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abandonment, this discontinuance does
not require an environmental review.
See 49 CFR 1105.6(c)(5), 1105.8(b).
Any offer of financial assistance
(OFA) to subsidize continued rail
service under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will
be due no later than July 6, 2023, or 10
days after service of a decision granting
the petition for exemption, whichever
occurs sooner.1 Persons interested in
submitting an OFA must first file a
formal expression of intent to file an
offer by April 7, 2023, indicating the
intent to file an OFA for subsidy and
demonstrating that they are
preliminarily financially responsible.
See 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(1)(i).
All filings in response to this notice
must refer to Docket No. AB 1239 (SubNo. 3X) and must be filed with the
Surface Transportation Board either via
e-filing on the Board’s website or in
writing addressed to 395 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, a copy of each pleading must
be served on the City’s representative,
Robert A. Wimbish, Fletcher & Sippel
LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 800,
Chicago, IL 60606–3208. Replies to the
petition are due by April 17, 2023.
Persons seeking further information
concerning discontinuance procedures
may contact the Board’s Office of Public
Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and
Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer
to the full abandonment and
discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR
part 1152. Questions concerning
environmental issues may be directed to
the Board’s Office of Environmental
Analysis at (202) 245–0294. If you
require an accommodation under the
Americans with Disabilities Act, please
call (202) 245–0245.
Board decisions and notices are
available at www.stb.gov.
Decided: March 21, 2023.
By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office
of Proceedings.
Raina White,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
[Docket Number FRA–2023–0020]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
1 The filing fee for OFAs can be found at 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25).
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that on February 13, 2023, the Regional
Transportation District RTDC N Line
and Amalgamated Transit Union Local
1001 jointly petitioned the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) for a
waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations contained at 49 CFR part
240 (Qualification and Certification of
Locomotive Engineers) and part 242
(Qualification and Certification of
Conductors). FRA assigned the petition
Docket Number FRA–2023–0020.
Specifically, petitioners request relief
as part of their proposed
implementation of and participation in
FRA’s Confidential Close Call Reporting
System (C3RS) Program. Petitioners seek
to shield reporting employees and the
railroad from mandatory punitive
sanctions that would otherwise arise as
provided in §§ 240.117(e)(1)–(4);
240.305(a)(l)–(4) and (a)(6); 240.307;
242.403(b), (c), (e)(l)–(4), (e)(6)–(11),
(f)(l)–(2); and 242.407. The C3RS
Program encourages certified operating
crew members to report close calls and
protects the employees and the railroad
from discipline or sanctions arising
from the incidents reported per the
C3RS Implementing Memorandum of
Understanding.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested parties desire
an opportunity for oral comment and a
public hearing, they should notify FRA,
in writing, before the end of the
comment period and specify the basis
for their request.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be
submitted at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Communications received by May 30,
2023 will be considered by FRA before
final action is taken. Comments received
after that date will be considered if
practicable.
Anyone can search the electronic
form of any written communications
and comments received into any of our
dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the
document, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better
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inform its processes. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any
personal information the commenter
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at https://
www.transportation.gov/privacy. See
also https://www.regulations.gov/
privacy-notice for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2023–0017]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
that on February 10, 2023, D & I
Railroad Company (DAIR) petitioned
the Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA) for a waiver of compliance from
certain provisions of the Federal
railroad safety regulations contained at
49 CFR part 240 (Qualification and
Certification of Locomotive Engineers)
and part 242 (Qualification and
Certification of Conductors). FRA
assigned the petition Docket Number
FRA–2023–0017.
Specifically, DAIR requests relief as
part of its proposed implementation of
and participation in FRA’s Confidential
Close Call Reporting System (C3RS)
Program. DAIR seeks to shield reporting
employees and the railroad from
mandatory punitive sanctions that
would otherwise arise as provided in
§§ 240.117(e)(1)–(4); 240.305(a)(l)–(4)
and (a)(6); 240.307; 242.403(b), (c),
(e)(l)–(4), (e)(6)–(11), (f)(l)–(2); and
242.407. The C3RS Program encourages
certified operating crew members to
report close calls and protects the
employees and the railroad from
discipline or sanctions arising from the
incidents reported per the C3RS
Implementing Memorandum of
Understanding.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. FRA does not anticipate
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scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested parties desire
an opportunity for oral comment and a
public hearing, they should notify FRA,
in writing, before the end of the
comment period and specify the basis
for their request.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be
submitted at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Communications received by May 30,
2023 will be considered by FRA before
final action is taken. Comments received
after that date will be considered if
practicable.
Anyone can search the electronic
form of any written communications
and comments received into any of our
dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the
document, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better
inform its processes. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any
personal information the commenter
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at https://
www.transportation.gov/privacy. See
also https://www.regulations.gov/
privacy-notice for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023–06355 Filed 3–27–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
FY 2023 Competitive Funding
Opportunity: Public Transportation on
Indian Reservations Program; Tribal
Transit Program
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity
(NOFO).
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AGENCY:
The Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the
opportunity to apply for $8,935,753 in
competitive grants for the Fiscal Year
(FY) 2023 Public Transportation on
Indian Reservations (Tribal Transit)
SUMMARY:
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Program. As required by Federal public
transportation law, funds will be
awarded competitively for any purpose
eligible under FTA’s Formula Grants for
Rural Areas Program, including
planning, capital, and operating
assistance for Tribal public transit
services in rural areas. FTA may award
additional funding that is made
available to the program prior to the
announcement of project selections.
DATES: Complete proposals must be
submitted electronically through the
GRANTS.GOV ‘‘APPLY’’ function by
11:59 p.m. Eastern time June 26, 2023.
Any applicant intending to apply
should initiate the process of registering
on the GRANTS.GOV site immediately
to ensure completion of registration
before the submission deadline.
ADDRESSES: Instructions for applying
can be found on FTA’s website at
https://www.transit.dot.gov/howtoapply
and in the ‘‘FIND’’ module of
GRANTS.GOV. The funding
opportunity ID is FTA–2023–010–TPM–
Tribal. Mail and fax submissions will
not be accepted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elan
Flippin, Office of Program Management,
(202) 366–3800 or email TribalTransit@
dot.gov. A TDD is available at 1–800–
877–8339 (TDD/FIRS).
Table of Contents
A. Program Description
B. Federal Award Information
C. Eligibility Information
D. Application and Submission Information
E. Application Review Information
F. Federal Award Administration
Information
G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts
H. Other Information
A. Program Description
Federal public transportation law (49
U.S.C. 5311(c)(2)(A)) authorizes FTA to
award competitive grants ‘‘under such
terms and conditions as may be
established by the Secretary’’ to Indian
Tribes for any purpose eligible under
FTA’s Formula Grants for Rural Areas
Program, 49 U.S.C. 5311, including
planning, capital, and operating
assistance. Tribes may apply for this
funding directly.
The Tribal Transit Program (Federal
Assistance Listing: 20.509) supports
FTA’s strategic goals and objectives
through investments that (1) enhance
safety, (2) renew our transit systems; (3)
reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the
public transportation sector, (4) improve
equity, and (5) connect communities.
This program also supports the
President’s Building a Better America
initiative to mobilize American
ingenuity to build a modern
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infrastructure and an equitable, clean
energy future. Investments made in
tribal communities through this
program will also advance the
Department of Transportation’s
Justice40 Initiative, created by Executive
Order 14008, Tackling the Climate
Crisis at Home and Abroad (86 FR
7619). For purposes of Justice40, all
Tribal areas are considered to be
disadvantaged communities. In
addition, FTA seeks to fund projects
under the Tribal Transit Program that
reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the
transportation sector, incorporate
evidence-based climate resilience
measures and features, reduce the
lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from
the project materials, and avoid adverse
environmental impacts to air or water
quality, wetlands, and endangered
species, and address the
disproportionate negative
environmental impacts of transportation
on disadvantaged communities,
consistent with Executive Order 14008.
Furthermore, the Tribal Transit
Program and this NOFO will advance
the goals of Executive Order 13985 on
Advancing Racial Equity and Support
for Underserved Communities Through
the Federal Government (86 FR 7009).
Competitive funds distributed to
Indian Tribes under the Tribal Transit
Program do not replace or reduce funds
that Indian Tribes receive from states
through FTA’s Formula Grants for Rural
Areas Program (Section 5311 Program).
Specific project eligibility under this
competitive allocation is described in
Section C of this notice.
B. Federal Award Information
Federal public transportation law (49
U.S.C. 5338(a)(2)(F) and (49 U.S.C.
5311(c)(1)(A), as amended by the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(Pub. L. 117–58, the ‘‘Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law’’ or ‘‘BIL’’))
authorizes, and the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117–
328) appropriates $8,935,753 in FY 2023
for competitive grants under the Tribal
Transit Program. Additional funds made
available prior to project selection may
be allocated to eligible projects.
FTA will set a $25,000 cap on
planning grant awards, and FTA has
discretion to cap capital and operating
awards. There is no minimum or
maximum grant award amount for
operating and capital projects. Planning
projects do not have a minimum grant
award amount but will not receive an
award of more than $25,000.
In FY 2022, the program received
applications for 47 eligible projects
requesting a total of $18,060,946.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2023-0017]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice that on February 10, 2023, D & I
Railroad Company (DAIR) petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA) for a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal
railroad safety regulations contained at 49 CFR part 240 (Qualification
and Certification of Locomotive Engineers) and part 242 (Qualification
and Certification of Conductors). FRA assigned the petition Docket
Number FRA-2023-0017.
Specifically, DAIR requests relief as part of its proposed
implementation of and participation in FRA's Confidential Close Call
Reporting System (C\3\RS) Program. DAIR seeks to shield reporting
employees and the railroad from mandatory punitive sanctions that would
otherwise arise as provided in Sec. Sec. 240.117(e)(1)-(4);
240.305(a)(l)-(4) and (a)(6); 240.307; 242.403(b), (c), (e)(l)-(4),
(e)(6)-(11), (f)(l)-(2); and 242.407. The C\3\RS Program encourages
certified operating crew members to report close calls and protects the
employees and the railroad from discipline or sanctions arising from
the incidents reported per the C\3\RS Implementing Memorandum of
Understanding.
A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate
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scheduling a public hearing in connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested parties
desire an opportunity for oral comment and a public hearing, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be submitted at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Communications received by May 30, 2023 will be considered by FRA
before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be
considered if practicable.
Anyone can search the electronic form of any written communications
and comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the comment (or signing the document, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to better
inform its processes. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including
any personal information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. See also https://www.regulations.gov/privacy-notice for the
privacy notice of regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-06355 Filed 3-27-23; 8:45 am]
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