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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility
Program Announcement of Project
Selections
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of award.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the
selection of projects to be funded under
Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 and 2010
appropriations for the Over-the-Road
Bus (OTRB) Accessibility Program,
authorized by Section 3038 of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century (TEA–21). The OTRB
Accessibility Program makes funds
available to private operators of overthe-road buses to help finance the
incremental capital and training costs of
complying with DOT’s over-the-road
bus accessibility rule, published in the
Federal Register on September 24, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
appropriate FTA Regional Office for
grant-specific issues; or Blenda
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Younger, Office of Program
Management, 202–366–2053, for general
information about the OTRB Program.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A total of
$20 million was made available for the
program in FY 2009 and FY 2010: $15
million for intercity fixed-route
providers and $5 million for all other
providers, such as commuter, charter,
and tour operators. A total of 165
applicants requested $49.7 million:
$27.5 million was requested by intercity
fixed-route providers, and $22.2 million
was requested by all other providers.
Project selections were made on a
discretionary basis, based on each
applicant’s responsiveness to statutory
project selection criteria, percent of fleet
accessible, and level of funding received
in previous years. Because of the high
demand for the funds available, most
successful applicants received less
funding than they requested.
The selected projects will provide
funding for the incremental cost of
adding lifts to 376 new vehicles,
retrofitting 142 vehicles, and $102,759
for training (See Tables I and II). Each
of the awardees, as well as applicants
who were not selected for funding, will
receive a letter explaining how funding
decisions were made. Eligible project
costs may be incurred by awardees prior
to final grant approval. The incremental
capital cost for adding wheelchair lift
Mary-Beth Mello, 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.
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equipment to any new vehicles
delivered on or after June 9, 1998, the
effective date of TEA–21, is eligible for
funding under the OTRB Accessibility
Program. Awards are processed through
FTA’s Transportation Electronic Awards
Management System (TEAM), and the
project ID’s listed in Table I and Table
II must be used in the grant application
for tracking the obligation of funds. The
grant applications will be sent to the
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for
certification under labor protection
requirements pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
5333(b). After referring applications to
affected employees represented by a
labor organization, DOL will issue a
certification to FTA. Terms and
conditions of the certification will be
incorporated in the FTA grant
agreement under the new guidelines
replacing those in 29 CFR part 215.
Please see the Special Warranty
Provisions of the Department of Labor
Guidelines ‘‘Section 5553(b) Federal
Transit Law’’ at 29 CFR 215.7.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of
March, 2011.
Peter Rogoff,
Administrator.
Appendix A
FTA Regional and Metropolitan Offices
Robert C. Patrick, Regional Administrator, Region 6—Ft. Worth, 819
Taylor Street, Room 8A36, Ft. Worth, TX 76102, Tel. 817–978–0550.
States served: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and
Texas.
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Brigid Hynes-Cherin, Regional Administrator, Region 2—New York,
One Bowling Green, Room 429, New York, NY 10004–1415, Tel.
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.
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, D.C. Metropolitan Office, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 510,
Washington, DC 20006, Tel. 202–219–3562.
Yvette Taylor, Regional Administrator, Region 4—Atlanta, 230 Peachtree Street, NW., Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30303, Tel. 404–865–5600.
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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.
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.
Leslie T. Rogers, Regional Administrator, Region 9—San Francisco,
201 Mission Street, Room 1650, San Francisco, CA 94105–1926,
Tel. 415–744–3133.
States served: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North States served: American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii,
Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virgin Islands.
Nevada, and the 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.
Marisol Simon, Regional Administrator, Region 5—Chicago, 200 West
Rick Krochalis, Regional Administrator, Region 10—Seattle, Jackson
Adams Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. 312–353–2789.
Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue, Suite 3142, Seattle, WA
98174–1002, Tel. 206–220–7954.
States served: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and WisStates served: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
consin.
Chicago Metropolitan Office, Region 5—Chicago, 200 West Adams
Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. 312–353–2789.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2011–
0045]
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping
Requirements
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Request for public comment on
proposed collection of information.
AGENCY:
Before a Federal agency can
collect certain information from the
public, it must receive approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Under procedures established
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, before seeking OMB approval,
Federal agencies must solicit public
comment on proposed collections of
information, including extensions and
reinstatement of previously approved
collections.
This document describes one
collection of information for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 31, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the
docket notice numbers cited at the
beginning of this notice and be
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submitted to Docket Management, Room
PL–401, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. Please identify
the proposed collection of information
for which a comment is provided, by
referencing its OMB clearance Number.
It is requested, but not required, that 2
copies of the comment be provided. The
Docket Section is open on weekdays
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Walter Culbreath, NHTSA 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SW., W51–204, NPO–
400,Washington, DC 20590. Mr.
Culbreath’s telephone number is (202)
366–1566. Please identify the relevant
collection of information by referring to
its OMB Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed
collection of information to OMB for
approval, it must first publish a
document in the Federal Register
providing a 60-day comment period and
otherwise consult with members of the
public and affected agencies concerning
each proposed collection of information.
The OMB has promulgated regulations
describing what must be included in
such a document. Under OMB’s
regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), an
agency must ask for public comment on
the following:
(i) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
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(ii) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(iii) how to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(iv) how to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g. permitting
electronic submission of responses.
In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following proposed
collections of information:
(1) Title: 23 CFR, part 1345, Occupant
Protection Incentive Grant-Section 405
OMB Number: 2127—0600.
Affected Public: Business of other for
profit organizations.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: An occupant protection
incentive grant is available to states that
can demonstrate compliance with at
least four of six criteria. Demonstration
of compliance requires submission of
copies of relevant seat belt and child
passenger protection statutes plan and/
or reports on statewide seat belt
enforcement and child seat education
programs and possibly some traffic
court records. In addition, States eligible
to receive grant funds must submit a
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Program Announcement of Project
Selections
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of award.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects to be funded
under Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 and 2010 appropriations for the Over-the-
Road Bus (OTRB) Accessibility Program, authorized by Section 3038 of
the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). The OTRB
Accessibility Program makes funds available to private operators of
over-the-road buses to help finance the incremental capital and
training costs of complying with DOT's over-the-road bus accessibility
rule, published in the Federal Register on September 24, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The appropriate FTA Regional Office
for grant-specific issues; or Blenda Younger, Office of Program
Management, 202-366-2053, for general information about the OTRB
Program.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A total of $20 million was made available
for the program in FY 2009 and FY 2010: $15 million for intercity
fixed-route providers and $5 million for all other providers, such as
commuter, charter, and tour operators. A total of 165 applicants
requested $49.7 million: $27.5 million was requested by intercity
fixed-route providers, and $22.2 million was requested by all other
providers. Project selections were made on a discretionary basis, based
on each applicant's responsiveness to statutory project selection
criteria, percent of fleet accessible, and level of funding received in
previous years. Because of the high demand for the funds available,
most successful applicants received less funding than they requested.
The selected projects will provide funding for the incremental cost
of adding lifts to 376 new vehicles, retrofitting 142 vehicles, and
$102,759 for training (See Tables I and II). Each of the awardees, as
well as applicants who were not selected for funding, will receive a
letter explaining how funding decisions were made. Eligible project
costs may be incurred by awardees prior to final grant approval. The
incremental capital cost for adding wheelchair lift equipment to any
new vehicles delivered on or after June 9, 1998, the effective date of
TEA-21, is eligible for funding under the OTRB Accessibility Program.
Awards are processed through FTA's Transportation Electronic Awards
Management System (TEAM), and the project ID's listed in Table I and
Table II must be used in the grant application for tracking the
obligation of funds. The grant applications will be sent to the U.S.
Department of Labor (DOL) for certification under labor protection
requirements pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5333(b). After referring
applications to affected employees represented by a labor organization,
DOL will issue a certification to FTA. Terms and conditions of the
certification will be incorporated in the FTA grant agreement under the
new guidelines replacing those in 29 CFR part 215. Please see the
Special Warranty Provisions of the Department of Labor Guidelines
``Section 5553(b) Federal Transit Law'' at 29 CFR 215.7.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of March, 2011.
Peter Rogoff,
Administrator.
Appendix A
FTA Regional and Metropolitan Offices
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Mary-Beth Mello, 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--
Bowling Green, Room 429, New York, NY Kansas City, MO, 901 Locust
10004-1415, Tel. 212-668-2170. Street, Room 404, Kansas City,
MO 64106, Tel. 816-329-3920.
States served: New Jersey, New York.... States served: Iowa, Kansas,
Missouri, and Nebraska.
New York Metropolitan Office, Region 2--
New York, One Bowling Green, Room 428,
New York, NY 10004-1415, Tel. 212-668-
2202.
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, D.C. Metropolitan Office,
1990 K Street, NW., Room 510,
Washington, DC 20006, Tel. 202-219-
3562.
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. 404-865-5600. Room 1650, San Francisco, CA
94105-1926, Tel. 415-744-3133.
States served: Alabama, Florida, States served: American Samoa,
Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Arizona, California, Guam,
Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Hawaii, Nevada, and the
Tennessee, and 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.
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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