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transportation projects will be barred 

unless the claim is filed on or before 

September 3, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief 

Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312) 

353–2577 or Terence Plaskon, 

Environmental Protection Specialist, 

Office of Environmental Programs, (202) 

366–0442. FTA is located at 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 

20590. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. 

to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that FTA has taken final 

agency actions by issuing certain 

approvals for the public transportation 

projects listed below. The actions on the 

projects, as well as the laws under 

which such actions were taken, are 

described in the documentation issued 

in connection with the projects to 

comply with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

in other documents in the FTA 

administrative record for the projects. 

Interested parties may contact either the 

project sponsor or the relevant FTA 

Regional Office for more information on 

each project. Contact information for 

FTA’s Regional Offices may be found at 

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

This notice applies to all FTA 

decisions on the listed projects as of the 

issuance date of this notice and all laws 

under which such actions were taken, 

including, but not limited to, NEPA [42 

U.S.C. 4321–4375], Section 4(f) of the 

Department of Transportation Act of 

1966 [49 U.S.C. 303], Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act [16 

U.S.C. 470f], and the Clean Air Act [42 

U.S.C. 7401–7671q]. This notice does 

not, however, alter or extend the 

limitation period for challenges of 

project decisions subject to previous 

notices published in the Federal 

Register. The projects and actions that 

are the subject of this notice are: 

1. Project name and location: 

Redlands Passenger Rail Project, Cities 

of San Bernardino and Redlands, CA. 

Project sponsor: San Bernardino 

Association of Governments (SANBAG). 

Project description: The proposed 

project would create new passenger rail 

operations along an approximately ninemile corridor from the E Street Station 

and San Bernardino Transit Center in 

Downtown San Bernardino to the 

University of Redlands, east of 

Downtown Redlands. Final agency 

actions: Section 4(f) determination; 

Section 106 finding of no adverse effect; 

project-level air quality conformity; and 

Final Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report/Record of 

Decision, dated February 17, 2015. 

2. Project name and location: Santa 

Ana-Garden Grove Fixed Guideway 

Project, Cities of Santa Ana and Garden 

Grove, CA. Project sponsor: City of 

Santa Ana, in coordination with the 

Orange County Transportation 

Authority and City of Garden Grove. 

Project description: The proposed 

project is an approximately 4.2-mile 

new streetcar system in Orange County 

running between the Santa Ana 

Regional Transportation Center 

(SARTC) in the City of Santa Ana and 

a new multimodal center at Harbor 

Boulevard/Westminster Avenue in the 

City of Garden Grove. The system 

includes 24 stations, an overhead 

contact system and series of traction 

power substations, and a new 

operations and maintenance facility 

near SARTC. Final agency actions: 

Section 4(f) de minimis impact 

determination; Section 106 finding of no 

adverse effect; project-level air quality 

conformity; and Finding of No 

Significant Impact, dated March 10, 

2015. Supporting documentation: 

Revised Environmental Assessment/

Final Environmental Impact Report, 

dated January 2015. 

Issued on: March 31, 2015. 

Lucy Garliauskas, 

Associate Administrator Planning and 

Environment. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013 Innovative 

Safety, Resiliency, and All-Hazard 

Emergency; Response and Recovery 

Program Project Selections; Fiscal 

Years 2013 and 2014 Low or No 

Emission Vehicle Deployment Program 

Project Selections; Fiscal Year 2012 

Bus Efficiency Enhancements 

Research and Demonstrations 

Program Project Selections 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Announcement of Research 

Program Project Selections. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Transportation’s Federal Transit 

Administration announces the selection 

of research projects funded in support of 

three Notice of Funding Availability, as 

authorized under the Moving Ahead for 

Progress in the 21st Century, and prior 

legislation. 

Innovative Safety, Resiliency, and AllHazard Emergency Response and 

Recovery Program: The U.S. Department 

of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal 

Transit Administration (FTA) 

announces the selection of Innovative 

Safety, Resiliency, and All-Hazard 

Emergency Response and Recovery 

Program (SRER) Program projects (see 

Table 1) with Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 and 

FY 2013 appropriations for FTA’s 

Research, Development, Demonstration 

and Deployment Program. The 

Consolidated and Further Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2012, Public Law 

112–55 made $25,000,000 available to 

carry out innovative research and 

demonstrations of national significance 

under 49 U.S.C. 5312. Of that amount, 

$20,800,000 was made available for 

innovative safety, resiliency, and allhazards emergency response and 

recovery demonstration projects of 

national significance. An additional 

$8,200,000 in Section 5312 FY 2013 

Research funds was made available for 

the same purpose for a combined 

amount of $29,000,000 in funds was 

made available from Fiscal Years 2012 

and 2013. On October 1, 2013, FTA 

published a Notice of Funding 

Availability (NOFA) (78 FR 60369) 

announcing the availability of funding 

for SRER. These competitive research 

program funds will strengthen 

operational safety of public 

transportation, help transit systems 

better withstand natural disasters and 

other emergencies, and improve 

emergency response capabilities. 

Low or No Emission Vehicle 

Deployment Program: The U.S. 

Department of Transportation’s (DOT) 

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 

announces the selection of Low or No 

Emissions Vehicle Deployment Program 

(LONO) projects (see Table 2) with 

Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 and FY 2014 

appropriations for deployment of low or 

no emission transit buses. The Moving 

Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century 

Act (MAP–21), Public Law 112–141, 

July 6, 2012, amended 49 U.S.C. 5312 to 

add a new paragraph (d)(5) authorizing 

FTA to make grants to finance eligible 

projects under the LONO Program. The 

Consolidated and Further Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2013, (also referred 

to as the Full Year Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2013) Public Law 

113–6, March 26, 2013, made available 

$24,900,000 in FY 2013 (after 

sequestration) funds to carry out the 

LONO Program. Of that amount, 

$21,600,000 was made available for 

transit buses and $3,300,000 was made 

available for supporting facilities and 

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Appropriations Act, 2014, Public Law 

113–76, January 17, 2014, made 

available $30,000,000 in FY 2014 to 

carry out the LONO Program. Of that 

amount, a minimum of $4,000,000 was 

made available for supporting facilities 

and related equipment. 

On January 9, 2014, FTA published a 

NOFA (79 FR 1668) announcing the 

availability of funding for the LONO 

program. The main purpose of the 

LONO Program is to deploy the cleanest 

and most energy efficient U.S.-made 

transit buses that have been largely 

proven in testing and demonstrations 

but are not yet widely deployed in 

transit agency fleets. The LONO 

Program provides funding for transit 

agencies for capital acquisitions and 

leases of zero-emission and lowemission transit buses, including 

acquisition, construction, and leasing of 

required supporting facilities such as 

recharging, refueling, and maintenance 

facilities. 

Bus Efficiency Enhancements 

Research and Demonstrations: The U.S. 

Department of Transportation’s (DOT) 

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 

announces the selection of five projects 

totaling $3,000,000 for Bus Efficiency 

Enhancements Research and 

Demonstrations (BEERD) program (see 

Table 3). On June 28, 2013, FTA 

published a Request for Proposals (RFP) 

on www.grants.gov and FTA’s Web site 

announcing the availability of 

$3,000,000 of FY 2012 Section 5312/

5314 National Research Program 

discretionary funds for innovative 

research, development, and 

demonstration projects targeting bus 

efficiency enhancements, specifically 

enhanced electrification of accessories, 

and improvements in thermal 

management of transit bus bodies. These 

projects will reduce energy use by 

transit buses and will have favorable 

impacts on meeting the needs of the 

riding public, public transportation 

operators, and the American bus 

industry and its supplier base. They will 

advance the DOT’s research goals, 

which include but are not limited to 

improving safety, enhancing the state of 

good repair of public transit systems, 

providing more effective and efficient 

public transportation service, increasing 

capital and operating efficiencies, 

developing and deploying advanced 

vehicle designs and technology, 

reducing harmful emissions, and 

increasing energy efficiency. These 

projects also support an overarching 

FTA goal of developing and deploying 

new and innovative ideas, practices, 

and approaches for transit buses. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

FTA Office of Research, Demonstration 

and Innovation (TRI) and/or FTA 

Regional Office will reach out to 

successful applicants regarding to the 

next steps in applying for the funds or 

program-specific information (see 

Tables 1–3, below). 

Unsuccessful SRER program 

applicants may contact Roy Chen, Office 

of Technology at email address 

royweishun.chen@dot.gov to arrange a 

proposal debriefing within 30 days of 

this announcement. A TDD is available 

at 1–800–877–8339 (TDD/FIRS). 

Unsuccessful LONO Program 

applicants may contact Sean Ricketson, 

Office of Mobility Innovation at email 

address sean.ricketson@dot.gov to 

arrange a proposal debriefing within 30 

days of this announcement. A TDD is 

available at 1–800–877–8339 (TDD/

FIRS). 

Unsuccessful BEERD program 

applicants may contact Marcel Belanger, 

Office of Mobility Innovation at email 

address marcel.belanger@dot.gov to 

arrange a proposal debriefing within 30 

days of this announcement. A TDD is 

available at 1–800–877–8339 (TDD/

FIRS). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

response to the SRER NOFA, FTA 

received 72 proposals requesting 

$160,000,000 in Federal funds. Project 

proposals were evaluated based on each 

applicant’s responsiveness to the 

program evaluation criteria as detailed 

in the NOFA. The FTA is funding 13 

SRER projects, as shown in Table 1, for 

a total of $29,000,000. 

In response to the LONO NOFA, FTA 

received 50 project proposals requesting 

$200,000,000 in Federal funds. Project 

proposals were evaluated based on each 

applicant’s responsiveness to the 

program evaluation criteria as detailed 

in the NOFA. The FTA is funding 10 

LONO Program projects, as shown in 

Table 2, for a total of $54,469,249. 

In response to the BEERD RFP, FTA 

received 13 project proposals requesting 

$14,600,000 in Federal funds. Project 

proposals were evaluated based on each 

applicant’s responsiveness to the 

program evaluation criteria as detailed 

in the RFP. The FTA is funding five 

BEERD Program projects, as shown in 

Table 3, for a total of $3,000,000. 

Applicants selected for competitive 

discretionary research funding for the 

SRER and BEERD Programs should 

work with FTA’s TRI staff identified in 

the contacts section of this notice to 

finalize electronic awards in FTA’s 

Transportation Electronic Awards 

Management System (TEAM) or its 

successor system, so that Federal funds 

can be obligated expeditiously. 

Applicants selected for the LONO 

Program should work with TRI staff 

identified in the contacts section of this 

notice and/or FTA Regional Office staff 

to finalize its electronic award in TEAM 

or its successor system, so that Federal 

funds can be obligated expeditiously. 

Electronics awards must only include 

eligible activities applied for in the 

original project application. Federal 

funds must be used consistent with the 

competitive proposal and for the eligible 

purposes established in the NOFA and 

described in the FTA Circular 6100.1E 

and/or FTA Circular 9030.1E. In cases 

where the allocation amount is less than 

the applicant’s requested amount, 

applicants should work with TRI staff to 

reduce scope or scale the project such 

that a complete phase or project is 

accomplished. Applicants are reminded 

that program requirements such as cost 

sharing or local match can be found in 

the corresponding NOFA or RFP. 

Depending on the year of funding, type 

of project, and the applicant’s proposal, 

local match may be required for some 

projects. Local match must be identified 

in the electronic award at the time of 

obligation and must be available at the 

time of expenditure. A discretionary 

research project identification number 

has been assigned to each project (see 

Tables 1–3 of this notice) for tracking 

purposes and must be used in the 

TEAM or successor system, application. 

Selected projects may be eligible for 

pre-award authority for each of the 

programs, so long as all required 

conditions for pre-award authority have 

been met and the activities undertaken 

in advance of Federal funding are 

contained in the approved statement of 

work. The FTA may grant pre-award 

authority for costs incurred after the 

project selections were announced. The 

dates of announcement, which are the 

earliest dates for which pre-award 

authority can be granted, are as follows: 

February 12, 2015 for SRER; February 5, 

2015 for LONO; and January 16, 2015 

for BEERD. The FTA’s policy for preaward authority, including the required 

conditions, can be found in the FY 2015 

Annual Apportionments, Allocations, 

and Program Information Notice, 

published on February, 9, 2015. 

Post electronic award reporting 

requirements include submission of the 

Federal Financial Report and Milestone 

reports in TEAM as appropriate (FTA 

Circular 6100.1E, C.5010.1D and 

C9030.1E). The grantees must comply 

with all applicable Federal statutes, 

regulations, executive orders, FTA 

circulars, and other Federal 

requirements detailed in the FY15 

Master Agreement in carrying out the 


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project supported by the FTA research 

grant. The FY15 Master Agreement can 

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

documents/21-Master.pdf. 

The FTA emphasizes that grantees 

must follow all third-party procurement 

guidance, as described in FTA Circular 

4220.1F. 

Therese W. McMillan, 

Acting Administrator. 

TABLE 1—INNOVATIVE SAFETY, RESILIENCY, AND ALL-HAZARDS EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RECOVERY DEMONSTRATION

PROJECT SELECTIONS

Project ID State Project sponsor Project description Amount 

D2015–SRER–001 ....... CA ........ Los Angeles County 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority 

(LACMTA).

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) will receive funding to install and test a 

Platform Track Intrusion Detection System (PTIDS) at select light rail and heavy rail stations to reduce injuries, fatalities and other track intrusion incidents. The radarbased system will monitor station platforms and portions 

of track, and alert rail operators and LACMTA’s Rail Operations Center to stop trains if a person or object is detected within the track right-of-way.

$1,722,400 

D2015–SRER–002 ....... CA ........ Applied Research Associates, Inc.Applied Research Associates, Inc., in partnership with Sacramento Regional Transit District (RT), will receive funding 

to develop, test and demonstrate a front-end bumper design for light rail vehicles that operate in a shared right-ofway environment to improve safety, reduce injuries and 

minimize the impact of collisions with automobiles, pedestrians or bicyclists. Bumper prototypes will be mounted on 

select light rail vehicles to test compatibility during normal 

operation of light rail service, and during crashworthiness 

testing.

$1,323,414 

D2015–SRER–003 ....... CA ........ San Francisco Bay 

Area Rapid Transit 

District (BART).

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) 

will receive funding to develop and demonstrate innovative safety technologies that will improve track worker 

safety and help prevent accidents involving trains and 

track workers. The technology will alert track workers to 

the presence of an approaching train and will stop the 

train if the workers do not acknowledge receipt of the alert.

$5,000,000 

D2015–SRER–004 ....... GA ........ Metropolitan Atlanta 

Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA).

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) 

will receive funding to install and demonstrate Bombardier’s TrackSafe system along six miles of MARTA’s rail 

system to improve track worker safety and reduce hazards associated with track inspection, maintenance and 

repair. The technology will be installed between Medical 

Center and North Springs stations and will alert track 

workers to the presence of an approaching train, and train 

operators and control center staff to the specific location 

of track workers.

$4,233,865 

D2015–SRER–005 ....... GA ........ Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE).The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) 

will receive funding to develop, evaluate and plan the deployment of a Bus Exportable Power System (BEPS) that 

would allow existing transit buses to export power using 

their hybrid propulsion systems. The system essentially 

would transform hybrid buses into a mobile power generator for use during all-hazards emergency response and 

recovery.

$995,098 

D2015–SRER–006 ....... IL .......... The Board of Trustees 

of the University of Illinois.

The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, in partnership with multiple public transit providers across the country, will receive funding to develop and deploy prototype 

concrete crossties and fastening systems for light rail, 

heavy rail, and commuter rail transit infrastructure to increase the life cycle of critical components and help maintain rail infrastructure in a state of good repair during normal operations and natural disasters. Transit partners include MetroLink (St. Louis, MO), Metra (Chicago, IL), 

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Washington, DC), New York City Transit Authority (New York, 

NY), and TriMet (Portland, OR).

$2,396,981 


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TABLE 1—INNOVATIVE SAFETY, RESILIENCY, AND ALL-HAZARDS EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RECOVERY DEMONSTRATION

PROJECT SELECTIONS—Continued 

Project ID State Project sponsor Project description Amount 

D2015–SRER–007 ....... IL .......... UChicago Argonne LLC UChicago Argonne LLC, in partnership with Pace Suburban 

Bus Service (Pace) and Metra Commuter Rail, will receive 

funding to research and develop a decision support tool 

for transit asset management that addresses all-hazards 

emergency response and recovery. The tool will help 

emergency responders to quickly assess a situation, develop an appropriate mitigation strategy, and restore transit services in the most effective manner, using available 

transit assets.

$2,890,600 

D2015–SRER–008 ....... LA ......... City of New Orleans ..... The City of New Orleans, in partnership with the Regional 

Transit Authority (RTA) and the University of New Orleans, will receive funding to improve the evacuation of city 

residents and vulnerable populations during emergencies 

and disasters. This project will focus on evacuation transportation planning provided by the City of New Orleans 

and RTA, and includes the identification of transportation 

assets that are needed for an evacuation and of current 

transportation assets that are used on a daily basis by the 

RTA.

$500,329 

D2015–SRER–009 ....... MN ....... Minnesota Valley Transit Authority.Minnesota Valley Transit Authority will receive funding to 

equip additional buses in its Bus Rapid Transit and express bus fleets with GPS-based technology to improve 

safety and bus service within narrow shoulder lanes along 

highly congested corridors in the Minneapolis-St. Paul 

area. The technology will provide lane keeping information, lane departure warnings, and collision avoidance 

advisories to bus operators in various weather and road 

conditions.

$1,790,014 

D2015–SRER–010 .......

D2015–SRER–011. 

NJ ......... New Jersey Transit 

Corporation.

New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit), in partnership 

with Stevens Institute of Technology, will receive funding 

to develop an advanced forecast and observation system 

that can provide real-time information on the potential risk 

and magnitude of flooding before and during significant 

storm surge events at specific locations critical to NJ 

Transit’s operations. The system will help inform decision 

making on which equipment or rolling stock needs to be 

moved, which signals and substations need to be de-energized, and where staffing should be prioritized in advance of a major weather event.

$381,079 (FY12) 

$462,671 (FY13) 

D2015–SRER–012 ....... NY ........ New York Metropolitan 

Transportation Authority (MTA).

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will 

receive funding to research and demonstrate an automated, data-based information collection system to measure and monitor the condition of subway railcar wheels 

and rail infrastructure to enhance safety, increase energy 

efficiency, and ensure reliable subway service. The system will be tested on MTA’s Flushing (#7) Line.

$3,617,948 

D2015–SRER–013 ....... OH ........ Battelle Memorial Institute.Battelle Memorial Institute, in partnership with Greater 

Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA), will receive funding to research, develop and demonstrate integrated vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure technology to minimize transit bus collisions with automobiles 

and pedestrians at intersections. This project will add both 

in-vehicle and infrastructure elements to create a connected vehicle environment for transit bus operations in 

the Cleveland area.

$2,741,617 

D2015–SRER–014 ....... OR ........ Portland State University.Portland State University, in partnership with the Tri-County 

Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) will 

receive funding to develop and test a Transportation Demand Management system that utilizes social media and 

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technology for 

emergency response and recovery in the Portland metropolitan area. The project will help TriMet and other transportation and emergency management agencies to deploy 

transportation services and personnel with increased effectiveness before, during and after an emergency.

$943,984 

Total ....................... .............. ....................................... .................................................................................................. $29,000,000 


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TABLE 2—LOW OR NO EMISSION VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM PROJECT SELECTIONS

Project ID State City Project 

sponsor Project description Amount 

D2015–LONO–001 ....... CA .. Thousand 

Palms.

Sunline Transit Agency, 

in partnership with 

Southern California 

Association of Governments.

Sunline Transit Agency, in partnership with the 

Southern California Association of Governments, will receive funding to purchase five 

hydrogen electric hybrid fuel cell buses built 

by BAE Systems, Ballard Power Systems 

and El Dorado National. 

$9,803,860 

D2015–LONO–009 ....... CA .. Stockton ........ San Joaquin Regional 

Transit District (RTD).

The San Joaquin Regional Transit District 

(RTD), will receive funding to purchase five 

Proterra battery-electric buses and a charging 

station. 

$4,702,011 

D2015–LONO–007 ....... KY .. Lexington ...... Lextran, Transit Authority of the Lexington 

Fayette Urban County Government.

Lextran, the transit authority in Lexington, Kentucky, will receive funding to purchase five 

Proterra battery-electric buses, one charging 

station and one maintenance area charging 

system. 

$6,003,534 

D2015–LONO–008 ....... KY .. Louisville ....... Transit Authority of 

River City (TARC).

The Transit Authority of River City (TARC), the 

transit agency for Louisville, Kentucky, and 

southern Indiana, will receive funding to deploy five Proterra battery-electric buses and a 

fast charging station. 

$3,321,250 

D2015–LONO–010 ....... MA .. Boston ........... Massachusetts Bay 

Transportation Authority (MBTA).

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in Boston will receive funding to 

develop and deploy five 60-foot articulated 

New Flyer battery-electric buses on the 

MBTA Silver Line Bus Rapid Transit System. 

$4,139,188 

D2015–LONO–011 ....... MA .. Worcester ..... Worcester Regional 

Transit Authority 

(WRTA) 

The Worcester Regional Transit Authority 

(WRTA), the transit provider in Central Massachusetts, will receive funding to purchase 

and install a Proterra charging station for its 

existing fleet of zero-emission battery-electric 

buses.

$1,002,600 

D2015–LONO–006 ....... MN Duluth ........... The Duluth Transit Authority (DTA).The Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) will receive 

funding to purchase and deploy six Proterra 

Fast Charge Electric buses, two charging stations and a maintenance facility charger 

$6,343,890 

D2015–LONO–003 ....... OH .. Canton .......... Stark Area Regional 

Transit Authority 

(SARTA).

The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority 

(SARTA) will receive funding to purchase five 

hydrogen electric hybrid fuel cell buses built 

by BAE Systems, Ballard Power Systems 

and El Dorado National. 

$8,877,405 

D2015–LONO–004 ....... PA .. Lancaster ...... Red Rose Transit Authority (RRTA).The Red Rose Transit Authority (RRTA) in Lancaster, PA, will receive funding to purchase 

17 electric hybrid buses. The new, low emission buses will be manufactured by BAE Systems and Gillig. Fourteen buses will go to 

RRTA, and three will go to the Berks Area 

Regional Transportation Authority. 

$2,638,400 

D2015–LONO–005 ....... TX .. Dallas ............ Dallas Area Rapid 

Transit Authority 

(DART).

The Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority 

(DART) will receive funding to purchase and 

operate seven all-electric Proterra buses. 

DART will operate the fast charge, zero-emission buses on its downtown circulator service, D-Link. 

$7,637,111 

Total ...................... ........ ....................... ...................................... ............................................................................. $54,469,249 

TABLE 3—BUS EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENTS RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT SELECTIONS

Project ID State Project 

sponsor Transit agency partner Project description Amount 

D2015–BERD–002 ....... FL ... Center for 

Transportation and 

the Environment (CTE).

Central Florida Regional Transportation 

Authority (LYNX), Orlando, FL.

Center for Transportation and the Environment 

(CTE), in partnership with Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX), will 

receive funding to develop and demonstrate 

a new thermoelectric power generator on a 

40’ transit bus contributed by LYNX to reduce 

fuel consumption and allow end of day information processing without idling. 

$532,258 


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Project ID State Project 

sponsor Transit agency partner Project description Amount 

D2015–BERD–004 ....... GA .. Center for 

Transportation and 

the Environment (CTE).

Metropolitan Atlanta 

Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), Atlanta, 

GA.

Center for Transportation and the Environment 

(CTE), in partnership with the Metropolitan 

Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), will 

receive funding to develop and demonstrate 

a BAE Systems prototype Reduced Engine 

Idle Load System. This first-of-its-kind effort 

will bring a multimode, electric accessory 

‘power plant’ to market. 

$976,030 

D2015–BERD–005 ....... MD Maryland 

Transit Administration 

(MTA), MD.

Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), 

Baltimore, MD.

The Maryland Transit Administration will receive 

funding to develop and demonstrate a retrofit 

of 35 hybrid buses with a hybrid beltless alternator and support equipment to monitor 

fuel savings and impact on house batteries. 

$495,621 

D2015–BERD–001 ....... MI ... American 

Seating.

The Rapid, Grand Rapids, MI.American Seating, in partnership with The 

Rapid in Grand Rapids, Michigan, will receive 

funding to develop and demonstrate a heated 

and cooled seat, which is intended to reduce 

fuel consumption of public transportation vehicles. 

$298,906 

D2015–BERD–003 ....... UT .. Center for 

Transportation and 

the Environment (CTE).

Utah Transit Authority 

(UTA), Salt Lake 

City, UT.

Center for Transportation and the Environment 

(CTE), in partnership with the Utah Transit 

Authority (UTA), will receive funding to develop and demonstrate a system that will 

eliminate or reduce idling during paratransit 

passenger loading operations, lowering operating costs, reducing energy usage, and improving air quality. 

$697,185 

Total ...................... ........ ....................... ...................................... ............................................................................. $3,000,000 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 365X)] 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company— 

Discontinuance of Service 

Exemption—in Chicago, Cook County, 

Ill. 

On March 17, 2015, Norfolk Southern 

Railway Company (NSR) 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 discontinue rail service 

over approximately 1.5 miles of rail line 

between milepost KN 4.0 and milepost 

KN 5.5, located on NSR’s LeMoyne 

Industrial Track in Chicago, Cook 

County, Ill. The line includes no 

stations and traverses U.S. Postal 

Service Zip Code 60632. 

NSR states that the line does not 

contain any federally granted rights-ofway. Any documentation in NSR’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 July 2, 2015. 

Because this is a discontinuance 

proceeding and not an abandonment 

proceeding, trail use/rail banking and 

public use conditions are not 

appropriate. 

Any offer of financial assistance 

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

subsidize continued rail service will be 

due no later than July 15, 2015, or 10 

days after service of a decision granting 

the petition for exemption, whichever 

occurs sooner. Each offer must be 

accompanied by a $1,600 filing fee. See 

49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). 

All filings in response to this notice 

must refer to Docket No. AB 290 (SubNo. 365X) and must be sent to: (1) 

Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20423– 

0001; and (2) William A. Mullins, Baker 

& Miller PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037. 

Replies to the petition are due on or 

before April 27, 2015. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning discontinuance procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and 

Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer 

to the full abandonment and 

discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR 

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.] 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’ 

Decided: March 30, 2015. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Brendetta S. Jones, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07785 Filed 4–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2015–0061] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), 

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