[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 28770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14251]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Guidance for the High-Speed Rail/Intercity Passenger Rail Grant
Program
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Announcement of availability of guidance.
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SUMMARY: On June 17, 2009, FRA intends to issue guidance for the High-
Speed Rail (HSR)/Intercity Passenger Rail (IPR) Grant Program. FRA will
post this guidance on its Web site at: http://www.fra.dot.gov/us/content/2243. Subsequently, FRA will publish this guidance in the
Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding the
guidance document and grant program, please contact the FRA HSR/IPR
Program Manager via e-mail: [email protected], or by mail: Office of
Passenger and Freight Programs, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, MS-20, SE., Washington, DC, 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The guidance document and additional
information about the HSR/IPR Grant Program are available on FRA's
public Web site at: http://www.fra.dot.gov/us/content/2243. This
Program builds upon the President's ``Vision for High-Speed Rail in
America,'' which was issued on April 16, 2009, and which describes a
collaborative effort among the Federal Government, States, railroads
and other key stakeholders to help transform America's transportation
system by investing in an efficient, high-speed passenger rail network
of 100 to 600 mile intercity corridors. The guidance document details
HSR/IPR Grant Program funding opportunities as well as specific
application requirements and procedures. The funds are being made
available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(ARRA) and the Department of Transportation Appropriations Acts of
fiscal years 2008 and 2009. ARRA requires the Secretary of
Transportation to issue interim guidance to applicants within 120 days
of enactment. In addition to being available on the FRA's Web site, the
guidance will be published in the Federal Register at a later date.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 12, 2009.
Paul Nissenbaum,
Director, Office of Passenger and Freight Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-14251 Filed 6-16-09; 8:45 am]
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