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service type (fixed route bus, light or
rapid rail, commuter rail, and demand
responsive); and (3) vehicle condition
(new, used, or remanufactured). In table
and narrative format, the section
explains that all new fixed route buses
and all new light, rapid, and commuter
rail cars must be accessible; that is, they
must meet all the applicable
specifications in Part 38. Certain
exceptions to acquiring an accessible
vehicle apply to used and
remanufactured buses and rail cars, as
well as to new buses and vans operating
in a general public demand responsive
system. These exceptions are likewise
outlined in the section.
Section 3 is titled ‘‘The Main
Elements of Accessible Vehicles’’ and
summarizes the required design
specifications in Part 38 by vehicle type.
The section begins by emphasizing that
an accessible bus or rail car involves
much more than features for boarding
and alighting individuals who use
wheelchairs, which is how accessibility
is commonly envisioned. Handrails,
slip-resistant flooring, public address
systems, and sufficient lighting, for
example, are all part of an accessible
vehicle, in addition to lifts, ramps, and
securement systems. The section does
not attempt to restate all of the Part 38
specifications but rather highlights the
main points by vehicle type with
accompanying photographs and
diagrams, and refers the reader to the
appropriate part of the regulations for
more detail. For rail cars, the section
highlights four areas that have been of
particular interest to transit systems and
members of the public: The platform
gap, mobility aid accessibility, priority
seating, and between-car barriers.
Section 4, ‘‘Ensuring that Vehicles
Are Compliant,’’ addresses ways a
transportation provider can ensure that
the vehicles it plans to acquire are
accessible under Part 38 and useable to
individuals with disabilities. Strategies
presented include ensuring that bid
packages spell out specific accessibility
requirements in detail, seeking public
input to ensure that the solicited
vehicles can be used by as many
persons with disabilities as possible,
and inspecting the vehicles at the
appropriate time in the procurement
cycle.
Complementing Section 4 is an
attachment titled ‘‘Sample Bus and Van
Specification Checklist’’ that lists the
design elements in Part 38 applicable to
non-rail vehicles. It is a document FTA
uses in its compliance reviews when
assessing whether a transportation
provider’s buses comply with Part 38.
The checklist is provided here as an
example of a tool a transportation
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provider could replicate to use in its
factory inspections to ensure the
vehicles it plans to acquire are
compliant long before delivery. A
grantee may decide to develop similar
checklists to inspect rail cars.
The chapter ends with a list of
definitions taken from the DOT ADA
regulations, a list of statutory and
regulatory authorities, and a reference
list.
III. Publication Approach
The Vehicle Acquisition chapter is
the first in approximately 12 chapters
that will compose FTA’s ADA circular.
Because of the breadth of the ADA, FTA
is developing this circular in segments.
The next chapter currently under
development is ‘‘Equivalent
Facilitation,’’ which will outline how a
grantee can depart from the regulations
by demonstrating to FTA that an
alternative design or technology
provides individuals with disabilities
equivalent or greater access to a vehicle
or facility. FTA anticipates that the
topics of subsequent chapters will
largely mirror the major provisions in
the DOT ADA regulations, for example:
General nondiscrimination
requirements, facility construction and
alteration, fixed route bus and rail
service, ADA complementary
paratransit (eligibility and service
delivery), general public demand
responsive service, and ferries and other
modes.
When issued in its final form, the
circular is intended to provide guidance
specifically for recipients of FTA
financial assistance that provide public
transit. As such, requirements found in
the DOT ADA regulations, for example,
related to intercity rail (i.e., Amtrak),
private motor coach service (e.g.,
Greyhound), taxi service, and airport
transportation will not be covered in the
circular.
Going forward, it is anticipated that
the chapters will be issued in groups.
All chapters will be announced in the
Federal Register for public notice and
comment.
IV. Conclusion
FTA seeks comments on the scope
and content of the first chapter of the
circular, ‘‘Vehicle Acquisition,’’
specifically as to whether there are areas
that need more clarification or
explanation or topics that were
overlooked. The chapter includes a
section on practices a transit provider
can use to help ensure the vehicles it
acquires are compliant and useable.
FTA seeks comment on whether there
are other practices that have proven
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effective that would be worth describing
in the circular.
FTA also seeks suggestions on
specific issues to cover in future
chapters and which topics should be a
priority to cover early on in the process
of developing the ADA circular. For
example, FTA seeks comments on
which issues within the broad topic
areas mentioned above (e.g., general
nondiscrimination, facility construction
and alterations, fixed route services, and
ADA complementary paratransit) are
most challenging to address by the
industry. Further, FTA is interested in
knowing in what areas guidance would
be the most valuable to transportation
providers.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 25th day of
September 2012.
Peter Rogoff,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Clean Fuels Grant Program,
Augmented With Discretionary Bus
and Bus Facilities Program Funds
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Clean Fuels Grant Program:
Announcement of Project Selections.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the
selection of projects for the Clean Fuels
Grant program enhanced with Section
5309 Bus and Bus Facilities program
funds. On February 7, 2012, FTA
published a Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA) for its Clean Fuels
Grant program (77 FR 6178). The NOFA
explained the requirements and
procedures for eligible applicants to
apply for the funds made available by
the Surface and Air Transportation
Programs Extension Act of 2011. In sum,
the FY 2012 Clean Fuels Grant Program
made available approximately $51.5
million in unallocated Section 5308
Clean Fuels Grant Program funds. As
outlined in the NOFA, the Section 5308
funds would be awarded to fund
projects in non-attainment 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. Projects
in attainment areas were also eligible to
SUMMARY:
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apply and if funding was available,
would be funded with Section 5309 Bus
and Bus Facilities funds.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Successful applicants should contact
the appropriate FTA Regional office for
specific information regarding applying
for the funds. A list of Regional offices
can be found at www.fta.dot.gov.
Unsuccessful applicants may contact
Vanessa Williams, Office of Program
Management at (202) 366–4818, email:
vanessa.williams@dot.gov to arrange a
proposal debriefing within 30 days of
this announcement. For general program
information on the Clean Fuels Grant
Program, contact Vanessa Williams, a
TDD is available at 1–800–877–8339
(TDD/FIRS).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
response to the NOFA, FTA received
146 eligible proposals requesting $516
million in federal funds, indicating
significant demand for funds. Of the
proposals submitted, 46 were from
attainment areas requesting $124
million and were only considered for
Bus and Bus Facilities program funds.
Project proposals were evaluated based
on the criteria detailed in the February
7, 2012 NOFA. FTA is funding 21
projects in non-attainment and
maintenance areas as shown in Table 1
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for a total of $51.5 million, and 6
projects in attainment areas as shown in
Table 2 for a total of $7.8 million with
prior year Section 5309 funds.
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) so that
funds can be obligated expeditiously.
Grant applications must only include
eligible activities applied for in the
original project application. Funds must
be used consistent with the competitive
proposal and for the eligible purposes
defined under 49 U.S.C. 5308(a)(2) and
5309. In cases where the allocation
amount is less than the proposer’s
requested amount, grantees should work
with the regional office to reduce scope
or scale the project such that a complete
phase or project is accomplished.
Grantees are reminded that the 90%
provision for biodiesel buses is not
available this year, as the language
permitting this higher federal share was
not included in the 2012 appropriations
bill. This change was highlighted in
FTA’s January 2012 Apportionment
Notice, Section III (C). Biodiesel buses
remain eligible for an 83% Federal
share. A discretionary project
identification number has been assigned
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to each project for tracking purposes
and must be used in the TEAM
application. Selected projects have preaward authority no earlier than
September 14, 2012. Pre-award
authority is also contingent upon other
requirements, such as planning and
environmental, having been met. For
more about FTA’s policy on pre-award
authority, please see the FTA Fiscal
Year 2012 Apportionments, Allocations,
and Program notice found in 77 FR 1785
(January 11, 2012). Post-award reporting
requirements include submission of the
Federal Financial 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. Funds allocated in this
announcement must be obligated in a
grant by September 30, 2014.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 26th day of
September, 2012.
Peter Rogoff,
Administrator .
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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Office of Foreign Assets Control
Unblocking of Two Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked
Persons Pursuant to Executive Order
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Senior Executive Service; Financial
Management Service Performance
Review Board (PRB)
Financial Management Service,
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
appointment of members to the
Financial Management Service (FMS)
Performance Review Board (PRB).
DATES: This notice is effective on
October 2, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wanda J. Rogers, Deputy Commissioner,
Financial Management Service, 401
14th Street SW., Washington, DC; (202)
874–7000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 4314(c) (4), this notice is
given of the appointment of individuals
to serve as members of the FMS PRB.
This Board reviews the performance
appraisals of career senior executives
below the Assistant Commissioner level
and makes recommendations regarding
ratings, bonuses, and other personnel
actions. Four voting members constitute
a quorum. The names and titles of the
FMS PRB members are as follows:
SUMMARY:
Primary Members
Wanda J. Rogers, Deputy Commissioner
Kristine S. Conrath, Assistant
Commissioner, Federal Finance
Jeffrey Schramek, Assistant
Commissioner, Debt Management
Services
Sheryl R. Morrow, Assistant
Commissioner, Payment Management
Patricia M. Greiner, Assistant
Commissioner, Management/CFO
Dated: September 24, 2012.
Wanda J. Rogers,
Deputy Commissioner.
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Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Treasury Department’s
Office of Foreign Assets Control
(‘‘OFAC’’) is publishing the names of
two individuals whose property and
interests in property have been
unblocked pursuant to Executive Order
13310 of July 28, 2003, ‘‘Blocking
Property of the Government of Burma
and Prohibiting Certain Transactions.’’
DATES: The unblocking and removal
from the list of Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons (‘‘SDN
List’’) of the individuals identified in
this notice whose property and interests
in property were blocked pursuant to
Executive Order 13310 of July 28, 2003,
is effective on September 19, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Assistant Director, Sanctions
Compliance and Evaluation, Office of
Foreign Assets Control, Department of
the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220,
tel.: 202/622–2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Electronic and Facsimile Availability
This document and additional
information concerning OFAC are
available from OFAC’s web site
(www.treasury.gov/ofac) or via facsimile
through a 24-hour fax-on demand
service tel.: (202) 622–0077.
Background
On May 20, 1997, President Clinton
issued Executive Order 13047,
‘‘Prohibiting New Investment in
Burma,’’ and declared a national
emergency to deal with the unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national
security and foreign policy of the United
States posed by the Government of
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Burma’s actions and policies. In order to
take additional steps with respect to the
Government of Burma’s continued
repression of the democratic opposition
in Burma, President Bush issued
Executive Order 13310, ‘‘Blocking
Property of the Government of Burma
and Prohibiting Certain Transactions’’
(‘‘the Order’’ or ‘‘E.O. 13310’’). E.O.
13310 imposes economic sanctions on
persons listed in the Annex to the
Order. The Order also authorizes the
Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State,
to designate additional persons
determined to meet the criteria set forth
in E.O. 13310.
On September 27, 2007, the Director
of OFAC, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, designated, pursuant
to one or more of the criteria set forth
in subparagraphs (b)(i) through (b)(ii) of
Section 1 of the Order, the individuals
listed below, whose property and
interests in property were blocked
pursuant to the Order.
On September 19, 2012, the Director
of OFAC removed and unblocked from
the SDN List the two individuals listed
below, whose property and interests in
property were blocked pursuant to E.O.
13310.
1. SEIN, THEIN; DOB 20 Apr 1945;
POB Pathein, Irrawaddy Division,
nationality Burma; citizen Burma;
Adjutant General; First Secretary, State
Peace and Development Council
(individual) [BURMA]
2. MANN, THURA SHWE (a.k.a.
MANN, SHWE); DOB 11 Jul 1947;
nationality Burma; citizen Burma; Joint
Chief of Staff; Member, State Peace and
Development Council (individual)
[BURMA]
Dated: September 24, 2012.
Adam J. Szubin,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Clean Fuels Grant Program, Augmented With Discretionary Bus and
Bus Facilities Program Funds
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Clean Fuels Grant Program: 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 for the Clean
Fuels Grant program enhanced with Section 5309 Bus and Bus Facilities
program funds. On February 7, 2012, FTA published a Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA) for its Clean Fuels Grant program (77 FR 6178). The
NOFA explained the requirements and procedures for eligible applicants
to apply for the funds made available by the Surface and Air
Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011. In sum, the FY 2012
Clean Fuels Grant Program made available approximately $51.5 million in
unallocated Section 5308 Clean Fuels Grant Program funds. As outlined
in the NOFA, the Section 5308 funds would be awarded to fund projects
in non-attainment 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. Projects in
attainment areas were also eligible to
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apply and if funding was available, would be funded with Section 5309
Bus and Bus Facilities funds.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Successful applicants should contact
the appropriate FTA Regional office for specific information regarding
applying for the funds. A list of Regional offices can be found at
www.fta.dot.gov. Unsuccessful applicants may contact Vanessa Williams,
Office of Program Management at (202) 366-4818, email:
vanessa.williams@dot.gov to arrange a proposal debriefing within 30
days of this announcement. For general program information on the Clean
Fuels Grant Program, contact Vanessa Williams, a TDD is available at 1-
800-877-8339 (TDD/FIRS).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to the NOFA, FTA received 146
eligible proposals requesting $516 million in federal funds, indicating
significant demand for funds. Of the proposals submitted, 46 were from
attainment areas requesting $124 million and were only considered for
Bus and Bus Facilities program funds. Project proposals were evaluated
based on the criteria detailed in the February 7, 2012 NOFA. FTA is
funding 21 projects in non-attainment and maintenance areas as shown in
Table 1 for a total of $51.5 million, and 6 projects in attainment
areas as shown in Table 2 for a total of $7.8 million with prior year
Section 5309 funds.
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) so that
funds can be obligated expeditiously. Grant applications must only
include eligible activities applied for in the original project
application. Funds must be used consistent with the competitive
proposal and for the eligible purposes defined under 49 U.S.C.
5308(a)(2) and 5309. In cases where the allocation amount is less than
the proposer's requested amount, grantees should work with the regional
office to reduce scope or scale the project such that a complete phase
or project is accomplished. Grantees are reminded that the 90%
provision for biodiesel buses is not available this year, as the
language permitting this higher federal share was not included in the
2012 appropriations bill. This change was highlighted in FTA's January
2012 Apportionment Notice, Section III (C). Biodiesel buses remain
eligible for an 83% Federal share. 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 no earlier than September 14, 2012. Pre-award
authority is also contingent upon other requirements, such as planning
and environmental, having been met. For more about FTA's policy on pre-
award authority, please see the FTA Fiscal Year 2012 Apportionments,
Allocations, and Program notice found in 77 FR 1785 (January 11, 2012).
Post-award reporting requirements include submission of the Federal
Financial 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.
Funds allocated in this announcement must be obligated in a grant by
September 30, 2014.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 26th day of September, 2012.
Peter Rogoff,
Administrator .
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