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 Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration
 AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
 ACTION: Notice.
 SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects to be funded under Fiscal Year 2004 appropriations for the Over-the-Road Bus (OTRB) Accessibility Program, authorized by Section 3038 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). The OTRB Accessibility Program makes funds 
                        ( print page 67204)
                        available to private operators of over-the-road buses to help finance the incremental capital and training costs of complying with DOT's over-the-road bus accessibility rule, published in the 
                        **Federal Register**
                         on September 24, 1998.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The appropriate FTA Regional Administrator for grant-specific issues; or Blenda Younger, Office of Program Management, (202) 366-2053, for general information about the OTRB Program.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A total of $6.9 million was made available for the program in FY 2004: $5.2 million for intercity fixed-route providers and $1.7 million for all other providers, such as commuter, charter, and tour operators. A total of 96 applicants requested $23.9 million: $11.2 million was requested by intercity fixed-route providers, and $12.7 million was requested by all other providers. Project selections were made on a discretionary basis, based on each applicant's responsiveness to statutory project selection criteria, fleet size, and level of funding received in previous years. Because of the high demand for the funds available, most applicants received less funding than they requested, but almost all qualified applicants received some funding. The selected projects will provide funding for the incremental cost of adding lifts to 79 new vehicles, retrofitting 110 vehicles, and $172,839 for training. Each of the following 74 awardees, as well as the 22 applicants who were not selected for funding, will receive a letter that explains how funding decisions were made. Award Amount
Operator
City/state
Intercity
                             fixed-route
Other
Total**Region I**Bonanza Bus Lines
Providence, RI
$104,784

$104,784Bristol Tours, Inc.
Bristol, VT

$30,659
30,659Cavalier Coach Corp.
Boston, MA

36,000
36,000Concord Coach Lines, Inc.
Concord, NH
49,800

49,800Dartmouth Transportation Co. Inc
Concord, NH

22,400
22,400Lamoille Valley Transportation
Morrisville, VT

25,192
25,192Peter Pan Bus Lines
Springfield, MA
264,650

264,650Premier Coach Company, Inc
Colchester, VT

30,240
30,240Vermont Transit Co.
Burlington, VT
132,606

132,606VIP Tour and Charter Bus Co
Portland, ME

40,492
40,492**Region II**Adirondack Trailways
Hurley, NY
290,500

290,500Allen AME Transportation Corp
Jamaica, NY

71,000
71,000Blue Bird Coach Lines
N. Tonawanda, NY

45,000
45,000Brown Coach Inc.
Amsterdam, NY

35,429
35,429Coach USA/Cape Transit
Pleasantville, NJ

39,150
39,150Hampton Jitney, Inc.
Southampton, NY
31,827

31,827Paradise Travel, Inc.
W. Hempstead, NY

40,000
40,000Private One of New York, LLC
Brooklyn, NY

22,500
22,500Shortline (Hudson Transit)
Mahwah, NJ
150,039

150,039Stout's Charter Service, Inc.
Trenton, NJ

25,650
25,650Suburban Trails, Inc.
New Brunswick, NJ

22,500
22,500Syracuse and Oswego Motor Lines
E. Syracuse, NY

40,500
40,500Trans Express, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY

59,420
59,420Trolley Tours, Inc.
Forked River, NJ

22,950
22,950Utica Rome Bus Company
Clinton, NY

40,500
40,500**Region III**Abbott Bus Lines, Inc.
Roanoke, VA

39,600
39,600Bieber Tourways
Kutztown, PA
113,000

113,000Butler Motor Transit
Butler, PA

45,000
45,000Elegance Bus Tours, Inc.
Suitland, MD

27,000
27,000Eyre Bus Service, Inc.
Glenelg, MD

26,105
26,105Lenzer Tour and Travel
Sewickley, PA

45,000
45,000Martz Trailways
Wilkes-Barre, PA
148,000

148,000Morgan & Sons Week-End Tours
Greensboro, NC

33,300
33,300Scenic America, Inc.
Broad Run, VA

39,600
39,600Sun Coach Lines, LLC.
McKeesport, PA

28,000
28,000Trans-Bridge Lines
Bethlehem, PA
90,000

90,000Wilson's Luxury Tours, Inc.
District Hgts., MD

39,600
39,600**Region IV**Americoach Tours
Memphis, TN

38,250
38,250Angelic Tours and Shuttles
Fayetteville, NC

40,000
40,000Carolina Trailways
Raleigh, NC
198,909

198,909Lancaster Tours Inc.
Lancaster, SC

40,000
40,000( print page 67205)**Region V**Colonial Coach Lines
Mt. Prospect, IL

27,000
27,000Croswell Bus Lines Inc.
Williamsburg, OH

24,416
24,416Jefferson Lines
Minneapolis, MN

50,400
50,400Lakefront Lines Inc.
Brook Park, OH
27,900

27,900Lamers Bus Lines Inc.
Green Bay, WI
47,000

47,000Pioneer Coach Lines, Inc.
Chicago, IL

27,000
27,000Ready Bus Line
La Crescent, MN

25,200
25,200Riteway Bus Service, Inc.
Richfield, WI

29,250
29,250Robinson Coach
Evanston, IL

28,875
28,875Seniors Unlimited Inc.
Pontiac, MI

26,550
26,550Van Galder Bus Company
Janesville, WI
95,000

95,000Wisconsin Coach
Waukesha, WI
74,250

74,250**Region VI**Central Texas Trails Inc.
Waco, TX

12,600
12,600El Expresso
Houston, TX
78,000

78,000Franklin Motorcoach Charters
Sapulpa, OK

39,600
39,600Greyhound
Dallas, TX
2,609,512

2,609,512Gulf Coast Transit
Houston, TX

36,000
36,000Hotard Motor Coach Services
New Orleans, LA

36,000
36,000Kerrville Bus Co.
San Antonio, TX
87,800

87,800San Antonio City Tours
San Antonio, TX

36,000
36,000Si Texas Tours
Bandera, TX

44,345
44,345TNM&O
Lubbock, TX
99,453

99,453Valley Transit
Harlingen, TX
99,453

99,453**Region VII**Burlington Trailways
W. Burlington, IA
89,283

89,283**Region VIII**No Applications**Region IX**All Aboard America
Mesa, AZ

20,715
20,715Antelope Valley Bus
Long Beach, CA
180,540

180,540Arrow Stage Lines
Phoenix, AZ

35,955
35,955K-T Contract Services
Las Vegas, NV
71,910

71,910Pacific Coast Sightseeing Tours
Anaheim, CA

39,780
39,780Ryan's Express
Las Vegas, NV

23,337
23,337Showtime Tours
Las Vegas, NV

35,910
35,910**Region X**Northwestern Stage Lines
Spokane, WA
40,050

40,050Wickkiser International Co.
Ferndale, WA
44,759

44,759Total

5,219,025
1,689,970
6,908,995
 Eligible project costs may be incurred by awardees prior to final grant approval. The incremental capital cost for adding wheelchair lift equipment to any new vehicles delivered on or after June 9, 1998, the effective date of TEA-21, is eligible for funding under the OTRB Accessibility Program. Applicants selected for funding may be contacted by FTA regional offices if additional information is needed before grants are made. The grant applications will be sent to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for certification under labor protection requirements pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5333(b). After referring applications to affected employees represented by a labor organization, DOL will issue a certification to FTA. Terms and conditions of the certification will be incorporated in the FTA grant agreement under the new guidelines replacing those in 29 CFR part 215. Please see 
                    *Amendment to Section 5333(b), Guidelines To Carry Out New Programs Authorized by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21);*
                     Final Rule (64 FR 40990, July 28, 1999). Issued on: November 9, 2004. Jennifer L. Dorn, Administrator.


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