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West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. 

Department of Transportation, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Kuehn, 202–493–3414, Office of 

Corporate Research, Technology, and 

Innovation Management, Federal 

Highway Administration, Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Exploratory Advanced Research 

(EAR) Program sponsored project titled 

‘‘Effects of Automated Transit and 

Pedestrian/Bicycling Facilities on Urban 

Travel Patterns.’’ 

Type of request: New information 

collection requirement. 

Background: The Exploratory 

Advanced Research (EAR) Program was 

established to conduct longer term, 

higher risk research that will result in a 

potentially dramatic breakthrough for 

improving the durability, efficiency, 

environmental impact, productivity, 

and safety of highway and intermodal 

transportation systems. FHWA awarded 

a research project titled ‘‘Effects of 

Automated Transit and Pedestrian/ 

Bicycling Facilities on Urban Travel 

Patterns’’ that was submitted in response 

to a solicitation in 2009 and supports 

the EAR Program focus area of new 

technology and advanced policies for 

energy and resource conservation. The 

project conducted by the University of 

Michigan with support from the 

University of Illinois at Chicago has the 

potential to lead to applications for 

evidence-based policies and approaches 

that could substantially reduce the 

percentage and total number of short 

trips using private vehicles and increase 

the percentage and number of trips 

using current and future transit 

technology and non-motorized trips, 

which would reduce use and 

dependence on fossil fuels and 

associated pollution impacts. 

The research project is attempting to 

gauge potential travel-behavior response 

to far-reaching improvements in the 

pedestrian, cycling, and transit 

environments of neighborhoods. The 

transit improvements are inspired by 

the frequency and quality of service that 

might be made possibility of future 

technologies. The project is studying the 

capacity of these improvements to 

generate the following kinds of shifts: 

(1) Modal shift of neighborhood trips 

from auto to other modes; (2) Increased 

use of regional public transit based on 

improved station access; and (3) Shift of 

more remote non-work destinations to 

destinations within the neighborhood. 

To explore these issues, the research 

team is building a model that integrates 

activity-based and agent-based 

components. The models in turn will be 

based on a survey of residents in four 

neighborhoods of metropolitan Chicago. 

As part of the survey, respondents will 

be presented with images representing 

potential improvements to the 

pedestrian, cycling, and transit 

environments of their neighborhoods 

and will respond to scenarios regarding 

their travel under these altered 

conditions. 

We will mail 7,700 invitations with 

an expectation of 1,400 residents 

responding. From that pool, 800 will be 

selected for the study, which includes a 

survey packet, travel diary and phone 

interview. 

Respondents: We estimate that 1,400 

residents will respond to the initial 

invitation and 800 residents will 

participate in the study. 

Frequency: This is a one-time 

collection. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: The invitation portion takes 

approximately 15 minutes to complete. 

1400 residents × 15 minutes = 350 

hours. 

The research study takes 

approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes 

(30 minutes for the survey packet and 

travel diary and 1 hour for the phone 

interview). 

800 residents × 90 minutes = 1,200 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: The total burden for this onetime information collection would be 

approximately 1,550 hours. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the U.S. 

DOT’s performance, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; (2) the accuracy of the U.S. 

DOT’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, 

and clarity of the collected information; 

and (4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized, including the use of 

electronic technology, without reducing 

the quality of the collected information. 

The agency will summarize and/or 

include your comments in the request 

for OMB’s clearance of this information 

collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued on: February 24, 2011. 

Juli Huynh, 

Chief, Management Programs and Analysis 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4590 Filed 2–28–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

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 


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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.

TABLE I—ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS PROJECT SELECTIONS

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 


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TABLE I—ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS PROJECT SELECTIONS—Continued 

State Project ID Recipient Project description Allocation 

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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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2009–0203] 

Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the 

Technical Pipeline Safety Standards 

Committee and the Technical 

Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety 

Standards Committee 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee 

meetings. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

public meeting of the Technical 

Pipeline Safety Standards Committee 

(TPSSC) and the Technical Hazardous 

Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards 

Committee (THLPSSC). The committees 

will meet to discuss a proposed 

rulemaking to expedite the program 

implementation deadlines for certain 

control room management requirements 

and several future regulatory initiatives. 

DATES: The THLPSSC will meet on 

Wednesday, March 23, 2011, from 1 

p.m. to 5 p.m. EST. The THLPSSC and 

the TPSSC will meet in joint session on 

Thursday, March 24, 2011, from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. and the TPSSC will meet on 

Friday, March 25, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 

1 p.m. EST. Attendees should register in 

advance at: http:// 

primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/ 

MtgHome.mtg?mtg=69. On-site 

registration will be available starting at 

noon on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at 

11:30 a.m. The meeting will not be Web 

cast; however, presentations will be 

available on the meeting Web site and 

posted in the E-Gov Web Site: http:// 

www.regulations.gov under docket 

number PHMSA–2009–0203 within 30 

days following the meeting. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Crystal City Marriott near Reagan 

National Airport, 1999 Jefferson Davis 

Highway, Arlington, VA 22022–3526. 

The telephone number is 703–413– 

5500. PHMSA will post any new 

information or changes on the PHMSA/ 

Office of Pipeline Safety Web page 

(http://www.PHMSA.dot.gov) 15 days 

before the meeting takes place. 

Comments on the meeting may be 

submitted to the docket in the following 

ways: 

E-Gov Web Site: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. This site allows 

the public to enter comments on any 

Federal Register notice issued by any 

agency. 

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

West Building, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–001. 

Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on the 

ground level of the DOT West Building, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

Instructions: Identify the docket 

number PHMSA–2009–0203 at the 

beginning of your comments. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. You 

should know that anyone is able to 

search the electronic form of all 

comments received into any of our 

dockets by the name of the individual 

submitting the comment (or signing the 

comment, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

Therefore, you may want to review 

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