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Funds apportioned under high 

intensity fixed guideway shall be 

available exclusively for fixed guideway 

projects. High intensity motorbus funds 

can be used interchangeably on any 

eligible high intensity motorbus or high 

intensity fixed guideway project. High 

intensity motorbus funds must be used 

for capital expenses of public 

transportation systems that provide 

regular, continuing shared-ride surface 

transportation service to the general 

public. The final circular clarifies the 

eligibility of certain projects for high 

intensity motorbus funding. 

5. Federal Share of Project Costs 

This section describes the 

requirement for local funding of projects 

assisted under the SGR Grants Program. 

The Federal share of a project generally 

shall not exceed 80 percent of the net 

project cost. This section also discusses 

exceptions to the 80-percent limitation. 

6. Capital Cost of Contracting 

This section describes the eligibility 

of recipients who contract with a third 

party for the provision of transit services 

and therefore do not have direct capital 

costs. In such situations, FTA can apply 

a concept called the ‘‘capital cost of 

contracting.’’ 

7. Local Share of Project Costs 

This section describes qualifying 

sources of the local share of a project. 

8. Additional Sources of Local Share 

This section describes qualifying 

sources of the local share of a project 

that have special requirements 

associated with their use. 

9. Alternative Financing 

This section describes alternative or 

innovative sources of project financing 

and the U.S. Department of 

Transportation’s Transportation 

Infrastructure Finance and Innovation 

Act (TIFIA) loans. Recipients are 

encouraged to investigate and pursue 

innovative financing methods for transit 

projects. 

10. Deferred Local Share 

This section describes a possible 

arrangement whereby a project sponsor 

may defer contributing the local share of 

project costs until the Federal share has 

been fully drawn down. 

D. Chapter IV: Planning and Program 

Development 

Chapter IV describes planning 

requirements that apply to most 

recipients of FTA funding and are 

common to most of FTA’s programs. 

The chapter contains a new section, 

Transit Asset Management (TAM), that 

describes the new national asset 

management system and the 

requirements for planning, targetsetting, and reporting placed on 

recipients of FTA funding that will be 

effective upon completion of 

rulemaking. Asset management and the 

management of safety risks should 

inform recipients’ selection of SGR 

Grants Program projects. Other sections 

in chapter IV are: (2) Metropolitan and 

Statewide Planning Requirements; (3) 

Metropolitan Planning Areas; (4) 

Transportation Management Areas; (5) 

Performance-Based Planning; (6) Roles 

of Designated Recipient and 

Metropolitan Planning Organization in 

Allocating Program Funds; (7) Subarea 

Allocation; (8) Availability of FHWA 

‘‘Flexible Funds’’ for Transit Projects; 

(9) Requirements Related to Vehicles 

and Equipment; (10) Requirements 

Related to Facilities; (11) Environmental 

Considerations; (12) Major Capital 

Projects; (13) Authority to Undertake 

Projects in Advance; and (14) Public 

Transportation Safety Requirements. 

In response to comments received in 

response to the proposed circular, the 

final circular makes edits to three 

sections within Chapter IV. Section (7), 

Subarea Allocation, has been edited to 

clarify that although the MPO is not 

required to participate in the 

suballocation of program funds, FTA 

recommends that the designated 

recipient and MPO work together 

cooperatively in determining the 

suballocation of funds. Section (9), 

Requirements Related to Vehicles and 

Equipment, has been edited to improve 

clarity. Instead of containing a new 

discussion of FTA’s rebuilding and 

overhaul policies, the section now refers 

the reader to FTA’s primary discussion 

of the topic in circular 5010.1. Section 

(11), Environmental Considerations, has 

been edited to provide a more accurate 

description of the application of CEs 

under NEPA to SGR Grants Program 

projects, including construction-related 

projects. Section (13), Authority to 

Undertake Projects in Advance, has 

been rewritten for consistency with 

recent changes to FTA’s list of CEs at 23 

CFR 771.118. 

E. Chapter V: Program Management and 

Administrative Requirements 

Chapter V describes management and 

administrative requirements that apply 

to FTA grants and are common to FTA’s 

various programs. Sections included in 

chapter V are: (1) FTA Electronic Award 

Management System; (2) System for 

Award Management Requirements; (3) 

Data Universal Numbering System 

(DUNS) Registration Requirements; (4) 

DUNS Requirement for Subrecipients; 

(5) Electronic Clearing House Operation 

(ECHO) Requirements; (6) Federal 

Funding Accountability and 

Transparency Act (FFATA) 

Requirements; and (7) National Transit 

Database (NTD) Reporting. 

F. Chapter VI: Other Provisions 

Chapter VI describes some of the 

requirements and conditions that apply 

to FTA grants and are common to FTA’s 

programs. Sections included in chapter 

VI are: (1) Introduction; (2) Charter Bus 

Services; (3) Civil Rights; (4) Clean Air 

Act (CAA); (5) Commercial Driver’s 

License (CDL); (6) Debarment and 

Suspension; (7) Drug and Alcohol 

Testing; (8) Drug-Free Workplace; (9) 

Employee Political Activity; (10) Energy 

Conservation; (11) Environmental 

Reviews; (12) Intergovernmental 

Review; (13) Labor Protections; (14) 

Presidential Coin Act; (15) Private 

Sector Participation; (16) Use of 

Competitive Procurements; (17) Real 

Property Acquisition and Relocation 

Assistance; (18) Restrictions on 

Lobbying; (19) Safety and Security; (20) 

School Bus Transportation; (21) Seismic 

Design and Construction Standards; (22) 

Sensitive Security Information; and (22) 

State Safety Oversight. 

G. Appendices 

The final circular contains five 

appendices. Appendix A contains 

instructions for recipients preparing a 

grant application. Appendix B contains 

instructions for how to prepare a project 

budget. Appendix C contains example 

documents to assist recipients in 

applying for and managing an SGR 

grant. Appendix D contains FTA 

regional and metropolitan contact 

information. Appendix E contains a list 

of references for the circular. 

Therese McMillan, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01530 Filed 1–27–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2015 0008] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel 

KANOA; Invitation for Public 

Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 

12121, the Secretary of Transportation, 

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as represented by the Maritime 

Administration (MARAD), is authorized 

to grant waivers of the U.S.-build 

requirement of the coastwise laws under 

certain circumstances. A request for 

such a waiver has been received by 

MARAD. The vessel, and a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

February 27, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2015–0008. 

Written comments may be submitted by 

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. You may also 

send comments electronically via the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

All comments will become part of this 

docket and will be available for 

inspection and copying at the above 

address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

E.T., Monday through Friday, except 

federal holidays. An electronic version 

of this document and all documents 

entered into this docket is available on 

the World Wide Web at http://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Linda Williams, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W23–453, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@

dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

As described by the applicant the 

intended service of the vessel KANOA 

is: 

Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘Sailing instruction and Charters’’ 

Geographic Region: ‘‘Hawaii’’ 

The complete application is given in 

DOT docket MARAD–2015–0008 at 

http://www.regulations.gov. Interested 

parties may comment on the effect this 

action may have on U.S. vessel builders 

or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- 

flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in 

accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and 

MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 

388, that the issuance of the waiver will 

have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- 

vessel builder or a business that uses 

U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a 

waiver will not be granted. Comments 

should refer to the docket number of 

this notice and the vessel name in order 

for MARAD to properly consider the 

comments. Comments should also state 

the commenter’s interest in the waiver 

application, and address the waiver 

criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Dated: January 20, 2015. 

Julie P. Agarwal, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01544 Filed 1–27–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2015 0007] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel 

SWEET AILEEN; Invitation for Public 

Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 

12121, the Secretary of Transportation, 

as represented by the Maritime 

Administration (MARAD), is authorized 

to grant waivers of the U.S.-build 

requirement of the coastwise laws under 

certain circumstances. A request for 

such a waiver has been received by 

MARAD. The vessel, and a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

February 27, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2015–0007. 

Written comments may be submitted by 

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. You may also 

send comments electronically via the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

All comments will become part of this 

docket and will be available for 

inspection and copying at the above 

address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

E.T., Monday through Friday, except 

federal holidays. An electronic version 

of this document and all documents 

entered into this docket is available on 

the World Wide Web at http://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Linda Williams, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W23–453, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@

dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel SWEET AILEEN is: 

Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘This is a two cabin vessel with galley 

and 1 & 1⁄2 bath. It will take 

passengers on a 48 hour tour 

including sport fishing within 

Kachemak Bay, Alaska’’ 

Geographic Region: ‘‘Alaska (excluding 

waters in Southeastern Alaska and 

waters north of a line between Gore 

Point to Cape Suckling [including the 

North Gulf Coast and Prince William 

Sound. This vessel has a slip at the 

Port of Homer, Alaska and will stay in 

the area of Kachemak Bay and Cook 

Inlet (an area considered Southwest 

Alaska). The vessel will not be able to 

enter waters in Southeastern Alaska 

due to the geographic location of 

Kenai peninsula. Kenai peninsula is 

the western border of ‘‘North of a line 

from Gore Point to Cape Suckling 

(including the North Gulf Coast and 

Prince William Sound)’’, and these 

mountains have no water passageway 

between Cook Inlet and Southeastern 

Alaska.’’ 

The complete application is given in 

DOT docket MARAD–2015–0007 at 

http://www.regulations.gov. Interested 

parties may comment on the effect this 

action may have on U.S. vessel builders 

or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- 

flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in 

accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and 

MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 

388, that the issuance of the waiver will 

have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- 

vessel builder or a business that uses 

U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a 

waiver will not be granted. Comments 

should refer to the docket number of 

this notice and the vessel name in order 

for MARAD to properly consider the 

comments. Comments should also state 

the commenter’s interest in the waiver 

application, and address the waiver 

criteria given in 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

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