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8 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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2014. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.8

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25301 Filed 10–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8931] 

Department of State Performance 

Review Board Members; Appointments 

In accordance with section 4314(c)(4) 

of 5 United States Code, the Department 

of State has appointed the following 

individuals to the Department of State 

Performance Review Board for Senior 

Executive Service members: 

Christopher H. Flaggs, Chairperson, 

Comptroller, Bureau of the Comptroller 

and Global Financial Services, 

Department of State; 

Kelly Clements, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary, Bureau of Population, 

Refugees, and Migration, Department of 

State; 

Hoyt B. Yee, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary, Bureau of European and 

Eurasian Affairs, Department of State; 

and 

Mary Catherine Malin, Assistant Legal 

Advisor, Office of the Legal Advisor, 

Department of State. 

Dated: October 14, 2014. 

Hans Klemm, 

Acting Director General of the Foreign Service 

and Director of Human Resources, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25353 Filed 10–23–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Innovative Public Transportation 

Workforce Development Program 

(Ladders of Opportunity Initiative) 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) announces a 

Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) 

for the Innovative Public Transportation 

Workforce Development Program 

(Ladders of Opportunity Initiative). FTA 

has budgeted approximately $9 million 

for this solicitation. This NOFA solicits 

proposals that promote innovative 

nationally and regionally significant 

public transportation workforce 

development models and programs that 

invest in America’s economic growth 

and help build ladders of opportunity 

into the middle class for American 

workers. 

DATES: Complete proposals are due by 

11:59 p.m. EST on December 23, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: All proposals must be 

submitted electronically through the 

GRANTS.GOV ‘‘APPLY’’ function. All 

entities intending to apply should 

initiate the process of registering on the 

GRANTS.GOV Web site immediately to 

ensure completion of registration before 

the submission deadline. Instructions 

for applying can be found in the ‘‘FIND’’ 

module of GRANTS.GOV. Mail and fax 

submissions will not be accepted. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific information regarding the areas 

of research targeted within this NOFA, 

please contact Betty Jackson, Workforce 

Development Program Manager, Office 

of Research, Demonstration and 

Innovation, phone: (202) 366–1730, fax: 

(202) 366–3765, or email: 

betty.jackson@dot.gov. A TDD is 

available at 1–800–877–8339 (TDD/

FIRS). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Discretionary Program Overview 

A. Authority 

Section 5322(b) of Title 49, United 

States Code authorizes FTA’s 

discretionary Innovative Public 

Transportation Workforce Development 

Program, pursuant to which FTA makes 

grants to transit agencies and other 

entities to undertake workforce 

development activities, including those 

that create employment training 

programs, conduct outreach programs to 

increase minority and female 

employment in transit, conduct research 

on public transportation personnel and 

training needs, and provide training and 

assistance for minority business 

opportunities. Under this authority, 

FTA is issuing this funding opportunity 

for the Innovative Public Transportation 

Workforce Development, Ladders of 

Opportunity Initiative. FTA plans to 

fund nationally or regionally significant 

public transportation workforce projects 

that will assist in building ladders of 

opportunity for American workers to 

move into the middle class, as well as 

build the critical skillset needed in the 

public transportation industry. 

FTA has budgeted approximately 

$9,000,000 for the program. FTA may 

choose to fund the program for more or 

less than the announced amount, 

including applying any future 

appropriated funds toward the projects 

proposed in response to this NOFA. 

Future funding will depend in part on 

Congressional appropriation. 

B. Policy Priorities 

Supporting a highly-skilled transit 

workforce is critical to maintaining a 

competitive and efficient public 

transportation system. As public 

transportation experiences significant 

growth in the United States and 

investments continue in the physical 

capital of the nation’s transit systems, it 

is essential to build and maintain the 

nation’s human capital in public 

transportation as well. 

FTA is seeking projects that create a 

new nationally or regionally significant 

workforce development program, or 

augment or replicate a successful 


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