[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 150 (Thursday, August 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47296-47297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19708]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Transit Asset Management (TAM) Pilot Program Funds

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

ACTION: Transit Asset Management Pilot Program Announcement of Project 
Selections.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit 
Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects funded with 
Research funds and supplemented by Bus Discretionary funds in support 
of the Transit Asset Management (TAM) Pilot Program, which was 
announced in the TAM Program Notice of Funding Availability on November 
19, 2010. The TAM program makes funds available for public 
transportation providers, State Departments of Transportation (DOT), 
and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO)--individually or in 
partnership--to demonstrate effective Transit Asset Management (TAM) 
systems and ``best practices'' which can be replicated to improve 
transportation asset management at the nation's rail and bus public 
transportation agencies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Successful applicants should contact 
the appropriate FTA Regional Office (Appendix) for specific information 
regarding applying for the funds. For general information on the TAM 
Pilot Program, contact Doris Lyons Office of Program Management, at 
(202) 366-1656 or [email protected] e-mail, or Aaron C. James, Sr., 
Office of Program Management, at (202) 493-0107, e-mail: 
[email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A total of $4 million was available for 
FTA's SGR Initiative. A total of 15 applicants requested approximately 
$13 million, indicating significant demand for funds. Project proposals 
were evaluated based on the criteria detailed in the November 19, 2010, 
Notice of Funding Availability. The transit asset management pilot 
projects which are listed below will help improve transportation asset 
management at the rail and bus public transportation agencies.

                   Transit Asset Management Selections
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          State                        Recipient              Allocation
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CA.......................  Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers      $750,000
                            Board (CALTRAIN).
ID.......................  Valley Regional Transit.........      300,000
IL.......................  Regional Transportation               800,000
                            Authority (Chicago).
MA.......................  Massachusetts Bay Transportation      950,000
                            Authority.
UT.......................  Utah Transit Authority (UTA)....      500,000
VA.......................  Virginia Department of Rail and       700,000
                            Public Transportation.
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                                                               4,000,000
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    Grantees selected for funding should work with their FTA Regional 
Office (Appendix) to finalize the application in FTA's Transportation 
Electronic Award Management (TEAM) system, so that funds can be 
obligated expeditiously. Funds must be used for projects detailed in 
the proposals received and for the purposes specified in the project 
descriptions in the table. Selected projects have pre-award authority 
as of the date of this notice. Post-award reporting requirements, 
include but are not limited to submission of the Federal Financial 
Report (FFR) and Milestone Report in TEAM as appropriate (see 
FTA.C.5010.1D).
    The grantee must comply with all applicable Federal statutes, 
regulations, executive orders, FTA circulars, and other Federal 
administrative requirements in carrying out the project supported by 
the FTA grant

    Issued in Washington, DC, this 29th day of July 2011.
Peter Rogoff,
Administrator.

Appendix

                  FTA Regional and Metropolitan Offices
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Mary E. Mello, 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,       8A36, Ft. Worth, TX 76102, Tel.
 Tel. 617-494-2055.                   817-978-0550.
States served: Connecticut, Maine,   States served: Arkansas, Louisiana,
 Massachusetts, New Hampshire,        Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas.
 Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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Brigid Hynes-Cherin, Regional        Mokhtee Ahmad, Regional
 Administrator, Region 2--New York,   Administrator, Region 7--Kansas
 One Bowling Green, Room 429, New     City, MO, 901 Locust Street, Room
 York, NY 10004-1415, Tel. 212-668-   404, Kansas City, MO 64106, Tel.
 2170.                                816-329-3920.
States served: New Jersey, New       States served: Iowa, Kansas,
 York.                                Missouri, and Nebraska.
New York Metropolitan Office,        ...................................
 Region 2--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 3--            Administrator, Region 8--Denver,
 Philadelphia, 1760 Market Street,    12300 West Dakota Ave., Suite 310,
 Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103-   Lakewood, CO 80228-2583, Tel. 720-
 4124, Tel. 215-656-7100.             963-3300.
States served: Delaware, Maryland,   States served: Colorado, Montana,
 Pennsylvania, Virginia, West         North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah,
 Virginia, and District of            and Wyoming.
 Columbia.
Brian Glenn, Washington, DC          ...................................
 Metropolitan Office, 1990 K
 Street, NW., Room 510, Washington,
 DC 20006, Tel. 202-219-3562.
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Yvette Taylor, Regional              Leslie T. Rogers, Regional
 Administrator, Region 4--Atlanta,    Administrator, Region 9--San
 230 Peachtreet Street, NW., Suite    Francisco, 201 Mission Street,
 800, Atlanta, GA 30303, Tel. 404-    Room 1650, San Francisco, CA 94105-
 865-5600.                            1926, Tel. 415-744-3133.
States served: Alabama, Florida,     States served: American Samoa,
 Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi,      Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii,
 North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South   Nevada, and the Northern Mariana
 Carolina, Tennessee, and Virgin      Islands.
 Islands.
                                     Los Angeles Metropolitan Office,
                                      Region 9--Los Angeles, 888 S.
                                      Figueroa Street, Suite 1850, Los
                                      Angeles, CA 90017-1850, Tel. 213-
                                      202-3952.
Marisol Simon, Regional              Rick Krochalis, Regional
 Administrator, Region 5--Chicago,    Administrator, Region 10--Seattle,
 200 West Adams Street, Suite 320,    Jackson Federal Building, 915
 Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. 312-353-     Second Avenue, Suite 3142,
 2789.                                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--Chicago, 200 West Adams Street,
 Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel.
 312-353-2789.
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