[Federal Register: February 11, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 28)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
FTA Supplemental Fiscal Year 2008 Apportionments and Allocations
and Program Information (Bus and Bus Facilities Program and Alternative
Analysis Program Earmarks Designated in the Committee Reports
Accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, Extended and
Reprogrammed Earmarks and Corrections to Appendix A)
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Division K of the ``Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008''
(Pub. L. 110-161), signed into law by President Bush on December 26,
2007, made funds available for all of the surface transportation
programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT) for the Fiscal Year
(FY) ending September 30, 2008. This notice provides information on the
FY 2008 earmarks in the Bus and Bus Facilities program and the
Alternatives Analysis program that were in the committee reports that
accompanied the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 and corrects
Appendix A of the January 28, 2008, Federal Register notice. The notice
also publishes prior year Bus and Bus Facilities and New Starts
earmarks that were extended or reprogrammed in the committee reports.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about this
notice contact Henrika Buchanan-Smith, Office
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of Transit Programs, at (202) 366-2053. Please contact the appropriate
FTA regional office for any specific requests for information or
technical assistance. Appendix A at the end of this notice includes
contact information for FTA regional offices.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Overview
II. FTA Programs
A. Capital Investment Program (49 U.S.C. 5309)--Bus and Bus-
Related Facilities
B. Capital Investment Program (49 U.S.C. 5309)--New Starts
C. Alternatives Analysis Program (49 U.S.C. 5339)
Tables
11A. FTA FY 2008 Section 5309 Bus and Bus-related Allocations
12A. FTA Prior Year Unobligated Section 5309 Bus and Bus-related
Facilities Allocations
14. Revised FTA Prior Year Unobligated Section 5309 New Starts
Allocations
22. FTA FY 2008 Section 5339 Alternative Analysis Allocations
Appendix A
I. Overview
This document allocates the FY 2008 funds designated for specific
projects under the committee reports accompanying Division K of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Pub. L. 110-161, December 26,
2007), for the Bus and Bus Facilities program and the Alternatives
Analysis Program. It also includes extended or redirected project funds
identified in those reports, but it does not include extended or
redirected project funds from the most recent congressional
clarification letter dated December 19, 2007. FTA will issue directions
regarding those projects not included at a later date.
II. FTA Programs
This section of the notice covers FY 2008 funding that was
allocated to projects under the Bus and Bus Facilities program and the
Alternatives Analysis Program in the committee reports accompanying the
Consolidated Appropriations Act. It also includes New Starts and Bus
and Bus Facilities projects that were extended or reprogrammed in the
committee reports.
A. Capital Investment Program (49 U.S.C. 5309)--Bus and Bus-Related
Facilities
This program provides capital assistance for new and replacement
buses and related facilities. Funds are allocated on a discretionary
basis. Eligible purposes are acquisition of buses for fleet and service
expansion, bus maintenance and administrative facilities, transfer
facilities, bus malls, transportation centers, intermodal terminals,
park-and-ride stations, acquisition of replacement vehicles, bus
rebuilds, bus preventive maintenance, passenger amenities such as
passenger shelters and bus stop signs, accessory and miscellaneous
equipment such as mobile radio units, supervisory vehicles, fare boxes,
computers, and shop and garage equipment. Eligible applicants are State
and local governmental authorities. Eligible subrecipients include
other public agencies, private companies engaged in public
transportation and private non-profit organizations.
The information in this section supplements the information that
was included in the FTA Apportionment notice published in the Federal
Register on January 28, 2008.
For more information about Bus and Bus-Related Facilities contact
Maria Wright, Office of Transit Programs, at (202) 366-2053.
1. FY 2008 Funding Availability
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, provides $823,052,962
for the bus and bus facilities program. The amount of funding for
projects designated in Section 3044 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy For Users (SAFETEA-LU)
for Bus and Bus-Related Facilities in FY 2008 is $497,670,593. The
amount of funding for projects designated in the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2008, is $220,599,862. The balance remains
unallocated, as shown in the following table. The Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2008, included the proviso, ``that funds available
to carry out the bus program under section 5309 of title 49, United
States Code, which are otherwise allocated under this act or under
SAFETEA-LU, not more than 10 percent may be expended in furtherance of
the Department of Transportation's Congestion Initiative or any other
new highway congestion initiative.''
Bus and Bus Facility Program
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Total Appropriation................................... $927,750,000
Ob lim. Reduction/Rescission.......................... -104,697,038
Oversight Deduction................................... -8,230,530
Total Available for Allocation........................ 814,822,432
SAFETEA-LU Statutory Provisions Projects.............. 497,670,593
Consolidated Appropriations Act Designations.......... 220,599,862
Unallocated........................................... 96,551,977
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The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, allocations for the Bus and
Bus-Related Facilities program are listed in Table 11A. The prior
years' earmarks that were extended or reprogrammed in the committee
reports are listed in Table 12A.
2. Basis for Allocations
Funds are provided annually under Section 5309 for discretionary
allocation for bus and bus facilities projects. There were 313 projects
designated in the committee reports accompanying the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2008, and 32 that were extended or reprogrammed by
the Act.
3. Requirements
FTA honors Congressional earmarks for the purpose designated or for
purposes eligible under the program. The Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2008, did not include the expanded eligibility of a
``notwithstanding'' provision. However, section 186 of that Act, in
relevant part, states that funds provided within FTA's accounts shall
be made available for eligible programs, projects and activities at a
level of 98 percent of the corresponding amounts identified in the
explanatory statement accompanying the Act for Alternatives Analysis
and Bus and Bus Facilities. Therefore, if an applicant wants to use FY
2008 funds identified under the Bus and Bus-Related Facilities Program
for eligible project activities outside the scope of the project
description included in report language, it must submit a request for a
legislative change to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations.
Also, grants made under the Bus and Bus-Related Facilities program
must meet all eligibility requirements as outlined in Section 5309
unless otherwise specified in law.
4. Period of Availability
The FY 2008 Bus and Bus-Related Facilities funds not obligated for
their original purpose as of September 30, 2010, may be made available
for other projects under 49 U.S.C. 5309. Projects that were
reprogrammed in the committee reports are available until September 30,
2010; however, projects that were extended in the committee reports are
only available until September 30, 2008.
B. Capital Investment Program (49 U.S.C. 5309)--New Starts
The information in this section supplements the information that
was included in the FTA Apportionment notice published in the Federal
Register on January 28, 2008, and includes earmarks extended in report
language. For more information contact Cheryl Oliver, Office of Program
Management, at (202) 366-2053.
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1. FY 2008 Funding Availability
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, provides $1,569,091,997
for Capital Investment Grants. The total amount allocated for New
Starts including Small Starts is $1,534,492,165, as shown in the table
below.
New Starts
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Total Appropriation................................. $1,569,091,997
Oversight Deduction................................. 15,690,920
Total Funds to be Allocated......................... 1,553,401,077
Funds Allocated to Specific Projects in Table 13.... \a\ 1,534,492,165
Unallocated Funds................................... 18,908,912
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\a\ Includes $20 million for the Denali Commission and Alaska and Hawaii
Ferry projects.
FY 2008 New Start project allocations are listed in Table 13 of the
Federal Register published on January 28, 2008. The revised carryover
project allocations are listed in Revised Table 14 of this notice.
2. Basis for Allocation
Congress included authorizations for specific New Starts projects
in SAFETEA-LU and included statutory takedowns from the program for
Alaska and Hawaii Ferryboats and the Denali Commission. The
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, appropriated funds for specific
projects and the statutory takedowns. Congress also extended several
New Starts earmarks in the committee reports that accompanied the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008. The carryover New Starts funding
is shown in Revised Table 14.
3. Requirements
New Starts projects are subject to a series of approvals related to
planning and project development set forth in 49 CFR Part 611. FTA has
published a number of rulemakings and interim guidance documents
related to the New Starts program since the passage of SAFETEA-LU.
Grantees should reference the FTA Web site at http://www.fta.dot.gov for the
most current program guidance about project development and management.
4. Period of Availability
New Starts funds remain available for three fiscal years (including
the fiscal year the funds are made available or appropriated plus two
additional years.) FY 2008 funds remain available through September 30,
2010. Funds extended by Congress in the report accompanying the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, remain available until September
30, 2008.
5. Other Program or Apportionment Related Information and Highlights
Prior year unobligated allocations for New Starts in the amount of
$361,829,170 remain available for obligation in FY 2008. This amount
includes $164,608,910 in FY 2005 and prior years, $126,973,589 in FY
2006 and $70,246,671 in FY 2007 unobligated allocations. These
unobligated amounts are displayed in Revised Table 14.
C. Alternatives Analysis Program (49 U.S.C. 5339)
The Alternatives Analysis Program provides grants to States,
authorities of the States, metropolitan planning organizations, and
local government authorities to develop studies as part of the
transportation planning process. These studies include an assessment of
a wide range of public transportation alternatives designed to address
a transportation problem in a corridor or subarea; the development of
sufficient information to enable the Secretary to make the findings of
project justification and local financial commitment required; the
selection of a locally preferred alternative; and the adoption of the
locally preferred alternative as part of the state or regional long-
range transportation plan.
The information in this section supplements the information that
was included in the FTA Apportionment notice published in the Federal
Register on January 28, 2008. For more information about this program
contact Ron Fisher, Office of Planning and Environment, at (202) 366-
4033.
1. FY 2008 Funding Availability
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, provides $24,691,100 to
the Alternatives Analysis Program (49 U.S.C. 5339).
Alternatives Analysis Program
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Total Appropriation................................. $25,000,000
Ob lim. Reduction/Rescission........................ -308,900
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Total Available................................. 24,691,100
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The project allocations are listed in Table 22.
2. Basis for Allocation of Funds
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, provided an obligation
limitation of $24,691,100 derived from reducing the appropriated
$25,000,000 by two percent. Projects funded using FY 2008 Alternative
Analysis funding were designated in the committee reports that
accompanied the Act. Alternative Analysis Program allocations are
displayed in Table 22.
3. Requirements
Section 186 of Consolidated Appropriations Act, in relevant part,
states that funds provided within FTA's accounts shall be made
available for eligible programs, projects and activities at a level of
98 percent of the corresponding amounts identified in the explanatory
statement accompanying the Act for Alternatives Analysis and Bus and
Bus Facilities. Eligible projects include planning and corridor studies
and the adoption of locally preferred alternatives within the fiscally
constrained Metropolitan Transportation Plan for that area. Funds
awarded under the Alternatives Analysis Program must be shown in the
UPWP for MPO(s) with responsibility for that area. Pre-award authority
applies to these funds after Congress appropriates funds for these
projects. Unless otherwise specified in law, grants made under the
Alternatives Analysis Program must meet all eligibility requirements as
outlined in Section 5309. If an applicant wants to use FY 2008 funds
identified under Alternatives Analysis for eligible project activities
outside the scope of the project description included in report
language, it must submit a request for a legislative change to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
4. Period of Availability
Funds designated for specific Alternatives Analysis Program
projects remain available for obligation for three fiscal years, the
year of appropriation plus two additional fiscal years. The FY 2008
funding for projects included in this notice remains available through
September 30, 2010. Alternatives Analysis funds not obligated in an FTA
grant for their original purpose at the end of the period of
availability will generally be made available for other projects.
James S. Simpson
Administrator.
Appendix A
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PTA Regional 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.
Brigid Hynes-Cherin, Regional Mokhtee Ahmad, Regional
Administrator, Region 2--New York, One Administrator, Region 7--
Bowling Green, Room 429, New York, NY Kansas City, MO, 901 Locust
10004-1415, Tel. No. 212 668-2170. Street, Room 404, Kansas City,
MO 64106, Tel. 816 329-3920.
States served: New Jersey, New York States served: Iowa, Kansas,
Missouri, and Nebraska.
Letitia Thompson, Regional Terry Rosapep, Regional
Administrator, Region 3--Philadelphia, Administrator, Region 8--
1760 Market Street, Suite 500, Denver, 12300 West Dakota
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4124, Tel. 215 Ave., Suite 310, Lakewood, CO
656-7100. 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.
Yvette Taylor, Regional Administrator, Leslie T. Rogers, Regional
Region 4--Atlanta, 230 Peachtree Administrator, Region 9--San
Street, NW, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA Francisco, 201 Mission Street,
30303, Tel. 404 865-5600. 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 Virgin Islands. Northern Mariana, Islands
Marisol Simon, Regional Administrator, Rick Krochalis, Regional
Region 5--Chicago, 200 West Adams Administrator, Region 10--
Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Seattle, Jackson Federal
Tel. 312 353-2789. 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.
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