[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 216 (Thursday, November 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52095-52097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24364]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Federal Railroad Administration
Fiscal Year 2017 Positive Train Control Grant Program Project
Selections
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announce
the selection of projects for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Positive Train
Control (PTC) Grant Program. A total of $197.01 million in the PTC
grant funding, authorized under the Fixing America's Surface
Transportation (FAST) Act, will be provided to 17 projects in 13
states. On July 29, 2016, FTA and FRA published a Notice of Funding
Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of Federal funding for
the PTC Grant Program. These funds will provide financial assistance to
states, local governments, and public agencies for the implementation
of positive train control systems to improve safety. Funds allocated in
this announcement must be obligated in a grant by September 30, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Recipients selected for competitive
funding in Table 1 should contact the appropriate FTA Regional Office
for information regarding applying for the funds or program-specific
information. A list of FTA's Regional Offices can be found at
www.fta.dot.gov. For questions regarding PTC technology or statutory
and regulatory requirements, please contact Mr. Devin Rouse, Program
Manager, Federal Railroad Administration (phone: (202) 493-6185, email:
[email protected]). A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/FIRS).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to the NOFO, FTA and FRA
received 27 proposals from 16 states requesting $455 million in Federal
funds, indicating significant demand for funding to expedite the
implementation of PTC systems. Project proposals were evaluated based
on each applicant's responses to the program evaluation criteria
outlined in the NOFO.
FTA is funding the 17 projects shown in Table 1 for a total of
$197.01 million. Recipients selected for competitive funding should
work with their FTA Regional Office to submit a grant application in
FTA's transit award management system (TrAMS) for the projects
identified in the attached table to quickly obligate funds. As funds
must be obligated by September 30, 2018, all grant applications must be
submitted to FTA by June 30, 2018. Grant applications must include the
eligible activities applied for in the original project application.
Funds must be used consistent with the competitive proposal and for the
eligible capital purposes established in the NOFO.
In cases where the award amount is less than the proposer's total
requested amount, recipients must submit grant applications to fund the
scalable project option as described in the project's application. If
the award amount does not correspond to the scalable option, for
example due to a cap on the award amount, the recipient should work
with the FTA Regional Office to reduce scope or scale the project so
that a complete phase or project is accomplished. Recipients are
reminded that program requirements such as cost sharing or local match
can be found in the NOFO. A discretionary project identification number
has been assigned to each project for tracking purposes and must be
used in the TrAMS application.
On October 16, 2008, Congress enacted the Railroad Safety
Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA), which required Class 1 railroad main
lines and commuter railroad passenger service to fully implement
positive train control by December 31, 2015. In the Positive Train
Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015, Congress extended
the deadline for implementing positive train control to December 31,
2018. FTA will streamline the grant application process to help
commuter railroads meet the approaching deadline. FTA is providing pre-
award authority and will reimburse eligible project costs on successful
projects consistent with the selected project proposals. The
eligibility for reimbursement using pre-award authority is contingent
upon the project meeting other Federal requirements, such as
environmental requirements, prior to costs being incurred. FTA is not
applying its regulation, 49 CFR part 633 Project Management Oversight
to this program. Furthermore, FTA waives the requirement that projects
be listed in the
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Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP). Department of Labor
(DOL) certification is also not required. The above waivers are only
applicable to funds awarded in this notice.
Post-award reporting requirements include submission of the Federal
financial report and milestone progress reports in TrAMS as appropriate
(see FTA Circular 5010.1E, Award Management Requirements). Unless
specifically waived, recipients must comply with all applicable Federal
statutes, regulations, executive orders, FTA circulars, and other
Federal requirements in carrying out the project supported by the FTA
grant, including FTA's Buy America requirements.
Recipients must follow all third-party procurement guidance as
described in FTA Circular 4220.1F Third Party Contracting Guidance.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of November 2017.
K. Jane Williams,
Acting Administrator, Federal Transit Administration.
Heath Hall,
Acting Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration.
Table 1--Fiscal Year 2017 Positive Train Control Project Selections
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State Recipient Project ID Project description Grant amount
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CA............... Peninsula Corridor D2017-PTCP-014................. This project will dual $21,680,000
Joint Powers Board equip seven Caltrain
(JPB). trains with
Incremental Train
Control System (ITCS)
and Interoperable
Electronic Train
Management System (I-
ETMS) to provide
service for
approximately 32 miles
from south of San Jose
to Gilroy, CA on Union
Pacific Railroad
(UPRR) territory.
CA............... Southern California D2017-PTCP-015................. This project will 3,200,000
Regional Rail develop, test, and
Authority (SCRRA). deploy tools and
processes to improve
the reliability,
efficiency, and
security of SCRRA's
Interoperable
Electronic Train
Management System (I-
ETMS) PTC with an
upgrade from a non-
vital to a vital
overlay system across
249 miles in the
greater Los Angeles
region of Southern
California.
FL............... South Florida D2017-PTCP-006................. This project will 31,633,176
Regional complete the
Transportation installation of the
Authority (SFRTA). established
Interoperable
Electronic Train
Management System
(I[hyphen]ETMS) PTC
technology consisting
of wayside interface
units, near side
station controls, base
radio stations, a back
office server,
on[hyphen]board PTC
kits, and a crew
training simulator on
the South Florida Rail
Corridor.
FL............... Florida Department D2017-PTCP-007................. This project will 1,841,153
of Transportation implement the
(FDOT). Interoperable
Electronic Train
Management System (I-
ETMS) computer-aided
dispatch system, track
database, and
communication network,
along 110 miles of the
Central Florida Rail
Corridor.
IL............... Commuter Rail D2017-PTCP-008................. This project comprises 20,168,000
Division of the three subprojects that
RTA (Metra). include the
installation of
wayside PTC signals,
reconfiguration of
signals, and upgrade
of existing PTC
Automatic Block
Signaling systems on
Metra's Milwaukee
District West and
North lines in
Illinois.
IL............... Illinois Department D2017-PTCP-009................. This project will 18,869,888
of Transportation complete the design,
(IDOT). delivery,
installation, testing,
and certification of a
fully integrated
Interoperable
Electronic Train
Management System (I-
ETMS) PTC on two
contractual routes for
Amtrak's use that
comprise 14.7 route
miles of Terminal
Railroad Association
of St. Louis (TRRA)
right-of-way into and
out of St. Louis,
Missouri.
MA............... Massachusetts Bay D2017-PTCP-001................. This project will 7,815,963
Transportation include the
Authority (MBTA). installation of a back
office system for PTC
that consists of an
existing Cab Signaling
System (CSS) with
Automatic Train
Control (ATC)
supplemented by the
addition of the latest
revision to the
Advanced Civil Speed
Enforcement System II
(ACSES II) for the
MBTA.
MD............... Maryland Transit D2017-PTCP-004................. This project includes 9,440,000
Administration installing
(MTA). Interoperable
Electronic Train
Management System (I-
ETMS) PTC within the
Northeast Corridor
along MARC's tracks,
and equipping 11 MARC
2A cab cars with I-
ETMS. The work will be
on the Penn Line
between Washington,
D.C. Union Station and
the northern limits of
MARC service at
Perryville, MD, a
total distance of
approximately 77
directional miles.
MO............... Missouri Department D2017-PTCP-012................. This project will 12,024,877
of Transportation design, deliver,
(MoDOT). install, test, and
certify a fully
integrated and
functional
Interoperable
Electronic Train
Management System (I-
ETMS) PTC over
approximately 8.5
route miles of Kansas
City Terminal Railway
right-of-way where
Amtrak operates in the
Kansas City
metropolitan region of
Missouri.
NJ............... New Jersey Transit D2017-PTCP-002................. This project will 10,000,000
Corporation (NJ implement New Jersey
Transit). Transit's PTC Phase
III, which involves
the purchase of
onboard equipment
kits, along with the
installation, testing,
and commissioning of
the equipment on a
total of 440
locomotives, electric
mobile units, and cab
cars.
NM............... Rio Metro Regional D2017-PTCP-010................. This project will 3,600,000
Transit District include the
(Rio Metro). installation of the
Interoperable
Electronic Train
Management System (I-
ETMS) PTC onboard
technology on nine
locomotives.
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NY............... New York State D2017-PTCP-003................. This project will 33,749,974
Department of implement Advanced
Transportation Civil Speed
(NYSDOT). Enforcement System
(ACSES) PTC on the
Amtrak controlled
section of the Empire
Corridor Hudson Line,
a Federally Designated
High Speed Rail
Corridor, which spans
multiple jurisdictions
along its 94 miles
from Poughkeepsie to
Hoffmans, New York.
OR............... Oregon Department D2017-PTCP-016................. This project will 1,200,000
of Transportation install and test PTC
(ODOT). equipment on two Talgo
Series 8 trainsets
owned by ODOT and
operated by Amtrak for
the regional Amtrak
Cascades intercity
passenger rail service
connecting Eugene,
Oregon to Vancouver,
British Columbia.
OR............... Tri-County D2017-PTCP-017................. This project will 2,704,000
Metropolitan implement two PTC
Transportation safety modifications
District of Oregon on the 15 mile long
(TriMet). Westside Express (WES)
commuter rail corridor
from Wilsonville to
Beaverton, Oregon. The
first modification is
designed to positively
stop a train in
advance of a
malfunctioning grade
crossing, and the
second modification
will stop a train
prior to a work zone
or limit speed
throughout the work
zone.
PA............... Southeastern D2017-PTCP-005................. This project will 5,800,000
Pennsylvania install the Advanced
Transportation Civil Speed
Authority (SEPTA). Enforcement System
(ACSES II) PTC System
along a 3-mile portion
of restored Regional
Rail service from
Elwyn to Wawa,
Pennsylvania, and
deploy an onboard
survey map software
that contains the
physical
characteristics of the
railroad that dictate
train operating speeds
throughout SEPTA's
rail network.
TX............... Capital D2017-PTCP-011................. This project will 9,762,969
Metropolitan install the PTC fiber
Transportation backbone for an
Authority (Capital Enhanced Automatic
Metro). Train Control (E-ATC)
PTC system on Capital
Metro's approximately
33 miles of its
commuter rail
territory in Austin,
TX.
UT............... Utah Transit D2017-PTCP-013................. This project involves 3,520,000
Authority (UTA). the design and testing
of a two-step No-Code
Proceed system to
assure the safe
operation of UTA's
FrontRunner Enhanced
Automated Train
Control (E-ATC) PTC on
its two mainline track
segments from Provo to
Ogden and Ogden to
Pleasant View, Utah.
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Total........ ................... ............................... ....................... $197,010,000
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