[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41858-41859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14963]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Notice of FTA Transit Program Changes, Authorized Funding Levels 
and Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and 
FTA Fiscal Year 2022 Apportionments, Allocations, Program Information 
and Interim Guidance; Correction

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: On April 28, 2022, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 
published a notice in the Federal Register apportioning funds 
appropriated by law. The notice provided information on the FY 2022 
funding available for the FTA assistance programs, and provides program 
guidance and requirements. This notice provides a needed correction to 
that notice regarding pre-award authority, FY 2022 Section 5311 Formula 
Grants for Rural Areas Program and Rural Transportation Assistance 
Program funding, and the expenditure deadline for the FY 2015 
Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER VII) 
Discretionary Grants.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about this 
notice contact John Bodnar, Director, Office of Transit Programs, 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 at: https://www.transit.dot.gov/about/regional-offices/regional-offices.
    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 that stakeholders subscribe to GovDelivery (https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOTFTA/subscriber/new) to receive 
email notifications when new information is available.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction

    In the Federal Register of April 28, 2022, FR Doc. 2022-09143 make, 
on the following corrections:
    1. On page 25376, in the second column under the heading ``1. 
Authorized Amounts,'' correct the table to read as follows:

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                     Fiscal year                             2022                2023                2024                2025                2026
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Funds Authorized....................................       $787,760,599        $804,217,747        $825,216,831        $842,263,841        $863,675,829
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    2. On the same page, in the first column under the heading ``2. FY 
2022 Funding Availability,'' correct the paragraph and table to read as 
follows:
    ``In FY 2022, a total of $787,760,599 is authorized and 
appropriated for the section 5311 program for the period October 1, 
2021, through September 30, 2022. The total amount apportioned is 
$896,275,765 to Section 5311 programs and includes the amount for 
Growing States formula factors, reapportioned

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funds, and deduction for oversight (required by section 5338), as shown 
in the table below.''

             Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program--FY 2022
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Total Appropriation....................................     $787,760,599
Oversight Deductions...................................      (4,376,448)
Section 5340 Growing States............................      112,286,712
Reapportioned Funds....................................          604,902
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  Total Apportioned....................................      896,275,765
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    3. On Page 25377, in the first column under the heading ``1. 
Authorized Amount,'' correct the table to read as follows:

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                     Fiscal year                             2022                2023                2024                2025                2026
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Funds Authorized....................................        $17,505,791         $17,871,506         $18,338,152         $18,716,974         $19,192,796
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    4. On the same page, in the first column under the heading ``2. FY 
2022 Funding Availability,'' correct the paragraph and table to read as 
follows:
    ``In FY 2022, $17,505,791 is authorized and appropriated for the 
Section 5311 RTAP program. After the reduction to the National RTAP 
program, and the addition of reapportioned funds a total of $14,951,719 
is available for allocation to the States, as shown in the table 
below.''

            Rural Transportation Assistance Program--FY 2022
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Total Appropriation....................................      $17,505,791
National RTAP..........................................      (2,625,869)
Reapportioned Funds....................................           71,797
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  Total Apportioned....................................       14,951,719
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    5. On Page 25386, in the second column, under the heading ``2. 
Policy,'' correct the following sentence that reads: ``In this notice, 
FTA provides pre-award authority through the authorization period of 
the IIJA (October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2026) for capital 
assistance under all formula programs, so long as the conditions 
described below are met.'' to read as follows: ``In this notice, FTA 
provides pre-award authority through the authorization period of the 
IIJA (October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2026) for capital 
assistance under all formula programs, so long as the conditions 
described below are met. Previous notices provided pre-award authority 
applicable through September 30, 2021.''
    6. On page 25392, in the second column under the heading ``3. 
Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER), Better 
Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) and Rebuilding 
American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) 
Discretionary Grants,'' correct the paragraph to read as follows:
    ``Recipients of open TIGER, BUILD and RAISE grants should be aware 
that, as matter of law, all remaining TIGER funds must be disbursed 
from grants by the end of the fifth fiscal year after the Expiration of 
Obligation Authority. (See 31 U.S.C. 1552.) For FTA TIGER VII projects, 
Section 105--Administrative Provisions--Office of the Secretary of 
Transportation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Pub. L. 
117-103, March 15, 2022), extended the availability of remaining TIGER 
VII funds for one year, through September 30, 2023. Recipients of open 
TIGER VII projects are encouraged to contact the appropriate FTA 
Regional Office with questions about the extension.''

Nuria I. Fernandez,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2022-14963 Filed 7-12-22; 8:45 am]
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