Office of the Secretary of Transportation 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Notice of Funding Availability for Applications for Credit Assistance Under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Program; Clarification of TIFIA Selection Criteria; and Request for Comments on Potential Implementation of Pilot Program To Accept Upfront Payments for the Entire Subsidy Cost of TIFIA Credit Assistance
The DOT's TIFIA Joint Program Office (JPO) announces the availability of a limited amount of funding in fiscal year (FY) 2010 to support new applications for credit assistance. Under TIFIA, the DOT provides secured (direct) loans, lines of credit, and loan guarantees to public and private applicants for eligible surface transportation projects of regional or national significance. Projects must meet statutorily specified criteria to be selected for credit assistance.
Administrative Wage Garnishment
This final rule will implement the authority established under the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) for DOT to collect the Department's past due indebtedness through administrative wage garnishment. The final rule will adopt, without change, the hearing procedures issued by the Department of the Treasury implementing administrative wage garnishment under the DCIA. This final rule would apply only to individuals who are not Federal employees. The final rule also will amend regulations on procedures for the collection of claims to conform DOT regulations to applicable provisions of the DCIA.
Notice of Funding Availability for Supplemental Discretionary Grants for Capital Investments in Surface Transportation Infrastructure Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
On May 18, 2009, the Department of Transportation published an interim notice announcing the availability of funding for TIGER Discretionary Grants (as defined below), project selection criteria, application requirements and the deadline for submitting applications. Because this is a new program, the interim notice also requested comments on the proposed selection criteria and guidance for awarding TIGER Discretionary Grants. The Department considered the comments that were submitted in accordance with the interim notice and has decided to publish this notice revising some elements of the interim notice. Each of the substantive revisions made in this notice are described below in ``Supplemental Information.'' In the event that this solicitation does not result in the award and obligation of all available funds, the Department may decide to publish an additional solicitation.
Organization and Delegation of Powers and Duties: Federal Railroad Administrator and Federal Transit Administrator
This final rule delegates all of the authorities vested in the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). This final rule also delegates the authorities vested in the Secretary by the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 to the Administrator of FRA, except for the authorities vested in the Secretary by Title VI of that Act, which are delegated in this final rule to the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
Interim Notice of Funding Availability for Supplemental Discretionary Grants for Capital Investments in Surface Transportation Infrastructure Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Request for Comments on Grant Criteria
On February 17, 2009, the President of the United States signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the ``Recovery Act'') to, among other purposes, (1) preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery, (2) invest in transportation infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits, and (3) assist those most affected by the current economic downturn. The Recovery Act appropriated $1.5 billion of discretionary grant funds to be awarded by the Department of Transportation (the ``Department'') for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure. The Department is referring to these grants as ``Grants for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery'' or ``TIGER Discretionary Grants.'' This notice requests that applications for TIGER Discretionary Grants be submitted by September 15, 2009, from State and local governments, including U.S. territories, tribal governments, transit agencies, port authorities, other political subdivisions of State or local governments, and multi-State or multi- jurisdictional applicants (``Eligible Applicants''). The funds provided by TIGER Discretionary Grants (``Grant Funds'') will be awarded on a competitive basis to projects that have a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or a region.
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