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and utility of the information collection 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy 

of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the collected information; and (4) 

ways to minimize the collection burden 

without reducing the quality of the 

collected information. Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval of this 

information collection. 

Title: Transit Investments in 

Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction 

Program (OMB Number: 2132–0566). 

Background: The American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) 

established the Transit Investments in 

Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction 

(TIGGER) Program. This program is a 

new $100,000,000 discretionary grant 

program to support public transit 

agencies in making capital investments 

that will assist in reducing the energy 

consumption or greenhouse gas 

emissions of their public transportation 

systems. 

The information collected is 

submitted as part of the application for 

grants used to determine eligibility of 

applicants and project selection. 

Collection of project management 

information also provides 

documentation that the applicants and 

recipients are meeting program 

objectives and are complying with FTA 

Circular 5010.1D Grant Management 

Requirements and other Federal 

requirements. 

To meet the requirements of the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act, FTA requested an emergency 

approval from OMB for the Transit 

Investments in Greenhouse Gas and 

Energy Reduction Program. OMB 

approved FTA’s emergency request for 

approval on March 10, 2009. The OMB 

Control Number is 2132–0566. FTA 

published a Federal Register notice for 

Solicitation of Comments and Notice of 

Availability of Fiscal Year 2009 Funding 

for Transit Investments in Greenhouse 

Gas and Energy Reduction Grants on 

March 24, 2009. 

Respondents: State and local 

government agencies. 

Estimated Annual Burden on 

Respondents: Approximately 89 hours 

for each of the 360 respondents. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

32,080 hours. 

Frequency: Annual. 

Issued April 21, 2009. 

Ann M. Linnertz, 

Associate Administrator for Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–9469 Filed 4–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

FTA Supplemental Fiscal Year 2009 

Apportionments and Allocations 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Division I of the ‘‘Omnibus 

Appropriations Act, 2009’’ (Pub. L. 111– 

8), signed into law by President Barack 

Obama on March 11, 2009, made funds 

available for all of the surface 

transportation programs of the 

Department of Transportation (DOT) for 

the Fiscal Year (FY) ending September 

30, 2009. This notice supplements the 

December 18, 2008 Federal Register 

notice. The notice apportions formula 

funds made available under the 

Omnibus Appropriations Act and 

allocates FY 2009 funds to 

congressionally designated projects that 

were contained in the accompanying 

committee report and the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU). The notice does 

not include any extensions of 

previously lapsed earmarks. The Federal 

Transit Administration (FTA) will 

address allocations of lapsed and/or 

unallocated resources subsequent to this 

notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general information about this notice 

contact Henrika Buchanan-Smith, Office 

of Program Management, at (202) 366– 

2053. Please contact the appropriate 

FTA regional or metropolitan office for 

any specific requests for information or 

technical assistance. Appendix A at the 

end of this notice includes contact 

information for FTA regional and 

metropolitan offices. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Overview 

II. FTA Programs Funding 

III. FY 2009 FTA Program Initiatives and 

Changes 

IV. FTA Programs 

A. Metropolitan Planning Program (49 

U.S.C. 5305(d)) 

B. State Planning and Research Program 

(49 U.S.C. 5305(e)) 

C. Urbanized Area Formula Program (49 

U.S.C. 5307) 

D. Clean Fuels Formula Program (49 U.S.C. 

5308) 

E. Capital Investment Program (49 U.S.C. 

5309)—Fixed Guideway Modernization 

F. Capital Investment Program (49 U.S.C. 

5309)—Bus and Bus-Related Facilities 

G. Capital Investment Program (49 U.S.C. 

5309)—New and Small Starts 

H. Special Needs of Elderly Individuals 

and Individuals With Disabilities 

Program (49 U.S.C. 5310) 

I. Nonurbanized Area Formula Program (49 

U.S.C. 5311) 

J. Rural Transportation Assistance Program 

(49 U.S.C. 5311(b)(3)) 

K. Public Transportation on Indian 

Reservation Program (49 U.S.C. 

5311(c)(1)) 

L. National Research Program (49 U.S.C. 

5314) 

M. Job Access and Reverse Commute 

Program (49 U.S.C. 5316) 

N. New Freedom Program (49 U.S.C. 5317) 

O. Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks 

Program (49 U.S.C. 5320) 

P. Alternatives Analysis Program (49 

U.S.C. 5339) 

Q. Growing States and High Density States 

Formula (49 U.S.C. 5340) 

R. Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility 

Program (49 U.S.C. 5310 Note) Tables 

1. FTA Revised FY 2009 Appropriations 

and Apportionments for Grant Programs 

2. FTA Revised FY 2009 Metropolitan 

Planning Program and Statewide 

Planning and Research Program 

Apportionments 

3. FTA Revised FY 2009 Section 5307 and 

Section 5340 Urbanized Area 

Apportionments 

4. FTA FY 2009 Section 5307 

Apportionment Formula 

5. FTA Revised FY 2009 Formula Programs 

Apportionments Data Unit Values 

5–A. FTA Urbanized Areas 200,000 or 

More in Population Eligible to Use 

Section 5307 Funds for Operating 

Assistance 

6. FTA Revised FY 2009 Small Transit 

Intensive Cities Performance Data and 

Apportionments 

7–A. FTA FY 2009 Section 5308 Clean 

Fuels Allocations 

8. FTA Revised FY 2009 Section 5309 

Fixed Guideway Modernization 

Apportionments 

9. FTA FY 2009 Fixed Guideway 

Modernization Program Apportionment 

Formula 

10–A. FTA FY 2009 Section 5309 Bus And 

Bus-Related Facilities Allocations 

10–B. FTA Reprogrammed Section 5309 

Bus And Bus-Related Facilities 

Allocations 

11. FTA Revised FY 2009 Section 5309 

New Starts Allocations 

12–A. FTA Reprogrammed Section 5309 

New Starts Allocations 

13. FTA Revised FY 2009 Special Needs 

for Elderly Individuals and Individuals 

with Disabilities Apportionments 

14. FTA Revised FY 2009 Section 5311 and 

Section 5340 Nonurbanized Area 

Formula Apportionments, and Rural 

Transportation Assistance Program 

(RTAP) Allocations 

16. FTA Revised FY 2009 Section 5316 Job 

Access And Reverse Commute (JARC) 

Apportionments 

18. FTA Revised FY 2009 Section 5317 

New Freedom Apportionments 

19–A. FTA FY 2009 Section 5339 

Alternative Analysis Allocations 

20. FTA FY 2009 National Research 

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I. Overview 

This document apportions and 

allocates FY 2009 formula funds 

appropriated in Division I of the 

Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 

(Pub. L. 111–8, March 11, 2009), and FY 

2009 funds designated for specific 

projects under SAFETEA–LU and the 

committee report accompanying the 

Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, for 

the Bus and Bus Facilities program, 

New Starts program, Clean Fuels 

program, and the Alternatives Analysis 

program. It also includes projects that 

were extended or reprogrammed as a 

matter of law in the Omnibus 

Appropriations Act, 2009. This notice 

does not include allocations of 

recovered previous years’ discretionary 

funds or unallocated FY 2009 

discretionary resources. FTA will 

provide information regarding the 

availability of unallocated discretionary 

resources at a later date. 

FTA reminds grantees apportioned 

formula funds from the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Pub. L. 

111–05; ‘‘ARRA’’) that at least fifty 

percent of the funds attributable to each 

urbanized area over 200,000 in 

population and each State for all other 

areas must be obligated in a FTA grant 

by September 1, 2009. The March 5, 

2009 Federal Register notice that 

apportioned ARRA funds provides more 

details about this requirement and 

includes the statement that ‘‘FTA will 

consider a submittal timely if a 

complete ARRA formula grant is 

received on or before July 1, 2009.’’ FTA 

reminds grantees that the July 1, 2009 

deadline accounts for the Department of 

Labor process associated with labor 

certifications which can take up to 60 

days to complete the certification 

referral process. Grantees are strongly 

encouraged to submit applications well 

in advance of that deadline whenever 

possible. Planning submission of a grant 

application on or near July 1, 2009 

might not account for local decision 

making schedules that could be subject 

to change, or to any grant errors or 

issues for resolution that might be 

identified. Taking these other 

considerations into account makes it 

prudent to submit applications as soon 

as feasible. 

II. FTA Program Funding Based on the 

Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 

The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009, provides general funds and 

obligation authority on trust funds from 

the Mass Transit Account (MTA) that 

total $10.2 billion for FTA programs. 

FTA previously published a notice on 

December 18, 2008, that made $4.1 

billion of the $10.2 billion available in 

accordance with the Continuing 

Appropriations Act. Table 1 of this 

document shows the funding for the 

FTA programs, as provided for in the 

entire fiscal year of 2009 in the 

Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009. All 

Formula programs, the Alternatives 

Analysis program, and the Section 5309 

Bus and Bus-Related Facilities program 

are funded entirely from the Mass 

Transit Account of the Highway Trust 

Fund in FY 2009. The Section 5309 

New Starts Program, the Research 

Program, and FTA administrative 

expenses are funded by appropriations 

from the General Fund of the Treasury. 

III. FY 2009 FTA Program Initiatives 

and Changes 

A. Match for Biodiesel Vehicles and 

Hybrid Retrofits 

Section 164 of the Omnibus 

Appropriations Act, 2009, allows a 90 

percent Federal share for biodiesel 

buses and for the net capital cost of 

factory-installed or retrofitted hybrid 

electric propulsion systems and any 

equipment related to such a system. 

This increased federal share is a crosscutting provision and is applicable 

across FTA programs for any grants 

awarded during FY 2009, regardless of 

what fiscal year funding is used. 

Grantees may apply for a 90 percent 

Federal share for the entire cost of a 

biodiesel bus. However, in the case of a 

hybrid electric vehicle, only the cost of 

the propulsion system and related 

equipment is eligible for 90 percent 

Federal share. In lieu of calculating the 

costs of the equipment separately, 

grantees may apply for 83 percent of the 

cost of the vehicle. 

B. Use of Lapsed and Recovered Funds 

Section 170 of the Omnibus 

Appropriations Act, 2009, restricts the 

use of unobligated funds or recovered 

funds under Section 5309 that are 

available for reallocation by the 

Secretary of Transportation. 

Specifically, Section 170 provides that 

the Secretary may reallocate Section 

5309 discretionary funds only to 

projects eligible to use the funds for the 

purposes for which they were originally 

provided. Accordingly, Section 5309 

Bus and Bus Facilities (Bus) Program 

recovered or unobligated lapsed funds 

must be redirected to projects eligible 

under the Bus Program and Section 

5309 Capital Investment (New Starts) 

Program recovered or unobligated 

lapsed funds must be redirected to 

projects eligible under the New Starts 

Program. In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

5337(d)(2), Section 5309 Fixed 

Guideway Modernization (Fixed 

Guideway) program funds that are 

recovered or unobligated are 

reapportioned by formula for projects 

eligible under the Fixed Guideway 

Modernization program. 

C. Congressional Notification of 

Discretionary Grant Awards 

Before FTA can award grants for 

discretionary projects and activities 

designated by Congress, if the award 

exceeds an established dollar threshold, 

notification three full business days 

prior to award must be given to 

members of Congress and to the House 

and Senate authorizing and 

appropriations committees. In previous 

years, the amount requiring 

Congressional notification was $1 

million; however, the Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2008, lowered the 

threshold for notification to $500,000. 

Section 188 of the Omnibus 

Appropriations, 2009, extends the 

lowered threshold amount. Therefore, 

FTA will continue to notify Congress 

before making a discretionary grant 

award that is $500,000 or more. 

IV. FTA Programs 

A. Metropolitan Planning Program (49 

U.S.C. 5305(d)) 

Section 5305(d) authorizes federal 

funding to support a cooperative, 

continuous, and comprehensive 

planning program for transportation 

investment decision making in 

metropolitan areas as set forth in 49 

U.S.C. 5303. Detailed program 

information was previously published 

in the Federal Register on December 18, 

2008. For more information about 

Metropolitan Transportation Planning 

and the Metropolitan Planning Program, 

including FTA Circular 8100.1C, contact 

Charles Goodman, of the Office of 

Planning and Environment, at (202) 

366–1944. For information about 

published allocations, contact Kimberly 

Sledge, Office of Transit Programs, at 

(202) 366–2053. 

FY 2009 Funding Availability 

The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009, provides $93,887,200 to the 

Metropolitan Planning Program (49 

U.S.C. 5305(d)). The total amount 

apportioned for the Metropolitan 

Planning Program to States for use by 

metropolitan planning organizations 

(MPOs) in urbanized areas (UZAs) is 

$93,626,320, as shown in the table 

below, after the deduction for oversight 

and the addition of previous year 

reapportioned funds. 


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METROPOLITAN PLANNING PROGRAM

Total Appropriation ............... $93,887,200 

Oversight Deduction ............. ¥469,436 

Prior Year Funds Added ....... 208,556 

Total Apportioned .......... 93,626,320 

Apportionments for this program are 

displayed in Table 2. 

B. State Planning and Research Program 

(49 U.S.C. 5305(e)) 

This program provides financial 

assistance to States for Statewide 

transportation planning as set forth in 

49 U.S.C. 5304 and other technical 

assistance activities, including 

supplementing the technical assistance 

program provided through the 

Metropolitan Planning Program. 

Detailed program information was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on December 18, 2008. For 

more information about statewide 

transportation planning and the State 

Planning and Research Program, 

including FTA Circular 8100.1C, contact 

Charles Goodman, of the Office of 

Planning and Environment, at (202) 

366–1944. For information about 

published allocations, contact Kimberly 

Sledge, Office of Transit Programs, at 

(202) 366–2053. 

FY 2009 Funding Availability 

The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009, provides $19,612,800 to the State 

Planning and Research Program (SPRP) 

(49 U.S.C. 5305(e)). The total amount 

apportioned for SPRP is $20,348,334, as 

shown in the table below, after the 

deduction for oversight (authorized by 

49 U.S.C. 5327) and the addition of 

unspent funds from previous years. 

STATE PLANNING AND RESEARCH

PROGRAM

Total Appropriation ............... $19,612,800 

Oversight Deduction ............. ¥98,064 

Prior Year Funds Added ....... 833,598 

Total Apportioned .......... 20,348,334 

Apportionments for this program are 

displayed in Table 2. 

C. Urbanized Area Formula Program (49 

U.S.C. 5307) 

Section 5307 authorizes Federal 

funding for capital and in some cases, 

operating assistance, and planning 

activities, for transit in Urbanized Area 

(UZAs). A UZA is an area with a 

population of 50,000 or more that has 

been defined and designated as such in 

the most recent decennial Census by the 

U.S. Census Bureau. Detailed program 

information was previously published 

in the Federal Register on December 18, 

2008. For more information contact the 

Office of Program Management at (202) 

366–2053. 

FY 2009 Funding Availability 

The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009, provides $4,160,365,000 to the 

Urbanized Area Formula Program (49 

U.S.C. 5307). The total amount 

apportioned for the Urbanized Area 

Formula Program is $4,530,561,686 as 

shown in the table below, after the 0.75 

percent deduction for oversight 

(authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5327), the 

addition of previous year funding and 

including funds apportioned to UZAs 

from the appropriation for Section 5340 

for Growing States and High Density 

States. 

URBANIZED AREA FORMULA PROGRAM

Total Appropriation ....... a $4,160,365,000 

Oversight Deduction ..... ¥31,202,738 

Prior Year Funds Added 9,603,308 

Section 5340 Funds 

Added ........................ 391,796,116 

Total Apportioned .. 4,530,561,686 

aOne percent set-aside for Small Transit Intensive Cities Formula. 

Table 3 displays the amounts 

apportioned under the Urbanized Area 

Formula Program. 

Table 5–A provides a list of the 

urbanized areas that crossed over the 

200,000 population threshold (or were 

merged with existing large urbanized 

areas) as a result of the 2000 Census. 

These areas may use their FY 2009 

apportionment to fund operating 

assistance projects up to the operating 

limitation specified in the Table 5–A. 

D. Clean Fuels Grant Program (49 U.S.C. 

5308) 

The Clean Fuels Grant Program 

supports the use of alternative fuels in 

air quality maintenance or 

nonattainment areas for ozone or carbon 

monoxide through capital grants to 

urbanized areas for clean fuel vehicles 

and facilities. Detailed program 

information was previously published 

in the Federal Register on December 18, 

2008. For more information about this 

program, contact Kimberly Sledge, 

Office of Program Management, at (202) 

366–2053. 

1. FY 2009 Funding Availability 

The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009, provides $51,500,000 to the Clean 

Fuels Grant Program (49 U.S.C. 5308). 

The amount available to be allocated is 

displayed in the table below. 

CLEAN FUELS GRANT PROGRAM

Total Appropriation ............... $51,500,000 

Oversight Deduction ............. 0 

Total Available ...................... 51,500,000 

Total Allocated to Specific 

Projects ............................. ¥21,632,000 

Total Unallocated .......... 29,868,000 

FY 2009 Clean Fuel Program 

allocations are shown in Table 7–A. 

2. Period of Availability 

The FY 2009 Clean Fuels Grant 

program funds not obligated in a grant 

for eligible purposes as of September 30, 

2011, may be made available for other 

projects under 49 U.S.C. 5308. 

E. Capital Investment Program (49 

U.S.C. 5309)—Fixed Guideway 

Modernization 

This program provides capital 

assistance for the maintenance, 

recapitalization and modernization of 

existing fixed guideway systems. 

Detailed program information was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on December 18, 2008. For 

more information about Fixed 

Guideway Modernization contact the 

Office of Program Management, at (202) 

366–2053. 

FY 2009 Funding Availability 

The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009, provides $1,666,500,000 to the 

Fixed Guideway Modernization 

Program. The total amount apportioned 

for the Fixed Guideway Modernization 

Program is $1,650,085,466, after the 

deduction for oversight, and addition of 

prior year reapportioned funds, as 

shown in the table below. 

FIXED GUIDEWAY MODERNIZATION

PROGRAM

Total Appropriation ........... $1,666,500,000 

Oversight Deduction ......... ¥16,665,000 

Prior Year Funds Added ... 250,466 

Total Apportioned ...... 1,650,085,466 

FY 2009 Fixed Guideway 

Modernization Program apportionments 

are displayed in Table 8. 

F. Capital Investment Program (49 

U.S.C. 5309)—Bus and Bus-Related 

Facilities 

This program provides capital 

assistance for new and replacement 

buses, and related equipment and 

facilities. Funds are allocated on a 

discretionary basis. Detailed program 

information was previously published 

in the Federal Register on December 18, 

2008. For more information about Bus 


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and Bus-Related Facilities contact 

Kimberly Sledge, Office of Program 

Management, at (202) 366–2053. 

1. FY 2009 Funding Availability 

The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009, provides $884,000,000 for the Bus 

and Bus-Related Facilities program. 

This amount is $100,000,000 below the 

SAFETEA–LU authorized program 

funding level based on a rescission of 

that amount contained in the Omnibus 

Appropriations Act, 2009. The total 

amount allocated is shown in the table 

below. 

BUS AND BUS-RELATED FACILITIES

SAFETEA–LU Authorized 

Level .............................. $984,000,000 

Rescission ........................ ¥100,000,000 

Total Available .................. 884,000,000 

Oversight Deduction ......... ¥8,840,000 

Total Available .................. 875,160,000 

Total Allocated to Specific 

Projects ......................... ¥761,064,229 

Total Unallocated .............. 114,095,771 

FY 2009 allocations are shown in 

Table 10–A. Projects reprogrammed by 

the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, 

are shown in Table 10–B. 

2. Requirements 

FTA honors Congressional earmarks 

for the purposes designated and for 

purposes eligible under the program or 

under the expanded eligibility of a 

‘‘notwithstanding’’ provision. Projects 

designated under the Section 5309 Bus 

Program and the Section 5339 

Alternatives Analysis Program for 

funding in the report language 

accompanying the Omnibus 

Appropriations Act, 2009, were 

incorporated as earmarks into the 

Omnibus Act by section 186. FTA will 

treat these projects as projects 

designated in law. The use of funds for 

any purpose other than as described in 

the earmark will require legislation. To 

apply to use funds designated in report 

language under the Bus Program in any 

year for project activities outside the 

scope of the project designation 

included in report language, but not 

earmarked in law or incorporated into 

law by reference, the recipient must 

submit a request for reprogramming to 

the House and Senate Committees on 

Appropriations for resolution. 

3. Period of Availability 

The FY 2009 Bus and Bus-Related 

Facilities funds not obligated in a grant 

for eligible purposes as of September 30, 

2011, may be made available for other 

eligible bus projects under 49 U.S.C. 

5309. 

G. Capital Investment Program (49 

U.S.C. 5309)—New and Small Starts 

The New and Small Starts program 

provides funds for construction of new 

fixed guideway systems or extensions to 

existing fixed guideway systems and, in 

the case of Small Starts, corridor-based 

bus systems. Detailed program 

information was previously published 

in the Federal Register on December 18, 

2008. For more information about New 

and Small Starts project development 

contact Elizabeth Day, Office of 

Planning and Environment, at (202) 

366–4033, or for information about 

published allocations contact Kimberly 

Sledge, Office of Program Management, 

at (202) 366–2053. 

1. FY 2009 Funding Availability 

The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009, provides $1,809,250,000 to the 

Capital Investment Program. The total 

amount allocated for the program is 

shown in the table below. 

CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM (NEW

AND SMALL STARTS) 

Total Appropriation ........... $1,809,250,000 

Oversight (one percent) .... ¥(18,092,500) 

Total Available .................. 1,791,157,500 

Total Allocated to Specific 

Projects ......................... ¥1,791,145,293 

Total Unallocated .............. 12,207 

The FY 2009 Major Capital 

Investment Program Allocations are 

shown in Table 11. Projects extended or 

reprogrammed by the Omnibus 

Appropriations Act, 2009, are shown in 

Table 12–A. 

H. Special Needs of Elderly Individuals 

and Individuals With Disabilities 

Program (49 U.S.C. 5310) 

This program provides formula 

funding to States for capital projects to 

assist private nonprofit groups in 

meeting the transportation needs of the 

elderly and individuals with disabilities 

when the public transportation service 

provided in the area is unavailable, 

insufficient, or inappropriate to meet 

these needs. Detailed program 

information was previously published 

in the Federal Register on December 18, 

2008. For more information about the 

Elderly and Individuals with 

Disabilities Program contact David 

Schneider, Office of Program 

Management, at (202) 366–2053. 

FY 2009 Funding Availability 

The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, 

provides $133,500,000 to the Elderly 

and Individuals with Disabilities 

Program (49 U.S.C. 5310). After 

deduction of 0.5 percent for oversight 

(49 U.S.C. 5327), and the addition of 

reapportioned prior year funds, 

$135,823,746 remains available for 

allocation to the States. 

ELDERLY AND INDIVIDUALS WITH

DISABILITIES PROGRAM

Total Appropriation ............... $133,500,000 

Oversight Deduction ............. ¥667,500 

Prior Year Funds Added ....... 2,991,246 

Total Apportioned .......... $135,823,746 

The FY 2009 Elderly and Individuals 

with Disabilities Program 

apportionments to the States are 

displayed in Table 13. 

I. Nonurbanized Area Formula Program 

(49 U.S.C. 5311) 

This program provides formula 

funding to States and Indian Tribes for 

the purpose of supporting public 

transportation in areas with a 

population of less than 50,000. Funding 

may be used for capital, operating, State 

administration, and project 

administration expenses. Detailed 

program information was previously 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 18, 2008. For more 

information about the Nonurbanized 

Area Formula Program contact Lorna 

Wilson, Office of Program Management, 

at (202) 366–2053. 

FY 2009 Funding Availability 

The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009, provides $465,000,000 to the 

Nonurbanized Area Formula Program 

(49 U.S.C. 5311). The total amount 

apportioned for the Nonurbanized Area 

Formula Program is $511,684,110, after 

take-downs of two percent for the Rural 

Transportation Assistance Program 

(RTAP), 0.5 percent for oversight, and 

$15,000,000 for the Tribal Transit 

Program, and the addition of Section 

5340 funds and prior year funds 

reapportioned, as shown in the table 

below. 

NONURBANIZED AREA FORMULA

PROGRAM

Total Appropriation ............... $465,000,000 

Oversight Deduction ............. ¥2,325,000 

RTAP Takedown .................. ¥9,300,000 

Tribal Transit Takedown ....... ¥15,000,000 

Prior Year Funds Added ....... 105,226 

Section 5340 Funds Added .. 73,203,884 

Total Apportioned .......... 511,684,110 

The FY 2009 Nonurbanized Area 

Formula apportionments to the States 

are displayed in Table 14. 


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J. Rural Transportation Assistance 

Program (49 U.S.C. 5311(b)(3)) 

This program provides funding to 

assist in the design and implementation 

of training and technical assistance 

projects, research, and other support 

services tailored to meet the needs of 

transit operators in nonurbanized areas. 

Detailed program information was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on December 18, 2008. For 

more information about RTAP contact 

Lorna Wilson, Office of Program 

Management, at (202) 366–2053. 

FY 2009 Funding Availability 

The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009, provides $9,300,000 to RTAP (49 

U.S.C. 5311(b)(2)), as a two percent 

takedown from the funds appropriated 

for Section 5311. FTA has reserved 15 

percent for the National RTAP program. 

After adding prior year funds eligible for 

reapportionment, $7,905,016 is 

available for allocations to the States, as 

shown in the table below. 

RURAL TRANSIT ASSISTANCE

PROGRAM

Total Appropriation ............... $9,300,000 

National RTAP Takedown .... ¥1,395,000 

Prior Year Funds Added ....... 16 

Total Apportioned .......... 7,905,016 

Table 14 shows the FY 2009 RTAP 

allocations to the States. 

K. Public Transportation on Indian 

Reservations Program (49 U.S.C. 

5311(c)(1)) 

FTA refers to this program as the 

Tribal Transit Program. It is funded as 

a takedown from funds appropriated for 

the Section 5311 program. Federally 

recognized Indian Tribes are eligible 

direct recipients. Detailed program 

information was previously published 

in the Federal Register on December 18, 

2008. For more information about the 

Tribal Transit Program contact Lorna 

Wilson, Office of Program Management, 

at (202) 366–2053. 

1. Funding Availability in FY 2009 

Under the Omnibus Appropriations 

Act, 2009, the amount allocated to the 

program in FY 2009 is $15,000,000, as 

authorized in Section 5311(c)(1)(C). 

After adding prior year funds eligible for 

reallocation, $15,024,797 is available for 

allocation. 

2. Basis for Allocation 

Based on procedures developed in 

consultation with the Tribes, FTA has 

issued a Notice of Funding Availability 

(NOFA) soliciting applications for FY 

2009 funds. 

L. National Research Programs (49 

U.S.C. 5314) 

FTA’s National Research Programs 

(NRP) include the National Research 

and Technology Program (NRTP), the 

Transit Cooperative Research Program 

(TCRP), the National Transit Institute 

(NTI), and the University Transportation 

Centers Program (UTC). Detailed 

program information was previously 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 18, 2008. For more 

information contact Linda Wolfe, Office 

of Research, Demonstration and 

Innovation, at (202) 366–8511. 

Funding Availability in FY 2009 

The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009, provides $67,000,000 for the 

National Research Programs. Of this 

amount $10,000,000 is allocated for 

TCRP, $4,300,000 for NTI, $7,000,000 

for the UTC, and $45,700,000 for NRTP. 

Within the NRTP—$22,165,000 is 

allocated for specific activities under 49 

U.S.C. 5338(d) and in Section 3046 of 

SAFETEA–LU. An additional 

$5,937,500 was allocated for specific 

activities in 2009 Appropriations Act. 

All research and research and 

development projects, as defined by the 

Office of Management and Budget, are 

subject to a 2.75 percent reduction for 

the Small Business Innovative Research 

Program (SBIR). The takedown has been 

applied where applicable, unless the 

purpose of the project is unclear. A 

breakdown of NRP funds is provided in 

the table below. 

NATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Total Appropriation ............... $67,000,000 

Funds Allocated for Specific 

Programs or Activities ....... 49,598,054 

Small Business Innovative 

Research Takedown estimate .................................. 254,446 

Funds Available for FTA Programming .......................... 17,147,500 

Total NPR Funding ........ 67,000,000 

The project allocations are listed in 

Table 20. 

M. Job Access and Reverse Commute 

Program (49 U.S.C. 5316) 

The Job Access and Reverse Commute 

(JARC) program provides formula 

funding to States and Designated 

Recipients to support the development 

and maintenance of job access projects 

designed to transport welfare recipients 

and low-income individuals to and from 

jobs and activities related to their 

employment, and for reverse commute 

projects designed to transport residents 

of UZAs and other than urbanized areas 

to suburban employment opportunities. 

Detailed program information was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on December 18, 2008. For 

more information about the JARC 

program contact David Schneider, 

Office of Program Management, at (202) 

366–2053. 

Funding Availability in FY 2009 

The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009, provides $164,500,000 for the 

JARC Program. FTA is also reallocating 

$18,603,175 in lapsed FY 2006 JARC 

funds. The total amount apportioned by 

formula is shown in the table below. 

JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE

PROGRAM

Total Appropriation ............... $164,500,000 

Prior Year Funds Added ....... 18,603,175 

Total Apportioned .......... 183,103,175 

Table 16 shows the FY 2009 JARC 

apportionments. 

N. New Freedom Program (49 U.S.C. 

5317) 

SAFETEA–LU established the New 

Freedom Program under 49 U.S.C. 5317. 

The program purpose is to provide new 

public transportation services and 

public transportation alternatives 

beyond those currently required by the 

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 

(42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) that assist 

individuals with disabilities with 

transportation, including transportation 

to and from jobs and employment 

support services. Detailed program 

information was previously published 

in the Federal Register on December 18, 

2008. For more information about the 

New Freedom program contact David 

Schneider, Office of Program 

Management, at (202) 366–2053. 

Funding Availability in FY 2009 

The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009, provides $92,500,000 for the New 

Freedom Program. In addition, 

$8,359,585 in lapsed FY 2006 New 

Freedom funds is also being reallocated. 

The entire amount is apportioned by 

formula, as shown in the table below. 

NEW FREEDOM PROGRAM

Total Appropriation ............... $92,500,000 

Prior Year Funds Added ....... 8,359,585 

Total Apportioned .......... 100,859,585 

Table 18 shows the FY 2009 New 

Freedom apportionments. 


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O. Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks 

Program (49 U.S.C. 5320) 

The Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks 

Program (Transit in Parks Program), 

formerly the Alternative Transportation 

in Parks and Public Lands (ATPPL) 

program, is administered by FTA in 

partnership with the Department of the 

Interior (DOI) and the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture’s Forest Service. Detailed 

program information was previously 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 18, 2008. For more 

information on the Paul S. Sarbanes 

Transit in Parks Program contact the 

Office of Program Management at (202) 

366–2053. 

FY 2009 Funding Availability 

The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009, makes $26,900,000 available for 

the program in FY 2009. After a 0.5 

percent takedown for oversight 

(authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5327), 

$26,765,500 is available to be awarded 

to projects. Up to ten percent of the 

funds may be reserved for administering 

the program and for planning, research, 

and technical assistance. FTA will 

publish a Notice of Funding Availability 

(NOFA) in the Federal Register inviting 

applications for projects to be funded in 

FY 2009. 

P. Alternatives Analysis Program (49 

U.S.C. 5339) 

The Alternatives Analysis Program 

provides grants to States, authorities of 

the States, metropolitan planning 

organizations, and local government 

authorities to develop studies as part of 

the transportation planning process. 

Alternatives Analysis Program funds are 

allocated on a discretionary basis. 

Detailed program information was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on December 18, 2008. For 

more information about this program 

contact Maurice Foushee, of the Office 

of Planning and Environment, at (202) 

366–4033. 

FY 2009 Funding Availability 

The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009, provides $25,000,000 to the 

Alternatives Analysis Program (49 

U.S.C. 5339). The amount available for 

allocation is shown in the table below. 

ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS PROGRAM

Total Appropriation ............... $25,000,000 

Total Available ...................... 25,000,000 

Total Allocated to Specific 

Projects ............................. ¥15,188,125 

Total Unallocated .......... 9,811,875 

FY 2009 Alternatives Analysis 

Program allocations are shown in Table 

19–A. 

Q. Growing States and High Density 

States Formula Factors 

The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009, makes $465,000,000 available for 

apportionment in accordance with the 

formula factors prescribed for Growing 

States and High Density States in 

Section 49 U.S.C. 5340. Fifty percent of 

this amount (or $232,500,000) is 

apportioned to eligible States and 

urbanized areas using the Growing State 

formula factors. The other 50 percent is 

apportioned to eligible States and 

urbanized areas using the High Density 

States formula factors. Based on 

application of the formulas, 

$159,296,116 of the Growing States 

funding was apportioned to urbanized 

areas and $73,203,884 to nonurbanized 

areas. All of the $232,500,000 allotted to 

High Density States was apportioned to 

urbanized areas. For more detailed 

program information, please see the 

Federal Register notice published on 

December 18, 2008. 

R. Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility 

Program (49 U.S.C. 5310 note) 

The Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility 

(OTRB) Program authorizes FTA to 

make grants to operators of over-theroad buses to help finance the 

incremental capital and training costs of 

complying with the DOT over-the-road 

bus accessibility final rule, 49 CFR Part 

37, published on September 28, 1998 

(63 FR 51670). For more information 

about the OTRB program contact Blenda 

Younger, Office of Program 

Management, at (202) 366–2053. 

Funding Availability in FY 2009 

The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009, provides $8,800,000 for the Overthe-Road Bus Accessibility (OTRB) 

Program, and together with $1,880,335 

in lapsed funds provides a total of 

$10,680,335 allocable for OTRB, as 

shown in the table below: 

OVER-THE-ROAD BUS ACCESSIBILITY

PROGRAM

Total Appropriation ............... $8,800,000 

Amount Lapsed .................... 1,880,335 

Total Apportioned .......... 10,680,335 

Of this amount, $8,010,251 is 

allocable to providers of intercity fixedroute service, and $2,670,084 to other 

providers of over-the-road bus services, 

including local fixed-route service, 

commuter service, and charter and tour 

service. FTA will publish a notice, at a 

later date, soliciting proposals for FY 

2009 program funds. 

Issued in Washington, DC, this 21st day of 

April, 2009. 

Matthew J. Welbes, 

Acting Deputy Administrator. 

Appendix A 

FTA REGIONAL OFFICES

Richard H. Doyle Robert C. Patrick 

Regional Administrator Regional Administrator 

Region 1—Boston Region 6—Ft. Worth 

Kendall Square 819 Taylor Street, Room 8A36 

55 Broadway, Suite 920 Ft. Worth, TX 76102 

Cambridge, MA 02142–1093 Tel. 817 978–0550 

Tel. 617 494–2055 

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

Rhode Island, and Vermont. 

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

Texas. 

Brigid Hynes-Cherin Mokhtee Ahmad 

Regional Administrator Regional Administrator 

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

One Bowling Green, Room 429 901 Locust Street, Room 404 

New York, NY 10004–1415 Kansas City, MO 64106 

Tel. No. 212 668–2170 Tel. 816 329–3920 

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

New York Metropolitan Office 

Region 2—New York 

One Bowling Green, Room 428 


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FTA REGIONAL OFFICES—Continued 

New York, NY 10004–1415 

Tel. 212–668–2202. 

Letitia Thompson Terry Rosapep 

Regional Administrator Regional Administrator 

Region 3—Philadelphia Region 8—Denver 

1760 Market Street, Suite 500 12300 West Dakota Ave., Suite 310 

Philadelphia, PA 19103–4124 Lakewood, CO 80228–2583 

Tel. 215 656–7100 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, D.C. Metropolitan Office 

1990 K Street, NW., 

Room 510 

Washington, DC 20006 

Tel. 202–219–3562. 

Yvette Taylor Leslie T. Rogers 

Regional Administrator Regional Administrator 

Region 4—Atlanta Region 9—San Francisco 

230 Peachtreet Street, NW Suite 800 201 Mission Street, Room 1650 

Atlanta, GA 30303 San Francisco, CA 94105–1926 

Tel. 404 865–5600 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 Rick Krochalis 

Regional Administrator Regional Administrator 

Region 5—Chicago Region 10—Seattle 

200 West Adams Street, Suite 320 Jackson Federal Building 

Chicago, IL 60606 915 Second Avenue, Suite 3142 

Tel. 312 353–2789 Seattle, WA 98174–1002 

Tel. 206 220–7954 

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

Chicago Metropolitan Office 

Region 5—Chicago 

200 West Adams Street, Suite 320 

Chicago, IL 60606 

Tel. 312–353–2789 

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BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Seventh Plenary Meeting, NextGen 

Mid-Term Implementation Task Force 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of NextGen Mid-Term 

Implementation Task Force meeting. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of the 

NextGen Mid-Term Implementation 

Task Force. 

DATES: The meeting will be held July 23, 

2009 starting at 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Arrive 

in FAA Lobby at 12:30 p.m. for visitor 

check in. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Auditorium, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW., 

Suite 850, Washington, DC 20036; 

telephone (202) 833–9339; fax (202) 

833–9434; Web site http://www.rtca.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is 

hereby given for a NextGen Mid-Term 

Implementation Task Force meeting. 

The agenda will include: 

• Opening Plenary (Welcome and 

Introductions). 

• Work Group and Subgroup Status 

Reports and Planned Activities. 

• Discussion and Next Steps. 

• Closing Plenary (Other Business, 

Document Production, Date and Place of 

Next Meeting, Adjourn). 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairman, 

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