[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6170-6171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02137]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[Docket No. FTA-2015-0002]


Emergency Relief Program: Proposed Guidance

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Guidance for FTA's Emergency Relief 
Program and Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has placed in the 
docket and on its Web site proposed guidance on FTA's Emergency Relief 
(ER) Program for states and transit agencies that may be affected by a 
declared emergency or disaster and that may seek funding under FTA's ER 
Program. The proposed guidance is contained in the newly revised 
Reference Manual for States & Transit Agencies on Response and Recovery 
from Declared Disasters and FTA's Emergency Relief Program, which 
replaces ``Response and Recovery from Declared Emergencies and 
Disasters: A Reference for Transit Agencies,'' last updated in June 
2013. In addition to proposed guidance on the ER Program, this document 
provides information on other disaster relief resources available 
through FTA and from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). By 
this notice, FTA seeks public comment on the proposed ER Program 
guidance.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by April 6, 2015. Late-filed comments 
will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Please submit your comments by only one of the following 
methods, identifying your submission by docket number FTA-2015-0002. 
All electronic submissions must be made to the U.S. Government 
electronic site at http://www.regulations.gov.
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 
and follow

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the online instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Ground 
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (3) Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-
140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern 
time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    (4) Fax: 202-493-2251. Instructions: You must include the agency 
name (Federal Transit Administration) and Docket number (FTA-2015-0002) 
for this notice at the beginning of your comments. Submit two copies of 
your comments if you submit them by mail. For confirmation that FTA 
received your comments, include a self-addressed stamped postcard. All 
comments received will be posted without change to www.regulations.gov 
including any personal information provided and will be available to 
internet users. You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement 
published in the Federal Register on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or 
http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents and 
comments received, go to www.regulations.gov at any time or to the U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave SE., Docket 
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, 
DC 20590 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about the ER Program, 
contact Adam Schildge, Office of Program Management, 1200 New Jersey 
Ave SE., Washington, DC 20590, phone: (202) 366-0778, or email, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e08184818dce938388898c848785a0848f94ce878f96"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="711015101c5f021219181d15161431151e055f161e07">[email protected]</span></a>. For legal questions regarding the final program 
regulations, contact Bonnie Graves, Office of Chief Counsel, same 
address, phone: (202) 366-0944, or email, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#03416c6d6d6a662d44716275667043676c772d646c75"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e3a18c8d8d8a86cda49182958690a3878c97cd848c95">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has 
published proposed guidance on FTA's Emergency Relief (ER) Program for 
states and transit agencies that may be affected by a declared 
emergency or disaster and that may seek Federal disaster assistance for 
emergency related expenses. This guidance document, Reference Manual 
for States & Transit Agencies on Response and Recovery from Declared 
Disasters and FTA's Emergency Relief Program, includes information on 
disaster relief resources available for transit systems from both FTA 
and FEMA, in addition to detailed program guidance and application 
instructions for FTA's Emergency Relief Program. This manual has been 
produced in coordination with FEMA, and incorporates current guidance 
on FEMA disaster relief programs. This includes guidance for transit 
agencies on the appropriate circumstances under which to apply to FTA 
or FEMA for disaster relief assistance.
    This reference manual includes background information on other 
sources of Federal disaster relief assistance, in addition to 
recommended practices for states and transit agencies for disaster 
preparation and response, that was previously included in ``Response 
and Recovery from Declared Emergencies and Disasters: A Reference for 
Transit Agencies.'' This information has been updated and is contained 
in Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of this reference manual.
    Guidance specific to FTA's ER Program is contained in Chapter 4 of 
this reference manual. This includes an overview of eligible 
recipients, eligible projects, application procedures, and other key 
program policies and requirements. The guidance in this manual is based 
on final program regulations published on October 7, 2014 at 49 CFR 
part 602 (79 FR 60349), which were developed through a public notice 
and comment process. In addition, the guidance document includes 
previously issued policy statements and information from Federal 
Register notices that FTA published subsequent to Hurricane Sandy. The 
document has been placed in the docket and has been posted on FTA's Web 
site at www.fta.dot.gov/emergencyrelief. With this notice, FTA invites 
public comment on this proposed guidance.

Therese W. McMillan,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2015-02137 Filed 2-3-15; 8:45 am]
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