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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 198 / Monday, October 15, 2007 / Notices and in the left, 20/20. Following an examination in 2007, his optometrist noted, ‘‘After examining Mr. Olsen it is my professional impression that he has sufficient functional vision to drive a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Olsen reported that he has driven straight trucks for 42 years, accumulating 420,000 miles, tractor-trailer combinations for 42 years, accumulating 420,000 miles, and buses for 42 years, accumulating 21,000 miles. He holds a Class A CDL from Pennsylvania. His driving record for the last 3 years shows no crashes and no convictions for moving violations in a CMV. Thomas J. Prusik Mr. Prusik, 60, has had amblyopia in his right eye since birth. The best corrected visual acuity in his right eye is 20/100 and in the left, 20/20. Following an examination in 2007, his optometrist noted, ‘‘With the left eye’s VA of 20/20 uncorrected/corrected at distance, patient has sufficient vision to perform the driving tasks required to operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Prusik reported that he has driven straight trucks for 411⁄2 years, accumulating 311,250 miles. He holds a Class A CDL from New Jersey. His driving record for the last 3 years shows no crashes and no convictions for moving violations in a CMV. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Glen W. Sterling Mr. Sterling, 42, has loss of vision in his right eye due to a macular scar as a result of a traumatic injury sustained as a child. The visual acuity in his right eye is 20/20 and in the left, 20/200. Following an examination in 2007, his optometrist noted, ‘‘In my medical opinion, Mr. Sterling has sufficient vision to perform the driving tasks required to operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Sterling reported that he has driven straight trucks for 5 years, accumulating 25,000 miles, and tractortrailer combinations for 4 years, accumulating 60,000 miles. He holds a Class D chauffeur’s license from Louisiana. His driving record for the last 3 years shows no crashes and no convictions for moving violations in a CMV. Calvin D. Tubergen Mr. Tubergen, 59, has had amblyopia in his right eye since childhood. The best corrected visual acuity in his right eye is 20/60 and in the left, 20/20. Following an examination in 2006, his optometrist noted, ‘‘In my medical opinion, Calvin’s deficiency in his right eye is stable and not progressive; and that he has sufficient vision to perform the tasks required to operate a VerDate Aug<31>2005 21:55 Oct 12, 2007 Jkt 214001 commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Tubergen reported that he has driven tractortrailer combinations for 7 years, accumulating 280,000 miles. He holds a Class A CDL from Michigan. His driving record for the last 3 years shows no crashes and two convictions for moving violations, one for failure to obey a traffic signal, and one for speeding in a CMV. He exceeded the speed limit by 10 mph. Request for Comments In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA requests public comment from all interested persons on the exemption petitions described in this notice. The Agency will consider all comments received before the close of business November 14, 2007. Comments will be available for examination in the docket at the location listed under the ADDRESSES section of this notice. The Agency will file comments received after the comment closing date in the public docket, and will consider them to the extent practicable. In addition to late comments, FMCSA will also continue to file, in the public docket, relevant information that becomes available after the comment closing date. Interested persons should monitor the public docket for new material. Issued on: October 5, 2007. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development. [FR Doc. E7–20208 Filed 10–12–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands Program AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT. Announcement of Project Selections. ACTION: SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects to be funded under Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 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 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 58365 State, tribal and local governments acting with the consent of a Federal land management agency are eligible recipients. 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 Scott Faulk, Office of Program Management, Federal Transit Administration, scott.faulk@fdot.gov, 202–366–1660. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A total of $23,000,000 was appropriated for FTA’s ATPPL program in FY 2007. Of this amount, a maximum of $20,596,500 was available for project awards; $115,000 was reserved for oversight activities; and up to $2,300,000 was available for planning, research, and technical assistance. A total of 81 applicants requested $55 million, more than twice the amount available for projects, indicating strong 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 2007, the program will fund 46 projects totaling $19,788,840. The goals of the program are to conserve natural, historical, and cultural resources; reduce congestion and pollution; improve visitor mobility and accessibility; enhance visitor experience; and ensure access to all, including persons with disabilities through alternative transportation projects. The projects selected for funding in FY 2007 represent a diverse E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM 15OCN1 58366 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 198 / Monday, October 15, 2007 / Notices set of capital and planning projects across the country, ranging from bus purchases to a ferry dock. FY2007 ATPPL PROJECT SELECTION State Land unit/agency Project description Project type Funding recipient Amount ($) AK ........... Glacier Bay NP and Preserve/National Park Service. Replace the existing Gustavus passenger and freight dock. Boat/Ferry/Dock ................. $3,000,000 AK ........... Tongass National Forest/ United States Forest Service. Grand Canyon National Park/National Park Service. Coronado National Forest, Santa Catalina Ranger District, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area/United States Forest Service. Muir Woods National Monument of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area/ National Park Service. Design, procure, and implement an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). Implement an ITS that promotes transit use and reduced congestion. Fund a transportation analysis and feasibility study. Other .................................. Direct Grant to Alaska Department of Transportation (D2007–ATPL– 001). Interagency Agreement with United States Forest Service. Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. Planning ............................. Interagency Agreement with United States Forest Service. 180,000 Lease ten clean fuel shuttle buses for Muir Woods shuttle service and improve the Muir Woods Centennial transit stop. Lease five 30′ shuttle buses for the Giant Forest Shuttle System in Sequoia National Park. Capital cost of leasing ten buses for the Red Meadows-Devils Postpile transit system Funds also to be used for visitor information on the transit system. Lease Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) Vehicles. Complete park wide Integrated Transportation Capacity Assessment. Prepare operational plan for the Fort Baker Shuttle. Bus ..................................... Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 492,500 Bus ..................................... Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 225,000 Bus ..................................... Interagency Agreement with United States Forest Service. 100,000 Bus ..................................... Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 264,600 Planning ............................. Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 621,600 Planning ............................. Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 70,000 Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for the extension of the San Francisco Municipal Railway Historic Streetcar Route/Line. Purchase 2 hybrid electric low-floor buses and advance ITS technology initiatives to make transit within Maroon Bells, Snowmass Wilderness Area, and White River National Forest more efficient and user-friendly. Bus acquisition to facilitate alternative transportation within Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Model the effects of alternative transportation on resource protection and visitor experience in Rocky Mountain National Park. Planning ............................. Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 493,000 Bus ..................................... Direct Grant to Roaring Fork Alternative Transportation Authority (D2007–ATPL–002). 1,300,000 Bus ..................................... Interagency Agreement with Fish and Wildlife Service. 171,720 Planning ............................. Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 298,817 PO 00000 Sfmt 4703 AZ ........... AZ ........... CA .......... CA .......... Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks/National Park Service. CA .......... Inyo National Forest Devils Postpile National Monument/United States Forest Service and National Park Service. CA .......... Yosemite National Park/National Park Service. CA .......... Yosemite National Park/National Park Service. CA .......... Golden Gate National Recreation Area/National Park Service. San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Golden Gate National Recreation Area/National Park Service. CA .......... The Maroon Bells— Snowmass Wilderness Area, White River National Forest/United States Forest Service. CO .......... sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES CO .......... U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Rocky Mountain/Fish and Wildlife Service. CO .......... Rocky Mountain National Park/National Park Service. VerDate Aug<31>2005 21:55 Oct 12, 2007 Jkt 214001 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Other .................................. E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM 15OCN1 500,000 193,000 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 198 / Monday, October 15, 2007 / Notices 58367 FY2007 ATPPL PROJECT SELECTION—Continued Amount ($) State Land unit/agency Project description Project type Funding recipient FL ........... Gulf Islands National Seashore/National Park Service. Planning ............................. Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 250,000 MA .......... Cape Cod National Seashore/National Park Service. Cape Cod National Seashore/National Park Service. Lowell National Historic Park/National Park Service. Fund the Fort Pickens/ Gateway Community Alternative Transportation Plan. Purchase five 30′ low-floor mini-buses. Vehicle replacement ........... Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 1,850,000 Purchase a tram to facilitate alternative transportation. Fund maintenance and safety improvements to the existing 1.5-mile trolley system. Fund a planning study that focuses on the expansion of alternative transportation in Outer and Lower Cape Cod. Fund a study that develops an integrated parking and transit plan. Rehabilitate the Ferry Hub Pier at Georges Island. Tram/Trolley ....................... Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 450,000 Tram/Trolley ....................... Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 409,650 Planning ............................. Interagency Agreement with Fish and Wildlife Service. 100,000 Planning ............................. Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 250,000 Planning ............................. Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 100,000 Reconfigure a transit vehicle node, which will provide a safe visitor access point to the park. Conduct a feasibility study to evaluate a circular trolley/transit system connecting Baltimore’s Inner Harbor with Fort McHenry National Park. Research and design of a low environmental impact tram. Conduct a comprehensive transportation planning study. Other .................................. Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 292,500 Planning ............................. Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 72,000 Planning ............................. Interagency Agreement with Fish and Wildlife Service. 248,000 Planning ............................. Interagency Agreement with Fish and Wildlife Service. 270,000 Purchase six propane buses. Vehicle replacement ........... 1,096,500 Fund a study that evaluates existing conditions at all bus stops within Acadia National Park, and identify alternative designs and strategies to improve bus stops that pose a risk to visitor safety. Replace a passenger ferry, purchase a tour bus, rehabilitate a ferry dock, and construct a terminal facility. Purchase transit vehicles for Glacier National Park Transit System. Planning ............................. Direct Grant to Maine Department of Transportation (D2007–ATPL– 003). Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. Bus ..................................... Interagency Agreement with United States Forest Service. 575,000 Bus ..................................... Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 1,200,000 Fund feasibility study on upgrading the Sandy Hook National Park’s shuttle bus service. Planning ............................. Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 50,000 PO 00000 Sfmt 4703 MA .......... MA .......... MA .......... MA .......... MA .......... MD .......... MD .......... MD etc .... MD/VA .... ME .......... Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, Cape Cod National Seashore/National Park Service and Fish and Wildlife Service. Cape Cod National Seashore/National Park Service. Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area/ National Park Service. Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Site/National Park Service. Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Site/National Park Service. Multiple Wildlife Refuges in Northeast (Region 5)/Fish and Wildlife Service. Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Assateague Island National Seashore/Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service. Acadia National Park/National Park Service. Acadia National Park/National Park Service. MI ........... Hiawatha National Forest— Alger County Public Transit/United States Forest Service. MT .......... sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES ME .......... Glacier National Park and Blackfeet Indian Reservation/National Park Service. Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area/National Park Service. NJ ........... VerDate Aug<31>2005 21:55 Oct 12, 2007 Jkt 214001 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM 15OCN1 80,000 58368 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 198 / Monday, October 15, 2007 / Notices FY2007 ATPPL PROJECT SELECTION—Continued Amount ($) State Land unit/agency Project description Project type Funding recipient NV .......... Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest/Spring Mountain National Recreation Area/ United States Forest Service. Bus ..................................... Interagency Agreement with United States Forest Service. 168,300 NY .......... Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Site/National Park Service. Bus ..................................... Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 226,800 NY .......... Fire Island National Seashore/National Park Service. Cuyahoga Valley National Park/National Park Service. Lewis and Clark National Historical Park/National Park Service. Gettysburg National Military Park; Eisenhower National Historic Site and the Soldiers National Cemetery/National Park Service. Valley Forge National Historical Park/National Park Service. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park/National Park Service. Fund a pilot ski season shuttle project and provide operational data for bus service between Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort. Fund a multi-year, seasonal field test at RooseveltVanderbilt National Historic Site. Redesign and construct a ferry terminal/visitor transportation center. Upgrade Rockside Railroad Boarding Station Area. Boat/Ferry/Dock ................. Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 200,000 Planning ............................. Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 187,000 Fund shuttle bus leasing from Sunset Empire Transit District. Procure three trolleys and construct eight bus stops. Bus ..................................... Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 43,000 Bus ..................................... Direct Grant to Adams County Transit Authority (D2007–ATPL–004). 787,353 Fund a pilot shuttle bus program at Valley Forge National Historical Park. Conduct a technical review of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park shuttle bus service. Purchase 10 transit vehicles to facilitate ecotourism at Texas parks, wildlife refuges, and the World Birding Center. Construct transit hub to be located on the north end of Moab near the banks of the Colorado River. Planning ............................. Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 168,000 Planning ............................. Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 25,000 Tram/Trolley ....................... Interagency Agreement with Fish and Wildlife Service. 400,000 Other .................................. Direct Grant to Grand County, Utah (D2007– ATPL–005). 774,000 Expansion of the Zion shuttle system’s Visitor Center shuttle bus stop. Fund a transportation feasibility study for the Salt Lake City Tri-Canyons, Albion Basin area. Fund Zion National Park Shuttle Service Planning Study. Conduct visitor survey and enhance operations for current transit system. Redesign the Lake Chelan Dock infrastructure. Other .................................. Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 151,500 Planning ............................. Interagency Agreement with United States Forest Service. 204,000 Planning ............................. Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 150,000 Planning ............................. Interagency Agreement with National Park Service. 95,000 Planning ............................. 5,000 Construct a 4.2 mile trail system from National Elk Refuge Visitor Center to the end of the National Elk Refuge. Non-motorized .................... Interagency Agreement with United States Forest Service and National Park Service. Direct Grant to Teton County (D2007–ATPL–006). ............................................. ............................................. PO 00000 Sfmt 4703 OH .......... OR .......... PA ........... PA ........... TN ........... TX ........... Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. UT ........... Bureau of Land Management Moab Field Office, Arches National Park/Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service. Zion National Park/National Park Service. UT ........... UT ........... UT ........... Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Salt Lake Ranger District/United States Forest Service. Zion National Park/National Park Service. VA ........... Colonial National Park/National Park Service. WA .......... Wenatachee National Forest/United States Forest Service and National Park Service. National Elk Refuge and Grand Teton National Park/Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES WY .......... Total VerDate Aug<31>2005 ............................................. 21:55 Oct 12, 2007 Jkt 214001 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 ............................................. E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM 15OCN1 1,000,000 19,788,840 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 198 / Monday, October 15, 2007 / Notices 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. Program requirements can be found in the document ‘‘Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands Program: Requirements for Recipients of FY 2007 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 2007 ATTPL projects effective as of October 15, 2007, 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 58369 project(s). Local funds expended by the grantee prior to October 15, 2007 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 Scott Faulk, FTA Office of Transit Programs, scott.faulk@dot.gov; 202–366–1660; 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.; E44–417; 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: Covering Due date 1st Quarter Report ................................................... 2nd Quarter Report .................................................. 3rd Quarter Report ................................................... 4th Quarter Report ................................................... sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Quarter October 1–December 31 .................................................................................. January 1–March 31 ......................................................................................... April 1–June 30 ................................................................................................. July 1–September 31 ........................................................................................ January 31. April 30. July 31. October 31. 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); VerDate Aug<31>2005 21:55 Oct 12, 2007 Jkt 214001 • 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 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 Scott Faulk, FTA, scott.faulk@dot.gov; 202–366– 1660; 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.; E44–417; Washington, DC 20590. Examples can be found on the program Web site at https://www.fta.dot.gov/ atppl. E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM 15OCN1 58370 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 198 / Monday, October 15, 2007 / Notices Oversight Recipients of FY 2007 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 October, 2007. James S. Simpson, Administrator. 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. Terry Rosapep, 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. [FR Doc. E7–20213 Filed 10–12–07; 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. Surface Transportation Board Region II New Jersey and New York. Brigid HynesCherin, FTA Regional Administrator, One Bowling Green, Room 429, New York, NY 10004–1415, (212) 668–2170. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Region III Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Letitia Thompson, 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, Tennessee, and Virgin Islands. Yvette Taylor, FTA Regional Administrator, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Suite 17T50, Atlanta, GA 30303, (404) 865–5600. VerDate Aug<31>2005 21:55 Oct 12, 2007 Jkt 214001 [STB Docket No. AB–1013X] Kaw River Railroad, Inc.— Discontinuance of Service Exemption—in Clay County, MO Kaw River Railroad, Inc. (KRR) 1 has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F— Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over a 0.27-mile line of railroad between milepost 199.86 and milepost 200.13, in Kearney, Clay County, MO.2 The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Code 64060. 1 KRR was authorized to lease and operate the line in Kaw River Railroad, Inc.—Lease and Operation Exemption—BNSF Railway Company, STB Finance Docket No. 34693 (STB served May 12, 2005). 2 BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) was authorized to abandon the above-described line in BNSF Railway Company—Abandonment Exemption—in Clay County, MO, STB Docket No. AB–6 (Sub-No. PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 KRR has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the line for at least 2 years; (2) there has been no overhead traffic on the line for at least 2 years and no overhead traffic can move over the line as it is stub-ended; (3) no formal complaint filed by a user of rail service on the line (or by a state or local government entity acting on behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service over the line either is pending with the Surface Transportation Board or with any U.S. District Court or has been decided in favor of complainant within the 2-year period; and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication) and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental agencies) have been met. As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected by the discontinuance of service shall be protected under Oregon Short Line R. Co.—Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To address whether this condition adequately protects affected employees, a petition for partial revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed. Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of financial assistance (OFA) has been received, this exemption will be effective on November 14, 2007, unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues and formal expressions of intent to file an OFA for continued rail service under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),3 must be filed by October 25, 2007.4 Petitions to reopen must be filed by November 5, 2007, with: Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to KRR’s representative: Karl Morell, Ball Janik LLP, 1455 F Street, NW., Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. 450X) (STB served Aug. 15, 2007) (BNSF abandonment exemption). While BNSF was authorized to abandon its rail line located between milepost 199.07 and milepost 200.13, KRR’s lease only extended to milepost 199.86 (which explains the 0.79-mile difference in mileages sought by BNSF and KRR). 3 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which currently is set at $1,300. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). 4 Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and not an abandonment, trail use/rail banking and public use conditions are not appropriate. Any environmental or historical documentation required here under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and 1105.8(b), respectively, is contained in the reports filed in the BNSF abandonment exemption. 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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands Program

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.

ACTION: 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 (FY) 2007 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.

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 Scott Faulk, Office of 
Program Management, Federal Transit Administration, 
scott.faulk@fdot.gov, 202-366-1660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A total of $23,000,000 was appropriated for 
FTA's ATPPL program in FY 2007. Of this amount, a maximum of 
$20,596,500 was available for project awards; $115,000 was reserved for 
oversight activities; and up to $2,300,000 was available for planning, 
research, and technical assistance. A total of 81 applicants requested 
$55 million, more than twice the amount available for projects, 
indicating strong 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 2007, the program will 
fund 46 projects totaling $19,788,840.
    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 2007 
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set of capital and planning projects across the country, ranging from 
bus purchases to a ferry dock.

                                         FY2007 ATPPL Project Selection
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Project
     State       Land unit/agency       description        Project type     Funding recipient     Amount  ($)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AK............  Glacier Bay NP and  Replace the         Boat/Ferry/Dock...  Direct Grant to    $3,000,000
                 Preserve/National   existing Gustavus                       Alaska
                 Park Service.       passenger and                           Department of
                                     freight dock.                           Transportation
                                                                             (D2007-ATPL-001).
AK............  Tongass National    Design, procure,    Other.............  Interagency        500,000
                 Forest/United       and implement an                        Agreement with
                 States Forest       Intelligent                             United States
                 Service.            Transportation                          Forest Service.
                                     System (ITS).
AZ............  Grand Canyon        Implement an ITS    Other.............  Interagency        193,000
                 National Park/      that promotes                           Agreement with
                 National Park       transit use and                         National Park
                 Service.            reduced                                 Service.
                                     congestion.
AZ............  Coronado National   Fund a              Planning..........  Interagency        180,000
                 Forest, Santa       transportation                          Agreement with
                 Catalina Ranger     analysis and                            United States
                 District, Sabino    feasibility study.                      Forest Service.
                 Canyon Recreation
                 Area/United
                 States Forest
                 Service.
CA............  Muir Woods          Lease ten clean     Bus...............  Interagency        492,500
                 National Monument   fuel shuttle                            Agreement with
                 of the Golden       buses for Muir                          National Park
                 Gate National       Woods shuttle                           Service.
                 Recreation Area/    service and
                 National Park       improve the Muir
                 Service.            Woods Centennial
                                     transit stop.
CA............  Sequoia and Kings   Lease five 30'      Bus...............  Interagency        225,000
                 Canyon National     shuttle buses for                       Agreement with
                 Parks/National      the Giant Forest                        National Park
                 Park Service.       Shuttle System in                       Service.
                                     Sequoia National
                                     Park.
CA............  Inyo National       Capital cost of     Bus...............  Interagency        100,000
                 Forest Devils       leasing ten buses                       Agreement with
                 Postpile National   for the Red                             United States
                 Monument/United     Meadows-Devils                          Forest Service.
                 States Forest       Postpile transit
                 Service and         system Funds also
                 National Park       to be used for
                 Service.            visitor
                                     information on
                                     the transit
                                     system.
CA............  Yosemite National   Lease Yosemite      Bus...............  Interagency        264,600
                 Park/National       Area Regional                           Agreement with
                 Park Service.       Transportation                          National Park
                                     System (YARTS)                          Service.
                                     Vehicles.
CA............  Yosemite National   Complete park wide  Planning..........  Interagency        621,600
                 Park/National       Integrated                              Agreement with
                 Park Service.       Transportation                          National Park
                                     Capacity                                Service.
                                     Assessment.
CA............  Golden Gate         Prepare             Planning..........  Interagency        70,000
                 National            operational plan                        Agreement with
                 Recreation Area/    for the Fort                            National Park
                 National Park       Baker Shuttle.                          Service.
                 Service.
CA............  San Francisco       Prepare             Planning..........  Interagency        493,000
                 Maritime National   Environmental                           Agreement with
                 Historical Park,    Impact Statement                        National Park
                 Golden Gate         for the extension                       Service.
                 National            of the San
                 Recreation Area/    Francisco
                 National Park       Municipal Railway
                 Service.            Historic
                                     Streetcar Route/
                                     Line.
CO............  The Maroon Bells--  Purchase 2 hybrid   Bus...............  Direct Grant to    1,300,000
                 Snowmass            electric low-                           Roaring Fork
                 Wilderness Area,    floor buses and                         Alternative
                 White River         advance ITS                             Transportation
                 National Forest/    technology                              Authority (D2007-
                 United States       initiatives to                          ATPL-002).
                 Forest Service.     make transit
                                     within Maroon
                                     Bells, Snowmass
                                     Wilderness Area,
                                     and White River
                                     National Forest
                                     more efficient
                                     and user-friendly.
CO............  U.S. Fish and       Bus acquisition to  Bus...............  Interagency        171,720
                 Wildlife Service    facilitate                              Agreement with
                 Rocky Mountain/     alternative                             Fish and
                 Fish and Wildlife   transportation                          Wildlife Service.
                 Service.            within Rocky
                                     Mountain Arsenal
                                     National Wildlife
                                     Refuge.
CO............  Rocky Mountain      Model the effects   Planning..........  Interagency        298,817
                 National Park/      of alternative                          Agreement with
                 National Park       transportation on                       National Park
                 Service.            resource                                Service.
                                     protection and
                                     visitor
                                     experience in
                                     Rocky Mountain
                                     National Park.

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FL............  Gulf Islands        Fund the Fort       Planning..........  Interagency        250,000
                 National Seashore/  Pickens/Gateway                         Agreement with
                 National Park       Community                               National Park
                 Service.            Alternative                             Service.
                                     Transportation
                                     Plan.
MA............  Cape Cod National   Purchase five 30'   Vehicle             Interagency        1,850,000
                 Seashore/National   low-floor mini-     replacement.        Agreement with
                 Park Service.       buses.                                  National Park
                                                                             Service.
MA............  Cape Cod National   Purchase a tram to  Tram/Trolley......  Interagency        450,000
                 Seashore/National   facilitate                              Agreement with
                 Park Service.       alternative                             National Park
                                     transportation.                         Service.
MA............  Lowell National     Fund maintenance    Tram/Trolley......  Interagency        409,650
                 Historic Park/      and safety                              Agreement with
                 National Park       improvements to                         National Park
                 Service.            the existing 1.5-                       Service.
                                     mile trolley
                                     system.
MA............  Monomoy National    Fund a planning     Planning..........  Interagency        100,000
                 Wildlife Refuge,    study that                              Agreement with
                 Cape Cod National   focuses on the                          Fish and
                 Seashore/National   expansion of                            Wildlife Service.
                 Park Service and    alternative
                 Fish and Wildlife   transportation in
                 Service.            Outer and Lower
                                     Cape Cod.
MA............  Cape Cod National   Fund a study that   Planning..........  Interagency        250,000
                 Seashore/National   develops an                             Agreement with
                 Park Service.       integrated                              National Park
                                     parking and                             Service.
                                     transit plan.
MA............  Boston Harbor       Rehabilitate the    Planning..........  Interagency        100,000
                 Islands National    Ferry Hub Pier at                       Agreement with
                 Recreation Area/    Georges Island.                         National Park
                 National Park                                               Service.
                 Service.
MD............  Fort McHenry        Reconfigure a       Other.............  Interagency        292,500
                 National Monument   transit vehicle                         Agreement with
                 and Historic Site/  node, which will                        National Park
                 National Park       provide a safe                          Service.
                 Service.            visitor access
                                     point to the park.
MD............  Fort McHenry        Conduct a           Planning..........  Interagency        72,000
                 National Monument   feasibility study                       Agreement with
                 and Historic Site/  to evaluate a                           National Park
                 National Park       circular trolley/                       Service.
                 Service.            transit system
                                     connecting
                                     Baltimore's Inner
                                     Harbor with Fort
                                     McHenry National
                                     Park.
MD etc........  Multiple Wildlife   Research and        Planning..........  Interagency        248,000
                 Refuges in          design of a low                         Agreement with
                 Northeast (Region   environmental                           Fish and
                 5)/Fish and         impact tram.                            Wildlife Service.
                 Wildlife Service.
MD/VA.........  Chincoteague        Conduct a           Planning..........  Interagency        270,000
                 National Wildlife   comprehensive                           Agreement with
                 Refuge,             transportation                          Fish and
                 Assateague Island   planning study.                         Wildlife Service.
                 National Seashore/
                 Fish and Wildlife
                 Service and
                 National Park
                 Service.
ME............  Acadia National     Purchase six        Vehicle             Direct Grant to    1,096,500
                 Park/National       propane buses.      replacement.        Maine Department
                 Park Service.                                               of
                                                                             Transportation
                                                                             (D2007-ATPL-003).
ME............  Acadia National     Fund a study that   Planning..........  Interagency        80,000
                 Park/National       evaluates                               Agreement with
                 Park Service.       existing                                National Park
                                     conditions at all                       Service.
                                     bus stops within
                                     Acadia National
                                     Park, and
                                     identify
                                     alternative
                                     designs and
                                     strategies to
                                     improve bus stops
                                     that pose a risk
                                     to visitor safety.
MI............  Hiawatha National   Replace a           Bus...............  Interagency        575,000
                 Forest--Alger       passenger ferry,                        Agreement with
                 County Public       purchase a tour                         United States
                 Transit/United      bus, rehabilitate                       Forest Service.
                 States Forest       a ferry dock, and
                 Service.            construct a
                                     terminal facility.
MT............  Glacier National    Purchase transit    Bus...............  Interagency        1,200,000
                 Park and            vehicles for                            Agreement with
                 Blackfeet Indian    Glacier National                        National Park
                 Reservation/        Park Transit                            Service.
                 National Park       System.
                 Service.
NJ............  Sandy Hook Unit of  Fund feasibility    Planning..........  Interagency        50,000
                 Gateway National    study on                                Agreement with
                 Recreation Area/    upgrading the                           National Park
                 National Park       Sandy Hook                              Service.
                 Service.            National Park's
                                     shuttle bus
                                     service.

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NV............  Humboldt-Toiyabe    Fund a pilot ski    Bus...............  Interagency        168,300
                 National Forest/    season shuttle                          Agreement with
                 Spring Mountain     project and                             United States
                 National            provide                                 Forest Service.
                 Recreation Area/    operational data
                 United States       for bus service
                 Forest Service.     between Las Vegas
                                     and the Las Vegas
                                     Ski and Snowboard
                                     Resort.
NY............  Roosevelt-          Fund a multi-year,  Bus...............  Interagency        226,800
                 Vanderbilt          seasonal field                          Agreement with
                 National Historic   test at Roosevelt-                      National Park
                 Site/National       Vanderbilt                              Service.
                 Park Service.       National Historic
                                     Site.
NY............  Fire Island         Redesign and        Boat/Ferry/Dock...  Interagency        200,000
                 National Seashore/  construct a ferry                       Agreement with
                 National Park       terminal/visitor                        National Park
                 Service.            transportation                          Service.
                                     center.
OH............  Cuyahoga Valley     Upgrade Rockside    Planning..........  Interagency        187,000
                 National Park/      Railroad Boarding                       Agreement with
                 National Park       Station Area.                           National Park
                 Service.                                                    Service.
OR............  Lewis and Clark     Fund shuttle bus    Bus...............  Interagency        43,000
                 National            leasing from                            Agreement with
                 Historical Park/    Sunset Empire                           National Park
                 National Park       Transit District.                       Service.
                 Service.
PA............  Gettysburg          Procure three       Bus...............  Direct Grant to    787,353
                 National Military   trolleys and                            Adams County
                 Park; Eisenhower    construct eight                         Transit
                 National Historic   bus stops.                              Authority (D2007-
                 Site and the                                                ATPL-004).
                 Soldiers National
                 Cemetery/National
                 Park Service.
PA............  Valley Forge        Fund a pilot        Planning..........  Interagency        168,000
                 National            shuttle bus                             Agreement with
                 Historical Park/    program at Valley                       National Park
                 National Park       Forge National                          Service.
                 Service.            Historical Park.
TN............  Kennesaw Mountain   Conduct a           Planning..........  Interagency        25,000
                 National            technical review                        Agreement with
                 Battlefield Park/   of Kennesaw                             National Park
                 National Park       Mountain National                       Service.
                 Service.            Battlefield Park
                                     shuttle bus
                                     service.
TX............  Lower Rio Grande    Purchase 10         Tram/Trolley......  Interagency        400,000
                 Valley National     transit vehicles                        Agreement with
                 Wildlife Refuge.    to facilitate                           Fish and
                                     ecotourism at                           Wildlife Service.
                                     Texas parks,
                                     wildlife refuges,
                                     and the World
                                     Birding Center.
UT............  Bureau of Land      Construct transit   Other.............  Direct Grant to    774,000
                 Management Moab     hub to be located                       Grand County,
                 Field Office,       on the north end                        Utah (D2007-ATPL-
                 Arches National     of Moab near the                        005).
                 Park/Bureau of      banks of the
                 Land Management     Colorado River.
                 and National Park
                 Service.
UT............  Zion National Park/ Expansion of the    Other.............  Interagency        151,500
                 National Park       Zion shuttle                            Agreement with
                 Service.            system's Visitor                        National Park
                                     Center shuttle                          Service.
                                     bus stop.
UT............  Wasatch-Cache       Fund a              Planning..........  Interagency        204,000
                 National Forest,    transportation                          Agreement with
                 Salt Lake Ranger    feasibility study                       United States
                 District/United     for the Salt Lake                       Forest Service.
                 States Forest       City Tri-Canyons,
                 Service.            Albion Basin area.
UT............  Zion National Park/ Fund Zion National  Planning..........  Interagency        150,000
                 National Park       Park Shuttle                            Agreement with
                 Service.            Service Planning                        National Park
                                     Study.                                  Service.
VA............  Colonial National   Conduct visitor     Planning..........  Interagency        95,000
                 Park/National       survey and                              Agreement with
                 Park Service.       enhance                                 National Park
                                     operations for                          Service.
                                     current transit
                                     system.
WA............  Wenatachee          Redesign the Lake   Planning..........  Interagency        5,000
                 National Forest/    Chelan Dock                             Agreement with
                 United States       infrastructure.                         United States
                 Forest Service                                              Forest Service
                 and National Park                                           and National
                 Service.                                                    Park Service.
WY............  National Elk        Construct a 4.2     Non-motorized.....  Direct Grant to    1,000,000
                 Refuge and Grand    mile trail system                       Teton County
                 Teton National      from National Elk                       (D2007-ATPL-006).
                 Park/Fish and       Refuge Visitor
                 Wildlife Service    Center to the end
                 and National Park   of the National
                 Service.            Elk Refuge.
               -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.....  ..................  ..................  ..................  .................  19,788,840
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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. Program requirements can be found in the document 
``Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands Program: 
Requirements for Recipients of FY 2007 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 2007 ATTPL 
projects effective as of October 15, 2007, 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 October 15, 2007 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 Scott Faulk, FTA Office of Transit Programs, 
scott.faulk@dot.gov; 202-366-1660; 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.; E44-
417; 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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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 Scott 
Faulk, FTA, scott.faulk@dot.gov; 202-366-1660; 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
SE.; E44-417; Washington, DC 20590. Examples can be found on the 
program Web site at https://www.fta.dot.gov/atppl.

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Oversight

    Recipients of FY 2007 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 October, 2007.
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 and New York. Brigid Hynes-Cherin, 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. Letitia Thompson, 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, Tennessee, and Virgin 
Islands. Yvette Taylor, FTA Regional Administrator, 61 Forsyth 
Street, SW., Suite 17T50, Atlanta, GA 30303, (404) 865-5600.

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. Terry Rosapep, 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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