[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42164-42169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19914]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Announcement of Selected Fiscal Year 1999 Projects for the Job
Access and Reverse Commute Competitive Grant Program
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) solicited competitive grants under the Job Access
and Reverse Commute grant program, authorized under Section 3037 of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). The
solicitation was announced in the Federal Register of Friday, November
6, 1998, Vol. 63, No. 215, pp. 60168-60176. This notice announces the
successful applicants for fiscal year (FY) 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact the appropriate FTA Regional Administrator for application-
specific information and issues (Appendix A). For general program
information, contact Doug Birnie, Office of Research Management, (202)
366-1666, email douglas.birnie@fta.dot.gov, or refer to
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the Job Access and Reverse Commute Competitive Grants Notice, 63 FR
60168 et seq., Nov. 6, 1998. A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/
FIRS). The notice can also be accessed through FTA's web site,
www.fta.dot.gov/wtw.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Job Access and Reverse Commute grant
program is intended to establish a regional approach to job access
challenges through the establishment of a Regional Job Access and
Reverse Commute Transportation Plan. Projects derived from this plan
support the implementation of a variety of transportation services that
may be needed to connect welfare recipients to jobs and related
employment activities. All projects funded under the Job Access and
Reverse Commute grant program must be derived from this regional plan.
The Job Access and Reverse Commute Program has two major goals: to
provide transportation services in urban, suburban and rural areas to
assist welfare recipients and low income individuals in gaining access
to employment opportunities; and to increase collaboration among
transportation providers, human service agencies, employers,
metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), states, and affected
communities and individuals.
The following table lists the successful applicants for Fiscal Year
1999, by state:
Fiscal Year 1999 Projects
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Dollar
State and locality Recipient amount
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Alabama: Birmingham Birmingham-Jefferson $500,000
County TA.
Arizona:
Maricopa County.............. Maricopa County Human 1,000,00
Services Department.
Coolidge..................... Pina-Gila Community 149,452
Child Service.
Arkansas:
Little Rock.................. Central Arkansas TA..... 485,000
Pine Bluff................... Pine Bluff TA........... 23,500
California:
Bakersfield.................. Kern RT................. 239,000
County of Del Norte.......... Department of Health and 73,250
Social Services.
Davis........................ City of Davis........... 52,148
Los Angeles.................. Southern California 425,502
Association of
Governments.
Marysville................... Yuba-Sutter TA.......... 101,700
Oakland...................... Contra Costa AC Transit. 143,000
Oakland...................... East Bay Asian Local 271,111
Development Corporation
on Rides.
Orange County................ Orange County 31,250
Transportation
Authority and Social
Service Agency.
Sacramento................... Sacramento RTD.......... 822,849
San Andreas.................. Calaveras County COG.... 184,014
Santa Clara County........... Outreach................ 499,882
San Luis Obispo.............. San Luis Obispo COG..... 193,380
Santa Rosa................... Santa Rosa Department of 200,000
Transit and Parking.
Santa Cruz................... Human Resources Agency 200,000
of Santa Cruz.
Thousand Palms............... Sunline Transit......... 70,000
Ukiah........................ Mendocino TA............ 150,000
Visalia...................... County of Tulare Health 200,000
Services Agency.
Woodland..................... Yolo County 139,695
Transportation
Commission.
Colorado:
Fort Collins................. City of Fort Collins.... 184,549
Pueblo....................... Pueblo County Department 62,370
of Social Services.
Loveland..................... City of Loveland........ 97,355
Frisco....................... Summit County........... 150,000
Pagosa Springs............... Archuleta County 35,000
Department of Social
Services.
Grand Junction............... Mesa County............. 200,000
Connecticut:
Statewide: Urban............. Connecticut DOT......... 1,324,000
Statewide: Medium Urban...... Connecticut DOT......... 1,108,100
Statewide: Rural............. Connecticut DOT......... 513,390
Delaware:
Statewide: Urban............. Delaware DOT............ 250,000
Statewide: Medium Urban...... Delaware DOT............ 117,500
Statewide: Statewide: Rural.. Delaware DOT............ 371,188
District of Columbia: Washington, Washington Metro Area TA 1,000,000
DC
Florida:
Jacksonville..................... Jacksonville TA......... 1,000,000
Ft. Lauderdale............... Broward County Division 1,500,000
of Mass Transit.
Georgia:
Atlanta...................... Atlanta Regional 908,182
Commission.
Statewide: Savannah.......... Chatham Area TA......... 250,000
Statewide: Gainsville........ Hall Area Transit....... 150,000
Illinois:
Chicago...................... Chicago RTA............. 152,500
Chicago...................... Chicago Housing 273,000
Authority.
Chicago...................... PACE, METRA, CTA........ 1,492,000
Chicago...................... African American 150,000
Leadership Partnership.
DuPage County................ DuPage County Dept of 119,000
Human Resources.
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Rosiclare.................... RIDES Mass Transit...... 150,000
Indiana:
Gary......................... Gary Public 500,000
Transportation
Corporation.
Indianapolis................. Indianapolis Public 500,000
Transit Corporation.
Muncie....................... Muncie Public 141,757
Transportation
Corporation.
Iowa:
Des Moines................... Des Moines Metro TA..... 427,325
Waterloo..................... Metropolitan Transit 30,000
Authority of Black Hawk
County.
Sioux City................... Sioux City Transit 85,000
System.
Cedar Rapids................. Five Seasons 200,000
Transportation.
Statewide: Rural............. Iowa Department of 254,475
Transportation.
Kansas: Wichita.................. Wichita Metropolitan TA. 725,000
Kentucky: Louisville............. Transit Authority of 1,032,938
River City.
Louisana:
Baton Rouge.................. Capital Transportation 500,000
Corporation.
New Orleans.................. City of New Orleans..... 87,364
Statewide: Medium Urban...... Louisiana DOT........... 702,778
Statewide: Rural............. Louisiana DOT........... 532,104
Jefferson Parish............. Jefferson Parish 250,000
Government.
Maine:
Augusta...................... York County Community 150,000
Action Corporation.
Portland..................... Greater Portland COG.... 117,500
Maryland:
Annapolis.................... Maryland MTA............ 125,000
Baltimore City/County........ Maryland MTA............ 285,000
Historic East Baltimore CAC.. Maryland MTA............ 150,000
Baltimore: Corridor Maryland MTA............ 45,000
Transportation Corporation.
Baltimore: Anne Arundel Maryland MTA............ 150,000
County.
Frederick County............. Maryland MTA............ 33,000
Howard County................ Maryland MTA............ 326,880
Montgomery County............ Maryland MTA............ 25,000
Montgomery County............ Maryland MTA............ 302,000
Prince George's County....... Maryland MTA............ 79,500
Statewide: Rural............. Maryland MTA............ 598,500
Massachusetts:
Boston....................... Massachusetts Bay TA.... 1,067,270
Lawrence/Haverhill........... Merrimack Valley 490,560
Regional TA.
Springfield.................. Pioneer Valley TA....... 500,000
Statewide: Small Urban....... Executive Office of 1,400,853
Transportation &
Construction.
Worcester.................... Worcester Regional TA... 491,998
Michigan:
Statewide: Rural............. Michigan DOT............ 851,190
Detroit...................... SEMCOG.................. 1,382,294
Minnesota:
Minneapolis/St. Paul......... Metropolitan Council.... 1,436,250
St. Cloud.................... St. Cloud Metropolitan 29,500
Transportation
Commission.
Mississippi: Clarksdale and Mississippi DOT......... 273,096
Gulfport.
Missouri:
Kansas City.................. Mid America Regional 956,000
Council.
St. Louis.................... East West Gateway 563,384
Coordinating Council.
Springfield.................. City Utilities of 42,500
Springfield.
Statewide: Rural............. Missouri DOT............ 939,813
Nevada: Statewide: Rural......... Nevada DOT.............. 848,000
New Jersey:
Mercer County................ New Jersey Transit...... 150,000
Essex County................. New Jersey Transit...... 106,000
Burlington County............ New Jersey Transit...... 200,000
Hunterdon County............. New Jersey Transit...... 135,244
Middlesex County............. New Jersey Transit...... 105,800
Essex County/Meadowlands..... New Jersey Transit...... 250,000
Hudson County................ New Jersey Transit...... 200,000
Bergen County................ New Jersey Transit...... 37,500
Ocean County................. New Jersey Transit...... 190,000
Ocean County................. New Jersey Transit...... 20,000
Union County................. New Jersey Transit...... 102,154
Camden County................ New Jersey Transit...... 165,000
New Mexico:
Santa Fe..................... New Mexico State Highway 1,198,000
and Transportation
Department.
Las Cruces................... City of Las Cruces 268,443
Transit Department.
Albuquerque.................. City of Albuquerque..... 400,000
New York:
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Yonkers...................... Yonkers Industrial 80,000
Development Agency.
Nassau County................ MTA Long Island Bus..... 500,000
New York City................ Project Renewal......... 398,760
Syracuse..................... Central New York 500,000
Regional TA.
Buffalo...................... Niagara Frontier TA..... 500,000
Rochester.................... Rochester-Genessee 187.047
Regional TA.
Albany....................... Capital District TA..... 497,500
Herkimer-Oneida Counties..... Oneida County........... 248,000
Franklin County.............. Franklin County 150,000
Department of Social
Services.
Hornell...................... Hornell Area Transit.... 58,981
Schoharie.................... Schoharie County, Office 138,925
for the Aging.
Sullivan County.............. Sullivan County Division 185,000
of HHS.
Ulster County................ Ulster County Rural 198,750
Transportation.
North Carolina:
Charlotte.................... City of Charlotte....... 250,000
Statewide: Rural............. North Carolina DOT...... 501,000
Winston-Salem................ City of Winston-Salem... 146,395
North Dakota:
Bismarck..................... City of Bismarck........ 166,562
Grand Forks.................. City of Grand Forks..... 25,000
Fort Totten.................. Spirit Lake Tribe....... 122,941
Fort Yates................... Standing Rock Sioux 76,208
Tribe.
Ohio:
Cleveland.................... Greater Cleveland RTA... 450,550
Cincinnati................... Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana 784,450
Regional COG.
Toledo....................... Toledo Metropolitan Area 528,016
COG.
Akron........................ Metro Regional TA....... 510,000
Dayton....................... Miami Valley RTA........ 477,000
Columbus..................... Central Ohio TA......... 684,708
Youngstown................... Youngstown Transit...... 750,000
Newark....................... Licking Company Transit 119,775
Board.
Zanesville................... Muskingum Transit....... 69,772
Bucyrus...................... ODOT Crawford Council on 18,000
Aging.
Washington County............ Community Action Program 150,000
of Washington and
Morgan Counties.
Oklahoma:
Oklahoma City................ Central Oklahoma 216,473
Transportation &
Parking Authority.
Tulsa........................ Metropolitan Tulsa TA... 556,092
Eastern Oklahoma............. KiBois Community Action 500,000
Foundation, Inc.
Oregon:
Portland..................... TRI County MTD.......... 1,000,000
Salem........................ Oregon Department of 150,000
Energy.
Pennsylvania:
Philadelphia................. Southeastern 1,323,576
Pennsylvania TA.
Pittsburgh................... Port Authority of 1,000,000
Allegheny County.
Lancaster.................... Red Rose TA............. 100,000
Johnsonburg.................. Area Transit Authority 215,800
Of North Central PA.
Rhode Island:
Statewide: Urban............. Rhode Island Public TA.. 750,00
Statewide: Rural............. Rhode Island Public TA.. 250,000
South Carolina: Statewide Medium South Carolina DOT...... 1,789,794
Urban and Rural
Tennessee:
Chattanooga.................. Chattanooga Area 500,000
Regional TA.
Knoxville.................... City of Knoxville....... 500,000
Statewide: Rural............. Tennessee DOT........... 1,197,950
Statewide: Kingsport, Johnson Tennessee DOT........... 1,267,450
City, Bristol, Jackson,
Clarksville.
Texas:
Dallas/Ft. Worth............. North Central Texas COG. 1,175,000
Houston...................... Houston-Galveston Area 282,000
Council.
Galveston.................... Gulf Coast Center Island 400,000
Transit.
Bryan........................ Brazos Valley COG....... 150,000
Abilene...................... City of Abilene......... 100,000
Lubbock...................... City Transit Management 230,00
Company.
Kileen-Temple................ Kileen-Temple Study..... 139,366
Vermont: Burlington Vermont Agency of 1,197,191
Transportation.
Virginia:
Culpeper..................... Rappahannock-Rapidan 134,175
Planning District
Commission.
Richmond..................... Greater Richmond Transit 750,000
Company.
Farmville.................... South Central Private 150,000
Industry Council.
Charlottesville.............. Jaunt, Inc.............. 351,500
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Roanoke...................... Unified Human Services 200,000
Transportation System.
Urbana....................... Chesapeake Agency on 185,695
Aging.
Orange....................... Town of Orange.......... 56,220
Washington: Seattle King County Department 1,931,500
of Transportation.
West Virginia:
Weirton...................... Change, Inc............. 165,736
Wayne County................. Community Service 120,000
Organization.
Doddrige, Marion, Harrison, Monongalia County Urban 198,000
Taylor, Monongalia and MTA.
Wetzel Counties.
Wisconsin:
Milwaukee.................... Milwaukee County Transit 1,000,000
System.
Appleton..................... East Central Wisconsin 211,500
RPC.
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Pre-Award Authority
FTA has provided pre-award spending authority for successful
applicants which permits successful applicants to incur costs on
eligible projects without prejudice to possible Federal participation
in the cost of the project or projects. However, prior to exercising
pre-award authority, successful applicants must comply with all Federal
requirements. Failure to do so will render a project ineligible for FTA
financial assistance. Successful applicants are strongly encouraged to
consult the appropriate regional office regarding the eligibility of
the project for future FTA funds or the applicability of the conditions
and Federal requirements.
Certifications and Assurances Requirements
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 5323(n), certifications and assurances
have been compiled for the various FTA programs. Before FTA may award a
Federal grant, each successful applicant for Federal assistance awarded
by FTA must provide to FTA all certifications and assurances required
by Federal laws and regulations applicable to itself and its project. A
State providing certifications and assurances on behalf of its
prospective subrecipients should obtain sufficient documentation from
those subrecipients needed to provide informed certifications and
assurances. A successful applicant for funds under the Job Access and
Reverse Commute Grant Program will be required to comply with the
requirements of the FTA's Annual Certification and Assurances. It is
important that each successful applicant be familiar with all
certification and assurances as they are a prerequisite for receiving
FTA financial assistance. All successful applicants are advised to read
the entire text of those Certifications and Assurances to be confident
of their responsibilities and commitments.
The Signature Page accompanying the Certifications and Assurances
contains the current fiscal year's certifications and, when properly
attested to and submitted to FTA, assures FTA that the applicant
intends to comply with the requirements for the specific program
involved. FTA will not award any Federal assistance until the
successful applicant provides assurance of compliance by selecting
Category I on the Signature Page and all other categories applicable to
itself and its project. FTA's Fiscal Year 1999 Certifications and
Assurances have been published in 63 FR 60107 et seq., Nov. 6, 1998.
They are also available on the World Wide Web at http://
www.fta.dot.gov/library/legal/ca.htm. Copies may also be obtained from
FTA regional offices. Applicants that need further assistance should
contact the appropriate FTA regional office (see Appendix A) for
further information.
U.S. Department of Labor Certification
As a release of Federal funds for this program, Federal Transit law
requires that applicants must comply with 49 U.S.C. Section 5333(b),
administered under the Department of Labor (DOL)'s Mass Transit
Employee Protection Program. These employee protections include the
preservation of rights, privileges, and benefits under existing
collective bargaining agreements, the continuation of collective
bargaining rights, the protection of individual employees against a
worsening of their positions related to employment, assurances of
employment to employees of acquired mass transportation systems,
priority of reemployment, and paid training or retraining. Generally,
DOL processes the employee protection certification required under
Section 5333(b) in accordance with the procedural guidelines published
at 29 CFR 215.3. However, for the Job Access and Reverse Commute
Program, DOL has proposed to apply appropriate protections without
referral for Job Access and Reverse Commute grant applications serving
populations under 200,000 and to utilize the guidelines for Job Access
and Reverse Commute grant applications serving populations of 200,000
or more. FTA will submit the grant application to DOL for
certification.
Grant funds will NOT be released without DOL certification. Where
there are questions regarding the DOL certification process and/or
information need by DOL to obtain a labor certification, successful
applicants must contact the appropriate FTA regional office (See
Appendix A).
Completed Application
All successful applicants must now proceed to complete their grant
application by fully documenting all the Job Access and Reverse Commute
program requirements that were not fully documented when the
application was submitted. FTA regional offices will advise applicants
by letter of any remaining outstanding items, as well as stipulations
specific to the Job Access and Reverse Commute project which needed to
be addressed and/or fully documented prior to grant approval. Upon
receipt of notification by the regional office, please contact the
regional office immediately.
Issued on: July 28, 1999.
Gordon J. Linton,
Administrator.
Appendix A--FTA Regional Offices
Region I
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and
Massachusetts. Richard Doyle, FTA Regional Administrator, Volpe
National Transportation Systems Center, Kendall Square, 55 Broadway,
Suite 920,
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Cambridge, MA 02142-1093, (617) 494-2055
Region II
New York, New Jersey, and Virgin Islands. Letitia Thompson, FTA
Regional Administrator, One Bowling Green, Room 429, New York, NY
10004-1415, (212) 668-2170
Region III
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and
District of Columbia. Sheldon Kinbar, FTA Regional Administrator,
1760 Market Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103-4124, (215)
656-7100
Region IV
Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Puerto Rico. Susan Schruth, FTA
Regional Administrator, 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Suite 17T50,
Atlanta, GA 30303, (404) 562-3500
Region V
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.
Joel Ettinger, FTA Regional Administrator, 200 West Adams Street,
Suite 2410, Chicago, IL 60606-5232, (312) 353-2789
Region VI
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. Lee
Waddleton, FTA Regional Administrator, 819 Taylor Street, Room 8A36,
Ft. Worth, TX 76102, (817) 978-0550
Region VII
Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska. Mokhtee Ahmad, FTA
Regional Administrator, 6301 Rockhill Road, Suite 303, Kansas City,
MO 64131-1117, (816) 523-0204
Region VIII
Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota.
Louis Mraz, FTA Regional Administrator, Columbine Place, 216 16th
Street, Suite 650, Denver, CO 80202-5120, (303) 844-3242
Region IX
California, Hawaii, Guam, Arizona, Nevada, American Samoa, and
the Northern Mariana Islands. Leslie Rogers, FTA Regional
Administrator, 201 Mission Street, Suite 2210, San Francisco, CA
94105-1831, (415) 744-3133
Region X
Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. Helen Knoll, FTA Regional
Administrator, Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue, Suite
3142, Seattle, WA 98174-1002, (206) 220-7954
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