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that domestic track nuts are ‘‘reasonably 

available’’ and the waiver should still be 

granted. 

CONCLUSION: 

For the following reason, FRA is 

granting NNEPRA’s request. The FRA 

agrees with NNEPRA in that custom 

made fabricated track nuts that cannot 

be delivered for 10–16 weeks are not 

‘‘reasonably available’’ under 49 U.S.C. 

24405(a)(2)(B), especially given that 

NNEPRA has mobilized for 

construction, prompt project 

implementation is consistent with 

ARRA’s economic recovery goals, and 

Maine has a short construction season. 

In addition, NNEPRA used a 

competitive bidding process to procure 

the track nuts. Neither Chicago Track 

Nut and Bolt nor Dyson Corp. came 

forward at that time, but instead 

NNEPRA received bids only from 

suppliers offering foreign-made track 

nuts. This waiver is granted only 

because of the specific facts of this 

project; any future requests for a waiver 

regarding this product will not be 

granted without a specific showing that 

domestic track nuts for that particular 

project also are not reasonably available 

at that time. This decision does not 

become final until fifteen (15) days after 

its publication in the Federal Register. 

Sincerely, 

Karen Rae 

Deputy Administrator 

Note: The Deputy Administrator is making 

this decision because Administrator Joseph 

C. Szabo is recused from making it. Mr. 

Szabo is a former United Transportation 

Union (UTU) employee. The UTU 

commented in opposition to granting the 

waiver request. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

23, 2010. 

Mark E. Yachmetz, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad 

Development, Federal Railroad 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

State of Good Repair Bus and Bus 

Facilities Discretionary Program Funds 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: State of Good Repair Bus and 

Bus Facilities 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 

Section 5309 Bus and Bus Facilities 

program funds in support of the State of 

Good Repair (SGR) Initiative, which was 

announced in the State of Good Repair 

Initiative Notice of Funding Availability 

on May 4, 2010. The SGR Initiative 

makes funds available to public transit 

providers to finance capital projects to 

replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses 

and related equipment and to construct 

bus-related facilities, including 

programs of bus and bus-related projects 

for assistance to subrecipients that are 

public agencies, private companies 

engaged in public transportation, or 

private non-profit organizations. 

Additionally, the SGR Initiative makes 

funds available for Transit Asset 

Management systems, which is a 

systematic process of operating, 

maintaining, improving, and expanding 

physical assets effectively throughout 

their life cycles. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Successful and unsuccessful applicants 

should contact the appropriate FTA 

Regional office (Appendix) for specific 

information regarding applying for the 

funds or proposal specific questions. 

For general program information on the 

Bus and Bus Facilities program, contact 

Kimberly Sledge, Office of Program 

Management, at (202) 366–2053, e-mail: 

kimberly.sledge@dot.gov, or Henrika 

Buchanan-Smith, Office of Program 

Management, at (202) 366–2053, e-mail: 

henrika.buchanan-smith@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A total of 

$776,474,305 was available for FTA’s 

SGR Initiative. A total of 422 applicants 

requested $4.06 billion, indicating 

significant demand for funds. Project 

proposals were evaluated based on the 

criteria detailed in the May 4, 2010 

Notice of Funding Availability. The 

projects selected and shown in Table 1 

will provide funds to help maintain the 

nation’s public transportation bus fleet, 

infrastructure, and equipment in a state 

of good repair. 

Grantees selected for competitive 

discretionary funding under the SGR 

Initiative should work with their FTA 

regional office (Appendix) 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 

projects detailed in the proposal and for 

the purposes specified in the project 

descriptions in the table. A 

discretionary project identification 

number has been assigned to each 

project for tracking purposes and must 

be used in the TEAM application. 

Selected projects have pre-award 

authority as of October 4, 2010. Postaward reporting requirements include 

submission of the Federal Financial 

Report (FFR) and Milestone Report 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 project 

supported by the FTA grant. Funds 

allocated in this announcement must be 

obligated in a grant by September 30, 

2013. 

Issued in Washington, DC, November 23, 

2010. 

Peter Rogoff, 

Administrator. 

APPENDIX

[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 

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APPENDIX—Continued 

[FTA Regional and Metropolitan Offices] 

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, DC., 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.

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[FR Doc. 2010–30020 Filed 11–29–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping 

Requirements; Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that the Information 

Collection abstracted below will be 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval. The nature of the information 

collection is described as well as its 

expected burden. The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

collection of information was published 

on August 26, 2010. No comments were 

received. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before December 30, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe 

Strassburg, Maritime Administration, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 

(202) 366–4156; or e-mail: 

joe.strassburg@dot.gov. Copies of this 

collection also can be obtained from that 

office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime 

Administration (MARAD) 

Title of Collection: War Risk 

Insurance, Applications and Related 

Information. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0011. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Vessel owners or 

charterers interested in participating in 

MARAD’s war risk insurance program. 

Form Numbers: MA–355; MA–528; 

MA–742; MA–828, and MA–942. 

Abstract: As authorized by Section 

1202, Title XII, Merchant Marine Act, 

1936, as amended, the Secretary of the 

U.S. Department of Transportation may 

provide war risk insurance adequate for 

the needs of the waterborne commerce 

of the United States if such insurance 

cannot be obtained on reasonable terms 

from qualified insurance companies 

operating in the United States. This 

collection is required for the program. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from date of approval by the 

Office of Management and Budget. 

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 256 

hours. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503, Attention: 

MARAD Desk Officer. 

Comments are invited on: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; ways 

to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

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