38790 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 138 / Thursday, July 22, 2021 / Notices 

1Seven of the 12 cars were formerly given special 

approval in Docket Number FRA–2009–0084. The 

relief expired on May 15, 2020. 

(202) 366–9647, email: saadat.khan@

dot.gov. FTA Region 2 is located at 1 

Bowling Green, Room 428, New York, 

NY 10004. FTA and FRA Headquarters 

are located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue 

SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours 

for both Regional and Headquarters 

Offices are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that FRA and FTA have 

taken final agency action by issuing 

certain approvals for the public 

transportation project listed below. In 

accordance with 40 CFR 1506.3 and 23 

U.S.C. 139, FRA and FTA issued a final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS) 

and record of decision (ROD) on May 

28, 2021. All actions on the project, as 

well as the laws under which such 

actions were taken, are described in the 

documentation issued in connection 

with the project to comply with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) as well as in documents in the 

FTA environmental project file. 

Interested parties may find more 

information on the Project website 

(http://www.hudsontunnelproject.com/) 

or FRA’s website for the Project (https:// 

railroads.dot.gov/environmentalreviews/hudson-tunnel-project/ 

environmental-impact-statement). 

A summary of the Project that is the 

subject of this notice follows: 

Project name and location: Hudson 

Tunnel Project, Hudson River passenger 

rail crossing, Hudson County, New 

Jersey and New York County, New York. 

Project Sponsor: Port Authority of 

New York and New Jersey, New York, 

New York. 

Project description: The Project 

involves construction of a two-track 

tunnel under the Hudson River (the 

Hudson River Tunnel) and railroad 

infrastructure in New Jersey and New 

York connecting the new rail tunnel to 

the existing Northeast Corridor (NEC), 

and rehabilitation of the existing North 

River Tunnel. The new Hudson River 

Tunnel will have two new tracks 

extending from the NEC in Secaucus, 

New Jersey, beneath the Palisades 

(North Bergen and Union City, New 

Jersey) and the Hoboken/Weehawken, 

New Jersey waterfront area, and beneath 

the Hudson River to connect to the 

existing tracks in Penn Station New 

York (PSNY). The new Hudson River 

Tunnel will be parallel to, and south of, 

the existing NEC between Secaucus, 

New Jersey and PSNY. This alignment 

will extend for a distance of 

approximately 4.5 miles. New 

ventilation shafts and associated fan 

plants will be located above the tunnel 

in New Jersey and New York for regular 

and emergency ventilation and 

emergency access and egress. The 

western terminus of the new tunnel and 

related tracks and infrastructure will be 

at Allied Interlocking, east of County 

Road in Secaucus, New Jersey and the 

eastern terminus will be at 

approximately Ninth Avenue in 

Manhattan, New York. 

This notice applies to all decisions on 

the Project as of the issuance date of this 

notice and all laws under which such 

actions were taken, including, but not 

limited to, NEPA [42 U.S.C. 4321–4375], 

Section 4(f) requirements [23 U.S.C. 

138, 49 U.S.C. 303], Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act [54 

U.S.C. 306108], Endangered Species Act 

[16 U.S.C. 1531], Clean Water Act [33 

U.S.C. 1251], Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 

7401–7671q], the Rivers and Harbors 

Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403), and the 

Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 

(16 U.S.C. 1451). 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). 

Jamie P. Rennert, 

Director, Office of Infrastructure Investment, 

Federal Railroad Administration. 

Mark A. Ferroni, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning 

and Environment, Federal Transit 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15575 Filed 7–21–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2021–0074] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on June 30, 2021, the Michigan 

State Trust for Railway Preservation, 

Inc. petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) for a waiver of 

compliance from certain provisions of 

the Federal railroad safety regulations 

contained at 49 CFR part 215, Railroad 

Freight Car Safety Standards. FRA 

assigned the petition Docket Number 

FRA–2021–0074. 

Specifically, Petitioner requests FRA 

approval pursuant to 49 CFR 215.203, 

Restricted cars, to continue in service 12 

freight cars 1 that are more than 50 years 

from the date of construction. The cars 

are primarily used in tourist, historic, 

and/or excursion operations. Petitioner 

additionally requests relief from 49 CFR 

215.303, Stenciling of restricted cars, to 

preserve the cars’ historic appearance. 

Of the 12 total cars, only three would be 

used in service this calendar year. 

Trains containing the cars are currently 

operated only on the Great Lakes 

Central Railroad, but in the future, 

excursions may expand to the Lake 

State Railway by way of the Huron and 

Eastern Railroad. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested party desires 

an opportunity for oral comment and a 

public hearing, they should notify FRA, 

in writing, before the end of the 

comment period and specify the basis 

for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number and may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Website: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590. 

Communications received by 

September 7, 2021 will be considered by 

FRA before final action is taken. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered if practicable. Anyone 

can search the electronic form of any 

written communications and comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the document, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). Under 5 

U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

processes. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. 

See also https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacy-notice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 138 / Thursday, July 22, 2021 / Notices 38791 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15604 Filed 7–21–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

FTA Fiscal Year 2021 Apportionments, 

Allocations and Program Information 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), Department of Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides priorities 

for programs in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, 

announces Coronavirus Response and 

Relief Supplemental Appropriations 

Act, American Rescue Plan Act, and 

full-year apportionments and 

allocations for grant programs, provides 

contract authority, and describes plans 

for several competitive programs. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general information about this notice, 

contact John Bodnar, Director of Transit 

Programs, Office of Program 

Management, at (202) 366–2053. Please 

contact the appropriate FTA Regional 

Office for any specific requests for 

information or technical assistance. FTA 

Regional Office contact information is 

available on FTA’s website: 

www.transit.dot.gov. An FTA 

headquarters contact for each major 

program area is included in the 

discussion of that program in the text of 

this notice. FTA recommends 

stakeholders subscribe on FTA’s 

website: www.transit.dot.gov to receive 

email notifications when new 

information is available. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Overview 

II. FY 2021 Funding for FTA Programs 

A. Funding Available Under the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 

B. Oversight Takedown 

C. FY 2021 Formula Apportionments: Data 

and Methodology 

III. FY 2021 Program Highlights 

A. Emergency Relief Docket 

B. Policy Priorities 

1. Supporting the Transit Industry COVID– 

19 Pandemic Response and Recovery 

2. Public Transportation Agency Safety 

Plans 

3. Public Transportation Safety 

Certification Training Program 

4. Changes to 2 CFR 200 

5. Other Policy Priorities 

C. Implementation and Oversight of 

CARES, CRRSAA and ARP Funding 

D. FY 2021 Competitive Program Funding 

E. National Defense Authorization Act for 

FY 2020 

F. Prompt Notification of Knowledge of 

Potential Fraud, Waste, or Abuse 

Occurring on FTA-Funded Projects 

IV. FY 2021 Program-Specific Information 

A. Metropolitan Planning Program (49 

U.S.C. 5303 and 5305(d)) 

B. State Planning and Research Program 

(49 U.S.C. 5304 and 5305(e)) 

C. Urbanized Area Formula Program (49 

U.S.C. 5307) 

D. Fixed Guideway Capital Investment 

Grants Program (49 U.S.C. 5309) 

E. Formula Grants for the Enhanced 

Mobility of Seniors and Individuals With 

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

F. Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program 

(49 U.S.C. 5311) 

G. Rural Transportation Assistance 

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

H. Appalachian Development Public 

Transportation Assistance Program (49 

U.S.C. 5311(c)(2)) 

I. Public Transportation on Indian 

Reservations Program (49 U.S.C. 

5311(c)(1)) 

J. Public Transportation Innovation (49 

U.S.C. 5312) 

K. Technical Assistance and Workforce 

Development (49 U.S.C. 5314) 

L. Public Transportation Emergency Relief 

Program (49 U.S.C. 5324) 

M. State Safety Oversight Formula Program 

(49 U.S.C. 5329) 

N. State of Good Repair Grants Program (49 

U.S.C. 5337) 

O. Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities 

Program (49 U.S.C. 5339) 

P. Growing States and High-Density States 

Formula Factors (49 U.S.C. 5340) 

Q. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 

Authority Grants 

R. Coronavirus Response and Recovery 

Supplemental Appropriations Act 

Transit Infrastructure Grants 

S. American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 

V. FY 2021 Grants 

A. Automatic Pre-Award Authority To 

Incur Project Costs 

B. Letter of No Prejudice (LONP) Policy 

C. FY 2021 Annual List of Certifications 

and Assurances 

D. Civil Rights Requirements 

E. Consolidated Planning Grants 

F. Grant Application Procedures 

I. Overview 

This document provides notice to 

stakeholders that FTA is apportioning 

the full Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 

authorized contract authority through 

September 30, 2021, for FTA formula 

and competitive programs pursuant to 

Division L of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116– 

260). In addition, Section IV.R of this 

document includes information about 

supplemental funding provided in 

Division M of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2021, also known 

as the Coronavirus Response and 

Recovery Supplemental Appropriations 

Act (CRRSAA). Section IV.S of this 

document includes information about 

the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 

(ARP). Important information about 

FTA programs, statutory requirements, 

and policy priorities is also included in 

this document. 

Division B of the Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other 

Extensions Act (Pub. L. 116–159), 

extended the Federal Transit program 

authorization at FY 2020 funding levels. 

For each FTA program, this notice 

provides information on the FY 2021 

authorized funding levels, funding 

availability, and the period of 

availability of funds. A separate section 

provides information on pre-award 

authority as well as other requirements 

applicable to FTA programs and grant 

administration. Finally, the notice 

includes a reference to tables on FTA’s 

website that show new contract 

authority apportioned and made 

available through September 30, 2021. 

Information in this document 

includes references to existing FTA 

program guidance and circulars. Some 

information in FTA’s guidance 

documents and circulars may have been 

superseded by provisions in the Fixing 

America’s Surface Transportation 

(FAST) Act (Pub. L. 114–94), but these 

guidance documents and circulars 

remain a resource for program 

management in most areas. 

II. FY 2021 Funding for FTA Programs 

A. Funding Available Under the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 

Division L of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116– 

260) makes $12.8 billion in funding 

available for FTA programs in FY 2021. 

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2021, provides $10.15 billion in funding 

for FY2021 from the Mass Transit 

Account of the Highway Trust Fund at 

the amounts authorized under 49 U.S.C. 

5338(a), as extended for FY 2021 by 

division B of Continuing Appropriations 

Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act. 

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2021 also provides $2.537 billion in 

general fund appropriations, including 

$7.5 million for technical assistance and 

workforce development grants, $2.014 

billion for Capital Investment Grants, 

$150 million for grants to the 

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 

Authority (WMATA), and $516.22 

million for transit infrastructure grants, 

which includes: $118 million for the 

Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities 

Formula Program, $125 million for 

Buses and Bus Facilities competitive 

grants, $125 million for Low or No 

Emissions Grants, $40 million for 


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