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2. The effects on rail operations, 

specifically the movement of freight, of 

the proposed rehabilitation or repair. 

3. The likelihood of continued 

railroad operations on the track that is 

proposed to be repaired or rehabilitated 

for more than three years after project 

work is complete. 

Requirements for Grant Applications: 

The following points describe the 

minimum content which will be 

required in grant applications. These 

requirements may be satisfied through a 

narrative statement submitted by the 

applicant and supported by spreadsheet 

documents, tables, drawings, and other 

materials, as appropriate. Each grant 

application must: 

1. Designate a point of contact for the 

applicant and provide his or her name, 

title, and contact information, including 

phone number, mailing address and email address. The point of contact must 

be an employee of the applicant. 

2. Include an explanation of why the 

project is an eligible project and a 

thorough discussion of how the project 

meets all of the selection criteria, as 

listed below: 

a. The inability of the Class II or Class 

III railroad to fund the project without 

Federal grant funding. 

b. The effects on rail operations, 

specifically the movement of freight, of 

the proposed rehabilitation or repair. 

c. The likelihood of continued 

railroad operations on the track that is 

proposed to be repaired or rehabilitated 

for more than three years after project 

work is complete. 

3. Identify all funds (including 

amounts) received from other Federal 

and/or State disaster relief programs 

that directly benefited the project(s) for 

which funds are being sought under this 

Program, or demonstrate that all such 

efforts at procuring such funding have 

failed or been exhausted. This 

demonstration should include a 

recitation of specific Federal and State 

disaster relief programs investigated by 

the applicant. Among the Federal 

programs which the applicant might 

investigate are those administered by 

the Federal Emergency Management 

Administration, the Small Business 

Administration, the Federal Highway 

Administration, and the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture. 

4. Include the completed forms: 

(a) Standard Form 424, ‘‘Application 

for Federal Assistance,’’ Standard Form 

424C, ‘‘Budget Information for 

Construction Programs,’’ Standard Form 

424D, ‘‘Assurances—Construction 

Programs.’’ 

(b) The relevant sections of the most 

recent audit performed in compliance 

with OMB Circular A–133, if available. 

Information on Circular A–133 can be 

found at http://www.whitehouse.gov/ 

omb/circulars/a133/a133.html. 

(c) Signed copies of FRA’s Additional 

Assurances and certifications, available 

at http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/ 

admin/assurancesandcertifications.pdf. 

5. Include a detailed description of 

the scope of work, budget and schedule 

and ensure that they are consistent. 

Describe the proposed project’s physical 

location, mile-post limits, and include 

any drawings, plans, or schematics that 

have been prepared relating to the 

proposed project. 

If funding requested under this 

Program is only going to support a 

portion of the overall rehabilitation and 

repair of the applicant’s project, 

describe the complete project, and 

specify in detail which portion will 

involve Federal funding. In addition, 

FRA strongly encourages applicants to 

estimate complete project costs and 

explain how the Class II and Class III 

railroad on whose property the project 

is located will finance the complete 

project. 

6. The budget for the cost of the 

project should, to the extent possible, be 

separated into the following categories: 

(1) Administrative; (2) Engineering fees; 

(3) Demolition and removal; (4) 

Construction labor, supervision, and 

management; (5) Equipment; (6) 

Materials, by type (e.g. ties, rail, ballast, 

signals, and switches); (7) 

Contingencies; and (8) Inspection fees. 

Costs may be reimbursed as long as 

expenditures were incurred after the 

date of the natural disaster. 

7. Describe the source and amount of 

non-Federal funds, broken down by 

cash, equipment, or supplies. 

8. Describe proposed project 

implementation and include an 

overview of project management 

arrangements. 

9. For the railroad(s) operating on the 

infrastructure proposed to be 

rehabilitated or repaired, describe the 

frequency of service, axle-load limits, 

and estimated railroad gross ton miles 

for the first full year after completion of 

the project. 

10. Provide an overview of all work 

done to date to rehabilitate and repair 

damage caused by the natural disaster. 

11. Describe the status or progress 

toward completing any environmental 

documentation or clearance for the 

proposed project under the National 

Environmental Policy Act, the National 

Historic Preservation Act, section 4(f) of 

the DOT Act, or other applicable 

Federal or State environmental impact 

assessment laws. FRA’s Procedures for 

Considering Environmental Impacts (64 

FR 28545, May 26, 1999) describes 

FRA’s process for the assessment of 

environmental impacts and the 

preparation and processing of 

appropriate documents. That document 

is available online at http:// 

www.fra.dot.gov/us/content/166. For 

projects that may be categorically 

excluded from detailed environmental 

review, as discussed in FRA’s 

Procedures Section 4(c), categorical 

exclusion worksheets are available at: 

http://www.fra.dot.gov/us/content/1606. 

Applicants are encouraged to contact 

FRA as early as possible to discuss the 

environmental review process. 

Format: Excluding spreadsheets, 

drawings, and tables, the narrative 

statement for grant applications may not 

exceed ten pages in length. With the 

exclusion of oversized engineering 

drawings (which may be submitted in 

hard copy to the FRA at the address 

indicated above), all application 

materials should be submitted as 

attachments through Grants.Gov. 

Spreadsheets consisting of budget or 

financial information should be 

submitted via Grants.Gov as Microsoft 

Excel (or compatible) documents. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

30, 2009. 

Mark E. Yachmetz, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad 

Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–24182 Filed 10–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To 

Release Airport Property at the 

Tacoma Narrows Airport 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Request to Release 

Airport Property. 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and 

invite public comment on the release of 

land at the Tacoma Narrows Airport 

under the provisions of section 125 of 

the Wendell H. Ford Aviation 

Investment Reform Act for the 21st 

Century (AIR 21). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 13, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this 

application may be mailed or delivered 

to the FAA at the following address: Ms. 

Carol Suomi, Manager, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Northwest Mountain 

Region, Airports Division, Seattle 

Airports District Office, 1601 Lind Ave 

SW., Suite 250, Renton, WA 98057. 


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1Order Limiting Scheduled Operations at Newark 

Liberty International Airport, 73 FR 29,550 (May 21, 

2008). 2 74 FR 27,060. 

In addition, one copy of any 

comments submitted to the FAA must 

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Michael 

D. Esher, Airports/Ferry Administrator, 

Department of Public Works and 

Utilities, 9850 64th Street West, 

University Place, WA 98467. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Roman Pin ̃ on, Project Manager, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Northwest 

Mountain Region, Airports Division, 

Seattle Airports District Office, 1601 

Lind Ave SW., Suite 250, Renton, WA 

98057. 

The request to release property may 

be reviewed in person at this same 

location. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

invites public comment on the request 

to release property at the Tacoma 

Narrows Airport under the provisions of 

the AIR 21. 

On July 6, 2009, the FAA determined 

that the request to release property at 

the Tacoma Narrows Airport submitted 

by Peninsula Metropolitan Park District 

(PenMet Parks) met the procedural 

requirements of the Federal Aviation 

Regulations, part 155. The FAA may 

approve the request, in whole or in part, 

no later than November 13, 2009. 

The following is a brief overview of 

the request: The Tacoma Narrows 

Airport requests the release of 79.00 

acres of non-aeronautical airport 

property to PenMet Parks, Gig Harbor/ 

Pierce County, Washington. The 

purpose of this release is to allow 

PenMet Parks to own, manage and 

operate the Madrona Golf Course for the 

benefit of the public. The property will 

remain subject to the restrictions 

associated with the aviation reserve 

designation and will therefore; have no 

consequence to the airport. 

Any person may inspect the request 

by appointment at the FAA office listed 

above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

In addition, any person may, inspect 

the application, notice and other 

documents germane to the application 

in person at the Tacoma Narrows 

Airport, 1202 26th Ave NW., Gig 

Harbor, WA 98335. 

Issued in Renton, Washington on 

September 28, 2009. 

Karen Miles, 

Acting Manager, Seattle Airports District 

Office. 

[FR Doc. E9–24225 Filed 10–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier 

Registration Plan Board of Directors 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

TIME AND DATE: November 12, 2009, 12 

noon to 3 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. 

PLACE: This meeting will take place 

telephonically. Any interested person 

may call Mr. Avelino Gutierrez at (505) 

827–4565 to receive the toll free number 

and pass code needed to participate in 

these meetings by telephone. 

STATUS: Open to the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The 

Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board 

of Directors (the Board) will continue its 

work in developing and implementing 

the Unified Carrier Registration Plan 

and Agreement and to that end, may 

consider matters properly before the 

Board. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Avelino Gutierrez, Chair, Unified 

Carrier Registration Board of Directors at 

(505) 827–4565. 

Issued on: October 1, 2009. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–24303 Filed 10–5–09; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–0221] 

Operating Limitations at Newark 

Liberty International Airport 

ACTION: Notice of order extending and 

modifying the limitations on scheduled 

operations at Newark Liberty 

International Airport. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is amending the 

May 15, 2008, order limiting the number 

of scheduled aircraft operations at 

Newark Liberty International Airport 

(EWR) during peak operating hours 

(May 2008 order).1 The amendment 

extends the May 2008 order by 

approximately two years, through 

October 29, 2011. In addition, because 

the amendment extends the May 2008 

order’s duration, the amendment 

clarifies that the FAA will not allocate 

new or returned capacity under the 

order via the auction procedure that the 

order originally described. 

If you wish to review the background 

documents or comments received in this 

proceeding, you may go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov at any time and 

follow the online instructions for 

accessing the electronic docket. You 

may also go to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation’s Docket Operations in 

Room W12–140 on the ground floor of 

the West Building at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

DATES: These amendments to the May 

2008 order are effective immediately 

upon publication in the Federal 

Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James W. Tegtmeier, Associate Chief 

Counsel for the Air Traffic Organization; 

telephone—(202) 267–8323; e-mail— 

james.tegtmeier@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On June 5, 2009, the FAA published 

a notice that invited comments on its 

proposal to extend the May 2008 order 

limiting scheduled operations at EWR.2

At the time, the May 2008 order was 

scheduled to expire on October 24, 

2009. For the reasons described in the 

notice, it was unrealistic to expect a 

long-term rule to take effect and control 

the significant congestion-related delays 

that the FAA anticipated would occur at 

EWR if the May 2008 order were to 

expire as originally scheduled. Given 

the uncertainty over when a final rule 

would take effect and the impending 

expiration of the May 2008 order, the 

FAA proposed to extend the May 2008 

order for approximately one year. 

The FAA expected the one-year 

extension of the May 2008 order to serve 

as at least a partial bridge to the 

implementation of a long-term measure 

to control congestion and related delays 

at EWR. The FAA received written 

submissions on the proposal from seven 

commenters. The commenters include 

four scheduled carriers, two industry 

organizations, and the airport operator. 

II. Summary and Analysis of the 

Comments 

A. Amended Duration 

Five of the seven commenters express 

support for an extension of the May 

2008 order to prevent a return of the 

congestion-related delays that 

passengers previously experienced at 

EWR. Although the FAA proposed an 


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