[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 73 (Friday, April 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20034-20035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8963]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Program Grants: Corrections
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice; corrections and deadline extension.
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SUMMARY: This notice corrects dollar thresholds and revenue
classifications for large and small intercity fixed-route Class I
carriers, and labor protection information, among other things,
published in the January 15, 2010 Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
Notice titled ``Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Program Grants,''
extends the application deadline, and allows applicants to submit a
single application for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 and FY 2010 funding.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact the appropriate FTA Regional Office
(Appendix A) or Blenda Younger, Office of Program Management, (202)
366-2053.
Corrections
On page 2584, in the second column, the text following ``D. Vehicle
and Service Definitions:'' is revised to read: ``The application
includes six criteria factors that will be reviewed to determine
eligibility for a portion of the funding available to operators that
qualify under this definition.''
On page 2584, in the third column, the text following 1. Eligible
Applicants: is revised to read: ``Intercity, fixed-route OTRB service
providers may apply for the funds that were appropriated for intercity
fixed-route providers in FY 2009 and FY 2010.''
On page 2585, in the second column, the text following
``Application Content,'' is revised to read, ``For fixed-route
carriers, whether you are a large (Class I, with gross annual
transportation revenues of $8.6 million or more) or small (gross
transportation revenues of less than $8.6 million annually) carrier.''
On page 2586, in the first column, the text following III. Labor
Information: is revised to read: ``The Applicant agrees to comply with
the terms and conditions of the Special Warranty for the Over-the-Road
Bus Accessibility Program that is most current as of the date of
execution of the Grant Agreement or Cooperative Agreement for the
project, and any alternative comparable arrangements specified by U.S.
DOL for application to the Applicant's project, in accordance with U.S.
DOL guidelines, ``Section 5333(b), Federal Transit Law,'' 29 CFR part
215, and any revisions thereto. Any U.S. DOL Special Warranty that may
be provided and any documents cited therein are incorporated by
reference and made part of the Grant Agreement.''
Additional information regarding grants that require referral can
be found on DOL's Web site: https://www.dol.gov/esa/olms/regs/compliance/redesign_2006/redesign2006_transitemplprotect.htm.
On page 2586, in the second column, the text following ``Note:'' is
revised to read: ``Applicants will not be considered for funding as
intercity fixed-route operators unless they satisfy, at a minimum, the
first two criteria and at least one of criteria three through six
listed in the Project Information section of the application; these
criteria are applicable to intercity fixed-route applicants.''
On page 2587, in the first, second, and third columns, the text
following ``C. Labor Protection:'' is revised to read: ``Section
3013(h) of SAFETEA-LU amended 49 U.S.C. Section 5311(j)(1) to permit
the Secretary of Labor to utilize a special warranty that provides a
fair and equitable arrangement to protect the interest of employees as
set forth in 49 U.S.C. 5333(b). Pursuant to this authorization, the
Department of Labor (DOL) amended its implementing regulations at 29
CFR part 215 (73 FR 47046, Aug. 13, 2008). On October 1, 2008, DOL
began using a revised special warranty for the Section 5311 program
which is appropriate for use with OTRB grants. All OTRB grants awarded
after October 1, 2008 will be subject to the special warranty for labor
protective arrangements under the Section 5311 program, which will be
incorporated by reference in the grant agreement.''
On page 2588, in the first column, the text following ``E. Standard
Assurances'' on page 2587: is revised to read: ``Certifications and
Assurances for grants to be awarded under this program in FY 2009 are
included in the FTA Certifications and Assurances for FY 2010 which
were published in the Federal Register of October 19, 2009, and made
available for electronic signature in FTA's grants system.''
On page 2588, in the second column, the text following ``E.
Intercity Fixed-Route Carriers:'' is revised to read: ``Large/Class I
(gross annual transportation revenues of $8.6 million or more). Small
(gross annual transportation revenues of less than $8.6 million).''
This Notice also extends the application deadline to May 10, 2010.
FTA may use additional discretionary funding made available in FY 2010
for allocation under the OTRB program. Therefore applicants may apply
for FY 2009 and FY 2010 funds in a single application.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 12th day of April 2010.
Peter Rogoff,
Administrator.
Appendix A
FTA Regional and Metropolitan Offices
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Richard H. Doyle, Regional Robert C. Patrick, Regional
Administrator, Region 1-Boston, Administrator, Region 6-Ft.
Kendall Square, 55 Broadway, Suite Worth, 819 Taylor Street, Room
920, Cambridge, MA 02142-1093, Tel. 8A36, Ft. Worth, TX 76102,
617-494-2055. Tel. 817-978-0550.
States served: Connecticut, Maine, States served: Arkansas,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Louisiana, Oklahoma, New
Island, and Vermont. Mexico and Texas.
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Brigid Hynes-Cherin, Regional Mokhtee Ahmad, Regional
Administrator, Region 2-New York, One Administrator, Region 7-Kansas
Bowling Green, Room 429, New York, NY City, MO, 901 Locust Street,
10004-1415, Tel. 212-668-2170. Room 404, Kansas City, MO
64106, Tel. 816-329-3920.
States served: New Jersey, New York. States served: Iowa, Kansas,
Missouri, and Nebraska.
New York Metropolitan Office, Region ...............................
2[dash]New York, One Bowling Green,
Room 428, New York, NY 10004-1415,
Tel. 212-668-2202.
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Letitia Thompson, Regional Terry Rosapep, Regional
Administrator, Region Administrator, Region
3[dash]Philadelphia, 1760 Market 8[dash]Denver, 12300 West
Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA Dakota Ave., Suite 310,
19103-4124, Tel. 215-656-7100. Lakewood, CO 80228-2583, Tel.
720-963-3300.
States served: Delaware, Maryland, States served: Colorado,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Montana, North Dakota, South
and District of Columbia. Dakota, Utah, and, Wyoming.
Philadelphia Metropolitan Office, ...............................
Region 3[dash]Philadelphia, 1760
Market Street, Suite 500,
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4124, Tel. 215-
656-7070.
Washington, DC Metropolitan Office, ...............................
1990 K Street, NW., Room 510,
Washington, DC 20006, Tel. 202-219-
3562.
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Yvette Taylor, Regional Administrator, Leslie T. Rogers, Regional
Region 4[dash]Atlanta, 230 Peachtreet Administrator, Region
Street, NW., Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 9[dash]San Francisco, 201
30303, Tel. 404-865-5600. Mission Street, Room 1650, San
Francisco, CA 94105-1926, Tel.
415-744-3133.
States served: Alabama, Florida, States served: American Samoa,
Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Arizona, California, Guam,
Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Hawaii, Nevada, and the
Tennessee, and the Virgin Islands. Northern Mariana Islands.
Los Angeles Metropolitan
Office, Region 9[dash]Los
Angeles, 888 S. Figueroa
Street, Suite 1850, Los
Angeles, CA 90017-1850, Tel.
213-202-3952.
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Marisol Simon, Regional Administrator, Rick Krochalis, Regional
Region 5[dash]Chicago, 200 West Adams Administrator, Region
Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, 10[dash]Seattle, Jackson
Tel. 312-353-2789. Federal Building, 915 Second
Avenue, Suite 3142, Seattle,
WA 98174-1002, Tel. 206-220-
7954.
States served: Illinois, Indiana, States served: Alaska, Idaho,
Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Oregon, and Washington.
Wisconsin.
Chicago Metropolitan Office, Region ...............................
5[dash]Chicago, 200 West Adams Street,
Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. 312-
353-2789.
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