[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 9161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3011]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Agency Request for Emergency Processing of Collections of 
Information Associated With Today's Publication of Solicitation of 
Applications and Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA)

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hereby gives notice 
that it has submitted the following information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Emergency 
Processing under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 
44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). FRA requests that OMB authorize the collection 
of information identified below on or before February 29, 2008, for 180 
days after the date of approval by OMB. A copy of this ICR, with 
applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling FRA's 
Clearance Officers, Mr. Robert Brogan (tel. (202) 493-6292) or Ms. Gina 
Christodoulou (tel. (202) 493-6139). These numbers are not toll-free. A 
copy of this ICR may also be obtained electronically by contacting Mr. 
Brogan at [email protected] or by contacting Ms. Christodoulou at 
[email protected]. Comments and questions about the ICR 
identified below should be directed to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Attn: FRA OMB Desk Officer, 725 17th St., 
NW., Washington, DC 20503. Comments and questions about the ICR 
identified below may also be transmitted electronically to OIRA at: 
[email protected].

DATES: Comments should be submitted as soon as possible upon 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
    Title: Solicitation of Applications and Notice of Funds 
Availability (NOFA) for the Capital Assistance to States--Intercity 
Rail Service Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-New.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Affected Public: 50 States and District of Columbia/Their Partners.
    Form(s): SF-424.
    Other Instruments: Collection of Information Associated with the 
NOFA Published in Today's Federal Register.
    Estimated Total Annual Number of Responses: 7.0 Grant Applications 
(Paper/Electronic).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,309 Hours.
    Abstract: On December 16, 2007, President Bush signed Public Law 
110-161, The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008. As part of this Act, Congress 
provided $30 million to FRA to award in one or more grants for eligible 
projects related to capital improvements (fixed facilities and rolling 
stock) necessary to support improved or new intercity passenger 
services, and planning activities that lead to the development of a 
passenger rail corridor investment plan. Funds provided under this 
grant program may constitute no more than 50 percent of the total cost 
of a selected project, with the remaining cost funded from other 
sources. The funding provided under these grants will be made available 
to grantees on a reimbursement basis. FRA anticipates awarding grants 
to multiple eligible participants. FRA may choose to award a grant or 
grants within the available funds in any amount. Funding made available 
through grants provided under this program, together with funding from 
other sources that is committed by a grantee as part of a grant 
agreement, must be sufficient to complete the funded project and 
achieve the anticipated improvement to intercity passenger rail 
service. FRA will begin accepting grant applications on Monday, March 
18, 2008. Applications may be submitted until the earlier of Wednesday, 
September 30, 2009, or the date on which all available funds will have 
been committed under this program.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 12, 2008.
D.J. Stadtler,
Director, Office of Financial Management, Federal Railroad 
Administration.
 [FR Doc. E8-3011 Filed 2-15-08; 8:45 am]
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