[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42164-42169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19914]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Announcement of Selected Fiscal Year 1999 Projects for the Job 
Access and Reverse Commute Competitive Grant Program

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit 
Administration (FTA) solicited competitive grants under the Job Access 
and Reverse Commute grant program, authorized under Section 3037 of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). The 
solicitation was announced in the Federal Register of Friday, November 
6, 1998, Vol. 63, No. 215, pp. 60168-60176. This notice announces the 
successful applicants for fiscal year (FY) 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact the appropriate FTA Regional Administrator for application-
specific information and issues (Appendix A). For general program 
information, contact Doug Birnie, Office of Research Management, (202) 
366-1666, email [email protected], or refer to

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the Job Access and Reverse Commute Competitive Grants Notice, 63 FR 
60168 et seq., Nov. 6, 1998. A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/
FIRS). The notice can also be accessed through FTA's web site, 
www.fta.dot.gov/wtw.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Job Access and Reverse Commute grant 
program is intended to establish a regional approach to job access 
challenges through the establishment of a Regional Job Access and 
Reverse Commute Transportation Plan. Projects derived from this plan 
support the implementation of a variety of transportation services that 
may be needed to connect welfare recipients to jobs and related 
employment activities. All projects funded under the Job Access and 
Reverse Commute grant program must be derived from this regional plan. 
The Job Access and Reverse Commute Program has two major goals: to 
provide transportation services in urban, suburban and rural areas to 
assist welfare recipients and low income individuals in gaining access 
to employment opportunities; and to increase collaboration among 
transportation providers, human service agencies, employers, 
metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), states, and affected 
communities and individuals.
    The following table lists the successful applicants for Fiscal Year 
1999, by state:


                        Fiscal Year 1999 Projects
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                                                                Dollar
        State and locality                 Recipient            amount
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Alabama: Birmingham                Birmingham-Jefferson         $500,000
                                    County TA.
Arizona:
    Maricopa County..............  Maricopa County Human        1,000,00
                                    Services Department.
    Coolidge.....................  Pina-Gila Community           149,452
                                    Child Service.
Arkansas:
    Little Rock..................  Central Arkansas TA.....      485,000
    Pine Bluff...................  Pine Bluff TA...........       23,500
California:
    Bakersfield..................  Kern RT.................      239,000
    County of Del Norte..........  Department of Health and       73,250
                                    Social Services.
    Davis........................  City of Davis...........       52,148
    Los Angeles..................  Southern California           425,502
                                    Association of
                                    Governments.
    Marysville...................  Yuba-Sutter TA..........      101,700
    Oakland......................  Contra Costa AC Transit.      143,000
    Oakland......................  East Bay Asian Local          271,111
                                    Development Corporation
                                    on Rides.
    Orange County................  Orange County                  31,250
                                    Transportation
                                    Authority and Social
                                    Service Agency.
    Sacramento...................  Sacramento RTD..........      822,849
    San Andreas..................  Calaveras County COG....      184,014
    Santa Clara County...........  Outreach................      499,882
    San Luis Obispo..............  San Luis Obispo COG.....      193,380
    Santa Rosa...................  Santa Rosa Department of      200,000
                                    Transit and Parking.
    Santa Cruz...................  Human Resources Agency        200,000
                                    of Santa Cruz.
    Thousand Palms...............  Sunline Transit.........       70,000
    Ukiah........................  Mendocino TA............      150,000
    Visalia......................  County of Tulare Health       200,000
                                    Services Agency.
    Woodland.....................  Yolo County                   139,695
                                    Transportation
                                    Commission.
Colorado:
    Fort Collins.................  City of Fort Collins....      184,549
    Pueblo.......................  Pueblo County Department       62,370
                                    of Social Services.
    Loveland.....................  City of Loveland........       97,355
    Frisco.......................  Summit County...........      150,000
    Pagosa Springs...............  Archuleta County               35,000
                                    Department of Social
                                    Services.
    Grand Junction...............  Mesa County.............      200,000
Connecticut:
    Statewide: Urban.............  Connecticut DOT.........    1,324,000
    Statewide: Medium Urban......  Connecticut DOT.........    1,108,100
    Statewide: Rural.............  Connecticut DOT.........      513,390
Delaware:
    Statewide: Urban.............  Delaware DOT............      250,000
    Statewide: Medium Urban......  Delaware DOT............      117,500
    Statewide: Statewide: Rural..  Delaware DOT............      371,188
District of Columbia: Washington,  Washington Metro Area TA    1,000,000
 DC
Florida:
Jacksonville.....................  Jacksonville TA.........    1,000,000
    Ft. Lauderdale...............  Broward County Division     1,500,000
                                    of Mass Transit.
Georgia:
    Atlanta......................  Atlanta Regional              908,182
                                    Commission.
    Statewide: Savannah..........  Chatham Area TA.........      250,000
    Statewide: Gainsville........  Hall Area Transit.......      150,000
Illinois:
    Chicago......................  Chicago RTA.............      152,500
    Chicago......................  Chicago Housing               273,000
                                    Authority.
    Chicago......................  PACE, METRA, CTA........    1,492,000
    Chicago......................  African American              150,000
                                    Leadership Partnership.
    DuPage County................  DuPage County Dept of         119,000
                                    Human Resources.

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    Rosiclare....................  RIDES Mass Transit......      150,000
Indiana:
    Gary.........................  Gary Public                   500,000
                                    Transportation
                                    Corporation.
    Indianapolis.................  Indianapolis Public           500,000
                                    Transit Corporation.
    Muncie.......................  Muncie Public                 141,757
                                    Transportation
                                    Corporation.
Iowa:
    Des Moines...................  Des Moines Metro TA.....      427,325
    Waterloo.....................  Metropolitan Transit           30,000
                                    Authority of Black Hawk
                                    County.
    Sioux City...................  Sioux City Transit             85,000
                                    System.
    Cedar Rapids.................  Five Seasons                  200,000
                                    Transportation.
    Statewide: Rural.............  Iowa Department of            254,475
                                    Transportation.
Kansas: Wichita..................  Wichita Metropolitan TA.      725,000
Kentucky: Louisville.............  Transit Authority of        1,032,938
                                    River City.
Louisana:
    Baton Rouge..................  Capital Transportation        500,000
                                    Corporation.
    New Orleans..................  City of New Orleans.....       87,364
    Statewide: Medium Urban......  Louisiana DOT...........      702,778
    Statewide: Rural.............  Louisiana DOT...........      532,104
    Jefferson Parish.............  Jefferson Parish              250,000
                                    Government.
Maine:
    Augusta......................  York County Community         150,000
                                    Action Corporation.
    Portland.....................  Greater Portland COG....      117,500
Maryland:
    Annapolis....................  Maryland MTA............      125,000
    Baltimore City/County........  Maryland MTA............      285,000
    Historic East Baltimore CAC..  Maryland MTA............      150,000
    Baltimore: Corridor            Maryland MTA............       45,000
     Transportation Corporation.
    Baltimore: Anne Arundel        Maryland MTA............      150,000
     County.
    Frederick County.............  Maryland MTA............       33,000
    Howard County................  Maryland MTA............      326,880
    Montgomery County............  Maryland MTA............       25,000
    Montgomery County............  Maryland MTA............      302,000
    Prince George's County.......  Maryland MTA............       79,500
    Statewide: Rural.............  Maryland MTA............      598,500
Massachusetts:
    Boston.......................  Massachusetts Bay TA....    1,067,270
    Lawrence/Haverhill...........  Merrimack Valley              490,560
                                    Regional TA.
    Springfield..................  Pioneer Valley TA.......      500,000
    Statewide: Small Urban.......  Executive Office of         1,400,853
                                    Transportation &
                                    Construction.
    Worcester....................  Worcester Regional TA...      491,998
Michigan:
    Statewide: Rural.............  Michigan DOT............      851,190
    Detroit......................  SEMCOG..................    1,382,294
Minnesota:
    Minneapolis/St. Paul.........  Metropolitan Council....    1,436,250
    St. Cloud....................  St. Cloud Metropolitan         29,500
                                    Transportation
                                    Commission.
Mississippi: Clarksdale and        Mississippi DOT.........      273,096
 Gulfport.
Missouri:
    Kansas City..................  Mid America Regional          956,000
                                    Council.
    St. Louis....................  East West Gateway             563,384
                                    Coordinating Council.
    Springfield..................  City Utilities of              42,500
                                    Springfield.
    Statewide: Rural.............  Missouri DOT............      939,813
Nevada: Statewide: Rural.........  Nevada DOT..............      848,000
New Jersey:
    Mercer County................  New Jersey Transit......      150,000
    Essex County.................  New Jersey Transit......      106,000
    Burlington County............  New Jersey Transit......      200,000
    Hunterdon County.............  New Jersey Transit......      135,244
    Middlesex County.............  New Jersey Transit......      105,800
    Essex County/Meadowlands.....  New Jersey Transit......      250,000
    Hudson County................  New Jersey Transit......      200,000
    Bergen County................  New Jersey Transit......       37,500
    Ocean County.................  New Jersey Transit......      190,000
    Ocean County.................  New Jersey Transit......       20,000
    Union County.................  New Jersey Transit......      102,154
    Camden County................  New Jersey Transit......      165,000
New Mexico:
    Santa Fe.....................  New Mexico State Highway    1,198,000
                                    and Transportation
                                    Department.
    Las Cruces...................  City of Las Cruces            268,443
                                    Transit Department.
    Albuquerque..................  City of Albuquerque.....      400,000
New York:

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    Yonkers......................  Yonkers Industrial             80,000
                                    Development Agency.
    Nassau County................  MTA Long Island Bus.....      500,000
    New York City................  Project Renewal.........      398,760
    Syracuse.....................  Central New York              500,000
                                    Regional TA.
    Buffalo......................  Niagara Frontier TA.....      500,000
    Rochester....................  Rochester-Genessee            187.047
                                    Regional TA.
    Albany.......................  Capital District TA.....      497,500
    Herkimer-Oneida Counties.....  Oneida County...........      248,000
    Franklin County..............  Franklin County               150,000
                                    Department of Social
                                    Services.
    Hornell......................  Hornell Area Transit....       58,981
    Schoharie....................  Schoharie County, Office      138,925
                                    for the Aging.
    Sullivan County..............  Sullivan County Division      185,000
                                    of HHS.
    Ulster County................  Ulster County Rural           198,750
                                    Transportation.
North Carolina:
    Charlotte....................  City of Charlotte.......      250,000
    Statewide: Rural.............  North Carolina DOT......      501,000
    Winston-Salem................  City of Winston-Salem...      146,395
North Dakota:
    Bismarck.....................  City of Bismarck........      166,562
    Grand Forks..................  City of Grand Forks.....       25,000
    Fort Totten..................  Spirit Lake Tribe.......      122,941
    Fort Yates...................  Standing Rock Sioux            76,208
                                    Tribe.
Ohio:
    Cleveland....................  Greater Cleveland RTA...      450,550
    Cincinnati...................  Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana         784,450
                                    Regional COG.
    Toledo.......................  Toledo Metropolitan Area      528,016
                                    COG.
    Akron........................  Metro Regional TA.......      510,000
    Dayton.......................  Miami Valley RTA........      477,000
    Columbus.....................  Central Ohio TA.........      684,708
    Youngstown...................  Youngstown Transit......      750,000
    Newark.......................  Licking Company Transit       119,775
                                    Board.
    Zanesville...................  Muskingum Transit.......       69,772
    Bucyrus......................  ODOT Crawford Council on       18,000
                                    Aging.
    Washington County............  Community Action Program      150,000
                                    of Washington and
                                    Morgan Counties.
Oklahoma:
    Oklahoma City................  Central Oklahoma              216,473
                                    Transportation &
                                    Parking Authority.
    Tulsa........................  Metropolitan Tulsa TA...      556,092
    Eastern Oklahoma.............  KiBois Community Action       500,000
                                    Foundation, Inc.
Oregon:
    Portland.....................  TRI County MTD..........    1,000,000
    Salem........................  Oregon Department of          150,000
                                    Energy.
Pennsylvania:
    Philadelphia.................  Southeastern                1,323,576
                                    Pennsylvania TA.
    Pittsburgh...................  Port Authority of           1,000,000
                                    Allegheny County.
    Lancaster....................  Red Rose TA.............      100,000
    Johnsonburg..................  Area Transit Authority        215,800
                                    Of North Central PA.
Rhode Island:
    Statewide: Urban.............  Rhode Island Public TA..       750,00
    Statewide: Rural.............  Rhode Island Public TA..      250,000
South Carolina: Statewide Medium   South Carolina DOT......    1,789,794
 Urban and Rural
Tennessee:
    Chattanooga..................  Chattanooga Area              500,000
                                    Regional TA.
    Knoxville....................  City of Knoxville.......      500,000
    Statewide: Rural.............  Tennessee DOT...........    1,197,950
    Statewide: Kingsport, Johnson  Tennessee DOT...........    1,267,450
     City, Bristol, Jackson,
     Clarksville.
Texas:
    Dallas/Ft. Worth.............  North Central Texas COG.    1,175,000
    Houston......................  Houston-Galveston Area        282,000
                                    Council.
    Galveston....................  Gulf Coast Center Island      400,000
                                    Transit.
    Bryan........................  Brazos Valley COG.......      150,000
    Abilene......................  City of Abilene.........      100,000
    Lubbock......................  City Transit Management        230,00
                                    Company.
    Kileen-Temple................  Kileen-Temple Study.....      139,366
Vermont: Burlington                Vermont Agency of           1,197,191
                                    Transportation.
Virginia:
    Culpeper.....................  Rappahannock-Rapidan          134,175
                                    Planning District
                                    Commission.
    Richmond.....................  Greater Richmond Transit      750,000
                                    Company.
    Farmville....................  South Central Private         150,000
                                    Industry Council.
    Charlottesville..............  Jaunt, Inc..............      351,500

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    Roanoke......................  Unified Human Services        200,000
                                    Transportation System.
    Urbana.......................  Chesapeake Agency on          185,695
                                    Aging.
    Orange.......................  Town of Orange..........       56,220
Washington: Seattle                King County Department      1,931,500
                                    of Transportation.
West Virginia:
    Weirton......................  Change, Inc.............      165,736
    Wayne County.................  Community Service             120,000
                                    Organization.
    Doddrige, Marion, Harrison,    Monongalia County Urban       198,000
     Taylor, Monongalia and         MTA.
     Wetzel Counties.
Wisconsin:
    Milwaukee....................  Milwaukee County Transit    1,000,000
                                    System.
    Appleton.....................  East Central Wisconsin        211,500
                                    RPC.
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Pre-Award Authority

    FTA has provided pre-award spending authority for successful 
applicants which permits successful applicants to incur costs on 
eligible projects without prejudice to possible Federal participation 
in the cost of the project or projects. However, prior to exercising 
pre-award authority, successful applicants must comply with all Federal 
requirements. Failure to do so will render a project ineligible for FTA 
financial assistance. Successful applicants are strongly encouraged to 
consult the appropriate regional office regarding the eligibility of 
the project for future FTA funds or the applicability of the conditions 
and Federal requirements.

Certifications and Assurances Requirements

    In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 5323(n), certifications and assurances 
have been compiled for the various FTA programs. Before FTA may award a 
Federal grant, each successful applicant for Federal assistance awarded 
by FTA must provide to FTA all certifications and assurances required 
by Federal laws and regulations applicable to itself and its project. A 
State providing certifications and assurances on behalf of its 
prospective subrecipients should obtain sufficient documentation from 
those subrecipients needed to provide informed certifications and 
assurances. A successful applicant for funds under the Job Access and 
Reverse Commute Grant Program will be required to comply with the 
requirements of the FTA's Annual Certification and Assurances. It is 
important that each successful applicant be familiar with all 
certification and assurances as they are a prerequisite for receiving 
FTA financial assistance. All successful applicants are advised to read 
the entire text of those Certifications and Assurances to be confident 
of their responsibilities and commitments.
    The Signature Page accompanying the Certifications and Assurances 
contains the current fiscal year's certifications and, when properly 
attested to and submitted to FTA, assures FTA that the applicant 
intends to comply with the requirements for the specific program 
involved. FTA will not award any Federal assistance until the 
successful applicant provides assurance of compliance by selecting 
Category I on the Signature Page and all other categories applicable to 
itself and its project. FTA's Fiscal Year 1999 Certifications and 
Assurances have been published in 63 FR 60107 et seq., Nov. 6, 1998. 
They are also available on the World Wide Web at http://
www.fta.dot.gov/library/legal/ca.htm. Copies may also be obtained from 
FTA regional offices. Applicants that need further assistance should 
contact the appropriate FTA regional office (see Appendix A) for 
further information.

U.S. Department of Labor Certification

    As a release of Federal funds for this program, Federal Transit law 
requires that applicants must comply with 49 U.S.C. Section 5333(b), 
administered under the Department of Labor (DOL)'s Mass Transit 
Employee Protection Program. These employee protections include the 
preservation of rights, privileges, and benefits under existing 
collective bargaining agreements, the continuation of collective 
bargaining rights, the protection of individual employees against a 
worsening of their positions related to employment, assurances of 
employment to employees of acquired mass transportation systems, 
priority of reemployment, and paid training or retraining. Generally, 
DOL processes the employee protection certification required under 
Section 5333(b) in accordance with the procedural guidelines published 
at 29 CFR 215.3. However, for the Job Access and Reverse Commute 
Program, DOL has proposed to apply appropriate protections without 
referral for Job Access and Reverse Commute grant applications serving 
populations under 200,000 and to utilize the guidelines for Job Access 
and Reverse Commute grant applications serving populations of 200,000 
or more. FTA will submit the grant application to DOL for 
certification.
    Grant funds will NOT be released without DOL certification. Where 
there are questions regarding the DOL certification process and/or 
information need by DOL to obtain a labor certification, successful 
applicants must contact the appropriate FTA regional office (See 
Appendix A).

Completed Application

    All successful applicants must now proceed to complete their grant 
application by fully documenting all the Job Access and Reverse Commute 
program requirements that were not fully documented when the 
application was submitted. FTA regional offices will advise applicants 
by letter of any remaining outstanding items, as well as stipulations 
specific to the Job Access and Reverse Commute project which needed to 
be addressed and/or fully documented prior to grant approval. Upon 
receipt of notification by the regional office, please contact the 
regional office immediately.

    Issued on: July 28, 1999.
Gordon J. Linton,
Administrator.

Appendix A--FTA Regional Offices

Region I
    Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and 
Massachusetts. Richard Doyle, FTA Regional Administrator, Volpe 
National Transportation Systems Center, Kendall Square, 55 Broadway, 
Suite 920,

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Cambridge, MA 02142-1093, (617) 494-2055
Region II
    New York, New Jersey, and Virgin Islands. Letitia Thompson, FTA 
Regional Administrator, One Bowling Green, Room 429, New York, NY 
10004-1415, (212) 668-2170
Region III
    Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and 
District of Columbia. Sheldon Kinbar, FTA Regional Administrator, 
1760 Market Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103-4124, (215) 
656-7100
Region IV
    Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, 
Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Puerto Rico. Susan Schruth, FTA 
Regional Administrator, 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Suite 17T50, 
Atlanta, GA 30303, (404) 562-3500
Region V
    Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. 
Joel Ettinger, FTA Regional Administrator, 200 West Adams Street, 
Suite 2410, Chicago, IL 60606-5232, (312) 353-2789
Region VI
    Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. Lee 
Waddleton, FTA Regional Administrator, 819 Taylor Street, Room 8A36, 
Ft. Worth, TX 76102, (817) 978-0550
Region VII
    Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska. Mokhtee Ahmad, FTA 
Regional Administrator, 6301 Rockhill Road, Suite 303, Kansas City, 
MO 64131-1117, (816) 523-0204
Region VIII
    Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota. 
Louis Mraz, FTA Regional Administrator, Columbine Place, 216 16th 
Street, Suite 650, Denver, CO 80202-5120, (303) 844-3242
Region IX
    California, Hawaii, Guam, Arizona, Nevada, American Samoa, and 
the Northern Mariana Islands. Leslie Rogers, FTA Regional 
Administrator, 201 Mission Street, Suite 2210, San Francisco, CA 
94105-1831, (415) 744-3133
Region X
    Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. Helen Knoll, FTA Regional 
Administrator, Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue, Suite 
3142, Seattle, WA 98174-1002, (206) 220-7954

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