76 FR 40 pgs. 11310-11312 - Alternatives Analysis Program Discretionary Funding Allocations
Type: NOTICEVolume: 76Number: 40Pages: 11310 - 11312
FR document: [FR Doc. 2011-4454 Filed 2-28-11; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: Federal Transit Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Alternatives Analysis Program Discretionary Funding Allocations
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION:
Alternatives Analysis Program Announcement of Project Selections.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects funded with unallocated Section 5339 Alternatives Analysis Program funds in support of DOT's Livability Initiative, which was announced in the Alternatives Analysis Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) on May 28, 2010. The Alternatives Analysis Program assists potential sponsors of major transit capital investments ("New Starts" and "Small Starts" projects) in the evaluation of all reasonable modal and multimodal alternatives and general alignment options to address transportation needs in a defined travel corridor. Through these funding awards, FTA will support a limited number of alternatives analyses, or technical work conducted as part of proposed or on-going alternatives analyses, that seek to advance major transit investments that foster the six livability principles of the DOT-HUD-EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Successful applicants should contact the appropriate FTA Regional office (Appendix A) for specific information regarding applying for the funds. For general information on the Alternatives Analysis Program, contact Kenneth Cervenka, Office of Planning and Environment, at (202) 493-0512 or Kenneth.Cervenka@dot.gov .
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A total of $25,700,000 was available for FTA's Alternatives Analysis Program. A total of $73,027,950 was requested for 67 projects, indicating significant demand for funds. Project proposals were evaluated based on the criteria detailed in the May 28, 2010 NOFA. The alternatives analysis proposals selected and shown in Table I will advance proposed transit investments that would provide more transportation choices, improve economic competitiveness, support existing communities, create partnerships and enhance the value of communities and neighborhoods.
Grantees selected for competitive discretionary funding should work with their FTA regional office to finalize the application in FTA's Transportation Electronic Award Management system (TEAM) so that funds can be obligated expeditiously. Funds must be used for the purposes specified in the competitive application. A discretionary project identification number has been assigned to each project for tracking purposes and must be used in the TEAM application. Pre-award authority is granted as of December 21, 2010.
Post-award reporting requirements include submission of the Financial Federal Report and Milestone reports 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 activities supported by the FTA grant. The grantee must initiate the alternatives analysis within 12 months of grant approval unless activities are already underway. Funds allocated in this announcement must be obligated in a grant by September 30, 2013.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of February, 2011.
Peter Rogoff,
Administrator.
Appendix A
FTA Regional and Metropolitan Offices
| Mary E. Mello, Regional Administrator, Region 1-Boston, Kendall Square, 55 Broadway, Suite 920, Cambridge, MA 02142-1093, Tel. 617-494-2055 | Robert C. Patrick, Regional Administrator, Region 6-Ft. Worth, 819 Taylor Street, Room 8A36, Ft. Worth, TX 76102, Tel. 817-978-0550. |
| States served: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont | States served: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. |
| Brigid Hynes-Cherin, Regional Administrator, Region 2-New York, One Bowling Green, Room 429, New York, NY 10004-1415, Tel. 212-668-2170 | Mokhtee Ahmad, Regional Administrator, Region 7-Kansas City, MO, 901 Locust Street, 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-New York, One Bowling Green, Room 428, New York, NY 10004-1415, Tel. 212-668-2202 | |
| Letitia Thompson, Regional Administrator, Region 3-Philadelphia, 1760 Market Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103-4124, Tel. 215-656-7100 | Terry Rosapep, Regional Administrator, Region 8-Denver, 12300 West Dakota Ave., Suite 310, Lakewood, CO 80228-2583, Tel. 720-963-3300. |
| States served: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia,, and District of Columbia | States served: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. |
| Philadelphia Metropolitan Office, Region 3-Philadelphia, 1760 Market Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103-4124, Tel. 215-656-7070 | |
| Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Office, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 510, Washington, DC 20006, Tel. 202-219-3562 | |
| Yvette Taylor, Regional Administrator, Region 4-Atlanta, 230 Peachtreet Street, NW., Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30303, Tel. 404-865-5600 | Leslie T. Rogers, Regional Administrator, Region 9-San Francisco, 201 Mission Street, Room 1650, San Francisco, CA 94105-1926, Tel. 415-744-3133. |
| States served: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virgin Islands | States served: American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, and the Northern Mariana 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 Administrator, Region 5-Chicago, 200 West Adams Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. 312-353-2789 | Rick Krochalis, Regional Administrator, Region 10-Seattle, Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue, Suite 3142, Seattle, WA 98174-1002, Tel. 206-220-7954. |
| States served: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin | States served: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. |
| Chicago Metropolitan Office, Region 5-Chicago, 200 West Adams Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. 312-353-2789 |
| State | Project ID | Recipient | Project description | Allocation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | D2010-ALTA-06001 ($1,336,500) and D2010-ALTA-07001 ($663,500) | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Van Nuys Corridor and Other Regional Transit Projects | $2,000,000 | |||
| CO | D2010-ALTA-07002 | City and County of Denver | East Colfax Avenue | 2,000,000 | |||
| DC | D2010-ALTA-07003 | District Department of Transportation | DC Streetcar Alignment and Vehicle Propulsion Technology | 1,000,000 | |||
| FL | D2010-ALTA-07004 | Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority-LYNX | Osceola County Corridor | 800,000 | |||
| FL | D2010-ALTA-07005 | City of Tallahassee-StarMetro | Future Transit System Development | 400,000 | |||
| FL | D2010-ALTA-07006 | Gainesville Regional Transit System | Bus Rapid Transit | 425,000 | |||
| GA | D2010-ALTA-09001 | Cobb County Department of Transportation | Northwest Atlanta Corridor | 1,360,000 | |||
| GA | D2010-ALTA-09002 | Gwinnett County | I-85 Corridor | 600,000 | |||
| IL | D2010-ALTA-09003 | Chicago Transit Authority | Western Corridor | 1,600,000 | |||
| MN | D2010-ALTA-09004 | City of Minneapolis | Nicollet-Central Urban Circulator | 900,000 | |||
| MN | D2010-ALTA-09005 | Dakota County Regional Railroad Authority | Robert Street Transitway | 1,180,000 | |||
| MO | D2010-ALTA-09006 | Mid-America Regional Council | Jackson County/Kansas City Regional | 1,800,000 | |||
| NE | D2010-ALTA-09007 | Transit Authority of the City of Omaha | Omaha Downtown/Midtown | 700,000 | |||
| NY | D2010-ALTA-09008 | New York City Department of Transportation | La Guardia Airport Transit Corridor | 1,250,000 | |||
| OH | D2010-ALTA-09009 | Central Ohio Transit Authority | Northeast Corridor | 300,000 | |||
| OR | D2010-ALTA-001 | Portland Area MetropolitanService District (Metro) | Southwest Corridor | 2,000,000 | |||
| RI | D2010-ALTA-002 | Rhode Island Public Transit Authority | Extension of Providence Core Community Connector AA | 160,000 | |||
| TN | D2010-ALTA-003 | Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority | Broadway/West End Corridor | 1,180,000 | |||
| TX | D2010-ALTA-004 | Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority | North Central Corridor | 1,975,000 | |||
| TX | D2010-ALTA-005 | Dallas Area Rapid Transit | D2 AA/EIS | 700,000 | |||
| TX | D2010-ALTA-006 | VIA Metropolitan Transit | VIA Metropolitan Transit-Urban Circulator Program | 900,000 | |||
| UT | D2010-ALTA-007 | Salt Lake City Corporation | Downtown Salt Lake City Streetcar | 470,000 | |||
| WA | D2010-ALTA-07007 ($200,500); D2010-ALTA-09010 ($121,875); D2010-ALTA-008 ($1,648,288) and D2010-ALTA-08001 ($29,337) | Sound Transit | Sound Transit North Corridor | 2,000,000 | |||
| Total | $25,700,000 | ||||||
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