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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.
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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
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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]
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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
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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 $19,788,840.
The goals of the program are to
conserve natural, historical, and cultural
resources; reduce congestion and
pollution; improve visitor mobility and
accessibility; enhance visitor
experience; and ensure access to all,
including persons with disabilities
through alternative transportation
projects. The projects selected for
funding in FY 2007 represent a diverse
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set of capital and planning projects
across the country, ranging from bus
purchases to a ferry dock.
FY2007 ATPPL PROJECT SELECTION
State
Land unit/agency
Project description
Project type
Funding recipient
Amount
($)
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
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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 ..........
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CO ..........
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Rocky Mountain/Fish
and Wildlife Service.
CO ..........
Rocky Mountain National
Park/National Park Service.
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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
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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 ..........
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ME ..........
Glacier National Park and
Blackfeet Indian Reservation/National Park Service.
Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation
Area/National Park Service.
NJ ...........
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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).
.............................................
.............................................
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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.
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WY ..........
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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 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
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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 ...................................................
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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);
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• 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
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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/
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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.
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.
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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.
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[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
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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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[Notices]
[Pages 58365-58370]
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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 $19,788,840.
The goals of the program are to conserve natural, historical, and
cultural resources; reduce congestion and pollution; improve visitor
mobility and accessibility; enhance visitor experience; and ensure
access to all, including persons with disabilities through alternative
transportation projects. The projects selected for funding in FY 2007
represent a diverse
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set of capital and planning projects across the country, ranging from
bus purchases to a ferry dock.
FY2007 ATPPL Project Selection
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Project
State Land unit/agency description Project type Funding recipient Amount ($)
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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.
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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:
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Quarter Covering Due date
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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 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.
[FR Doc. E7-20213 Filed 10-12-07; 8:45 am]
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