Federal Transit Administration, 43646-43656 [2012-18073]

Download as PDF 43646 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 143 / Wednesday, July 25, 2012 / Notices • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. Communications received by September 10, 2012 will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be considered as far as practicable. Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written communications and comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or online at https://www.dot.gov/ privacy.html. Issued in Washington, DC, on July 19, 2012. Robert C. Lauby, Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative Operations. [FR Doc. 2012–18083 Filed 7–24–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket Number FRA–2012–0029] srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Petition for Waiver of Compliance In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this document provides the public notice that by a document dated February 28, 2012, Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance extension from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained at 49 CFR Sections 242.403(b), (c)(1)–(3), (d), (e)(1)–(4), (e)(6)–(11), (e)(13) and f(1)–(2). FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA–2012–0029. The Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS) pilot project for the CP Portage, WI, terminal was initially approved by FRA on March 3, 2008. In Docket Number FRA–2007–0008, CP requested and received a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of 49 CFR Part 240 to support its C3RS demonstration pilot project. In this petition, CP, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, and the United Transportation Union are requesting a waiver in order to shield the reporting employee(s) and the railroad from punitive sanctions that VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:49 Jul 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 would otherwise arise as provided in selected sections of § 242.403. A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications concerning the petition, is available for review online at https://www.regulations.gov and in person at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., W12–140, Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. If you do not have access to the Internet, please contact FRA’s Docket Clerk at 202–493–6030 and the clerk will provide necessary information concerning the contents of the petition. Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate scheduling a public hearing in connection with these proceedings since the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested party desires an opportunity for oral comment, they should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the comment period and specify the basis for their request. All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the appropriate docket number and may be submitted by any of the following methods: • Web site: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • Fax: 202–493–2251. • Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, Washington, DC 20590. • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. Communications received by September 10, 2012 will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be considered as far as practicable. Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written communications and comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78), or online at https://www.dot.gov/ privacy.html. PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Issued in Washington, DC, on July 19, 2012. Robert C. Lauby, Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative Operations. [FR Doc. 2012–18082 Filed 7–24–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration FY 2012 Discretionary Funding Opportunity; Section 5309 Bus and Bus Facilities and Section 5312 National Research Program Veterans Transportation and Community Living Initiative Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT. ACTION: FTA Veterans Transportation and Community Living Initiative II Grants: Announcement of Project Selections. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects funded under the Fiscal Year 2012 Veterans Transportation and Community Living Initiative (VTCLI) discretionary grant opportunity, which was announced in the Notice of Funding Availability on February 7, 2012. The 2012 grant program, referred to as ‘‘VTCLI II’’ in this notice, makes funds available to local, state and tribal agencies to create or expand One-Call/One-Click Transportation Resource Centers in their communities. These centers will increase the availability of community transportation resources to veterans, service members and military families and improve the accessibility of existing mobility resources and other transportation information to the whole community. Additionally, they will enable closer coordination of existing transportation services to improve customer experiences and overall efficiency. The VTCLI supports the Obama Administration’s priority of supporting America’s veterans and military families, as well as the objectives of the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility. The initiative is a joint effort of the U.S. Departments of Defense, Health and Human Service, Labor, Transportation and Veterans Affairs. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Successful applicants should contact the appropriate FTA Regional Office (Appendix) for specific information regarding applying for the funds. Unsuccessful applicants may contact SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 143 / Wednesday, July 25, 2012 / Notices Erik Weber, Office of Program Management at (202) 366–0705, email: erik.weber@dot.gov, to arrange a proposal debriefing within 30 days of this announcement. For general program information on the Veterans Transportation and Community Living Initiative, contact Erik Weber of the Office of Program Management. A TDD is available at 1–800–877–8339 (TDD/ FIRS). Veterans Transportation and Community Living Initiative Grant Program: Approximately $30 million was made available by FTA for the VTCLI II grant opportunity, with $26.6 million in Section 5309 Bus and Bus Facilities funds and $2.9 million in Section 5312 National Research funds allocated to selected projects. In total, 80 eligible applications requested $40 million. Project proposals were evaluated based on the criteria detailed in the February 7, 2012 Notice of Funding Availability. The projects selected and shown in Table 1 will provide mobility choices to veterans, military families and other community members, increasing their awareness of and access to existing community transportation options and enabling them remain active in their communities. Funds must be used for eligible purposes defined under 49 U.S.C. 5309(b)(3), 5302(a)(1), and 5312(a), and be consistent with the competitive announcement of availability of funds as well as the applicant’s proposal. In selecting projects for this program, FTA ensured that an equitable share of the available funds is allocated to projects that are not in urbanized areas. Project Implementation: So that funds can be obligated expeditiously, grantees selected for competitive discretionary funding should work with their FTA Regional Office to finalize the grant application in FTA’s Transportation Electronic Award Management system (TEAM) for the projects identified in the attached table. In cases where the allocation amount is less than the proposer’s requested amount, grantees should work with the Regional Office to appropriately reduce the scope in the event specific activities were excluded upon funding selection, or scale the project such that a complete phase or project is accomplished. A discretionary project identification number has been assigned to each project for tracking purposes and must be used in the srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:49 Jul 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 TEAM application. Section 5309 and Section 5312 funds must be obligated in separate grants and thus have been assigned discrete discretionary project identification numbers for organizations receiving both types of funds. Section 5309-funded awards are identified by a ‘‘D2012–BUSP’’ project identification number, while Section 5312-funded awards have been assigned ‘‘D2011– NATR’’ numbers. Selected projects have not been extended blanket pre-award authority, however, grantees may request pre-award authority and, on a case-by-case basis, FTA Regional Offices may grant it through a Letter of No Prejudice. FTA Section 5309 funds may only be used for eligible purposes defined under 49 U.S.C. 5309(b)(3) and 5302(a)(1), as described in FTA Circular 9030.1C, and further limited by the February 7, 2012 Federal Register Notice of Funding Availability. Announcement of selection in this notice does not guarantee award of funds to the selected organization until all applicable grant requirements, including presence of eligible local match, are met. Sources of any in-kind match proposed should be discussed with the FTA Regional Office to ensure eligibility. For any VTCLI II projects that include lease of space, please refer to FTA’s guidance on Capital Leases found at https://www.fta.dot.gov/grants/12865. html and in Chapter IV, subparagraph 3.j(2) of FTA Circular 5010.1D. For any projects which proposed to use applicant labor to accomplish capital design and engineering tasks, please refer to FTA’s guidance on Force Account labor found in Chapter IV, paragraph 4.d of FTA Circular 5010.1D. All capital procurements undertaken with VTCLI II funds must comply with FTA’s Third Party Procurement Guidelines found at https://www.fta.dot. gov/legislation_law/12349_8641.html. Any further questions on procurement guidelines should be discussed with the FTA Regional Office. Section 5312 Research funds must adhere to the requirements of the Section 5312 National Research Program, and may be used only for eligible purposes defined under 49 U.S.C. 5312(a) and FTA Circular 6100.1D and further limited by the February 7, 2012 Notice of Funding Availability. Post-award reporting requirements include submission of the Financial Federal Report and Milestone reports in TEAM as appropriate (see FTA Circular 5010.1D) and may include additional reporting specific to the PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 43647 VTCLI II. Recipients also may be expected to participate in events or peer networks related to VTCLI II. Grants which include Section 5312 Research funds may be required to develop a final report or provide data for a consolidated report on the program. Under the Section 5312 funds available, FTA also is awarding a $500,000 cooperative agreement to the VTCLI Technical Assistance Consortium to carry out general and targeted technical assistance to VTCLI grantees, in order to ensure successful, coordinated outcomes. Each awardee will be assigned a technical assistance facilitator who will help identify areas of need for the project and help carry out the coordinated planning, needs assessment and performance measurement requirements set out in the February 7, 2012 Notice of Funding Availability. Several states and regions have received multiple VTCLI awards. As stated in the Notice, VTCLI II applicants were required to commit to update the appropriate state, regional and/or local coordinated human service transportation plan to address mobility needs of the veteran and military communities. As appropriate, this update should consider opportunities to coordinate between any VTCLI grants (both FY 2011 and FY 2012) within a region or state. The Technical Assistance Consortium will provide assistance in these efforts. FTA will hold an informational webinar for grantees on Thursday, July 26 2012, to discuss the goals and expectations of the VTCLI and address technical aspects of applying for funds. Further details about the webinar will be posted at https://www.fta.dot.gov/ veterans. 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. By statute, the Section 5309 funds allocated in this announcement must be obligated in a grant by September 30, 2014, but since project readiness was a factor in selection, applicants are expected to apply promptly in order to begin implementing the project within twelve months. Issued in Washington, DC, this 18th day of July 2012. Peter Rogoff, Administrator. E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1 43648 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 143 / Wednesday, July 25, 2012 / Notices Appendix FTA REGIONAL AND METROPOLITAN OFFICES Mary E. Mello, Deputy 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. Marilyn G. Shazor, 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. 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. 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 St. NW., Suite 510, Washington, DC 20006, Tel: (202) 219–3562. Linda Gehrke, 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. 404–865–5600. 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. States served: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virgin Islands. 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. States served: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas. 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. srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE P VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:49 Jul 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:49 Jul 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4725 E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1 43649 EN25JY12.001</GPH> srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 143 / Wednesday, July 25, 2012 / Notices VerDate Mar<15>2010 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 143 / Wednesday, July 25, 2012 / Notices 17:49 Jul 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4725 E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1 EN25JY12.002</GPH> srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 43650 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:49 Jul 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4725 E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1 43651 EN25JY12.003</GPH> srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 143 / Wednesday, July 25, 2012 / Notices VerDate Mar<15>2010 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 143 / Wednesday, July 25, 2012 / Notices 17:49 Jul 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4725 E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1 EN25JY12.004</GPH> srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 43652 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:49 Jul 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4725 E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1 43653 EN25JY12.005</GPH> srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 143 / Wednesday, July 25, 2012 / Notices VerDate Mar<15>2010 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 143 / Wednesday, July 25, 2012 / Notices 17:49 Jul 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4725 E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1 EN25JY12.006</GPH> srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 43654 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:49 Jul 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4725 E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1 43655 EN25JY12.007</GPH> srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 143 / Wednesday, July 25, 2012 / Notices Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 143 / Wednesday, July 25, 2012 / Notices [FR Doc. 2012–18073 Filed 7–24–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE C DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [Docket No. AB 6 (Sub-No. 483X)] BNSF Railway Company— Abandonment Exemption—in Los Angeles County, CA BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR pt. 1152 subpart F– Exempt Abandonments to abandon its freight rail operating easement over a 5.3-mile line of railroad owned by the VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:49 Jul 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA), between milepost 7.95 (just north of West 67th Street curbline) and milepost 13.25 (just south of the existing Metro Green Line structure), in the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Cal. (the line). The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 90043, 90045, 90245, 90301, and 90305 and includes the stations of Hyde Park, Ortiz, Inglewood, and Williams. BNSF has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the line for the past two years; (2) no overhead traffic has been handled on the line for at least two years; (3) no formal complaint filed by a user of rail service on the line (or PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 by a state or local government entity acting on behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service over the line either is pending with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) or with any U.S. District Court or has been decided in favor of complainant within the two-year period; and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(c) (environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.11 (transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental agencies) have been met. 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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


Federal Transit Administration

FY 2012 Discretionary Funding Opportunity; Section 5309 Bus and Bus 
Facilities and Section 5312 National Research Program Veterans 
Transportation and Community Living Initiative

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

ACTION: FTA Veterans Transportation and Community Living Initiative II 
Grants: 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 projects funded under 
the Fiscal Year 2012 Veterans Transportation and Community Living 
Initiative (VTCLI) discretionary grant opportunity, which was announced 
in the Notice of Funding Availability on February 7, 2012. The 2012 
grant program, referred to as ``VTCLI II'' in this notice, makes funds 
available to local, state and tribal agencies to create or expand One-
Call/One-Click Transportation Resource Centers in their communities. 
These centers will increase the availability of community 
transportation resources to veterans, service members and military 
families and improve the accessibility of existing mobility resources 
and other transportation information to the whole community. 
Additionally, they will enable closer coordination of existing 
transportation services to improve customer experiences and overall 
efficiency. The VTCLI supports the Obama Administration's priority of 
supporting America's veterans and military families, as well as the 
objectives of the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access 
and Mobility. The initiative is a joint effort of the U.S. Departments 
of Defense, Health and Human Service, Labor, Transportation and 
Veterans Affairs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Successful applicants should contact 
the appropriate FTA Regional Office (Appendix) for specific information 
regarding applying for the funds. Unsuccessful applicants may contact

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Erik Weber, Office of Program Management at (202) 366-0705, email: 
erik.weber@dot.gov, to arrange a proposal debriefing within 30 days of 
this announcement. For general program information on the Veterans 
Transportation and Community Living Initiative, contact Erik Weber of 
the Office of Program Management. A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 
(TDD/FIRS).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Veterans Transportation and Community Living 
Initiative Grant Program: Approximately $30 million was made available 
by FTA for the VTCLI II grant opportunity, with $26.6 million in 
Section 5309 Bus and Bus Facilities funds and $2.9 million in Section 
5312 National Research funds allocated to selected projects. In total, 
80 eligible applications requested $40 million. Project proposals were 
evaluated based on the criteria detailed in the February 7, 2012 Notice 
of Funding Availability. The projects selected and shown in Table 1 
will provide mobility choices to veterans, military families and other 
community members, increasing their awareness of and access to existing 
community transportation options and enabling them remain active in 
their communities. Funds must be used for eligible purposes defined 
under 49 U.S.C. 5309(b)(3), 5302(a)(1), and 5312(a), and be consistent 
with the competitive announcement of availability of funds as well as 
the applicant's proposal. In selecting projects for this program, FTA 
ensured that an equitable share of the available funds is allocated to 
projects that are not in urbanized areas.
    Project Implementation: So that funds can be obligated 
expeditiously, grantees selected for competitive discretionary funding 
should work with their FTA Regional Office to finalize the grant 
application in FTA's Transportation Electronic Award Management system 
(TEAM) for the projects identified in the attached table. In cases 
where the allocation amount is less than the proposer's requested 
amount, grantees should work with the Regional Office to appropriately 
reduce the scope in the event specific activities were excluded upon 
funding selection, or scale the project such that a complete phase or 
project is accomplished. A discretionary project identification number 
has been assigned to each project for tracking purposes and must be 
used in the TEAM application. Section 5309 and Section 5312 funds must 
be obligated in separate grants and thus have been assigned discrete 
discretionary project identification numbers for organizations 
receiving both types of funds. Section 5309-funded awards are 
identified by a ``D2012-BUSP'' project identification number, while 
Section 5312-funded awards have been assigned ``D2011-NATR'' numbers. 
Selected projects have not been extended blanket pre-award authority, 
however, grantees may request pre-award authority and, on a case-by-
case basis, FTA Regional Offices may grant it through a Letter of No 
Prejudice.
    FTA Section 5309 funds may only be used for eligible purposes 
defined under 49 U.S.C. 5309(b)(3) and 5302(a)(1), as described in FTA 
Circular 9030.1C, and further limited by the February 7, 2012 Federal 
Register Notice of Funding Availability. Announcement of selection in 
this notice does not guarantee award of funds to the selected 
organization until all applicable grant requirements, including 
presence of eligible local match, are met. Sources of any in-kind match 
proposed should be discussed with the FTA Regional Office to ensure 
eligibility. For any VTCLI II projects that include lease of space, 
please refer to FTA's guidance on Capital Leases found at https://www.fta.dot.gov/grants/12865.html and in Chapter IV, subparagraph 
3.j(2) of FTA Circular 5010.1D. For any projects which proposed to use 
applicant labor to accomplish capital design and engineering tasks, 
please refer to FTA's guidance on Force Account labor found in Chapter 
IV, paragraph 4.d of FTA Circular 5010.1D. All capital procurements 
undertaken with VTCLI II funds must comply with FTA's Third Party 
Procurement Guidelines found at https://www.fta.dot.gov/legislation_law/12349_8641.html. Any further questions on procurement guidelines 
should be discussed with the FTA Regional Office. Section 5312 Research 
funds must adhere to the requirements of the Section 5312 National 
Research Program, and may be used only for eligible purposes defined 
under 49 U.S.C. 5312(a) and FTA Circular 6100.1D and further limited by 
the February 7, 2012 Notice of Funding Availability. Post-award 
reporting requirements include submission of the Financial Federal 
Report and Milestone reports in TEAM as appropriate (see FTA Circular 
5010.1D) and may include additional reporting specific to the VTCLI II. 
Recipients also may be expected to participate in events or peer 
networks related to VTCLI II. Grants which include Section 5312 
Research funds may be required to develop a final report or provide 
data for a consolidated report on the program.
    Under the Section 5312 funds available, FTA also is awarding a 
$500,000 cooperative agreement to the VTCLI Technical Assistance 
Consortium to carry out general and targeted technical assistance to 
VTCLI grantees, in order to ensure successful, coordinated outcomes. 
Each awardee will be assigned a technical assistance facilitator who 
will help identify areas of need for the project and help carry out the 
coordinated planning, needs assessment and performance measurement 
requirements set out in the February 7, 2012 Notice of Funding 
Availability. Several states and regions have received multiple VTCLI 
awards. As stated in the Notice, VTCLI II applicants were required to 
commit to update the appropriate state, regional and/or local 
coordinated human service transportation plan to address mobility needs 
of the veteran and military communities. As appropriate, this update 
should consider opportunities to coordinate between any VTCLI grants 
(both FY 2011 and FY 2012) within a region or state. The Technical 
Assistance Consortium will provide assistance in these efforts.
    FTA will hold an informational webinar for grantees on Thursday, 
July 26 2012, to discuss the goals and expectations of the VTCLI and 
address technical aspects of applying for funds. Further details about 
the webinar will be posted at https://www.fta.dot.gov/veterans.
    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. By statute, the Section 5309 funds allocated in this 
announcement must be obligated in a grant by September 30, 2014, but 
since project readiness was a factor in selection, applicants are 
expected to apply promptly in order to begin implementing the project 
within twelve months.

    Issued in Washington, DC, this 18th day of July 2012.
Peter Rogoff,
Administrator.

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Appendix

                  FTA Regional and Metropolitan Offices
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Mary E. Mello, Deputy 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.
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Marilyn G. Shazor, 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.
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Brigid Hynes-Cherin, Regional        Linda Gehrke, 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 St. NW., Suite 510,
 Washington, DC 20006, Tel: (202)
 219-3562.
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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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