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238.121(c)(2), regarding interior doors 

and emergency system back-up power, 

respectively. As background, in 

December 2020, FRA denied BW’s 

request for relief to use single-leaf 

breakable safety glass vestibule doors 

instead of doors with removal panels 

per § 238.112(f), because BW did not 

provide enough information and safety 

justification for FRA to render an 

appropriate decision. In its May 31, 

2022, petition, BW states it has provided 

additional information as FRA 

identified, and renews its request for 

relief from this requirement. BW also 

requests new relief from § 238.121(c)(2), 

pertaining to the requirement that 

passenger equipment’s emergency 

system back-up power be capable of 

withstanding shocks leading to 

individually applied accelerations of 8g/ 

4g/4g (longitudinal/lateral/vertical). BW 

explains that the 8g/4g/4g accelerations 

are ‘‘inconsistent with the general 

design approach [for] a Tier III vehicle, 

which considers accelerations of [5g/3g/ 

3g].’’ Additionally, BW notes that the 

Tier III notice of proposed rulemaking 

consensus language allows this 

specification if certain conditions are 

met for other back-up power supply 

systems. Further, BW notes that the 

approval of BW’s waiver request in 

December 2020 assumed that the 

Siemens Velaro ‘‘Classic’’ trainsets 

would be used. BW requests FRA’s 

confirmation and approval that the 

relief in this docket would apply to its 

next generation Siemens Velaro ‘‘Novo’’ 

trainsets, which are similar in design, 

but offer better accessibility, energy 

efficiency, and other improvements 

compared to the ‘‘Classic’’ trainsets. 

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 at http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Communications received by August 

29, 2022 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), the U.S. 

Department of Transportation (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. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14860 Filed 7–12–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

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. 

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/regionaloffices/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: 

Fiscal year 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 

Funds Authorized ................................... $787,760,599 $804,217,747 $825,216,831 $842,263,841 $863,675,829 

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 

Total Appropriation ........................ $787,760,599 

FORMULA GRANTS FOR RURAL AREAS

PROGRAM—FY 2022—Continued 

Oversight Deductions .................... (4,376,448) 

Section 5340 Growing States ....... 112,286,712 

Reapportioned Funds .................... 604,902 

Total Apportioned ...................... 896,275,765 

3. On Page 25377, in the first column 

under the heading ‘‘1. Authorized 

Amount,’’ correct the table to read as 

follows: 

Fiscal year 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 

Funds Authorized ................................... $17,505,791 $17,871,506 $18,338,152 $18,716,974 $19,192,796 

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 

Total Appropriation ........................ $17,505,791 

National RTAP .............................. (2,625,869) 

Reapportioned Funds .................... 71,797 

Total Apportioned ...................... 14,951,719 

5. On Page 25386, in the second 

column, under the heading ‘‘2. Policy,’’ 

correct the following sentence that 

reads: ‘‘In this notice, FTA provides preaward 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] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. DOT–MARAD–2021–0129] 

Request for Comments on the Renewal 

of a Previously Approved Information 

Collection: Ocean Shipments Moving 

Under Export-Import Bank Financing 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration 

(MARAD) invites public comments on 

our intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection. The collection involves 

documenting shipments made during 

the life of certain EXIM Bank financed 

projects. The information to be collected 

is necessary for MARAD to fulfill its 

legislative requirement to monitor the 

percentage of ocean freight revenues/ 

tonnage. We are required to publish this 

notice in the Federal Register by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. A 

Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 

comment period soliciting comments on 

the following information collection 

was published on May 3, 2022. This 

document described a collection of 

information for which MARAD intends 

to seek OMB approval. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

[identified by Docket No. DOT– 

MARAD–2021–0129] through one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Search using the 

above DOT docket number and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except on Federal holidays. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number for this rulemaking. 

Note: All comments received will be 

posted without change to 

www.regulations.gov including any 

personal information provided. 

Comments are invited on: (a) whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the Department’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for the 

Department to enhance the quality, 

utility and clarity of the information 

collection; and (d) ways that the burden 

could be minimized without reducing 

the quality of the collected information. 

The agency will summarize and/or 

include your comments in the request 

for OMB’s clearance of this information 

collection. 

Electronic Access and Filing 

A copy of the notice may be viewed 

online at www.regulations.gov using the 

docket number listed above. A copy of 

this notice will be placed in the docket. 

Electronic retrieval help and guidelines 

are available on the website. It is 

available 24 hours each day, 365 days 

each year. An electronic copy of this 

document may also be downloaded 

from the Office of the Federal Register’s 

website at www.FederalRegister.gov and 

the Government Publishing Office’s 

website at www.GovInfo.gov. 


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