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transit agency in the State’s jurisdiction
to prepare and implement a System
Safety Program Plan (SSPP) and System
Security Plan (SSP). The SSO agency
also requires the rail transit agencies in
its jurisdiction to conduct specific
activities, such as accident
investigation, implementation of a
hazard management program, and the
management of an internal safety and
security audit process. SSO agencies
review and approve the SSPPs and SSPs
of the rail transit agencies. Once every
three years, States conduct an on-site
review of the rail transit agencies in
their jurisdictions to assess SSPP/SSP
implementation and to determine
whether these plans are effective and if
they need to be updated. SSO agencies
develop final reports documenting the
findings from these on-site reviews and
require corrective actions. SSO agencies
also review and approve accident
investigation reports, participate in the
rail transit agency’s hazard management
program, and oversee implementation of
the rail transit agency’s internal safety
and security audit process. SSO
agencies review and approve corrective
action plans and track and monitor rail
transit agency activities to implement
them.
Collection of this information enables
each SSO agency to monitor each rail
transit agency’s implementation of the
State’s requirements as specified in the
Program Standard approved by FTA.
Without this information, States would
not be able to oversee the rail transit
agencies in their jurisdictions.
Recommendations from the National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and
the Government Accountability Office
(GAO) have encouraged States and rail
transit agencies to devote additional
resources to these safety activities and
safety oversight in general.
SSO agencies also submit an annual
certification to FTA that the State is in
compliance with Section 5330 and an
annual report documenting the State’s
safety and security oversight activities.
States also submit annual grant
applications for Federal transit
assistance and report quarterly on the
progress of those activities. FTA uses
the annual information submitted by the
States to monitor implementation of the
program. If a State fails to comply with
Section 5330, FTA may withhold up to
five percent of the funds appropriated
for use in a State or urbanized area in
the State under section 5307. The
information submitted by the States
ensures FTA’s compliance with
applicable federal laws, OMB Circular
A–102, and 49 CFR Part 18, ‘‘Uniform
Administrative Requirements for Grants
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and Cooperative Agreements with State
and Local Governments.’’
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
177,820 hours.
ADDRESSES: All written comments must
refer to the docket number that appears
at the top of this document and be
submitted to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725—17th
Street NW. Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: FTA Desk Officer.
Comments are Invited On: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of
the Department’s estimate of the burden
of the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Matthew M. Crouch,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA–2013–0032]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of request for comments.
The Federal Transit
Administration invites public comment
about our intention to request the Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
approval to renew the following
information collection: Transit
Investments in Greenhouse Gas and
Energy Reduction (TIGGER) Program.
The information collected is
necessary to ensure that recipients of
TIGGER funds are meeting program
objectives and are complying with FTA
Circular 5010.1D, ‘‘Grant Management
Requirements’’ and other federal
requirements. The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments was published on
May 17, 2013.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before September 20, 2013 A comment
to OMB is most effective if OMB
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receives it within 30 days of
publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LaStar Matthews, Office of
Administration, Office of Management
Planning, (202) 366–2295.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Transit Investments in
Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction
(TIGGER) Program (OMB Number:
2132–0566).
Abstract: The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
established the Transit Investments in
Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction
(TIGGER) Program with $100 million in
new discretionary grant program
funding to support public transit
agencies in making capital investments
that would assist in the reduction of
energy consumption or greenhouse gas
emissions within their public
transportation systems. In two
subsequent years, The Transportation,
Housing and Urban Development,
Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
The Department of Defense and FullYear Continuing Appropriations Act
appropriated an additional $75 million
and $49.9 million, respectively, for FY
2010 and FY 2011. The TIGGER
Program has awarded 87 competitively
selected projects, implementing a wide
variety of technologies to meet program
goals. The awarded projects are
geographically diverse, covering 35
states and 67 different transit agencies
in both urban and rural settings.
The information that’s currently being
collected for this program is submitted
as part of the Project Management
reporting requirements for TIGGER. The
collection of Project Management
information provides documentation
that the recipients of TIGGER funds are
meeting program objectives and are
complying with FTA Circular 5010.1D,
‘‘Grant Management Requirements’’ and
other federal requirements. Estimated
Total Annual Burden: 17,052 hours.
ADDRESSES: All written comments must
refer to the docket number that appears
at the top of this document and be
submitted to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725—17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: FTA Desk Officer.
Comments are Invited On: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of
the Department’s estimate of the burden
of the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
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collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Matthew M. Crouch,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Urbanized Area Formula Grants;
Passenger Ferry Grant Program
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability
(NOFA): Solicitation of Project
Proposals for the Passenger Ferry Grant
Program.
AGENCY:
The Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the
availability of Section 5307 Urbanized
Area Formula Grant program funds in
support of the Discretionary Passenger
Ferry Grant program. This grant
opportunity will be funded using $29.9
million in FY 2013 Urbanized Area
Formula Grants program funds
authorized by the Moving Ahead for
Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–
21), Public Law 112–141, July 6, 2012.
The Passenger Ferry Grant program
(Ferry program), as authorized, is
available to urbanized areas for the same
general authority provided under 49
U.S.C. 5307 (Section 5307). However,
within the authority provided to the
Secretary of Transportation to develop a
competitive process, FTA is limiting
this discretionary opportunity to capital
projects. These funds constitute a core
investment in the enhancement and
revitalization of public ferry systems in
the Nation’s urbanized areas. This
notice solicits proposals to compete for
Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 funding under the
Ferry program and may include
additional funds made available under
future appropriations.
This notice also includes priorities
established by FTA for these
discretionary funds, criteria FTA will
use to identify meritorious projects for
funding, and the process to apply for
funding. This announcement is
available on the FTA Web site at: http//
www.fta.dot.gov. FTA may announce
final selections on the Web site and in
the Federal Register. Additionally, a
synopsis of this funding opportunity
will be posted in the FIND module of
the government-wide electronic grants
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(GRANTS.GOV) Web site at https://
www.grants.gov.
DATES: Complete proposals for Ferry
program projects must be submitted by
11:59 p.m. EDT on October 21, 2013. All
proposals must be submitted
electronically through the
GRANTS.GOV APPLY function. Any
agency intending to apply should
initiate the process of registering on the
GRANTS.GOV site immediately to
ensure completion of registration before
the submission deadline. Instructions
for applying can be found on FTA’s Web
site at https://www.fta.dot.gov/grants/
13093_3561.html and in the ‘‘FIND’’
module of GRANTS.GOV.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact the appropriate FTA Regional
Office found at https://www.fta.dot.gov
for proposal-specific information and
issues. For program-specific questions,
please contact Vanessa Williams, Office
of Program Management, (202) 366–
4818, email: Vanessa.williams@dot.gov.
A TDD is available at 1–800–877–8339
(TDD/FIRS).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table Of Contents
A. FTA Ferry Program Authority
B. Program Description and Purpose
C. Program Information
1. Eligible Proposers
2. Eligible Projects
3. Cost Sharing and Matching
4. Eligible Sources of Match
D. Proposal Submission Process
E. Proposal Information
F. Proposal Content
G. Evaluation Criteria
H. Review and Selection Process
I. Award Information
J. Award Administration
K. Technical Assistance and Other Program
Information
Appendix A: Registration in GRANTS.GOV
A. FTA Ferry Program Authority
Section 5307(h) of Title 49, United
States Code, as established by MAP–21,
authorizes FTA’s Passenger Ferry Grant
program. The program authorizes FTA
to solicit grant applications and make
grants for eligible projects on a
competitive basis subject to the Section
5307 terms and conditions, unless noted
otherwise in the competitive
solicitation.
B. Program Description and Purpose
Improving and maintaining the
Nation’s public ferry systems is a key
strategic goal of the U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT) and FTA. The
Ferry program is intended to contribute
to the improvement of the condition of
the public ferry systems by providing
financial assistance for capital projects.
As part of the program and as evidenced
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in the criteria established for the
program, FTA intends to prioritize ferry
projects that aim to improve a system’s
state of good repair and that support the
connection of ferry service with
multiple modes of transportation,
including but not limited to: rail, bus,
intercity bus, and private transportation
providers.
C. Program Information
1. Eligible Proposers
Eligible proposers and eventual grant
applicants under this initiative must be
eligible direct recipients of Section 5307
funds engaged in providing a public
transportation passenger ferry service.
Ferry systems that accommodate cars
must also accommodate walk-on
passengers.
2. Eligible Projects
Under this competitive program,
eligible projects are capital projects
including ferries, terminals, and related
infrastructure. Capital projects include,
but are not limited to, the purchase,
replacement, or rehabilitation of, ferries
and terminals and related equipment.
Funds made available under this Notice
of Funding Availability (NOFA) may not
be used to fund operating expenses,
planning, or preventive maintenance.
FTA’s Section 5307 formula funds may
be used for these activities.
3. Cost Sharing or Matching
Costs will be shared at the following
ratio:
i. The Federal share is 80 percent for
capital projects with exceptions
explained below:
Æ The Federal share is 85 percent for
net project costs for acquiring vehicles
(including clean-fuel or alternative fuel)
attributable to compliance with the
Clean Air Act (CAA) or attributable to
compliance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.
Æ The Federal share is 90 percent for
net project costs for vehicle-related
equipment or facilities (including cleanfuel or alternative-fuel vehicle-related
equipment or facilities) attributable to
compliance with the Clean Air Act
(CAA) or Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) of 1990.
FTA considers vehicle-related
equipment to be equipment on and
attached to the vehicle. The award
recipient may itemize the cost of
specific, discrete, vehicle-related
equipment being purchased to be in
compliance with ADA or CAA.
4. Eligible Sources of Match
After the appropriate Federal share is
established, the applicant must provide
the local share of the net project cost in
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA-2013-0032]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration invites public comment
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB) approval to renew the following information collection: Transit
Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) Program.
The information collected is necessary to ensure that recipients of
TIGGER funds are meeting program objectives and are complying with FTA
Circular 5010.1D, ``Grant Management Requirements'' and other federal
requirements. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments was published on May 17, 2013.
DATES: Comments must be submitted before September 20, 2013 A comment
to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaStar Matthews, Office of
Administration, Office of Management Planning, (202) 366-2295.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Transit Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction
(TIGGER) Program (OMB Number: 2132-0566).
Abstract: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
established the Transit Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy
Reduction (TIGGER) Program with $100 million in new discretionary grant
program funding to support public transit agencies in making capital
investments that would assist in the reduction of energy consumption or
greenhouse gas emissions within their public transportation systems. In
two subsequent years, The Transportation, Housing and Urban
Development, Related Agencies Appropriations Act, The Department of
Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act appropriated an
additional $75 million and $49.9 million, respectively, for FY 2010 and
FY 2011. The TIGGER Program has awarded 87 competitively selected
projects, implementing a wide variety of technologies to meet program
goals. The awarded projects are geographically diverse, covering 35
states and 67 different transit agencies in both urban and rural
settings.
The information that's currently being collected for this program
is submitted as part of the Project Management reporting requirements
for TIGGER. The collection of Project Management information provides
documentation that the recipients of TIGGER funds are meeting program
objectives and are complying with FTA Circular 5010.1D, ``Grant
Management Requirements'' and other federal requirements. Estimated
Total Annual Burden: 17,052 hours.
ADDRESSES: All written comments must refer to the docket number that
appears at the top of this document and be submitted to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FTA Desk
Officer.
Comments are Invited On: Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
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collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Matthew M. Crouch,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Administration.
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