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each applicant is capable of operating in
interstate commerce as safely as he/she
has been performing in intrastate
commerce. Consequently, FMCSA finds
that exempting these applicants from
the vision requirement in 49 CFR
391.41(b)(10) is likely to achieve a level
of safety equal to that existing without
the exemption. For this reason, the
Agency is granting the exemptions for
the 2-year period allowed by 49 U.S.C.
31136(e) and 31315 to the eleven
applicants listed in the notice of
February 13, 2012 (77 FR 7657).
We recognize that the vision of an
applicant may change and affect his/her
ability to operate a CMV as safely as in
the past. As a condition of the
exemption, therefore, FMCSA will
impose requirements on the eleven
individuals consistent with the
grandfathering provisions applied to
drivers who participated in the
Agency’s vision waiver program.
Those requirements are found at 49
CFR 391.64(b) and include the
following: (1) That each individual be
physically examined every year (a) by
an ophthalmologist or optometrist who
attests that the vision in the better eye
continues to meet the requirement in 49
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Discussion of Comments
FMCSA received one comment in this
proceeding. The Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation is in favor
of granting Federal vision exemptions to
Daniel I. Miller and Roger L. Courson.
Conclusion
Based upon its evaluation of the
eleven exemption applications, FMCSA
exempts John E. Chitty (FL), Roger L.
Courson (PA), Revis D. Durbin (IL),
James D. Evans (MD), Lowell S. Johnson
(MN), Chet A. Keen (UT), Julian A.
Mancha (TX), Daniel I. Miller (PA),
Elijah Mitchell (TX), Gregory M.
Quilling (VA), and Donald L. Schaeffer
(MO) from the vision requirement in 49
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requirements cited above (49 CFR
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In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
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resulted in a lower level of safety than
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not be consistent with the goals and
objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and 31315.
If the exemption is still effective at the
end of the 2-year period, the person may
apply to FMCSA for a renewal under
procedures in effect at that time.
Issued on: April 3, 2012.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
FTA Section 5307 Urbanized Area
Formula Program: Allocation of
Funding Caps for Treating Fuel and
Electric Utility Costs for Vehicle
Propulsion as a Capital Maintenance
Expense
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Consolidated and Further
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012
(Pub. L. 112–055) permits the Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) to treat
fuel costs for vehicle operations,
including utility costs for the
propulsion of electrical vehicles, as a
capital maintenance item for grants
made in FY 2012 under the Urbanized
Area Formula Program, up to a total of
$100,000,000. FTA announced this
provision and its implementation in the
FTA Fiscal Year 2012 Notice of
Apportionments, Allocations, and
Program Information, published in the
Federal Register on January 11, 2012
(Vol. 77, No. 7 1786–1856). Since total
obligations for this purpose are limited
to $100,000,000, FTA is limiting the use
of funds for this purpose to program
recipients that responded to an
announcement which was posted at
www.grants.gov on January 25 and
closed on February 29. Based on the
$100,000,000 cap on use of this
provision, FTA has allocated funding
caps to program recipients that
responded to this announcement based
on their relative share of the FY 2012
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Section 5307/5340 formula
apportionment. Recipients are advised
that this provision does not provide any
funding in addition to their Section
5307/5340 program apportionment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general information about this notice
contact David Schneider, Acting
Director, Office of Transit Programs, at
(202) 493–0175. Please contact the
appropriate FTA regional office for any
specific requests for information or
technical assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Consolidated and Further Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2012, permits FTA
to treat fuel costs for vehicle operations,
including utility costs for the
propulsion of electrical vehicles, as a
capital maintenance item for grants
made in FY 2012 under the Urbanized
Area Formula Program, up to a total of
$100,000,000. FTA announced this
provision and its implementation in the
FTA Fiscal Year 2012 Notice of
Apportionments, Allocations, and
Program Information, published in the
Federal Register on January 11, 2012
(Vol. 77, No. 7 1786–1856). Program
recipients in the identified urbanized
areas are eligible for reimbursement of
fuel and electrical utility costs for
vehicle propulsion under this provision
at an 80/20 Federal/local share.
Since total obligations for this
purpose are limited to $100,000,000, the
use of funds for this purpose is limited
to urbanized areas that responded to the
solicitation that was announced in the
January 11, 2012 FTA Fiscal Year 2012
Notice of Apportionments, Allocations,
and Program Information. Applications
were received between January 25 and
February 29 via www.grants.gov.
Eligible respondents were required to
be either the designated recipient of
Section 5307 formula apportionments in
urbanized areas over 200,000 in
population or a State Department of
Transportation or other designee for
urbanized areas under 200,000 in
population. FTA received requests from
70 large UZAs and 24 States, on behalf
of 106 small UZAs. The total amount
requested was $237,168,845. To allocate
the available resources, FTA has
determined funding caps for all
requesting UZAs and States (see Table
1 and 2) proportional to the Section
5307/5340 formula apportionment.
Where a UZA or State requested less
than the calculated cap amount, the
funding reflects the requested amount.
Table 1 includes the name of each
requesting urbanized area over 200,000
in population, the name of the
requesting designated recipient(s), and
the dollar cap on reimbursements for all
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funding recipients within the urbanized
area. Table 2 shows the States that
requested this provision, the list of
small urbanized areas for which the
State submitted requests, and the
statewide funding cap on
reimbursements made through each
State’s Governor’s apportionment.
Although there may be additional small
urbanized areas within the states listed
in Table 2, the funds displayed in Table
2 can only be used for the specific small
urbanized areas listed, as these areas
were identified by the States in their
requests to take advantage of the fuel/
electric propulsion provision. The State
may sub-allocate the funding cap among
the listed small urbanized areas on the
basis of need.
Program recipients are advised that
the distribution of this provision within
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an urbanized area is subject to Federal
planning requirements and will require
coordination between the designated
recipient(s), the Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO), and other direct
recipients of FTA funds. Funds suballocated to direct recipients within a
UZA will be included in their FTA
grants. Procurements to which these
5307 funds are applied must comply
with Federal procurement requirements
and include all applicable Federal
procurement clauses.
Recipients are reminded that this
provision does not provide any
additional funding but rather how they
may use a portion of their UZA’s
Section 5307/5340 program
apportionment. Funds granted under
this provision will be treated as an
alternative use of the eligible recipient’s
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formula funding. While this provision
applies to grants made during FY 2012,
it is not limited to grants made using FY
2012 apportioned funds and may also
include grants made during FY 2012
that include prior year funds. Recipients
within the identified urbanized areas
are required to obligate funds no later
than September 30, 2012. Once funds
are obligated, they will remain available
until expended, and may be used for
eligible costs incurred during the
applicant’s current fiscal year plus one
additional year. FTA does not plan to
reallocate funding caps under this
provision.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 9th day of
April, 2012.
Peter Rogoff,
Administrator.
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Fiscal Service
Proposed Collection of Information:
‘‘Notice of Reclamation Electronic
Funds Transfer, Federal Recurring
Payments; and ‘‘Request for Debit,
Electronic Funds Transfer, Federal
Recurring Payments’’
Financial Management Service,
Fiscal Service, Treasury.
AGENCY:
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
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The Financial Management
Service, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on a
continuing information collection. By
this notice, the Financial Management
Service solicits comments concerning
forms FMS–I33, ‘‘Notice of Reclamation.
Electronic Funds Transfer, Federal
Recurring Payment’’ and FMS–135,
‘‘Request for Debit. Electronic Funds
Transfer, Federal Recurring Payments.’’
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before June 11, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Financial Management Service, 3700
East West Highway, Records and
Information Management Branch, Room
135, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form(s) and instructions
should be directed to Kwema Ledbetter,
Director, Project Management Division,
Project Management Division, Room
611B, 3700 East West Highway,
Hyattsville, MD 20782, (202) 874–3974.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), the Financial
Management Service solicits comments
on the collection of information
described below:
Title: ‘‘Notice of Reclamation,
Electronic Funds Transfer, Federal
Recurring Payments’’; and ‘‘Request for
Debit, Electronic Funds Transfer,
Federal Recurring Payments’’.
OMB Number: 1510–0043.
Form Number: FMS 133, FMS 135.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
FTA Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Program: Allocation of
Funding Caps for Treating Fuel and Electric Utility Costs for Vehicle
Propulsion as a Capital Maintenance Expense
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act,
2012 (Pub. L. 112-055) permits the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
to treat fuel costs for vehicle operations, including utility costs for
the propulsion of electrical vehicles, as a capital maintenance item
for grants made in FY 2012 under the Urbanized Area Formula Program, up
to a total of $100,000,000. FTA announced this provision and its
implementation in the FTA Fiscal Year 2012 Notice of Apportionments,
Allocations, and Program Information, published in the Federal Register
on January 11, 2012 (Vol. 77, No. 7 1786-1856). Since total obligations
for this purpose are limited to $100,000,000, FTA is limiting the use
of funds for this purpose to program recipients that responded to an
announcement which was posted at www.grants.gov on January 25 and
closed on February 29. Based on the $100,000,000 cap on use of this
provision, FTA has allocated funding caps to program recipients that
responded to this announcement based on their relative share of the FY
2012 Section 5307/5340 formula apportionment. Recipients are advised
that this provision does not provide any funding in addition to their
Section 5307/5340 program apportionment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about this
notice contact David Schneider, Acting Director, Office of Transit
Programs, at (202) 493-0175. Please contact the appropriate FTA
regional office for any specific requests for information or technical
assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Consolidated and Further Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2012, permits FTA to treat fuel costs for vehicle
operations, including utility costs for the propulsion of electrical
vehicles, as a capital maintenance item for grants made in FY 2012
under the Urbanized Area Formula Program, up to a total of
$100,000,000. FTA announced this provision and its implementation in
the FTA Fiscal Year 2012 Notice of Apportionments, Allocations, and
Program Information, published in the Federal Register on January 11,
2012 (Vol. 77, No. 7 1786-1856). Program recipients in the identified
urbanized areas are eligible for reimbursement of fuel and electrical
utility costs for vehicle propulsion under this provision at an 80/20
Federal/local share.
Since total obligations for this purpose are limited to
$100,000,000, the use of funds for this purpose is limited to urbanized
areas that responded to the solicitation that was announced in the
January 11, 2012 FTA Fiscal Year 2012 Notice of Apportionments,
Allocations, and Program Information. Applications were received
between January 25 and February 29 via www.grants.gov.
Eligible respondents were required to be either the designated
recipient of Section 5307 formula apportionments in urbanized areas
over 200,000 in population or a State Department of Transportation or
other designee for urbanized areas under 200,000 in population. FTA
received requests from 70 large UZAs and 24 States, on behalf of 106
small UZAs. The total amount requested was $237,168,845. To allocate
the available resources, FTA has determined funding caps for all
requesting UZAs and States (see Table 1 and 2) proportional to the
Section 5307/5340 formula apportionment. Where a UZA or State requested
less than the calculated cap amount, the funding reflects the requested
amount. Table 1 includes the name of each requesting urbanized area
over 200,000 in population, the name of the requesting designated
recipient(s), and the dollar cap on reimbursements for all
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funding recipients within the urbanized area. Table 2 shows the States
that requested this provision, the list of small urbanized areas for
which the State submitted requests, and the statewide funding cap on
reimbursements made through each State's Governor's apportionment.
Although there may be additional small urbanized areas within the
states listed in Table 2, the funds displayed in Table 2 can only be
used for the specific small urbanized areas listed, as these areas were
identified by the States in their requests to take advantage of the
fuel/electric propulsion provision. The State may sub-allocate the
funding cap among the listed small urbanized areas on the basis of
need.
Program recipients are advised that the distribution of this
provision within an urbanized area is subject to Federal planning
requirements and will require coordination between the designated
recipient(s), the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), and other
direct recipients of FTA funds. Funds sub-allocated to direct
recipients within a UZA will be included in their FTA grants.
Procurements to which these 5307 funds are applied must comply with
Federal procurement requirements and include all applicable Federal
procurement clauses.
Recipients are reminded that this provision does not provide any
additional funding but rather how they may use a portion of their UZA's
Section 5307/5340 program apportionment. Funds granted under this
provision will be treated as an alternative use of the eligible
recipient's formula funding. While this provision applies to grants
made during FY 2012, it is not limited to grants made using FY 2012
apportioned funds and may also include grants made during FY 2012 that
include prior year funds. Recipients within the identified urbanized
areas are required to obligate funds no later than September 30, 2012.
Once funds are obligated, they will remain available until expended,
and may be used for eligible costs incurred during the applicant's
current fiscal year plus one additional year. FTA does not plan to
reallocate funding caps under this provision.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 9th day of April, 2012.
Peter Rogoff,
Administrator.
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