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 Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration
 AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
 ACTION: Notice.
 SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects to be funded under Fiscal Year 2005 appropriations for the Over-the-Road Bus (OTRB) Accessibility Program, authorized by Section 3038 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). The OTRB Accessibility Program makes funds available to private operators of over-the-road buses to help finance the incremental capital and training costs of complying with DOT's over-the-road bus accessibility rule, published in the 
                        **Federal Register**
                         on September 24, 1998.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The appropriate FTA Regional Administrator for grant-specific issues; or Blenda Younger, Office of Program Management, (202) 366-2053, for general information about the OTRB Program.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A total of $6.9 million was made available for the program in FY 2005: $5.2 million for intercity fixed-route providers and $1.7 million for all other providers, such as commuter, charter, and tour operators. A total of 120 applicants requested $33.7 million: $19.5 million was requested by intercity fixed-route providers, and $14.2 million was requested by all other providers. Project selections were made on a discretionary basis, based on each applicant's responsiveness to statutory project selection criteria, fleet size, and level of funding received in previous years. Because of the high demand for the funds available, most applicants received less funding than they requested, but almost all qualified applicants received some funding. The selected projects will provide funding for the incremental cost of adding lifts to 72 new vehicles, retrofitting 122 vehicles, and $53,099 for training. Each of the following 93 awardees, as well as the 27 applicants who were not selected for funding, will receive a letter that explains how funding decisions were made. Award Amount
Operator
City/State
Intercity 
                             fixed-route
Other
Total**Region I**Arrow Line
E. Hartford, CT

$35,932
$35,932Bonanza Bus Lines
Providence, RI
$32,881

32,881Concord Coach Lines, Inc.
Concord, NH
46,800

46,800Dartmouth Transportation Co., Inc.
Concord, NH
23,900

23,900DATTCO, Inc.
New Britain, CT
35,000

35,000M&L Transit Systems, Inc.
Woburn, MA

35,000
35,000Peter Pan Bus Lines
Springfield, MA
31,461

31,461Plymouth & Brockton
Plymouth, MA
55,620

55,620( print page 65967)Premier Coach Company, Inc.
Colchester, VT

26,980
26,980Vermont Transit Co., Inc.
Burlington, VT
40,557

40,557**Region II**Adirondack Trailways
Hurley, NY
33,500

33,500Blue Bird Coach Lines
N. Tonawanda, NY
45,270

45,270Hampton Jitney, Inc.
Southampton, NY
59,412

59,412Lion Trailways
Rio Grande, NJ
88,673

88,673Onondaga Coach Corp.
Auburn, NY

25,200
25,200Star Transit Company, Inc.
Trenton, NJ

36,000
36,000Sunrise Coach Lines, Inc.
Greenport, NY
70,924

70,924Syracuse and Oswego Coach
E. Syracuse, NY

40,500
40,500Utica Rome Bus Company
Clinton, NY

42,750
42,750**Region III**Abbott Bus Lines, Inc.
Roanoke, VA

39,600
39,600Bieber Tourways
Kutztown, PA
58,291

58,291Buco Transportation/Campbell
Slippery Rock, PA

24,040
24,040David Thomas Tours, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA

28,800
28,800Dillon's Bus Service, Inc.
Millersville, MD
27,000

27,000First Priority Tours, Inc.
District Hgts., MD

21,393
21,393Fullington Trailways
Clearfield, PA
51,485

51,485Gold Line, Inc.
Tuxedo, MD
82,000

82,000Gunther Charters, Inc.
Hanover, MD

26,100
26,100James River Bus Lines
Richmond, VA
27,000

27,000Keller Transportation, Inc.
Waldorf, MD
78,101

78,101Morgan's Bus Tours, Inc.
Upper Marlboro, MD

29,250
29,250National Coach Works of Virginia
Tuxedo, MD
42,000

42,000Trans-Bridge Lines
Bethlehem, PA
58,500

58,500**Region IV**American Charters, LTD.
Charlotte, NC

24,000
24,000American Coach of Atlanta, Inc.
Norcross, GA

22,500
22,500American Coach Lines Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FLA

52,200
52,200American Coach Lines Miami
Miami-Dade, FLA

32,625
32,625Angelic Tours and Shuttles
Fayetteville, NC

40,000
40,000Capitol City Transit Lines
Atlanta, GA

36,000
36,000Coach Ride, LLC
Starkville, MS

25,200
25,200Gentry Coach Company
Knoxville, TN

25,179
25,179Holiday Tours, Inc.
Marietta, GA

27,816
27,816Lancaster Tours Inc.
Lancaster, SC

40,000
40,000Midnight Sun Tours, Inc.
Lake Worth, FLA

36,000
36,000Royal Tours
Asheboro, NC

45,360
45,360Southern Coach Company
Durham, NC

26,100
26,100**Region V**Badger Coaches, Inc.
Madison, WI
117,495

117,495Coach USA Indiana
Gary, IN
36,504

36,504Excellent Adventures, Inc.
Ft. Wayne, IN

24,500
24,500Indian Trails, Inc.
Owosso, MI

19,210
19,210Lakefront Lines Inc.
Brook Park, OH
100,800

100,800Lamers Bus Lines Inc.
Green Bay, WI
62,175

62,175Philipps Bus Service, Inc.
Winona, MN

28,746
28,746Pioneer Coach Lines, Inc.
Chicago, Il

26,854
26,854Ready Bus Line
La Crescent, MN

30,275
30,275River Trails Transit Lines, Inc.
Galena, IL

27,644
27,644Southeastern Trailways
Indianapolis, IN

43,897
43,897Southwest Coaches, Inc.
Marshall, MN

43,734
43,734Southwestern Illinois Bus Co.
Chester, IL

27,000
27,000St. Cloud Charter Service
St. Cloud, MN

20,089
20,089The Free Enterprise System, Inc.
Jeffersonville, IN

25,645
25,645Vandalia Bus Lines, Inc.
Caseyville, IL

27,000
27,000Van Galder Bus Company
Janesville, WI
182,302

182,302Wisconsin Coach Lines
Waukesha, WI
40,500

40,500**Region VI**All Aboard America
Santa FE, NM

22,510
22,510Americanos USA, LLC
Dallas, TX
162,228

162,228AM Tour/Lone Star Coaches
Grand Prairie, TX

25,000
25,000Cowtown Bus Charters, Inc.
Ft. Worth, TX
62,164

62,164Crucero USA, LLC
Dallas, TX
81,114

81,114El Expreso Bus Company, Inc.
Houston, TX
98,200

98,200Fun Time Tours
Corpus Christi, TX

48,600
48,600Greyhound Lines, Inc.
Dallas, TX
2,636,205

2,636,205Gulf Coast Transportation
Houston, TX
68,310

68,310( print page 65968)Hotard Motor Coaches, Inc.
New Orleans, LA

44,193
44,193Kerrville Bus Co.
San Antonio, TX
194,400

194,400Lone Star Trailways, Inc.
Tyler, TX

34,972
34,972Oklahoma Trailways, Inc.
Tulsa, OK

36,000
36,000Sierra Stage Coaches, Inc.
S. Houston, TX

25,200
25,200Si Texas Tours
Bandera, TX

32,400
32,400TNM&O
Lubbock, TX
40,557

40,557Valley Transit
Harlingen, TX
40,557

40,557**Region VII**Arrow Stage Lines
Omaha, NE

30,000
30,000Burlington Trailways
W. Burlington, IA
86,798

86,798Prestige Transportation Systems
Wichita, Kansas

34,920
34,920Village Charters, Inc.
Wichita, Kansas

46,589
46,589**Region VIII**No Awards**Region IX**K-T Contract Services
N. Las Vegas, NV
71,996

71,996Roberts Hawaii
Honolulu, HI

25,200
25,200Sierra Trailways of California
Sacramento, CA
43,149

43,149Silverado Stages, Inc.
San Luis Obispo, CA
60,421

60,421Triple J Tours, Inc.
Las Vegas, NV

37,791
37,791**Region X**MTR Western
Seattle, WA

28,706
28,706Northwestern Stage Lines
Spokane, WA
33,750

33,750Premier Alaska Tours, Inc.
Anchorage, AK

25,200
25,200Total

5,208,000
1,686,400
6,894,400
 Eligible project costs may be incurred by awardees prior to final grant approval. The incremental capital cost for adding wheelchair lift equipment to any new vehicles delivered on or after June 9, 1998, the effective date of TEA-21, is eligible for funding under the OTRB Accessibility Program. Applicants selected for funding may be contacted by FTA regional offices if additional information is needed before grants are made. The grant applications will be sent to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for certification under labor protection requirements pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5333(b). After referring applications to affected employees represented by a labor organization, DOL will issue a certification to FTA. Terms and conditions of the certification will be incorporated in the FTA grant agreement under the new guidelines replacing those in 29 CFR Part 215. Please see 
                    *Amendment to Section 5333(b), Guidelines to Carry Out New Programs Authorized by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21)*; Final Rule (64 FR 40990, July 28, 1999). Issued on: October 26, 2005. Jennifer L. Dorn, Administrator.


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