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the TRACS Web site for additional
information at https://www.fta.dot.gov/
about/13099.html.
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Peter Rogoff,
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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Federal Transit Administration
Announcement of Charter Renewal of
the Transit Advisory Committee for
Safety (TRACS)
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
The Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the
charter renewal of the Transit Advisory
Committee for Safety (TRACS), a
Federal Advisory Committee established
by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation
(the Secretary) in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act to
provide information, advice, and
recommendations to the Secretary and
the Federal Transit Administrator on
matters relating to the safety of public
transportation systems. This charter will
be effective for two years from the date
of this Federal Register notice.
Contact Information: For further
information contact Thomas Littleton,
TRACS Designated Federal Official,
Associate Administrator, FTA Office of
Transit Safety and Oversight, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, 4th Floor, East (E45–
316), Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366–
9239; or Bridget Zamperini, FTA Office
of Transit Safety and Oversight, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., 4th Floor, East
(E45–310), Washington, DC 20590, (202)
366–0306.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is provided in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2). As
noted above, TRACS is a Federal
Advisory Committee established to
provide information, advice, and
recommendations to the Secretary and
the Administrator of the Federal Transit
Administration on matters relating to
the safety of public transportation
systems. With the renewed charter,
TRACS is renamed as the Transit
Advisory Committee for Safety (for
continuity the acronym will remain
TRACS). The term ‘‘RAIL’’ is omitted
from the original title of the advisory
committee to reflect the broader current
mandate of TRACS to advise on all
public transportation safety matters. In
addition, TRACS is increased to
approximately 29 members representing
a broad base of expertise necessary to
discharge its responsibilities. Please see
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Federal Transit Administration
[Docket No. FTA–2013–0010]
Urbanized Area Formula Program:
Final Circular
Notice of charter renewal.
SUMMARY:
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability of final
circular
AGENCY:
The Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) has placed in the
docket and on its Web site, guidance, in
the form of a Circular, to assist
recipients in their implementation of
the Urbanized Area Formula Program.
The purpose of this Circular is to
provide recipients of FTA financial
assistance with instructions and
guidance on the program’s
administration and the grant application
process.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date
of the Circular is January 16, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
program matters, Adam Schildge, Office
of Project Management, Federal Transit
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE.; (202) 366–0778 or Adam.Schildge@
dot.gov. For legal matters, Rita Maristch
or Candace Key, Office of Chief Counsel,
same address; (215) 656–7100; (202)
366–4011, respectively, or
Rita.Maristch@dot.gov; Candace.Key@
dot.gov.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Availability of Final Circular
This notice provides a summary of
changes to the Urbanized Area Formula
Program Circular 9030.1E, and
responses to comments. The final
Circular itself is not included in this
notice; instead, an electronic version
may be found on FTA’s Web site, at
www.fta.dot.gov, and in the docket, at
www.regulations.gov. Paper copies of
the final Circular may be obtained by
contacting FTA’s Administrative
Services Help Desk, at (202) 366–4865.
Table of Contents
Overview
I. Chapter-by-Chapter Analysis
A. General Comments
B. Chapter I—Introduction and Background
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C. Chapter II—Program Overview
D. Chapter III—General Program
Information
E. Chapter IV—Eligible Projects and
Requirements
F. Chapter V—Planning and Program
Development
G. Chapter VI—Program Management and
Administrative Requirements
H. Chapter VII—Other Provisions
I. Chapter VIII—Tables, Graphs, and
Illustrations
J. Chapter IX—Appendices
I. Overview
FTA is updating its Circular 9030.1D,
‘‘Urbanized Area Formula Program:
Program Guidance and Application
Instructions,’’ last revised on May 10,
2010, to incorporate changes made to
the section 5307 Urbanized Area
Formula Program (section 5307
Program) by the Moving Ahead for
Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–
21, Pub. L. 112–141), signed into law on
July 6, 2012. The section 5307 Program
authorizes Federal financial assistance
for public transportation in urbanized
areas for capital and planning projects,
job access and reverse commute
projects, and, in some cases, operating
assistance. This notice provides a
summary of changes to FTA Circular
9030.1D and addresses comments
received in response to the proposed
Circular that was published in the
Federal Register on April 22, 2013. 78
FR 23818. The final Circular, 9030.1E,
‘‘Urbanized Area Formula Program:
Program Guidance and Application
Instructions,’’ becomes effective upon
publication, and will supersede FTA
Circular 9030.1D.
MAP–21 made several significant
changes to the laws authorizing the
Federal transit programs. Many of the
changes have cross-cutting impacts
across all of FTA’s programs and further
several important goals of the
Department of Transportation (DOT).
Most notably, MAP–21 grants FTA
significant new authority to oversee and
regulate the safety of public
transportation systems throughout the
United States. The Act also puts new
emphasis on restoring and replacing the
Nation’s aging public transportation
infrastructure by establishing a new
State of Good Repair Formula Program
and new asset management
requirements. In addition, it aligns
Federal funding with key performance
goals and tracks recipients’ progress
towards these goals. Finally, MAP–21
improves the efficiency of program
administration through program
consolidation and streamlining. For
example, job access and reverse
commute activities, previously included
in a separate Federal transit assistance
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Announcement of Charter Renewal of the Transit Advisory Committee
for Safety (TRACS)
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of charter renewal.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the charter
renewal of the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS), a Federal
Advisory Committee established by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation
(the Secretary) in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act
to provide information, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary
and the Federal Transit Administrator on matters relating to the safety
of public transportation systems. This charter will be effective for
two years from the date of this Federal Register notice.
Contact Information: For further information contact Thomas
Littleton, TRACS Designated Federal Official, Associate Administrator,
FTA Office of Transit Safety and Oversight, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
4th Floor, East (E45-316), Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-9239; or
Bridget Zamperini, FTA Office of Transit Safety and Oversight, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., 4th Floor, East (E45-310), Washington, DC 20590,
(202) 366-0306.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is provided in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2).
As noted above, TRACS is a Federal Advisory Committee established to
provide information, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary and
the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration on matters
relating to the safety of public transportation systems. With the
renewed charter, TRACS is renamed as the Transit Advisory Committee for
Safety (for continuity the acronym will remain TRACS). The term
``RAIL'' is omitted from the original title of the advisory committee
to reflect the broader current mandate of TRACS to advise on all public
transportation safety matters. In addition, TRACS is increased to
approximately 29 members representing a broad base of expertise
necessary to discharge its responsibilities. Please see the TRACS Web
site for additional information at https://www.fta.dot.gov/about/13099.html.
Peter Rogoff,
Administrator.
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