59752 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 188 / Friday, September 27, 2013 / Notices 

DOT can provide TIFIA credit 

assistance. DOT is required to solicit 

letters of interest and applications for 

TIFIA credit assistance from interested 

applicants. DOT has developed forms 

that provide a way for interested 

applicants to submit information 

required by DOT in order for DOT to 

evaluate that interested applicant’s 

application for TIFIA credit assistance. 

The forms for the letter of interest and 

application are available for review at 

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/tifia/ 

guidance_applications/ 

tifia_applications.htm. DOT will use the 

collected information to evaluate and 

select recipients for credit assistance as 

authorized under MAP–21. Applicants 

may be asked to provide additional 

supporting evidence or to quantify 

details during the review and 

negotiation process on a case-by-case 

basis. 

MAP–21 establishes a multi-step 

application process for TIFIA credit 

assistance. This process begins with the 

submission of a letter of interest and 

determination of eligibility. Only after a 

project sponsor has submitted a letter of 

interest and met all statutory eligibility 

requirements will the project sponsor be 

invited to submit an application. 

The letter of interest must (i) describe 

the project and the location, purpose, 

and cost of the project, (ii) outline the 

proposed financial plan, including the 

requested credit assistance and the 

proposed obligor; (iii) provide a status 

of environmental review; and (iv) 

provide information regarding 

satisfaction of other eligibility 

requirements of the TIFIA credit 

program. Letters of Interest will be 

submitted using the form on the TIFIA 

Web site: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/ 

tifia/guidance_applications/index.htm. 

DOT has revised the form for the letter 

of interest to reflect changes made to the 

TIFIA program by MAP–21. The letter of 

interest form requires project sponsors 

to provide information demonstrating 

satisfaction (or expected satisfaction if 

permitted by the statute) of each of the 

eligibility requirements included in 

MAP–21. DOT estimates that the letter 

of interest would require approximately 

20 hours in each instance to complete. 

If a project sponsor is invited to 

submit an application, DOT estimates 

that each application will require 

approximately 100 hours to complete. 

DOT uses the application to seek a 

project sponsor’s contact information for 

the applicant entity; project information 

including name, location, description, 

rural project description (if applicable), 

purpose (quantitative/qualitative 

details), cost and TIFIA credit assistance 

request, project management and 

compliance monitoring plan, 

maintenance and operations plan. DOT 

also expects project sponsors to submit 

information confirming that the project 

satisfies eligibility requirements 

including creditworthiness (rate 

covenant, coverage requirements, 

investment grade rating(s)), fosters 

partnerships that attract public and 

private investment, demonstrates that 

TIFIA assistance would enable the 

project to proceed at an earlier date or 

with reduced lifecycle costs and that 

TIFIA assistance would reduce the 

contribution of Federal grant assistance. 

Sponsors also must report in the 

application the status of project 

environmental review (NEPA), permits 

and approvals, transportation planning 

and programming process approvals 

(STIP and TIP), construction contracting 

process readiness, and expected project 

schedule. Project sponsors are required 

to produce a financial plan including 

estimated capital project cost, amount 

and type of credit assistance requested, 

amount of TIFIA assistance requested, a 

summary table detailing sources and 

uses of funds, cash flow pro forma, a 

supplementary narrative detailing other 

borrowed funds and revenue sources 

(including pledged repayment source). 

Finally, a project sponsor must 

indicate in the application the proposed 

terms for the requested TIFIA credit 

instrument, reasons for selecting the 

proposed type(s) of credit instrument, 

flexibility in financial plan to support a 

reduced percentage-share of TIFIA 

credit assistance, risks and mitigation 

strategies, details on the applicant’s 

organizational structure, including 

background information and legal 

authority, organization and 

management, identity of the entity that 

will serve as the applicant (public-sector 

agency or private-sector firm),whether 

the applicant the same entity as the 

borrower (detail project team members), 

prior experience, financial condition, 

and litigation and/or conflicts. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

23, 2013. 

Sylvia I. Garcia, 

Acting Chief Financial Officer and Assistant 

Secretary for Budget and Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2013–23512 Filed 9–26–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of a Record of Decision 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of Record 

of Decision (ROD). 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public that it has issued a 

ROD for the Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (Final EIS) that evaluated the 

effects of proposed improvements to 

runway safety areas at the Kodiak 

Airport. This ROD constitutes the final 

decision of the FAA regarding the 

proposed action and summarizes the 

Final EIS analyses and selected 

mitigation measures. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD may be 

viewed online or during regular 

business hours at the following 

locations: 

1. Online at 

www.kodiakairporteis.com. 

2. Holmes Johnson Memorial Library, 

319 Lower Mill Bay Road, Kodiak, AK 

99615. (907) 486–8680. 

3. Federal Aviation Administration, 

Airports Division, 222 W. 7th Avenue, 

Anchorage, AK 99513–7504. (907) 271– 

5453. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Leslie Grey, Environmental Protection 

Specialist, FAA, Alaskan Region, 

Airports Division, address 222 W. 7th 

Avenue Box #14, Anchorage, AK 99513. 

Ms. Grey may be contacted during 

business hours at (907) 271–5453 

(telephone) and (907) 271–2851 (fax), or 

by email at Leslie.Grey@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

ROD, the FAA selected the following 

alternatives for implementation: 

• Runway 07/25 Alternative 2 which 

involves the placement of fill off 

Runway end 25 and installation of an 

EMAS bed on the newly constructed 

landmass. 

• Runway 18/36 Alternative 7 which 

involves a landmass extension to the 

south beyond Runway end 36, shifting 

the runway to the south, and placing an 

Engineered Material Arresting System 

(EMAS) bed to the north beyond 

Runway end 18. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., 40 CFR 

Parts 1500–1508. 

Issued in Anchorage, Alaska, on September 

18, 2013. 

Byron K. Huffman, 

Manager, Airports Division, Alaskan Region. 

[FR Doc. 2013–23518 Filed 9–26–13; 8:45 am] 

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