[Federal Register: November 16, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 220)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Program Announcement of Project
Selections
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects to be funded
under Fiscal Year 2004 appropriations for the Over-the-Road Bus (OTRB)
Accessibility Program, authorized by Section 3038 of the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). The OTRB Accessibility
Program makes funds
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available to private operators of over-the-road buses to help finance
the incremental capital and training costs of complying with DOT's
over-the-road bus accessibility rule, published in the Federal Register
on September 24, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The appropriate FTA Regional
Administrator for grant-specific issues; or Blenda Younger, Office of
Program Management, (202) 366-2053, for general information about the
OTRB Program.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A total of $6.9 million was made available
for the program in FY 2004: $5.2 million for intercity fixed-route
providers and $1.7 million for all other providers, such as commuter,
charter, and tour operators. A total of 96 applicants requested $23.9
million: $11.2 million was requested by intercity fixed-route
providers, and $12.7 million was requested by all other providers.
Project selections were made on a discretionary basis, based on each
applicant's responsiveness to statutory project selection criteria,
fleet size, and level of funding received in previous years. Because of
the high demand for the funds available, most applicants received less
funding than they requested, but almost all qualified applicants
received some funding. The selected projects will provide funding for
the incremental cost of adding lifts to 79 new vehicles, retrofitting
110 vehicles, and $172,839 for training. Each of the following 74
awardees, as well as the 22 applicants who were not selected for
funding, will receive a letter that explains how funding decisions were
made.
Award Amount
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Intercity
Operator City/state fixed-route Other Total
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Region I
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Bonanza Bus Lines..................... Providence, RI.......... $104,784 .............. $104,784
Bristol Tours, Inc.................... Bristol, VT............. .............. $30,659 30,659
Cavalier Coach Corp................... Boston, MA.............. .............. 36,000 36,000
Concord Coach Lines, Inc.............. Concord, NH............. 49,800 .............. 49,800
Dartmouth Transportation Co. Inc...... Concord, NH............. .............. 22,400 22,400
Lamoille Valley Transportation........ Morrisville, VT......... .............. 25,192 25,192
Peter Pan Bus Lines................... Springfield, MA......... 264,650 .............. 264,650
Premier Coach Company, Inc............ Colchester, VT.......... .............. 30,240 30,240
Vermont Transit Co.................... Burlington, VT.......... 132,606 .............. 132,606
VIP Tour and Charter Bus Co........... Portland, ME............ .............. 40,492 40,492
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Region II
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Adirondack Trailways.................. Hurley, NY.............. 290,500 .............. 290,500
Allen AME Transportation Corp......... Jamaica, NY............. .............. 71,000 71,000
Blue Bird Coach Lines................. N. Tonawanda, NY........ .............. 45,000 45,000
Brown Coach Inc....................... Amsterdam, NY........... .............. 35,429 35,429
Coach USA/Cape Transit................ Pleasantville, NJ....... .............. 39,150 39,150
Hampton Jitney, Inc................... Southampton, NY......... 31,827 .............. 31,827
Paradise Travel, Inc.................. W. Hempstead, NY........ .............. 40,000 40,000
Private One of New York, LLC.......... Brooklyn, NY............ .............. 22,500 22,500
Shortline (Hudson Transit)............ Mahwah, NJ.............. 150,039 .............. 150,039
Stout's Charter Service, Inc.......... Trenton, NJ............. .............. 25,650 25,650
Suburban Trails, Inc.................. New Brunswick, NJ....... .............. 22,500 22,500
Syracuse and Oswego Motor Lines....... E. Syracuse, NY......... .............. 40,500 40,500
Trans Express, Inc.................... Brooklyn, NY............ .............. 59,420 59,420
Trolley Tours, Inc.................... Forked River, NJ........ .............. 22,950 22,950
Utica Rome Bus Company................ Clinton, NY............. .............. 40,500 40,500
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Region III
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Abbott Bus Lines, Inc................. Roanoke, VA............. .............. 39,600 39,600
Bieber Tourways....................... Kutztown, PA............ 113,000 .............. 113,000
Butler Motor Transit.................. Butler, PA.............. .............. 45,000 45,000
Elegance Bus Tours, Inc............... Suitland, MD............ .............. 27,000 27,000
Eyre Bus Service, Inc................. Glenelg, MD............. .............. 26,105 26,105
Lenzer Tour and Travel................ Sewickley, PA........... .............. 45,000 45,000
Martz Trailways....................... Wilkes-Barre, PA........ 148,000 .............. 148,000
Morgan & Sons Week-End Tours.......... Greensboro, NC.......... .............. 33,300 33,300
Scenic America, Inc................... Broad Run, VA........... .............. 39,600 39,600
Sun Coach Lines, LLC.................. McKeesport, PA.......... .............. 28,000 28,000
Trans-Bridge Lines.................... Bethlehem, PA........... 90,000 .............. 90,000
Wilson's Luxury Tours, Inc............ District Hgts., MD...... .............. 39,600 39,600
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Region IV
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Americoach Tours...................... Memphis, TN............. .............. 38,250 38,250
Angelic Tours and Shuttles............ Fayetteville, NC........ .............. 40,000 40,000
Carolina Trailways.................... Raleigh, NC............. 198,909 .............. 198,909
Lancaster Tours Inc................... Lancaster, SC........... .............. 40,000 40,000
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Region V
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Colonial Coach Lines.................. Mt. Prospect, IL........ .............. 27,000 27,000
Croswell Bus Lines Inc................ Williamsburg, OH........ .............. 24,416 24,416
Jefferson Lines....................... Minneapolis, MN......... .............. 50,400 50,400
Lakefront Lines Inc................... Brook Park, OH.......... 27,900 .............. 27,900
Lamers Bus Lines Inc.................. Green Bay, WI........... 47,000 .............. 47,000
Pioneer Coach Lines, Inc.............. Chicago, IL............. .............. 27,000 27,000
Ready Bus Line........................ La Crescent, MN......... .............. 25,200 25,200
Riteway Bus Service, Inc.............. Richfield, WI........... .............. 29,250 29,250
Robinson Coach........................ Evanston, IL............ .............. 28,875 28,875
Seniors Unlimited Inc................. Pontiac, MI............. .............. 26,550 26,550
Van Galder Bus Company................ Janesville, WI.......... 95,000 .............. 95,000
Wisconsin Coach....................... Waukesha, WI............ 74,250 .............. 74,250
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Region VI
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Central Texas Trails Inc.............. Waco, TX................ .............. 12,600 12,600
El Expresso........................... Houston, TX............. 78,000 .............. 78,000
Franklin Motorcoach Charters.......... Sapulpa, OK............. .............. 39,600 39,600
Greyhound............................. Dallas, TX.............. 2,609,512 .............. 2,609,512
Gulf Coast Transit.................... Houston, TX............. .............. 36,000 36,000
Hotard Motor Coach Services........... New Orleans, LA......... .............. 36,000 36,000
Kerrville Bus Co...................... San Antonio, TX......... 87,800 .............. 87,800
San Antonio City Tours................ San Antonio, TX......... .............. 36,000 36,000
Si Texas Tours........................ Bandera, TX............. .............. 44,345 44,345
TNM&O................................. Lubbock, TX............. 99,453 .............. 99,453
Valley Transit........................ Harlingen, TX........... 99,453 .............. 99,453
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Region VII
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Burlington Trailways.................. W. Burlington, IA....... 89,283 .............. 89,283
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Region VIII
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No Applications....................... ........................ .............. .............. ..............
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Region IX
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All Aboard America.................... Mesa, AZ................ .............. 20,715 20,715
Antelope Valley Bus................... Long Beach, CA.......... 180,540 .............. 180,540
Arrow Stage Lines..................... Phoenix, AZ............. .............. 35,955 35,955
K-T Contract Services................. Las Vegas, NV........... 71,910 .............. 71,910
Pacific Coast Sightseeing Tours....... Anaheim, CA............. .............. 39,780 39,780
Ryan's Express........................ Las Vegas, NV........... .............. 23,337 23,337
Showtime Tours........................ Las Vegas, NV........... .............. 35,910 35,910
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Region X
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Northwestern Stage Lines.............. Spokane, WA............. 40,050 .............. 40,050
Wickkiser International Co............ Ferndale, WA............ 44,759 .............. 44,759
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Total............................. ........................ 5,219,025 1,689,970 6,908,995
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Eligible project costs may be incurred by awardees prior to final
grant approval. The incremental capital cost for adding wheelchair lift
equipment to any new vehicles delivered on or after June 9, 1998, the
effective date of TEA-21, is eligible for funding under the OTRB
Accessibility Program.
Applicants selected for funding may be contacted by FTA regional
offices if additional information is needed before grants are made. The
grant applications will be sent to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
for certification under labor protection requirements pursuant to 49
U.S.C. 5333(b). After referring applications to affected employees
represented by a labor organization, DOL will issue a certification to
FTA. Terms and conditions of the certification will be incorporated in
the FTA grant agreement under the new guidelines replacing those in 29
CFR part 215. Please see Amendment to Section 5333(b), Guidelines To
Carry Out New Programs Authorized by the Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century (TEA-21); Final Rule (64 FR 40990, July 28, 1999).
Issued on: November 9, 2004.
Jennifer L. Dorn,
Administrator.
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