[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5910-5965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-961]



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FTA Fiscal Year 2006 Apportionments and Allocations Changes and 
Corrections; Announcement of States Selected for Participation in 
Section 5310 Pilot Program; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


FTA Fiscal Year 2006 Apportionments and Allocations Changes and 
Corrections; Announcement of States Selected for Participation in 
Section 5310 Pilot Program

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice revises program apportionment or allocation 
amounts published in the December 20, 2005, FTA notice entitled ``FTA 
Fiscal Year 2006 Apportionments and Allocations.'' The revisions are 
required because Public Law 109-148, the Department of Defense, 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf 
of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006, mandates an across-the-
board rescission of one percent of every program, project, and activity 
in fiscal year 2006. In addition, this notice identifies other changes 
or corrections to the December 20, 2005, notice. The notice also 
identifies the States selected for participation in a Section 5310 
Pilot Program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The appropriate FTA Regional 
Administrator or Mary Martha Churchman, Director, Office of Transit 
Programs, (202) 366-2053.

I. Funds Available for Obligation

    The ``FTA Fiscal Year 2006 Apportionments and Allocations Notice 
published in the Federal Register on December 20, 2005, was based on 
the full year funding level for each program or project, and amounts 
available for obligation by grantees based on the 2006 DOT 
Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 109-115). On December 30, 2005, the 
President signed into law the ``Department of Defense, Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of 
Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006, Public Law 109-148; hereafter 
called the 2006 DoD Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, which 
affects the FTA FY 2006 program funding levels published on December 
20, 2005. Title III, Chapter 8, Section 3081 of the 2006 DoD Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act requires a one percent across-the-board 
rescission of any program, project, or activity in FY 2006.
    FTA has applied the one percent rescission to all FTA programs and 
projects. Accordingly, all apportionment and allocation tables 
contained in the December 20, 2005, notice have been revised. The 
revised tables are included in this document and show the amounts 
currently available for obligation by grantees, after the one percent 
reduction. The revised tables supersede those contained in the December 
20, 2005, notice.
    This document is posted on the FTA Web site at http://www.fta.dot.gov/25_ENG_HTML.htm. It is also available by calling the 
regional office.

II. FTA Changes and Corrections

    Several significant changes and corrections were made to the 
apportionment or allocation information in addition to the adjustment 
for the one percent rescission. The following changes and corrections 
are brought to your attention.
    1. The New Freedom apportionments to the States for small urbanized 
areas and rural areas, in Table 17, were revised to correct an error in 
the formula apportionment methodology.
    2. The revised Job Access and Reverse Commute apportionments to the 
States, in Table 16, correct an error in which the amounts for Maine 
and Massachusetts were transposed.
    3. The States identified for two Bus and Bus Facility projects were 
incorrectly identified as Minnesota and Texas but have been changed to 
show the correct State, which is Michigan. (See Table 11)
    4. The revised New Starts allocations in Table 12 reflect a 
technical correction in the 2006 DoD Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act to increase the amount appropriated for the Dulles 
Corridor Rapid Transit project. The revised allocations reflect a small 
increase in the amount of the project management oversight take-down 
applied to each project.
    5. Changes were made to Table 19 to include three additional 
extended earmarked projects for the Bus and Bus Facility and New Starts 
programs.

III. Announcement of States Selected for Participation in Section 5310 
Pilot Program

    Section 3012(b) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act--A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) authorizes a 
pilot program allowing up to seven States to use for operating costs 
not more than 33 percent of the funds apportioned to them annually 
under Section 5310 in FY 2006-2009. Four of the seven States are named 
in SAFETEA-LU: Alaska, Minnesota, Oregon, and Wisconsin. On November 7, 
2005, FTA published a notice inviting proposals from States interested 
in participating in the pilot program. From the proposals received, FTA 
has selected three other States for participation in the pilot: 
Louisiana, North Carolina and South Carolina.

David B. Horner,
Chief Counsel.
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