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8. Hazardous Materials: 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act of 1980 (CERCLA) as amended [42 

U.S.C. 9601–9657]; Superfund 

Amendments and Reauthorization Act 

of 1986 [Pub. L. 99–499]; Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act [42 

U.S.C. 6901 et. seq.]. 

9. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 

Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 

Floodplain Management as amended by 

E.O. 12148; E.O. 12898, Federal Actions 

to Address Environmental Justice in 

Minority Populations and Low Income 

Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection and 

Enhancement of Cultural Resources; 

E.O. 13007 Indian Sacred Sites; E.O. 

13287 Preserve America; E.O. 13175 

Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribal Governments; E.O. 11514 

Protection and Enhancement of 

Environmental Quality; E.O. 13112 

Invasive Species. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). 

Issued on: March 5, 2012. 

George R. Poirier, 

Division Administrator, FHWA Wisconsin 

Division, Madison, Wisconsin. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5803 Filed 3–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Public Transportation on Indian 

Reservations Program; Tribal Transit 

Program 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability: 

Solicitation of Grant Proposals for FY 

2012 Tribal Transit Program Funds. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) announces the 

availability of approximately $15 

million in funding provided by the 

Public Transportation on Indian 

Reservations Program (Tribal Transit 

Program (TTP)) subject to the 

availability of funds by Congress, a 

program authorized by Section 3013(c) 

of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 

Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 

Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU). This 

notice is a national solicitation for 

project proposals and includes the 

selection criteria and program eligibility 

information for FY 2012 projects. 

The Surface and Air Transportation 

Programs Extension Act of 2011, Public 

Law No.112–30 continues the 

authorization of the Federal transit 

programs of the U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT) through March 

31, 2012, and provides contract 

authority for this program equal to 

approximately one half of the amounts 

available in FY 2011. Subject to funding 

availability by Congress, FTA will fund 

the TTP with approximately $15 

million. 

This announcement is available on 

the FTA Web site at: http:// 

www.fta.dot.gov. FTA may announce 

final selections on the Web site and in 

the Federal Register. Additionally, a 

synopsis of the funding opportunity will 

be posted in the FIND module of the 

government-wide electronic grants Web 

site at http://www.grants.gov. 

DATES: Complete proposals for the 

Tribal Transit Program announced in 

this Notice must be submitted by 11:59 

p.m. EDT on May 10, 2012. All 

proposals must be submitted 

electronically through the 

GRANTS.GOV APPLY function. Any 

tribe intending to apply should initiate 

the process of registering on the 

GRANTS.GOV site immediately to 

ensure completion of registration before 

the submission deadline. Instructions 

for applying can be found on FTA’s Web 

site at http://www.fta.dot.gov/ 

tribaltransit and in the ‘‘FIND’’ module 

of GRANTS.GOV. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact the appropriate FTA Regional 

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

for proposal-specific information and 

issues. For general program information, 

contact Cathy Monroe, Tribal Transit 

Program, (816) 329–3929, email: 

cathy.monroe@dot.gov or the Office of 

Program Management at (202) 366– 

2053. A TDD is available at 1–800–877– 

8339 (TDD/FIRS). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Overview 

II. Program Purpose 

III. Program Information 

A. Eligible Applicants 

B. Eligible Projects 

C. Cost Sharing and Matching 

D. Proposal Content 

E. Evaluation Criteria 

F. Review and Selection Process 

IV. Technical Assistance and Other Program 

Information 

Appendix A: FTA Regional Tribal Liaisons 

Appendix B: Tribal Transit Program 

Technical Assistance Contacts 

I. Overview 

Section 3013(c) of SAFETEA–LU, 

Public Law 109–59 (August 10, 2005) 

amended 49 U.S.C. 5311(c) by 

establishing the Public Transportation 

on Indian Reservations Program (Tribal 

Transit Program or TTP). This program 

authorizes direct grants ‘‘under such 

terms and conditions as may be 

established by the Secretary’’ to Indian 

tribes for any purpose eligible under 

FTA’s Nonurbanized Area Formula 

Program, 49 U.S.C. 5311 (Section 5311 

program). Approximately $15 million is 

expected to be available for the Tribal 

Transit Program discretionary allocation 

and may include other discretionary 

program funds that become available. 

The total amount of funding available 

will be contingent on Congressional 

authorization prior to the selection of 

awardees, and based on the timing of 

such funding becoming available, may 

also include funding appropriated for 

Fiscal Year 2013. 

II. Program Purpose 

TTP funds are to be allocated for 

grants to Federally-recognized Indian 

tribes for any purpose eligible under the 

Section 5311 program. The Conference 

Report that accompanied SAFETEA–LU 

indicated that the funds set aside for 

Indian tribes in the TTP are not meant 

to replace or reduce funds that Indian 

tribes receive from States through FTA’s 

Section 5311 program. TTP funds are 

meant to complement any 5311 funds 

that applicants may be receiving. Tribal 

transit funds will be competitively 

allocated to support planning, capital, 

and operating assistance for tribal 

public transit services. 

III. Program Information 

A. Eligible Applicants 

Eligible applicants include Federallyrecognized Indian tribes or Alaska 

Native villages, groups, or communities 

as identified by the U.S. Department of 

Interior (DOI), Bureau of Indian Affairs 

(BIA). As evidence of Federal 

recognition, a tribe may submit a copy 

of the most up-to-date Federal Register 

notice published by DOI, BIA: Entities 

Recognized and Eligible to Receive 

Service from the United States Bureau 

of Indian Affairs. To be an eligible 

recipient, a tribe must have the requisite 

legal, financial and technical 

capabilities to receive and administer 

Federal funds under this program. 

Applicants must be registered in the 

Central Contractor Registration (CCR) 

database and maintain an active CCR 

registration with current information at 

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Federal award or an application or plan 

under consideration by FTA. 

B. Eligible Projects 

Grants can be awarded to eligible 

applicants located in rural and small 

urban areas with populations under 

50,000 not identified as an urbanized 

area by the Bureau of the Census and 

may be used for public transportation 

capital projects, operating costs of 

equipment and facilities for use in 

public transportation, planning, and the 

acquisition of public transportation 

services, including service agreements 

with private providers of public 

transportation services. Under the 

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 

(ADA), 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq., public 

fixed-route operators are required to 

provide ADA complementary 

paratransit service to individuals who 

are unable to use a fixed route due to 

their disability or a fixed route being 

inaccessible. Coordinated human 

service transportation that primarily 

serves seniors and persons with 

disabilities, but that is not restricted 

from carrying other members of the 

public, is considered available to the 

general public if it is marketed as public 

transportation. Examples of eligible TTP 

projects are capital and operating 

expenses for new transit service (e.g. 

start up), capital and operating expenses 

for continuation or expansions of 

existing transit services, and operational 

planning. Additionally, eligible 

applicants may apply for planning 

grants of up to $25,000 for planning 

studies. 

C. Cost Sharing and Matching 

Projects selected for funding under 

the TTP can be funded up to a 100 

percent Federal share of project costs. 

However, FTA is interested in the tribe’s 

financial commitment to the proposed 

project and requests tribes include a 

description of their financial 

commitment to the proposed project in 

the proposal. 

D. Proposal Content (All Applicants 

Must Completely Respond to Items in 

Section D To Be Considered for TTP 

Funding) 

1. Proposal Submission Process 

Project proposals must be submitted 

electronically through http:// 

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

on May 10, 2012. Mail and fax 

submissions will not be accepted. 

A complete proposal submission will 

consist of at least two files: (1) the SF 

424 Mandatory form (downloaded from 

GRANTS.GOV) and (2) the Tribal 

Transit supplemental form found on the 

FTA Web site at http://www.fta.dot.gov/ 

tribaltransit. 

The Tribal Transit supplemental form 

provides guidance and a consistent 

format for applicants to respond to the 

criteria outlined in this Notice of 

Funding Availability (NOFA). Once 

completed, the applicant must place the 

supplemental form in the attachments 

section of the SF 424 Mandatory form. 

Applicants must use the supplemental 

form designated for TTP and attach it to 

their submission in GRANTS.GOV to 

successfully complete the application 

process. A proposal submission may 

contain additional supporting 

documentation as attachments. 

Within 24–48 hours after submitting 

an electronic application, the applicant 

should receive three email messages 

from GRANTS.GOV: (1) Confirmation of 

successful transmission to 

GRANTS.GOV; (2) confirmation of 

successful validation by GRANTS.GOV; 

and (3) confirmation of successful 

validation by FTA. If the applicant does 

not receive confirmations of successful 

validation and instead receives a notice 

of failed validation or incomplete 

materials, the applicant must address 

the reason for the failed validation or 

incomplete materials, as described in 

the notice, and resubmit the proposal 

before the submission deadline. If 

making a resubmission for any reason, 

the applicant must include all original 

attachments regardless of which 

attachments are updated and check the 

box on the supplemental form 

indicating this is a resubmission. 

Complete instructions on the 

application process can be found at 

http://www.fta.dot.gov/tribaltransit. 

Important: FTA urges applicants to 

submit their project proposals at least 72 

hours prior to the due date to allow time 

to receive the validation message and to 

correct any problems that may have 

caused a rejection notification. FTA will 

not accept submissions after the stated 

submission deadline. GRANTS.GOV 

scheduled maintenance and outage 

times are announced on the 

GRANTS.GOV Web site http:// 

www.GRANTS.GOV. The deadline will 

not be extended due to scheduled 

maintenance or outages. 

Applicants may submit one proposal 

for each project or one proposal 

containing multiple projects. Applicants 

submitting multiple projects in one 

proposal must be sure to clearly define 

each project by completing a 

supplemental form for each project. 

Additional supplemental forms must be 

added within the proposal by clicking 

the ‘‘add project’’ button in Section II of 

the supplemental form. 

Information, such as applicant name, 

Federal amount requested, description 

of areas served, and other information 

may be requested in varying degrees of 

detail on both the SF 424 form and 

supplemental form. Applicants must fill 

in all fields unless stated otherwise on 

the forms. Applicants should use both 

the ‘‘Check Package for Errors’’ and the 

‘‘Validate Form’’ validation buttons on 

both forms to check all required fields 

on the forms, and ensure that the 

Federal and local amounts specified are 

consistent. 

The following information MUST be 

included on the SF 424 and 

supplemental forms for all requests for 

TTP funding: 

2. Proposal Information 

i. Name of Federally-recognized tribe 

and, if appropriate, the specific tribal 

agency submitting the application. 

ii. Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data 

Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 

number if available. (Note: If selected, 

applicant will be required to provide 

DUNS number prior to grant award). 

iii. Contact information including: 

Contact name, title, address, 

congressional district, fax and phone 

number, and email address if available. 

iv. Description of public 

transportation services including areas 

currently served by the tribe, if any. 

v. Name of person (s) authorized to 

apply on behalf of the tribe (attach a 

signed transmittal letter) must 

accompany the proposal. 

3. Project Information 

i. Project Description: Indicate the 

category for which funding is requested; 

i.e., start-ups, continuation, expansion 

or replacements of existing transit 

services, capital, operational planning, 

and planning studies. Provide a 

summary description of the proposed 

project and how it will be implemented 

(e.g., number and type of vehicles, 

routes, service area, schedules, type of 

services, fixed route or demand 

responsive), route miles (if fixed route), 

ridership numbers (actual if an existing 

system, estimated if a start up system), 

major origins and destinations, 

population served, and whether the 

tribe provides the service directly or 

contracts for services and how vehicles 

will be maintained. 

ii. Project Timeline: Include 

significant milestones such as date of 

contract for purchase of vehicle(s), 

actual or expected delivery date of 

vehicles, and operation of service dates. 

If applying for operational funding, state 

time period funds will operate the 

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iii. Budget: A detailed budget 

including the Federal amount requested 

for each purpose for which funds are 

sought and any funding from other 

sources that will be provided. A tribe 

may allow up to fifteen percent of the 

grant award for planning and the 

indirect costs rate may not exceed ten 

percent (if necessary add as an 

attachment). 

4. Technical, Legal, Financial Capacity 

Tribes that cannot demonstrate 

adequate capacity in technical, legal and 

financial areas will not be considered 

for funding. Every proposal MUST 

describe the tribe’s technical, legal, and 

financial capacity to implement the 

proposed project. 

i. Technical Capacity: Provide 

examples of the tribe’s management of 

other Federal projects. What resources 

does the tribe have to implement the 

proposed transit project? 

ii. Legal Capacity: Provide 

documentation or other evidence to 

show that the applicant is a Federallyrecognized tribe and has an authorized 

representative to execute legal 

agreements with FTA on behalf of the 

tribe. If applying for capital or operating 

funds, does the tribe have appropriate 

Federal or State operating authority? 

iii. Financial Capacity: Does the tribe 

have adequate financial systems in 

place to receive and manage a Federal 

grant? Describe the tribe’s financial 

systems and controls. 

E. Evaluation Criteria 

FTA will divide proposals into three 

categories for evaluation. The three 

evaluation categories are as follows: 

• Start-ups—Proposals for funding of 

new transit service include capital, 

operating, administration, and planning. 

• Continuation of Transit Services— 

Proposals for funding of continuation or 

expansion of existing transit services 

include capital, operating, 

administration, and planning. 

• Planning—Proposals for planning 

include funding of transit planning 

studies. 

Applications will be grouped into 

their respective category for review and 

scoring purposes. 

1. Evaluation Criteria for Start-ups and 

Continuation of Transit Services 

i. Planning and Local/Regional 

Prioritization 

In this section, the applicant should 

describe how the proposed project was 

developed and demonstrate that there is 

a sound basis for the project and that the 

applicant is ready to implement the 

project if funded. Information may vary 

depending upon how the planning 

process for the project was conducted. 

Planning and local/regional 

prioritization should consider and 

address the following areas: 

a. Describe the planning document 

and/or the planning process conducted 

to identify the proposed project. 

b. Provide a detailed project 

description including the proposed or 

existing service, vehicle and facility 

needs, and other pertinent 

characteristics of the proposed or 

existing service implementation. 

c. Identify existing transportation 

services in and near the proposed or 

existing service area and document in 

detail whether the proposed project will 

provide opportunities to coordinate 

service with existing transit services, 

including human service agencies, 

intercity bus services, or other public 

transit providers. 

d. Discuss the level of support by the 

community and/or tribal government for 

the proposed project. 

e. Describe how the mobility and 

client-access needs of tribal human 

service agencies were considered in the 

planning process. 

f. Describe what opportunities for 

public participation were provided in 

the planning process and how the 

proposed transit service or existing 

service has been coordinated with 

transportation provided for the clients 

of human service agencies, with 

intercity bus transportation in the area, 

or with any other rural public transit 

providers. 

g. Describe how the proposed or 

existing service complements rather 

than duplicates any currently available 

services. 

h. Describe the implementation 

schedule for the proposed project, 

including time frame, staffing, and 

procurement. 

i. Describe any other planning or 

coordination efforts that were not 

mentioned above. 

ii. Demonstration of Need: 

In this section, the proposal should 

demonstrate the transit needs of the 

tribe and discuss how the proposed 

transit improvements or continuation of 

service will or are addressing the 

identified transit needs. Proposals 

should include information such as 

destinations and services not currently 

accessible by transit, needs for access to 

jobs or health care, special needs of 

seniors and individuals with 

disabilities, income-based community 

needs, or other mobility needs. If the 

proposal is for funding to continue 

existing service, applicants should 

include information on ridership, a 

description of the service, including 

how the existing service is meeting the 

needs of the tribe, how the TTP funds 

are needed to continue the services 

currently being provided, and a 

description of how the tribe would be 

impacted by reduced resources, 

including potential service disruptions, 

cancellation or reduction of service, etc. 

If an applicant received a planning grant 

in previous fiscal years, it should 

indicate the status of the planning study 

and how the proposed project relates to 

that study. 

Based on the information provided, 

the proposals will be rated on whether 

there is a demonstrated need for the 

project and how well the proposed 

project will fulfill the need. 

iii. Demonstration of Benefits: 

In this section, proposals should 

identify expected or, in the case of 

existing service, achieved, project 

benefits. Possible examples include 

increased or sustained ridership and 

daily trips, improved service, improved 

operations and coordination, and 

economic benefits to the community. 

Benefits can be demonstrated by 

identifying the population of tribal 

members and non-tribal members in the 

proposed project service area and 

estimating the number of daily one-way 

trips the proposed transit service will 

provide or the actual number of 

individual riders and trips on existing 

service. There may be many other, less 

quantifiable, benefits to the tribe and 

surrounding community from the 

proposed project. Applicants should 

document, explain or show the benefits 

in whatever format is reasonable to 

present them. 

Based on the information provided, 

proposals will be rated based on four 

factors: 

a. Will the project improve transit 

efficiency or increase ridership? 

b. Will the project improve or 

maintain mobility for the tribe? 

c. Will the project improve or 

maintain access to important 

destinations and services? 

d. Are there other qualitative benefits? 

iv. Note on Continuation of Transit 

Projects Funded with FY 2006—FY 

2011 TTP funding: 

If an applicant is requesting FY 2012 

funding to continue a transit service 

project funded previously with TTP 

resources, the applicant must 

demonstrate that the project(s) are in an 

active status. Active status means the 

project is currently operating and the 

tribe has exhibited effective grant 

management of the project. Applicants 

should describe in the proposal the 

status of previous TTP awards and 

grants, including services currently 

being provided and how the requested 

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service or is necessary to maintain the 

existing services. As part of the review 

process, FTA regional offices will also 

verify prior year management, 

implementation, and compliance with 

FTA reporting requirements. If the 

applicant submitted an application for a 

prior year competition and was not 

selected for funding, the applicant 

should note any impacts to service. The 

applicant should provide any data that 

would be helpful to project evaluators, 

e.g., ridership, increased service hours, 

extended service routes, or stops. 

v. Financial Commitment and 

Operating Capacity: 

In this section, the proposal should 

identify any other funding sources used 

by the tribe to support existing or 

proposed transit services, including 

human service transportation funding, 

Indian Reservation Roads, or other FTA 

programs such as Job Access and 

Reverse Commute, New Freedom, 

Section 5311, Section 5310, or Section 

5309 Bus and Bus Facilities. If 

applicable, the applicant should also 

describe how prior year TTP funds have 

been spent to date to support the 

service. 

For existing services, the proposal 

should show how TTP funding will 

supplement (not duplicate or replace) 

current funding sources. If the transit 

system was previously funded under 

section 5311 through the State’s 

apportionment, describe how requested 

TTP funding will expand available 

services or continue critical existing 

services. 

The proposal should describe any 

other resources the tribe will contribute 

to the project, including in-kind 

contributions, commitments of support 

from local businesses, donations of land 

or equipment, and human resources, 

and describe to what extent the new 

project or funding for existing service 

leverages other funding. 

The applicant should show its ability 

to manage programs by demonstrating 

the existing programs it administers in 

any area of expertise such as human 

services. Based upon the information 

provided, the proposals will be rated on 

the extent to which the proposal 

demonstrates that: 

a. This project provides new services, 

maintains or complements existing 

service; 

b. TTP funding does not replace 

existing funding; 

c. The tribe has or will provide nonfinancial support to project; 

d. The tribe has demonstrated the 

ability to provide other services or 

manage other programs; and 

e. Project funds are used in 

coordination with other services for 

efficient utilization of funds. 

vi. Evaluation Criteria for Planning 

Proposals 

For planning grants, the proposal 

should describe, in no more than three 

pages, the need for and a general scope 

of the proposed study. The proposal 

should also address the following: 

a. What is the tribes’ long-term 

commitment to transit? 

b. How will the proposed study 

implement and/or further tribal transit? 

F. Review and Selection Process 

In addition to other FTA staff that 

may review the proposals, a technical 

evaluation committee will review 

proposals under the project evaluation 

criteria. Members of the technical 

evaluation committee and other 

involved FTA staff reserve the right to 

screen and rate the applications it 

receives and to seek clarification from 

any applicant about any statement in its 

application that FTA finds ambiguous 

and/or request additional 

documentation to be considered during 

the evaluation process to clarify 

information contained within the 

proposal. 

After consideration of the findings of 

the technical evaluation committee, the 

FTA Administrator will determine the 

final selection and amount of funding 

for each project. Geographic diversity 

and the applicant’s receipt and 

management of other discretionary 

awards may be considered in FTA’s 

award decisions. FTA expects to 

announce the selected projects and 

notify successful applicants in August 

2012. 

Once successful applicants are 

announced, they will work with the 

appropriate Regional office to develop a 

grant application consistent with the 

selected proposal in FTA’s 

Transportation Electronic Award 

Management System (TEAM). 

IV. Technical Assistance and other 

Program Information 

This program is not subject to 

Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’ FTA will consider 

applications for funding only from 

eligible recipients for eligible projects 

listed in Section III. Due to funding 

limitations, applicants that are selected 

for funding may receive less than the 

amount requested. 

Complete applications must be 

submitted through GRANTS.GOV by 

May 10, 2012. Applicants may receive 

technical assistance for application 

development by contacting their FTA 

regional tribal liaison, or the National 

Rural Transportation Assistance 

Program office. Contact information for 

FTA’s regional offices can be found on 

FTA’s Web site at www.fta.dot.gov. A 

list of FTA regional Tribal Liaisons are 

included in Appendix A. 

Issued in Washington, DC, this 6th day of 

March, 2012. 

Peter Rogoff, 

Administrator. 

Appendix A 

FTA REGIONAL TRIBAL LIAISONS

Region 1—Boston Region 6—Ft. Worth 

Regional Tribal Liaisons: Laurie Ansaldi and Judi Molloy. Regional Tribal Liaison: Lynn Hayes. 

States served: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, 

Rhode Island, and Vermont. 

States served: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and 

Texas. 

Region 2—New York Region 7—Kansas City, MO 

Regional Tribal Liaison: Darin Allan. Regional Tribal Liaisons: Joni Roeseler and Cathy Monroe. 

States served: New Jersey, New York New York Metropolitan Office. States served: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. 

Region 3—Philadelphia Region 8—Denver 

States served: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and District of Columbia. Regional Tribal Liaisons: Jennifer Stewart and David Beckhouse. 

States served: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, 

and Wyoming. 

Region 4—Atlanta Region 9—San Francisco 

Regional Tribal Liaison: Tajsha LaShore. Regional Tribal Liaison: Eric Eidlin. 


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FTA REGIONAL TRIBAL LIAISONS—Continued 

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. 

Region 5—Chicago Region 10—Seattle 

Regional Tribal Liaisons: Joyce Taylor and Angelica Salgado. Regional Tribal Liaison: Bill Ramos. 

States served: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. States served: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. 

Appendix B 

Technical Assistance Contacts 

Alaska Tribal Technical Assistance Program 

Kim Williams, University of Alaska, 

Fairbanks, P.O. Box 756720, Fairbanks, AK 

99775–6720, (907) 842–2521, (907) 474– 

5208, williams@nushtel.net, http:// 

community.uaf.edu/∼alaskattac. 

Service area: Alaska. 

National Indian Justice Center 

Raquelle Myers, 5250 Aero Drive, Santa 

Rosa, CA 95403, (707) 579–5507 or (800) 

966–0662, (707) 579–9019, nijc@aol.com, 

http://www.nijc.org/ttap.html. 

Service area: California, Nevada. 

Tribal Technical Assistance Program at 

Colorado State University 

Ronald Hall, Rockwell Hall, Room 321, 

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 

80523–1276, (800) 262–7623, (970) 491– 

3502, ronald.hall@colostate.edu, http:// 

ttap.colostate.edu/. 

Service area: Arizona, Colorado, New 

Mexico, Utah. 

Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP) 

Bernie D. Alkire, 301–E Dillman Hall, 

Michigan Technological University, 1400 

Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931–1295, 

(888) 230–0688, (906) 487–1834, 

balkire@mtu.edu, http://www.ttap.mtu.edu/. 

Service area: Alabama, Arkansas, 

Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, 

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, 

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, 

Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North 

Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania. 

Northern Plains Tribal Technical Assistance 

Program 

Dennis Trusty, United Tribes Technical 

College, 3315 University Drive, Bismarck, ND 

58504, (701) 255–3285 ext. 1262, (701) 530– 

0635, nddennis@hotmail.com, http:// 

www.uttc.edu/forum/ttap/ttap.asp. 

Service area: Montana (Eastern), Nebraska 

(Northern), North Dakota, South Dakota, 

Wyoming. 

Northwest Tribal Technical Assistance 

Program 

Richard A. Rolland, Eastern Washington 

University, Department of Urban Planning, 

Public & Health Administration, 216 Isle 

Hall, Cheney, WA 99004, (800) 583–3187, 

(509) 359–7485, rrolland@ewu.edu, http:// 

www.ewu.edu/TTAP/. 

Service area: Idaho, Montana (Western), 

Oregon, Washington. 

Tribal Technical Assistance Program at 

Oklahoma State University 

James Self, Oklahoma State University, 

5202 N. Richmond Hills Road, Stillwater, OK 

74078–0001, (405) 744–6049, (405) 744– 

7268, jim.self@okstate.edu, http:// 

ttap.okstate.edu/. 

Service area: Kansas, Nebraska (Southern), 

Oklahoma, Texas. 

Other Technical Assistance Resources 

National RTAP (National Rural Transit 

Assistance Program) 

Contact: Patti Monahan, National RTAP, 5 

Wheeling Ave, Woburn, MA 01801, (781) 

404–5015 (Direct), (781) 895–1122 (Fax), 

(888) 589–6821 (Toll Free), 

pmonahan@nationalrtap.org, 

www.nationalrtap.org. 

Community Transportation Association of 

America 

The Resource Center—800–891–0590, 

http://www.ctaa.org/. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5819 Filed 3–8–12; 8:45 am] 

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