Solicitation of Comments and Notice of Availability of Fiscal Year 2009 Funding for Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction Grants, 12447-12455 [E9-6420]
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At 1st and Alameda Streets, a new
underpass would carry car and truck
traffic along Alameda Street below the
rail junction, and a new overhead
pedestrian bridge structure would
eliminate most conflicts between
pedestrians and trains. This Alternative
would have a single at-grade crossing at
the intersection of 1st and Alameda
Streets. The rest of the route would be
underground. The length of this
proposed route would be 1.6 miles.
Station locations for this alternative
would all be underground and include
the area north of 5th Street on Flower
Street, adjacent to Bunker Hill just south
of 2nd Street and 2nd Street between
Los Angeles and Main Streets.
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Probable Effects
The purpose of this EIS/EIR process is
to study, in a public setting, the effects
of the proposed project and its
alternatives on the physical, human,
and natural environment. The FTA and
LACMTA will evaluate all significant
environmental, social, and economic
impacts of the construction and
operation of the proposed project.
Impact areas to be addressed include:
transportation, land use, zoning and
economic development, secondary
development, land acquisition,
displacements and relocations, cultural
resources (including historical,
archaeological, and paleontological
resources), parklands/recreational
facilities, neighborhood compatibility
and environmental justice, visual and
aesthetic impacts, natural resources
(including air quality, noise and
vibration, wetlands, water resources,
geology/soils, and hazardous materials),
energy use, safety and security, wildlife,
and ecosystems. Measures to avoid,
minimize, and mitigate adverse impacts
will be identified and evaluated.
FTA Procedures
The regulations implementing NEPA,
as well as provisions of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (SAFETEA–LU), call for public
involvement in the EIS process. Section
6002 of SAFETEA–LU requires that FTA
and LACMTA do the following: (1)
Extend an invitation to other Federal
and non-Federal agencies and Native
American tribes that may have an
interest in the proposed project to
become ‘‘participating agencies;’’ (2)
provide an opportunity for involvement
by participating agencies and the public
to help define the purpose and need for
a proposed project, as well as the range
of alternatives for consideration in the
EIS; and (3) establish a plan for
coordinating public and agency
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participation in, and comment on, the
environmental review process. An
invitation to become a participating or
cooperating agency, with scoping
materials appended, will be extended to
other Federal and non-Federal agencies
and Native American tribes that may
have an interest in the proposed project.
It is possible that FTA and LACMTA
will not be able to identify all Federal
and non-Federal agencies and Native
American tribes that may have such an
interest. Any Federal or non-Federal
agency or Native American tribe
interested in the proposed project that
does not receive an invitation to become
a participating agency should notify at
the earliest opportunity the Project
Manager identified above under
ADDRESSES.
A comprehensive public involvement
program and a Coordination Plan for
public and interagency involvement
will be developed for the project and
posted on LACMTA’s Web site
(Regional Connector Transit Corridor
Project Web page: https://
www.metro.net/regionalconnector). The
public involvement program includes a
full range of activities including the
project Web page on the LACMTA Web
site, development and distribution of
project newsletters, and outreach to
local officials, community and civic
groups, and the public. Specific
activities or events for involvement will
be detailed in the public involvement
program.
LACMTA may seek New Starts
funding for the proposed project under
49 United States Code 5309 and will,
therefore, be subject to New Starts
regulations (49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part 611). The New
Starts regulations also require the
submission of certain projectjustification information to support a
request to initiate preliminary
engineering. This information is
normally developed in conjunction with
the NEPA process. Pertinent New Starts
evaluation criteria will be included in
the EIS.
The EIS will be prepared in
accordance with NEPA and its
implementing regulations issued by the
Council on Environmental Quality (40
CFR parts 1500–1508) and with the
FTA/Federal Highway Administration
regulations ‘‘Environmental Impact and
Related Procedures’’ (23 CFR part 771).
In accordance with 23 CFR 771.105(a)
and 771.133, FTA will comply with all
Federal environmental laws,
regulations, and executive orders
applicable to the proposed project
during the environmental review
process to the maximum extent
practicable. These requirements
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include, but are not limited to, the
environmental and public hearing
provisions of Federal transit laws (49
U.S.C. 5301(e), 5323(b), and 5324); the
project-level air quality conformity
regulation of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) (40 CFR part
93); the section 404(b)(1) guidelines of
EPA (40 CFR part 230); the regulation
implementing section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act (36
CFR part 800); the regulation
implementing section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act (50 CFR part
402); section 4(f) of the Department of
Transportation Act (23 CFR 771.135);
and Executive Orders 12898 on
environmental justice, 11988 on
floodplain management, and 11990 on
wetlands.
Issued on: March 19, 2009.
Leslie T. Rogers,
Regional Administrator, Region IX, Federal
Transit Administration.
[FR Doc. E9–6421 Filed 3–23–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Solicitation of Comments and Notice of
Availability of Fiscal Year 2009
Funding for Transit Investments for
Greenhouse Gas and Energy
Reduction Grants
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION: Interim notice of funding
availability, request for comments.
SUMMARY: The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
appropriated $100 million for a new
discretionary grant program for public
transportation projects that reduce a
transit system’s greenhouse gas
emissions or result in a decrease in a
transit system’s energy use. Because of
time limitations in ARRA funding, this
notice announces the availability of the
new grant program, application
requirements, and deadlines for
submitting grant proposals for funding.
However, because the Transit
Investments for Greenhouse Gas and
Energy Reduction (TIGGER) program is
a new grant program, FTA also is
accepting comments on the program’s
provisions and may alter some of the
requirements in response to comments.
DATES: Comments must be received by
April 7, 2009. Late-filed comments will
be considered to the extent practicable.
Complete proposals for the TIGGER
Grant Program must be submitted by
May 22, 2009.
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ADDRESSES: For Comments: You must
include the agency name (Federal
Transit Administration) and the docket
number (FTA–2009–0013) with your
comments. To ensure your comments
are not entered into the docket more
than once, please submit comments,
identified by the docket number (FTA–
2009–0013) by only one of the following
methods:
1. Web site: The U.S. Government
electronic docket site is
www.regulations.gov. Go to this Web
site and follow the instructions for
submitting comments into docket
number FTA–2009–0013;
2. Fax: Telefax comments to 202–493–
2251;
3. Mail: Mail your comments to U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Docket
Operations, M–30, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590; or
4. Hand Delivery: Bring your
comments to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30,
West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions for submitting comments:
You must include the agency name
(Federal Transit Administration) and
Docket number (FTA–2009–0013) for
this notice at the beginning of your
comments. You should submit two
copies of your comments if you submit
them by mail or courier. For
confirmation that FTA has received
your comments, you must include a
self-addressed stamped postcard. Note
that all comments received will be
posted without change to
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, and will
be available to Internet users. You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published April 11, 2000, (65 FR
19477), or you may visit
www.regulations.gov.
For Proposals: Proposals must be
submitted electronically via e-mail at
FTA–TIGGER@dot.gov. FTA will
announce grant selections in the
Federal Register when the selection
process is complete.
This announcement is available on
the Internet on the FTA Web site at:
https://www.fta.dot.gov. FTA will take all
comments into consideration and may
publish a follow up document revising
some elements of the proposal. If FTA
determines that no substantive changes
need be made in the Notice of Funding
Availability, then all comments will be
responded to when FTA publishes a
Federal Register notice announcing the
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successful proposals. Proposals must be
submitted to FTA electronically at FTA–
TIGGER@dot.gov and applicants should
receive a confirmation e-mail within 2
business days. A synopsis of this
announcement will be posted in the
FIND module of the government-wide
electronic grants Web site at https://
www.grants.gov. However, applicants
will not be able to apply through the
APPLY module of that site. Mail and fax
submissions will not be accepted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact the appropriate FTA Regional
Office (see Appendix A) for applicationspecific information and issues. For
general program information, contact
Walter Kulyk, Office of Mobility
Innovation, (202)366–4995, e-mail:
walter.kulyk@dot.gov. A TDD is
available at 1–800–877–8339 (TDD/
FIRS). A TDD is available at 1–800–877–
8339 (TDD/FIRS).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FTA
invites interested parties to comment on
the TIGGER program elements as
outlined below. FTA intends to respond
and provide any revisions to the notice
of funding availability in a subsequent
notice.
Table of Contents
I. Overview of this Notice
II. Eligibility Information
III. Proposal and Submission Information
IV. How Proposals Will Be Evaluated
V. Award Administration Information
VI. Technical Assistance
Appendix A—FTA Regional and
Metropolitan Offices
Appendix B—Glossary of Terms
Appendix C—Proposal Outline
Appendix D—Project Measurement
Guidelines
Appendix E—Tables
I. Overview of This Notice
The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was enacted
on February 17, 2009. While the total
amount in ARRA is $787 billion, $8.4
billion was appropriated to FTA for
transit capital improvements and
reinvestment. Of this $8.4 billion, $100
million is appropriated for a new
program to provide direct funding to
public transit agencies for ‘‘capital
investments that will assist in reducing
the energy consumption or greenhouse
gas emissions of their public
transportation systems * * * .’’
The program will take place in
phases. Today’s Federal Register notice
requests proposals be submitted by May
22, 2009. In addition, because this is a
new program, we are requesting
comments on the proposed program
outline, structure, and requirements.
FTA will take all comments into
consideration and may publish a follow
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up document revising some elements of
its proposal. If FTA determines that no
substantive changes need to be made in
this Notice of Funding Availability
(NOFA), all comments will be
responded to when FTA publishes a
Federal Register notice announcing the
successful proposals. If substantive
changes are necessary, FTA may publish
a supplemental Federal Register notice
and request for applications. Depending
on the nature of the comments and the
number of initial proposals received,
FTA may award funds based on the
initial proposals.
The ARRA authorizes two purposes
for these new grants: first, for capital
investments that will assist in reducing
the energy consumption of a transit
system; or, second, for capital
investments that will reduce greenhouse
gas emissions of a public transportation
system. Proposals for projects may be
submitted under either or both
categories. To ensure that the purposes
of the ARRA are met, FTA has
established a range of funding that will
be considered for approval. Each
submitted proposal must request a
minimum of $2,000,000. FTA will allow
consolidated proposals from transit
agencies to reach this $2,000,000
threshold, thus, individual projects
within a proposal may receive less than
$2,000,000. Conversely, to ensure a
variety of projects are funded, FTA has
established a maximum grant amount of
$25,000,000.
II. Eligibility Information
A. Eligible Recipients
Eligible recipients under this program
are public transportation agencies.
B. Eligible Applicants
Any public transportation agency may
apply. Since the minimum proposal that
will be accepted is $2,000,000, eligible
applicants may submit a consolidated
proposal either directly, through a
designated recipient, a Metropolitan
Planning Organization (MPO), State
Transit Association, Transportation
Management Association (TMA), or
through a State Department of
Transportation. Grant awards will be
made for particular projects directly to
public transportation agencies.
C. Eligible Expenses
Eligible expenses must meet the
following criteria: (1) The expense must
be an eligible capital expense as defined
under 49 U.S.C. 5302(a)(1); and (2) The
project will assist in the reduction of the
energy consumption of a public
transportation system or the reduction
of greenhouse gas emissions of a public
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transportation system. This excludes
some elements of the statutory
definition of a capital project, such as
fleet expansion or fixed guideway
extensions because these types of
projects would increase transit agency
energy consumption.
D. Cost Sharing or Matching
The Federal share for TIGGER grants
is 100 percent, although applicants may
request a lower Federal share.
III. Proposal and Submission
Information
A. Proposal Submission Process
Proposals must be submitted by email to FTA–TIGGER@dot.gov. A
synopsis of this announcement will be
posted in the ‘‘FIND’’ module of the
government-wide electronic grants Web
site at https://www.grants.gov. However,
applicants will not be able to apply
through the ‘‘APPLY’’ module of that
site. Mail and fax submissions will not
be accepted.
Because funding in the ARRA
programs is intended to sustain or create
jobs and promote economic recovery,
each proposed project should be ready
to implement once the grant is awarded
and should be completed in a
reasonable period of time.
Successful applicants will apply for
funds through FTA’s TEAM system.
FTA may require revisions, such as a
reduction in project budget, before a
grant award is submitted in TEAM.
B. Proposal Content
Proposals may contain one project
from one transit agency, projects from
multiple public transit agencies, or
multiple projects from one public transit
agency. Combined proposals must
contain applicant information for each
agency. Proposals with multiple projects
must contain project information for
each project. See Appendix C for an
outline of proposal requirements.
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(1) Proposal Summary
A proposal should include a list of
each project and sponsoring applicant.
(2) Applicant Information
This addresses basic identifying
information, including:
a. Applicant name;
b. Contact information (including
contact name, address, e-mail address,
phone number and fax number;
c. Description of services provided by
the agency, including areas served;
d. If proposal includes vehicles,
include existing fleet information, such
as a current rail or bus fleet management
plan, if not already on file with the FTA
Regional Office, and
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e. A description of your technical
capacity to implement the proposed
project.
(3) Project Information
For each project, every proposal must:
(a) Identify whether the project is to be
evaluated under energy reduction or
greenhouse gas reduction criteria or
both criteria; (b) Describe the scope of
the project, including the proposed
capital investment as well as the
existing system, subsystem, facility,
vehicle, or component that the
investment will replace or be applied to.
The project scope determines where
measurement of energy reductions or
greenhouse gas emissions reductions
will take place and must be directly
related to the actual capital investment.
It should be determined in a manner
that permits measurement before and
after the investment to determine either
the energy savings or greenhouse gas
reductions. For example, a project could
consist of replacing 10 buses in a 100
vehicle bus fleet with more energyefficient buses. In this case,
measurement would focus on the 10
vehicles, not the entire fleet. As another
example, a project could consist of
including wayside energy storage for a
rail system to capture regenerated
energy. In this case, the measurement
could focus on the energy use of the rail
lines where the investment takes place,
not the entire rail system. As a third
example, a project could consist of
multiple investments (e.g., compact
fluorescents, solar panels) to reduce the
energy use of a bus maintenance facility.
In that case, the measurement could be
the energy use of the entire facility; (c)
Provide a line item budget for the
project and its total cost and for scalable
projects include the minimum amount
necessary to implement the project if
FTA were not to fund the total cost; (d)
Identify the expected useful life of the
investment; and (e) Provide brief project
time-line outlining steps from project
development through completion,
including significant milestones such as
date of contract awards and dates of
project implementation (e.g. when
vehicles will begin revenue service).
(4) Project Measurement Information
A proposal must provide narrative
information for each project describing
how the estimates provided in the
summary tables were calculated. See
Appendix D—Project Measurement
Guidelines provides information on the
step-by-step process agencies should
follow in developing their calculations.
The proposals should provide
information for each step described in
Appendix D. Proposals also should
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identify the process the agency will use
to determine the actual energy savings
or greenhouse gas emission reductions
realized once the investment is
implemented.
(5) A proposal should include a
project measurement summary for either
or both the energy consumption
reduction or greenhouse gas emission
reduction programs. (See Appendix E—
Tables.) FTA will post on its Web site:
www.fta.dot.gov a Microsoft Excel
spreadsheet that may be used to develop
these tables.
(6) A proposal should address each of
the evaluation criteria separately.
C. Funding Restrictions
Only proposals from eligible
recipients for eligible activities will be
considered for funding (see Section III
of this Notice). FTA may decide to
provide only partial funding for certain
proposals to maximize the impact of
this program.
IV. How Proposals Will Be Evaluated
Energy consumption reduction and
greenhouse gas reduction projects will
be evaluated separately. An applicant
may request evaluation under both
criteria if it provides the necessary
project measurement information. Two
criteria are specific to energy
consumption reduction projects and one
criterion is specific to greenhouse gas
reduction projects. The remaining
criteria apply to all projects.
A. Project Evaluation Criteria for Energy
Consumption Reduction Projects
FTA will evaluate projects on total
energy consumption savings projected
to result from the project, and projected
energy savings of the project as a
percentage of the total energy usage of
the public transit agency. Refer to
Appendix B for definitions.
B. Project Evaluation Criterion for
Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction
Projects
FTA will evaluate projects based on
the total amount of greenhouse gas
reductions projected to result from the
project.
C. Project Evaluation Criteria for All
Projects
In addition, FTA will evaluate all
projects on the following criteria:
(1) Return on Investment. This
includes the ratio of energy savings or
greenhouse gas reductions per dollar of
Federal TIGGER funds invested.
(2) Project Readiness. The Project Is
Ready To Implement.
a. Any required environmental work
has been initiated for construction
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projects requiring an Environmental
Finding.
b. Implementation plans are ready,
including initial design of facilities
projects.
c. the Metropolitan Transportation
Improvement Program/State
Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP/STIP) can be amended.
d. Project can be obligated and
implemented quickly, if selected.
(3) The applicant demonstrates the
capacity to carry out the project.
a. The applicant is in fundable status
for the FTA grant program
b. The applicant demonstrates the
technical capacity to carry out the
project including the project approach
or project management plan.
c. The applicant has systems and
internal controls in place that allow it
to separately track and report ARRA
funds even used to fund an existing
project/activity.
d. The applicant has the ability to
collect information and demonstrate the
results of the project for at least one year
following project implementation.(But
note that useful life criteria apply for
FTA funded assets.)
(4) Project Innovation. The project
identifies a unique, significant, or
innovative approach to reducing energy
consumption or greenhouse gas
emissions not currently in widespread
practice within the transit industry or
an approach distinct from the other
proposals received by FTA.
(5) The national applicability of the
project as an example of energy savings
or greenhouse gas reductions including
whether the project could be replicated
by other transit agencies regionally or
nationally.
D. Review and Selection Process
Proposals first will be screened by
FTA program staff. After evaluating
proposals based on the established
technical criteria, the FTA review team
will provide recommendations to the
FTA Administrator. FTA will publish
the list of all selected projects and
funding levels in the Federal Register.
V. Award Administration Information
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A. Award Notices
FTA will screen all proposals to
determine whether all required
eligibility elements, as described in III.
‘‘Eligibility Information’’ are provided.
Once proposals have been reviewed and
projects have been selected, FTA will
award funds to the public transit agency
to implement the project. FTA will
award funding to successful applicants
through a grant in FTA’s TEAM grant
management system. These grants will
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be administered and managed by FTA
regional offices in accordance with the
federal requirements of 49 U.S.C.
Chapter 53.
B. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements
Information about general
requirements for FTA grant programs
funded by ARRA can be found in the
Federal Register Notice American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Public Transportation Apportionments,
Allocations and Grant Program
Information, (74 FR 9656, March 5,
2009) and posted on our Web site
(www.fta.dot.gov).
(1) Grant Requirements. If selected,
project sponsors will apply for a grant
through TEAM and adhere to the
customary FTA grant requirements of 49
U.S.C. Chapter 53, including those
identified in FTA Circular 5010.1D and
the FTA Master Agreement. Technical
assistance regarding these requirements
is available from each FTA regional
office.
All recipients and their sub-awardees
are required to have a DUNS number
(www.dnb.com) and a current
registration in the Central Contractor
Registration (www.ccr.gov).
Recipients of ARRA funds must have
systems and internal controls that allow
them to separately track and report
ARRA funds even if the funds are being
used to fund an existing project/activity.
Applicants must sign and submit
current Certifications and Assurances
before receiving a grant. Annual
certifications and assurances filed by a
grantee for Fiscal Year 2009 under
FTA’s regular program meet this
requirement. The Applicant assures that
it will comply with all applicable
Federal statutes, regulations, executive
orders, FTA circulars, and other Federal
administrative requirements in carrying
out any project supported by the FTA
grant. The Applicant acknowledges that
it is under a continuing obligation to
comply with the terms and conditions
of the grant agreement issued for its
project with FTA. The Applicant
understands that Federal laws,
regulations, policies, and administrative
practices might be modified from time
to time and may affect the
implementation of the project. The
Applicant agrees that the most recent
Federal requirements will apply to the
project, unless FTA issues a written
determination otherwise.
FTA will not amend its standard grant
agreement for the purposes of the
ARRA. However, to the extent the
ARRA imposes additional requirements
they will be reflected as special
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conditions in individual grant
documents.
(2) Planning. Applicants are
encouraged to notify the appropriate
State DOT and MPO in areas likely to
be served by the project funds made
available under this program.
Incorporation of funded projects in the
long range plans and transportation
improvement programs of States and
metropolitan areas is required of all
funded projects. FTA cannot obligate
grant funds unless the project is
contained in a federally approved STIP.
Similarly, all environmental
requirements must be complete before
FTA can obligate and award a grant in
TEAM.
C. Reporting Requirements
FTA reporting requirements include
standard reporting requirements
identified in FTA Circular 5010.1D, and
the Master Grant Agreement. In addition
under ARRA, the TIGGER program has
additional reporting requirements. A
recipient of TIGGER funds must report
on an annual basis:
(1) Actual annual energy consumed
within the project scope attributable to
the investment, for energy consumption
reduction projects;
(2) Actual greenhouse gas emissions
within the project scope attributable to
the investment, for greenhouse gas
reduction projects;
(3) Actual annual reductions or
increases in operating costs attributable
to the investment, for all projects.
As a condition of award, grantees
receiving ARRA funds will be required
to report on grant activities on a routine
basis. FTA grantees will be responsible
for reporting up-to-date and accurate
information in a milestone status report
and financial status report on a
quarterly basis, as well as additional
data elements that are required to be
reported in www.recovery.gov.
Additionally, special certifications and
grant conditions also will be required of
ARRA grant recipients, such as:
a. One-Time Funding. The Recipient
acknowledges that receipt of ARRA
funds is a ‘‘one-time’’ disbursement that
does not create any future obligation by
the FTA to advance similar funding
amounts.
b. Integrity. The Recipient agrees that
all data it submits to FTA in compliance
with ARRA requirements will be
accurate, objective, and of the highest
integrity.
c. Violations of Law. The Recipient
agrees that it and its subrecipients shall
report any credible evidence that a
principal, employee, agent, contractor,
subrecipient, subcontractor, or other
person has submitted a false claim
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under the False Claims Act or has
committed a criminal or civil violation
of law pertaining to fraud, conflict of
interest, bribery, gratuity, or similar
misconduct involving ARRA funds.
d. Maintenance of Effort. A Recipient
that is a State agrees to comply with the
maintenance of effort certification it has
made in compliance with Section 1201
of ARRA.
e. Emblems. The Recipient agrees to
identify projects supported by FTA by
attaching the appropriate emblems as
the Federal Government may require.
f. Reporting Requirements. In addition
to other Federal reporting requirements
applicable to the type of project
undertaken, the Recipient agrees to
(1) Comply with the reporting
requirements of ARRA, Section 1201(c)
and (f).
(2) Comply with reporting
requirements and deadlines of ARRA,
Section 1512. Therefore, the Recipient
reports on the use of the funds and on
the status of compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act by
submitting the Standard FormPerformance Progress Report-Recovery
form not later than 10 days after the end
of each calendar quarter to FTA. The
Recipients agree to obtain a Dun and
Bradstreet Universal Numbering System
(DUNS) number (www.dnb.com) for any
first tier subrecipient that does not have
a DUNS number, and agrees to
maintain, and require its first tier
subrecipients to maintain, active and
current profiles in the Central
Contractor Registration database
(www.ccr.gov).
g. Further Requirements. The
Recipient agrees to comply with any
applicable future Federal requirements
that may be imposed on the use of
ARRA funds.
FTA will issue additional specific
guidance on reporting requirements in
the near future for your information.
The ARRA statutory reporting
requirements and certifications are
identified below:
(1) Section 1511: Certifications
For covered funds made available to
State or local governments for
infrastructure investments, the
Governor, mayor, or other chief
executive, as appropriate, is required to
certify that the infrastructure investment
has received the full review and vetting
required by law and that the chief
executive accepts responsibility that the
infrastructure investment is an
appropriate use of taxpayer dollars.
Such certification must include a
description of the investment, the
estimated total cost, and the amount of
covered funds to be used, and must be
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posted on a specified Web site. A State
or local agency may not receive
infrastructure funds made available
under ARRA unless this certification is
made and posted.
On February 27, 2009, USDOT
Secretary LaHood sent letters to all
Governors providing guidance and a
template for this certification and
instructing them to send the Section
1511 certification and the other two
certifications by the Governor described
below to the Department at the
following address: TigerTeam@dot.gov.
A single certification by the Governor,
based on the established planning
process, and including a link to a Web
site posting of the Statewide
Transportation Improvement Program,
which must contain the required section
1511 information for each investment,
will satisfy the requirement for
certification by the Governor for both
FHWA and FTA projects. FTA will
provide further guidance in the near
future about any additional
certifications that may be required by
local officials to ensure that all ARRA
projects have been properly vetted.
(2) Section 1512: Reports on Use of
Funds
Recipient Reports.—Not later than 10
days after the end of each calendar
quarter, each recipient of ARRA funds
from a Federal agency shall submit a
report to that agency that contains—
(A) The total amount of recovery
funds received from that agency;
(B) The amount of recovery funds
received that were expended or
obligated to projects or activities; and
(C) A detailed list of all projects or
activities for which recovery funds were
expended or obligated, including—
(i) The name of the project or activity;
(ii) A description of the project or
activity;
(iii) An evaluation of the completion
status of the project or activity;
(iv) An estimate of the number of jobs
created and the number of jobs retained
by the project or activity; and
(v) For infrastructure investments
made by State and local governments,
the purpose, total cost, and rationale of
the agency for funding the infrastructure
investment with funds made available
under ARRA, and name of the person to
contact at the agency if there are
concerns with the infrastructure
investment.
(D) detailed information on any
subcontracts or subgrants awarded by
the recipient to include the data
elements required to comply with the
Federal Funding Accountability and
Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109–
282), allowing aggregate reporting on
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awards below $25,000 or to individuals,
as prescribed by the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget.
The data elements required to comply
with Public Law 109–282 are: name of
entity receiving the award; the amount
of the award; information on the award
including transaction type, funding
agency, the North American Industry
Classification System Code or Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance number
(where applicable); program source; and
an award title descriptive of the purpose
of each funding action.
FTA will extract as much as possible
of this information from grant
information and standard reports
provided through its TEAM electronic
grants award and management system.
Supplemental reporting may be
required, however, to provide the
project and contract level information.
FTA will provide further reporting
instructions at a later date. FTA is
working with other modal
administrations within the United
States Department of Transportation
(USDOT) to standardize the information
required from all USDOT recipients.
Additional frequency of reporting
may be required to be responsive to
Congressional oversight requirements.
(3) Section 1512(h): Registration
Recipients of ARRA funds that are
required to report information per
section 1512(c) (4) must register with
Central Contractor Registration database
(CCR) or complete other registration
requirements as determined by the
Director of the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB).
The reporting and registration
requirements are effective September 1
2009. OMB has not yet determined
whether to use the CCR or some other
registration database. However, OMB
has issued guidance requiring FTA and
other Federal agencies to ensure that
grantees and first tier subawardees
(subrecipients and contractors) obtain a
DUNS number, or update their DUNS
record if necessary. OMB has not yet
issued a final determination on the
extent to which subawardees will be
required to register in CCR.
(4) Section 1201(a): Maintenance of
Effort
Not later than March 19, 2009, for
each amount that is distributed to a
State or its agency from an
appropriation in ARRA for a covered
program, the Governor of that State is
required to certify to the Secretary of
Transportation that the State will
maintain its effort with regard to State
funding for the types of projects that are
funded by the appropriation. As part of
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this certification, the Governor is
required to submit to the Secretary of
Transportation a statement identifying
the amount of funds the State planned
to expend from State sources as of
February 17, 2009, during the period of
February 17, 2009 through September
30, 2010, for the types of projects that
are funded by the appropriation.
This requirement applies only to State
funding for transportation projects
eligible for ARRA funding. USDOT will
treat this maintenance of effort
requirement through one consolidated
certification from the Governor to the
Secretary, which must include State
funding for transit projects, as well as
highway and other transportation modal
projects.
(5) Section 1201(2)(c): Periodic Reports
For amounts received under each
covered program by a grant recipient
under ARRA, the grant recipient shall
include in the periodic reports
information tracking:
(A) The amount of Federal funds
appropriated, allocated, obligated, and
outlaid under the appropriation;
(B) the number of projects that have
been put out to bid under the
appropriation;
(C) the number of projects for which
contracts have been awarded under the
appropriation and the amount of
Federal funds associated with such
contracts;
(D) the number of projects for which
work has begun under such contracts
and the amount of Federal funds
associated with such contracts;
(E) the number of projects for which
work has been completed under such
contracts and the amount of Federal
funds associated with such contracts;
(F) the number of direct, on-project
jobs created or sustained by the Federal
funds provided for projects under the
appropriation and, to the extent
possible, the estimated indirect jobs
created or sustained in the associated
supplying industries, including the
number of job-years created and the
total increase in employment since
February 17, 2009 and
(G) the actual aggregate expenditures
by each grant recipient from State
sources for projects eligible for funding
under the program during the period of
February 17, 2009 through September
30, 2010, as compared to the level of
such expenditures that were planned to
occur during such period as of the date
of enactment of the ARRA.
Each grant recipient is required to
submit the first of the periodic reports
required not later than 90 days from
February 17, 2009.
FTA will extract as much of this
information as possible from grant
information and standard reports
provided through the TEAM electronic
grants award and management system.
Supplemental reporting may be
required, however, to provide the
project and contract level information.
FTA will provide further reporting
instructions at a later date. FTA is
working with other modal
administrations within DOT to
standardize the information required
from all DOT recipients, including the
possibility of generating the required
jobs data through the use of economic
models and factors applied to the data
provided in the grant awards and other
information reported by the grantee.
(6) Section 1607
Section 1607 requires that the
Governor certify within 45 days of
enactment (April 3, 2009) that, for funds
provided, the state will request and use
funds provided by this Act and the
funds will be used to create jobs and
promote economic growth. If the
Governor does not provide this
certification, then the state legislature
may act to accept the funds.
(7) Section 1609
Under section 1609(c), FTA is
required to report to certain
congressional committees every 90 days
following enactment on the status and
progress of projects funded or proposed
for funding under the ARRA with
respect to compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
its implementing regulations. FTA will
request assistance from grant recipients
in compiling this quarterly report.
(8) Other Reporting
To satisfy the needs for transparency
and accountability related to funding
appropriated under the ARRA, grantees
may be required to provide additional
information not yet specified in
response to requests from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), the
Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the
Government Accountability Office
(GAO), or the USDOT Inspector General
(IG) or the Recovery Accountability and
Transparency Board. FTA will inform
grantees if and when such additional
reports are required.
VI. Technical Assistance
FTA will post answers to common
questions about the program as well as
a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for
assistance in calculations at
www.fta.dot.gov. Technical assistance
regarding these requirements is
available from each FTA regional office.
The regional offices will contact those
applicants selected for funding
regarding general and ARRA-specific
grants and reporting requirements and
will provide assistance in preparing the
documentation necessary for the grant
award.
Contact the appropriate FTA Regional
or Metropolitan Office (see Appendix A)
for application-specific information and
issues. For general program information,
contact Walter Kulyk, Office of Mobility
Innovation, (202) 366–4995, e-mail:
walter.kulyk@dot.gov. A TDD is
available at 1–800–877–8339 (TDD/
FIRS).
Issued in Washington, DC, this 19th day of
March, 2009.
Matthew J. Welbes,
Acting Deputy Administrator.
APPENDIX A—FTA REGIONAL AND METROPOLITAN OFFICES
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Richard H. Doyle, Regional Administrator, Region 1-Boston, Kendall
Square, 55 Broadway, Suite 920, Cambridge, MA 02142–1093, Tel.
617 494–2055.
States served: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Robert C. Patrick, Regional Administrator, Region 6-Ft. Worth, 819
Taylor Street, Room 8A36, Ft. Worth, TX 76102, Tel. 817 978–0550.
Brigid Hynes-Cherin, Regional Administrator, Region 2-New York, One
Bowling Green, Room 429, New York, NY 10004–1415, Tel. No. 212
668–2170.
States served: New Jersey, New York, New York Metropolitan Office,
Region 2-New York, One Bowling Green, Room 428, New York, NY
10004–1415, Tel. 212–668–2202.
Mokhtee Ahmad, Regional Administrator, Region 7-Kansas City, MO
901 Locust Street, Room 404, Kansas City, MO 64106, Tel. 816
329–3920.
States served: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.
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Letitia Thompson, Regional Administrator, Region 3-Philadelphia, 1760
Market Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103–4124, Tel. 215
656–7100.
States served: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and District of Columbia.
Philadelphia Metropolitan Office, Region 3-Philadelphia, 1760 Market
Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103–4124, Tel. 215–656–7070.
Washington, DC Office, 1990 K St NW., Suite 510, Washington, DC
20006.
Phone: (202) 219–3562 or (202) 219–3565, Fax: (202) 219–3545.
Terry Rosapep, Regional Administrator, Region 8-Denver, 12300 West
Dakota Ave., Suite 310, Lakewood, CO 80228–2583, Tel. 720–963–
3300.
States served: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah,
and Wyoming.
Yvette Taylor, Regional Administrator, Region 4-Atlanta, 230 Peachtree
Street, NW., Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30303, Tel. 404 562–3500.
Leslie T. Rogers, Regional Administrator, Region 9-San Francisco, 201
Mission Street, Suite 1650, San Francisco, CA 94105–1926, Tel. 415
744–3133.
States served: American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii,
Nevada, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
States served: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virgin Islands.
Los Angeles Metropolitan Office, Region 9-Los Angeles, 888 S.
Figueroa Street, Suite 1850, Los Angeles, CA 90017–1850, Tel.
213–202–3952.
Marisol Simon, Regional Administrator, Region 5-Chicago, 200 West
Adams Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. 312 353–2789.
States served: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, Chicago Metropolitan Office, Region 5-Chicago, 200 West
Adams Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. 312–353–2789.
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Appendix B—Glossary of Terms
Energy Use of the Public Transportation
System is energy expressed in British
Thermal Units (BTUs) (e.g., fuel, electricity,
steam) using the lower (net) heating value
purchased directly by the public
transportation system. It includes both
revenue and non revenue operations directly
operated by the agency, but not energy used
for purchased services. It includes fuel used
by an agency to generate energy, but not
energy generated by an agency. As an
example, a diesel generator operated by an
agency would count the diesel used by the
generator but not the electricity produced by
the generator. Energy produced on-site using
solar or wind power is also not counted as
part of consumption.
Greenhouse Gases are gases that trap heat
in the atmosphere expressed in metric tons
of CO2 equivalent. The principal greenhouse
gases that enter the atmosphere because of
human activities are: Carbon Dioxide (CO2);
Methane (CH4); Nitrous Oxide (N2O); and
Fluorinated Gases (Hydrofluorocarbons,
perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride)
Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Public
Transportation Agency are greenhouse gas
emissions from public transportation systems
vehicles or facilities, otherwise known as
direct emissions. It does not include indirect
emissions (e.g., from third-party power
plants) or displaced emissions (e.g.,
emissions from manufacturing transit
equipment, waste disposal, emissions
released outside the transit agency service
area, etc.)
Project is the proposed capital investment
as well as the existing system, subsystem,
facility, vehicle, or component that the
investment will replace or be applied to. The
project scope determines where measurement
of energy reductions or emissions reductions
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Rick Krochalis, Regional Administrator, Region 10-Seattle, Jackson
Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue, Suite 3142, Seattle, WA
98174–1002, Tel. 206 220–7954.
States served: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
will take place and must be directly related
to the actual capital investment.
Total Project Energy Savings is the
estimated annual project energy savings
multiplied by the expected useful life of the
investment.
Total Project Greenhouse Gas Emission
Reductions is the estimated annual project
greenhouse gas emission reductions
multiplied by the expected useful life of the
investment.
Appendix C—Proposal Outline
Each proposal must contain the following
information.
1. A list of each project, and sponsoring
applicant
2. Applicant information: For each transit
agency included in the proposal, the
information should include:
a. Applicant name,
b. Contact information
c. Description of services provided by the
agency and areas served
d. If proposal includes vehicles, include
existing fleet information, such as a
current rail or bus fleet management
plan, if not already on file with the FTA
Regional Office, and
e. A description of their technical, legal,
and financial capacity to implement the
proposed project.
3. Project Information: For each project
proposed, the information should include:
a. Whether the project is to be evaluated
under energy reduction, greenhouse gas
reduction criteria, or both.
b. A description of the scope of the project.
c. Provide a line item budget for the project
and its total cost and for scalable projects
include the minimum amount necessary
to implement the project if FTA were not
to fund the total cost.
d. Identify the expected useful life of the
investment
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e. Provide brief project time-line outlining
steps from project development through
completion, including significant
milestones such as date of contract
awards and dates of project
implementation (e.g. when vehicles will
begin revenue service).
4. Project Measurement Criteria for Energy
Reduction projects: Proposals should identify
the process the agency will use to determine
the actual energy savings once the
investment is implemented. For each project
proposed to reduce energy consumption the
proposal should include:
a. Project’s Current Annual Energy Use
b. Project’s Estimated Annual Energy Use
c. Project’s Estimated Annual Energy
Savings
d. Project’s Total Energy Savings
e. Project’s Total Energy Savings as a
Percentage of the Agency’s Total Energy
Use. This can be reported as less than
one percent or the proposal must
include:
i. Total reported Energy Consumption
ii. Total non-reported Energy Consumption
iii. Total Energy Consumption of the Public
Transportation Agency
iv. The Project’s Total Energy Savings as a
percentage of the Total Energy
Consumption of the Public
Transportation Agency
5. Project Measurement Criteria for
Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction
projects: Proposals should identify the
process the agency will use to determine the
greenhouse gas emission reductions once the
investment is implemented. For each project
proposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
the proposal should include:
a. Project’s Current Annual Greenhouse
Gas Emissions
b. Project’s Estimated Annual Greenhouse
Gas Emissions
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c. Project’s Estimated Annual Greenhouse
Gas Savings
d. Project’s Total Greenhouse Gas Savings
6. Project Measurement Summaries (Tables
1 and or 2 in Appendix C). FTA will post on
its Web site: www.fta.dot.gov a Microsoft
Excel spreadsheet that may be used to
develop these tables.
7. Address each of the evaluation criteria
separately.
a. Return on Investment—no additional
information is required
b. The Project Is Ready To Implement—the
proposal should address whether:
i. Any required environmental work has
been initiated for construction projects
requiring an Environmental Finding.
ii. Implementation plans are ready,
including initial design of facilities
projects.
iii. TIP/STIP can be amended.
iv. Project can be obligated and
implemented quickly, if selected.
c. The applicant demonstrates the capacity
to carryout the project—the proposal
should address whether:
i. The applicant is in fundable status for
the FTA grant program
ii. The applicant demonstrates the
technical capacity to carry out the
project, including the project approach
or project management plan.
iii. The applicant has systems and internal
controls that allow them to separately
track and report Recovery Act funds
even if the funds are being used to funds
an existing project/activity.
iv. The applicant has the ability to collect
information on the results of the project
for one year following the project’s
implementation.
d. The degree of innovation in a project—
the proposal should address whether the
project identifies a unique or significant
approach to reducing energy
consumption or greenhouse gas
emissions not currently in widespread
practice within the industry or an
approach distinct from the other
proposals received.
e. The national applicability of the project
as an example of energy savings or
greenhouse gas reductions—the proposal
should address whether the project
identified could be replicated by other
transit agencies regionally or nationally.
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Appendix D—Project Measurement
Guidelines
I. Projects Measured Under The Energy
Consumption Reduction Focus of ARRA
Energy consumption is the total annual
energy (e.g., fuel, electricity, steam)
purchased directly by the public
transportation system. It includes both
revenue and non revenue operations directly
operated by the agency, but not energy used
for purchased services. It includes fuel used
by an agency to generate energy, but not
energy generated by an agency. As an
example, a diesel generator operated by an
agency would count the diesel used by the
generator but not the electricity produced by
the generator. Energy produced on-site using
solar or wind power is also not counted as
part of consumption.
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When calculating energy consumption, all
initial figures should be expressed in both
the typical units for that energy source (e.g.
gallons or kWh) and in British Thermal Units
(BTUs), using the lower (net) heating value.
The Center for Transportation Analysis of
Oakridge National Laboratory of the
Department of Energy provides information
and links on how to convert typical energy
units to BTUs in the Transportation Energy
Data Book at https://cta.ornl.gov/data/tedb27/
Edition27_Appendix_B.pdf. All final
calculations should be performed in BTUs.
Agency’s annual data should be based on the
most recent year for which 12 continuous
months of data is available, but no earlier
than 2007 data.
A. Total Project Energy Savings
(i) Project’s Current Annual Energy Use.
The proposal must identify the current
annual energy use of the project scope that
the proposed investment is to be applied to
or replace and describe how this was
calculated.
(ii) Project’s Estimated Annual Energy Use.
The proposal must identify the estimated
annual energy use of the same project scope
for when the project is implemented.
(iii) Project’s Annual Energy Savings. The
proposal must subtract the project’s
estimated annual energy use from the
project’s current annual energy use. This is
the estimated annual project energy savings.
(iv) Total Project Energy Savings. The
proposal must multiply the estimated annual
project energy savings by the expected useful
life of the investment.
B. Total Project Energy Savings as a
Percentage of the Total Energy Use of the
Public Transportation Agency
(i) For some projects, the estimated total
project energy savings as a percentage of the
total energy use of the public transportation
system will be less than one percent. In those
cases the proposal may identify the total
savings as less than one percent without
further calculations provided.
(ii) If the agency estimates that the total
project energy savings as a percentage of the
total energy use of the public transportation
system will be greater than one percent, the
proposal must include the following:
(1) Reported Energy Consumption. The
proposal must identify directly operated
annual bus and rail propulsion energy
consumption. This is normally reported to
the National Transit Database (see ‘‘Table 17:
Energy Consumption by Public Transit
Entity’’). However, the proposal should use
data from the same time period as being used
for the rest of the calculations, which is not
necessarily the data reported in NTD.
(2) Non-reported Energy Consumption. The
proposal must estimate energy consumption
for all energy consumed by the agency not
reported in Table 17. The estimate should
include a listing of what related vehicles,
facilities, systems, and equipment are
included and how the total energy
consumption for each was calculated. This
will need to be supported by the applicant’s
own data.
(3) Total Energy Use of the Public
Transportation Agency. The proposal must
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add reported energy consumption with nonreported energy consumption.
(4) For each project, the proposal must
divide the estimated total project energy
savings by the total energy use of the public
transportation agency.
II. Projects To Be Evaluated Under
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Focus of the
ARRA
Only projects that will reduce greenhouse
gas emissions of the public transportation
system, otherwise known as direct emissions
(e.g. emissions from their vehicles or
facilities) are eligible under this program.
Projects intended to reduce indirect
emissions (e.g., from third-party power
plants) or displaced emissions (e.g.,
emissions from manufacturing transit
equipment, waste disposal, emissions
released outside the transit agency service
area, etc.) are ineligible. As an example, an
electric heavy-rail system consuming
electricity purchased from a third-party
power plant would be considered to have
zero greenhouse gas emissions, irrespective
of the type of power plant or the greenhouse
gases emitted in the production and
construction of the system and equipment.
The most common greenhouse gas emitted
by public transportation agencies is carbon
dioxide (CO2). If the proposal estimates
reductions to other greenhouse gases they
must be converted to their CO2 equivalent.
Agency’s annual data should be based on the
most recent year they for which a full year’s
worth of data is available, but no earlier than
2007 data.
In most cases, CO2 emissions should be
calculated by multiplying energy use by an
appropriate emission factor (e.g.,
approximately 9.17 kg of CO2 are emitted per
gallon of diesel fuel burned) outlined below.
The Environmental Protection Agency
provides information and a calculator on
greenhouse gas conversions at: https://
www.epa.gov/solar/energy-resources/
calculator.html.
Data should be reported in metric tons of
CO2 equivalent. If an agency uses another
procedure, it should clearly justify and
describe its calculations.
A. Project’s Total Estimated Greenhouse Gas
Reduction
(i) Project’s Current Annual Greenhouse
Gas Emissions. The proposal must identify
the current greenhouse gas emissions of the
project scope that the proposed investment is
to be applied to or replace.
(1) The proposal should identify the energy
source, the project’s current annual energy
use (as calculated above), and multiply the
project’s current annual energy use by the
appropriate emission factor.
(2) Project’s Estimated Annual Greenhouse
Gas Emissions. The proposal must identify
the estimated annual greenhouse gas
emissions of the same project scope when the
project is implemented.
(a) The proposal should identify the
project’s new energy source (if applicable),
the project’s estimated annual energy use (as
calculated above), and multiply the project’s
estimated annual energy use by the
appropriate emission factor.
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(b) Project’s Estimated Annual Greenhouse
Gas Reduction. The proposal must subtract
the project’s estimated annual greenhouse gas
emissions from the project’s current annual
greenhouse gas emissions.
(c) Project’s Estimated Total Greenhouse
Gas Reduction. The proposal must multiply
the project’s estimated annual greenhouse gas
reduction by the estimated useful life of the
investment.
Appendix E—Tables
FTA will post on its Web site:
www.fta.dot.gov a Microsoft Excel
spreadsheet that may be used to develop
these tables.
TABLE 1—FOR ENERGY CONSUMPTION REDUCTION PROJECTS
A1.
A2. Total
Agency.
Agency Reported Energy Use.
A3. Total
Agency
Non-Reported Energy Use.
A4. Total
Agency Energy Use.
Note: For some projects, the estimated total project energy savings as a percentage of the total energy use of the public transportation system will be less than
one percent. In those cases the proposal may identify the total savings as less
than one percent for E8 and need not fill in A2–A4.
Agency X
xx ..................
xx ..................
xx ..................
E1. Project Scope (Title) ..
E2. Cost ........
E3. Estimated
Project Useful Life.
E4. Project’s
Current Annual Energy
Use.
E5. Project’s
Estimated
Annual Energy Use.
E6. Project’s
Annual Energy Savings.
E7. Total
Project Energy Savings.
E8. Total Savings as %
of Total Use
Project 1 ...........................
Project 2 ...........................
Project 3 ...........................
Project Cost ..
Project Cost ..
Project Cost ..
xx ..................
xx ..................
xx ..................
xx ..................
xx ..................
xx ..................
xx ..................
xx ..................
xx ..................
E4–E5 ...........
E4–E5 ...........
E4–E5 ...........
E5 X E3 ........
E5 X E3 ........
E5 X E3 ........
E7/A4
E7/A4
E7/A4
TABLE 2—FOR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION PROJECTS
Agency name:
G1. Project scope
(Title)
G2. Cost
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Solicitation of Comments and Notice of Availability of Fiscal
Year 2009 Funding for Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy
Reduction Grants
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Interim notice of funding availability, request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
appropriated $100 million for a new discretionary grant program for
public transportation projects that reduce a transit system's
greenhouse gas emissions or result in a decrease in a transit system's
energy use. Because of time limitations in ARRA funding, this notice
announces the availability of the new grant program, application
requirements, and deadlines for submitting grant proposals for funding.
However, because the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy
Reduction (TIGGER) program is a new grant program, FTA also is
accepting comments on the program's provisions and may alter some of
the requirements in response to comments.
DATES: Comments must be received by April 7, 2009. Late-filed comments
will be considered to the extent practicable. Complete proposals for
the TIGGER Grant Program must be submitted by May 22, 2009.
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ADDRESSES: For Comments: You must include the agency name (Federal
Transit Administration) and the docket number (FTA-2009-0013) with your
comments. To ensure your comments are not entered into the docket more
than once, please submit comments, identified by the docket number
(FTA-2009-0013) by only one of the following methods:
1. Web site: The U.S. Government electronic docket site is
www.regulations.gov. Go to this Web site and follow the instructions
for submitting comments into docket number FTA-2009-0013;
2. Fax: Telefax comments to 202-493-2251;
3. Mail: Mail your comments to U.S. Department of Transportation,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M-30, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590; or
4. Hand Delivery: Bring your comments to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M-30,
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions for submitting comments: You must include the agency
name (Federal Transit Administration) and Docket number (FTA-2009-0013)
for this notice at the beginning of your comments. You should submit
two copies of your comments if you submit them by mail or courier. For
confirmation that FTA has received your comments, you must include a
self-addressed stamped postcard. Note that all comments received will
be posted without change to www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided, and will be available to Internet users. You may
review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register
published April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477), or you may visit
www.regulations.gov.
For Proposals: Proposals must be submitted electronically via e-
mail at FTA-TIGGER@dot.gov. FTA will announce grant selections in the
Federal Register when the selection process is complete.
This announcement is available on the Internet on the FTA Web site
at: https://www.fta.dot.gov. FTA will take all comments into
consideration and may publish a follow up document revising some
elements of the proposal. If FTA determines that no substantive changes
need be made in the Notice of Funding Availability, then all comments
will be responded to when FTA publishes a Federal Register notice
announcing the successful proposals. Proposals must be submitted to FTA
electronically at FTA-TIGGER@dot.gov and applicants should receive a
confirmation e-mail within 2 business days. A synopsis of this
announcement will be posted in the FIND module of the government-wide
electronic grants Web site at https://www.grants.gov. However,
applicants will not be able to apply through the APPLY module of that
site. Mail and fax submissions will not be accepted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact the appropriate FTA Regional
Office (see Appendix A) for application-specific information and
issues. For general program information, contact Walter Kulyk, Office
of Mobility Innovation, (202)366-4995, e-mail: walter.kulyk@dot.gov. A
TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/FIRS). A TDD is available at 1-
800-877-8339 (TDD/FIRS).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FTA invites interested parties to comment on
the TIGGER program elements as outlined below. FTA intends to respond
and provide any revisions to the notice of funding availability in a
subsequent notice.
Table of Contents
I. Overview of this Notice
II. Eligibility Information
III. Proposal and Submission Information
IV. How Proposals Will Be Evaluated
V. Award Administration Information
VI. Technical Assistance
Appendix A--FTA Regional and Metropolitan Offices
Appendix B--Glossary of Terms
Appendix C--Proposal Outline
Appendix D--Project Measurement Guidelines
Appendix E--Tables
I. Overview of This Notice
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was enacted on
February 17, 2009. While the total amount in ARRA is $787 billion, $8.4
billion was appropriated to FTA for transit capital improvements and
reinvestment. Of this $8.4 billion, $100 million is appropriated for a
new program to provide direct funding to public transit agencies for
``capital investments that will assist in reducing the energy
consumption or greenhouse gas emissions of their public transportation
systems * * * .''
The program will take place in phases. Today's Federal Register
notice requests proposals be submitted by May 22, 2009. In addition,
because this is a new program, we are requesting comments on the
proposed program outline, structure, and requirements. FTA will take
all comments into consideration and may publish a follow up document
revising some elements of its proposal. If FTA determines that no
substantive changes need to be made in this Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA), all comments will be responded to when FTA
publishes a Federal Register notice announcing the successful
proposals. If substantive changes are necessary, FTA may publish a
supplemental Federal Register notice and request for applications.
Depending on the nature of the comments and the number of initial
proposals received, FTA may award funds based on the initial proposals.
The ARRA authorizes two purposes for these new grants: first, for
capital investments that will assist in reducing the energy consumption
of a transit system; or, second, for capital investments that will
reduce greenhouse gas emissions of a public transportation system.
Proposals for projects may be submitted under either or both
categories. To ensure that the purposes of the ARRA are met, FTA has
established a range of funding that will be considered for approval.
Each submitted proposal must request a minimum of $2,000,000. FTA will
allow consolidated proposals from transit agencies to reach this
$2,000,000 threshold, thus, individual projects within a proposal may
receive less than $2,000,000. Conversely, to ensure a variety of
projects are funded, FTA has established a maximum grant amount of
$25,000,000.
II. Eligibility Information
A. Eligible Recipients
Eligible recipients under this program are public transportation
agencies.
B. Eligible Applicants
Any public transportation agency may apply. Since the minimum
proposal that will be accepted is $2,000,000, eligible applicants may
submit a consolidated proposal either directly, through a designated
recipient, a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), State Transit
Association, Transportation Management Association (TMA), or through a
State Department of Transportation. Grant awards will be made for
particular projects directly to public transportation agencies.
C. Eligible Expenses
Eligible expenses must meet the following criteria: (1) The expense
must be an eligible capital expense as defined under 49 U.S.C.
5302(a)(1); and (2) The project will assist in the reduction of the
energy consumption of a public transportation system or the reduction
of greenhouse gas emissions of a public
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transportation system. This excludes some elements of the statutory
definition of a capital project, such as fleet expansion or fixed
guideway extensions because these types of projects would increase
transit agency energy consumption.
D. Cost Sharing or Matching
The Federal share for TIGGER grants is 100 percent, although
applicants may request a lower Federal share.
III. Proposal and Submission Information
A. Proposal Submission Process
Proposals must be submitted by e-mail to FTA-TIGGER@dot.gov. A
synopsis of this announcement will be posted in the ``FIND'' module of
the government-wide electronic grants Web site at https://www.grants.gov. However, applicants will not be able to apply through
the ``APPLY'' module of that site. Mail and fax submissions will not be
accepted.
Because funding in the ARRA programs is intended to sustain or
create jobs and promote economic recovery, each proposed project should
be ready to implement once the grant is awarded and should be completed
in a reasonable period of time.
Successful applicants will apply for funds through FTA's TEAM
system. FTA may require revisions, such as a reduction in project
budget, before a grant award is submitted in TEAM.
B. Proposal Content
Proposals may contain one project from one transit agency, projects
from multiple public transit agencies, or multiple projects from one
public transit agency. Combined proposals must contain applicant
information for each agency. Proposals with multiple projects must
contain project information for each project. See Appendix C for an
outline of proposal requirements.
(1) Proposal Summary
A proposal should include a list of each project and sponsoring
applicant.
(2) Applicant Information
This addresses basic identifying information, including:
a. Applicant name;
b. Contact information (including contact name, address, e-mail
address, phone number and fax number;
c. Description of services provided by the agency, including areas
served;
d. If proposal includes vehicles, include existing fleet
information, such as a current rail or bus fleet management plan, if
not already on file with the FTA Regional Office, and
e. A description of your technical capacity to implement the
proposed project.
(3) Project Information
For each project, every proposal must: (a) Identify whether the
project is to be evaluated under energy reduction or greenhouse gas
reduction criteria or both criteria; (b) Describe the scope of the
project, including the proposed capital investment as well as the
existing system, subsystem, facility, vehicle, or component that the
investment will replace or be applied to. The project scope determines
where measurement of energy reductions or greenhouse gas emissions
reductions will take place and must be directly related to the actual
capital investment. It should be determined in a manner that permits
measurement before and after the investment to determine either the
energy savings or greenhouse gas reductions. For example, a project
could consist of replacing 10 buses in a 100 vehicle bus fleet with
more energy-efficient buses. In this case, measurement would focus on
the 10 vehicles, not the entire fleet. As another example, a project
could consist of including wayside energy storage for a rail system to
capture regenerated energy. In this case, the measurement could focus
on the energy use of the rail lines where the investment takes place,
not the entire rail system. As a third example, a project could consist
of multiple investments (e.g., compact fluorescents, solar panels) to
reduce the energy use of a bus maintenance facility. In that case, the
measurement could be the energy use of the entire facility; (c) Provide
a line item budget for the project and its total cost and for scalable
projects include the minimum amount necessary to implement the project
if FTA were not to fund the total cost; (d) Identify the expected
useful life of the investment; and (e) Provide brief project time-line
outlining steps from project development through completion, including
significant milestones such as date of contract awards and dates of
project implementation (e.g. when vehicles will begin revenue service).
(4) Project Measurement Information
A proposal must provide narrative information for each project
describing how the estimates provided in the summary tables were
calculated. See Appendix D--Project Measurement Guidelines provides
information on the step-by-step process agencies should follow in
developing their calculations. The proposals should provide information
for each step described in Appendix D. Proposals also should identify
the process the agency will use to determine the actual energy savings
or greenhouse gas emission reductions realized once the investment is
implemented.
(5) A proposal should include a project measurement summary for
either or both the energy consumption reduction or greenhouse gas
emission reduction programs. (See Appendix E--Tables.) FTA will post on
its Web site: www.fta.dot.gov a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that may be
used to develop these tables.
(6) A proposal should address each of the evaluation criteria
separately.
C. Funding Restrictions
Only proposals from eligible recipients for eligible activities
will be considered for funding (see Section III of this Notice). FTA
may decide to provide only partial funding for certain proposals to
maximize the impact of this program.
IV. How Proposals Will Be Evaluated
Energy consumption reduction and greenhouse gas reduction projects
will be evaluated separately. An applicant may request evaluation under
both criteria if it provides the necessary project measurement
information. Two criteria are specific to energy consumption reduction
projects and one criterion is specific to greenhouse gas reduction
projects. The remaining criteria apply to all projects.
A. Project Evaluation Criteria for Energy Consumption Reduction
Projects
FTA will evaluate projects on total energy consumption savings
projected to result from the project, and projected energy savings of
the project as a percentage of the total energy usage of the public
transit agency. Refer to Appendix B for definitions.
B. Project Evaluation Criterion for Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction
Projects
FTA will evaluate projects based on the total amount of greenhouse
gas reductions projected to result from the project.
C. Project Evaluation Criteria for All Projects
In addition, FTA will evaluate all projects on the following
criteria:
(1) Return on Investment. This includes the ratio of energy savings
or greenhouse gas reductions per dollar of Federal TIGGER funds
invested.
(2) Project Readiness. The Project Is Ready To Implement.
a. Any required environmental work has been initiated for
construction
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projects requiring an Environmental Finding.
b. Implementation plans are ready, including initial design of
facilities projects.
c. the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program/State
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP/STIP) can be amended.
d. Project can be obligated and implemented quickly, if selected.
(3) The applicant demonstrates the capacity to carry out the
project.
a. The applicant is in fundable status for the FTA grant program
b. The applicant demonstrates the technical capacity to carry out
the project including the project approach or project management plan.
c. The applicant has systems and internal controls in place that
allow it to separately track and report ARRA funds even used to fund an
existing project/activity.
d. The applicant has the ability to collect information and
demonstrate the results of the project for at least one year following
project implementation.(But note that useful life criteria apply for
FTA funded assets.)
(4) Project Innovation. The project identifies a unique,
significant, or innovative approach to reducing energy consumption or
greenhouse gas emissions not currently in widespread practice within
the transit industry or an approach distinct from the other proposals
received by FTA.
(5) The national applicability of the project as an example of
energy savings or greenhouse gas reductions including whether the
project could be replicated by other transit agencies regionally or
nationally.
D. Review and Selection Process
Proposals first will be screened by FTA program staff. After
evaluating proposals based on the established technical criteria, the
FTA review team will provide recommendations to the FTA Administrator.
FTA will publish the list of all selected projects and funding levels
in the Federal Register.
V. Award Administration Information
A. Award Notices
FTA will screen all proposals to determine whether all required
eligibility elements, as described in III. ``Eligibility Information''
are provided. Once proposals have been reviewed and projects have been
selected, FTA will award funds to the public transit agency to
implement the project. FTA will award funding to successful applicants
through a grant in FTA's TEAM grant management system. These grants
will be administered and managed by FTA regional offices in accordance
with the federal requirements of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53.
B. Administrative and National Policy Requirements
Information about general requirements for FTA grant programs
funded by ARRA can be found in the Federal Register Notice American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Public Transportation
Apportionments, Allocations and Grant Program Information, (74 FR 9656,
March 5, 2009) and posted on our Web site (www.fta.dot.gov).
(1) Grant Requirements. If selected, project sponsors will apply
for a grant through TEAM and adhere to the customary FTA grant
requirements of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53, including those identified in FTA
Circular 5010.1D and the FTA Master Agreement. Technical assistance
regarding these requirements is available from each FTA regional
office.
All recipients and their sub-awardees are required to have a DUNS
number (www.dnb.com) and a current registration in the Central
Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov).
Recipients of ARRA funds must have systems and internal controls
that allow them to separately track and report ARRA funds even if the
funds are being used to fund an existing project/activity.
Applicants must sign and submit current Certifications and
Assurances before receiving a grant. Annual certifications and
assurances filed by a grantee for Fiscal Year 2009 under FTA's regular
program meet this requirement. The Applicant assures that it will
comply with all applicable Federal statutes, regulations, executive
orders, FTA circulars, and other Federal administrative requirements in
carrying out any project supported by the FTA grant. The Applicant
acknowledges that it is under a continuing obligation to comply with
the terms and conditions of the grant agreement issued for its project
with FTA. The Applicant understands that Federal laws, regulations,
policies, and administrative practices might be modified from time to
time and may affect the implementation of the project. The Applicant
agrees that the most recent Federal requirements will apply to the
project, unless FTA issues a written determination otherwise.
FTA will not amend its standard grant agreement for the purposes of
the ARRA. However, to the extent the ARRA imposes additional
requirements they will be reflected as special conditions in individual
grant documents.
(2) Planning. Applicants are encouraged to notify the appropriate
State DOT and MPO in areas likely to be served by the project funds
made available under this program. Incorporation of funded projects in
the long range plans and transportation improvement programs of States
and metropolitan areas is required of all funded projects. FTA cannot
obligate grant funds unless the project is contained in a federally
approved STIP.
Similarly, all environmental requirements must be complete before
FTA can obligate and award a grant in TEAM.
C. Reporting Requirements
FTA reporting requirements include standard reporting requirements
identified in FTA Circular 5010.1D, and the Master Grant Agreement. In
addition under ARRA, the TIGGER program has additional reporting
requirements. A recipient of TIGGER funds must report on an annual
basis:
(1) Actual annual energy consumed within the project scope
attributable to the investment, for energy consumption reduction
projects;
(2) Actual greenhouse gas emissions within the project scope
attributable to the investment, for greenhouse gas reduction projects;
(3) Actual annual reductions or increases in operating costs
attributable to the investment, for all projects.
As a condition of award, grantees receiving ARRA funds will be
required to report on grant activities on a routine basis. FTA grantees
will be responsible for reporting up-to-date and accurate information
in a milestone status report and financial status report on a quarterly
basis, as well as additional data elements that are required to be
reported in www.recovery.gov. Additionally, special certifications and
grant conditions also will be required of ARRA grant recipients, such
as:
a. One-Time Funding. The Recipient acknowledges that receipt of
ARRA funds is a ``one-time'' disbursement that does not create any
future obligation by the FTA to advance similar funding amounts.
b. Integrity. The Recipient agrees that all data it submits to FTA
in compliance with ARRA requirements will be accurate, objective, and
of the highest integrity.
c. Violations of Law. The Recipient agrees that it and its
subrecipients shall report any credible evidence that a principal,
employee, agent, contractor, subrecipient, subcontractor, or other
person has submitted a false claim
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under the False Claims Act or has committed a criminal or civil
violation of law pertaining to fraud, conflict of interest, bribery,
gratuity, or similar misconduct involving ARRA funds.
d. Maintenance of Effort. A Recipient that is a State agrees to
comply with the maintenance of effort certification it has made in
compliance with Section 1201 of ARRA.
e. Emblems. The Recipient agrees to identify projects supported by
FTA by attaching the appropriate emblems as the Federal Government may
require.
f. Reporting Requirements. In addition to other Federal reporting
requirements applicable to the type of project undertaken, the
Recipient agrees to
(1) Comply with the reporting requirements of ARRA, Section 1201(c)
and (f).
(2) Comply with reporting requirements and deadlines of ARRA,
Section 1512. Therefore, the Recipient reports on the use of the funds
and on the status of compliance with the National Environmental Policy
Act by submitting the Standard Form-Performance Progress Report-
Recovery form not later than 10 days after the end of each calendar
quarter to FTA. The Recipients agree to obtain a Dun and Bradstreet
Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number (www.dnb.com) for any first
tier subrecipient that does not have a DUNS number, and agrees to
maintain, and require its first tier subrecipients to maintain, active
and current profiles in the Central Contractor Registration database
(www.ccr.gov).
g. Further Requirements. The Recipient agrees to comply with any
applicable future Federal requirements that may be imposed on the use
of ARRA funds.
FTA will issue additional specific guidance on reporting
requirements in the near future for your information. The ARRA
statutory reporting requirements and certifications are identified
below:
(1) Section 1511: Certifications
For covered funds made available to State or local governments for
infrastructure investments, the Governor, mayor, or other chief
executive, as appropriate, is required to certify that the
infrastructure investment has received the full review and vetting
required by law and that the chief executive accepts responsibility
that the infrastructure investment is an appropriate use of taxpayer
dollars. Such certification must include a description of the
investment, the estimated total cost, and the amount of covered funds
to be used, and must be posted on a specified Web site. A State or
local agency may not receive infrastructure funds made available under
ARRA unless this certification is made and posted.
On February 27, 2009, USDOT Secretary LaHood sent letters to all
Governors providing guidance and a template for this certification and
instructing them to send the Section 1511 certification and the other
two certifications by the Governor described below to the Department at
the following address: TigerTeam@dot.gov. A single certification by the
Governor, based on the established planning process, and including a
link to a Web site posting of the Statewide Transportation Improvement
Program, which must contain the required section 1511 information for
each investment, will satisfy the requirement for certification by the
Governor for both FHWA and FTA projects. FTA will provide further
guidance in the near future about any additional certifications that
may be required by local officials to ensure that all ARRA projects
have been properly vetted.
(2) Section 1512: Reports on Use of Funds
Recipient Reports.--Not later than 10 days after the end of each
calendar quarter, each recipient of ARRA funds from a Federal agency
shall submit a report to that agency that contains--
(A) The total amount of recovery funds received from that agency;
(B) The amount of recovery funds received that were expended or
obligated to projects or activities; and
(C) A detailed list of all projects or activities for which
recovery funds were expended or obligated, including--
(i) The name of the project or activity;
(ii) A description of the project or activity;
(iii) An evaluation of the completion status of the project or
activity;
(iv) An estimate of the number of jobs created and the number of
jobs retained by the project or activity; and
(v) For infrastructure investments made by State and local
governments, the purpose, total cost, and rationale of the agency for
funding the infrastructure investment with funds made available under
ARRA, and name of the person to contact at the agency if there are
concerns with the infrastructure investment.
(D) detailed information on any subcontracts or subgrants awarded
by the recipient to include the data elements required to comply with
the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub.
L. 109-282), allowing aggregate reporting on awards below $25,000 or to
individuals, as prescribed by the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget.
The data elements required to comply with Public Law 109-282 are:
name of entity receiving the award; the amount of the award;
information on the award including transaction type, funding agency,
the North American Industry Classification System Code or Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance number (where applicable); program source;
and an award title descriptive of the purpose of each funding action.
FTA will extract as much as possible of this information from grant
information and standard reports provided through its TEAM electronic
grants award and management system. Supplemental reporting may be
required, however, to provide the project and contract level
information. FTA will provide further reporting instructions at a later
date. FTA is working with other modal administrations within the United
States Department of Transportation (USDOT) to standardize the
information required from all USDOT recipients.
Additional frequency of reporting may be required to be responsive
to Congressional oversight requirements.
(3) Section 1512(h): Registration
Recipients of ARRA funds that are required to report information
per section 1512(c) (4) must register with Central Contractor
Registration database (CCR) or complete other registration requirements
as determined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
The reporting and registration requirements are effective September
1 2009. OMB has not yet determined whether to use the CCR or some other
registration database. However, OMB has issued guidance requiring FTA
and other Federal agencies to ensure that grantees and first tier
subawardees (subrecipients and contractors) obtain a DUNS number, or
update their DUNS record if necessary. OMB has not yet issued a final
determination on the extent to which subawardees will be required to
register in CCR.
(4) Section 1201(a): Maintenance of Effort
Not later than March 19, 2009, for each amount that is distributed
to a State or its agency from an appropriation in ARRA for a covered
program, the Governor of that State is required to certify to the
Secretary of Transportation that the State will maintain its effort
with regard to State funding for the types of projects that are funded
by the appropriation. As part of
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this certification, the Governor is required to submit to the Secretary
of Transportation a statement identifying the amount of funds the State
planned to expend from State sources as of February 17, 2009, during
the period of February 17, 2009 through September 30, 2010, for the
types of projects that are funded by the appropriation.
This requirement applies only to State funding for transportation
projects eligible for ARRA funding. USDOT will treat this maintenance
of effort requirement through one consolidated certification from the
Governor to the Secretary, which must include State funding for transit
projects, as well as highway and other transportation modal projects.
(5) Section 1201(2)(c): Periodic Reports
For amounts received under each covered program by a grant
recipient under ARRA, the grant recipient shall include in the periodic
reports information tracking:
(A) The amount of Federal funds appropriated, allocated, obligated,
and outlaid under the appropriation;
(B) the number of projects that have been put out to bid under the
appropriation;
(C) the number of projects for which contracts have been awarded
under the appropriation and the amount of Federal funds associated with
such contracts;
(D) the number of projects for which work has begun under such
contracts and the amount of Federal funds associated with such
contracts;
(E) the number of projects for which work has been completed under
such contracts and the amount of Federal funds associated with such
contracts;
(F) the number of direct, on-project jobs created or sustained by
the Federal funds provided for projects under the appropriation and, to
the extent possible, the estimated indirect jobs created or sustained
in the associated supplying industries, including the number of job-
years created and the total increase in employment since February 17,
2009 and
(G) the actual aggregate expenditures by each grant recipient from
State sources for projects eligible for funding under the program
during the period of February 17, 2009 through September 30, 2010, as
compared to the level of such expenditures that were planned to occur
during such period as of the date of enactment of the ARRA.
Each grant recipient is required to submit the first of the
periodic reports required not later than 90 days from February 17,
2009.
FTA will extract as much of this information as possible from grant
information and standard reports provided through the TEAM electronic
grants award and management system. Supplemental reporting may be
required, however, to provide the project and contract level
information. FTA will provide further reporting instructions at a later
date. FTA is working with other modal administrations within DOT to
standardize the information required from all DOT recipients, including
the possibility of generating the required jobs data through the use of
economic models and factors applied to the data provided in the grant
awards and other information reported by the grantee.
(6) Section 1607
Section 1607 requires that the Governor certify within 45 days of
enactment (April 3, 2009) that, for funds provided, the state will
request and use funds provided by this Act and the funds will be used
to create jobs and promote economic growth. If the Governor does not
provide this certification, then the state legislature may act to
accept the funds.
(7) Section 1609
Under section 1609(c), FTA is required to report to certain
congressional committees every 90 days following enactment on the
status and progress of projects funded or proposed for funding under
the ARRA with respect to compliance with the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) and its implementing regulations. FTA will request
assistance from grant recipients in compiling this quarterly report.
(8) Other Reporting
To satisfy the needs for transparency and accountability related to
funding appropriated under the ARRA, grantees may be required to
provide additional information not yet specified in response to
requests from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the
Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Government Accountability Office
(GAO), or the USDOT Inspector General (IG) or the Recovery
Accountability and Transparency Board. FTA will inform grantees if and
when such additional reports are required.
VI. Technical Assistance
FTA will post answers to common questions about the program as well
as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for assistance in calculations at
www.fta.dot.gov. Technical assistance regarding these requirements is
available from each FTA regional office. The regional offices will
contact those applicants selected for funding regarding general and
ARRA-specific grants and reporting requirements and will provide
assistance in preparing the documentation necessary for the grant
award.
Contact the appropriate FTA Regional or Metropolitan Office (see
Appendix A) for application-specific information and issues. For
general program information, contact Walter Kulyk, Office of Mobility
Innovation, (202) 366-4995, e-mail: walter.kulyk@dot.gov. A TDD is
available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/FIRS).
Issued in Washington, DC, this 19th day of March, 2009.
Matthew J. Welbes,
Acting Deputy Administrator.
Appendix A--FTA Regional and Metropolitan Offices
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Richard H. Doyle, Regional Robert C. Patrick, Regional
Administrator, Region 1-Boston, Administrator, Region 6-Ft.
Kendall Square, 55 Broadway, Suite Worth, 819 Taylor Street, Room
920, Cambridge, MA 02142-1093, Tel. 8A36, Ft. Worth, TX 76102,
617 494-2055. Tel. 817 978-0550.
States served: Connecticut, Maine, States served: Arkansas,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Louisiana, Oklahoma, New
Island, and Vermont. Mexico and Texas.
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Brigid Hynes-Cherin, Regional Mokhtee Ahmad, Regional
Administrator, Region 2-New York, One Administrator, Region 7-Kansas
Bowling Green, Room 429, New York, NY City, MO 901 Locust Street,
10004-1415, Tel. No. 212 668-2170. Room 404, Kansas City, MO
64106, Tel. 816 329-3920.
States served: New Jersey, New York, States served: Iowa, Kansas,
New York Metropolitan Office, Region 2- Missouri, and Nebraska.
New York, One Bowling Green, Room 428,
New York, NY 10004-1415, Tel. 212-668-
2202.
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Letitia Thompson, Regional Terry Rosapep, Regional
Administrator, Region 3-Philadelphia, Administrator, Region 8-
1760 Market Street, Suite 500, Denver, 12300 West Dakota
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4124, Tel. 215 Ave., Suite 310, Lakewood, CO
656-7100. 80228-2583, Tel. 720-963-3300.
States served: Delaware, Maryland, States served: Colorado,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Montana, North Dakota, South
and District of Columbia. Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
Philadelphia Metropolitan Office, ...............................
Region 3-Philadelphia, 1760 Market
Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA
19103-4124, Tel. 215-656-7070.
Washington, DC Office, 1990 K St NW., ...............................
Suite 510, Washington, DC 20006.
Phone: (202) 219-3562 or (202) 219- ...............................
3565, Fax: (202) 219-3545.
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Yvette Taylor, Regional Administrator, Leslie T. Rogers, Regional
Region 4-Atlanta, 230 Peachtree Administrator, Region 9-San
Street, NW., Suite 800, Atlanta, GA Francisco, 201 Mission Street,
30303, Tel. 404 562-3500. Suite 1650, San Francisco, CA
94105-1926, Tel. 415 744-3133.
States served: Alabama, Florida, States served: American Samoa,
Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Arizona, California, Guam,
Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Hawaii, Nevada, and the
Tennessee, and Virgin Islands. Northern Mariana Islands.
Los Angeles Metropolitan
Office, Region 9-Los Angeles,
888 S. Figueroa Street, Suite
1850, Los Angeles, CA 90017-
1850, Tel. 213-202-3952.
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Marisol Simon, Regional Administrator, Rick Krochalis, Regional
Region 5-Chicago, 200 West Adams Administrator, Region 10-
Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Seattle, Jackson Federal
Tel. 312 353-2789. Building, 915 Second Avenue,
Suite 3142, Seattle, WA 98174-
1002, Tel. 206 220-7954.
States served: Illinois, Indiana, States served: Alaska, Idaho,
Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Oregon, and Washington.
Wisconsin, Chicago Metropolitan
Office, Region 5-Chicago, 200 West
Adams Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL
60606, Tel. 312-353-2789.
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Appendix B--Glossary of Terms
Energy Use of the Public Transportation System is energy
expressed in British Thermal Units (BTUs) (e.g., fuel, electricity,
steam) using the lower (net) heating value purchased directly by the
public transportation system. It includes both revenue and non
revenue operations directly operated by the agency, but not energy
used for purchased services. It includes fuel used by an agency to
generate energy, but not energy generated by an agency. As an
example, a diesel generator operated by an agency would count the
diesel used by the generator but not the electricity produced by the
generator. Energy produced on-site using solar or wind power is also
not counted as part of consumption.
Greenhouse Gases are gases that trap heat in the atmosphere
expressed in metric tons of CO2 equivalent. The principal
greenhouse gases that enter the atmosphere because of human
activities are: Carbon Dioxide (CO2); Methane
(CH4); Nitrous Oxide (N2O); and Fluorinated
Gases (Hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur
hexafluoride)
Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Public Transportation Agency are
greenhouse gas emissions from public transportation systems vehicles
or facilities, otherwise known as direct emissions. It does not
include indirect emissions (e.g., from third-party power plants) or
displaced emissions (e.g., emissions from manufacturing transit
equipment, waste disposal, emissions released outside the transit
agency service area, etc.)
Project is the proposed capital investment as well as the
existing system, subsystem, facility, vehicle, or component that the
investment will replace or be applied to. The project scope
determines where measurement of energy reductions or emissions
reductions will take place and must be directly related to the
actual capital investment.
Total Project Energy Savings is the estimated annual project
energy savings multiplied by the expected useful life of the
investment.
Total Project Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions is the
estimated annual project greenhouse gas emission reductions
multiplied by the expected useful life of the investment.
Appendix C--Proposal Outline
Each proposal must contain the following information.
1. A list of each project, and sponsoring applicant
2. Applicant information: For each transit agency included in
the proposal, the information should include:
a. Applicant name,
b. Contact information
c. Description of services provided by the agency and areas
served
d. If proposal includes vehicles, include existing fleet
information, such as a current rail or bus fleet management plan, if
not already on file with the FTA Regional Office, and
e. A description of their technical, legal, and financial
capacity to implement the proposed project.
3. Project Information: For each project proposed, the
information should include:
a. Whether the project is to be evaluated under energy
reduction, greenhouse gas reduction criteria, or both.
b. A description of the scope of the project.
c. Provide a line item budget for the project and its total cost
and for scalable projects include the minimum amount necessary to
implement the project if FTA were not to fund the total cost.
d. Identify the expected useful life of the investment
e. Provide brief project time-line outlining steps from project
development through completion, including significant milestones
such as date of contract awards and dates of project implementation
(e.g. when vehicles will begin revenue service).
4. Project Measurement Criteria for Energy Reduction projects:
Proposals should identify the process the agency will use to
determine the actual energy savings once the investment is
implemented. For each project proposed to reduce energy consumption
the proposal should include:
a. Project's Current Annual Energy Use
b. Project's Estimated Annual Energy Use
c. Project's Estimated Annual Energy Savings
d. Project's Total Energy Savings
e. Project's Total Energy Savings as a Percentage of the
Agency's Total Energy Use. This can be reported as less than one
percent or the proposal must include:
i. Total reported Energy Consumption
ii. Total non-reported Energy Consumption
iii. Total Energy Consumption of the Public Transportation
Agency
iv. The Project's Total Energy Savings as a percentage of the
Total Energy Consumption of the Public Transportation Agency
5. Project Measurement Criteria for Greenhouse Gas Emission
Reduction projects: Proposals should identify the process the agency
will use to determine the greenhouse gas emission reductions once
the investment is implemented. For each project proposed to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions the proposal should include:
a. Project's Current Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions
b. Project's Estimated Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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c. Project's Estimated Annual Greenhouse Gas Savings
d. Project's Total Greenhouse Gas Savings
6. Project Measurement Summaries (Tables 1 and or 2 in Appendix
C). FTA will post on its Web site: www.fta.dot.gov a Microsoft Excel
spreadsheet that may be used to develop these tables.
7. Address each of the evaluation criteria separately.
a. Return on Investment--no additional information is required
b. The Project Is Ready To Implement--the proposal should
address whether:
i. Any required environmental work has been initiated for
construction projects requiring an Environmental Finding.
ii. Implementation plans are ready, including initial design of
facilities projects.
iii. TIP/STIP can be amended.
iv. Project can be obligated and implemented quickly, if
selected.
c. The applicant demonstrates the capacity to carryout the
project--the proposal should address whether:
i. The applicant is in fundable status for the FTA grant program
ii. The applicant demonstrates the technical capacity to carry
out the project, including the project approach or project
management plan.
iii. The applicant has systems and internal controls that allow
them to separately track and report Recovery Act funds even if the
funds are being used to funds an existing project/activity.
iv. The applicant has the ability to collect information on the
results of the project for one year following the project's
implementation.
d. The degree of innovation in a project--the proposal should
address whether the project identifies a unique or significant
approach to reducing energy consumption or greenhouse gas emissions
not currently in widespread practice within the industry or an
approach distinct from the other proposals received.
e. The national applicability of the project as an example of
energy savings or greenhouse gas reductions--the proposal should
address whether the project identified could be replicated by other
transit agencies regionally or nationally.
Appendix D--Project Measurement Guidelines
I. Projects Measured Under The Energy Consumption Reduction Focus of
ARRA
Energy consumption is the total annual energy (e.g., fuel,
electricity, steam) purchased directly by the public transportation
system. It includes both revenue and non revenue operations directly
operated by the agency, but not energy used for purchased services.
It includes fuel used by an agency to generate energy, but not
energy generated by an agency. As an example, a diesel generator
operated by an agency would count the diesel used by the generator
but not the electricity produced by the generator. Energy produced
on-site using solar or wind power is also not counted as part of
consumption.
When calculating energy consumption, all initial figures should
be expressed in both the typical units for that energy source (e.g.
gallons or kWh) and in British Thermal Units (BTUs), using the lower
(net) heating value. The Center for Transportation Analysis of
Oakridge National Laboratory of the Department of Energy provides
information and links on how to convert typical energy units to BTUs
in the Transportation Energy Data Book at https://cta.ornl.gov/data/tedb27/Edition27_Appendix_B.pdf. All final calculations should be
performed in BTUs. Agency's annual data should be based on the most
recent year for which 12 continuous months of data is available, but
no earlier than 2007 data.
A. Total Project Energy Savings
(i) Project's Current Annual Energy Use. The proposal must
identify the current annual energy use of the project scope that the
proposed investment is to be applied to or replace and describe how
this was calculated.
(ii) Project's Estimated Annual Energy Use. The proposal must
identify the estimated annual energy use of the same project scope
for when the project is implemented.
(iii) Project's Annual Energy Savings. The proposal must
subtract the project's estimated annual energy use from the
project's current annual energy use. This is the estimated annual
project energy savings.
(iv) Total Project Energy Savings. The proposal must multiply
the estimated annual project energy savings by the expected useful
life of the investment.
B. Total Project Energy Savings as a Percentage of the Total Energy
Use of the Public Transportation Agency
(i) For some projects, the estimated total project energy
savings as a percentage of the total energy use of the public
transportation system will be less than one percent. In those cases
the proposal may identify the total savings as less than one percent
without further calculations provided.
(ii) If the agency estimates that the total project energy
savings as a percentage of the total energy use of the public
transportation system will be greater than one percent, the proposal
must include the following:
(1) Reported Energy Consumption. The proposal must identify
directly operated annual bus and rail propulsion energy consumption.
This is normally reported to the National Transit Database (see
``Table 17: Energy Consumption by Public Transit Entity''). However,
the proposal should use data from the same time period as being used
for the rest of the calculations, which is not necessarily the data
reported in NTD.
(2) Non-reported Energy Consumption. The proposal must estimate
energy consumption for all energy consumed by the agency not
reported in Table 17. The estimate should include a listing of what
related vehicles, facilities, systems, and equipment are included
and how the total energy consumption for each was calculated. This
will need to be supported by the applicant's own data.
(3) Total Energy Use of the Public Transportation Agency. The
proposal must add reported energy consumption with non-reported
energy consumption.
(4) For each project, the proposal must divide the estimated
total project energy savings by the total energy use of the public
transportation agency.
II. Projects To Be Evaluated Under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Focus of
the ARRA
Only projects that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions of the
public transportation system, otherwise known as direct emissions
(e.g. emissions from their vehicles or facilities) are eligible
under this program. Projects intended to reduce indirect emissions
(e.g., from third-party power plants) or displaced emissions (e.g.,
emissions from manufacturing transit equipment, waste disposal,
emissions released outside the transit agency service area, etc.)
are ineligible. As an example, an electric heavy-rail system
consuming electricity purchased from a third-party power plant would
be considered to have zero greenhouse gas emissions, irrespective of
the type of power plant or the greenhouse gases emitted in the
production and construction of the system and equipment.
The most common greenhouse gas emitted by public transportation
agencies is carbon dioxide (CO2). If the proposal
estimates reductions to other greenhouse gases they must be
converted to their CO2 equivalent. Agency's annual data
should be based on the most recent year they for which a full year's
worth of data is available, but no earlier than 2007 data.
In most cases, CO2 emissions should be calculated by
multiplying energy use by an appropriate emission factor (e.g.,
approximately 9.17 kg of CO2 are emitted per gallon of
diesel fuel burned) outlined below. The Environmental Protection
Agency provides information and a calculator on greenhouse gas
conversions at: https://www.epa.gov/solar/energy-resources/calculator.html.
Data should be reported in metric tons of CO2
equivalent. If an agency uses another procedure, it should clearly
justify and describe its calculations.
A. Project's Total Estimated Greenhouse Gas Reduction
(i) Project's Current Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The
proposal must identify the current greenhouse gas emissions of the
project scope that the proposed investment is to be applied to or
replace.
(1) The proposal should identify the energy source, the
project's current annual energy use (as calculated above), and
multiply the project's current annual energy use by the appropriate
emission factor.
(2) Project's Estimated Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The
proposal must identify the estimated annual greenhouse gas emissions
of the same project scope when the project is implemented.
(a) The proposal should identify the project's new energy source
(if applicable), the project's estimated annual energy use (as
calculated above), and multiply the project's estimated annual
energy use by the appropriate emission factor.
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(b) Project's Estimated Annual Greenhouse Gas Reduction. The
proposal must subtract the project's estimated annual greenhouse gas
emissions from the project's current annual greenhouse gas
emissions.
(c) Project's Estimated Total Greenhouse Gas Reduction. The
proposal must multiply the project's estimated annual greenhouse gas
reduction by the estimated useful life of the investment.
Appendix E--Tables
FTA will post on its Web site: www.fta.dot.gov a Microsoft Excel
spreadsheet that may be used to develop these tables.
Table 1--For Energy Consumption Reduction Projects
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A1. Agency...................... A2. Total Agency A3. Total Agency A4. Total Agency Note: For some projects, the estimated total project energy savings as a percentage of the total
Reported Energy Non-Reported Energy Use. energy use of the public transportation system will be less than one percent. In those cases the
Use. Energy Use. proposal may identify the total savings as less than one percent for E8 and need not fill in A2-
A4.
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Agency X........................ xx................ xx................ xx................
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E1. Project Scope (Title)........................... E2. Cost.......... E3. Estimated E4. Project's E5. Project's E6. Project's E7. Total Project E8. Total Savings
Project Useful Current Annual Estimated Annual Annual Energy Energy Savings. as % of Total Use
Life. Energy Use. Energy Use. Savings.
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Project 1........................................... Project Cost...... xx................ xx................ xx................ E4-E5............. E5 X E3........... E7/A4
Project 2........................................... Project Cost...... xx................ xx................ xx................ E4-E5............. E5 X E3........... E7/A4
Project 3........................................... Project Cost...... xx................ xx................ xx................ E4-E5............. E5 X E3........... E7/A4
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Table 2--For Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Projects
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Agency name:
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G4. Project's G5. Project's G6. Project's
G3. Estimated current annual CO2 estimated annual estimated annual E7. Total project
G1. Project scope (Title) G2. Cost project useful equivalent CO2 equivalent CO2 emission CO2 emission
life emissions emissions reductions reductions
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Project 1....................... Project Cost...... xx................ xx................ xx................ G4-G5............. G6 X G3
Project 2....................... Project Cost...... xx................ xx................ xx................ G4-G5............. G6 X G3
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