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with federal, state and local agencies
prior to the implementation of Stage 3.
Therefore, this notice of limitations does
not apply to Stage 3.
DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is
advising the public of final agency
actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A
claim seeking judicial review of the
Federal agency actions on the highway
project will be barred unless the claim
is filed within 180 days of publication
of this Federal Register notice. If the
Federal law that authorizes judicial
review of a claim provides a time period
of less than 180 days for filing such
claim, then that shorter time period still
applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tracey Blankenship, Major Projects
Program Manager, Federal Highway
Administration, 525 Junction Road
Suite 8000, Madison, Wisconsin 53717;
telephone: (608) 829–7510 or email:
Tracey.Blankenship@dot.gov. The
FHWA Wisconsin Division’s normal
office hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. central
time. For the Wisconsin Department of
Transportation (WisDOT): Larry Barta.
P.E., Wisconsin Department of
Transportation, Southwest Region
Office, 2101 Wright Street, Madison,
Wisconsin 54303; telephone: (608) 246–
3884; email: Larry.Barta@dot.wi.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that FHWA has taken final
agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C.
139(l)(1) by issuing approvals for the
following highway project: US 18/151
(Verona Road) CTH PD to US 12/14
(Beltline) and US 12/14 (Beltline)
Whitney Way to Todd Drive, Dane
County, Wisconsin, Project ID 1206–07–
03. The actions taken by FHWA, and
laws under which such actions were
taken, are described in the Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
for the project, approved on June 28,
2011 (FHWA–WI–EIS–03–02–F), in the
Record of Decision (ROD) issued on
November 2, 2011, and in other
documents in the FHWA/WisDOT
administrative record for the project.
The FEIS, ROD, and other project
records are available by contacting
FHWA or WisDOT at the addresses
provided above.
The FEIS can also be viewed on the
project Web site: https://
www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/d1/
verona/environment.htm#feis
This notice applies to all Federal
agency decisions as of the issuance date
of this notice and all laws under which
such actions were taken, including but
not limited to:
1. General: National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321–4351];
Federal-Aid Highway Act (FAHA) [23
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U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C. 128].
2. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401–
7671(q)].
3. Land: Section 4(f) of the Department of
Transportation Act of 1966 [23 U.S.C.
138 and 49 U.S.C. 303], Section 6(f) of
the Land and Water Conservation Act as
amended [16 U.S.C 4601], and National
Trails System Act [16 U.S.C. 1241–1249].
4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act of 1973
[16 U.S.C. 1531–1543 and Section 1536];
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act [16
U.S.C. 661–666(c)]; Migratory Bird
Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 760c–760g].
5. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section
106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act of 1966, as amended [16 U.S.C.
470(f) et seq.]; Archaeological Resources
Protection Act of 1977 [16 U.S.C.
470(aa)–470(ll)]; Archaeological and
Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 469–
469(c)]; Native American Grave
Protection and Repatriation Act [25
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.].
6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of
1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d) et seq.];
American Indian Religious Freedom Act
[42 U.S.C. 1996]; Americans With
Disabilities Act [42 U.S.C. 12101];
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real
Property Acquisition Act of 1970 [42
U.S.C. 4601 et seq. as amended by the
Uniform Relocation Act Amendments of
1987 [P.L. 100–17].
7. Wetlands and Water Resources: Clean
Water Act (Section 404, Section 401,
Section 319) [33 U.S.C. 1251–1376];
Land and Water Conservation Fund [16
U.S.C. 460l–4 to 460l–11]; Safe Drinking
Water Act [42 U.S.C. 300(f)–300(j)(6)];
TEA–21 Wetlands Mitigation [23 U.S.C.
103(b)(6)(m), 133(b)(11)]; Flood Disaster
Protection Act, [42 U.S.C. 4001–4128];
Emergency Wetlands Resources Act, [16
U.S.C. 3921, 3931].
8. Hazardous Materials: Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) as
amended [42 U.S.C. 9601–9657];
Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 [Pub. L. 99–
499]; Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act [42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.].
9. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 Protection of
Wetlands; E.O. 11988 Floodplain
Management as amended by E.O. 12148;
E.O. 12898, Federal Actions To Address
Environmental Justice in Minority
Populations and Low Income
Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection and
Enhancement of Cultural Resources; E.O.
13007 Indian Sacred Sites; E.O. 13287
Preserve America; E.O. 13175
Consultation and Coordination With
Indian Tribal Governments; E.O. 11514
Protection and Enhancement of
Environmental Quality; E.O. 13112
Invasive Species.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
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Issued on: December 5, 2011.
Tracey Blankenship,
Major Projects Program Manager, FHWA
Wisconsin Division, Madison, Wisconsin.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
FY 2011 Discretionary Sustainability
Funding Opportunity; Transit
Investments for Greenhouse Gas and
Energy Reduction (TIGGER) and Clean
Fuels Grant Program, Augmented With
Discretionary Bus and Bus Facilities
Program
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: FTA Sustainability Program
Funds: Announcement of Project
Selections.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the
selection of Fiscal Year (FY) 2011
projects funded under two discretionary
programs: The Transit Investments for
Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction
(TIGGER) program and the Clean Fuels
Grant program enhanced with Section
5309 Bus and Bus Facilities program
funds. Both programs support the U.S.
Department of Transportation’s
environmental sustainability efforts and
were announced in FTA’s Notice of
Funding Availability (NOFA) on June
24, 2011. The TIGGER program makes
funds available for capital investments
that will reduce the energy consumption
or greenhouse gas emissions of public
transportation systems. The Clean Fuels
Grant program makes funds available to
assist nonattainment and maintenance
areas in achieving or maintaining the
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
for ozone and carbon monoxide and
supports emerging clean fuel and
advanced propulsion technologies for
transit buses and markets for those
technologies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Successful applicants should contact
the appropriate FTA Regional office
(Appendix) for specific information
regarding applying for these funds or
specific questions. For general program
information on TIGGER, contact
Matthew Lesh, Office of Mobility
Innovation, (202) 366–0953, email:
matthew.lesh@dot.gov. For general
program information on the Clean Fuels
Grant program, contact Vanessa
Williams, Office of Program
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Management, at (202) 366–4818, email:
vanessa.williams@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Clean
Fuels: A total of $51.5 million was
available for FTA’s Clean Fuels Grant
program in FY 2011. A total of 111
applicants requested approximately
$450.5 million indicating significant
demand for available funds. Of the
proposals submitted, 20 were from
attainment areas requesting $80.8
million and were only considered for
Bus and Bus Facilities program funds.
The project proposals were evaluated
based on the criteria detailed in the June
24, 2011 NOFA. The projects selected
and shown in Table 1 will provide a
reduction in transportation-related
pollutants and improve air quality.
Table 1 also includes the five projects
selected from attainment areas that will
be funded for a total of $11.3 million
with FY 2011 Section 5309 Bus and Bus
Facilities funding. Clean Fuels and Bus
projects can be funded at up to 83
percent Federal share for eligible
vehicle purchases. The 83 percent share
is a blended figure representing 80
percent of the vehicle and 90 percent of
the vehicle-related equipment to be
acquired in compliance with the Clean
Air Act. The 83 percent share does not
apply to facilities, for which the costs
are more variable. The eligibility of
facility-related cost element at the 90
percent share will be reviewed for
eligibility of the higher Federal share on
a case-by-case basis as part of the grant
application process. The FY 2011
Consolidated Appropriations Act
(Department of Defense and Full-Year
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011,
Pub L. 112–10) allows a 90 percent
Federal share for total cost of a biodiesel
bus and 90 percent Federal share for the
net capital cost of factory installed
hybrid electric propulsion systems and
any equipment related to such a system.
The Clean Fuels Grant and Bus program
funds allocated in this announcement
must be obligated in a grant by
September 30, 2014.
TIGGER: A total of $49.9 million was
available for FTA’s TIGGER program in
FY 2011. A total of 155 applicants
requested approximately $616 million,
indicating significant demand for
available funds. Project proposals were
evaluated based on the criteria detailed
in the June 24, 2011 NOFA. Projects
selected for implementation with the
TIGGER program funds are included in
Table 2. TIGGER projects can be funded
at up to 100 percent Federal share;
however, the local share ratio described
in the project proposal must be
maintained in the grant application.
Recipients of TIGGER funds must report
on an annual basis: (1) Actual annual
energy consumed within the project
scope attributable to the investment for
the energy consumption projects; (2)
actual greenhouse gas emissions within
the project scope attributable to the
investment for greenhouse gas reduction
projects; and, (3) actual annual
reductions or increase in operating costs
to the investment for all projects. The
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TIGGER funds allocated in this
announcement must be obligated by
September 30, 2013.
Project Implementation: Grantees
selected for competitive discretionary
funding should work with their FTA
regional office to finalize the application
in FTA’s Transportation Electronic
Award Management (TEAM) system, so
that funds can be obligated
expeditiously. Funds must be used for
the purposes specified in the
competitive proposal and developed
within the grant application. A
discretionary project identification
number has been assigned to each
project for tracking purposes and must
be used in the TEAM application.
Selected projects have pre-award
authority as of November 17, 2011. Postaward reporting requirements include
submission of the Financial Federal
Report and Milestone reports in TEAM
as appropriate (see FTA.C.5010.1D).
The grantee must comply with all
applicable Federal statutes, regulations,
executive orders, FTA circulars, and
other Federal administrative
requirements in carrying out the project
supported by the FTA grant. FTA
emphasizes that grantees must follow all
third-party procurement guidance, as
described in FTA.C.4220.1F.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 6th day of
December, 2011.
Peter Rogoff,
Administrator.
Appendix A
FTA REGIONAL AND METROPOLITAN OFFICES
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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.
Anthony Carr, Acting 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.
Brigid Hynes-Cherin, 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.
Washington, DC 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.
States served: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virgin Islands.
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.
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: American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii,
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.
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FTA REGIONAL AND METROPOLITAN OFFICES—Continued
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.
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2011–0162]
Assistance to Small Shipyard Grant
Program
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice of Small Shipyard Grant
Program.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
intention of the Maritime
Administration to provide grants for
small shipyards. Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance Number: 20.814.
DATES: The period for submitting grant
applications, as mandated by statute,
commenced on November 18, 2011. The
applications must be received by the
Maritime Administration by 5 p.m. EST
on January 17, 2012. Applications
received later than this time will not be
considered. The Maritime
Administration intends to award grants
no later than March 18, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Director, Office of Shipyards and
Marine Engineering, Maritime
Administration, Room W21–318, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC
20590; phone: (202) 366–5737; or fax:
(202) 366–6988.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with Section 54101 of Title
46, United States Code, and the
Transportation, Housing and Urban
Development, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2012, Public Law
112–55, this notice announces the
intention of the Maritime
Administration to provide grants for
small shipyards. Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance Number: 20.814.
Under the Small Shipyard Grant
program, there is currently $9,980,000
available for grants for capital and
related improvements for qualified
shipyard facilities that will be effective
in fostering efficiency, competitive
operations, and quality ship
construction, repair, and
reconfiguration. Grant funds may also
be used for maritime training programs
to foster technical skills and operational
productivity in communities whose
economies are related to or dependent
upon the maritime industry. Grants for
such training programs may only be
awarded to ‘‘Eligible Applicants’’ as
described below, but training programs
can be established through vendors to
such applicants. Grant funds may not be
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used to construct buildings or other
physical facilities or to acquire land
unless such use is specifically approved
by the Maritime Administration as being
consistent with and supplemental to
capital and related infrastructure
improvements.
Award Information: The Maritime
Administration intends to award the full
amount of the available funding through
grants to the extent that there are worthy
applications. No more than 25 percent
of the funds available will be awarded
to shipyard facilities in one geographic
location that have more than 600
production employees. The Maritime
Administration will seek to obtain the
maximum benefit from the available
funding by awarding grants for as many
of the most worthy projects as possible.
The Maritime Administration may
partially fund applications by selecting
parts of the total project. The start date
and period of performance for each
award will depend on the specific
project and must be agreed to by the
Maritime Administration.
Eligibility Information: 1. Eligible
Applicants—the statutes referenced
above provide that shipyards can apply
for grants. The shipyard facility for
which a grant is sought must be in a
single geographical location, located in
or near a maritime community, and may
not have more than 1200 production
employees. The applicant must be the
operating company of the shipyard
facility. The shipyard facility must
construct, repair, or reconfigure vessels
40 ft. in length or greater, for
commercial or government use. 2.
Eligible Projects—capital and related
improvement projects that will be
effective in fostering efficiency,
competitive operations, and quality ship
construction, repair, and
reconfiguration; and training projects
that will be effective in fostering
employee skills and enhancing
productivity. For capital improvement
projects, all items proposed for funding
must be new and to be owned by the
applicant. For both capital improvement
and training projects, all project costs,
including the recipient’s share, must be
incurred after the date of the grant
agreement.
Matching Requirements: The Federal
funds for any eligible project will not
exceed 75 percent of the total cost of
such project. The remaining portion of
the cost shall be paid in funds from or
on behalf of the recipient. The applicant
is required to submit detailed financial
statements and supporting
documentation demonstrating how and
when such matching requirement is
proposed to be funded as described
below. The recipient’s entire matching
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requirement must be paid prior to
payment of any federal funds for the
project. However, for good cause shown,
the Maritime Administrator may waive
the matching requirement in whole or in
part, if the Administrator determines
that a proposed project merits support
and cannot be undertaken without a
higher percentage of Federal financial
assistance.
Application: An application should
be filed on standard Form SF–424
which can be found on the Internet at
Marad.dot.gov. Although the form is
available electronically, the application
must be filed in hard copy as indicated
below due to the amount of information
requested. A shipyard facility in a single
geographic location applying for
multiple projects must do so in a single
application. The application for a grant
must include all of the following
information as an addendum to Form
SF–424. The information should be
organized in sections as described
below:
Section 1: A description of the
shipyard including (a) location of the
shipyard; (b) a description of the
shipyard facilities; (c) years in
operation; (d) ownership; (e) customer
base; (f) current order book including
type of work; (g) vessels delivered (or
major projects) over last 5 years; and (h)
Web site address, if any.
Section 2: For each project proposed
for funding the following:
(a) A comprehensive detailed
description of the project including a
statement of whether the project will
replace existing equipment, and if so the
disposition of the replaced equipment.
(b) A description of the need for the
project in relation to shipyard
operations and business plan and an
explanation of how the project will
fulfill this need.
(c) A quantitative analysis
demonstrating how the project will be
effective in fostering efficiency,
competitive operations, and quality ship
construction, repair, or reconfiguration
(for capital improvement projects) or
how the project will be effective in
fostering employee skills and enhancing
productivity (for training projects). The
analysis should quantify the benefits of
the projects in terms of staff-hours
saved, dollars saved, percentages, or
other meaningful metrics. The
methodology of the analysis should be
explained with assumptions used
identified and justified.
(d) A detailed methodology and
timeline for implementing the project.
(e) A detailed itemization of the cost
of the project together with supporting
documentation, including current
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
FY 2011 Discretionary Sustainability Funding Opportunity; Transit
Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) and Clean
Fuels Grant Program, Augmented With Discretionary Bus and Bus
Facilities Program
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: FTA Sustainability Program Funds: Announcement of Project
Selections.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the selection of Fiscal Year (FY) 2011
projects funded under two discretionary programs: The Transit
Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) program
and the Clean Fuels Grant program enhanced with Section 5309 Bus and
Bus Facilities program funds. Both programs support the U.S. Department
of Transportation's environmental sustainability efforts and were
announced in FTA's Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) on June 24,
2011. The TIGGER program makes funds available for capital investments
that will reduce the energy consumption or greenhouse gas emissions of
public transportation systems. The Clean Fuels Grant program makes
funds available to assist nonattainment and maintenance areas in
achieving or maintaining the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
ozone and carbon monoxide and supports emerging clean fuel and advanced
propulsion technologies for transit buses and markets for those
technologies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Successful applicants should contact
the appropriate FTA Regional office (Appendix) for specific information
regarding applying for these funds or specific questions. For general
program information on TIGGER, contact Matthew Lesh, Office of Mobility
Innovation, (202) 366-0953, email: matthew.lesh@dot.gov. For general
program information on the Clean Fuels Grant program, contact Vanessa
Williams, Office of Program
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Management, at (202) 366-4818, email: vanessa.williams@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Clean Fuels: A total of $51.5 million was
available for FTA's Clean Fuels Grant program in FY 2011. A total of
111 applicants requested approximately $450.5 million indicating
significant demand for available funds. Of the proposals submitted, 20
were from attainment areas requesting $80.8 million and were only
considered for Bus and Bus Facilities program funds. The project
proposals were evaluated based on the criteria detailed in the June 24,
2011 NOFA. The projects selected and shown in Table 1 will provide a
reduction in transportation-related pollutants and improve air quality.
Table 1 also includes the five projects selected from attainment areas
that will be funded for a total of $11.3 million with FY 2011 Section
5309 Bus and Bus Facilities funding. Clean Fuels and Bus projects can
be funded at up to 83 percent Federal share for eligible vehicle
purchases. The 83 percent share is a blended figure representing 80
percent of the vehicle and 90 percent of the vehicle-related equipment
to be acquired in compliance with the Clean Air Act. The 83 percent
share does not apply to facilities, for which the costs are more
variable. The eligibility of facility-related cost element at the 90
percent share will be reviewed for eligibility of the higher Federal
share on a case-by-case basis as part of the grant application process.
The FY 2011 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Department of Defense and
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, Pub L. 112-10) allows a
90 percent Federal share for total cost of a biodiesel bus and 90
percent Federal share for the net capital cost of factory installed
hybrid electric propulsion systems and any equipment related to such a
system. The Clean Fuels Grant and Bus program funds allocated in this
announcement must be obligated in a grant by September 30, 2014.
TIGGER: A total of $49.9 million was available for FTA's TIGGER
program in FY 2011. A total of 155 applicants requested approximately
$616 million, indicating significant demand for available funds.
Project proposals were evaluated based on the criteria detailed in the
June 24, 2011 NOFA. Projects selected for implementation with the
TIGGER program funds are included in Table 2. TIGGER projects can be
funded at up to 100 percent Federal share; however, the local share
ratio described in the project proposal must be maintained in the grant
application. Recipients of TIGGER funds must report on an annual basis:
(1) Actual annual energy consumed within the project scope attributable
to the investment for the energy consumption projects; (2) actual
greenhouse gas emissions within the project scope attributable to the
investment for greenhouse gas reduction projects; and, (3) actual
annual reductions or increase in operating costs to the investment for
all projects. The TIGGER funds allocated in this announcement must be
obligated by September 30, 2013.
Project Implementation: Grantees selected for competitive
discretionary funding should work with their FTA regional office to
finalize the application in FTA's Transportation Electronic Award
Management (TEAM) system, so that funds can be obligated expeditiously.
Funds must be used for the purposes specified in the competitive
proposal and developed within the grant application. A discretionary
project identification number has been assigned to each project for
tracking purposes and must be used in the TEAM application. Selected
projects have pre-award authority as of November 17, 2011. Post-award
reporting requirements include submission of the Financial Federal
Report and Milestone reports in TEAM as appropriate (see
FTA.C.5010.1D).
The grantee must comply with all applicable Federal statutes,
regulations, executive orders, FTA circulars, and other Federal
administrative requirements in carrying out the project supported by
the FTA grant. FTA emphasizes that grantees must follow all third-party
procurement guidance, as described in FTA.C.4220.1F.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 6th day of December, 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, 8A36, Ft. Worth, TX 76102, Tel.
Tel. 617-494-2055. 817-978-0550.
States served: Connecticut, Maine, States served: Arkansas, Louisiana,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas.
Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Anthony Carr, Acting Regional Mokhtee Ahmad, Regional
Administrator, Region 2--New York, Administrator, Region 7--Kansas
One Bowling Green, Room 429, New City, MO, 901 Locust Street, Room
York, NY 10004-1415, Tel. 212-668- 404, Kansas City, MO 64106, Tel.
2170. 816-329-3920.
States served: New Jersey, New States served: Iowa, Kansas,
York. 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.
Brigid Hynes-Cherin, Regional Terry Rosapep, Regional
Administrator, Region 3-- Administrator, Region 8--Denver,
Philadelphia, 1760 Market Street, 12300 West Dakota Ave., Suite 310,
Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103- Lakewood, CO 80228-2583, Tel. 720-
4124, Tel. 215-656-7100. 963-3300.
States served: Delaware, Maryland, States served: Colorado, Montana,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, West North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah,
Virginia, and District of and Wyoming.
Columbia.
Washington, DC Metropolitan Office, ...................................
1990 K Street, NW., Room 510,
Washington, DC 20006, Tel. 202-219-
3562.
Yvette Taylor, Regional Leslie T. Rogers, Regional
Administrator, Region 4--Atlanta, Administrator, Region 9--San
230 Peachtree Street NW., Suite Francisco, 201 Mission Street,
800, Atlanta, GA 30303, Tel. 404- Room 1650, San Francisco, CA 94105-
865-5600. 1926, Tel. 415-744-3133.
States served: Alabama, Florida, States served: American Samoa,
Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii,
North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Nevada, and the Northern Mariana
Carolina, Tennessee, and Virgin Islands.
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 Rick Krochalis, Regional
Administrator, Region 5--Chicago, Administrator, Region 10--Seattle,
200 West Adams Street, Suite 320, Jackson Federal Building, 915
Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. 312-353- Second Avenue, Suite 3142,
2789. 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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