[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 73 (Friday, April 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20034-20035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8963]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Program Grants: Corrections

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice; corrections and deadline extension.

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SUMMARY: This notice corrects dollar thresholds and revenue 
classifications for large and small intercity fixed-route Class I 
carriers, and labor protection information, among other things, 
published in the January 15, 2010 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 
Notice titled ``Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Program Grants,'' 
extends the application deadline, and allows applicants to submit a 
single application for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 and FY 2010 funding.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact the appropriate FTA Regional Office 
(Appendix A) or Blenda Younger, Office of Program Management, (202) 
366-2053.

Corrections

    On page 2584, in the second column, the text following ``D. Vehicle 
and Service Definitions:'' is revised to read: ``The application 
includes six criteria factors that will be reviewed to determine 
eligibility for a portion of the funding available to operators that 
qualify under this definition.''
    On page 2584, in the third column, the text following 1. Eligible 
Applicants: is revised to read: ``Intercity, fixed-route OTRB service 
providers may apply for the funds that were appropriated for intercity 
fixed-route providers in FY 2009 and FY 2010.''
    On page 2585, in the second column, the text following 
``Application Content,'' is revised to read, ``For fixed-route 
carriers, whether you are a large (Class I, with gross annual 
transportation revenues of $8.6 million or more) or small (gross 
transportation revenues of less than $8.6 million annually) carrier.''
    On page 2586, in the first column, the text following III. Labor 
Information: is revised to read: ``The Applicant agrees to comply with 
the terms and conditions of the Special Warranty for the Over-the-Road 
Bus Accessibility Program that is most current as of the date of 
execution of the Grant Agreement or Cooperative Agreement for the 
project, and any alternative comparable arrangements specified by U.S. 
DOL for application to the Applicant's project, in accordance with U.S. 
DOL guidelines, ``Section 5333(b), Federal Transit Law,'' 29 CFR part 
215, and any revisions thereto. Any U.S. DOL Special Warranty that may 
be provided and any documents cited therein are incorporated by 
reference and made part of the Grant Agreement.''
    Additional information regarding grants that require referral can 
be found on DOL's Web site: https://www.dol.gov/esa/olms/regs/compliance/redesign_2006/redesign2006_transitemplprotect.htm.
    On page 2586, in the second column, the text following ``Note:'' is 
revised to read: ``Applicants will not be considered for funding as 
intercity fixed-route operators unless they satisfy, at a minimum, the 
first two criteria and at least one of criteria three through six 
listed in the Project Information section of the application; these 
criteria are applicable to intercity fixed-route applicants.''
    On page 2587, in the first, second, and third columns, the text 
following ``C. Labor Protection:'' is revised to read: ``Section 
3013(h) of SAFETEA-LU amended 49 U.S.C. Section 5311(j)(1) to permit 
the Secretary of Labor to utilize a special warranty that provides a 
fair and equitable arrangement to protect the interest of employees as 
set forth in 49 U.S.C. 5333(b). Pursuant to this authorization, the 
Department of Labor (DOL) amended its implementing regulations at 29 
CFR part 215 (73 FR 47046, Aug. 13, 2008). On October 1, 2008, DOL 
began using a revised special warranty for the Section 5311 program 
which is appropriate for use with OTRB grants. All OTRB grants awarded 
after October 1, 2008 will be subject to the special warranty for labor 
protective arrangements under the Section 5311 program, which will be 
incorporated by reference in the grant agreement.''
    On page 2588, in the first column, the text following ``E. Standard 
Assurances'' on page 2587: is revised to read: ``Certifications and 
Assurances for grants to be awarded under this program in FY 2009 are 
included in the FTA Certifications and Assurances for FY 2010 which 
were published in the Federal Register of October 19, 2009, and made 
available for electronic signature in FTA's grants system.''
    On page 2588, in the second column, the text following ``E. 
Intercity Fixed-Route Carriers:'' is revised to read: ``Large/Class I 
(gross annual transportation revenues of $8.6 million or more). Small 
(gross annual transportation revenues of less than $8.6 million).''
    This Notice also extends the application deadline to May 10, 2010. 
FTA may use additional discretionary funding made available in FY 2010 
for allocation under the OTRB program. Therefore applicants may apply 
for FY 2009 and FY 2010 funds in a single application.

    Issued in Washington, DC, this 12th day of April 2010.
Peter Rogoff,
Administrator.

Appendix A

FTA Regional and Metropolitan Offices

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Richard H. Doyle, Regional               Robert C. Patrick, Regional
 Administrator, Region 1-Boston,          Administrator, Region 6-Ft.
 Kendall Square, 55 Broadway, Suite       Worth, 819 Taylor Street, Room
 920, Cambridge, MA 02142-1093, Tel.      8A36, Ft. Worth, TX 76102,
 617-494-2055.                            Tel. 817-978-0550.
States served: Connecticut, Maine,       States served: Arkansas,
 Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode      Louisiana, Oklahoma, New
 Island, and Vermont.                     Mexico and Texas.
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 Brigid Hynes-Cherin, Regional           Mokhtee Ahmad, Regional
 Administrator, Region 2-New York, One    Administrator, Region 7-Kansas
 Bowling Green, Room 429, New York, NY    City, MO, 901 Locust Street,
 10004-1415, Tel. 212-668-2170.           Room 404, Kansas City, MO
                                          64106, Tel. 816-329-3920.
States served: New Jersey, New York.     States served: Iowa, Kansas,
                                          Missouri, and Nebraska.
 New York Metropolitan Office, Region    ...............................
 2[dash]New York, One Bowling Green,
 Room 428, New York, NY 10004-1415,
 Tel. 212-668-2202.
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Letitia Thompson, Regional               Terry Rosapep, Regional
 Administrator, Region                    Administrator, Region
 3[dash]Philadelphia, 1760 Market         8[dash]Denver, 12300 West
 Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA      Dakota Ave., Suite 310,
 19103-4124, Tel. 215-656-7100.           Lakewood, CO 80228-2583, Tel.
                                          720-963-3300.
States served: Delaware, Maryland,       States served: Colorado,
 Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia,   Montana, North Dakota, South
 and District of Columbia.                Dakota, Utah, and, Wyoming.
 Philadelphia Metropolitan Office,       ...............................
 Region 3[dash]Philadelphia, 1760
 Market Street, Suite 500,
 Philadelphia, PA 19103-4124, Tel. 215-
 656-7070.
 Washington, DC Metropolitan Office,     ...............................
 1990 K Street, NW., Room 510,
 Washington, DC 20006, Tel. 202-219-
 3562.
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Yvette Taylor, Regional Administrator,   Leslie T. Rogers, Regional
 Region 4[dash]Atlanta, 230 Peachtreet    Administrator, Region
 Street, NW., Suite 800, Atlanta, GA      9[dash]San Francisco, 201
 30303, Tel. 404-865-5600.                Mission Street, Room 1650, San
                                          Francisco, CA 94105-1926, Tel.
                                          415-744-3133.
States served: Alabama, Florida,         States served: American Samoa,
 Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North    Arizona, California, Guam,
 Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina,   Hawaii, Nevada, and the
 Tennessee, and the Virgin Islands.       Northern Mariana Islands.
                                         Los Angeles Metropolitan
                                          Office, Region 9[dash]Los
                                          Angeles, 888 S. Figueroa
                                          Street, Suite 1850, Los
                                          Angeles, CA 90017-1850, Tel.
                                          213-202-3952.
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Marisol Simon, Regional Administrator,   Rick Krochalis, Regional
 Region 5[dash]Chicago, 200 West Adams    Administrator, Region
 Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606,    10[dash]Seattle, Jackson
 Tel. 312-353-2789.                       Federal Building, 915 Second
                                          Avenue, Suite 3142, Seattle,
                                          WA 98174-1002, Tel. 206-220-
                                          7954.
 States served: Illinois, Indiana,       States served: Alaska, Idaho,
 Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and           Oregon, and Washington.
 Wisconsin.
Chicago Metropolitan Office, Region      ...............................
 5[dash]Chicago, 200 West Adams Street,
 Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. 312-
 353-2789.
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