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http://www.regulations.gov before 

submitting any such comments. 

Docket: For access to the docket or to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http://

www.regulations.gov at any time or to 

Room W12–140 on the ground level of 

DOT, West Building, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 

9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

If you wish to receive confirmation of 

receipt of your written comments, 

please include a self-addressed, 

stamped postcard with the following 

statement: Comments on: PHMSA– 

2017–0110.’’ The docket clerk will date 

stamp the postcard prior to returning it 

to you via the U.S. mail. Please note that 

due to delays in the delivery of U.S. 

mail to Federal offices in Washington, 

DC, we recommend that persons 

consider an alternative method 

(internet, fax, or professional delivery 

service) of submitting comments to the 

docket and ensuring their timely receipt 

at DOT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Angela Dow by telephone at 202–366– 

1246, by fax at 202–366–4566, or by 

mail at DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., PHP–30, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

Section 1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of 

Federal Regulations, requires PHMSA to 

provide interested members of the 

public and affected agencies an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping requests. 

This notice identifies an information 

collection request for the gas 

distribution annual report that PHMSA 

will be submitting to OMB for approval. 

B. Gas Distribution Annual Report 

PHMSA intends to revise the gas 

distribution annual report (PHMSA F 

7100.1–1) and its instructions. PHMSA 

specifically proposes removing ‘‘Other’’ 

as a selection for Operator Type in Part 

A7 and adding guidance for the proper 

selection to the instructions. By 

eliminating ‘‘Other’’ as a selection, 

PHMSA would obtain more accurate 

data about the types of gas distribution 

operators. 

PHMSA proposes changing the 

instructions for PHMSA Form 7100.1–1, 

Gas Distribution System Annual Report, 

related to calculating the percent of lost 

and unaccounted for (LAUF) gas and 

negative percent values. PHMSA 

proposes calculating percent LAUF gas 

by dividing the LAUF volume by the gas 

consumption volume. PHMSA also 

proposes allowing a negative value to be 

reported for percent LAUF gas. These 

changes would harmonize the PHMSA 

and Energy Information Administration 

methodologies for calculating percent 

LAUF gas. 

C. Summary of Impacted Collections 

The following information is provided 

below for the impacted information 

collection: (1) Title of the information 

collection; (2) OMB control number; (3) 

Current expiration date; (4) Type of 

request; (5) Abstract of the information 

collection activity; (6) Description of 

affected public; (7) Estimate of total 

annual reporting and recordkeeping 

burden; and (8) Frequency of collection. 

PHMSA requests comments on the 

following information collection: 

1. Title: Annual Report for Gas 

Distribution Pipeline Operators. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0629. 

Current Expiration Date: 1/31/2018. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Abstract: PHMSA intends to revise 

the form and instructions for the gas 

distribution annual report (PHMSA F 

7100.1–1). 

Affected Public: Gas distribution 

pipeline operators. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 

Total Annual Responses: 1,446. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 24,582. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

Comments are invited on: 

(a) The need for the proposed 

collection of information, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility in helping the agency to 

achieve its pipeline safety goals; 

(b) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; 

(c) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 11, 

2017, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 

1.97. 

Alan K. Mayberry, 

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22552 Filed 10–17–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2017–0155] 

Notice of Order Soliciting Community 

Proposals 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of Order Soliciting 

Community Proposals (Order 2017–10– 

7). 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation is soliciting proposals 

from communities or consortia of 

communities interested in receiving 

grants under the Small Community Air 

Service Development Program. The full 

text of the Department’s order, 

including Appendices, is included in 

this Notice. As noted in the order, an 

application for a grant under this 

program must include a Grant Proposal 

of no more than 20 pages (one-sided 

only), a completed Application for 

Federal Domestic Assistance (SF424), a 

Summary Information Schedule, and 

any letters from the applicant 

community showing support. 

DATES: Applications must be submitted 

no later than December 15, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Communities must submit 

applications electronically through 

http://www.grants.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brooke Chapman, Associate Director, 

Small Community Air Service 

Development Program, Office of 

Aviation Analysis, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., W86–307, Washington, DC 

20590, (202) 366–0577. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By this 

order, the U.S. Department of 

Transportation (the Department or DOT) 

invites proposals from communities 

and/or consortia of communities 

interested in obtaining a federal grant 

under the Small Community Air Service 

Development Program (‘‘Small 

Community Program’’ or ‘‘SCASDP’’) to 

address air service and airfare issues in 

their communities. As discussed below, 

the Department has $10 million 

available for FY 2017 grant awards to 

carry out this program. 

Applications of no more than 20 onesided pages each (excluding the 

completed Application for Federal 

Domestic Assistance (SF424), Summary 

Information schedule, and any letters 

from the community or an air carrier 

showing support for the application), 

including all required information, must 

be submitted to www.grants.gov no later 

than 4:00 PM EST on December 15, 

2017. Applicants are strongly 

encouraged to submit applications in 

advance of the deadline. Please be 


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1 If an applicant experiences difficulties at any 

point during the registration or application process, 

it should contact the grants.gov support center by 

email (support@grants.gov) or by telephone (1–800– 

518–4726, available 24/7 except Federal holidays). 

See www.grants.gov/web/grants/support.html. 

2See Public Law No. 114–223, September 29, 

2016, section 101(a)(11). 

3See Public Law No. 114–190, July 15, 2016, 

section 1102(e). 

4 ‘‘Small hub airport’’ is defined in 49 U.S.C. 

47102 (23) as ‘‘a commercial service airport that has 

at least 0.05 percent but less than 0.25 percent of 

the passenger boardings.’’ See also http://

www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/

passenger_allcargo_stats/categories/. For FAA 

passenger enplanement information to use to 

determine an airport’s eligibility as a small hub 

airport, see http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_

capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/. 

5See, http://www.dot.gov/policy/aviation-policy/

small-community-rural-air-service/SCASDP, for the 

FAA’s 1997 list of Primary and Nonprimary 

Commercial Service Airports. 6 49 U.S.C. 41743(c)(1), (2). 

aware that applicants must complete the 

grants.gov registration process before 

submitting an application, and that this 

process usually takes two to four weeks 

to complete.1 The Department will not 

accept late-filed applications except 

under limited circumstances related to 

technical difficulties. Additional 

information on applying through 

grants.gov is in Appendix A, including 

a notice regarding late-filed 

applications. 

In accordance with the requirements 

of 2 CFR part 200, this order is 

organized into the following sections: 

I. Program Description 

II. Federal Award Information 

III. Eligibility Information 

a. Eligible Applicants 

b. Cost Sharing or Matching 

c. Other 

IV. Application and Submission Information 

a. Address To Request Application Package 

b. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

c. Dun and Bradstreet Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) Number and 

System for Award Management (SAM) 

d. Submission Dates and Times 

e. Funding Restrictions 

f. Other Submission Requirements 

V. Application Review Information 

a. Criteria 

i. Priority Selection Criteria 

ii. Secondary Selection Criteria 

iii. Additional Guidance 

b. Review and Selection Process 

c. Anticipated Announcement and Federal 

Award Dates 

VI. Federal Award Administration 

Information 

a. Federal Award Notices 

b. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

c. Reporting 

VII. Federal Awarding Agency Contact 

VIII. Other Information 

a. Air Service Development Zone 

Designation 

b. Submission of Confidential Commercial 

Information 

Appendix A—Additional Information on 

Applying Through www.grants.gov. 

Appendix B—Summary Information 

Appendix C—Application Checklist 

Appendix D—Confidential Commercial 

Information 

A. Program Description 

The Small Community Program was 

established by the Wendell H. Ford 

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 

the 21st Century (Pub. L. No. 106–181), 

reauthorized by the Vision 100-Century 

of Aviation Reauthorization Act (Pub. L. 

108–176), and subsequently 

reauthorized by the FAA Modernization 

and Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. No. 

112–95) (FAA 2012), as amended. The 

program is designed to provide financial 

assistance to small communities in 

order to help them enhance their air 

service. The Department provides this 

assistance in the form of monetary 

grants that are disbursed on a 

reimbursable basis. Authorization for 

this program is codified at 49 U.S.C. 

§ 41743. 

The Small Community Program is 

authorized to receive appropriations 

under 49 U.S.C. 41743(e)(2), as 

amended. Appropriations are provided 

for this program for award selection in 

FY 2016 pursuant to FAA 2012, the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 

(Pub. L. No. 114–113), as extended 

through FY 2017 by the Continuing 

Appropriations and Military 

Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 

Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

2017, and Zika Response and 

Preparedness Act (Pub. L. No. 114– 

223).2 In addition, the FAA Extension, 

Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (Pub. 

L. No. 114–190) amended 49 U.S.C. 

41743(e)(2) to authorize the program to 

receive an additional $6 million in 

appropriations through FY 2017.3 The 

FY17 Continuing Appropriations Act 

(Pub. L. No. 115–31 (May 5, 2017)) then 

provided additional appropriations for 

the program. 

B. Federal Award Information 

The final selections will be limited to 

no more than 40 communities or 

consortia of communities, or a 

combination thereof. Applications for 

renewal or supplementation of existing 

projects are not eligible to compete with 

applications for new Federal awards. 

Pursuant to the authorities described 

above, the Department has $10 million 

available for FY 2017 grant awards to 

carry out this program. There is no other 

limitation on the amount of individual 

awards, and the amounts awarded will 

vary depending upon the features and 

merits of the selected proposals. In past 

years, the Department’s individual grant 

sizes have ranged from $20,000 to 

nearly $1.6 million. Funding amounts 

made available for reimbursement may 

be impacted by future limitations placed 

on the spending authority and 

appropriations enacted for the 

Department. OST may, at its discretion, 

issue partial funding awards up to the 

level authorized and provided that the 

above conditions are met. Additional 

information on the budget process may 

be found in OMB A–11: http://

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars_

default/. 

C. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants 

Eligible applicants are small 

communities that meet the following 

statutory criteria under 49 U.S.C. 41743, 

as amended by Public Law No. 114–113: 

1. (a) The airport serving the 

community or consortium is not larger 

than a small hub airport, according to 

FAA hub classifications effective on the 

date of service of this Order,4 or 

(b) As of calendar year 1997, the 

airport serving the community or 

consortium was not larger than a small 

hub airport,5 and 

2. It has insufficient air carrier service 

or unreasonably high air fares; and 

3. The airport serving the community 

presents characteristics, such as 

geographic diversity or unique 

circumstances that demonstrate the 

need for, and feasibility of, grant 

assistance from the Small Community 

Program.6

No more than four communities or 

consortia of communities, or a 

combination thereof, from the same 

State may be selected to participate in 

the program in any fiscal year. No more 

than 40 communities or consortia of 

communities, or a combination thereof, 

may be selected to participate in the 

program in each year for which the 

funds are appropriated. 

Consortium Applications: Both 

individual communities and consortia 

of communities are eligible for SCASDP 

funds. An application from a 

consortium of communities must be one 

that seeks to facilitate the efforts of the 

communities working together toward 

one joint grant project, with one joint 

objective, including the establishment of 

one entity to ensure that the joint 

objective is accomplished. 

Communities Without Existing Air 

Service: Communities that do not 

currently have commercial air service 

are eligible for SCASDP funds. 

Eligible Projects: The Department is 

authorized to award grants under 49 


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7Only U.S. air carriers are eligible to receive 

assistance from communities under SCASDP. See 

49 U.S.C. 41743(d)(1) and § 40102(a)(2). 

8This limitation applies for all projects contained 

in a previous grant agreement’s scope; thus, even 

if the community did not actively implement a 

project listed in the scope of an earlier grant 

agreement, it may not receive funding for that 

project in a subsequent round of SCASDP funding. 

9As noted in the ‘‘Market Analysis’’ subsection of 

section C below, target markets proposed by 

communities may be destination specific (e.g., 

service to LAX), a geographic region (e.g., northwest 

mountain region) or directional (e.g., hub in the 

southeastern United States or a point north, south, 

east, or west of the applicant community). 

U.S.C. 41743 to communities that seek 

to provide assistance to: 

• A U.S. air carrier 7 to subsidize 

service to and from an underserved 

airport for a period not to exceed 3 

years; 

• An underserved airport to obtain 

service to and from the underserved 

airport; and/or 

• An underserved airport to 

implement such other measures as the 

Secretary, in consultation with such 

airport, considers appropriate to 

improve air service both in terms of the 

cost of such service to consumers and 

the availability of such service, 

including improving air service through 

marketing and promotion of air service 

and enhanced utilization of airport 

facilities. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching 

Cost sharing or matching is not 

required for applications. However, 

applications that provide multiple 

levels of contributions (state, local, cash 

and in-kind contributions) will be 

viewed more favorably. See Additional 

Guidance—Cost Sharing and Local 

Contributions, in Section E.1.c. below. 

3. Other 

Multiple Applications Prohibited: A 

community may file only one 

application for a grant, either 

individually or as part of a consortium. 

Essential Air Service Communities: 

Small communities that currently 

receive subsidized air service under the 

Essential Air Service (‘‘EAS’’) or 

Alternate Essential Air Service 

(‘‘AEAS’’) program will not be 

considered for SCASDP funds. The EAS 

statute (49 U.S.C. § 41733(c)(E)) now 

includes a provision requiring that the 

Department consider whether an air 

carrier has included a marketing 

proposal in its proposal to provide 

subsidized EAS as part of the carrier 

selection criteria. In light of this and the 

scarcity of SCASDP funds, the 

Department will not consider awarding 

additional Federal support under 

SCASDP for the marketing of subsidized 

EAS air service. 

Applicants should also keep in mind 

the following statutory restrictions on 

eligible projects: 

• An applicant may not receive an 

additional grant to support the same 

project from a previous grant (see Same 

Project Limitation below); and 

• An applicant may not receive an 

additional grant, prior to the completion 

of its previous grant (see Concurrent 

Grant Limitation below). 

Same Project Limitation: Under 49 

U.S.C. § 41743(c), a community or 

consortium may not receive a new grant 

to support the same project for which it 

received a previous grant (Same Project 

Limitation).8 In assessing whether a 

previous grantee’s current application 

represents a new project, the 

Department will compare the goals and 

objectives of the previous grant, 

including the key components of the 

means by which those goals and 

objectives were to be achieved, to the 

current application. For example, if a 

community received an earlier grant to 

support a revenue guarantee for service 

to a particular destination or direction, 

a new application by that community 

for another revenue guarantee for 

service to the same destination or in the 

same direction is ineligible, even if the 

revenue guarantee were structured 

differently or the type of carrier were 

different. However, a new application 

by such a previous grantee for service to 

a new destination or direction using a 

revenue guarantee, or for general 

marketing and promotion (including 

advertising and public relations) of the 

airport and the various services it offers, 

is eligible.9 The Department recognizes 

that not all revenue guarantees, 

marketing agreements, studies, or other 

activities are of the same nature, and 

that if a subsequent application 

incorporates different goals or 

significantly different components, it 

may be sufficiently different to 

constitute a new project under 49 U.S.C. 

§ 41743(c). 

Concurrent Grant Limitation: A 

community or consortium may have 

only one SCASDP grant at any time. If 

a community or consortium applies for 

a subsequent SCASDP grant when its 

current grant has not yet expired, that 

community/consortium must notify the 

Department of its intent to terminate the 

current SCASDP grant, and if the 

community/consortium is selected for a 

new grant, such termination must take 

place prior to entering into the new 

grant agreement. In addition, for 

consortium member applicants, 

permission must be granted from both 

the grant sponsor and the Department to 

withdraw from the current SCASDP 

grant before that consortium member 

will be deemed eligible to receive a 

subsequent SCASDP grant. 

Airport Capital Improvements 

Ineligible: Airport capital improvement 

projects, including, but not limited to, 

runway expansions and enhancements, 

the construction of additional aircraft 

gates, and other airport terminal 

expansions and reconfigurations are 

ineligible for funding under the Small 

Community Program. Airports seeking 

funding for airport capital improvement 

projects may want to consult with their 

local FAA Regional Office to discuss 

potential eligibility for grants under the 

Airport Improvement Program. 

D. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address To Request Application 

Package 

Applications must be submitted 

electronically via www.grants.gov. This 

announcement lays out all application 

steps and includes all application forms 

or Internet addresses where such forms 

may be found. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

Required Steps to Apply: 

• Determine eligibility; 

• Register with www.grants.gov (see 

Registration with www.grants.gov, 

below); 

• Submit an Application for Federal 

Domestic Assistance (SF424); 

• Submit a completed ‘‘Summary 

Information’’ schedule. This is your 

application cover sheet (see Appendix 

B); 

• Submit a detailed application of up 

to one-sided 20 pages (excluding the 

completed SF424, Summary 

Information schedule, and any letters 

from the community or an air carrier 

showing support for the application) 

that meets all required criteria (see 

Appendix C); 

• Attach any letters from the 

community or an air carrier showing 

support for the application to the 

proposal, which should be addressed to: 

Brooke Chapman, Associate Director, 

Small Community Air Service 

Development Program; and 

• Provide separate submission of 

confidential material, if requested. (see 

Appendix D) 

An application consisting of more 

than 20 pages will be accepted by the 

Department, but the content in the 

additional pages past page 20 will not 

be evaluated or considered by the 

Department. The Department would 

prefer that applicants use one-inch 

margins and a font size not less than 12 

point type. 


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10For example, if a community has lost service 

or been otherwise adversely affected as a result of 

an airline merger, the applicant should describe the 

situation in detail and quantify, to the extent 

possible, its effects on the community. 

11 If new service is proposed to or from a specific 

city or market served by multiple airports (such as 

New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, or Washington, 

DC, for example), the applicant is encouraged to 

identify the airport(s) in that city or market the 

community would be targeting under its proposal 

in order to facilitate the drafting of the grant 

agreement’s project scope. Communities should 

carefully select, within a specific city or market, 

those airports for which it proposes service, as 

proposing multiple airports in a city or market 

could impact the ability of a community to seek 

future grants involving those airports (see Same 

Project Limitation, above). 

Registration with www.grants.gov: 

Communities must be registered with 

www.grants.gov in order to submit an 

application for funds available under 

this program. For consortium 

applications, only the Legal Sponsor 

must be registered with www.grants.gov 

in order to submit its application for 

funds available under this program. See 

Appendix A for additional information 

on applying through www.grants.gov. 

Contents of Application: There is no 

set format that must be used for 

applications. Each application should, 

to the maximum extent possible, 

address the selection criteria set forth in 

Section E.1. below, including a clear 

description of the air service needs/

deficiencies and present plans/strategies 

that directly address those needs/

deficiencies. At a minimum, however, 

each application must include the 

following information: 

• A description of the community’s 

air service needs or deficiencies, 

including information about: (1) Major 

origin/destination markets that are not 

now served or are not served 

adequately; (2) fare levels that the 

community deems relevant to 

consideration of its application, 

including market analyses or studies 

demonstrating an understanding of local 

air service needs; (3) any recent air 

service developments that have 

adversely affected the community;10

and (4) any air service development 

efforts over the past three years and the 

results of those efforts (such as 

marketing and promotion (including 

advertising and public relations)). 

• A strategic plan for meeting those 

needs under the Small Community 

Program, including the community’s 

specific project goal(s) and detailed plan 

for attaining such goal(s). If the 

application is selected, DOT will work 

with the grantee to incorporate the 

relevant elements of the application’s 

strategic plan into the grant agreement’s 

project scope.11 Applicants should note 

that, once a grant agreement is signed, 

the agreement generally cannot be 

amended in a way that would alter the 

project scope. Applicants also are 

advised to obtain firm assurances from 

air carriers proposing to offer new air 

services if a grant is awarded. Strategic 

plans should: 

Æ for applications involving new or 

improved service, explain how the 

service will become self-sufficient; 

Æ fully and clearly outline the goals 

and objectives of the project; and 

Æ fully and clearly summarize the 

actual, specific steps (in bullet form, 

with a proposed timeline) that the 

community intends to take to bring 

about these goals and objectives. 

• If relevant, a detailed description of 

the funding necessary for 

implementation of the proposed project 

(including federal and non-federal 

contributions). 

• An explanation of how the 

proposed project differs from any 

previous projects for which the 

community received SCASDP funds (see 

Same Project Limitation, above). 

• Designation of a legal sponsor 

responsible for administering the 

proposed project. The legal sponsor of 

the proposed project must be a 

government entity, such as a State, 

county, or municipality. The legal 

sponsor must be legally, financially, and 

otherwise able to execute the grant 

agreement and administer the grant, 

including having the authority to sign 

the grant agreement and to assume and 

carry out the certifications, 

representations, warranties, assurances, 

covenants and other obligations 

required under the grant agreement with 

the Department and to ensure 

compliance by the grant recipient with 

the grant agreement and grant 

assurances. If the applicant is a publicprivate partnership, a public 

government member of the organization 

must be identified as the community’s 

sponsor to receive project cost 

reimbursements. A community may 

designate only one government entity as 

the legal sponsor, even if it is applying 

as a consortium that consists of two or 

more local government entities. Private 

organizations may not be designated as 

the legal sponsor of a grant under the 

Small Community Program. The 

community has the responsibility to 

ensure that the legal sponsor and grant 

recipient of any funding has the legal 

authority under state and local laws to 

carry out all aspects of the grant, and the 

Department may require an opinion of 

the legal sponsor’s attorney as to its 

legal authority to act as a sponsor and 

to carry out its responsibilities under 

the grant agreement. The applicant 

should also provide the name of the 

signatory party for the legal sponsor. 

3. Dun and Bradstreet Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) Number and 

System for Award Management (SAM) 

Each applicant is required to (i) be 

registered in SAM before submitting its 

application; (ii) provide a valid DUNS 

number in its application; and (iii) 

continue to maintain an active SAM 

registration with current information at 

all times during which it has an active 

Federal award or an application or plan 

under consideration by DOT. DOT will 

not make any award to an applicant 

until the applicant has complied with 

all applicable DUNS and SAM 

requirements and, if an applicant has 

not fully complied with the 

requirements by the time DOT is ready 

to make an award, DOT may determine 

that the applicant is not qualified to 

receive a Federal award and use that 

determination as a basis for making a 

Federal award to another applicant. For 

more information on DUNS and SAM 

requirements for this award, see 

Appendix A. 

4. Submission Dates and Times 

An application will not be complete 

and will be deemed ineligible for a grant 

award until and unless all required 

materials, including SF424, have been 

submitted through www.grants.gov and 

time-stamped by 4:00 p.m. EST on 

December 15, 2017 (the ‘‘Application 

Deadline’’). See Timely Receipt 

Requirements and Proof of Timely 

Submission as well as Experiencing 

Unforeseen www.grants.gov Technical 

Issues in Appendix A for more details. 

Late Application Notice: Applicants 

who are unable to successfully submit 

their application package through 

grants.gov prior to the Application 

Deadline due to technical difficulties 

outside their control must submit an 

email to SCASDPgrants@dot.gov with 

the information described in Appendix 

A. 

5. Funding Restrictions 

Expenditures made prior to the 

execution of a grant agreement, 

including costs associated with 

preparation of the grant application, 

will not be reimbursed. For more 

information, see Section F.1. below. 

6. Other Submission Requirements 

Applicants must follow the steps 

outlined above and in Appendix A to 

submit applications electronically via 

www.grants.gov. Additional information 

about submission requirements and 

www.grants.gov requirements is detailed 

in Appendix A. 


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E. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria 

SCASDP grants will be awarded based 

on the selection criteria outlined below. 

There are two categories of selection 

criteria: Priority Selection Criteria and 

Secondary Selection Criteria. 

Applications that meet one or more of 

the Priority Selection Criteria will be 

viewed more favorably than those that 

do not meet any Priority Selection 

Criteria. 

a. Priority Selection Criteria 

The statute directs the Department to 

give priority consideration to those 

communities or consortia where the 

following criteria are met: 

1. Air fares are higher than the 

national average air fares for all 

communities.—The Department will 

compare the local community’s air fares 

to the national average air fares for all 

similar markets. Communities with 

market air fares significantly higher than 

the national average air fares in similar 

markets will receive priority 

consideration. The Department 

calculates these fares using data from 

the Bureau of Transportation Statistics 

(BTS) Airline Origin and Destination 

Survey data. The Department evaluates 

all fares in all relevant markets that 

serve a SCASDP community and 

compares the SCASDP community fares 

to all fares in similar markets across the 

country. Each SCASDP applicant’s air 

fares are computed as a percentage 

above or below the national averages. 

The report compares a community’s air 

fares to the average for all other similar 

markets in the country that have similar 

density (passenger volume) and similar 

distance characteristics (market 

groupings). All calculations are based 

on 12-month ended periods to control 

for seasonal variation of fares. 

2. The community or consortium will 

provide a portion of the cost of the 

activity from local sources other than 

airport revenue sources.—The 

Department will consider whether a 

community or consortium proposes 

local funding for the proposed project. 

Applications providing proportionately 

higher levels of cash contributions from 

sources other than airport revenues will 

be viewed more favorably. Applications 

that provide multiple levels of 

contributions (state, local, cash and inkind contributions) will also be viewed 

more favorably. See Additional 

Guidance—Cost Sharing and Local 

Contributions, in Subsection c. below, 

for more information on the application 

of this selection criterion. 

3. The community or consortium has 

established or will establish a publicprivate partnership to facilitate air 

carrier service to the public.—The 

Department will consider a 

community’s or consortium’s 

commitment to facilitate air carrier 

service in the form of a public-private 

partnership. Applications that describe 

in detail how the partnership will 

actively participate in the 

implementation of the proposed project 

will be viewed more favorably. 

4. The assistance will provide 

material benefits to a broad segment of 

the traveling public, including 

businesses, educational institutions, 

and other enterprises, whose access to 

the national air transportation system is 

limited.—The Department will consider 

whether the proposed project would 

provide, to a broad segment of the 

community’s traveling public, important 

benefits relevant to the community. 

Examples include service that would 

offer new or additional access to a 

connecting hub airport, service that 

would provide convenient travel times 

for both business and leisure travelers 

that would help obviate the need to 

drive long distances, and service that 

would offer lower fares. 

5. The assistance will be used in a 

timely manner.—The Department will 

consider whether a proposed project 

provides a well-defined strategic plan 

and reasonable timetable for use of the 

grant funds. In the Department’s 

experience, reasonable timetables for 

use of grant funds generally include two 

years to complete studies, three years 

for marketing and promotion (including 

advertising and public relations) of the 

airport, community, carrier, or 

destination, and four years for projects 

that target a revenue guarantee, subsidy, 

or other financial incentives. Applicants 

should describe how their projects can 

be accomplished within this timetable, 

including whether the airport and 

proposed air service provider have the 

requisite authorities and certifications 

necessary to carry out the proposed 

projects. In addition, because of this 

emphasis placed on timely use of funds, 

applicants proposing new service 

should describe the airport and whether 

it can support the proposed service, 

including whether the airport holds, or 

intends to apply for, an airport 

operating certificate issued under 14 

CFR Part 139. Air service providers 

proposed for the new service must have 

met or be able to meet, in a reasonably 

short period of time, all Department 

requirements for air service 

certification, including safety and 

economic authorities. 

6. Multiple communities cooperate to 

submit a regional or multistate 

application to consolidate air service 

into one regional airport.—The 

Department will consider whether a 

proposed project involves a consortium 

effort to consolidate air service into one 

regional airport. This statutory priority 

criterion was added pursuant to Section 

429 of the FAA Modernization and 

Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. No. 112– 

95). 

b. Secondary Selection Criteria 

1. Innovation—The Department will 

consider whether an application 

proposes new and creative solutions to 

air transportation issues facing the 

community, including: 

• the extent to which the applicant’s 

proposed solution(s) to solving the 

problem(s) is new or innovative, 

including whether the proposed project 

utilizes or encourages intermodal or 

regional solutions to connect passengers 

to the community’s air service (or, if the 

community cannot implement or 

sustain its own air services, to connect 

to a neighboring community’s air 

service) e.g., cost-effective inter/intra 

city passenger bus service, or marketing 

of intermodal surface transportation 

options also available to air travelers; 

and 

• whether the proposed project, if 

successfully implemented, could serve 

as a working model for other 

communities. 

2. Community Participation—The 

Department will consider whether an 

application has broad community 

participation, including: 

• whether the proposed project has 

broad community support; and 

• the community’s demonstrated 

commitment to and participation in the 

proposed project. 

3. Location—The Department will 

consider the location and characteristics 

of a community: 

• the geographic location of each 

applicant, including the community’s 

proximity to larger centers of air service 

and low-fare service alternatives; 

• the population and business 

activity, as well as the relative size of 

each community; and 

• whether the community’s proximity 

to an existing or prior grant recipient 

could adversely affect either its proposal 

or the project undertaken by the other 

recipient. 

4. Other Factors—The Department 

will also consider: 

• whether the proposed project 

clearly addresses the applicant’s stated 

problems; 

• the community’s existing level of 

air service and whether that service has 

been increasing or decreasing; 

• whether the applicant has a plan to 

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12For example, an air carrier holding only air taxi 

authority under 14 CFR parts 298 and 135 is limited 

to the use of small aircraft (60 or fewer seats and 

a maximum payload capacity of 18,000 pounds or 

less), and to conducting fewer than five round-trip 

flights per week in a particular city-pair market. 

financial support for the proposed 

project after the requested grant award 

expires; 

• the grant amount requested 

compared with the total funds available 

for all communities; 

• the proposed federal grant amount 

requested compared with the local share 

offered; 

• any letters of intent from airline 

planning departments or intermodal 

surface transportation providers on 

behalf of applications that specifically 

indicate intent to enlist new or 

expanded air service or surface 

transportation service in support of the 

air service in the community; 

• whether the applicant has plans to 

continue with the proposed project if it 

is not self-sustaining after the grant 

award expires; and 

• equitable and geographic 

distribution of available funds. 

c. Additional Guidance 

Market Analysis: Applicants 

requesting funds for a revenue 

guarantee/subsidy/financial incentive 

are encouraged to conduct and reference 

in their applications an in-depth 

analysis of their target markets. Target 

markets can be destination specific (e.g., 

service to LAX), a geographic region 

(e.g., northwest mountain region) or 

directional (e.g., hub in the southeastern 

United States or a point north, south, 

east, or west of the applicant 

community). 

Complementary Marketing 

Commitment: Applicants requesting 

funds for a revenue guarantee/subsidy/ 

financial incentive are encouraged to 

designate in their applications a portion 

of the project funds (federal, local or inkind) for the development and 

implementation of a marketing plan in 

support of the service sought. 

Subsidies for a Carrier to Compete 

Against an Incumbent: The Department 

is reluctant to subsidize one carrier, but 

not others in a competitive market. For 

this reason, a community that proposes 

to use the grant funds for service in a 

city-pair market that is already served 

by another air carrier must explain in 

detail why the existing service is 

insufficient or unsatisfactory, or provide 

other compelling information to support 

such a proposal. 

Cost Sharing and Local Contributions: 

Applications must clearly identify the 

level of federal funding sought for the 

proposed project. Applications must 

also identify the community’s cash 

contributions to the proposed project, 

in-kind contributions from the airport, 

and in-kind contributions from the 

community. Non-federal funds will be 

applied proportionately to the entire 

scope of the project. Communities 

cannot use non-federal funds selectively 

to fund certain components of a project 

(see Section F.2. below on Payments for 

more information). Cash contributions 

from airport revenues must be identified 

separately from cash contributions from 

other community sources. Cash 

contributions from the state and/or local 

government should be separately 

identified and described as well. 

Types of contributions. Contributions 

should represent a new financial 

commitment or new financial resources 

devoted to attracting new or improved 

service, or addressing specific high-fare 

or other service issues, such as 

improving patronage of existing service 

at the airport. For communities that 

propose to contribute to the grant 

project, that contribution can be in the 

following forms: 

Cash from non-airport revenues. A 

cash contribution can include funds 

from the state, the county or local 

government, and/or from local 

businesses, or other private 

organizations in the community. 

Because private cash contributions are 

to be from local community sources, the 

Department will not consider as a part 

of these non-airport revenues any funds 

that a community might receive from an 

air carrier interested in providing 

service under that community’s 

proposal. Moreover, contributions that 

are comprised of intangible non-cash 

items, such as the value of donated 

advertising, are considered in-kind 

contributions (see further discussion 

below). 

Cash from airport revenues. This 

includes contributions from funds 

generated by airport operations. Airport 

revenues may not be used for subsidies 

(including revenue guarantees) to 

airlines, per 49 U.S.C. §§ 47107 and 

47133. Applications that include local 

contributions based on airport revenues 

do not receive priority consideration for 

selection. 

In-kind contributions from the airport. 

This can include such items as waivers 

of landing fees, ground handling fees, 

terminal rents, fuel fees, and/or vehicle 

parking fees. 

In-kind contributions from the 

community. This can include such 

items as donated advertising from media 

outlets, catering services for inaugural 

events, or in-kind trading, such as 

advertising in exchange for free air 

travel. Travel banks and travel 

commitments/pledges are considered to 

be in-kind contributions. 

Cash vs. in-kind contributions. 

Communities that include local 

contributions made in cash will be 

viewed more favorably. 

Eligible Air Carriers: As noted in 

footnote 7 above, only U.S. air carriers 

are eligible to receive assistance from 

communities under SCASDP grants. A 

particular U.S. carrier may hold 

authority to conduct operations as a 

certificated air carrier, a commuter air 

carrier, or an air taxi operator.12

Communities are encouraged to verify, 

at an early stage of any air carrier 

discussions, that the air carrier holds 

appropriate Department authority to 

conduct the proposed services. 

Communities may verify this authority 

by contacting the Department’s Air 

Carrier Fitness Division at (202) 366– 

9721. 

Aviation Security: Communities 

proposing new or expanded air service 

under a SCASDP grant proposal are 

encouraged to contact the 

Transportation Security Administration 

(TSA) early in the process to ascertain 

what the security implications of such 

service would be with respect to the 

airport involved, and what measures 

that airport would need to take with the 

TSA to assure that the service would 

meet all applicable TSA requirements. 

2. Evaluation and Selection Process 

The Department will first review each 

application to determine whether it has 

satisfied the following eligibility 

requirements: 

1. The applicant is an eligible 

applicant; 

2. The application is for an eligible 

project (including compliance with the 

Same Project Limitation); and 

3. The application is complete 

(including submission of a completed 

SF424 and all of the information listed 

in Contents of Application, in Section 

D.2. above). 

To the extent that the Department 

determines that an application does not 

satisfy these eligibility requirements, the 

Department will deem that application 

ineligible and not consider it further. 

The Department will then review all 

eligible applications based on the 

selection criteria outlined above in 

Section E.1. The Department will not 

assign specific numerical scores to 

projects based on the selection criteria. 

Rather, ratings of ‘‘highly 

recommended,’’ ‘‘recommended,’’ 

‘‘acceptable,’’ or ‘‘not recommended’’ 

will be assigned to applications. 

Applications that align well with one or 

more of the Priority Selection Criteria 

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13See 49 U.S.C. § 41743(h). 

those that do not align with any Priority 

Selection Criteria. The Department will 

consider the Secondary Selection 

Criteria when comparing and selecting 

among similarly-rated projects. 

The Department reserves the right to 

award funds for a part of the project 

included in an application, if a part of 

the project is eligible and aligns well 

with the selection criteria specified in 

this Order. In addition, as part of its 

review of the Secondary Selection 

Criterion ‘‘Other Factors,’’ the 

Department will consider the 

geographical distribution of the 

applications to ensure consistency with 

the statutory requirement limiting 

awards to no more than four 

communities or consortia of 

communities, or a combination thereof, 

from the same state. The final selections 

will be limited to no more than 40 

communities or consortia of 

communities, or a combination thereof. 

F. Federal Award Administration 

Information 

1. Federal Award Notices 

Grant awards will be made as 

promptly as possible so that selected 

communities can complete the grant 

agreement process and implement their 

plans. Given the competitive nature of 

the grant process, the Department will 

not meet with applicants regarding their 

applications. All non-confidential 

portions of each application, all 

correspondence and ex-parte 

communications, and all orders will be 

posted in the above-captioned docket on 

www.regulations.gov. 

The Department will announce its 

grant selections in a Selection Order 

that will be posted in the abovecaptioned docket, served on all 

applicants and all parties served with 

this Solicitation Order, and posted on 

the Department’s SCASDP website 

https://www.transportation.gov/policy/

aviation-policy/small-community-ruralair-service/SCASDP. 

Grant Agreements: Communities 

awarded grants are required to execute 

a grant agreement with the Department 

before they begin to expend funds under 

the grant award. Applicants should not 

assume they have received a grant, nor 

should they obligate or expend local 

funds prior to receiving and fully 

executing a grant agreement with the 

Department. As noted above, 

expenditures made prior to the 

execution of a grant agreement, 

including costs associated with 

preparation of the grant application, 

will not be reimbursed. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

Assurances: There are numerous 

assurances that grant recipients must 

sign and honor when federal funds are 

awarded. All communities receiving a 

grant will be required to accept and 

meet the obligations created by these 

assurances when they execute their 

grant agreements. Copies of assurances 

are available online at http://

www.dot.gov/policy/aviation-policy/

small-community-rural-air-service/

SCASDP, (click on ‘‘SCASDP Grant 

Assurances’’). 

Payments: The Small Community 

Program is a reimbursable program; 

therefore, communities are required to 

make expenditures for project 

implementation under the program 

prior to seeking reimbursement from the 

Department. Eligible project 

implementation costs are reimbursable 

from grant funds only for services or 

property delivered during the grant 

term. Reimbursement rates are 

calculated as a percentage of the total 

federal funds requested divided by the 

federal funds plus the local cash 

contribution (which is not refundable). 

The percentage is determined by: 

(SCASDP Grant Amount) ÷ (SCASDP 

Grant Amount + Local Cash 

Contribution + State Cash Contribution, 

if applicable). For example, if a 

community requests $500,000 in federal 

funding and provides $100,000 in local 

contributions, the reimbursement rate 

would be 83.33 percent: ((500,000)/

(500,000 + 100,000)) = 83.33. Payments/ 

expenditures in forms other than cash 

(e.g., in-kind) are not reimbursable. 

3. Reporting 

Each grantee must submit semiannual reports on the progress made 

during the previous period in 

implementing its grant project. In 

addition, each community will be 

required to submit a final report on its 

project to the Department, and 10 

percent of the grant funds will not be 

reimbursed to the community until such 

a final report is received. Additional 

information on award administration for 

selected communities will be provided 

in the grant agreement. 

G. Federal Awarding Agency Contact 

For further information concerning 

the technical requirements set out in 

this Order, please contact Brooke 

Chapman at Brooke.Chapman@dot.gov 

or (202) 366–0577. A TDD is available 

for individuals who are deaf or hard of 

hearing at (202) 366–3993. The 

Department may post answers to 

questions and other important 

clarifications in the above-captioned 

docket on www.regulations.gov and on 

the program website at https://

www.transportation.gov/policy/

aviation-policy/small-community-ruralair-service/SCASDP. 

H. Other Information 

1. Air Service Development Zone 

Designation 

As part of the Small Community 

Program, the Department may also 

designate one grant recipient as an ‘‘Air 

Service Development Zone’’ (ASDZ).13

The purpose of the designation is to 

provide communities interested in 

attracting business to the area 

surrounding the airport and/or 

developing land-use options for the area 

to work with the Department on means 

to achieve those goals. The Department 

will assist the designated community in 

establishing contacts with and obtaining 

advice and assistance from appropriate 

government agencies, including the 

Department of Commerce and other 

offices within the Department of 

Transportation, and in identifying other 

pertinent resources that may aid the 

community in its efforts to attract 

businesses and to formulate land-use 

options. However, the community 

receiving this designation will be 

responsible for developing, 

implementing, and managing activities 

related to the air service development 

zone initiative. Only communities that 

are interested in these objectives and 

have a plan to accomplish them should 

apply for this designation. There are no 

additional funds associated with this 

designation, and applying for this 

designation will provide no special 

benefits or priority to the community 

applying for a SCASDP grant. 

Grant applicants interested in 

selection for the Air Service 

Development Zone designation must 

include in their applications a separate 

section, titled, Support for Air Service 

Development Zone Designation. The 

community should provide as detailed a 

plan as possible, including what goals it 

expects to achieve from the air service 

development zone designation and the 

types of activities on which it would 

like to work with the Department in 

achieving those goals. The community 

should also indicate whether further 

local government approvals are required 

in order to implement the proposed 

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2. Submission of Confidential 

Commercial Information 

Applicants may provide certain 

proprietary business information 

relevant to their applicants on a 

confidential basis. For additional 

information, see Appendix D. 

This Order is issued under authority 

delegated in 49 CFR § 1.25a(b). 

Accordingly, 

1. Applications for funding under the 

Small Community Air Service 

Development Program should be 

submitted via www.grants.gov as an 

attachment to the SF424 by 4:00 PM 

EST, December 15, 2017; and 

2. This Order will be published in the 

Federal Register, posted on 

www.grants.gov and on 

www.regulations.gov, and served on the 

United States Conference of Mayors, the 

National League of Cities, the National 

Governors Association, the National 

Association of State Aviation Officials, 

County Executives of America, the 

American Association of Airport 

Executives, and the Airports Council 

International—North America. 

Issued in Washington, D.C. on October 12, 

2017. 

Susan McDermott, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aviation and 

International Affairs. 

An electronic version of this 

document is available online at 

www.regulations.gov. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON 

APPLYING THROUGH 

WWW.GRANTS.GOV 

Applications must be submitted 

electronically through http:// 

www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/ 

apply-for-grants.html. To apply for funding 

through www.grants.gov, applicants must be 

properly registered. The Grants.gov/Apply 

feature includes a simple, unified application 

process that makes it possible for applicants 

to apply for grants online. There are five ‘‘Get 

Registered’’ steps for an organization to 

complete at Grants.gov. Complete 

instructions on how to register and apply can 

be found at http://www.grants.gov/web/ 

grants/applicants/organizationregistration.html. If applicants experience 

difficulties at any point during registration or 

application process, please call the 

www.grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 

1–800–518–4726, Monday–Friday from 7:00 

AM to 9:00 PM EDT. 

Registering with www.grants.gov is a onetime process; however, processing delays 

may occur and it can take up to several 

weeks for first-time registrants to receive 

confirmation and a user password. It is 

highly recommended that applicants start the 

registration process as early as possible to 

prevent delays that may preclude submitting 

an application by the deadlines specified. 

Applications must be submitted and timestamped not later than 4:00 PM EST on 

December 15, 2017 (the Application 

Deadline), and, as set forth below, failure to 

complete the registration process before the 

Application Deadline is not a valid reason to 

permit late submissions. 

In order to apply for SCASDP funding 

through http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/ 

applicants/apply-for-grants.html, all 

applicants are required to complete the 

following: 

1. DUNS Requirement. The Office of 

Management and Budget requires that all 

businesses and nonprofit applicants for 

federal funds include a Dun and Bradstreet 

Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 

number in their applications for a new award 

or renewal of an existing award. A DUNS 

number is a unique nine-digit sequence 

recognized as the universal standard for 

identifying and keeping track of entities 

receiving federal funds. The identifier is used 

for tracking purposes and to validate address 

and point of contact information for federal 

assistance applicants, recipients, and subrecipients. The DUNS number will be used 

throughout the grant life cycle. The DUNS 

number must be included in the data entry 

field labeled ‘‘Organizational DUNS’’ on the 

SF-424 form. Instructions for obtaining 

DUNS number can be found at the following 

website: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/ 

applicants/organization-registration/step-1- 

obtain-duns-number.html. 

2. System for Award Management. In 

addition to having a DUNS number, 

applicants applying electronically through 

Grants.gov must register with the federal 

System for Award Management (SAM). Stepby-step instructions for registering with SAM 

can be found here: http://www.grants.gov/ 

web/grants/applicants/organizationregistration/step-2-register-with-sam.html. 

All applicants must register with SAM in 

order to apply online. Failure to register with 

the SAM will result in your application being 

rejected by Grants.gov during the 

submissions process. 

3. Username and Password. Acquire an 

Authorized Organization Representative 

(AOR) and a www.grants.gov username and 

password. Complete your AOR profile on 

www.grants.gov and create your username 

and password. You will need to use your 

organization’s DUNS Number to complete 

this step. For more information about 

creating a profile on Grants.gov visit: http:// 

www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/ 

organization-registration/step-3-usernamepassword.html. 

4. After creating a profile on Grants.gov, 

the E-Biz Point of Contact (E-Biz POC)—a 

representative from your organization who is 

the contact listed for SAM—will receive an 

email to grant the AOR permission to submit 

applications on behalf of their organization. 

The E-Biz POC will then log in to Grants.gov 

and approve an applicant as the AOR, 

thereby giving him or her permission to 

submit applications. To learn more about 

AOR Authorization visit: http:// 

www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/ 

organization-registration/step-4-aorauthorization.html. To track an AOR status 

visit: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/ 

applicants/organization-registration/step-5- 

track-aor-status.html. 

Applicants are, therefore, encouraged to 

register early. The registration process can 

take up to four weeks to be completed. Thus, 

registration should be done in sufficient time 

to ensure it does not impact your ability to 

meet required submission deadlines. You 

will be able to submit your application 

online any time after you have approved as 

an AOR. 

5. Electronic Signature. Applications 

submitted through Grants.gov constitute a 

submission as electronically signed 

applications. The registration and account 

creation with Grants.gov with E-Biz POC 

approval establishes an Authorized 

Organization Representative (AOR). When 

you submit the application through 

Grants.gov, the name of your AOR on file 

will be inserted into the signature line of the 

application. Applicants must register the 

individual who is able to make legally 

binding commitments for the applicant 

organization as the Authorized Organization 

Representative (AOR); 

6. Search for the Funding Opportunity on 

www.grants.gov. Please use the following 

identifying information when searching for 

the SCASDP funding opportunity on 

www.grants.gov. The Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for this 

solicitation is 20.930, titled Payments for 

Small Community Air Service Development. 

7. Submit an application addressing all of 

the requirements outlined in this funding 

availability announcement. Within 24–48 

hours after submitting your electronic 

application, you should receive an email 

validation message from www.grants.gov. The 

validation message will tell you whether the 

application has been received and validated 

or rejected, with an explanation. You are 

urged to submit your application at least 72 

hours prior to the due date of the application 

to allow time to receive the validation 

message and to correct any problems that 

may have caused a rejection notification. 

8. Timely Receipt Requirements and Proof 

of Timely Submission. Proof of timely 

submission is automatically recorded by 

Grants.gov. An electronic timestamp is 

generated within the system when the 

application is successfully received by 

Grants.gov. The applicant will receive an 

acknowledgement of receipt and a tracking 

number from Grants.gov with successful 

transmission of the application. Applicants 

should print this receipt and save it, as a 

proof of timely submission. 

9. Grants.gov allows applicants to 

download the application package, 

instructions and forms that are incorporated 

in the instructions, and work offline. In 

addition to forms that are part of the 

application instructions, there will be a series 

of electronic forms that are provided utilizing 

Adobe Reader. 

a. Adobe Reader. Adobe Reader is available 

for free to download from the Adobe 

Software Compatibility page: http:// 

www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/ 

adobe-software-compatibility.html. Adobe 

Reader allows applicants to read the 

electronic files in a form format so that they 

will look like any other Standard form. The 

Adobe Reader forms have content sensitive 

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for each field you will need to complete on 

the form. The Adobe Reader forms can be 

downloaded and saved on your hard drive, 

network drive(s), or CDs. 

b. NOTE: For the Adobe Reader, Grants.gov 

is compatible with versions 9.0.0 and later 

versions, and with certain versions of Adobe 

Reader DC. Always refer to the Adobe 

Software Compatibility page for compatible 

versions for the operating system you are 

using. Please do not use lower versions of the 

Adobe Reader. 

c. Mandatory Fields in Adobe Forms. In 

the Adobe Reader forms, you will note fields 

that will appear with a background color on 

the data fields to be completed. These fields 

are mandatory fields and they must be 

completed to successfully submit your 

application. 

NOTE: When uploading attachments 

please use generally accepted formats such as 

.pdf, .doc, and .xls. While you may imbed 

picture files such as .jpg, .gif, .bmp, in your 

files, please do not save and submit the 

attachment in these formats. Additionally, 

the following formats will not be accepted: 

.com, .bat, .exe, .vbs, .cfg, .dat, .db, .dbf, .dll, 

.ini, .log, .ora, .sys, and .zip. 

Experiencing Unforeseen www.grants.gov 

Technical Issues 

Late Application Notice: Applicants who 

are unable to successfully submit their 

application package through grants.gov prior 

to the Application Deadline due to technical 

difficulties outside their control must submit 

an email to SCASDPgrants@dot.gov with the 

following information: 

• The nature of the technical difficulties 

experienced in attempting to submit an 

application; 

• A screenshot of the error; 

• The Legal Sponsor’s name; and 

• The Grants.Gov tracking number (e.g. 

GRANT12345678). 

DOT will consider late applications on a 

case-by-case basis and reserves the right to 

reject late applications that do not meet the 

conditions outlined in the Order Soliciting 

Small Community Grant Proposals. Late 

applications from applicants that do not 

provide DOT an email with the items 

specified above will not be considered. 

If you experience unforeseen 

www.grants.gov technical issues beyond your 

control that prevent you from submitting 

your application by the Application 

Deadline, you must contact us at 

SCASDPgrants@dot.gov or 

Vince.Corsaro@dot.gov or (202) 366–1842 by 

4:00 PM EST December 18, 2017 (the first 

business day following the deadline) and 

request approval to submit your application 

after the deadline has passed. At that time, 

DOT staff will require you to provide your 

DUNS number and your www.grants.gov 

Help Desk tracking number(s). After DOT 

staff review all of the information submitted 

and contact the www.grants.gov Help Desk to 

validate the technical issues you reported, 

DOT staff will contact you to either approve 

or deny your request to submit a late 

application through www.grants.gov. If the 

technical issues you reported cannot be 

validated, your application will be rejected as 

untimely. 

To ensure a fair competition for limited 

discretionary funds, the following conditions 

are not valid reasons to permit late 

submissions: (1) Failure to complete the 

registration process before the deadline date; 

(2) failure to follow www.grants.gov 

instructions on how to register and apply as 

posted on its website; (3) failure to follow all 

of the instructions in the funding availability 

notice; and (4) technical issues experienced 

with the applicant’s computer or information 

technology (IT) environment. 

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APPLICATION UNDER 

SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 

DOCKET DOT-OST-2017-0155 

SUMMARY INFORMA TIONl 

All applicants must submit this Summary Information schedule, as the application 

coversheet, a completed standard form SF424 and the full application proposal on 

www .grants.gov. 

For your preparation convenience, this Summary Information schedule is located at 

https://www.transportation.gov/policy/aviation-policy/small-community-rural-airservice/SCASDP 

A. PROVIDE THE LEGAL SPONSOR AND ITS DUN AND BRADSTREET (D&B) DATA UNIVERSAL 

NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBER, INCLUDING +4, EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 

(EIN) OR TAX ID. 

Legal Sponsor N arne: 

Name of Signatory Party for Legal Sponsor: 

DUNS Number: 

EIN/Tax ID: 

B. LIST THE NAME OF THE COMMUNITY OR CONSORTIUM OF COMMUNITIES APPLYING: 

1. ____________________________________________ __ 

2. ____________________________________________ __ 

3. ______________________________________________ __ 

4. ____________________________________________ __ 

C. PROVIDE THE FULL AIRPORT NAME AND 3-LETTER lATA AIRPORT CODE FOR THE 

APPLICANT(S) AIRPORT(S) (ONLY PROVIDE CODES FOR THE AIRPORT(S) THAT ARE ACTUALLY 

SEEKING SERVICE). 

1. 2. 

1 Note that the Summary Information does not count against the 20-page limit of the SCASDP application. 
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3. 4. 

THE AIRPORT SEEKING SERVICE IS NOT LARGER THAN A SMALL HUB AIRPORT: 

0 UNDER FAA HUB CLASSIFICATIONS EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE OF SERVICE OF THE 

ATTACHED ORDER 

D As oF CALENDAR YEAR 1997 

DOES THE AIRPORT SEEKING SERVICE HOLD AN AIRPORT OPERATING CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY 

THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION UNDER 14 CFRPART 139? (IF "No", PLEASE 

EXPLAIN WHETHER THE AIRPORT INTENDS TO APPLY FOR A CERTIFICATE OR WHETHER AN 

APPLICATION UNDERPART 139 IS PENDING.) 

D Yes D No (explain) 

D. SHOW THE DRIVING DISTANCE FROM THE APPLICANT COMMUNITY TO THE NEAREST: 

1. Large hub airport: _____________________ _ 

2. Medium hub airport: _____________________ _ 

3. Small hub airport: ______________________ _ 

4. Airport with jet service: ____________________ _ 

Note: Provide the airport name and distance, in miles, for each category. 

E. LIST THE 2-DIGIT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CODE APPLICABLE TO THE SPONSORING 

ORGANIZATION, AND IF A CONSORTIUM, TO EACH PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY. 

1. 2. 

3. 4. 
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F. APPLICANT INFORMATION: (CHECKALL THAT APPLY) 

D Not a Consortium D Interstate Consortium D Intrastate Consortium 

D Community currently receives subsidized Essential Air Service, or receives 

assistance under the Alternate Essential Air Service Pilot Program 

D Community (or Consortium member) previously received a Small Community Air 

Service Development Program Grant 

If previous recipient: Provide year of grant(s): · and, 

the text of the grant agreement section(s) setting forth the scope of the grant project: 

G. PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS: (LIST ORGANIZATION NAMES) 

PUBLIC PRIVATE 

1. 1. 

2. 2. 

3. 3. 

4. 4. 

5. 5. 

H. PROJECT PROPOSAL: 

la. GRANT GOALS: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY) 

0 Launch New Carrier 

D First Service 

D Regional Service 

D Other (explain below) 

0 Secure Additional Service 

D NewRoute 

D Surface Transportation 

0 Upgrade Aircraft 

D Service Restoration 

D Professional Services2 

2 "Professional Services" involve a community contracting with a firm to produce a product such as a marketing 

plan, study, air carrier proposal, etc. 
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lb. GRANT GOALS: (SYNOPSIS) 

Concisely describe the scope of the proposed grant project. (For example, "Revenue guarantee 

to recruit, initiate, and support new daily service between ___ and ___ ;" or "Marketing 

program to support existing service between __ and __ by __ Airlines.") 

2. FINANCIAL TOOLS TOBE USED: (CHECKALLTHAT APPLY) 

D Marketing (including Advertising): promotion of the air service to the public 

D Start-up Cost Offset: offsetting expenses to assist an air service provider in setting up a 

new station and starting new service (for example, ticket counter reconfiguration) 

D Revenue Guarantee: an agreement with an air service provider setting forth a minimum 

guaranteed profit margin, a portion of which is eligible for reimbursement by the 

community 

D Recruitment of U.S. Air Carrier: air service development activities to recruit new air 

service, including expenses for airport marketers to meet with air service providers to make 

the case for new air service 

D Fee Waivers: waiver of airport fees, such as landing fees, to encourage new air service; 

counted as in-kind contributions only 

D Ground Handling Fee: reimbursement of expenses for passenger, cabin, and ramp (below 

wing) services provided by third party ground handlers 

D Travel Bank: travel pledges, or deposited monetary funds, from participating parties for 

the purchase of air travel on a U.S. air carrier, with defined procedures for the subsequent 

use of the pledges or the deposited funds; counted as in-kind contributions only 

D Other (explain below) 

I. EXISTING LANDING AIDS AT LOCAL AIRPORT: 

D Full ILS D Outer/Middle Marker D Published Instrument Approach 
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D Localizer D Other (specify) 

J. PROJECT COST: Do NOT ENTER TEXT IN SHADED AREA 

REMINDER: LOCAL CASH CONTRIBUTIONS MAY NOT BE PROVIDED BY AN AIR CARRIER (SEE "TYPES 

OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR REFERENCE). 

LINE DESCRIPTION 

1 Federal amount requested 

2 State cash financial contribution 

Local cash financial contribution 

3a Airport cash funds 

3b Non-airport cash funds 

3 Total local cash funds (3a + 3b) 

4 TOTAL CASH FUNDING (1+2+3) 

In-Kind contribution 

5a Airport In-Kind contribution** 

5b Other In-Kind contribution** 

5 TOTAL IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION 

(5a + 5b) 

6 TOTAL PROJECT COST (4+5) 

K. IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS** 

SUBTOTAL TOTAL AMOUNT 

For funds in lines Sa (Airport In-Kind contribution) and 5b (Other In-Kind contribution), please 

describe the source(s) of fund(s) and the value($) of each. 
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L. IS THIS APPLICATION SURJECT To REVIEW BY AN AFFECTED STATE UNDER EXECUTIVE 

ORDER 12372 PROCESS? 

D a. This application was made available to the State under the Executive Order 12372 

Process for review on (date) _____ _ 

D b. Program is subject to E.O. 12372, but has not been selected by the State for review. 

D c. Program is not covered by E.O. 12372. 

M. IS THE LEAD APPLICANT OR ANY Co-APPLICANTS DELINQUENT ON ANY FEDERAL DEBT? 

(IF "YES", PROVIDE EXPLANATION) 

D No D Yes (explain) 
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Confidential Commercial Information 

Applicants will be able to provide certain 

confidential business information relevant to 

their proposals on a confidential basis. Under 

the Department’s Freedom of Information Act 

regulations (49 C.F.R. 7.17), such information 

is limited to commercial or financial 

information that, if disclosed, would either 

likely cause substantial harm to the 

competitive position of a business or 

enterprise or make it more difficult for the 

Federal Government to obtain similar 

information in the future. 

Applicants seeking confidential treatment 

of a portion of their applications must 

segregate the confidential material in a sealed 

envelope marked ‘‘Confidential Submission 

of X (the applicant) in Docket DOT–OST– 

2017–0155’’ and include with that material a 

request in the form of a motion seeking 

confidential treatment of the material under 

14 C.F.R. 302.12 (‘‘Rule 12’’) of the 

Department’s regulations. The applicant 

should submit an original and two copies of 

its motion and an original and two copies of 

the confidential material in the sealed 

envelope. 

The confidential material should not be 

included with the original of the applicant’s 

proposal that is submitted via 

www.grants.gov. The applicant’s original 

submission, however, should indicate clearly 

where the confidential material would have 

been inserted. If an applicant invokes Rule 

12, the confidential portion of its filing will 

be treated as confidential pending a final 

determination. All confidential material must 

be received by 4:00 PM EST, December 15, 

2017, and delivered to the U.S. Department 

of Transportation, Office of Aviation 

Analysis, 8th Floor, Room W86–307, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22513 Filed 10–17–17; 8:45 am] 

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