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At 1st and Alameda Streets, a new 

underpass would carry car and truck 

traffic along Alameda Street below the 

rail junction, and a new overhead 

pedestrian bridge structure would 

eliminate most conflicts between 

pedestrians and trains. This Alternative 

would have a single at-grade crossing at 

the intersection of 1st and Alameda 

Streets. The rest of the route would be 

underground. The length of this 

proposed route would be 1.6 miles. 

Station locations for this alternative 

would all be underground and include 

the area north of 5th Street on Flower 

Street, adjacent to Bunker Hill just south 

of 2nd Street and 2nd Street between 

Los Angeles and Main Streets. 

Probable Effects 

The purpose of this EIS/EIR process is 

to study, in a public setting, the effects 

of the proposed project and its 

alternatives on the physical, human, 

and natural environment. The FTA and 

LACMTA will evaluate all significant 

environmental, social, and economic 

impacts of the construction and 

operation of the proposed project. 

Impact areas to be addressed include: 

transportation, land use, zoning and 

economic development, secondary 

development, land acquisition, 

displacements and relocations, cultural 

resources (including historical, 

archaeological, and paleontological 

resources), parklands/recreational 

facilities, neighborhood compatibility 

and environmental justice, visual and 

aesthetic impacts, natural resources 

(including air quality, noise and 

vibration, wetlands, water resources, 

geology/soils, and hazardous materials), 

energy use, safety and security, wildlife, 

and ecosystems. Measures to avoid, 

minimize, and mitigate adverse impacts 

will be identified and evaluated. 

FTA Procedures 

The regulations implementing NEPA, 

as well as provisions of the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU), call for public 

involvement in the EIS process. Section 

6002 of SAFETEA–LU requires that FTA 

and LACMTA do the following: (1) 

Extend an invitation to other Federal 

and non-Federal agencies and Native 

American tribes that may have an 

interest in the proposed project to 

become ‘‘participating agencies;’’ (2) 

provide an opportunity for involvement 

by participating agencies and the public 

to help define the purpose and need for 

a proposed project, as well as the range 

of alternatives for consideration in the 

EIS; and (3) establish a plan for 

coordinating public and agency 

participation in, and comment on, the 

environmental review process. An 

invitation to become a participating or 

cooperating agency, with scoping 

materials appended, will be extended to 

other Federal and non-Federal agencies 

and Native American tribes that may 

have an interest in the proposed project. 

It is possible that FTA and LACMTA 

will not be able to identify all Federal 

and non-Federal agencies and Native 

American tribes that may have such an 

interest. Any Federal or non-Federal 

agency or Native American tribe 

interested in the proposed project that 

does not receive an invitation to become 

a participating agency should notify at 

the earliest opportunity the Project 

Manager identified above under 

ADDRESSES. 

A comprehensive public involvement 

program and a Coordination Plan for 

public and interagency involvement 

will be developed for the project and 

posted on LACMTA’s Web site 

(Regional Connector Transit Corridor 

Project Web page: http:// 

www.metro.net/regionalconnector). The 

public involvement program includes a 

full range of activities including the 

project Web page on the LACMTA Web 

site, development and distribution of 

project newsletters, and outreach to 

local officials, community and civic 

groups, and the public. Specific 

activities or events for involvement will 

be detailed in the public involvement 

program. 

LACMTA may seek New Starts 

funding for the proposed project under 

49 United States Code 5309 and will, 

therefore, be subject to New Starts 

regulations (49 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) part 611). The New 

Starts regulations also require the 

submission of certain projectjustification information to support a 

request to initiate preliminary 

engineering. This information is 

normally developed in conjunction with 

the NEPA process. Pertinent New Starts 

evaluation criteria will be included in 

the EIS. 

The EIS will be prepared in 

accordance with NEPA and its 

implementing regulations issued by the 

Council on Environmental Quality (40 

CFR parts 1500–1508) and with the 

FTA/Federal Highway Administration 

regulations ‘‘Environmental Impact and 

Related Procedures’’ (23 CFR part 771). 

In accordance with 23 CFR 771.105(a) 

and 771.133, FTA will comply with all 

Federal environmental laws, 

regulations, and executive orders 

applicable to the proposed project 

during the environmental review 

process to the maximum extent 

practicable. These requirements 

include, but are not limited to, the 

environmental and public hearing 

provisions of Federal transit laws (49 

U.S.C. 5301(e), 5323(b), and 5324); the 

project-level air quality conformity 

regulation of the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) (40 CFR part 

93); the section 404(b)(1) guidelines of 

EPA (40 CFR part 230); the regulation 

implementing section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act (36 

CFR part 800); the regulation 

implementing section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act (50 CFR part 

402); section 4(f) of the Department of 

Transportation Act (23 CFR 771.135); 

and Executive Orders 12898 on 

environmental justice, 11988 on 

floodplain management, and 11990 on 

wetlands. 

Issued on: March 19, 2009. 

Leslie T. Rogers, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX, Federal 

Transit Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–6421 Filed 3–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Solicitation of Comments and Notice of 

Availability of Fiscal Year 2009 

Funding for Transit Investments for 

Greenhouse Gas and Energy 

Reduction Grants 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Interim notice of funding 

availability, request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) 

appropriated $100 million for a new 

discretionary grant program for public 

transportation projects that reduce a 

transit system’s greenhouse gas 

emissions or result in a decrease in a 

transit system’s energy use. Because of 

time limitations in ARRA funding, this 

notice announces the availability of the 

new grant program, application 

requirements, and deadlines for 

submitting grant proposals for funding. 

However, because the Transit 

Investments for Greenhouse Gas and 

Energy Reduction (TIGGER) program is 

a new grant program, FTA also is 

accepting comments on the program’s 

provisions and may alter some of the 

requirements in response to comments. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

April 7, 2009. Late-filed comments will 

be considered to the extent practicable. 

Complete proposals for the TIGGER 

Grant Program must be submitted by 

May 22, 2009. 

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ADDRESSES: For Comments: You must 

include the agency name (Federal 

Transit Administration) and the docket 

number (FTA–2009–0013) with your 

comments. To ensure your comments 

are not entered into the docket more 

than once, please submit comments, 

identified by the docket number (FTA– 

2009–0013) by only one of the following 

methods: 

1. Web site: The U.S. Government 

electronic docket site is 

www.regulations.gov. Go to this Web 

site and follow the instructions for 

submitting comments into docket 

number FTA–2009–0013; 

2. Fax: Telefax comments to 202–493– 

2251; 

3. Mail: Mail your comments to U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Docket 

Operations, M–30, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590; or 

4. Hand Delivery: Bring your 

comments to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30, 

West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions for submitting comments: 

You must include the agency name 

(Federal Transit Administration) and 

Docket number (FTA–2009–0013) for 

this notice at the beginning of your 

comments. You should submit two 

copies of your comments if you submit 

them by mail or courier. For 

confirmation that FTA has received 

your comments, you must include a 

self-addressed stamped postcard. Note 

that 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 in the Federal Register 

published April 11, 2000, (65 FR 

19477), or you may visit 

www.regulations.gov. 

For Proposals: Proposals must be 

submitted electronically via e-mail at 

FTA–TIGGER@dot.gov. FTA will 

announce grant selections in the 

Federal Register when the selection 

process is complete. 

This announcement is available on 

the Internet on the FTA Web site at: 

http://www.fta.dot.gov. FTA will take all 

comments into consideration and may 

publish a follow up document revising 

some elements of the proposal. If FTA 

determines that no substantive changes 

need be made in the Notice of Funding 

Availability, then all comments will be 

responded to when FTA publishes a 

Federal Register notice announcing the 

successful proposals. Proposals must be 

submitted to FTA electronically at FTA– 

TIGGER@dot.gov and applicants should 

receive a confirmation e-mail within 2 

business days. A synopsis of this 

announcement will be posted in the 

FIND module of the government-wide 

electronic grants Web site at http:// 

www.grants.gov. However, applicants 

will not be able to apply through the 

APPLY module of that site. Mail and fax 

submissions will not be accepted. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact the appropriate FTA Regional 

Office (see Appendix A) for applicationspecific information and issues. For 

general program information, contact 

Walter Kulyk, Office of Mobility 

Innovation, (202)366–4995, e-mail: 

walter.kulyk@dot.gov. A TDD is 

available at 1–800–877–8339 (TDD/ 

FIRS). A TDD is available at 1–800–877– 

8339 (TDD/FIRS). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FTA 

invites interested parties to comment on 

the TIGGER program elements as 

outlined below. FTA intends to respond 

and provide any revisions to the notice 

of funding availability in a subsequent 

notice. 

Table of Contents 

I. Overview of this Notice 

II. Eligibility Information 

III. Proposal and Submission Information 

IV. How Proposals Will Be Evaluated 

V. Award Administration Information 

VI. Technical Assistance 

Appendix A—FTA Regional and 

Metropolitan Offices 

Appendix B—Glossary of Terms 

Appendix C—Proposal Outline 

Appendix D—Project Measurement 

Guidelines 

Appendix E—Tables 

I. Overview of This Notice 

The American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was enacted 

on February 17, 2009. While the total 

amount in ARRA is $787 billion, $8.4 

billion was appropriated to FTA for 

transit capital improvements and 

reinvestment. Of this $8.4 billion, $100 

million is appropriated for a new 

program to provide direct funding to 

public transit agencies for ‘‘capital 

investments that will assist in reducing 

the energy consumption or greenhouse 

gas emissions of their public 

transportation systems * * * .’’ 

The program will take place in 

phases. Today’s Federal Register notice 

requests proposals be submitted by May 

22, 2009. In addition, because this is a 

new program, we are requesting 

comments on the proposed program 

outline, structure, and requirements. 

FTA will take all comments into 

consideration and may publish a follow 

up document revising some elements of 

its proposal. If FTA determines that no 

substantive changes need to be made in 

this Notice of Funding Availability 

(NOFA), all comments will be 

responded to when FTA publishes a 

Federal Register notice announcing the 

successful proposals. If substantive 

changes are necessary, FTA may publish 

a supplemental Federal Register notice 

and request for applications. Depending 

on the nature of the comments and the 

number of initial proposals received, 

FTA may award funds based on the 

initial proposals. 

The ARRA authorizes two purposes 

for these new grants: first, for capital 

investments that will assist in reducing 

the energy consumption of a transit 

system; or, second, for capital 

investments that will reduce greenhouse 

gas emissions of a public transportation 

system. Proposals for projects may be 

submitted under either or both 

categories. To ensure that the purposes 

of the ARRA are met, FTA has 

established a range of funding that will 

be considered for approval. Each 

submitted proposal must request a 

minimum of $2,000,000. FTA will allow 

consolidated proposals from transit 

agencies to reach this $2,000,000 

threshold, thus, individual projects 

within a proposal may receive less than 

$2,000,000. Conversely, to ensure a 

variety of projects are funded, FTA has 

established a maximum grant amount of 

$25,000,000. 

II. Eligibility Information 

A. Eligible Recipients 

Eligible recipients under this program 

are public transportation agencies. 

B. Eligible Applicants 

Any public transportation agency may 

apply. Since the minimum proposal that 

will be accepted is $2,000,000, eligible 

applicants may submit a consolidated 

proposal either directly, through a 

designated recipient, a Metropolitan 

Planning Organization (MPO), State 

Transit Association, Transportation 

Management Association (TMA), or 

through a State Department of 

Transportation. Grant awards will be 

made for particular projects directly to 

public transportation agencies. 

C. Eligible Expenses 

Eligible expenses must meet the 

following criteria: (1) The expense must 

be an eligible capital expense as defined 

under 49 U.S.C. 5302(a)(1); and (2) The 

project will assist in the reduction of the 

energy consumption of a public 

transportation system or the reduction 

of greenhouse gas emissions of a public 

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transportation system. This excludes 

some elements of the statutory 

definition of a capital project, such as 

fleet expansion or fixed guideway 

extensions because these types of 

projects would increase transit agency 

energy consumption. 

D. Cost Sharing or Matching 

The Federal share for TIGGER grants 

is 100 percent, although applicants may 

request a lower Federal share. 

III. Proposal and Submission 

Information 

A. Proposal Submission Process 

Proposals must be submitted by email to FTA–TIGGER@dot.gov. A 

synopsis of this announcement will be 

posted in the ‘‘FIND’’ module of the 

government-wide electronic grants Web 

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

applicants will not be able to apply 

through the ‘‘APPLY’’ module of that 

site. Mail and fax submissions will not 

be accepted. 

Because funding in the ARRA 

programs is intended to sustain or create 

jobs and promote economic recovery, 

each proposed project should be ready 

to implement once the grant is awarded 

and should be completed in a 

reasonable period of time. 

Successful applicants will apply for 

funds through FTA’s TEAM system. 

FTA may require revisions, such as a 

reduction in project budget, before a 

grant award is submitted in TEAM. 

B. Proposal Content 

Proposals may contain one project 

from one transit agency, projects from 

multiple public transit agencies, or 

multiple projects from one public transit 

agency. Combined proposals must 

contain applicant information for each 

agency. Proposals with multiple projects 

must contain project information for 

each project. See Appendix C for an 

outline of proposal requirements. 

(1) Proposal Summary 

A proposal should include a list of 

each project and sponsoring applicant. 

(2) Applicant Information 

This addresses basic identifying 

information, including: 

a. Applicant name; 

b. Contact information (including 

contact name, address, e-mail address, 

phone number and fax number; 

c. Description of services provided by 

the agency, including areas served; 

d. If proposal includes vehicles, 

include existing fleet information, such 

as a current rail or bus fleet management 

plan, if not already on file with the FTA 

Regional Office, and 

e. A description of your technical 

capacity to implement the proposed 

project. 

(3) Project Information 

For each project, every proposal must: 

(a) Identify whether the project is to be 

evaluated under energy reduction or 

greenhouse gas reduction criteria or 

both criteria; (b) Describe the scope of 

the project, including the proposed 

capital investment as well as the 

existing system, subsystem, facility, 

vehicle, or component that the 

investment will replace or be applied to. 

The project scope determines where 

measurement of energy reductions or 

greenhouse gas emissions reductions 

will take place and must be directly 

related to the actual capital investment. 

It should be determined in a manner 

that permits measurement before and 

after the investment to determine either 

the energy savings or greenhouse gas 

reductions. For example, a project could 

consist of replacing 10 buses in a 100 

vehicle bus fleet with more energyefficient buses. In this case, 

measurement would focus on the 10 

vehicles, not the entire fleet. As another 

example, a project could consist of 

including wayside energy storage for a 

rail system to capture regenerated 

energy. In this case, the measurement 

could focus on the energy use of the rail 

lines where the investment takes place, 

not the entire rail system. As a third 

example, a project could consist of 

multiple investments (e.g., compact 

fluorescents, solar panels) to reduce the 

energy use of a bus maintenance facility. 

In that case, the measurement could be 

the energy use of the entire facility; (c) 

Provide a line item budget for the 

project and its total cost and for scalable 

projects include the minimum amount 

necessary to implement the project if 

FTA were not to fund the total cost; (d) 

Identify the expected useful life of the 

investment; and (e) Provide brief project 

time-line outlining steps from project 

development through completion, 

including significant milestones such as 

date of contract awards and dates of 

project implementation (e.g. when 

vehicles will begin revenue service). 

(4) Project Measurement Information 

A proposal must provide narrative 

information for each project describing 

how the estimates provided in the 

summary tables were calculated. See 

Appendix D—Project Measurement 

Guidelines provides information on the 

step-by-step process agencies should 

follow in developing their calculations. 

The proposals should provide 

information for each step described in 

Appendix D. Proposals also should 

identify the process the agency will use 

to determine the actual energy savings 

or greenhouse gas emission reductions 

realized once the investment is 

implemented. 

(5) A proposal should include a 

project measurement summary for either 

or both the energy consumption 

reduction or greenhouse gas emission 

reduction programs. (See Appendix E— 

Tables.) FTA will post on its Web site: 

www.fta.dot.gov a Microsoft Excel 

spreadsheet that may be used to develop 

these tables. 

(6) A proposal should address each of 

the evaluation criteria separately. 

C. Funding Restrictions 

Only proposals from eligible 

recipients for eligible activities will be 

considered for funding (see Section III 

of this Notice). FTA may decide to 

provide only partial funding for certain 

proposals to maximize the impact of 

this program. 

IV. How Proposals Will Be Evaluated 

Energy consumption reduction and 

greenhouse gas reduction projects will 

be evaluated separately. An applicant 

may request evaluation under both 

criteria if it provides the necessary 

project measurement information. Two 

criteria are specific to energy 

consumption reduction projects and one 

criterion is specific to greenhouse gas 

reduction projects. The remaining 

criteria apply to all projects. 

A. Project Evaluation Criteria for Energy 

Consumption Reduction Projects 

FTA will evaluate projects on total 

energy consumption savings projected 

to result from the project, and projected 

energy savings of the project as a 

percentage of the total energy usage of 

the public transit agency. Refer to 

Appendix B for definitions. 

B. Project Evaluation Criterion for 

Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction 

Projects 

FTA will evaluate projects based on 

the total amount of greenhouse gas 

reductions projected to result from the 

project. 

C. Project Evaluation Criteria for All 

Projects 

In addition, FTA will evaluate all 

projects on the following criteria: 

(1) Return on Investment. This 

includes the ratio of energy savings or 

greenhouse gas reductions per dollar of 

Federal TIGGER funds invested. 

(2) Project Readiness. The Project Is 

Ready To Implement. 

a. Any required environmental work 

has been initiated for construction 

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projects requiring an Environmental 

Finding. 

b. Implementation plans are ready, 

including initial design of facilities 

projects. 

c. the Metropolitan Transportation 

Improvement Program/State 

Transportation Improvement Program 

(TIP/STIP) can be amended. 

d. Project can be obligated and 

implemented quickly, if selected. 

(3) The applicant demonstrates the 

capacity to carry out the project. 

a. The applicant is in fundable status 

for the FTA grant program 

b. The applicant demonstrates the 

technical capacity to carry out the 

project including the project approach 

or project management plan. 

c. The applicant has systems and 

internal controls in place that allow it 

to separately track and report ARRA 

funds even used to fund an existing 

project/activity. 

d. The applicant has the ability to 

collect information and demonstrate the 

results of the project for at least one year 

following project implementation.(But 

note that useful life criteria apply for 

FTA funded assets.) 

(4) Project Innovation. The project 

identifies a unique, significant, or 

innovative approach to reducing energy 

consumption or greenhouse gas 

emissions not currently in widespread 

practice within the transit industry or 

an approach distinct from the other 

proposals received by FTA. 

(5) The national applicability of the 

project as an example of energy savings 

or greenhouse gas reductions including 

whether the project could be replicated 

by other transit agencies regionally or 

nationally. 

D. Review and Selection Process 

Proposals first will be screened by 

FTA program staff. After evaluating 

proposals based on the established 

technical criteria, the FTA review team 

will provide recommendations to the 

FTA Administrator. FTA will publish 

the list of all selected projects and 

funding levels in the Federal Register. 

V. Award Administration Information 

A. Award Notices 

FTA will screen all proposals to 

determine whether all required 

eligibility elements, as described in III. 

‘‘Eligibility Information’’ are provided. 

Once proposals have been reviewed and 

projects have been selected, FTA will 

award funds to the public transit agency 

to implement the project. FTA will 

award funding to successful applicants 

through a grant in FTA’s TEAM grant 

management system. These grants will 

be administered and managed by FTA 

regional offices in accordance with the 

federal requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

Chapter 53. 

B. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

Information about general 

requirements for FTA grant programs 

funded by ARRA can be found in the 

Federal Register Notice American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

Public Transportation Apportionments, 

Allocations and Grant Program 

Information, (74 FR 9656, March 5, 

2009) and posted on our Web site 

(www.fta.dot.gov). 

(1) Grant Requirements. If selected, 

project sponsors will apply for a grant 

through TEAM and adhere to the 

customary FTA grant requirements of 49 

U.S.C. Chapter 53, including those 

identified in FTA Circular 5010.1D and 

the FTA Master Agreement. Technical 

assistance regarding these requirements 

is available from each FTA regional 

office. 

All recipients and their sub-awardees 

are required to have a DUNS number 

(www.dnb.com) and a current 

registration in the Central Contractor 

Registration (www.ccr.gov). 

Recipients of ARRA funds must have 

systems and internal controls that allow 

them to separately track and report 

ARRA funds even if the funds are being 

used to fund an existing project/activity. 

Applicants must sign and submit 

current Certifications and Assurances 

before receiving a grant. Annual 

certifications and assurances filed by a 

grantee for Fiscal Year 2009 under 

FTA’s regular program meet this 

requirement. 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 project 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. 

FTA will not amend its standard grant 

agreement for the purposes of the 

ARRA. However, to the extent the 

ARRA imposes additional requirements 

they will be reflected as special 

conditions in individual grant 

documents. 

(2) Planning. Applicants are 

encouraged to notify the appropriate 

State DOT and MPO in areas likely to 

be served by the project funds made 

available under this program. 

Incorporation of funded projects in the 

long range plans and transportation 

improvement programs of States and 

metropolitan areas is required of all 

funded projects. FTA cannot obligate 

grant funds unless the project is 

contained in a federally approved STIP. 

Similarly, all environmental 

requirements must be complete before 

FTA can obligate and award a grant in 

TEAM. 

C. Reporting Requirements 

FTA reporting requirements include 

standard reporting requirements 

identified in FTA Circular 5010.1D, and 

the Master Grant Agreement. In addition 

under ARRA, the TIGGER program has 

additional reporting requirements. A 

recipient of TIGGER funds must report 

on an annual basis: 

(1) Actual annual energy consumed 

within the project scope attributable to 

the investment, for energy consumption 

reduction projects; 

(2) Actual greenhouse gas emissions 

within the project scope attributable to 

the investment, for greenhouse gas 

reduction projects; 

(3) Actual annual reductions or 

increases in operating costs attributable 

to the investment, for all projects. 

As a condition of award, grantees 

receiving ARRA funds will be required 

to report on grant activities on a routine 

basis. FTA grantees will be responsible 

for reporting up-to-date and accurate 

information in a milestone status report 

and financial status report on a 

quarterly basis, as well as additional 

data elements that are required to be 

reported in www.recovery.gov. 

Additionally, special certifications and 

grant conditions also will be required of 

ARRA grant recipients, such as: 

a. One-Time Funding. The Recipient 

acknowledges that receipt of ARRA 

funds is a ‘‘one-time’’ disbursement that 

does not create any future obligation by 

the FTA to advance similar funding 

amounts. 

b. Integrity. The Recipient agrees that 

all data it submits to FTA in compliance 

with ARRA requirements will be 

accurate, objective, and of the highest 

integrity. 

c. Violations of Law. The Recipient 

agrees that it and its subrecipients shall 

report any credible evidence that a 

principal, employee, agent, contractor, 

subrecipient, subcontractor, or other 

person has submitted a false claim 

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under the False Claims Act or has 

committed a criminal or civil violation 

of law pertaining to fraud, conflict of 

interest, bribery, gratuity, or similar 

misconduct involving ARRA funds. 

d. Maintenance of Effort. A Recipient 

that is a State agrees to comply with the 

maintenance of effort certification it has 

made in compliance with Section 1201 

of ARRA. 

e. Emblems. The Recipient agrees to 

identify projects supported by FTA by 

attaching the appropriate emblems as 

the Federal Government may require. 

f. Reporting Requirements. In addition 

to other Federal reporting requirements 

applicable to the type of project 

undertaken, the Recipient agrees to 

(1) Comply with the reporting 

requirements of ARRA, Section 1201(c) 

and (f). 

(2) Comply with reporting 

requirements and deadlines of ARRA, 

Section 1512. Therefore, the Recipient 

reports on the use of the funds and on 

the status of compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act by 

submitting the Standard FormPerformance Progress Report-Recovery 

form not later than 10 days after the end 

of each calendar quarter to FTA. The 

Recipients agree to obtain a Dun and 

Bradstreet Universal Numbering System 

(DUNS) number (www.dnb.com) for any 

first tier subrecipient that does not have 

a DUNS number, and agrees to 

maintain, and require its first tier 

subrecipients to maintain, active and 

current profiles in the Central 

Contractor Registration database 

(www.ccr.gov). 

g. Further Requirements. The 

Recipient agrees to comply with any 

applicable future Federal requirements 

that may be imposed on the use of 

ARRA funds. 

FTA will issue additional specific 

guidance on reporting requirements in 

the near future for your information. 

The ARRA statutory reporting 

requirements and certifications are 

identified below: 

(1) Section 1511: Certifications 

For covered funds made available to 

State or local governments for 

infrastructure investments, the 

Governor, mayor, or other chief 

executive, as appropriate, is required to 

certify that the infrastructure investment 

has received the full review and vetting 

required by law and that the chief 

executive accepts responsibility that the 

infrastructure investment is an 

appropriate use of taxpayer dollars. 

Such certification must include a 

description of the investment, the 

estimated total cost, and the amount of 

covered funds to be used, and must be 

posted on a specified Web site. A State 

or local agency may not receive 

infrastructure funds made available 

under ARRA unless this certification is 

made and posted. 

On February 27, 2009, USDOT 

Secretary LaHood sent letters to all 

Governors providing guidance and a 

template for this certification and 

instructing them to send the Section 

1511 certification and the other two 

certifications by the Governor described 

below to the Department at the 

following address: TigerTeam@dot.gov. 

A single certification by the Governor, 

based on the established planning 

process, and including a link to a Web 

site posting of the Statewide 

Transportation Improvement Program, 

which must contain the required section 

1511 information for each investment, 

will satisfy the requirement for 

certification by the Governor for both 

FHWA and FTA projects. FTA will 

provide further guidance in the near 

future about any additional 

certifications that may be required by 

local officials to ensure that all ARRA 

projects have been properly vetted. 

(2) Section 1512: Reports on Use of 

Funds 

Recipient Reports.—Not later than 10 

days after the end of each calendar 

quarter, each recipient of ARRA funds 

from a Federal agency shall submit a 

report to that agency that contains— 

(A) The total amount of recovery 

funds received from that agency; 

(B) The amount of recovery funds 

received that were expended or 

obligated to projects or activities; and 

(C) A detailed list of all projects or 

activities for which recovery funds were 

expended or obligated, including— 

(i) The name of the project or activity; 

(ii) A description of the project or 

activity; 

(iii) An evaluation of the completion 

status of the project or activity; 

(iv) An estimate of the number of jobs 

created and the number of jobs retained 

by the project or activity; and 

(v) For infrastructure investments 

made by State and local governments, 

the purpose, total cost, and rationale of 

the agency for funding the infrastructure 

investment with funds made available 

under ARRA, and name of the person to 

contact at the agency if there are 

concerns with the infrastructure 

investment. 

(D) detailed information on any 

subcontracts or subgrants awarded by 

the recipient to include the data 

elements required to comply with the 

Federal Funding Accountability and 

Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109– 

282), allowing aggregate reporting on 

awards below $25,000 or to individuals, 

as prescribed by the Director of the 

Office of Management and Budget. 

The data elements required to comply 

with Public Law 109–282 are: name of 

entity receiving the award; the amount 

of the award; information on the award 

including transaction type, funding 

agency, the North American Industry 

Classification System Code or Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance number 

(where applicable); program source; and 

an award title descriptive of the purpose 

of each funding action. 

FTA will extract as much as possible 

of this information from grant 

information and standard reports 

provided through its TEAM electronic 

grants award and management system. 

Supplemental reporting may be 

required, however, to provide the 

project and contract level information. 

FTA will provide further reporting 

instructions at a later date. FTA is 

working with other modal 

administrations within the United 

States Department of Transportation 

(USDOT) to standardize the information 

required from all USDOT recipients. 

Additional frequency of reporting 

may be required to be responsive to 

Congressional oversight requirements. 

(3) Section 1512(h): Registration 

Recipients of ARRA funds that are 

required to report information per 

section 1512(c) (4) must register with 

Central Contractor Registration database 

(CCR) or complete other registration 

requirements as determined by the 

Director of the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB). 

The reporting and registration 

requirements are effective September 1 

2009. OMB has not yet determined 

whether to use the CCR or some other 

registration database. However, OMB 

has issued guidance requiring FTA and 

other Federal agencies to ensure that 

grantees and first tier subawardees 

(subrecipients and contractors) obtain a 

DUNS number, or update their DUNS 

record if necessary. OMB has not yet 

issued a final determination on the 

extent to which subawardees will be 

required to register in CCR. 

(4) Section 1201(a): Maintenance of 

Effort 

Not later than March 19, 2009, for 

each amount that is distributed to a 

State or its agency from an 

appropriation in ARRA for a covered 

program, the Governor of that State is 

required to certify to the Secretary of 

Transportation that the State will 

maintain its effort with regard to State 

funding for the types of projects that are 

funded by the appropriation. As part of 

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this certification, the Governor is 

required to submit to the Secretary of 

Transportation a statement identifying 

the amount of funds the State planned 

to expend from State sources as of 

February 17, 2009, during the period of 

February 17, 2009 through September 

30, 2010, for the types of projects that 

are funded by the appropriation. 

This requirement applies only to State 

funding for transportation projects 

eligible for ARRA funding. USDOT will 

treat this maintenance of effort 

requirement through one consolidated 

certification from the Governor to the 

Secretary, which must include State 

funding for transit projects, as well as 

highway and other transportation modal 

projects. 

(5) Section 1201(2)(c): Periodic Reports 

For amounts received under each 

covered program by a grant recipient 

under ARRA, the grant recipient shall 

include in the periodic reports 

information tracking: 

(A) The amount of Federal funds 

appropriated, allocated, obligated, and 

outlaid under the appropriation; 

(B) the number of projects that have 

been put out to bid under the 

appropriation; 

(C) the number of projects for which 

contracts have been awarded under the 

appropriation and the amount of 

Federal funds associated with such 

contracts; 

(D) the number of projects for which 

work has begun under such contracts 

and the amount of Federal funds 

associated with such contracts; 

(E) the number of projects for which 

work has been completed under such 

contracts and the amount of Federal 

funds associated with such contracts; 

(F) the number of direct, on-project 

jobs created or sustained by the Federal 

funds provided for projects under the 

appropriation and, to the extent 

possible, the estimated indirect jobs 

created or sustained in the associated 

supplying industries, including the 

number of job-years created and the 

total increase in employment since 

February 17, 2009 and 

(G) the actual aggregate expenditures 

by each grant recipient from State 

sources for projects eligible for funding 

under the program during the period of 

February 17, 2009 through September 

30, 2010, as compared to the level of 

such expenditures that were planned to 

occur during such period as of the date 

of enactment of the ARRA. 

Each grant recipient is required to 

submit the first of the periodic reports 

required not later than 90 days from 

February 17, 2009. 

FTA will extract as much of this 

information as possible from grant 

information and standard reports 

provided through the TEAM electronic 

grants award and management system. 

Supplemental reporting may be 

required, however, to provide the 

project and contract level information. 

FTA will provide further reporting 

instructions at a later date. FTA is 

working with other modal 

administrations within DOT to 

standardize the information required 

from all DOT recipients, including the 

possibility of generating the required 

jobs data through the use of economic 

models and factors applied to the data 

provided in the grant awards and other 

information reported by the grantee. 

(6) Section 1607 

Section 1607 requires that the 

Governor certify within 45 days of 

enactment (April 3, 2009) that, for funds 

provided, the state will request and use 

funds provided by this Act and the 

funds will be used to create jobs and 

promote economic growth. If the 

Governor does not provide this 

certification, then the state legislature 

may act to accept the funds. 

(7) Section 1609 

Under section 1609(c), FTA is 

required to report to certain 

congressional committees every 90 days 

following enactment on the status and 

progress of projects funded or proposed 

for funding under the ARRA with 

respect to compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

its implementing regulations. FTA will 

request assistance from grant recipients 

in compiling this quarterly report. 

(8) Other Reporting 

To satisfy the needs for transparency 

and accountability related to funding 

appropriated under the ARRA, grantees 

may be required to provide additional 

information not yet specified in 

response to requests from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), the 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the 

Government Accountability Office 

(GAO), or the USDOT Inspector General 

(IG) or the Recovery Accountability and 

Transparency Board. FTA will inform 

grantees if and when such additional 

reports are required. 

VI. Technical Assistance 

FTA will post answers to common 

questions about the program as well as 

a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for 

assistance in calculations at 

www.fta.dot.gov. Technical assistance 

regarding these requirements is 

available from each FTA regional office. 

The regional offices will contact those 

applicants selected for funding 

regarding general and ARRA-specific 

grants and reporting requirements and 

will provide assistance in preparing the 

documentation necessary for the grant 

award. 

Contact the appropriate FTA Regional 

or Metropolitan Office (see Appendix A) 

for application-specific information and 

issues. For general program information, 

contact Walter Kulyk, Office of Mobility 

Innovation, (202) 366–4995, e-mail: 

walter.kulyk@dot.gov. A TDD is 

available at 1–800–877–8339 (TDD/ 

FIRS). 

Issued in Washington, DC, this 19th day of 

March, 2009. 

Matthew J. Welbes, 

Acting Deputy Administrator. 

APPENDIX A—FTA REGIONAL AND METROPOLITAN OFFICES

Richard H. Doyle, Regional Administrator, Region 1-Boston, Kendall 

Square, 55 Broadway, Suite 920, Cambridge, MA 02142–1093, Tel. 

617 494–2055. 

Robert C. Patrick, Regional Administrator, Region 6-Ft. Worth, 819 

Taylor Street, Room 8A36, Ft. Worth, TX 76102, Tel. 817 978–0550. 

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

Rhode Island, and Vermont. 

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

Texas. 

Brigid Hynes-Cherin, Regional Administrator, Region 2-New York, One 

Bowling Green, Room 429, New York, NY 10004–1415, Tel. No. 212 

668–2170. 

Mokhtee Ahmad, Regional Administrator, Region 7-Kansas City, MO 

901 Locust Street, Room 404, Kansas City, MO 64106, Tel. 816 

329–3920. 

States served: New Jersey, New York, New York Metropolitan Office, 

Region 2-New York, One Bowling Green, Room 428, New York, NY 

10004–1415, Tel. 212–668–2202. 

States served: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. 

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APPENDIX A—FTA REGIONAL AND METROPOLITAN OFFICES—Continued 

Letitia Thompson, Regional Administrator, Region 3-Philadelphia, 1760 

Market Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103–4124, Tel. 215 

656–7100. 

Terry Rosapep, Regional Administrator, Region 8-Denver, 12300 West 

Dakota Ave., Suite 310, Lakewood, CO 80228–2583, Tel. 720–963– 

3300. 

States served: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and District of Columbia. States served: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, 

and Wyoming. 

Philadelphia Metropolitan Office, Region 3-Philadelphia, 1760 Market 

Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19103–4124, Tel. 215–656–7070. 

Washington, DC Office, 1990 K St NW., Suite 510, Washington, DC 

20006. 

Phone: (202) 219–3562 or (202) 219–3565, Fax: (202) 219–3545. 

Yvette Taylor, Regional Administrator, Region 4-Atlanta, 230 Peachtree 

Street, NW., Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30303, Tel. 404 562–3500. 

Leslie T. Rogers, Regional Administrator, Region 9-San Francisco, 201 

Mission Street, Suite 1650, San Francisco, CA 94105–1926, Tel. 415 

744–3133. 

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. 

Los Angeles Metropolitan Office, Region 9-Los Angeles, 888 S. 

Figueroa Street, Suite 1850, Los Angeles, CA 90017–1850, Tel. 

213–202–3952. 

Marisol Simon, Regional Administrator, Region 5-Chicago, 200 West 

Adams Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. 312 353–2789. 

Rick Krochalis, Regional Administrator, Region 10-Seattle, Jackson 

Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue, Suite 3142, Seattle, WA 

98174–1002, Tel. 206 220–7954. 

States served: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, Chicago Metropolitan Office, Region 5-Chicago, 200 West 

Adams Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel. 312–353–2789. 

States served: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. 

Appendix B—Glossary of Terms 

Energy Use of the Public Transportation 

System is energy expressed in British 

Thermal Units (BTUs) (e.g., fuel, electricity, 

steam) using the lower (net) heating value 

purchased directly by the public 

transportation system. It includes both 

revenue and non revenue operations directly 

operated by the agency, but not energy used 

for purchased services. It includes fuel used 

by an agency to generate energy, but not 

energy generated by an agency. As an 

example, a diesel generator operated by an 

agency would count the diesel used by the 

generator but not the electricity produced by 

the generator. Energy produced on-site using 

solar or wind power is also not counted as 

part of consumption. 

Greenhouse Gases are gases that trap heat 

in the atmosphere expressed in metric tons 

of CO2 equivalent. The principal greenhouse 

gases that enter the atmosphere because of 

human activities are: Carbon Dioxide (CO2); 

Methane (CH4); Nitrous Oxide (N2O); and 

Fluorinated Gases (Hydrofluorocarbons, 

perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride) 

Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Public 

Transportation Agency are greenhouse gas 

emissions from public transportation systems 

vehicles or facilities, otherwise known as 

direct emissions. It does not include indirect 

emissions (e.g., from third-party power 

plants) or displaced emissions (e.g., 

emissions from manufacturing transit 

equipment, waste disposal, emissions 

released outside the transit agency service 

area, etc.) 

Project is the proposed capital investment 

as well as the existing system, subsystem, 

facility, vehicle, or component that the 

investment will replace or be applied to. The 

project scope determines where measurement 

of energy reductions or emissions reductions 

will take place and must be directly related 

to the actual capital investment. 

Total Project Energy Savings is the 

estimated annual project energy savings 

multiplied by the expected useful life of the 

investment. 

Total Project Greenhouse Gas Emission 

Reductions is the estimated annual project 

greenhouse gas emission reductions 

multiplied by the expected useful life of the 

investment. 

Appendix C—Proposal Outline 

Each proposal must contain the following 

information. 

1. A list of each project, and sponsoring 

applicant 

2. Applicant information: For each transit 

agency included in the proposal, the 

information should include: 

a. Applicant name, 

b. Contact information 

c. Description of services provided by the 

agency and areas served 

d. If proposal includes vehicles, include 

existing fleet information, such as a 

current rail or bus fleet management 

plan, if not already on file with the FTA 

Regional Office, and 

e. A description of their technical, legal, 

and financial capacity to implement the 

proposed project. 

3. Project Information: For each project 

proposed, the information should include: 

a. Whether the project is to be evaluated 

under energy reduction, greenhouse gas 

reduction criteria, or both. 

b. A description of the scope of the project. 

c. Provide a line item budget for the project 

and its total cost and for scalable projects 

include the minimum amount necessary 

to implement the project if FTA were not 

to fund the total cost. 

d. Identify the expected useful life of the 

investment 

e. Provide brief project time-line outlining 

steps from project development through 

completion, including significant 

milestones such as date of contract 

awards and dates of project 

implementation (e.g. when vehicles will 

begin revenue service). 

4. Project Measurement Criteria for Energy 

Reduction projects: Proposals should identify 

the process the agency will use to determine 

the actual energy savings once the 

investment is implemented. For each project 

proposed to reduce energy consumption the 

proposal should include: 

a. Project’s Current Annual Energy Use 

b. Project’s Estimated Annual Energy Use 

c. Project’s Estimated Annual Energy 

Savings 

d. Project’s Total Energy Savings 

e. Project’s Total Energy Savings as a 

Percentage of the Agency’s Total Energy 

Use. This can be reported as less than 

one percent or the proposal must 

include: 

i. Total reported Energy Consumption 

ii. Total non-reported Energy Consumption 

iii. Total Energy Consumption of the Public 

Transportation Agency 

iv. The Project’s Total Energy Savings as a 

percentage of the Total Energy 

Consumption of the Public 

Transportation Agency 

5. Project Measurement Criteria for 

Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction 

projects: Proposals should identify the 

process the agency will use to determine the 

greenhouse gas emission reductions once the 

investment is implemented. For each project 

proposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 

the proposal should include: 

a. Project’s Current Annual Greenhouse 

Gas Emissions 

b. Project’s Estimated Annual Greenhouse 

Gas Emissions 

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c. Project’s Estimated Annual Greenhouse 

Gas Savings 

d. Project’s Total Greenhouse Gas Savings 

6. Project Measurement Summaries (Tables 

1 and or 2 in Appendix C). FTA will post on 

its Web site: www.fta.dot.gov a Microsoft 

Excel spreadsheet that may be used to 

develop these tables. 

7. Address each of the evaluation criteria 

separately. 

a. Return on Investment—no additional 

information is required 

b. The Project Is Ready To Implement—the 

proposal should address whether: 

i. Any required environmental work has 

been initiated for construction projects 

requiring an Environmental Finding. 

ii. Implementation plans are ready, 

including initial design of facilities 

projects. 

iii. TIP/STIP can be amended. 

iv. Project can be obligated and 

implemented quickly, if selected. 

c. The applicant demonstrates the capacity 

to carryout the project—the proposal 

should address whether: 

i. The applicant is in fundable status for 

the FTA grant program 

ii. The applicant demonstrates the 

technical capacity to carry out the 

project, including the project approach 

or project management plan. 

iii. The applicant has systems and internal 

controls that allow them to separately 

track and report Recovery Act funds 

even if the funds are being used to funds 

an existing project/activity. 

iv. The applicant has the ability to collect 

information on the results of the project 

for one year following the project’s 

implementation. 

d. The degree of innovation in a project— 

the proposal should address whether the 

project identifies a unique or significant 

approach to reducing energy 

consumption or greenhouse gas 

emissions not currently in widespread 

practice within the industry or an 

approach distinct from the other 

proposals received. 

e. The national applicability of the project 

as an example of energy savings or 

greenhouse gas reductions—the proposal 

should address whether the project 

identified could be replicated by other 

transit agencies regionally or nationally. 

Appendix D—Project Measurement 

Guidelines 

I. Projects Measured Under The Energy 

Consumption Reduction Focus of ARRA 

Energy consumption is the total annual 

energy (e.g., fuel, electricity, steam) 

purchased directly by the public 

transportation system. It includes both 

revenue and non revenue operations directly 

operated by the agency, but not energy used 

for purchased services. It includes fuel used 

by an agency to generate energy, but not 

energy generated by an agency. As an 

example, a diesel generator operated by an 

agency would count the diesel used by the 

generator but not the electricity produced by 

the generator. Energy produced on-site using 

solar or wind power is also not counted as 

part of consumption. 

When calculating energy consumption, all 

initial figures should be expressed in both 

the typical units for that energy source (e.g. 

gallons or kWh) and in British Thermal Units 

(BTUs), using the lower (net) heating value. 

The Center for Transportation Analysis of 

Oakridge National Laboratory of the 

Department of Energy provides information 

and links on how to convert typical energy 

units to BTUs in the Transportation Energy 

Data Book at http://cta.ornl.gov/data/tedb27/ 

Edition27_Appendix_B.pdf. All final 

calculations should be performed in BTUs. 

Agency’s annual data should be based on the 

most recent year for which 12 continuous 

months of data is available, but no earlier 

than 2007 data. 

A. Total Project Energy Savings 

(i) Project’s Current Annual Energy Use. 

The proposal must identify the current 

annual energy use of the project scope that 

the proposed investment is to be applied to 

or replace and describe how this was 

calculated. 

(ii) Project’s Estimated Annual Energy Use. 

The proposal must identify the estimated 

annual energy use of the same project scope 

for when the project is implemented. 

(iii) Project’s Annual Energy Savings. The 

proposal must subtract the project’s 

estimated annual energy use from the 

project’s current annual energy use. This is 

the estimated annual project energy savings. 

(iv) Total Project Energy Savings. The 

proposal must multiply the estimated annual 

project energy savings by the expected useful 

life of the investment. 

B. Total Project Energy Savings as a 

Percentage of the Total Energy Use of the 

Public Transportation Agency 

(i) For some projects, the estimated total 

project energy savings as a percentage of the 

total energy use of the public transportation 

system will be less than one percent. In those 

cases the proposal may identify the total 

savings as less than one percent without 

further calculations provided. 

(ii) If the agency estimates that the total 

project energy savings as a percentage of the 

total energy use of the public transportation 

system will be greater than one percent, the 

proposal must include the following: 

(1) Reported Energy Consumption. The 

proposal must identify directly operated 

annual bus and rail propulsion energy 

consumption. This is normally reported to 

the National Transit Database (see ‘‘Table 17: 

Energy Consumption by Public Transit 

Entity’’). However, the proposal should use 

data from the same time period as being used 

for the rest of the calculations, which is not 

necessarily the data reported in NTD. 

(2) Non-reported Energy Consumption. The 

proposal must estimate energy consumption 

for all energy consumed by the agency not 

reported in Table 17. The estimate should 

include a listing of what related vehicles, 

facilities, systems, and equipment are 

included and how the total energy 

consumption for each was calculated. This 

will need to be supported by the applicant’s 

own data. 

(3) Total Energy Use of the Public 

Transportation Agency. The proposal must 

add reported energy consumption with nonreported energy consumption. 

(4) For each project, the proposal must 

divide the estimated total project energy 

savings by the total energy use of the public 

transportation agency. 

II. Projects To Be Evaluated Under 

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Focus of the 

ARRA 

Only projects that will reduce greenhouse 

gas emissions of the public transportation 

system, otherwise known as direct emissions 

(e.g. emissions from their vehicles or 

facilities) are eligible under this program. 

Projects intended to reduce indirect 

emissions (e.g., from third-party power 

plants) or displaced emissions (e.g., 

emissions from manufacturing transit 

equipment, waste disposal, emissions 

released outside the transit agency service 

area, etc.) are ineligible. As an example, an 

electric heavy-rail system consuming 

electricity purchased from a third-party 

power plant would be considered to have 

zero greenhouse gas emissions, irrespective 

of the type of power plant or the greenhouse 

gases emitted in the production and 

construction of the system and equipment. 

The most common greenhouse gas emitted 

by public transportation agencies is carbon 

dioxide (CO2). If the proposal estimates 

reductions to other greenhouse gases they 

must be converted to their CO2 equivalent. 

Agency’s annual data should be based on the 

most recent year they for which a full year’s 

worth of data is available, but no earlier than 

2007 data. 

In most cases, CO2 emissions should be 

calculated by multiplying energy use by an 

appropriate emission factor (e.g., 

approximately 9.17 kg of CO2 are emitted per 

gallon of diesel fuel burned) outlined below. 

The Environmental Protection Agency 

provides information and a calculator on 

greenhouse gas conversions at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/solar/energy-resources/ 

calculator.html. 

Data should be reported in metric tons of 

CO2 equivalent. If an agency uses another 

procedure, it should clearly justify and 

describe its calculations. 

A. Project’s Total Estimated Greenhouse Gas 

Reduction 

(i) Project’s Current Annual Greenhouse 

Gas Emissions. The proposal must identify 

the current greenhouse gas emissions of the 

project scope that the proposed investment is 

to be applied to or replace. 

(1) The proposal should identify the energy 

source, the project’s current annual energy 

use (as calculated above), and multiply the 

project’s current annual energy use by the 

appropriate emission factor. 

(2) Project’s Estimated Annual Greenhouse 

Gas Emissions. The proposal must identify 

the estimated annual greenhouse gas 

emissions of the same project scope when the 

project is implemented. 

(a) The proposal should identify the 

project’s new energy source (if applicable), 

the project’s estimated annual energy use (as 

calculated above), and multiply the project’s 

estimated annual energy use by the 

appropriate emission factor. 

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(b) Project’s Estimated Annual Greenhouse 

Gas Reduction. The proposal must subtract 

the project’s estimated annual greenhouse gas 

emissions from the project’s current annual 

greenhouse gas emissions. 

(c) Project’s Estimated Total Greenhouse 

Gas Reduction. The proposal must multiply 

the project’s estimated annual greenhouse gas 

reduction by the estimated useful life of the 

investment. 

Appendix E—Tables 

FTA will post on its Web site: 

www.fta.dot.gov a Microsoft Excel 

spreadsheet that may be used to develop 

these tables. 

TABLE 1—FOR ENERGY CONSUMPTION REDUCTION PROJECTS

A1. 

Agency.

A2. Total 

Agency Reported Energy Use.

A3. Total 

Agency 

Non-Reported Energy Use.

A4. Total 

Agency Energy Use.

Note: For some projects, the estimated total project energy savings as a percentage of the total energy use of the public transportation system will be less than 

one percent. In those cases the proposal may identify the total savings as less 

than one percent for E8 and need not fill in A2–A4. 

Agency X xx .................. xx .................. xx ..................

E1. Project Scope (Title) .. E2. Cost ........ E3. Estimated 

Project Useful Life.

E4. Project’s 

Current Annual Energy 

Use.

E5. Project’s 

Estimated 

Annual Energy Use.

E6. Project’s 

Annual Energy Savings.

E7. Total 

Project Energy Savings.

E8. Total Savings as % 

of Total Use 

Project 1 ........................... Project Cost .. xx .................. xx .................. xx .................. E4–E5 ........... E5 X E3 ........ E7/A4 

Project 2 ........................... Project Cost .. xx .................. xx .................. xx .................. E4–E5 ........... E5 X E3 ........ E7/A4 

Project 3 ........................... Project Cost .. xx .................. xx .................. xx .................. E4–E5 ........... E5 X E3 ........ E7/A4 

TABLE 2—FOR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION PROJECTS

Agency name: 

G1. Project scope 

(Title) G2. Cost G3. Estimated project useful life 

G4. Project’s current annual CO2

equivalent emissions 

G5. Project’s estimated annual 

CO2 equivalent 

emissions 

G6. Project’s estimated annual 

CO2 emission reductions 

E7. Total project 

CO2 emission reductions 

Project 1 ...................... Project Cost ........ xx ........................ xx ........................ xx ........................ G4–G5 ................ G6 X G3 

Project 2 ...................... Project Cost ........ xx ........................ xx ........................ xx ........................ G4–G5 ................ G6 X G3 

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BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2009– 

0056] 

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can 

collect certain information from the 

public, it must receive approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). Under procedures established 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, before seeking OMB approval, 

Federal agencies must solicit public 

comment on proposed collections of 

information, including extensions and 

reinstatement of previously approved 

collections. This document describes 

one collection of information for which 

NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 26, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the 

docket notice numbers cited at the 

beginning of this notice and be 

submitted to Docket Management, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Please identify 

the proposed collection of information 

for which a comment is provided, by 

referencing its OMB clearance number. 

It is requested, but not required, that 2 

copies of the comment be provided. The 

Docket Section is open on weekdays 

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

R. Toth, Office of Data Acquisitions 

(NVS–410), Room W53–303, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 

20590. Mr. Toth’s telephone number is 

(202) 366–5378. Please identify the 

relevant collection of information by 

referring to its OMB Control Number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

before an agency submits a proposed 

collection of information to OMB for 

approval, it must first publish a 

document in the Federal Register 

providing a 60-day comment period and 

otherwise consult with members of the 

public and affected agencies concerning 

each proposed collection of information. 

The OMB has promulgated regulations 

describing what must be included in 

such a document. Under OMB’s 

regulation (at 5CFR 1320.8(d), an agency 

must ask for public comment on the 

following: 

(i) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(ii) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(iii) How to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; 

(iv) How to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g. permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

In compliance with these 

requirements, NHTSA asks for public 

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