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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 211 / Thursday, October 31, 2013 / Notices
Estimated Total Annual Number of
Responses: 10.0 Grant Applications
(Electronic).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4,790 hours.

within 30 days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Agency Request for Emergency
Processing of Collections of
Information Associated With Today’s
Publication of Notice of Funding
Availability and Solicitation of
Applications
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), United States
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) hereby gives
notice that it has submitted the
following information collection request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for Emergency Processing
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.). FRA requests that OMB authorize
the collection of information identified
below on or before November 6, 2013,
for 180 days after the date of approval
by OMB. A copy of this ICR, with
applicable supporting documentation,
may be obtained by calling FRA’s
Clearance Officer, Mr. Robert Brogan
(tel. (202) 493–6292). These numbers are
not toll-free. A copy of this ICR may also
be obtained electronically by contacting
Mr. Brogan at [email protected].
Comments and questions about the ICR
identified below should be directed to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA), Attn: FRA OMB Desk
Officer, 725 17th St. NW., Washington,
DC 20503. Comments and questions
about the ICR identified below may also
be transmitted electronically to OIRA at
[email protected].
DATES: Comments should be submitted
as soon as possible upon publication of
this notice in the Federal Register.
Title: Notice of Funding Availability
and Solicitation of Applications for
Grants under the Railroad Rehabilitation
and Repair Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 2130—New.
Frequency: One-time.
Affected Public: 49 States.
Form(s): SF–424, SF–424C, SF–424D,
SF LLL.
Other Instruments: Collection of
Information Associated with the NOFA
Published in Today’s Federal Register.

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There is
approximately $1,870,000 available in
the Railroad Rehabilitation and Repair
Grant Program, which was originally
supported with up to $20,000,000 of
Federal funds provided to FRA as part
of the Consolidated Security, Disaster
Assistance, and Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub. L. 110–
329, September 30, 2008) (the Act). On
November 6, 2008, FRA issued a Notice
of Funding Availability (NOFA)
soliciting applications for grants to fund
eligible projects. FRA received
applications and evaluated them
according to criteria described in the
notice. Based on the applications
submitted and the subsequent
evaluations, FRA selected projects
totaling approximately $15,000,000
under this Program. Then on October 7,
2009, FRA issued another NOFA for the
remaining $5,000,000. FRA received
applications and evaluated them
according to criteria described in the
notice and subsequently selected 10
additional projects to receive funding.
Due to a variety of factors, such as
projects completed under their awarded
amount, FRA has approximately
$1,870,000 in funds remaining for this
program.
Funds provided under this Program
will assist Class II and Class III railroads
to repair and rehabilitate infrastructure
damaged by hurricanes, floods, and
other natural disasters in areas for
which the President declared a major
disaster after January 1, 2008, under
Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act of 1974. Applicant
eligibility is limited to State
departments of transportation.
The funding provided under these
grants will be made available to grantees
on a reimbursement basis. FRA
anticipates awarding grants to multiple
eligible participants. FRA may choose to
award a grant or grants within the
available funds in any amount. The
grantees must exhaust all other Federal
and State resources prior to seeking
assistance under this Program. FRA will
begin accepting grant applications on
November 6, 2013. Applications may be
submitted until 5:00 p.m. EST,
December 9, 2013.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Issued in Washington, DC, on October 29,
2013.
Corey Hill,
Director, Office of Passenger and Freight
Programs.
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BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Notice of Funding Availability and
Solicitation of Applications for Grants
Under the Railroad Rehabilitation and
Repair Grant Program
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of funding availability;
solicitation of applications.
AGENCY:

Under this Notice, the FRA
encourages interested State departments
of transportation to submit applications
for grants to repair and rehabilitate Class
II and Class III railroad infrastructure
damaged by hurricanes, floods, and
other natural disasters in areas for
which the President declared a major
disaster after January 1, 2008, under
Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act of 1974. The funding
opportunities described in this notice
are available under Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number
20.314.

SUMMARY:

FRA will begin accepting grant
applications on November 6, 2013.
Applications may be submitted until 5
p.m. EST, December 9, 2013. FRA
reserves the right to modify this
deadline.

DATES:

Applications for grants
under this Program must be submitted
electronically to ‘‘Grants.gov’’ at http://
www.grants.gov. Grants.Gov allows
organizations to find and apply
electronically for competitive grant
opportunities from all Federal grantmaking agencies. Any State wishing to
submit an application pursuant to this
notice should immediately initiate the
process of registering with Grants.Gov.
For application materials that an
applicant is unable to submit via
Grants.Gov (such as oversized
engineering drawings), applicants may
submit an original and two (2) copies to
FRA at the following address: Federal
Railroad Administration, Attention:
Katy Bryant, Office of Passenger and
Freight Programs, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Mail Stop 20,Washington,
DC 20590.

ADDRESSES:

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