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2. Project (Study) Information 

This section contains background 

information about the project (study): 

title, proposed scope of work, map of 

the study corridor (map attachment to 

SF 424 application is required), 

descriptions of the corridor, project 

budget allocated into major tasks, 

including the source of local match, and 

time-line for beginning and ending the 

major tasks. 

3. Evaluation Criteria 

This section contains information for 

direct use in the evaluation process: 

demonstrated need, advancing 

livability, and study approach and 

outcomes. 

C. Submission Dates and Times 

Complete proposals for the 

Alternatives Analysis program must be 

submitted electronically through 

GRANTS.GOV by 11:59 p.m. EDT on 

April 19, 2012. Proposers are 

encouraged to begin the process of 

registration on the GRANTS.GOV site 

well in advance of the submission 

deadline. Registration is a multi-step 

process, which may take several weeks 

to complete before a proposal can be 

submitted. Registered proposers may 

still be required to take steps to keep 

their registration up to date before 

submissions can be made successfully: 

(1) registration in the Central Contractor 

Repository (CCR) is renewed annually 

and (2) persons making submissions on 

behalf of the Authorized Organization 

Representative (AOR) must be 

authorized in GRANTS.GOV by the 

AOR to make submissions. 

IV. Award Administration 

A. Award Notices 

At the time the project (study) 

selections are announced, FTA will 

extend pre-award authority for the 

selected projects awarded to current 

grantees. There is no blanket pre-award 

authority for these projects before 

announcement. 

B. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

1. Grant Requirements 

If selected, applicants will apply for a 

grant through TEAM and adhere to the 

customary FTA grant requirements of 

the Section 5339 Alternatives Analysis 

program, including those of FTA 

Circular 9300.1B, Circular 5010.1D, and 

the labor protections of 49 U.S.C. 

Section 5333(b). These grants will be 

administered and managed by the FTA 

regional offices. The Alternatives 

Analysis must be documented in the 

Unified Planning Work Program 

(UPWP) of the MPO for the area before 

these funds can be used. All 

discretionary grants, regardless of award 

amount, will be subject to the 

Congressional Notification and release 

process. Technical assistance regarding 

these requirements is available from 

each FTA regional office. 

2. Standard Assurances 

The applicant assures that it will 

comply with all applicable Federal 

statutes, regulations, executive orders, 

FTA circulars, and other Federal 

administrative requirements in carrying 

out any activity supported by the FTA 

grant. The applicant acknowledges that 

it is under a continuing obligation to 

comply with the terms and conditions 

of the grant agreement issued for its 

project with FTA. The applicant 

understands that Federal laws, 

regulations, policies, and administrative 

practices might be modified from time 

to time and may affect the 

implementation of the project. The 

applicant agrees that the most recent 

Federal requirements will apply to the 

project, unless FTA issues a written 

determination otherwise. The applicant 

must submit the Certifications and 

Assurances before receiving a grant if it 

does not have current certifications on 

file. 

3. Reporting 

Post-award reporting requirements 

include submission of Federal Financial 

Reports and Milestone reports in TEAM 

on a quarterly basis for all projects. 

Documentation is required for payment. 

In addition, project sponsors receiving 

grants for innovative approaches may be 

required to report on the performance of 

these approaches. 

V. Agency Contacts and Technical 

Assistance 

Contact the appropriate FTA Regional 

Office at http://www.fta.dot.gov for 

proposal-specific information and 

issues. For general program information, 

please use the contact identified in the 

front of this notice. During the 

application period, FTA may post 

answers to commonly asked questions 

about the Alternatives Analysis program 

at www.fta.dot.gov/alternativesanalysis. 

Issued in Washington, DC, this 7th day of 

March, 2012. 

Peter Rogoff, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5895 Filed 3–9–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2012–0021] 

National Emergency Medical Services 

Advisory Council (NEMSAC); 

Correction to the Notice of Federal 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Correction to notice of the 

National Emergency Medical Services 

Advisory Council Meeting on March 29, 

2012, to alter the start time from 1 p.m. 

EST to 10 a.m. EDT and to adjust other 

times from Eastern Standard Time to 

Eastern Daylight Time. 

SUMMARY: NHTSA is issuing a correction 

to a published notice of a meeting of the 

NEMSAC to be held in the Metropolitan 

Washington, DC area on March 28–30, 

2012. This notice announces the correct 

date, time, and location of the meeting, 

which will be open to the public. The 

purpose of NEMSAC is to provide a 

nationally recognized council of 

emergency medical services (EMS) 

representatives and consumers to 

provide advice and recommendations 

regarding EMS to DOT’s National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 

DATES: The NEMSAC meeting will take 

place over two and a half days and be 

held on 

• Wednesday March 28, 2012, from 

9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT; 

• Thursday March 29, 2012, from 

10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT; and 

• Friday March 30, 2012, from 8 a.m. 

to 12 p.m. EDT. 

NEMSAC committees will meet from 

8 a.m. to 10 a.m. EDT on March 29, 

2012. Public comment periods will be 

scheduled throughout the day of March 

28, 2012, as well as from 3:30 p.m. to 

4:30 p.m. EDT on March 29, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held on 

the 8th floor of the FHI 360 Conference 

Center at 1825 Connecticut Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Drew Dawson, Director, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Office of 

Emergency Medical Services, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., NTI–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, telephone 

number (202) 366–9966; email 

Drew.Dawson@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 

92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.). 

NEMSAC will meet on March 28–30, 


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1BNSF states that there is one customer on the 

line, Green Plains Shenandoah LLC (GPS). After 

abandonment, BNSF intends to convert a portion of 

the line between mileposts 20.05 and 21.90 to 

industry track and sell the track to GPS to stage 

trains. 

2012, at the FHI 360 Conference Center 

at 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20009. 

Agenda of National EMS Advisory 

Council Meeting, March 28–30, 2012 

The tentative agenda includes the 

following: 

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 

(1) Opening Remarks 

(2) History and Overview of the EMS 

Education Agenda for the Future 

(3) Panel Discussion #1—Successes and 

Challenges in Implementing the 

Current Agenda 

(4) Panel Discussion #2—Opportunities 

and Challenges in Revising the 

Agenda 

(5) Panel Discussion #3—The Process to 

Revise the Agenda 

(6) Next Steps 

Thursday, March 29, 2012 

(1) Opening Remarks 

(2) Review and Approval of Minutes of 

Last Meeting 

(3) Update from NHTSA Office of EMS 

(4) Federal Partner Update 

(5) Request for Input from the Federal 

Interagency Committee on EMS 

(FICEMS) 

(6) Presentations from NEMSAC 

Committees 

(7) Public Comment Period 

Friday, March 30, 2012 

(1) Deliberations of Committee 

Documents 

(2) Discussion of New and Emerging 

Issues 

(3) Unfinished Business/Continued 

Discussion from Previous Day 

(4) Next Steps and Adjourn 

Public comment periods will be 

scheduled throughout the day of March 

28, 2012, as well as from 3:30 p.m. to 

4:30 p.m. EDT on March 29, 2012. 

Written comments or requests to make 

oral presentations must be received by 

March 21, 2012, by emailing 

nemsac@dot.gov. In order to allow as 

many people as possible to speak, 

speakers are requested to limit their 

remarks to 5 minutes. 

Public Attendance: This meeting will 

be open to the public. There will not be 

a teleconference option for this meeting. 

Individuals wishing to attend must 

register online at www.regonline.com/ 

NEMSAC no later than March 26, 2012. 

Minutes of the NEMSAC Meeting will 

be available to the public online through 

www.EMS.gov. 

Issued on: March 6, 2012. 

Jeffrey P. Michael, 

Associate Administrator for Research and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5839 Filed 3–9–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. AB 6 (Sub–No. 479X)] 

BNSF Railway Company— 

Abandonment Exemption—in Page 

and Fremont Counties, Iowa 

On February 21, 2012, BNSF Railway 

Company (BNSF) filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board (Board) a petition 

under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption 

from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 

to abandon a 5.95-mile rail line between 

milepost 20.05 in Shenandoah and 

milepost 26.0 in Farragut, in Page and 

Fremont Counties, Iowa.1 The line 

traverses United States Postal Service 

Zip Codes 51601, 51602, 51603, and 

51639, and includes the station of 

Farragut. 

According to BNSF, the line does not 

contain federally granted rights-of-way. 

Any documentation in BNSF’s 

possession will be made available 

promptly to those requesting it. 

The interest of railroad employees 

will be protected by the conditions set 

forth in Oregon Short Line Railroad— 

Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch 

Between Firth & Ammon, In Bingham & 

Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 

91 (1979). 

By issuance of this notice, the Board 

is instituting an exemption proceeding 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final 

decision will be issued by June 8, 2012. 

Any offer of financial assistance 

(OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will 

be due no later than 10 days after 

service of a decision granting the 

petition for exemption. Each OFA must 

be accompanied by a $1,500 filing fee. 

See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). 

All interested persons should be 

aware that, following abandonment of 

rail service and salvage of the line, the 

line may be suitable for other public 

use, including interim trail use. Any 

request for a public use condition under 

49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail 

banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be 

due no later than April 2, 2012. Each 

trail use request must be accompanied 

by a $250 filing fee. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(27). 

All filings in response to this notice 

must refer to Docket No. AB 6 (Sub–No. 

479X) and must be sent to: (1) Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001; and (2) 

Karl Morell, Suite 225, 655 15th Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20005. Replies to 

the petition are due on or before April 

2, 2012. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning abandonment procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Assistance, Governmental Affairs and 

Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer 

to the full abandonment or 

discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR pt. 

1152. Questions concerning 

environmental issues may be directed to 

the Board’s Office of Environmental 

Analysis (OEA) at (202) 245–0305. 

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339.] 

An environmental assessment (EA) (or 

environmental impact statement (EIS), if 

necessary) prepared by OEA will be 

served upon all parties of record and 

upon any agencies or other persons who 

commented during its presentation. 

Other interested persons may contact 

OEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS). 

EAs in these abandonment proceedings 

normally will be made available within 

60 days of the filing of the petition. The 

deadline for submission of comments on 

the EA generally will be within 30 days 

of its service. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: March 6, 2012. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5780 Filed 3–9–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Open Meeting of the Federal Advisory 

Committee on Insurance 

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

proposed topics to be discussed for a 

meeting of the Department of the 

Treasury’s Federal Advisory Committee 

on Insurance. The meeting is open the 

public. The meeting site is accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. The FACI 

will convene its first meeting on Friday, 


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