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completing any environmental
documentation or clearance required for
the proposed project under National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
National Historic Preservation Act,
section 4(f) of the U.S. DOT Act, the
Clean Water Act, and other applicable
Federal or State laws. Applicants are
encouraged to contact FRA and obtain
preliminary direction regarding the
appropriate NEPA action and required
environmental documentation.
Generally, projects will be ineligible to
receive funding if they have begun
construction activities prior to the
applicant receiving written approval
from FRA that all environmental and
historical analyses have been
completed. Additional information
regarding FRA’s environmental
processes and requirements are located
at https://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/Details/
L05286;
Æ Submit the FRA’s Additional
Assurances and Certifications;
Æ Submit an SF 424A—Budget
Information for Non-Construction or SF
424C—Budget Information for
Construction;
Æ Submit an SF 424B—Assurances
for Non-Construction or SF 424D—
Assurances for Construction; and
Æ Submit an SF LLL: Disclosure of
Lobbying Activities.
Section 5: Award Administration
Award Notices for applications
selected for funding will be announced
after the application review period. FRA
will contact successful applicants after
announcement with information and
instructions about the award process.
Notification of a selected application is
not an authorization to begin proposed
project activities. The period of
performance for grants awarded under
this notice is dependent upon the
project, and will be determined on a
grant-by-grant basis. Extensions to the
period of performance will be
considered only through written
requests to the FRA with specific and
compelling justifications for why an
extension is required. Any obligated
funding that has not been spent by the
grantee and reimbursed by the FRA
upon completion of the grant will be deobligated.
The grantee and any sub-grantee must
comply with all applicable laws and
regulations. A non-exclusive list of
administrative and national policy
requirements that grantees must follow
includes: 2 CFR part 200, procurement
standards, compliance with Federal
civil rights laws and regulations,
disadvantaged business enterprises
(DBE), debarment and suspension, drugfree workplace, FRA’s and OMB’s

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Assurances and Certifications,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),
labor standards, safety oversight,
environmental protection, NEPA,
environmental justice, and Buy America
or Buy American provisions (as
applicable).
Reporting Requirements
The applicant will be required to
comply with all standard FRA reporting
requirements, including quarterly
progress reports, quarterly Federal
financial reports, and interim and final
performance reports. Reports may be
submitted electronically. The applicant
must comply with all relevant
requirements of 2 CFR 180.335 and
180.350.
The grantee must comply with all
post-award reporting, auditing,
monitoring, and close-out requirements.
Section 6: Agency Contact
If you have a project related question,
you may call Dr. Mark Hartong,
Scientific and Technical Advisor
(Phone: (202) 493–1332; email:
[email protected]), or Mr. Devin
Rouse, Program Manager (Phone: (202)
493–6185, email: [email protected]).
Grant application submission and
processing questions should be
addressed to Mr. Marvin Winston,
Office of Program Delivery, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Room W36–440,
Washington, DC 20590; Email:
[email protected].
Information Collection: OMB has
approved the information collection
associated with the Rail Safety
Technology Grants Program. The
approval number for this collection of
information is OMB No. 2130–0587.
Issued in Washington, DC on March 31,
2016.
Mary Ann McNamara,
Chief, Grant Management Division.
[FR Doc. 2016–07780 Filed 4–4–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. 2016–0018]

Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
AGENCY:

Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.
ACTION:

Notice of request for comments.

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the

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Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to
request the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to approve the revision of
the currently approved information
collection:
49 U.S.C. Sections 5310 and 5311—Capital
Assistance Program for Elderly Persons and
Persons with Disabilities and Non-Urbanized
Area Formula Program
OMB Control No.: 2132–0500

Comments must be submitted
before June 6, 2016.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that your
comments are not entered more than
once into the docket, submit comments
identified by the docket number by only
one of the following methods:
1. Web site: www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on the U.S. Government
electronic docket site. (Note: The U.S.
Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s)
electronic docket is no longer accepting
electronic comments.) All electronic
submissions must be made to the U.S.
Government electronic docket site at
www.regulations.gov. Commenters
should follow the directions below for
mailed and hand-delivered comments.
2. Fax: 202–493–2251.
3. Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays.
Instructions: You must include the
agency name and docket number for this
notice at the beginning of your
comments. Submit two copies of your
comments if you submit them by mail.
For confirmation that FTA has received
your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Note that
all comments received, including any
personal information, will be posted
and will be available to Internet users,
without change, to www.regulations.gov.
You may review DOT’s complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published April 11, 2000, (65
FR 19477), or you may visit
www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access
to the docket to read background
documents and comments received, go
to www.regulations.gov at any time.
Background documents and comments
received may also be viewed at the U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Docket
Operations, M–30, West Building,
DATES:

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Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001 between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marianne Stock, Office of Program
Management, (202) 366–2677 or email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
parties are invited to send comments
regarding any aspect of this information
collection, including: (1) The necessity
and utility of the information collection
for the proper performance of the
functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy
of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the collected information; and (4)
ways to minimize the collection burden
without reducing the quality of the
collected information. Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval of this
information collection.
Title: 49 U.S.C. Sections 5310 and
5311—Capital Assistance Program for
Elderly Persons and Persons with
Disabilities and Non-Urbanized Area
Formula Program (OMB Number: 2132–
0561)
Background: 49 U.S.C. 5310—Capital
Assistance Program for Elderly Persons
and Persons with Disabilities provides
financial assistance for the specialized
transportation service needs of elderly
persons and persons with disabilities in
large urban, small urban and rural areas.
Formula funding is apportioned to
direct recipients: States for rural (under
50,000 population) and small urban
(areas (50,000–200,000); and designated
recipients chosen by the Governor of the
State for large urban areas (populations
or 200,000 or more); or a State or local
governmental entity that operates a
public transit service. Section 3006(b) of
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation
Act (FAST Act), Public Law 114–94
authorizes a pilot program for
innovative coordinated access and
mobility. 49 U.S.C. 5311—Formula
Grants for Rural Areas provides
financial assistance for the provision of
public transportation services in rural
areas. This program is administered by
States. The Public Transportation on
Indian Reservations Program or Tribal
Transit Program (TTP), is authorized as
49 U.S.C. 5311(j). The TTP is a set-aside
from the Rural Area Formula Program
(Section 5311), and consists of a $30
million formula program and a $5
million discretionary grant program.
These funds are apportioned directly to
Indian tribes. Eligible recipients of TTP
program funds include federally
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Native villages, groups, or communities
as identified by the Bureau of Indian
Affairs. 49 U.S.C. 5310 and 5311
authorize FTA to review applications
for federal financial assistance to
determine eligibility and compliance
with statutory and administrative
requirements. The applications must
contain sufficient information to enable
FTA to make the findings required by
law to enforce the requirements of the
programs. Information collected during
the project management stage provides
a basis for monitoring approved projects
to ensure timely and appropriate
expenditure of federal funds by grant
recipients.
Estimated Annual Burden on
Respondents: Approximately 111 hours
for each of the 178 respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
20,882 hours.
Frequency: Annual.
William Hyre,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016–07710 Filed 4–4–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. 2016–0017]

Notice of Request for the Extension of
a Currently Approved Information
Collection
AGENCY:

Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.
ACTION:

Notice of request for comments.

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to
request the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to extend the following
currently approved information
collection:

SUMMARY:

49 U.S.C. Section 5317—New Freedom
Program
Comments must be submitted
before June 6, 2016.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that your
comments are not entered more than
once into the docket, submit comments
identified by the docket number by only
one of the following methods:
1. Web site: www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on the U.S. Government
electronic docket site. (Note: The U.S.
Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s)
electronic docket is no longer accepting
electronic comments.) All electronic
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submissions must be made to the U.S.
Government electronic docket site at
www.regulations.gov. Commenters
should follow the directions below for
mailed and hand-delivered comments.
2. Fax: 202–493–2251.
3. Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays.
Instructions: You must include the
agency name and docket number for this
notice at the beginning of your
comments. Submit two copies of your
comments if you submit them by mail.
For confirmation that FTA has received
your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Note that
all comments received, including any
personal information, will be posted
and will be available to Internet users,
without change, to www.regulations.gov.
You may review DOT’s complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published April 11, 2000, (65
FR 19477), or you may visit
www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access
to the docket to read background
documents and comments received, go
to www.regulations.gov at any time.
Background documents and comments
received may also be viewed at the U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Docket
Operations, M–30, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001 between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Danielle Nelson, FTA Office of Program
Management (202) 366–2160, or email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
parties are invited to send comments
regarding any aspect of this information
collection, including: (1) The necessity
and utility of the information collection
for the proper performance of the
functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy
of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the collected information; and (4)
ways to minimize the collection burden
without reducing the quality of the
collected information. Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the

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