Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands Program, 53740-53745 [E6-15095]

Download as PDF sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES 53740 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 176 / Tuesday, September 12, 2006 / Notices visual and aesthetic qualities, air quality, noise and vibration, energy use, safety and security, and ecosystems, including threatened and endangered species. Measures to avoid, minimize, or mitigate any significant adverse impacts will be identified. Regulations implementing NEPA, as well as provisions of the recently enacted Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU), call for public involvement in the EIS process. Section 6002 of SAFETEA–LU requires that FTA and RTD do the following: (1) Extend an invitation to other Federal and nonFederal agencies and Indian tribes that may have an interest in the proposed project to become ‘‘participating agencies,’’ (2) provide an opportunity for involvement by participating agencies and the public in helping to define the purpose and need for a proposed project, as well as the range of alternatives for consideration in the EIS; and (3) establish a plan for coordinating public and agency participation in and comment on the environmental review process. An invitation to become a participating agency, with the scoping information packet appended, will be extended to other Federal and nonFederal agencies and Indian tribes that may have an interest in the proposed project. It is possible that we may not be able to identify all Federal and nonFederal agencies and Indian tribes that may have such an interest. Any Federal or non-Federal agency or Indian tribe interested in the proposed project that does not receive an invitation to become a participating agency should notify at the earliest opportunity the Project Manager identified above under ADDRESSES. A comprehensive public involvement program will be developed and a public and agency involvement Coordination Plan will be created. The program will include outreach to local and county officials and community and civic groups; a public scoping process to define the issues of concern among all parties interested in the project; organizing periodic meetings with various local agencies, organizations and committees; a public hearing on release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS); and development and distribution of project newsletters. The purposes of and need for the proposed project have been preliminarily identified in this notice. We invite the public and participating agencies to consider the preliminary statement of purposes of and need for the proposed project, as well as the alternatives proposed for consideration. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:16 Sep 11, 2006 Jkt 208001 Suggestions for modifications to the statement of purposes of and need for the proposed project and any other alternatives that meet the purposes of and need for the proposed project are welcomed and will be given serious consideration. Comments on potentially significant environmental impacts that may be associated with the proposed project and alternatives are also welcomed. There will be additional opportunities to participate in the scoping process in addition to the public meetings announced in this notice. In accordance with 23 CFR 771.105(a) and 771.133, FTA will comply with all Federal environmental laws, regulations, and executive orders applicable to the proposed project during the environmental review process. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality and FTA implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508, and 23 CFR part 771), the project-level air quality conformity regulation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (40 CFR part 93), the Section 404(b)(1) guidelines of EPA (40 CFR part 230), the regulation implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (36 CFR part 800), the regulation implementing section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (50 CFR part 402), Section 4(f) regulation implementing the DOT Act (23 CFR 771.135), and Executive Orders 12898 on environmental justice, 11988 on floodplain management, and 11990 on wetlands. In accordance with 36 CFR 800.8 FTA and RTD will coordinate compliance with Section 106 requirements and the requirements of the NEPA Process. RTD will utilize the Memorandum of Agreement between the FTA, Region VIII and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), dated January, 2006 for documentation to comply with Section 404 mandates. In addition, RTD may seek Section 5309 New Starts funding for the project. As provided in the FTA New Starts regulation (49 CFR part 611), New Starts funding requires the submission of certain specific information to FTA to support a request to initiate preliminary engineering, which is normally done in conjunction with the NEPA process. Issued on: September 7, 2006. Lee O. Waddleton, Regional Administrator, Region VIII, Federal Transit Administration. [FR Doc. E6–15093 Filed 9–11–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–57–P PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands Program Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT. ACTION: Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands Program announcement of Project Selections. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects to be funded under Fiscal Year 2006 appropriations for the Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands (ATPPL) program, authorized by Section 3021 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users of 2005 (SAFETEA–LU) and codified in 49 U.S.C. 5320. The ATPPL program funds capital and planning expenses for alternative transportation systems in parks and public lands. Federal land management agencies and State, tribal and local governments acting with the consent of a Federal land management agency are eligible recipients. This is the first year of the ATPPL program. Funding is authorized for this program through FY 2009. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project sponsors who are State, local, or tribal entities may contact the appropriate FTA Regional Administrator (See Appendix A) for grant-specific issues. Project sponsors who are a Federal land management agency or a specific unit of a Federal land management agency should work with the contact listed below at their headquarters office to coordinate the availability of funds to that unit. • Bureau of Land Management: Linda Force, Linda_Force@blm.gov, 202–557– 3567. • Fish and Wildlife Service: Nathan Caldwell, nathan_caldwell@fws.gov, 703–358–2376. • Forest Service: Ellen LaFayette, elafayette@fs.fed.us, 703–605–4509. • National Park Service: Kevin Percival, Kevin_Percival@nps.gov, 303– 969–2429. For general information about the Alternative Transportation in the Parks and Public Lands program, please contact Tina Hodges, Office of Budget and Policy, Federal Transit Administration, tina.hodges@dot.gov, 202–366–4287. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A total of $21,780,000 was appropriated for FTA’s Alternative Transportation in the Parks and Public Lands program in Fiscal E:\FR\FM\12SEN1.SGM 12SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 176 / Tuesday, September 12, 2006 / Notices Year (FY) 2006. Of this amount, a minimum of $19,503,990 was available for project awards; $108,900 was reserved for oversight activities; and up to $2,167,110 was available for planning, technical assistance, research. A total of 78 applicants requested $40.5 million, approximately twice the amount available for projects, indicating high competition for funds. An interagency technical review committee evaluated the project proposals based on the criteria defined in 49 U.S.C. 5320(g)(2). Then, as specified in Section 5320(g), the Secretary of the Interior’s designee determined the final selection of projects after consultation with and in cooperation with the Secretary of Transportation’s designee. For FY 2006, the program will fund 42 projects totaling $19,631,170. The goals of the program are to conserve natural, historical, and cultural 53741 resources; reduce congestion and pollution; improve visitor mobility and accessibility; enhance visitor experience; and ensure access to all, including persons with disabilities through alternative transportation projects. The projects selected for funding in FY 2006 represent a diverse set of capital and planning projects across the country, ranging from bus purchases to a ferry dock. AWARDS State Public land unit Agency Funding recipient Project description Purchase Diesel Multiple Unit Rail vehicles to provide rail service to recreation areas in Chugach National Forest. Replace the existing passenger and freight dock. $4,700,000 Rebuild the Hermits Road Shuttle Bus transfer area. Feasibility study for implementation of a sustainable transportation system for Reds Meadow/Devils Postpile. 733,050 Design and build electronic warning signs, traffic counters, highway advisory radio, web cameras, a centralized management software package, and other equipment as necessary. Secure consultant services for planning effort to address visitor access issues at Muir Woods National Monument (managed by Golden Gate National Recreation Area). Fund an implementation feasibility study and financial plan for the upgrade of an existing park shuttle system to an alternatefuel system for the heavily visited Point Reyes Headlands. Planning to extend San Francisco Municipal Railway’s Historic streetcars from Fisherman’s Wharf 0.85 mile to San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park and the Fort Mason Center at Golden Gate Nat’l Recreation Area. Lease busses for the Giant Forest Shuttle and Gateway Shuttle Link to connect key sites within Sequoia National Park lodging, camping, food service facilities, popular day use trails, and features of the world-famous Giant Forest Sequoia grove. Purchase five shuttle busses for the City of Visalia to run a new service from the San Joaquin Valley to popular Sequoia National Park. Construct two park and ride lots to allow visitors to park and use the YARTS service to access the national park, mitigating congestion within the park. 490,000 AK .......... Chugach National Forest. Forest Service ... Alaska Railroad Railroad ............. AK .......... Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Grand Canyon National Park. Inyo National Forest, Devils Postpile National Monument. Muir Woods National Monument/Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Muir Woods National Monument/Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Point Reyes National Seashore. National Park Service. State of Alaska .. Boat Dock .......... National Park Service. Forest Service ... National Park Service. Forest Service ... Bus ..................... National Park Service. National Park Service. Intelligent Transportation System. National Park Service. National Park Service. Planning Study .. National Park Service. National Park Service. Planning Study .. CA .......... San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and Golden Gate National Recreation Area. National Park Service. National Park Service. Planning Study .. CA .......... Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park. National Park Service. National Park Service. Bus ..................... CA .......... Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park. National Park Service. City of Visalia ..... Bus ..................... CA .......... Yosemite National Park. National Park Service. Yosemite Area Regional Transit System (YARTS). Park and Ride Lot. AZ ........... CA .......... CA .......... CA .......... sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES CA .......... VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:54 Sep 11, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4703 FY 2006 funding Type of project Planning Study .. Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12SEN1.SGM 12SEN1 1,200,000 167,000 500,000 175,000 300,000 165,000 400,000 582,579 53742 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 176 / Tuesday, September 12, 2006 / Notices AWARDS—Continued State Public land unit Agency Funding recipient FY 2006 funding Type of project Project description Update traffic, transit, parking, and intersection counts; (2) update existing trip tables; (3) update and complete computer models; (4) evaluate the relationships between transportation and park experience; (5) correlate visitor experience with traffic data. Fund the remaining planning tasks and allow the Transportation Plan to be completed in early 2007. Conduct a shuttle feasibility study that would determine if a shuttle is needed. 486,000 CA .......... Yosemite National park. National Park Service. National Park Service. Planning Study .. CO .......... Mesa Verde National Park. National Park Service. National Park Service. Planning Study .. CO .......... Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. The Maroon Bells— Snowmass Wilderness Area, White River National Forest, Colorado. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Fish and Wildlife Service. City of Commerce City. Planning Study .. Forest Service ... Roaring Forks Transit Authority. Bus ..................... Purchase four buses to expand transit service to visitors. 1,680,000 Fish and Wildlife Service. Lee County Transit. Planning Study .. 700,000 National Park Service. National Park Service. Planning Study .. ID, WY .... Grand Teton National Park. National Park Service. National Park Service. Planning Study .. IL ............ Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Tall Grass Prairie National Preserve. Cape Cod National Seashore. Forest Service ... Forest Service ... Planning Study .. Planning, technical analyses, and coordination of transportation system. Data collection/studies and resource surveys for potential alternative transportation system along two primary roads where congestion and over-crowding are causing resource damage and compromising visitor safety and experience. Create a Public Transportation Business Plan for public transportation service in Grand Teton National Park. Develop an alternative transportation system plan for the prairie. National Park Service. National Park Service. Bus ..................... Replace two existing buses used for park tours. 280,000 National Park Service. Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority. Bus/Intelligent Transportation System. 175,000 MA .......... Cape Cod National Seashore. National Park Service. National Park Service. Planning Study .. MA .......... Cape Cod National Seashore. National Park Service. National Park Service. Tram .................. MA .......... Lowell National Historical Park. National Park Service. National Park Service. Railroad ............. MA .......... Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Essex County National Heritage Area, MA DCR Sandy Point. Patuxent Research Refuge. Fish and Wildlife Service. Essex National Heritage Commission. Planning Study .. Purchase ITS communication equipment to allow timed transfers and coordination of local transit service. Define the needs and evaluate alternative satellite maintenance/ storage sites for a transit service to be implemented. Replace three trailers for trams to transport visitors to destinations within and near the National Seashore. Address safety issues: (1) signalization of grade crossings, (2) rehabilitate trolley bridge, (3) replace deteriorated railroad ties and substandard rails. Develop a plan to complete safe, off-road connections between the Newburyport MBTA Transit Center, the Refuge Headquarters and the Refuge. Fish and Wildlife Service. Fish and Wildlife Service. Tram .................. Rehabilitate existing prototype electric tram and tram tour route. 108,639 CO .......... FL ........... HI ............ KS .......... sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES MA .......... MD .......... VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:54 Sep 11, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12SEN1.SGM 12SEN1 57,868 40,000 120,000 99,934 256,600 200,000 400,000 338,000 95,000 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 176 / Tuesday, September 12, 2006 / Notices 53743 AWARDS—Continued State Public land unit Agency Funding recipient Type of project Project description Purchase two vans with trailers for bicycles for Acadia’s Island Explorer transit system, allowing visitors to better access recreation opportunities in the park without private cars. Replace eight propane powered buses for Acadia’s Island Explorer transit system, which connects visitor destinations in the park with campgrounds, motels, and community business districts. Fund a planning study to assess needs and establish a set of integrated intelligent transportation system (ITS) parking/traveling information systems requirements. Design a three-year phased fieldtest of an alternative transportation system that links the four park sites with the Town Center and the Poughkeepsie Train Station; structure a regional ATS partnership. Prepare design documents to allow for upgrade of railroad signals at grade crossings of Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. Develop plans to rehabilitate existing rail in Cuyahoga National Park. Purchase a railroad maintenance vehicle to maintain 51 miles of railroad track. Purchase an additional ADA accessible railcar. ME .......... Acadia National Park. National Park Service. Maine Department of Transportation. Bus ..................... ME .......... Acadia National Park. National Park Service. Maine Department of Transportation. Bus ..................... NJ ........... Gateway National Recreation Area— Sandy Hook. National Park Service. National Park Service. Planning Study .. NY .......... Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites. National Park Service. National Park Service. Planning Study .. OH .......... Cuyahoga Valley National Park. National Park Service. National Park Service. Design ................ OH .......... Cuyahoga Valley National Park. National Park Service. National Park Service. Design ................ OH .......... Cuyahoga Valley National Park. National Park Service. National Park Service. Maintenance Vehicle. OH .......... Cuyahoga Valley National Park. National Park Service. Railroad ............. OR .......... Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. Mt. Hood National Forest. National Park Service. Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. Sunset Empire Transportation District. Oregon Department of Transportation. PR .......... San Juan National Historic Site. National Park Service. Codevisa Transit with municipality of San Juan. Bus ..................... TX ........... Fish and Wildlife Service. Fish and Wildlife Service. Bus ..................... VA .......... Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge. Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Fish and Wildlife Service. Fish and Wildlife Service. Bus ..................... VA .......... Shenandoah National Park. National Park Service. National Park Service. Bus ..................... VT ........... Marsh-BillingRockefeller National Historical Park and Town of Woodstock. National Park Service. National Park Service. Planning Study .. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES OR .......... VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:54 Sep 11, 2006 Forest Service ... Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 4703 Bus ..................... Planning Study .. Sfmt 4703 Fund shuttle bus leasing from the park’s partner, Sunset Empire Transit District. Planning for a new alternative transportation system to provide transportation to and within Mt. Hood National Forest in order to reduce congestion on U.S. Highway 26. Purchase two small trams that would be operated by the municipality of San Juan to provide transportation between the two forts. Replace current tram at Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge. Purchase two alternative-fueled specialty trams that will replace the antiquated tram system presently used to transport visitors through Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge to adjoining False Cape State Park. Purchase an ADA accessible bus to replace existing leased vehicle. Perform a fiscal analysis study that will investigate a system to shuttle visitors, including elderly and mobility impaired, from points within the Woodstock community to the park visitor center. E:\FR\FM\12SEN1.SGM 12SEN1 FY 2006 funding 120,000 1,400,000 150,000 68,000 170,000 185,000 170,000 373,000 50,000 100,000 640,000 510,000 160,000 60,000 78,500 53744 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 176 / Tuesday, September 12, 2006 / Notices AWARDS—Continued State Public land unit WA ......... North Cascades National Park. Total ......................... Agency National Park Service. National Park Service. ......................... Applying for Funds Recipients who are State or local government entities will be required to apply for ATPPL funds electronically through FTA’s electronic grant award and management system, TEAM. The content of these grant applications must reflect the approved proposal. (Note: Applications for the ATPPL program do not require Department of Labor Certification.) Upon grant award, payments to grantees will be made by electronic transfer to the grantee’s financial institution through the Electronic Clearing House Operation (ECHO) system. Staff in FTA’s Regional offices are available to assist applicants. Recipients who are Federal land management agencies will be required to enter into an interagency agreement with FTA. FTA will administer one interagency agreement with each Federal land management agency receiving funding through the program for all of that agency’s projects. Individual units of Federal land management agencies should work with the contact at their headquarters office listed above to coordinate the availability of funds to that unit. Program Requirements Section 5320 requires funding recipients to meet certain requirements. For FY 2006, FTA has developed interim requirements that reflect existing statutory and regulatory provisions. These can be found in the document ‘‘Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands Program: Requirements for Recipients of FY 2006 Funding’’ available at https:// www.fta.dot.gov/atppl. These requirements are incorporated into the grant agreements and inter-agency agreements used to fund the selected projects. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Funding recipient ......................... Project description Bus ..................... Purchase 4 buses to replace old buses that transport visitors within the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. 947,000 ......................... ..................................................... $19,631,170 Pre-Award Authority Pre-award authority allows an agency that will receive a grant or interagency agreement to incur certain project costs prior to receipt of the grant or interagency agreement and retain eligibility of the costs for subsequent reimbursement after the grant or agreement is approved. The recipient assumes all risk and is responsible for ensuring that all conditions are met to retain eligibility, including compliance with Federal requirements such as the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), SAFETEA–LU planning requirements, and provisions established in the grant contract or Interagency Agreement. This automatic pre-award spending authority, when triggered, permits a grantee to incur costs on an eligible transit capital or planning project without prejudice to possible future Federal participation in the cost of the project or projects. Under the authority provided in 49 U.S.C. 5320(h), FTA is extending pre-award authority for FY 2006 ATTPL projects effective as of August 28, 2006, when the projects were publicly announced. The conditions under which preaward authority may be utilized are specified below: a. Pre-award authority is not a legal or implied commitment that the project(s) will be approved for FTA assistance or that FTA will obligate Federal funds. Furthermore, it is not a legal or implied commitment that all items undertaken by the applicant will be eligible for inclusion in the project(s). b. All FTA statutory, procedural, and contractual requirements must be met. c. No action will be taken by the grantee that prejudices the legal and administrative findings that the Federal Transit Administrator must make in order to approve a project. d. Local funds expended pursuant to this pre-award authority will be eligible for reimbursement if FTA later makes a grant or interagency agreement for the project(s). Local funds expended by the grantee prior to August 28, 2006 will not be eligible for credit toward local match or reimbursement. Furthermore, the expenditure of local funds on activities such as land acquisition, demolition, or construction, prior to the completion of the NEPA process, would compromise FTA’s ability to comply with Federal environmental laws and may render the project ineligible for FTA funding. e. When a grant for the project is subsequently awarded, the Financial Status Report, in TEAM-Web, must indicate the use of pre-award authority, and the pre-award item in the project information section of TEAM should be marked ‘‘yes.’’ Reporting Requirements All recipients must submit quarterly milestone/progress reports to FTA containing the following information: (1) Narrative description of project(s); and, (2) discussion of all budget and schedule changes. State and local government entities should submit this information through FTA’s TEAM grants management system. The headquarters office for each Federal land management agency should collect a quarterly report for each of the projects delineated in the interagency agreement and then send these reports (preferably by e-mail) to Henrika Buchanan-Smith, FTA Office of Transit Programs, Henrika.BuchananSmith@dot.gov; 202–366–2053; 400 7th St., SW., Room 9315; Washington, DC 20590. Examples can be found on the program Web site at https:// www.fta.dot.gov/atppl. The quarterly reports are due to FTA on the dates noted below: Quarter Covering 1st Quarter Report ....................................................................... 2nd Quarter Report ..................................................................... 3rd Quarter Report ...................................................................... 4th Quarter Report ...................................................................... October 1–December 31 ............................................................ January 1–March 31 ................................................................... April 1–June 30 ........................................................................... July 1–September 31 .................................................................. VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:22 Sep 11, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 4703 FY 2006 funding Type of project Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12SEN1.SGM Due date 12SEN1 January 31. April 30. July 31. October 31. Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 176 / Tuesday, September 12, 2006 / Notices sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES In order to allow FTA to compute aggregate program performance measures as required by the President’s Management Agenda, FTA requests that all recipients of funding for capital projects under the ATPPL program submit the following information annually: • Annual visitation to the land unit; • Annual number of persons who use the alternative transportation system (ridership/usage); • An estimate of the number of vehicle trips mitigated based on alternative transportation system usage and the typical number of passengers per vehicle; • Cost per passenger; and, • A note of any special services offered for those systems with higher costs per passenger but more amenities. State and local government entities should submit this information as part of their fourth quarter report through FTA’s TEAM grants management system. Federal land management agencies should also send this information as part of their fourth quarter report (preferably by e-mail), to Henrika Buchanan-Smith, FTA, Henrika.Buchanan-Smith@dot.gov; 202– 366–5080; 400 7th St., SW.; Room 9315; Washington, DC 20590. Examples can be found on the program Web site at https://www.fta.dot.gov/atppl. Oversight Recipients of FY 2006 ATPPL funds will be required to certify that they will comply with all applicable Federal and FTA programmatic requirements. FTA direct grantees will complete this certification as part of the annual Certification and Assurances package, and Federal Land Management Agency recipients will complete the certification by signing the interagency agreement. This certification is the basis for oversight reviews conducted by FTA. The Secretary of Transportation and FTA have elected not to apply the triennial review requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5307(h)(2) to ATPPL recipients that are other Federal agencies. Instead, working with the existing oversight systems at the Federal Land Management Agencies, FTA will perform periodic reviews of specific projects funded by the ATPPL program. These reviews will ensure that projects meet the basic statutory, administrative, and regulatory requirements as stipulated by this notice and the certification. To the extent possible, these reviews will be coordinated with other reviews of the project. FTA direct grantees of ATPPL funds (State, local VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:16 Sep 11, 2006 Jkt 208001 and tribal government entities) will be subject to all applicable triennial, State management, civil rights, and other reviews. Issued in Washington, DC, this 5th day of September, 2006. James S. Simpson, Administrator. 53745 Region X Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Richard F. Krochalis, FTA Regional Administrator, Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue, Suite 3142, Seattle, WA 98174–1002, (206) 220–7954. [FR Doc. E6–15095 Filed 9–11–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–57–P Appendix A—FTA Regional Offices DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Region I Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Richard Doyle, FTA Regional Administrator, Kendall Square, 55 Broadway, Suite 920, Cambridge, MA 02142–1093, (617) 494–2055. Region II New Jersey, New York, and Virgin Islands. Letitia Thompson, FTA Regional Administrator, One Bowling Green, Room 429, New York, NY 10004–1415, (212) 668– 2170. Region III Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Susan Borinsky, FTA Regional Administrator, 1760 Market Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103–4124, (215) 656– 7100. Region IV Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Yvette Taylor, FTA Regional Administrator, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Suite 17T50, Atlanta, GA 30303, (404) 562–3500. Region V Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Marisol Simon, FTA Regional Administrator, 200 West Adams Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606–5232, (312) 353–2789. Region VI Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Robert Patrick, FTA Regional Administrator, 819 Taylor Street, Room 8A36, Ft. Worth, TX 76102, (817) 978– 0550. Region VII Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. Mokhtee Ahmad, FTA Regional Administrator, 901 Locust Street, Suite 404, Kansas City, MO 64106, (816) 329–3920. Region VIII Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Lee Waddleton, FTA Regional Administrator, 12300 West Dakota, Suite 310, Lakewood, CO 80228– 2583, (720) 963–3300. Region IX American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Leslie Rogers, FTA Regional Administrator, 201 Mission Street, Suite 2210, San Francisco, CA 94105–1839, (415) 744–3133. PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Federal Transit Administration [Docket No: FTA–2006–23511] Notice of Proposed Agency Guidance and Request for Comments on the Eligibility of Joint Development Improvements Under Federal Transit Law Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed guidance with request for comment. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) seeks public comment on the following proposed guidance on joint development capital projects funded by the Federal Transit Administration. The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2005: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU) enacted certain amendments to the definition of the term ‘‘capital project’’ as used in 49 U.S.C. 5302(a)(1)(G) relating to ‘‘joint development’’ activities by recipients of Federal funds under 49 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. (Federal Transit Law). The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) proposes to adopt the following guidance in accordance with the procedures for notice and an opportunity for the public to comment set forth at 49 U.S.C. 5334(l) and FTA’s Notice of Final Policy Statement for Implementation of Notice and Comment Procedures for Documents Imposing ‘‘Binding Obligations,’’ as published in the Federal Register on June 5, 2006. The following proposed guidance seeks to ensure maximum benefit to the people who ride public transportation, to FTA grantees that choose to sponsor joint development improvements (the project sponsor), and to their joint development partners by (i) Affording FTA grantees maximum flexibility within the law to work with the private sector and others for purposes of joint development, (ii) generally deferring to the decisions of the project sponsor, negotiating and contracting at arm’s length with third parties, to utilize Federal Transit funds and program income for joint development purposes, and (iii) promoting transit-oriented E:\FR\FM\12SEN1.SGM 12SEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands Program

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

ACTION: Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands Program
announcement of Project Selections.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects to be funded
under Fiscal Year 2006 appropriations for the Alternative
Transportation in Parks and Public Lands (ATPPL) program, authorized by
Section 3021 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act--A Legacy for Users of 2005 (SAFETEA-LU) and
codified in 49 U.S.C. 5320. The ATPPL program funds capital and
planning expenses for alternative transportation systems in parks and
public lands. Federal land management agencies and State, tribal and
local governments acting with the consent of a Federal land management
agency are eligible recipients. This is the first year of the ATPPL
program. Funding is authorized for this program through FY 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project sponsors who are State, local,
or tribal entities may contact the appropriate FTA Regional
Administrator (See Appendix A) for grant-specific issues. Project
sponsors who are a Federal land management agency or a specific unit of
a Federal land management agency should work with the contact listed
below at their headquarters office to coordinate the availability of
funds to that unit.
Bureau of Land Management: Linda Force, Linda--
Force@blm.gov, 202-557-3567.
Fish and Wildlife Service: Nathan Caldwell, nathan_
caldwell@fws.gov, 703-358-2376.
Forest Service: Ellen LaFayette, elafayette@fs.fed.us,
703-605-4509.
National Park Service: Kevin Percival, Kevin--
Percival@nps.gov, 303-969-2429.
For general information about the Alternative Transportation in the
Parks and Public Lands program, please contact Tina Hodges, Office of
Budget and Policy, Federal Transit Administration, tina.hodges@dot.gov,
202-366-4287.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A total of $21,780,000 was appropriated for
FTA's Alternative Transportation in the Parks and Public Lands program
in Fiscal

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Year (FY) 2006. Of this amount, a minimum of $19,503,990 was available
for project awards; $108,900 was reserved for oversight activities; and
up to $2,167,110 was available for planning, technical assistance,
research. A total of 78 applicants requested $40.5 million,
approximately twice the amount available for projects, indicating high
competition for funds. An interagency technical review committee
evaluated the project proposals based on the criteria defined in 49
U.S.C. 5320(g)(2). Then, as specified in Section 5320(g), the Secretary
of the Interior's designee determined the final selection of projects
after consultation with and in cooperation with the Secretary of
Transportation's designee. For FY 2006, the program will fund 42
projects totaling $19,631,170.
The goals of the program are to conserve natural, historical, and
cultural resources; reduce congestion and pollution; improve visitor
mobility and accessibility; enhance visitor experience; and ensure
access to all, including persons with disabilities through alternative
transportation projects. The projects selected for funding in FY 2006
represent a diverse set of capital and planning projects across the
country, ranging from bus purchases to a ferry dock.

Awards
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FY 2006
State Public land unit Agency Funding recipient Type of project Project description funding
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AK............................. Chugach National Forest Service.... Alaska Railroad... Railroad.......... Purchase Diesel $4,700,000
Forest. Multiple Unit Rail
vehicles to provide
rail service to
recreation areas in
Chugach National
Forest.
AK............................. Glacier Bay National Park State of Alaska... Boat Dock......... Replace the existing 1,200,000
National Park and Service. passenger and freight
Preserve. dock.
AZ............................. Grand Canyon National Park National Park Bus............... Rebuild the Hermits 733,050
National Park. Service. Service. Road Shuttle Bus
transfer area.
CA............................. Inyo National Forest Service.... Forest Service.... Planning Study.... Feasibility study for 167,000
Forest, Devils implementation of a
Postpile National sustainable
Monument. transportation system
for Reds Meadow/Devils
Postpile.
CA............................. Muir Woods National Park National Park Intelligent Design and build 490,000
National Monument/ Service. Service. Transportation electronic warning
Golden Gate System. signs, traffic
National counters, highway
Recreation Area. advisory radio, web
cameras, a centralized
management software
package, and other
equipment as necessary.
CA............................. Muir Woods National Park National Park Planning Study.... Secure consultant 500,000
National Monument/ Service. Service. services for planning
Golden Gate effort to address
National visitor access issues
Recreation Area. at Muir Woods National
Monument (managed by
Golden Gate National
Recreation Area).
CA............................. Point Reyes National Park National Park Planning Study.... Fund an implementation 175,000
National Seashore. Service. Service. feasibility study and
financial plan for the
upgrade of an existing
park shuttle system to
an alternate-fuel
system for the heavily
visited Point Reyes
Headlands.
CA............................. San Francisco National Park National Park Planning Study.... Planning to extend San 300,000
Maritime National Service. Service. Francisco Municipal
Historical Park Railway's Historic
and Golden Gate streetcars from
National Fisherman's Wharf 0.85
Recreation Area. mile to San Francisco
Maritime National
Historic Park and the
Fort Mason Center at
Golden Gate Nat'l
Recreation Area.
CA............................. Sequoia and Kings National Park National Park Bus............... Lease busses for the 165,000
Canyon National Service. Service. Giant Forest Shuttle
Park. and Gateway Shuttle
Link to connect key
sites within Sequoia
National Park lodging,
camping, food service
facilities, popular
day use trails, and
features of the world-
famous Giant Forest
Sequoia grove.
CA............................. Sequoia and Kings National Park City of Visalia... Bus............... Purchase five shuttle 400,000
Canyon National Service. busses for the City of
Park. Visalia to run a new
service from the San
Joaquin Valley to
popular Sequoia
National Park.
CA............................. Yosemite National National Park Yosemite Area Park and Ride Lot. Construct two park and 582,579
Park. Service. Regional Transit ride lots to allow
System (YARTS). visitors to park and
use the YARTS service
to access the national
park, mitigating
congestion within the
park.

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CA............................. Yosemite National National Park National Park Planning Study.... Update traffic, 486,000
park. Service. Service. transit, parking, and
intersection counts;
(2) update existing
trip tables; (3)
update and complete
computer models; (4)
evaluate the
relationships between
transportation and
park experience; (5)
correlate visitor
experience with
traffic data.
CO............................. Mesa Verde National Park National Park Planning Study.... Fund the remaining 57,868
National Park. Service. Service. planning tasks and
allow the
Transportation Plan to
be completed in early
2007.
CO............................. Rocky Mountain Fish and Wildlife City of Commerce Planning Study.... Conduct a shuttle 40,000
Arsenal National Service. City. feasibility study that
Wildlife Refuge. would determine if a
shuttle is needed.
CO............................. The Maroon Bells-- Forest Service.... Roaring Forks Bus............... Purchase four buses to 1,680,000
Snowmass Transit Authority. expand transit service
Wilderness Area, to visitors.
White River
National Forest,
Colorado.
FL............................. Ding Darling Fish and Wildlife Lee County Transit Planning Study.... Planning, technical 700,000
National Wildlife Service. analyses, and
Refuge. coordination of
transportation system.
HI............................. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park National Park Planning Study.... Data collection/studies 120,000
National Park. Service. Service. and resource surveys
for potential
alternative
transportation system
along two primary
roads where congestion
and over-crowding are
causing resource
damage and
compromising visitor
safety and experience.
ID, WY......................... Grand Teton National Park National Park Planning Study.... Create a Public 99,934
National Park. Service. Service. Transportation
Business Plan for
public transportation
service in Grand Teton
National Park.
IL............................. Midewin National Forest Service.... Forest Service.... Planning Study.... Develop an alternative 256,600
Tallgrass Prairie. transportation system
plan for the prairie.
KS............................. Tall Grass Prairie National Park National Park Bus............... Replace two existing 280,000
National Preserve. Service. Service. buses used for park
tours.
MA............................. Cape Cod National National Park Cape Cod Regional Bus/Intelligent Purchase ITS 175,000
Seashore. Service. Transit Authority. Transportation communication
System. equipment to allow
timed transfers and
coordination of local
transit service.
MA............................. Cape Cod National National Park National Park Planning Study.... Define the needs and 200,000
Seashore. Service. Service. evaluate alternative
satellite maintenance/
storage sites for a
transit service to be
implemented.
MA............................. Cape Cod National National Park National Park Tram.............. Replace three trailers 400,000
Seashore. Service. Service. for trams to transport
visitors to
destinations within
and near the National
Seashore.
MA............................. Lowell National National Park National Park Railroad.......... Address safety issues: 338,000
Historical Park. Service. Service. (1) signalization of
grade crossings, (2)
rehabilitate trolley
bridge, (3) replace
deteriorated railroad
ties and substandard
rails.
MA............................. Parker River Fish and Wildlife Essex National Planning Study.... Develop a plan to 95,000
National Wildlife Service. Heritage complete safe, off-
Refuge, Essex Commission. road connections
County National between the
Heritage Area, MA Newburyport MBTA
DCR Sandy Point. Transit Center, the
Refuge Headquarters
and the Refuge.
MD............................. Patuxent Research Fish and Wildlife Fish and Wildlife Tram.............. Rehabilitate existing 108,639
Refuge. Service. Service. prototype electric
tram and tram tour
route.

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ME............................. Acadia National National Park Maine Department Bus............... Purchase two vans with 120,000
Park. Service. of Transportation. trailers for bicycles
for Acadia's Island
Explorer transit
system, allowing
visitors to better
access recreation
opportunities in the
park without private
cars.
ME............................. Acadia National National Park Maine Department Bus............... Replace eight propane 1,400,000
Park. Service. of Transportation. powered buses for
Acadia's Island
Explorer transit
system, which connects
visitor destinations
in the park with
campgrounds, motels,
and community business
districts.
NJ............................. Gateway National National Park National Park Planning Study.... Fund a planning study 150,000
Recreation Area-- Service. Service. to assess needs and
Sandy Hook. establish a set of
integrated intelligent
transportation system
(ITS) parking/
traveling information
systems requirements.
NY............................. Roosevelt- National Park National Park Planning Study.... Design a three-year 68,000
Vanderbilt Service. Service. phased field-test of
National Historic an alternative
Sites. transportation system
that links the four
park sites with the
Town Center and the
Poughkeepsie Train
Station; structure a
regional ATS
partnership.
OH............................. Cuyahoga Valley National Park National Park Design............ Prepare design 170,000
National Park. Service. Service. documents to allow for
upgrade of railroad
signals at grade
crossings of Cuyahoga
Valley Scenic Railroad.
OH............................. Cuyahoga Valley National Park National Park Design............ Develop plans to 185,000
National Park. Service. Service. rehabilitate existing
rail in Cuyahoga
National Park.
OH............................. Cuyahoga Valley National Park National Park Maintenance Purchase a railroad 170,000
National Park. Service. Service. Vehicle. maintenance vehicle to
maintain 51 miles of
railroad track.
OH............................. Cuyahoga Valley National Park Cuyahoga Valley Railroad.......... Purchase an additional 373,000
National Park. Service. Scenic Railroad. ADA accessible railcar.
OR............................. Lewis and Clark National Park Sunset Empire Bus............... Fund shuttle bus 50,000
National Service. Transportation leasing from the
Historical Park. District. park's partner, Sunset
Empire Transit
District.
OR............................. Mt. Hood National Forest Service.... Oregon Department Planning Study.... Planning for a new 100,000
Forest. of Transportation. alternative
transportation system
to provide
transportation to and
within Mt. Hood
National Forest in
order to reduce
congestion on U.S.
Highway 26.
PR............................. San Juan National National Park Codevisa Transit Bus............... Purchase two small 640,000
Historic Site. Service. with municipality trams that would be
of San Juan. operated by the
municipality of San
Juan to provide
transportation between
the two forts.
TX............................. Santa Ana National Fish and Wildlife Fish and Wildlife Bus............... Replace current tram at 510,000
Wildlife Refuge. Service. Service. Santa Ana National
Wildlife Refuge.
VA............................. Back Bay National Fish and Wildlife Fish and Wildlife Bus............... Purchase two 160,000
Wildlife Refuge. Service. Service. alternative-fueled
specialty trams that
will replace the
antiquated tram system
presently used to
transport visitors
through Back Bay
National Wildlife
Refuge to adjoining
False Cape State Park.
VA............................. Shenandoah National Park National Park Bus............... Purchase an ADA 60,000
National Park. Service. Service. accessible bus to
replace existing
leased vehicle.
VT............................. Marsh-Billing- National Park National Park Planning Study.... Perform a fiscal 78,500
Rockefeller Service. Service. analysis study that
National will investigate a
Historical Park system to shuttle
and Town of visitors, including
Woodstock. elderly and mobility
impaired, from points
within the Woodstock
community to the park
visitor center.

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WA............................. North Cascades National Park National Park Bus............... Purchase 4 buses to 947,000
National Park. Service. Service. replace old buses that
transport visitors
within the Lake Chelan
National Recreation
Area.

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Total...................... .................. .................. .................. .................. ....................... $19,631,170

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Applying for Funds

Recipients who are State or local government entities will be
required to apply for ATPPL funds electronically through FTA's
electronic grant award and management system, TEAM. The content of
these grant applications must reflect the approved proposal. (Note:
Applications for the ATPPL program do not require Department of Labor
Certification.) Upon grant award, payments to grantees will be made by
electronic transfer to the grantee's financial institution through the
Electronic Clearing House Operation (ECHO) system. Staff in FTA's
Regional offices are available to assist applicants.
Recipients who are Federal land management agencies will be
required to enter into an interagency agreement with FTA. FTA will
administer one interagency agreement with each Federal land management
agency receiving funding through the program for all of that agency's
projects. Individual units of Federal land management agencies should
work with the contact at their headquarters office listed above to
coordinate the availability of funds to that unit.

Program Requirements

Section 5320 requires funding recipients to meet certain
requirements. For FY 2006, FTA has developed interim requirements that
reflect existing statutory and regulatory provisions. These can be
found in the document ``Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public
Lands Program: Requirements for Recipients of FY 2006 Funding''
available at https://www.fta.dot.gov/atppl. These requirements are
incorporated into the grant agreements and inter-agency agreements used
to fund the selected projects.

Pre-Award Authority

Pre-award authority allows an agency that will receive a grant or
interagency agreement to incur certain project costs prior to receipt
of the grant or interagency agreement and retain eligibility of the
costs for subsequent reimbursement after the grant or agreement is
approved. The recipient assumes all risk and is responsible for
ensuring that all conditions are met to retain eligibility, including
compliance with Federal requirements such as the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA), SAFETEA-LU planning requirements, and provisions
established in the grant contract or Interagency Agreement. This
automatic pre-award spending authority, when triggered, permits a
grantee to incur costs on an eligible transit capital or planning
project without prejudice to possible future Federal participation in
the cost of the project or projects. Under the authority provided in 49
U.S.C. 5320(h), FTA is extending pre-award authority for FY 2006 ATTPL
projects effective as of August 28, 2006, when the projects were
publicly announced.
The conditions under which pre-award authority may be utilized are
specified below:
a. Pre-award authority is not a legal or implied commitment that
the project(s) will be approved for FTA assistance or that FTA will
obligate Federal funds. Furthermore, it is not a legal or implied
commitment that all items undertaken by the applicant will be eligible
for inclusion in the project(s).
b. All FTA statutory, procedural, and contractual requirements must
be met.
c. No action will be taken by the grantee that prejudices the legal
and administrative findings that the Federal Transit Administrator must
make in order to approve a project.
d. Local funds expended pursuant to this pre-award authority will
be eligible for reimbursement if FTA later makes a grant or interagency
agreement for the project(s). Local funds expended by the grantee prior
to August 28, 2006 will not be eligible for credit toward local match
or reimbursement. Furthermore, the expenditure of local funds on
activities such as land acquisition, demolition, or construction, prior
to the completion of the NEPA process, would compromise FTA's ability
to comply with Federal environmental laws and may render the project
ineligible for FTA funding.
e. When a grant for the project is subsequently awarded, the
Financial Status Report, in TEAM-Web, must indicate the use of pre-
award authority, and the pre-award item in the project information
section of TEAM should be marked ``yes.''

Reporting Requirements

All recipients must submit quarterly milestone/progress reports to
FTA containing the following information:
(1) Narrative description of project(s); and,
(2) discussion of all budget and schedule changes.
State and local government entities should submit this information
through FTA's TEAM grants management system.
The headquarters office for each Federal land management agency
should collect a quarterly report for each of the projects delineated
in the interagency agreement and then send these reports (preferably by
e-mail) to Henrika Buchanan-Smith, FTA Office of Transit Programs,
Henrika.Buchanan-Smith@dot.gov; 202-366-2053; 400 7th St., SW., Room
9315; Washington, DC 20590. Examples can be found on the program Web
site at https://www.fta.dot.gov/atppl. The quarterly reports are due to
FTA on the dates noted below:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Quarter Covering Due date
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1st Quarter Report............. October 1-December January 31.
31.
2nd Quarter Report............. January 1-March 31 April 30.
3rd Quarter Report............. April 1-June 30... July 31.
4th Quarter Report............. July 1-September October 31.
31.
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In order to allow FTA to compute aggregate program performance
measures as required by the President's Management Agenda, FTA requests
that all recipients of funding for capital projects under the ATPPL
program submit the following information annually:
Annual visitation to the land unit;
Annual number of persons who use the alternative
transportation system (ridership/usage);
An estimate of the number of vehicle trips mitigated based
on alternative transportation system usage and the typical number of
passengers per vehicle;
Cost per passenger; and,
A note of any special services offered for those systems
with higher costs per passenger but more amenities.
State and local government entities should submit this information
as part of their fourth quarter report through FTA's TEAM grants
management system.
Federal land management agencies should also send this information
as part of their fourth quarter report (preferably by e-mail), to
Henrika Buchanan-Smith, FTA, Henrika.Buchanan-Smith@dot.gov; 202-366-
5080; 400 7th St., SW.; Room 9315; Washington, DC 20590. Examples can
be found on the program Web site at https://www.fta.dot.gov/atppl.

Oversight

Recipients of FY 2006 ATPPL funds will be required to certify that
they will comply with all applicable Federal and FTA programmatic
requirements. FTA direct grantees will complete this certification as
part of the annual Certification and Assurances package, and Federal
Land Management Agency recipients will complete the certification by
signing the interagency agreement. This certification is the basis for
oversight reviews conducted by FTA.
The Secretary of Transportation and FTA have elected not to apply
the triennial review requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5307(h)(2) to ATPPL
recipients that are other Federal agencies. Instead, working with the
existing oversight systems at the Federal Land Management Agencies, FTA
will perform periodic reviews of specific projects funded by the ATPPL
program. These reviews will ensure that projects meet the basic
statutory, administrative, and regulatory requirements as stipulated by
this notice and the certification. To the extent possible, these
reviews will be coordinated with other reviews of the project. FTA
direct grantees of ATPPL funds (State, local and tribal government
entities) will be subject to all applicable triennial, State
management, civil rights, and other reviews.

Issued in Washington, DC, this 5th day of September, 2006.
James S. Simpson,
Administrator.

Appendix A--FTA Regional Offices

Region I

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
and Vermont. Richard Doyle, FTA Regional Administrator, Kendall
Square, 55 Broadway, Suite 920, Cambridge, MA 02142-1093, (617) 494-
2055.

Region II

New Jersey, New York, and Virgin Islands. Letitia Thompson, FTA
Regional Administrator, One Bowling Green, Room 429, New York, NY
10004-1415, (212) 668-2170.

Region III

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, and West Virginia. Susan Borinsky, FTA Regional
Administrator, 1760 Market Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA
19103-4124, (215) 656-7100.

Region IV

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Yvette Taylor,
FTA Regional Administrator, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Suite 17T50,
Atlanta, GA 30303, (404) 562-3500.

Region V

Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
Marisol Simon, FTA Regional Administrator, 200 West Adams Street,
Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606-5232, (312) 353-2789.

Region VI

Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Robert
Patrick, FTA Regional Administrator, 819 Taylor Street, Room 8A36,
Ft. Worth, TX 76102, (817) 978-0550.

Region VII

Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. Mokhtee Ahmad, FTA
Regional Administrator, 901 Locust Street, Suite 404, Kansas City,
MO 64106, (816) 329-3920.

Region VIII

Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and
Wyoming. Lee Waddleton, FTA Regional Administrator, 12300 West
Dakota, Suite 310, Lakewood, CO 80228-2583, (720) 963-3300.

Region IX

American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, and
the Northern Mariana Islands. Leslie Rogers, FTA Regional
Administrator, 201 Mission Street, Suite 2210, San Francisco, CA
94105-1839, (415) 744-3133.

Region X

Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Richard F. Krochalis, FTA
Regional Administrator, Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue,
Suite 3142, Seattle, WA 98174-1002, (206) 220-7954.

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