Agency Request for Emergency Processing of Collections of Information Associated With Today's Publication of Notice of Funding Availability and Solicitation of Applications, 65422 [2013-26082]

Download as PDF 65422 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 211 / Thursday, October 31, 2013 / Notices Rebecca Pennington, Chief Financial Officer. Estimated Total Annual Number of Responses: 10.0 Grant Applications (Electronic). Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,790 hours. Issued in Washington, DC, on October 29, 2013. Corey Hill, Director, Office of Passenger and Freight Programs. [FR Doc. 2013–25952 Filed 10–30–13; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There is approximately $1,870,000 available in the Railroad Rehabilitation and Repair Grant Program, which was originally supported with up to $20,000,000 of Federal funds provided to FRA as part of the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub. L. 110– 329, September 30, 2008) (the Act). On November 6, 2008, FRA issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) soliciting applications for grants to fund eligible projects. FRA received applications and evaluated them according to criteria described in the notice. Based on the applications submitted and the subsequent evaluations, FRA selected projects totaling approximately $15,000,000 under this Program. Then on October 7, 2009, FRA issued another NOFA for the remaining $5,000,000. FRA received applications and evaluated them according to criteria described in the notice and subsequently selected 10 additional projects to receive funding. Due to a variety of factors, such as projects completed under their awarded amount, FRA has approximately $1,870,000 in funds remaining for this program. Funds provided under this Program will assist Class II and Class III railroads to repair and rehabilitate infrastructure damaged by hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters in areas for which the President declared a major disaster after January 1, 2008, under Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974. Applicant eligibility is limited to State departments of transportation. The funding provided under these grants will be made available to grantees on a reimbursement basis. FRA anticipates awarding grants to multiple eligible participants. FRA may choose to award a grant or grants within the available funds in any amount. The grantees must exhaust all other Federal and State resources prior to seeking assistance under this Program. FRA will begin accepting grant applications on November 6, 2013. Applications may be submitted until 5:00 p.m. EST, December 9, 2013. BILLING CODE 4910–06–P within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration Agency Request for Emergency Processing of Collections of Information Associated With Today’s Publication of Notice of Funding Availability and Solicitation of Applications Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), United States Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hereby gives notice that it has submitted the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Emergency Processing under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). FRA requests that OMB authorize the collection of information identified below on or before November 6, 2013, for 180 days after the date of approval by OMB. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling FRA’s Clearance Officer, Mr. Robert Brogan (tel. (202) 493–6292). These numbers are not toll-free. A copy of this ICR may also be obtained electronically by contacting Mr. Brogan at robert.brogan@dot.gov. Comments and questions about the ICR identified below should be directed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Attn: FRA OMB Desk Officer, 725 17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503. Comments and questions about the ICR identified below may also be transmitted electronically to OIRA at oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov. DATES: Comments should be submitted as soon as possible upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Title: Notice of Funding Availability and Solicitation of Applications for Grants under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Repair Grant Program. OMB Control Number: 2130—New. Frequency: One-time. Affected Public: 49 States. Form(s): SF–424, SF–424C, SF–424D, SF LLL. Other Instruments: Collection of Information Associated with the NOFA Published in Today’s Federal Register. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:21 Oct 30, 2013 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00159 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [FR Doc. 2013–26082 Filed 10–30–13; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration Notice of Funding Availability and Solicitation of Applications for Grants Under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Repair Grant Program Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of funding availability; solicitation of applications. AGENCY: Under this Notice, the FRA encourages interested State departments of transportation to submit applications for grants to repair and rehabilitate Class II and Class III railroad infrastructure damaged by hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters in areas for which the President declared a major disaster after January 1, 2008, under Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974. The funding opportunities described in this notice are available under Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 20.314. SUMMARY: FRA will begin accepting grant applications on November 6, 2013. Applications may be submitted until 5 p.m. EST, December 9, 2013. FRA reserves the right to modify this deadline. DATES: Applications for grants under this Program must be submitted electronically to ‘‘Grants.gov’’ at https:// www.grants.gov. Grants.Gov allows organizations to find and apply electronically for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grantmaking agencies. Any State wishing to submit an application pursuant to this notice should immediately initiate the process of registering with Grants.Gov. For application materials that an applicant is unable to submit via Grants.Gov (such as oversized engineering drawings), applicants may submit an original and two (2) copies to FRA at the following address: Federal Railroad Administration, Attention: Katy Bryant, Office of Passenger and Freight Programs, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 20,Washington, DC 20590. ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\31OCN1.SGM 31OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 65422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26082]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Agency Request for Emergency Processing of Collections of 
Information Associated With Today's Publication of Notice of Funding 
Availability and Solicitation of Applications

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), United States Department 
of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hereby gives notice 
that it has submitted the following information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Emergency 
Processing under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 
44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). FRA requests that OMB authorize the collection 
of information identified below on or before November 6, 2013, for 180 
days after the date of approval by OMB. A copy of this ICR, with 
applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling FRA's 
Clearance Officer, Mr. Robert Brogan (tel. (202) 493-6292). These 
numbers are not toll-free. A copy of this ICR may also be obtained 
electronically by contacting Mr. Brogan at robert.brogan@dot.gov. 
Comments and questions about the ICR identified below should be 
directed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), 
Attn: FRA OMB Desk Officer, 725 17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503. 
Comments and questions about the ICR identified below may also be 
transmitted electronically to OIRA at oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov.

DATES: Comments should be submitted as soon as possible upon 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
    Title: Notice of Funding Availability and Solicitation of 
Applications for Grants under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Repair 
Grant Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2130--New.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Affected Public: 49 States.
    Form(s): SF-424, SF-424C, SF-424D, SF LLL.
    Other Instruments: Collection of Information Associated with the 
NOFA Published in Today's Federal Register.
    Estimated Total Annual Number of Responses: 10.0 Grant Applications 
(Electronic).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,790 hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There is approximately $1,870,000 available 
in the Railroad Rehabilitation and Repair Grant Program, which was 
originally supported with up to $20,000,000 of Federal funds provided 
to FRA as part of the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub. L. 110-329, September 30, 
2008) (the Act). On November 6, 2008, FRA issued a Notice of Funding 
Availability (NOFA) soliciting applications for grants to fund eligible 
projects. FRA received applications and evaluated them according to 
criteria described in the notice. Based on the applications submitted 
and the subsequent evaluations, FRA selected projects totaling 
approximately $15,000,000 under this Program. Then on October 7, 2009, 
FRA issued another NOFA for the remaining $5,000,000. FRA received 
applications and evaluated them according to criteria described in the 
notice and subsequently selected 10 additional projects to receive 
funding. Due to a variety of factors, such as projects completed under 
their awarded amount, FRA has approximately $1,870,000 in funds 
remaining for this program.
    Funds provided under this Program will assist Class II and Class 
III railroads to repair and rehabilitate infrastructure damaged by 
hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters in areas for which the 
President declared a major disaster after January 1, 2008, under Title 
IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act of 1974. Applicant eligibility is limited to State departments of 
transportation.
    The funding provided under these grants will be made available to 
grantees on a reimbursement basis. FRA anticipates awarding grants to 
multiple eligible participants. FRA may choose to award a grant or 
grants within the available funds in any amount. The grantees must 
exhaust all other Federal and State resources prior to seeking 
assistance under this Program. FRA will begin accepting grant 
applications on November 6, 2013. Applications may be submitted until 
5:00 p.m. EST, December 9, 2013.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 29, 2013.
Corey Hill,
Director, Office of Passenger and Freight Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013-26082 Filed 10-30-13; 8:45 am]
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