[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 61190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24524]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Notice of Closing of Funding Availability and Request for 
Comments for the Capital Assistance to States--Intercity Passenger Rail 
Service Program for Fiscal Year 2008

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Closing of Funding Availability and Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: On February 19, 2008, FRA issued a Notice of Funding 
Availability and Solicitation of Applications for the Capital 
Assistance to States--Intercity Passenger Rail Service Program for 
Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. On September 30, 2008, DOT announced the 
selection of awardees for the available FY 2008 funding. Therefore, FRA 
is now announcing that it will no longer be accepting applications for 
awards of the FY 2008 funding. FRA is also requesting, in preparation 
for a possible FY 2009 Notice of Funding Availability and Solicitation 
of Applications, that past and prospective applicants (or associations 
representing past and prospective applicants) submit comments regarding 
their experience with the program and suggestions for possible 
improvements.

DATES: Comments should be submitted no later than December 5, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Past and prospective applicants (or associations 
representing past and prospective applicants) may submit comments 
identified by the docket number FRA-2008-0115 by any of the following 
methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket 
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
    <bullet> Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket 
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
    <bullet> Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number (FRA-2008-0115) for this program. Note that all comments 
received will be posted, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov, 
including any personal information. Please see the Privacy Act heading 
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document for Privacy 
Act information related to any submitted comments or materials. 
Internet users may access comments received by DOT at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Schwartz, Office of Railroad 
Development (RDV-11), Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Phone: (202) 493-6360; Fax: (202) 
493-6330.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FRA anticipates that it will publish during 
the second quarter of FY 2009 a Notice of Funding Availability and 
Solicitation of Applications for the Capital Assistance to States--
Intercity Passenger Rail Service Program for funding made available for 
FY 2009. In preparation for such an announcement, FRA is requesting 
that past and prospective applicants submit comments regarding their 
experience with the program during FY 2008 and their suggestions for 
possible improvements. Those interested in submitting comments should 
do so by the methods specified in the ADDRESSES heading above no later 
than December 5, 2008.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received into any of FRA's dockets by the name of the 
individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted 
on behalf of a State, association, business, or labor union). You may 
review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register 
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78), or you may visit http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 8, 2008.
Mark E. Yachmetz,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Development.
[FR Doc. E8-24524 Filed 10-14-08; 8:45 am]
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