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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Fiscal Year 2014–2015 Public
Transportation on Indian Reservations
Program Project Selections
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Tribal Transit Program
Announcement of Project Selections.
AGENCY:
The Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the
selection of projects with Fiscal Year
(FY) 2014 and FY 2015 appropriations
for the Public Transportation on Indian
Reservations Program Tribal Transit
Program (TTP), as authorized by Section
5311 (j) of the Moving Ahead for
Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–
21), Public Law 112–14 (July 2012). On
December 9, 2014 FTA published a
Federal Register Notice (79 FR 236)
announcing the availability of Federal
funding for the program. MAP–21
authorized approximately $5 million
annually for federally recognized Indian
Tribes or Alaska Native villages, groups,
or communities as identified by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in the
U.S. Department of the Interior for
public transportation. FTA is allocating
a total of approximately $10 million to
selected projects in this notice since we
are including FY 2015 funding
described in the December 2014 Notice
of Funding Availability (NOFA). The
TTP supports many types of projects
including: Operating costs to enable
tribes to start or continue transit
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services; capital to enable tribal
investment in new or replacement
equipment; and funding for tribal transit
planning activities for public
transportation services on and around
Indian reservations. TTP services link
tribal citizens to employment, food,
healthcare, school, social services,
recreation/leisure, and other key
community connections. FTA funds
may only be used for eligible purposes
defined under 49 U.S.C 5311 and
described in the FTA Circular 9040.1G
and consistent with the specific
eligibility and priorities established in
the December 2014 NOFA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Successful applicants should contact
the appropriate FTA Regional office for
information regarding applying for the
funds or program-specific information.
A list of Regional offices, along with a
list of tribal liaisons can be found at
www.fta.dot.gov. Unsuccessful
´
applicants may contact Elan Flippin,
Office of Program Management at (202)
366–3800, email: Elan.Flippin@dot.gov
to arrange a proposal debriefing within
30 days of this announcement. In the
event the contact information provided
by your tribe in the application has
changed, please contact your regional
tribal liaison with the current
information in order to expedite the
grant award process. A TDD is available
at 1–800–877–8339 (TDD/FIRS).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Approximately $10 million is available
for FY 2014 and FY 2015 under the
TTP. A total of 79 applications were
received from 64 tribes in 20 states
requesting $19.5 million, indicating
significant demand for funds for public
transportation projects. Project
proposals were evaluated based on each
applicant’s responsiveness to the
program evaluation criteria outlined in
FTA’s December 2014 NOFA. The FTA
also took into consideration the current
status of previously funded applicants.
This included evaluating available prior
year discretionary and formula balances;
geographic balance and diversity,
including regional balance based on
tribal population; and support of the
Ladders of Opportunity initiative. As a
result, FTA is funding a total of 65
projects for 55 tribes in 18 states. The
projects selected in Table 1 provide
funding for transit planning studies,
capital and operating requests for
existing, start-up expansion and
replacement services. Funds must be
used only for the specific purposes
identified in Table 1. Allocations may
be less than what the applicant
requested and were capped at $300,000
to provide funding to all highly
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recommended and recommended
proposals, however, planning projects
were capped at $25,000. Recommended
projects received the scalable amount
provided by the applicant. Operating
assistance for existing services was
funded at one year. Tribes selected for
competitive discretionary funding
should work with their FTA regional
office to finalize the grant application in
FTA’s Transit Award Management
System (TrAMs) for the projects
identified in the attached table to
quickly obligate funds. In cases where
the allocation amount is less than the
proposer’s requested amount, tribes
should work with the regional office to
ensure the funds are obligated for
eligible aspects of the projects, and for
the specific purpose intended as
reflected in Table 1. A discretionary
project identification number has been
assigned to each project for tracking
purposes, and must be used in the
TrAMs application. For more
information about TrAMs, please visit
https://www.fta.dot.gov/16260_
15769.html. The post award reporting
requirements include submission of the
Federal Financial Report (FFR) and
Milestone Progress Report in TrAMs,
and National Transit Database (NTD)
reporting as appropriate (see FTA
Circular 9040.1G).
Tribes must continue to report to the
NTD to be eligible for formula
apportionment funds. To be considered
in the FY 2016 formula apportionments,
tribes should have submitted their
reports to the NTD no later than August
31, 2015; voluntary reporting to the
NTD is also encouraged. Additionally,
to be considered for the FY 2017
formula apportionment funds, tribes
need to submit their reports to the NTD
no later than June 30, 2016. For tribes
who have not reported before, please
contact the NTD Operations Center in
advance to get a reporting account for
the NTD on-line data collection system.
The Operation Center can be reached
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
(ET), by email NTDHelp@dot.gov or by
phone 1–888–252–0936. Tribes must
comply with all applicable Federal
statutes, regulations, executive orders,
FTA circulars, and other Federal
requirements in carrying out the project
supported by the FTA grant. To assist
tribes with understanding these
requirements, FTA has conducted
approximately nine Tribal Transit
Technical Assistance Workshops, and
expects to offer several workshops in FY
2016. FTA has also expanded its
technical assistance to tribes receiving
funds under this program. In FY15, FTA
implemented the Tribal Transit
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Technical Assistance Assessments
initiative. Through these assessments,
FTA collaborates with tribal transit
leaders to review processes and identify
areas in need of improvement and then
assist with solutions to address these
needs. FTA completed fifteen
assessments in FY15, and expects to do
a similar number in FY16. These
assessments include discussions of
compliance areas pursuant to the Master
Agreement, a site visit, promising
practices reviews, and technical
assistance from FTA and its contractors.
These workshops and assessments have
received exemplary feedback From
Tribal Transit Leaders, and have
provided FTA with invaluable
opportunities to learn more about Tribal
transit leaders’ perspectives, and honor
the sovereignty of tribal nations. FTA
will post information about upcoming
workshops to its Web site and
disseminate information about the
reviews through its Regional offices. A
list of Tribal Liaisons can be found on
FTA’s Web site at https://www.fta.dot.
gov/13094_15845.html.
Funds allocated in this announcement
must be obligated in a grant by
September 30, 2018. Tribes selected for
competitive discretionary funding
should work with their FTA regional
tribal liaison to finalize the grant
application in FTA’s TrAMs. FTA plans
to publish a notice of funding
availability NOFA soliciting proposals
for FY 2016 discretionary funds in the
coming months.
The NOFA will establish and outline
specific eligibility for funding.
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 it is filed with
Congress.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Littleton, TRACS Designated
Federal Officer, Associate
Administrator, FTA Office of Transit
Safety and Oversight, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., 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. Please see the TRACS Web site
for additional information at https://
www.fta.dot.gov/about/13099.html.
Therese W. McMillan,
Acting Administrator.
Designation of Two Individuals
Pursuant to Executive Order 13581,
‘‘Blocking Property of Transnational
Criminal Organizations’’
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Therese W. McMillan,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of charter renewal.
The Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the
charter renewal of the Transit Advisory
Committee for Safety (TRACS). TRACS
is 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
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The Treasury Department’s
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
is publishing the name of two
individuals whose property and
interests in property are blocked
pursuant to Executive Order 13581 of
July 24, 2011, ‘‘Blocking Property of
Transnational Criminal Organizations.’’
DATES: The designations by the Acting
Director of OFAC, pursuant to Executive
Order 13581, of the two individuals
identified in this notice were effective
on February 16, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Department of the Treasury’s Office of
Foreign Assets Control: Assistant
Director for Licensing, tel.: 202–622–
2480, Assistant Director for Regulatory
SUMMARY:
Announcement of Charter Renewal of
the Transit Advisory Committee for
Safety (TRACS)
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Affairs, tel.: 202–622–4855, Assistant
Director for Sanctions Compliance &
Evaluation, tel.: 202–622–2490; or the
Department of the Treasury’s Office of
the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets
Control), Office of the General Counsel,
tel.: 202–622–2410.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic and Facsimile Availability
This document and additional
information concerning OFAC are
available from OFAC’s Web site
(www.treas.gov/ofac). Certain general
information pertaining to OFAC’s
sanctions programs is available via
facsimile through a 24-hour fax-ondemand service, tel.: 202–622–0077.
Background
On July 24, 2011, the President issued
Executive Order 13581, ‘‘Blocking
Property of Transnational Criminal
Organizations’’ (the ‘‘Order’’), pursuant
to, inter alia, the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1701–06). The Order was
effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight
time on July 25, 2011. In the Order, the
President declared a national emergency
to deal with the threat that significant
transnational criminal organizations
pose to the national security, foreign
policy, and economy of the United
States.
Section 1 of the Order blocks, with
certain exceptions, all property and
interests in property that are in the
United States, that come within the
United States, or that are or come within
the possession or control of any United
States person, of persons listed in the
Annex to the Order and of persons
determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the
Attorney General and the Secretary of
State, to satisfy certain criteria set forth
in the Order.
On February 16, 2016, the Acting
Director of OFAC, in consultation with
the Attorney General and the Secretary
of State, designated, pursuant to one or
more of the criteria set forth in
subparagraphs (a)(ii)(A) through
(a)(ii)(C) of Section 1 of the Order, two
individuals whose property and
interests in property are blocked
pursuant to the Order.
The listings for these individuals on
OFAC’s List of Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons appear
as follows:
Individuals
1. ROBERTO ORELLANA, Jose (Latin:
´
ROBERTO ORELLANA, Jose) (a.k.a.
‘‘CHIBOLA’’; a.k.a. ‘‘GORDO MAX’’; a.k.a.
´
‘‘TIO SAM’’ (Latin: TIO SAM); a.k.a.
‘‘TOLOLO’’), Canton Cambio Chanmico,
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Public Transportation on Indian
Reservations Program Project Selections
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Tribal Transit Program Announcement of Project Selections.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the
selection of projects with Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 and FY 2015
appropriations for the Public Transportation on Indian Reservations
Program Tribal Transit Program (TTP), as authorized by Section 5311 (j)
of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21),
Public Law 112-14 (July 2012). On December 9, 2014 FTA published a
Federal Register Notice (79 FR 236) announcing the availability of
Federal funding for the program. MAP-21 authorized approximately $5
million annually for federally recognized Indian Tribes or Alaska
Native villages, groups, or communities as identified by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs (BIA) in the U.S. Department of the Interior for public
transportation. FTA is allocating a total of approximately $10 million
to selected projects in this notice since we are including FY 2015
funding described in the December 2014 Notice of Funding Availability
(NOFA). The TTP supports many types of projects including: Operating
costs to enable tribes to start or continue transit services; capital
to enable tribal investment in new or replacement equipment; and
funding for tribal transit planning activities for public
transportation services on and around Indian reservations. TTP services
link tribal citizens to employment, food, healthcare, school, social
services, recreation/leisure, and other key community connections. FTA
funds may only be used for eligible purposes defined under 49 U.S.C
5311 and described in the FTA Circular 9040.1G and consistent with the
specific eligibility and priorities established in the December 2014
NOFA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Successful applicants should contact
the appropriate FTA Regional office for information regarding applying
for the funds or program-specific information. A list of Regional
offices, along with a list of tribal liaisons can be found at
www.fta.dot.gov. Unsuccessful applicants may contact [Eacute]lan
Flippin, Office of Program Management at (202) 366-3800, email:
Elan.Flippin@dot.gov to arrange a proposal debriefing within 30 days of
this announcement. In the event the contact information provided by
your tribe in the application has changed, please contact your regional
tribal liaison with the current information in order to expedite the
grant award process. A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/FIRS).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Approximately $10 million is available for
FY 2014 and FY 2015 under the TTP. A total of 79 applications were
received from 64 tribes in 20 states requesting $19.5 million,
indicating significant demand for funds for public transportation
projects. Project proposals were evaluated based on each applicant's
responsiveness to the program evaluation criteria outlined in FTA's
December 2014 NOFA. The FTA also took into consideration the current
status of previously funded applicants. This included evaluating
available prior year discretionary and formula balances; geographic
balance and diversity, including regional balance based on tribal
population; and support of the Ladders of Opportunity initiative. As a
result, FTA is funding a total of 65 projects for 55 tribes in 18
states. The projects selected in Table 1 provide funding for transit
planning studies, capital and operating requests for existing, start-up
expansion and replacement services. Funds must be used only for the
specific purposes identified in Table 1. Allocations may be less than
what the applicant requested and were capped at $300,000 to provide
funding to all highly recommended and recommended proposals, however,
planning projects were capped at $25,000. Recommended projects received
the scalable amount provided by the applicant. Operating assistance for
existing services was funded at one year. Tribes selected for
competitive discretionary funding should work with their FTA regional
office to finalize the grant application in FTA's Transit Award
Management System (TrAMs) for the projects identified in the attached
table to quickly obligate funds. In cases where the allocation amount
is less than the proposer's requested amount, tribes should work with
the regional office to ensure the funds are obligated for eligible
aspects of the projects, and for the specific purpose intended as
reflected in Table 1. A discretionary project identification number has
been assigned to each project for tracking purposes, and must be used
in the TrAMs application. For more information about TrAMs, please
visit https://www.fta.dot.gov/16260_15769.html. The post award reporting
requirements include submission of the Federal Financial Report (FFR)
and Milestone Progress Report in TrAMs, and National Transit Database
(NTD) reporting as appropriate (see FTA Circular 9040.1G).
Tribes must continue to report to the NTD to be eligible for
formula apportionment funds. To be considered in the FY 2016 formula
apportionments, tribes should have submitted their reports to the NTD
no later than August 31, 2015; voluntary reporting to the NTD is also
encouraged. Additionally, to be considered for the FY 2017 formula
apportionment funds, tribes need to submit their reports to the NTD no
later than June 30, 2016. For tribes who have not reported before,
please contact the NTD Operations Center in advance to get a reporting
account for the NTD on-line data collection system. The Operation
Center can be reached Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. (ET), by email
NTDHelp@dot.gov or by phone 1-888-252-0936. Tribes must comply with all
applicable Federal statutes, regulations, executive orders, FTA
circulars, and other Federal requirements in carrying out the project
supported by the FTA grant. To assist tribes with understanding these
requirements, FTA has conducted approximately nine Tribal Transit
Technical Assistance Workshops, and expects to offer several workshops
in FY 2016. FTA has also expanded its technical assistance to tribes
receiving funds under this program. In FY15, FTA implemented the Tribal
Transit
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Technical Assistance Assessments initiative. Through these assessments,
FTA collaborates with tribal transit leaders to review processes and
identify areas in need of improvement and then assist with solutions to
address these needs. FTA completed fifteen assessments in FY15, and
expects to do a similar number in FY16. These assessments include
discussions of compliance areas pursuant to the Master Agreement, a
site visit, promising practices reviews, and technical assistance from
FTA and its contractors. These workshops and assessments have received
exemplary feedback From Tribal Transit Leaders, and have provided FTA
with invaluable opportunities to learn more about Tribal transit
leaders' perspectives, and honor the sovereignty of tribal nations. FTA
will post information about upcoming workshops to its Web site and
disseminate information about the reviews through its Regional offices.
A list of Tribal Liaisons can be found on FTA's Web site at https://www.fta.dot.gov/13094_15845.html.
Funds allocated in this announcement must be obligated in a grant
by September 30, 2018. Tribes selected for competitive discretionary
funding should work with their FTA regional tribal liaison to finalize
the grant application in FTA's TrAMs. FTA plans to publish a notice of
funding availability NOFA soliciting proposals for FY 2016
discretionary funds in the coming months.
The NOFA will establish and outline specific eligibility for
funding.
Therese W. McMillan,
Acting Administrator.
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