[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 179 (Wednesday, September 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49632-49639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24850]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[FHWA Docket No. FHWA-98-4370]
Transportation and Community and System Preservation Pilot
Program--Implementation of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments on program implementation in FY
2000 and beyond; request for letters of intent for FY 1999 planning and
implementation grants.
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SUMMARY: This document provides implementation guidance on section 1221
of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), Pub. L.
105-178, 112 Stat. 107 (1998), which establishes the Transportation and
Community and System Preservation Pilot Program (TCSP). The TCSP
provides funding for planning grants, implementation grants, and
research to investigate and address the relationship between
transportation and community and system preservation. The States, local
governments, and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) are
eligible for discretionary grants to plan and implement strategies
which improve the efficiency of the transportation system, reduce
environmental impacts of transportation, reduce the need for costly
future public infrastructure investments, ensure efficient access to
jobs, services and centers of trade, and examine development patterns
and identify strategies to encourage private sector development
patterns which achieve these goals.
Through the TCSP, the States, local governments, and MPOs will
implement
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and evaluate current preservation practices and activities that support
these practices, as well as develop new, innovative approaches. Funding
for the TCSP is $20 million in FY 1999 and $25 million per year for
FY's 2000 through 2003. The FHWA seeks public comments from all
interested parties regarding implementation of the TCSP in FY 2000 and
beyond, and letters of intent from potential grantees for FY 1999
funding.
DATES: Comments on program implementation must be received on or before
November 16, 1998. Requests for letters of intent for FY 1999 planning
and implementation grants must be received on or before November 16,
1998.
ADDRESSES: Your signed, written comments on program implementation must
refer to the docket number appearing at the top of this document and
you must submit the comments to the Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets,
Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. All
comments received will be available for examination at the above
address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. Those desiring notification of receipt of comments
must include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or postcard.
Submit letters of intent to the FHWA Division Office in the State
of the applicant. The addresses and telephone numbers are provided in
an attachment to this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan B. Petty, Office of Environment
and Planning, HEP-20, (202)366-6577; or S. Reid Alsop, Office of the
Chief Counsel, HCC-31, (202)366-1371; Federal Highway Administration,
400 Seventh Street SW., Washington D.C. 20590. The voice mail telephone
number for the TCSP is (800)488-6034.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access
Internet users can access all comments received by the U.S. DOT
Dockets, Room PL-401, by using the universal resource locator (URL):
http://dms.dot.gov. It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each
year. Please follow the instructions online for more information and
help.
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www.nara.gov/fedreg and the Government Printing Office's database at:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.
Background
Section 1221 of the TEA-21 establishes the TCSP. The Department of
Transportation's Strategic Plan (1997-2003) includes a series of goals
related to safety, mobility and access, economic growth and trade,
enhancement of communities and the natural environment, and national
security. The TCSP pilot program relates to each of these goals and
provides funding for planning grants, implementation grants, and
research to investigate and address the relationship between
transportation and community and system preservation. By funding
innovative activities at the neighborhood, local, metropolitan, State
and regional level, the program is intended to increase the knowledge
of the costs and benefits of different approaches to integrating
transportation investments, community preservation, land development
patterns and environmental protection. It will enable communities to
investigate and address the relationship among these many factors.
This notice includes three sections: Section I--Notice of Program
Implementation; Section II--Requests for Letters of Intent for FY 1999;
and Section III--Request for comments.
Section I: Notice of Program Implementation
Introduction
The TCSP provides funding for planning grants, implementation
grants and research to investigate and address the relationship between
transportation and community and system preservation. States, local
governments and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) are eligible
for discretionary grants to plan and implement strategies which improve
the efficiency of the transportation system, reduce environmental
impacts of transportation, reduce the need for costly future public
infrastructure investments, ensure efficient access to jobs, services
and centers of trade, and examine development patterns and identify
strategies to encourage private sector development patterns which
achieve these goals. Through the TCSP, States, local governments, and
MPOs will implement and evaluate current preservation practices and
activities that support these practices, as well as develop new,
innovative approaches.
The activities and research funded under this program will develop,
implement and evaluate transportation strategies that support
transportation and community and system preservation practices. The
program will demonstrate transportation strategies that incorporate the
short- and long-term environmental, economic, and social equity needs
of communities. Examples of current preservation practices include
policies to direct spending to high growth regions; establishment of
urban growth boundaries to guide metropolitan expansion; and
designation of green corridors that provide access to major highway
corridors for efficient and compact development. In addition, it may
include preservation practices that are necessary to implement transit
oriented development plans, traffic calming measures and other
coordinated transportation and community and system preservation
activities. The size, scope and number of grants funded under TCSP will
be dependent on the proposals received. The FHWA anticipates that in
the first year of the program there may be 20 to 30 grants.
Outreach and Cooperation
The DOT is establishing this program in cooperation with other
Federal agencies, State, regional, and local governments. To prepare
the initial design and implementation of this program, and to review
and evaluate grant applications for the Secretary of Transportation,
the FHWA is administering this program and has established a working
group with representatives from the Federal Transit Administration,
Federal Railroad Administration, Research and Special Programs
Administration/Volpe Center, Office of the Secretary of Transportation,
and the Environmental Protection Agency. The working group is gathering
input through this notice and through meetings with stakeholders
conducted as part of DOT's outreach activities following the passage of
the TEA-21. For ongoing input into the development and priorities for
the program, the working group is considering workshops with grantees
and stakeholders and further Federal Register notices to announce
subsequent rounds of grant funding. In addition, section 5107 of TEA-21
requires the establishment of an advisory board under the Surface
Transportation-Environment Cooperative Research Program. This board of
scientists, engineers, and State and local agencies may, when it is
established in the future, provide another opportunity to gather
ongoing input for the development of the program.
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Research Program
The TCSP includes a comprehensive research program to investigate
the relationships between transportation, community preservation, and
the environment, and to investigate the role of the private sector in
shaping such relationships. The research program also includes
monitoring and analysis of projects carried out under the grant
program.
The goal of the research program is to build a knowledge base of
work in this field that will enable State, regional and local
government agencies, the private sector and neighborhood groups,
through transportation activities, to help shape communities that meet
current and long term environmental, social equity, and economic goals.
With coordination and input from its partners and stakeholders, the
FHWA will identify and initiate needed research to support the purposes
of the TCSP. The research program is integral to TCSP, and it will
support and complement the activities conducted through planning and
implementation grants. Likewise, applied research activities that may
be a part of a grant activity would be beneficial to the research
program.
This notice requests comments and suggestions on the research
program but does not solicit specific research proposals. The DOT
anticipates that most of the TCSP will be allocated for planning and
implementation grants and that limited funding will be available for
research. The research may be conducted through cooperative agreements
with organizations, contract support, or through State, local and MPO
grants.
The DOT proposes to concentrate research activities in five areas:
1. Synthesis of existing research and knowledge. Initial work will
focus on gathering information about existing and ongoing
transportation projects related to the development of community
preservation activities which could include for example, the Maryland
Smart Growth initiative, and the Land Use, Transportation and Air
Quality (LUTRAQ) program in Portland, Oregon. The synthesis will
highlight critical issues that will be particularly useful to agencies
developing grant proposals in the early years of the TCSP.
2. Identification of gaps in our knowledge base and the strategies
for closing them. The synthesis of existing knowledge will also be used
to identify those areas where further research and information is
required and to determine the tools needed by practitioners at the
local and regional level to implement programs which support
transportation investments that foster community and transportation
system preservation.
3. An evaluation component for each grant project and an overall
program evaluation. In addition to the evaluation of each planning and
implementation project that receives TCSP funding, the FHWA will also
conduct an overall program evaluation combining the results of the
planning and implementation grants and the research program to help set
the strategic direction and future priorities for the TCSP.
4. Development of needed tools and methodologies to support
decision makers. Transportation-related tools and analytical techniques
will be enhanced to help support the State and local decision makers in
taking a longer term view and balancing economic, social equity, and
environmental goals.
5. Effective coordination and dissemination of results, tools and
information developed by the program. An important measure for the
success of TCSP is the extent to which the results and best practices
from the pilot program are used effectively by government agencies, the
private sector, and others. Under the research component of TCSP, the
FHWA will establish outreach, technical assistance, and other means to
share and implement the results elsewhere.
Planning and Implementation Grants Program
The TCSP will provide grants for planning activities and for
implementation activities. Planning grants are intended to help States,
local governments, and MPOs begin to initiate transportation, community
and system preservation activities in partnership with non-governmental
organizations. Implementation grants are intended to support States,
local governments, and MPOs (and their non-governmental partners) that
have already initiated community preservation programs and policies.
These grants will fund innovative transportation and planning
activities, which are carried out as part of a cooperative, continuing
and comprehensive transportation planning process, to meet these goals.
Activities eligible for TCSP funding include activities eligible
for Federal highway and transit funding (title 23, U.S.C., or Chapter
53 of title 49, U.S.C.) or other activities determined by the Secretary
to be appropriate. However, where possible, grants will be awarded for
new and innovative activities that are eligible but remain unfunded
under the current Federal-aid program.
Eligible Recipients
State agencies, metropolitan planning organizations and units of
local governments that are recognized by a State are eligible
recipients of TCSP grant funds. This would include towns, cities,
public transit agencies, air resources boards, school boards, and park
districts but not neighborhood groups or developers. Non-governmental
organizations that have projects they wish to see funded under this
program are encouraged to partner with an eligible recipient as the
project sponsor.
An MPO may be both a project sponsor and endorse other activities
proposed and submitted by a local government within its metropolitan
boundary. An MPO or State may consider packaging related activities for
submittal as one larger grant request.
Purposes and Criteria of the TCSP Grant Program
Activities funded under TCSP must address and integrate each of the
purposes of the program listed below. If a proposal does not address
one or more purposes, the applicant must clearly state why each purpose
was not addressed. Priority will be given to those proposals which
clearly and comprehensively meet and integrate the greatest number of
purposes and are likely to produce successful results. How well
proposed projects achieve each of these purposes will be a principal
criterion in selecting proposals for funding.
Grant proposals must address how proposed activities will meet all
of the following:
1. Improve the efficiency of the transportation system.
Proposals for TCSP activities should identify, develop and evaluate
new strategies and measures of transportation efficiency that are based
on maximizing the use of existing community infrastructure, such as
highways, railroads, transit systems and the built environment.
Performance measures should include a focus on people and access rather
than cars or goods carried, and services provided rather than miles
traveled.
2. Reduce the impacts of transportation on the environment.
Proposals for TCSP activities should explore the long term direct
and indirect social, economic and environmental impacts of
transportation investments on the natural and built environment.
Performance measures should relate the results of individual activities
to the larger community and regional environment and the transportation
system.
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3. Reduce the need for costly future public infrastructure.
Proposals for TCSP activities should describe how they will reduce
the need for costly future public infrastructure investment and/or
create tools and techniques to measure these savings over the life
cycle of the activities. Performance measures should include projected
life cycle savings obtained through avoided future investments or
maintenance.
4. Ensure efficient access to jobs, services and centers of trade.
Proposals for TCSP activities should clearly demonstrate how they
improve efficient, affordable access to jobs, services and centers of
trade, including for disadvantaged groups. This could also include the
use of new technologies to reduce the need to travel. Performance
measures should include improved access to jobs and services, and
improved freight movements.
5. Encourage private sector development patterns.
Proposals for TCSP activities should identify effective strategies
to encourage private sector investments that result in land development
patterns that help meet the goals of this pilot program. Performance
measures should demonstrate and monitor changes in development patterns
and private sector investment trends or opportunities resulting from
TCSP-related activities.
Priorities for all Grants
In addition to the items listed above, applications for planning
and implementation grants will also be evaluated based on a number of
factors:
a. A demonstrated commitment of non-Federal resources. Although
matching funds are not required, priority will be given to projects
which leverage non-Federal funds and take advantage of in-kind
contributions such as maintenance agreements, land donations and
volunteer time.
b. An evaluation component (see later discussion). This should
include a description of activities that will be undertaken to
disseminate the results and lessons of the project to peers, especially
neighboring or nearby agencies and jurisdictions.
c. An equitable distribution of grants with respect to a diversity
of populations. The DOT will also be ensuring the equitable
distribution of funds to geographic regions, including an appropriate
mix of rural and urban activities.
d. The involvement and participation of non-traditional partners in
the project team. Such partners might include public utility operators,
social services agencies, community groups, environmental
organizations, non-profit organizations, public health agencies,
private land development organizations and real estate investors.
Additional Planning Grant Information
Planning assistance under the TCSP is intended to provide financial
resources to States and communities to explore integrating their
transportation programs with community preservation and environmental
activities. Grants will be awarded for planning activities that will
achieve this integration, meet the purposes of the program described
above and are innovative. This may include, for example, public and
private involvement activities; improving conditions for bicycling and
walking; better and safer operation of existing roads, signals and
transit systems; development of new types of transportation financing
and land-use alternatives; development of new programs and tools to
measure success; and the creation of new planning tools and policies
necessary to implement TCSP-related initiatives.
Additional Implementation Grant Criteria
Implementation grants under the TCSP are intended to provide
financial resources to State, local governments, and MPOs to enable
them to carry out activities that address transportation efficiency
while meeting community preservation and environmental goals. Examples
of such policies or programs include:
--Spending policies that direct funds to high-growth regions of the
country;
--Urban growth boundaries to guide metropolitan expansion;
--``Green corridors'' programs that provide access to major highway
corridors for areas targeted for efficient and compact development.
Implementation activities may include community preservation
activities to implement transit-oriented development plans, traffic
calming measures or other coordinated transportation and community and
system preservation practices.
Priority will be given to applicants that have already instituted
preservation or development programs and policies that:
1. Qualify for Federal highway and transit funding (to be
determined by FHWA);
2. Coordinate with State and locally adopted preservation and
development plans;
3. Integrate transportation and community and system preservation
practices;
4. Promote investments in transportation infrastructure and
transportation activities that minimize adverse environmental impacts
and lower total life cycle costs; and/or
5. Encourage private sector investments and innovative strategies
that address the purposes of TCSP.
Implementation grants will help carry out the results of planning
activities that may have been funded by planning grants under this same
program. In future years of the TCSP, applicants who have completed
activities using planning grants will be encouraged to apply for
implementation grants. We expect the results of an implementation grant
to affect the way new projects are designed and constructed in the
future.
Evaluation
Every proposal funded under the planning and implementation grant
programs must include a description of the applicant's plans for
monitoring and analysis of the grant activity and for providing the
results of such monitoring and analysis to the FHWA. This information
is necessary to provide an opportunity for the Department of
Transportation, States, MPOs and local governments to learn more about
the practical implications of integrating land development,
transportation and environmental decision making.
The measures used to evaluate project results should be based on
the goals and objectives of the project. In addition to individual
project evaluations, an overall program evaluation will be conducted
under the research component of the program described above.
Developing measures to determine the results of the projects is
difficult and there is no general consensus on operative measures. The
FHWA, the FTA and other Federal partners will work with grantees to
develop and test measures. Methods to measure and evaluate current and
future performance may include, for example:
1. Quantitative assessments such as measurement of changes in
traffic flow and mode choice (e.g. increased pedestrian and bicycle
traffic), environmental impacts and reduced vehicle miles of travel or
number of trips;
2. Analytic procedures which forecast the current and future
impacts of projects such as travel demand, land development, or
economic forecasting; and/or
3. Qualitative assessment such as interviews, surveys, changes in
local ordinances, or other anecdotal evidence.
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Relationship of the TCSP to the Transportation Planning Process
The TCSP will complement, improve and enhance the Statewide and MPO
planning process created by Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), Pub.L. 102-240, 105 Stat.1914, and
refined by TEA-21. This process promotes the ongoing, cooperative and
active involvement of the public, transportation providers, public
interest groups, and State, metropolitan and local government agencies
in the development of statewide and metropolitan transportation plans
and improvement programs (23 CFR part 450).
The DOT fully supports this planning process, which has brought
diverse constituencies and government agencies together, and views the
TCSP activities as a logical step in the continuing improvement of
transportation planning at the State and regional level. In particular,
the TCSP can help broaden the scope and impact of the planning process
to better integrate land development planning, environmental goals and
objectives, economic development, social equity considerations, and
other private sector activities. The integration of interest groups,
investors and developers through partnering with government applicants
is a goal of the program. The TCSP activities will also consider
incorporation of much longer planning horizons and consider the impacts
on future generations.
Activities funded by this program may be used to test or implement
new, innovative planning methods and programs that significantly
enhance the existing Statewide and MPO transportation planning
processes. The TCSP funds are intended to leverage new transportation
and community preservation initiatives rather than to fund the ongoing
planning activities of States and MPOs. The TCSP-funded activities must
demonstrate coordination with the State and/or MPO to ensure the
planning process is not circumvented. In addition, activities should
encourage and improve public involvement in the overall planning
process as well as in the individual project.
Construction projects funded by the TCSP will ultimately be
included in an approved State or MPO Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP). The TCSP funds should not be requested for projects that have
already been scheduled for funding and are in the current State or MPO
TIP. Highway and transit projects which either use Federal funds or
require Federal approvals, and are in air quality non attainment or
maintenance areas, must be included in an air quality conformity
analysis required as part of the transportation planning process.
Because TCSP projects may target improved air quality as part of their
broader goals, documentation of the beneficial air quality impacts of
the project will be important.
Non-construction activities funded by the TCSP, such as the
development of regional plans and policies, project evaluations and
land development code changes, may not need to appear in a Statewide or
MPO TIP, but should still have the support or endorsement of the State
or MPO. Non-construction activities may result in changes to existing
State and MPO plans and therefore need coordination with other
jurisdictions within a metropolitan region or State.
Section II: Request for Letters of Intent for FY 1999 Planning and
Implementation Grants
Introduction
To lessen the burden on potential grantees in the first round of
funding, the DOT is requesting that interested State, metropolitan and
local governments submit Letters of Intent (LOI) to apply for either a
planning or an implementation grant for FY 1999. (Proposals for
research are not being solicited.) From these LOIs, the DOT will select
approximately 50 applicants who will be asked to prepare a more
detailed grant request for further consideration. We anticipate making
final decisions on awards early in the calendar year.
Although a single activity or proposal should not be submitted for
both planning and implementation grants, applicants may apply for both
planning and implementation grants for different activities. Funding is
limited to a maximum of $20 million in FY 1999 and competition for
those funds is expected to be high. There is no predetermined balance
between planning and implementation grants to be awarded in FY 1999.
Grants may be spent over a period of up to two years but no commitment
can be made for second or subsequent years of grant awards. Thus,
phased projects must stand alone and be capable of being implemented
and producing results in each phase.
Contents of LOIs
An LOI should be approximately four pages long and should follow
the sample format in the attachment to this notice. Letters from
partners demonstrating their commitment to the project may be attached
to the LOI. The LOI should briefly describe how the activity would
addresses each of the purposes of the program and the specific criteria
for planning or implementation grants. Applicants should also show
public involvement, non-traditional partners and private sector
participation in their project.
The DOT is particularly interested in supporting projects that are
ready to begin and have plans to collect and document results that can
be shared with others quickly. The LOI should highlight when the
proposal would be initiated and when results are expected.
Schedule and Administrative Processes
There are several options for the administration of grants under
TCSP. The FHWA has established financial management systems with the
State Departments of Transportation and anticipates that most TCSP
grants will be channeled through this established process. However, if
another process such as a cooperative agreement or grant through
another eligible agency (e.g., a public transit agency) is preferred,
the applicant can work with the appropriate FHWA Division Office to
develop a different funding mechanism.
An applicant should send five (5) copies of the LOI to the FHWA
Division Office in the State in which the project is located within 60
days from the date of this notice. The FHWA, with the multi-agency
working group described under the caption ``Outreach and Cooperation''
will recommend to the Secretary the applicants who will be asked to
develop full proposals. The FHWA anticipates issuing a notice
requesting FY 2000 applications in March 1999. The time line for FY
1999 applications for TCSP and a proposed time line for FY 2000
follows.
Questions about the grant program should be directed to either the
FHWA Division Office or FTA Regional Office in the State in which the
applicant is located.
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Time Line for TCSP
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TCSP milestones FY 1999 proposed FY 2000 proposed
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Issue Federal Register Notice September 15, March 1999.
and Request for Letters of 1998.
Intent.
Comments and Letters of Intent November 15, May 1999.
due. 1998.
Select applicants to prepare December 9, 1998 June 1999.
grant requests.
Grant proposals from selected February 16, August 1999.
Letter of Intent due. 1999.
Grants awarded................ March 15, 1999.. October 1999.
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Section III: Request for Comments on Program Implementation in FY
2000 and Beyond
The TCSP is a new initiative in the transportation field and may
still be unfamiliar. Consequently, the DOT is seeking comments on a
wide range of questions related to the administration of the program;
the size, scope and nature of projects that should be supported by the
program; the role of TCSP-related activities in the planning process;
and the appropriate balance between research, planning and
implementation activities funded as part of the initiative. The
comments and suggestions received from interested parties to this
notice and other outreach activities, as well as the experience gained
from the first round of grant applications, will help define the
program for FY 2000 and beyond. The Department is seeking comments on
the following questions, as well as on other issues relating to the
implementation of the TCSP.
1. Project selection criteria: Should there be any additional
weight or priority applied to any of the criteria for FY 2000 and
beyond? Should additional criteria by which the proposals will be
evaluated be added?
2. Planning: How can we ensure that TCSP-funded activities support
the existing Statewide and metropolitan planning process? How can we
support innovative activities, integrate new planning techniques and
refocus the planning process to ensure TCSP-related activities are
addressed? What is the best way for local governments and non-
traditional partners to coordinate with the State and MPO planning
process?
3. Grants: The TCSP addresses broad issues with regional or
Statewide implications. How can we ensure improvements to a single
location, neighborhood street, or job center provide meaningful
community preservation impacts on the larger region? How should we
balance grant-making between planning and implementation grants? Should
there be a cap on the size of grants? Should land acquisition and
right-of-way purchases be funded?
4. Project timeliness: How important should the time line be for
implementation of projects in our evaluation of proposed projects?
5. Evaluation of projects: How can project sponsors effectively
evaluate the results of activities? How can the results of individual
project evaluations be used to evaluate the overall impacts of TCSP?
6. Public and private sector involvement: How should grantees
demonstrate a commitment of non-Federal resources and effective
involvement of public and private partners? How can we broaden the base
of program participants and encourage participation beyond the
traditional transportation community?
7. Research: What gaps currently exist in our knowledge of
transportation and community preservation practices? What experience--
both good and bad--do we have with work in this field? What tools do
practitioners need to achieve the integration of these issues in the
transportation planning process and in project implementation?
8. Definitions: A number of the terms and concepts used in the TCSP
pilot program may be unfamiliar to potential grant applicants. Are
there established and/or helpful definitions of ``community
preservation'' practices and ``system preservation'' that can be used?
What examples can be given of successful community preservation and
system preservation activities?
Attachment--Example Outline for FY 1999 TCSP Letters of Intent
Summary Information:
Type Of Project Request: (Planning Grant or Implementation Grant)
Project Name And Location:
Organization:
Key Contact:
Address:
Phone/Fax/E-mail:
Estimated Grant Request:
Project Description: Briefly describe the project, the
geographic scale of the proposed activity (system, region, corridor,
etc.), its expected results in the short and longer term (20-40
years), and the vision you have for the ultimate impact of the
activity.
Purpose and Criteria: Further describe the project and its
objectives. Relate how it furthers and integrates each of the
following purposes of the TCSP program:
1. Improve the efficiency of the transportation system;
2. Reduce the impacts of transportation on the environment;
3. Reduce the need for costly future investments in public
infrastructure;
4. Ensure efficient access to jobs, services, and centers of
trade; and
5. Examine development patterns and identify strategies to
encourage private sector development patterns which achieve the
goals of the TCSP.
Address the other criteria which will be used to evaluate the
proposal:
a. A demonstrated commitment of non-Federal resources;
b. An evaluation component;
c. An equitable distribution of grants with respect to a
diversity of populations; and
d. The participation of non-traditional partners.
For Implementation Grants applicants should also provide
background information on established community preservation
practices within their community that:
1. Qualify for Federal highway and transit funding;
2. Coordinate with State and locally adopted preservation and
development plans;
3. Integrate with transportation and community and system
preservation practices;
4. Promote investments in transportation infrastructure and
transportation activities that minimize adverse environmental
impacts; and
5. Encourage private sector investments and innovative
strategies that address the purposes of TCSP.
Coordination
Indicate how the proposal is consistent with State and
metropolitan planning processes and how MPO and/or State DOT support
will be demonstrated (e.g., letter, reference to report, etc).
Partners
List, and briefly describe if necessary, the agencies,
organizations, and companies participating in the activities and/or
on the project team. Describe plans for involvement and/or education
of the broader public. You may attach to the LOI letters of support
from project partners.
Resources
List all funding, both Federal and non-Federal, and in-kind
resources supporting the project.
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Time Frame
State the number of months or years to complete the project,
including dates of major milestones, and evaluation and reporting
periods.
Evaluation
Summarize the preliminary plans for evaluation of the activity,
including means of monitoring, indicators and measures of
performance, and plans for reporting results. Evaluation plans
should address the following:
1. The accomplishment of the objectives as outlined in the
project LOI, and
2. Measurement of the short-and long-term results of the
project.
Submission
The LOI and 4 copies should be mailed to the FHWA Division
Office in the State of the applicant. The FHWA office addresses are
listed below:
Attachment--FHWA Division Offices
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State FHWA Address, Phone No.
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Alabama................................... 500 Eastern Boulevard, Suite
200, Montgomery, 36117-
2018, 334-223-7377.
Alaska.................................... Federal Building, 9th and
Glacier Ave., PO Box 21648,
Juneau 99802-1648, 907-586-
7422.
Arizona................................... 234 N. Central Avenue, Suite
330, Phoenix 85004, 602-379-
3646.
Arkansas.................................. Federal Office Building,
Room 3128, 700 West Capitol
Avenue, Little Rock 72201,
501-324-6441.
California................................ 980 9th Street, Suite 400,
Sacramento 95814-2724, 916-
498-5034.
Colorado.................................. 555 Zang Street, Room 250,
Lakewood 80228, 303-969-
6730.
Connecticut............................... 628-2 Hebron Avenue, Suite
303, Glastonbury 06033, 860-
659-6703.
Delaware.................................. 300 South New Street, Room
2101, Dover 19904-6726, 302-
734-2835.
District of Columbia...................... Union Center Plaza, 820
First Street, N.E., Suite
750, Washington 20002, 202-
523-0163.
Florida................................... 227 North Bronough Street,
Room 2015, Tallahassee
32301, 850-942-9605.
Georgia................................... 61 Forsyth St., SW, 17th
Floor, Suite 17T100,
Atlanta 30303-3104, 404-562-
3634.
Hawaii.................................... 300 Ala Moana Boulevard,
Suite 3202, Box 50206,
Honolulu 96850, 808-541-
2700.
Idaho..................................... 3050 Lakeharbor Lane, Suite
126, Boise 83703, 208-334-
1843.
Illinois.................................. 3250 Executive Park Drive,
Springfield 62703, 217-492-
4638.
Indiana................................... Federal Office Building,
Room 254, 575 North
Pennsylvania Street,
Indianapolis 46204, 317-226-
7492.
Iowa...................................... 105 6th Street, PO Box 627,
Ames 50010, 515-233-7315.
Kansas.................................... 3300 South Topeka Blvd.,
Suite 1, Topeka 66611-2237,
785-267-7284.
Kentucky.................................. John C. Watts Building, 330
West Broadway Street, PO
Box 536, Frankfort 40602,
502-223-6727.
Louisiana................................. 750 Florida St., Room 239,
PO Box 3929, Baton Rouge
70821, 504-389-0400.
Maine..................................... Federal Building, Room 614,
40 Western Avenue, Augusta
04330, 207-622-8350.
Maryland.................................. The Rotunda, Suite 220, 711
West 40th Street, Baltimore
21211-2187, 410-962-4342.
Massachusetts............................. Transportation Systems
Center, 55 Broadway, 10th
Floor, Cambridge 02142 617-
494-2253.
Michigan.................................. 315 West Allegan Street,
Room 207, Lansing 48933,
517-377-1880.
Minnesota................................. Galtier Plaza (Box 75) 175
5th Street E., Suite 500,
St. Paul 55501-2901, 612-
291-6109.
Mississippi............................... 666 North Street, Suite 105,
Jackson 39202, 601-965-
4232.
Missouri.................................. 209 Adams Street, PO Box
1787, Jefferson City 65102,
573-636-7104.
Montana................................... 301 South Park Street, Room
448, Helena 59626-0056, 406-
441-1230.
Nebraska.................................. 100 Centennial Mall North,
Room 220, Lincoln 68508,
402-437-5964.
Nevada.................................... 705 North Plaza Street,
Suite 220, Carson City
89701, 702-687-5332.
New Hampshire............................. 279 Pleasant Street, Room
204, Concord 03301, 603-225-
1643.
New Jersey................................ 840 Bear Tavern Road, Suite
310, West Trenton 08628-
1019, 609-637-4211.
New Mexico................................ 604 W. San Mateo Road, Santa
Fe 87501, 505-820-2026.
New York.................................. Leo W. O'Brien Federal
Building, Clinton & N.
Pearl Sts., 9th Floor,
Albany 12207, 518-431-4125.
North Carolina............................ 310 New Bern Avenue, Suite
410, Raleigh 27601, 919-856-
4330.
North Dakota.............................. 1471 Interstate Loop,
Bismarck 58501-0567, 701-
250-4349.
Ohio...................................... 200 North High Street, Room
328, Columbus 43215, 614-
469-5877.
Oklahoma.................................. 715 South Metropolitan,
Suite 700, Oklahoma City
73108, 405-945-6040.
Oregon.................................... Equitable Center, Suite 100,
530 Center St., N.E., Salem
97301, 503-399-5749.
Pennsylvania.............................. Forum Place, 555 Walnut
Street, Harrisburg 17101-
1900, 717-221-3759.
Puerto Rico............................... US Courthouse & Federal
Building, Carlos Chardon
St., Rm 329, San Juan 00918-
1755, 787-766-5600.
Rhode Island.............................. 380 Westminster Mall, Room
547, Providence 02903, 401-
528-4548.
South Carolina............................ 1835 Assembly Street, Suite
758, Columbia 29201, 803-
253-3881.
South Dakota.............................. Federal Office Building, 116
East Dakota Avenue, PO Box
700, Pierre 57501 605-224-
8033.
Tennessee................................. 249 Cumberland Bend Drive,
Nashville 37228, 615-736-
7106.
Texas..................................... Federal Office Building,
Room 826, 300 East Eighth
Street, Austin 78701, 512-
916-5917.
Utah...................................... 2520 W. 4700 South, Suite
9A, Salt Lake City 84118,
801-963-0182.
Vermont................................... Federal Building, 87 State
St., PO Box 568, Montpelier
05601, 802-828-4433.
Virginia.................................. Dale Building, Suite 205,
1504 Santa Rosa Road,
Richmond 23229, 804-281-
5111.
Washington................................ 501 Evergreen Plaza, 711
South Capitol Way, Olympia
98501, 360-753-9485.
West Virginia............................. Geary Plaza, Suite 200, 700
Washington Street. E,
Charleston 25301, 304-347-
5329.
Wisconsin................................. 567 D'Onofrio Drive, Madison
53719-2814, 608-829-7514.
Wyoming................................... 1916 Evans Avenue, Cheyenne
82001-3764, 307-772-2004.
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FHWA/FTA Metropolitan Offices
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New York.................................. 6 World Trade Center, Room
320, New York, NY 10048,
FAX: 212-466-1939 212-466-
3483, 26 Federal Plaza,
Suite 2940, New York, NY
10278-0194, FAX 212-264-
8973, 212-264-8162.
Philadelphia.............................. 1760 Market St., Suite 510,
Philadelphia, Pa 19103, 215-
656-7070, FAX: 215-656-
7260, 215-656-7111.
Chicago................................... 200 West Adams, Room 2410,
Chicago, IL 60606, 312-886-
1616, FAX 312-886-0351, 312-
886-1604.
Los Angeles............................... 201 N. Figueroa Street,
Suite 1460, Los Angeles, CA
90012; 213-202-3950; FAX:
213-202-3961.
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(23 U.S.C. 315; sec. 1221, Pub. L. 105-178, 112 Stat. 107, 221
(1998); 49 CFR 1.48)
Issued on: September 11, 1998.
Kenneth R. Wykle,
Federal Highway Administration Administrator.
[FR Doc. 98-24850 Filed 9-15-98; 8:45 am]
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