[Federal Register: November 6, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 216)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Agency Request for Emergency Processing of Collections of
Information Associated with Today's Publication of Solicitation of
Applications and Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hereby gives notice
that it has submitted the following information collection request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Emergency
Processing under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13,
44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). FRA requests that OMB authorize the collection
of information identified below on or before November 21, 2008, for 180
days after the date of approval by OMB. A copy of this ICR, with
applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling FRA's
Clearance Officers, Mr. Robert Brogan (tel. (202) 493-6292) or Ms.
Nakia Jackson (tel. (202) 493-6073). These numbers are not toll-free. A
copy of this ICR may also be obtained electronically by contacting Mr.
Brogan at robert.brogan@dot.gov or by contacting Ms. Jackson at
nakia.jackson@dot.gov. Comments and questions about the ICR identified
below should be directed to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA), Attn: FRA OMB Desk Officer, 725 17th St., NW.,
Washington, DC 20503. Comments and questions about the ICR identified
below may also be transmitted electronically to OIRA at oira_
submissions@omb.eop.gov.
DATES: Comments should be submitted as soon as possible upon
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Title: Notice of Funding Availability and Solicitation of
Applications for Grants under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Repair
Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 2130-New.
Frequency: One-time.
Affected Public: 32 States.
Form(s): SF-424.
Other Instruments: Collection of Information Associated with the
NOFA Published in Today's Federal Register.
Estimated Total Annual Number of Responses: 10.0 Grant Applications
(Paper/Electronic).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,875 hours.
Abstract: On September 30, 2008, President Bush signed Public Law
110-329, The Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2009. As part of this Act, Congress provided $20
million in disaster relief funds to FRA to award to States in one or
more grants for eligible projects related to repair and rehabilitation
of Class II and Class III railroad infrastructure damaged by
hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters in counties for which
the President declared a major disaster under title IV of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974. These
funds are available for rehabilitation and repairs of railroad right-
of-way, bridges, signals, and other infrastructure which are part of
the general railroad system of transportation and primarily used by
railroads to move freight traffic. The Secretary may retain up to one-
half of 1 percent of these funds for the oversight of the design and
implementation of projects funded by grants under this Program. Funds
provided under this grant program may constitute no more than 80
percent of the total cost of a selected project, with the remaining
cost funded from other sources. The funding provided under these grants
will be made available to grantees on a reimbursement basis. FRA
anticipates awarding grants to multiple eligible participants. FRA may
choose to award a grant or grants within the available funds in any
amount. Funding made available through grants provided under this
program, together with funding from other sources that is committed by
a grantee as part of a grant agreement, must be sufficient to complete
the funded project and achieve the anticipated rehabilitation and
repairs to Class II and Class IIII railroads. FRA will begin accepting
grant applications 10 days after publication of this Federal Register
notice. Applications may be submitted until the earlier of December 31,
2008, or the date on which all available funds will have been committed
under this program.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
Issued in Washington, DC on November 3, 2008.
D.J. Stadtler,
Director, Office of Financial Management, Federal Railroad
Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-26477 Filed 11-5-08; 8:45 am]
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