[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11990-11993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-967]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program; Tribal
Transit Program
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Award.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the
selection of projects to be funded under Fiscal Year (FY) 2007
appropriations for the Tribal Transit Program (TTP), a program
authorized by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact the appropriate FTA regional
Tribal Liaison (Appendix A) for application-specific information and
issues. For general program information, contact Lorna R. Wilson,
Office of Transit Programs, at (202) 366-2053, e-mail:
[email protected]. A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/FIRS).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tribal Transit Program (TTP) established
by Section 3013 SAFETEA-LU, Pub. L. 109-49 (August 15, 2005), under 49
U.S.C. 5311(c) makes funds available to federally recognized Indian
tribes or Alaska Native villages, groups, or communities as identified
by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in the U.S. Department of the
Interior for public transportation capital projects, operating costs
and planning activities that are eligible costs under the Nonurbanized
Area Formula Program (Section 5311).
A total of $10 million was made available for the program in FY
2007. A total of 75 applicants requested $21 million for new transit
services, enhancement or expansion of existing transit services and
planning studies including operational planning. FTA made project
selections through a competitive process based on each applicant's
responsiveness to the program evaluation criteria outlined in FTA's
April 4, 2007, Federal Register Notice: Notice of Funding Availability
and Solicitation for FY 2007 TTP (71 FR 16397). FTA evaluated
applications for planning grants on a pass/fail basis, whereas FTA
evaluated applications for start up and existing transit services on a
numeric score system. FTA also took into consideration the current
status of the FY 2006 grants for those tribes requesting multi-year
funding. Because of the high demand, many applicants selected for
funding will receive less funding than they requested to enable FTA to
support an increased number of meritorious applications.
This notice only addresses FY 2007 funding for projects. Tribes
that sought funding for a multi-year project in response to the FY 2007
solicitation must submit a new application in response to the FY 2008
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) in order to be considered for FY
2008 funding. The FY 2008 notice will be published in the spring of
2008.
The selected projects, providing $10 million to 65 tribes, break
down as follows: $399,963 for transit planning studies and/or
operational planning; $904,666 for startup projects for new transit
service; and, $8,695,371 for enhancements or expansion of existing
transit services. Each of the 65 awardees, as well as the applicants
not selected for funding, will receive a letter explaining the funding
decision. The successful applicants for FY 2007 are listed in Table 1.
Following publication of this notice, FTA's regional tribal liaison
will contact each applicant selected for funding to discuss technical
assistance/needs. In the event the contact information
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provided in the FY 2007 application has changed, please contact your
tribal liaison with the current information in order to expedite the
grant award process.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 29th day of February, 2008.
James S. Simpson,
Administrator.
Appendix A--FTA Regional Offices and Tribal Transit Liaisons
Region I--Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire,
Vermont and Maine--Richard H. Doyle, FTA Regional Administrator,
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Kendall Square, 55
Broadway, Suite 920, Cambridge, MA 02142-1093, Phone: (617) 494-
2055, Fax: (617) 494-2865, Regional Tribal Liaison: Judi Molloy.
Region II--New York, New Jersey--Brigid Hynes-Cherin, FTA Regional
Administrator, One Bowling Green, Room 429, New York, NY 10004-1415,
Phone: (212) 668-2170, Fax: (212) 668-2136, Regional Tribal Liaison:
Rebecca Reyes-Alicea.
Region III--Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
Delaware, Washington, DC, Letitia Thompson, FTA Regional
Administrator, 1760 Market Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA
19103-4124, Phone: (215) 656-7100, Fax: (215) 656-7260.
Region IV--Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida,
Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Puerto Rico, Virgin
Islands--Yvette G. Taylor, FTA Regional Administrator, 230 Peachtree
St., N.W., Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30303, Tel.: 404-865-5600, Fax:
404-865-5605, Regional Tribal Liaisons: Jamie Pfister and James
Garland.
Region V--Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan--
Marisol R. Simon, FTA Regional Administrator, 200 West Adams Street,
Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606-5232, Phone: (312) 353-2789, Fax: (312)
886-0351, Regional Tribal Liaisons: William Wheeler and Joyce
Taylor.
Region VI--Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma--Robert
Patrick, FTA Regional Administrator, 819 Taylor Street, Room 8A36,
Ft. Worth, TX 76102, Phone: (817) 978-0550, Fax: (817) 978-0575,
Regional Tribal Liaison: Lynn Hayes.
Region VII--Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri--Mokhtee Ahmad, FTA
Regional Administrator, 901 Locust Street, Suite 404, Kansas City,
MO 64106, Phone: (816) 329-3920, Fax: (816) 329-3921, Regional
Tribal Liaisons: Joni Roeseler and Cathy Monroe.
Region VIII--Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming,
Utah--Terry Rosapep, FTA Regional Administrator, 12300 West Dakota
Avenue, Suite 310, Lakewood, CO 80228-2583, Phone: (720) 963-3300,
Fax: (720) 963-3333, Regional Tribal Liaisons: Jennifer Stewart and
David Beckhouse.
Region IX--California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, American Samoa,
Guam--Leslie Rogers, FTA Regional Administrator, 201 Mission Street,
Suite 1650, San Francisco, CA 94105-1926, Phone: (415) 744-3133,
Fax: (415) 744-2726, Regional Tribal Liaison: Lorraine Lerman.
Region X--Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska--Richard Krochalis, FTA
Regional Administrator, Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue,
Suite 3142, Seattle, WA 98174-1002, Phone: (206) 220-7954, Fax:
(206) 220-7959, Regional Tribal Liaisons: Bill Ramos and Annette
Clothier.
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