, or email, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has
published proposed guidance on FTA's Emergency Relief (ER) Program for
states and transit agencies that may be affected by a declared
emergency or disaster and that may seek Federal disaster assistance for
emergency related expenses. This guidance document, Reference Manual
for States & Transit Agencies on Response and Recovery from Declared
Disasters and FTA's Emergency Relief Program, includes information on
disaster relief resources available for transit systems from both FTA
and FEMA, in addition to detailed program guidance and application
instructions for FTA's Emergency Relief Program. This manual has been
produced in coordination with FEMA, and incorporates current guidance
on FEMA disaster relief programs. This includes guidance for transit
agencies on the appropriate circumstances under which to apply to FTA
or FEMA for disaster relief assistance.
This reference manual includes background information on other
sources of Federal disaster relief assistance, in addition to
recommended practices for states and transit agencies for disaster
preparation and response, that was previously included in ``Response
and Recovery from Declared Emergencies and Disasters: A Reference for
Transit Agencies.'' This information has been updated and is contained
in Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of this reference manual.
Guidance specific to FTA's ER Program is contained in Chapter 4 of
this reference manual. This includes an overview of eligible
recipients, eligible projects, application procedures, and other key
program policies and requirements. The guidance in this manual is based
on final program regulations published on October 7, 2014 at 49 CFR
part 602 (79 FR 60349), which were developed through a public notice
and comment process. In addition, the guidance document includes
previously issued policy statements and information from Federal
Register notices that FTA published subsequent to Hurricane Sandy. The
document has been placed in the docket and has been posted on FTA's Web
site at www.fta.dot.gov/emergencyrelief. With this notice, FTA invites
public comment on this proposed guidance.
Therese W. McMillan,
Acting Administrator.
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