[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 181 (Monday, September 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56358-56360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23817]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Program Announcement of Project
Selection
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects to be funded
under the Over-the-road Bus (OTRB) Accessibility Program, authorized by
Section 3038 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
(TEA-21). The OTRB Accessibility Program makes funds available to
private operators of over-the-road buses to help finance the
incremental capital and training costs of complying with DOT's over-
the-road bus accessibility rule, published in a Federal Register Notice
on September 24, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The appropriate FTA Regional
Administrator for grant-specific issues; or Sue Masselink, Office of
Program Management, 202-366-2053 for general information about the OTRB
Accessibility Program.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Projects Selected for Fiscal Year 2000 Funding
In fiscal year 2000, a total of $7.6 million was requested by 57
applicants: $5.9 million was requested for intercity fixed-route
providers, and $1.7 million was requested for other providers such as
charter, tour, and commuter service providers. A total of $3.7 million
was available for providers of over-the-road services: $2 million at 90
percent Federal share for providers of intercity fixed-route services
and $1.7 million at 50 percent Federal share for providers of other
types of services, such as charter, tour, and commuter. See section
3038 of TEA-21, Pub. L. 105-178 and section 342 of the Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act 2000, Pub. L.
106-69. Project selections were made on a discretionary basis, based on
each applicant's responsiveness to statutory project selection
criteria, fleet size, and level of funding received last year. Because
of the high demand for the funds available to providers of intercity
fixed-route service, most applicants received less funding than they
requested, although with the exception of some of the applicants that
received funding last year, all qualified applicants received some
funding. Each of the following 47 awardees, as well as the 10
applicants who were not selected for funding, will receive a letter
which explains how funding decisions were made.
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Award amounts
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Operator Intercity
fixed-route Other Total Total
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REGION I
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The Arrow Line, Inc, East Hartford, CT..................... $123,400 $0 $123,400
Bonanza Bus Lines, Providence, RI.......................... 68,900 0 68,900
Concord Trailways, Concord, NH............................. 31,300 0 31,300
Peter Pan Bus Lines, Springfield, MA....................... 129,700 0 129,700
Edwin J. Pina, Sr. and Sons, Inc., Marstons Mill, PA....... 0 14,250 14,250
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VIP Tour and Charter Bus Co., Portland, ME................. 0 72,625 72,625
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REGION II
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Travelways, Inc., Howell, NJ............................... 71,600 132,500 204,100
Birnie Bus Service, Rome, NY............................... 30,200 0 30,200
Shortline Hudson, Mahwah, NJ............................... 6,100 0 6,100
Lakeland Bus Lines, Dover, NJ.............................. 0 108,000 108,000
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REGION III
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Fullington Auto Bus Co., Clearfield, PA.................... 30,910 0 30,910
Trans-Bridge Lines, Bethlehem, PA.......................... 31,720 70,412 102,132
Motor Transportation Company, Inc., Hazelton, PA........... 0 37,500 37,500
Krapf's Coaches, Westchester, PA........................... 0 26,230 26,230
Keller Bus Service, Waldorf, MD............................ 0 42,500 42,500
Butler Motor Company, Pittsburg, PA........................ 0 36,000 36,000
Susquehanna Transit Company, Avis, PA...................... 30,960 15,250 46,210
Werner Coach, Phoenixville, PA............................. 32,800 18,210 51,010
Wisconsin Coach, Pittsburgh, PA............................ 0 42,500 42,500
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REGION IV
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P&S Transportation/Coach USA, Orlando, FL.................. 0 59,957 59,957
Capital Motors/Colonial Trailways, Montgomery, AL.......... 23,800 12,500 36,300
Colonial Trailways, Inc., Mobile, Alabama.................. 23,400 12,500 35,900
Good Times Tours, Pensacola, FL............................ 0 15,140 15,140
A.A. Crow Corp./Ingram Bus Lines, Tallassee, AL............ 0 15,000 15,000
Busco, Inc., Birmingham, AL................................ 0 15,000 15,000
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REGION V
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Eclipse Charter and Tours, Gary, IN........................ 0 21,500 21,500
Peoria Charter Coach Co., Peoria, IL....................... 3,000 0 3,000
Mid-America, Elk Grove Village, IL......................... 0 79,280 79,280
Bosch Bus Co., Ft. Wayne, IN............................... 0 25,872 25,872
Lakefront Lines, Brook Park, OH............................ 31,460 0 31,460
Lamers Bus Company, Green Bay, WI.......................... 24,265 16,250 40,515
VanGalder Bus Company, Janesville, WI...................... 0 107,500 107,500
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REGION VI
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Americanos USA, El Paso, TX................................ 94,600 0 94,600
Autobus Amigos, LLC, Brownsville, TX....................... 31,500 0 31,500
Greyhound Lines, Inc., Dallas, TX.......................... 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
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REGION VII
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Northwest Iowa Transportation, Inc., Ft. Dodge, IA......... 0 10,000 10,000
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REGION VIII
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Powder River Transportation Svcs., Inc., Gillette, WY...... 19,965 9,983 29,948
Rimrock Stages, Billings, MT............................... 29,200 12,500 41,700
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REGION IX
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Pacific Coachways Charter Svcs., Inc., Garden Grove, CA.... 0 29,750 29,750
Golden State Coaches/Frontier Tours, Carson City, NV....... 0 361,122 361,122
Arrow Stage Lines, Phoenix, AZ............................. 0 105,000 105,000
Gonzales Inc., Los Angeles, CA............................. 126,100 0 126,100
Navi-Hopi Tours, Flagstaff, AZ............................. 0 30,450 30,450
VIA Adventures, Tempe, AZ.................................. 15,120 11,750 26,870
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REGION X
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Wheatland Express, Pullman, WA............................. 0 12,735 12,735
Northwestern Stage, Spokane, WA............................ 0 14,975 14,975
Commuter Bus, Caldwell, ID................................. 0 12,435 12,435
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TOTAL................................................ \*\$2,010,000 $1,607,176 $3,617,176
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\*\ $10,000 was carried over from unobligated 1999 funds.
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Eligible project costs may be incurred by awardees prior to final
grant approval. The incremental capital cost for adding wheelchair lift
equipment to any new vehicles delivered on or after June 9, 1998, the
effective date of TEA-21, is eligible for funding under the OTRB
Accessibility Program.
Applicants selected for funding may be contacted by FTA regional
offices if any additional information is needed before grants are made.
The grant applications will be sent to the U.S. Department of Labor
(DOL) for certification under the labor protection requirements
pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5333(b). After referring applications to affected
employees represented by a labor organization, DOL will issue a
certification to FTA. The terms and conditions of the certification
will be incorporated in the FTA grant agreement under the new
guidelines replacing those in 29 CFR part 215. Please see Amendment to
Section 5333(b), Guidelines to Carry Out New Programs Authorized by the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21); Final Rule (64
FR 40990, July 28, 1999).
Issued on September 12, 2000.
Nuria I. Fernandez,
Acting Administrator.
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