[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 107 (Thursday, June 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31449-31452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12544]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


FTA Fiscal Year 2004 Apportionments, Allocations and Program 
Information; Notice of Supplemental Information and Changes

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces further availability of apportionments 
for the Federal Transit Program. With only temporary extensions of our 
program authorization, FTA has published two previous documents 
identifying total annual apportionments and apportionments based on an 
extension of our program authorization. This notice makes fiscal year 
(FY) 2004 transit funds available for obligation based on program 
funding levels authorized by the Surface Transportation Extension Act 
of 2004, Part II (Pub. L. 108-224). With this notice, generally \9/12\ 
of our annual appropriation is now available for grants. This notice 
also identifies changes to prior year bus and bus-related allocations, 
and extends the period of availability for FY 2004 funding for the 
Elderly and Persons with Disabilities Program (49 U.S.C. 5310).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The appropriate FTA Regional 
Administrator (see list at end of notice) or Mary Martha Churchman, 
Director, Office of Resource Management and State Programs, (202) 366-
2053.

ADDRESSES: Address, telephone, and facsimile information for the FTA 
Regional Offices is listed at the end of this notice in Appendix A.

I. Funds Available for Obligation

    The ``Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part II'' (Pub. 
L. 108-224) was signed into law by President Bush on April 30, 2004. 
The Act provides an extension of programs funded from the Highway Trust 
Fund, pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation 
Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), and provides contract 
authority for transit programs from October 1, 2003, through June 30, 
2004.
    FTA has revised the apportionment and allocation tables published 
in the supplemental Federal Register notice on March 29, 2004, to 
reflect the amount of FY 2004 funding that is currently available for 
obligation by grantees for the respective FTA program, in accordance 
with the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part II, and the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Pub. L. 108-199, Division F). 
The revised tables are posted on the FTA Web site at [http://www.fta.dot.gov/25_ENG_HTML.htm], together with this notice. The 
tables are also available by calling the Regional Office. Each Regional 
Office will also distribute the tables by e-mail to its mailing list.
    FTA's program is funded by two sources of funds: the General Fund 
and the Highway Trust Fund. A column labeled ``Apportionment'' or 
``Allocation'' in the revised tables includes both trust funds 
(contract authority) and general funds, and reflects the total dollar 
amount of obligation limitation and appropriations in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2004, once full year contract authority is made 
available. This amount does not represent the amount that is actually 
available for obligation at this time. The amount shown in a column 
labeled ``Available Apportionment'' or ``Available Allocation'' is 
currently available for obligation. The percentage of the full year's 
apportionment or allocation available to an individual State or 
urbanized area may vary by program. The total available for some 
programs included reallocated prior year funds, as shown in table 1. In 
the case of formula programs, the amounts available were determined by 
applying the formula to the total amount available for the program. In 
the case of Congressional allocations, the total amount available for 
the program was prorated to each project or activity.

II. Changes to Bus and Bus-Related Project Allocations

    FTA has made changes to several bus and bus-related projects 
allocated in previous years based on correspondence received from 
Congress that clarifies the intent of the projects. The projects and 
clarifications are as follows:
    1. Fort Smith Bus Maintenance Facility, Arkansas. The FY 2003 
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Act includes $750,000 
in the bus and bus facilities account for ``Arkansas--Fort Smith Bus''. 
The Conferees agree that the project description should read 
``Arkansas--Fort Smith Bus Maintenance Facility''.

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    2. Pelham Intermodal Facility, New York. The FY 2002 Department of 
Transportation and Related Agencies Act includes $260,000 in the bus 
and bus facilities account for the ``New York--Pelham trolley''. It is 
the intent of the conferees that the funds shall be available for 
Pelham Intermodal Facility.

III. Period of Availability for FY 2004 Section 5310 Funds Extended

    The period of availability for funds appropriated for the Elderly 
and Persons with Disabilities Program (49 U.S.C. 5310) is 
administratively established at one fiscal year. As noted in the 
February 11, 2004, Federal Register Notice of FTA FY 2004 
apportionments and allocations, FY 2004 funds allocated to States under 
section 5310 must be obligated by September 30, 2004.
    Due to the delayed availability of the full year's apportionment of 
FY 2004 section 5310 funds and the limited period during which the 
funds may be obligated, FTA is extending the period of availability for 
FY 2004 section 5310 funds by six months. This should provide 
flexibility to States that may need additional time to obligate FY 2004 
funds. With this six-month extension, FY 2004 funds apportioned to 
States under section 5310 must be obligated by March 31, 2005.

    Issued on: May 27, 2004.
Jennifer L. Dorn,
Administrator.
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Appendix A--FTA Regional Offices

    Region 1: Richard H. Doyle, Regional Administrator, Cambridge, 
MA 02142-1093, Tel. 617-494-2055, Fax 617-494-2865.
    Region 2: Letitia Thompson, Regional Administrator, New York, NY 
10004-1415, Tel. No. 212-668-2170, Fax 212-668-2136.
    Region 3: Herman Shipman, Deputy Regional Administrator, 
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4124, Tel. 215-656-7100, Fax 215-656-7100.
    Region 4: Hiram J. Walker, Regional Administrator, Atlanta, GA 
30303, Tel. 404-562-3500, Fax 404-562-3505.
    Region 5: Joel P. Ettinger, Regional Administrator, Chicago, IL 
60606, Tel. 312-353-2789, Fax 312-886-0351.
    Region 6: Robert C. Patrick, Regional Administrator, Fort Worth, 
TX 76102, Tel. 817-978-0550, Fax 817-978-0575.
    Region 7: Mokhtee Ahmad, Regional Administrator, Kansas City, MO 
64106, Tel. 816-329-3920, Fax 816-329-3921.
    Region 8: Lee O. Waddleton, Regional Administrator, Denver, CO 
80202-5120, Tel. 303-844-3242, Fax 303-844-4217.
    Region 9: Leslie T. Rogers, Regional Administrator, San 
Francisco, CA 94105-1926, Tel. 415-744-3133, Fax 414-744-2726.
    Region 10: Rick Krochalis, Regional Administrator, Seattle, WA 
98174-1002, Tel. 206-220-7954, Fax 206-220-7959.

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