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Development Corporation (SCEDC) to be 

used for future economic development. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 11, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice 

may be mailed or delivered in triplicate 

to the FAA at the following address: 

Memphis Airports District Office, Attn: 

Koty Brown, Program Manager, 2600 

Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Suite 2250, 

Memphis, TN 38118. 

In addition, one copy of any 

comments submitted to the FAA must 

be mailed or delivered to Ms. Joanne 

Gentry, Executive Director for 

Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Commission 

at the following address: 16701 Airport 

Road, Maxton, NC 28364. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Koty 

Brown, Program Manager, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Memphis 

Airports District Office, 2600 Thousand 

Oaks Boulevard, Suite 2250, Memphis, 

TN 38118–2482. 

The application may be reviewed in 

person at this same location, by 

appointment. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

proposes to rule and invites public 

comment on the request to release 

property for non-aeronautical purposes 

at Laurinburg-Maxton Airport, Maxton, 

NC under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 

47107(h)(2). The FAA determined that 

the request to release property at 

Laurinburg-Maxton Airport (MEB) 

submitted by the Laurinburg-Maxton 

Airport Commission on behalf of the 

City of Laurinburg and the Town of 

Maxton meets the procedural 

requirements of the FAA and the release 

of the property does not and will not 

impact future aviation needs at the 

airport. The FAA may approve the 

request, in whole or in part, no sooner 

than thirty days after the publication of 

this notice. 

The following is a brief overview of 

the request: 

The Laurinburg-Maxton Airport 

Commission on behalf of the City of 

Laurinburg and the Town of Maxton is 

proposing the release of approximately 

10.66 acres to Scotland County 

Economic Development Corporation 

(SCEDC) to be used for future economic 

development. This property is located 

along SR 1434 Airport Road in Scotland 

County, NC. The property is separated 

from the majority of airport property by 

SR 1434 Airport Road. The proposed 

use of this property is compatible with 

airport operations. 

Any person may inspect, by 

appointment, the request in person at 

the FAA office listed above under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Issued in Memphis, TN, on November 3, 

2017. 

Tommy L. Dupree, 

Acting Manager, Memphis Airports District 

Office, Southern Region. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24413 Filed 11–8–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Fiscal Year 2017 Positive Train Control 

Grant Program Project Selections 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), Federal Railroad Administration 

(FRA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) and Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) 

announce the selection of projects for 

the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Positive Train 

Control (PTC) Grant Program. A total of 

$197.01 million in the PTC grant 

funding, authorized under the Fixing 

America’s Surface Transportation 

(FAST) Act, will be provided to 17 

projects in 13 states. On July 29, 2016, 

FTA and FRA published a Notice of 

Funding Opportunity (NOFO) 

announcing the availability of Federal 

funding for the PTC Grant Program. 

These funds will provide financial 

assistance to states, local governments, 

and public agencies for the 

implementation of positive train control 

systems to improve safety. Funds 

allocated in this announcement must be 

obligated in a grant by September 30, 

2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Recipients selected for competitive 

funding in Table 1 should contact the 

appropriate FTA Regional Office for 

information regarding applying for the 

funds or program-specific information. 

A list of FTA’s Regional Offices can be 

found at www.fta.dot.gov. For questions 

regarding PTC technology or statutory 

and regulatory requirements, please 

contact Mr. Devin Rouse, Program 

Manager, Federal Railroad 

Administration (phone: (202) 493–6185, 

email: devin.rouse@dot.gov). A TDD is 

available at 1–800–877–8339 (TDD/ 

FIRS). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

response to the NOFO, FTA and FRA 

received 27 proposals from 16 states 

requesting $455 million in Federal 

funds, indicating significant demand for 

funding to expedite the implementation 

of PTC systems. Project proposals were 

evaluated based on each applicant’s 

responses to the program evaluation 

criteria outlined in the NOFO. 

FTA is funding the 17 projects shown 

in Table 1 for a total of $197.01 million. 

Recipients selected for competitive 

funding should work with their FTA 

Regional Office to submit a grant 

application in FTA’s transit award 

management system (TrAMS) for the 

projects identified in the attached table 

to quickly obligate funds. As funds must 

be obligated by September 30, 2018, all 

grant applications must be submitted to 

FTA by June 30, 2018. Grant 

applications must include the eligible 

activities applied for in the original 

project application. Funds must be used 

consistent with the competitive 

proposal and for the eligible capital 

purposes established in the NOFO. 

In cases where the award amount is 

less than the proposer’s total requested 

amount, recipients must submit grant 

applications to fund the scalable project 

option as described in the project’s 

application. If the award amount does 

not correspond to the scalable option, 

for example due to a cap on the award 

amount, the recipient should work with 

the FTA Regional Office to reduce scope 

or scale the project so that a complete 

phase or project is accomplished. 

Recipients are reminded that program 

requirements such as cost sharing or 

local match can be found in the NOFO. 

A discretionary project identification 

number has been assigned to each 

project for tracking purposes and must 

be used in the TrAMS application. 

On October 16, 2008, Congress 

enacted the Railroad Safety 

Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA), which 

required Class 1 railroad main lines and 

commuter railroad passenger service to 

fully implement positive train control 

by December 31, 2015. In the Positive 

Train Control Enforcement and 

Implementation Act of 2015, Congress 

extended the deadline for implementing 

positive train control to December 31, 

2018. FTA will streamline the grant 

application process to help commuter 

railroads meet the approaching 

deadline. FTA is providing pre-award 

authority and will reimburse eligible 

project costs on successful projects 

consistent with the selected project 

proposals. The eligibility for 

reimbursement using pre-award 

authority is contingent upon the project 

meeting other Federal requirements, 

such as environmental requirements, 

prior to costs being incurred. FTA is not 

applying its regulation, 49 CFR part 633 

Project Management Oversight to this 

program. Furthermore, FTA waives the 

requirement that projects be listed in the 


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Statewide Transportation Improvement 

Plan (STIP). Department of Labor (DOL) 

certification is also not required. The 

above waivers are only applicable to 

funds awarded in this notice. 

Post-award reporting requirements 

include submission of the Federal 

financial report and milestone progress 

reports in TrAMS as appropriate (see 

FTA Circular 5010.1E, Award 

Management Requirements). Unless 

specifically waived, recipients must 

comply with all applicable Federal 

statutes, regulations, executive orders, 

FTA circulars, and other Federal 

requirements in carrying out the project 

supported by the FTA grant, including 

FTA’s Buy America requirements. 

Recipients must follow all third-party 

procurement guidance as described in 

FTA Circular 4220.1F Third Party 

Contracting Guidance. 

Issued in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of 

November 2017. 

K. Jane Williams, 

Acting Administrator, Federal Transit 

Administration. 

Heath Hall, 

Acting Administrator, Federal Railroad 

Administration. 

TABLE 1—FISCAL YEAR 2017 POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL PROJECT SELECTIONS

State Recipient Project ID Project description Grant 

amount 

CA ............ Peninsula Corridor Joint 

Powers Board 

(JPB).

D2017–PTCP–014 ..... This project will dual equip seven Caltrain trains with Incremental 

Train Control System (ITCS) and Interoperable Electronic Train 

Management System (I–ETMS) to provide service for approximately 32 miles from south of San Jose to Gilroy, CA on Union 

Pacific Railroad (UPRR) territory.

$21,680,000 

CA ............ Southern California Regional 

Rail Authority 

(SCRRA).

D2017–PTCP–015 ..... This project will develop, test, and deploy tools and processes to improve the reliability, efficiency, and security of SCRRA’s Interoperable Electronic Train Management System (I–ETMS) PTC with an 

upgrade from a non-vital to a vital overlay system across 249 

miles in the greater Los Angeles region of Southern California.

3,200,000 

FL ............. South Florida 

Regional 

Transportation 

Authority 

(SFRTA).

D2017–PTCP–006 ..... This project will complete the installation of the established Interoperable Electronic Train Management System (I-ETMS) PTC technology consisting of wayside interface units, near side station controls, base radio stations, a back office server, on-board PTC kits, 

and a crew training simulator on the South Florida Rail Corridor.

31,633,176 

FL ............. Florida Department of Transportation 

(FDOT).

D2017–PTCP–007 ..... This project will implement the Interoperable Electronic Train Management System (I–ETMS) computer-aided dispatch system, track 

database, and communication network, along 110 miles of the 

Central Florida Rail Corridor.

1,841,153 

IL .............. Commuter Rail 

Division of the 

RTA (Metra).

D2017–PTCP–008 ..... This project comprises three subprojects that include the installation 

of wayside PTC signals, reconfiguration of signals, and upgrade of 

existing PTC Automatic Block Signaling systems on Metra’s Milwaukee District West and North lines in Illinois.

20,168,000 

IL .............. Illinois Department of Transportation 

(IDOT).

D2017–PTCP–009 ..... This project will complete the design, delivery, installation, testing, 

and certification of a fully integrated Interoperable Electronic Train 

Management System (I–ETMS) PTC on two contractual routes for 

Amtrak’s use that comprise 14.7 route miles of Terminal Railroad 

Association of St. Louis (TRRA) right-of-way into and out of St. 

Louis, Missouri.

18,869,888 

MA ............ Massachusetts 

Bay Transportation Authority 

(MBTA).

D2017–PTCP–001 ..... This project will include the installation of a back office system for 

PTC that consists of an existing Cab Signaling System (CSS) with 

Automatic Train Control (ATC) supplemented by the addition of the 

latest revision to the Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System II 

(ACSES II) for the MBTA.

7,815,963 

MD ............ Maryland Transit 

Administration 

(MTA).

D2017–PTCP–004 ..... This project includes installing Interoperable Electronic Train Management System (I–ETMS) PTC within the Northeast Corridor 

along MARC’s tracks, and equipping 11 MARC 2A cab cars with 

I–ETMS. The work will be on the Penn Line between Washington, 

D.C. Union Station and the northern limits of MARC service at 

Perryville, MD, a total distance of approximately 77 directional 

miles.

9,440,000 

MO ........... Missouri Department of Transportation 

(MoDOT).

D2017–PTCP–012 ..... This project will design, deliver, install, test, and certify a fully integrated and functional Interoperable Electronic Train Management 

System (I–ETMS) PTC over approximately 8.5 route miles of Kansas City Terminal Railway right-of-way where Amtrak operates in 

the Kansas City metropolitan region of Missouri.

12,024,877 

NJ ............. New Jersey 

Transit Corporation (NJ 

Transit).

D2017–PTCP–002 ..... This project will implement New Jersey Transit’s PTC Phase III, 

which involves the purchase of onboard equipment kits, along with 

the installation, testing, and commissioning of the equipment on a 

total of 440 locomotives, electric mobile units, and cab cars.

10,000,000 

NM ............ Rio Metro Regional Transit 

District (Rio 

Metro).

D2017–PTCP–010 ..... This project will include the installation of the Interoperable Electronic 

Train Management System (I–ETMS) PTC onboard technology on 

nine locomotives.

3,600,000 


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TABLE 1—FISCAL YEAR 2017 POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL PROJECT SELECTIONS—Continued 

State Recipient Project ID Project description Grant 

amount 

NY ............ New York State 

Department of 

Transportation 

(NYSDOT).

D2017–PTCP–003 ..... This project will implement Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES) PTC on the Amtrak controlled section of the Empire 

Corridor Hudson Line, a Federally Designated High Speed Rail 

Corridor, which spans multiple jurisdictions along its 94 miles from 

Poughkeepsie to Hoffmans, New York.

33,749,974 

OR ............ Oregon Department of Transportation 

(ODOT).

D2017–PTCP–016 ..... This project will install and test PTC equipment on two Talgo Series 

8 trainsets owned by ODOT and operated by Amtrak for the regional Amtrak Cascades intercity passenger rail service connecting 

Eugene, Oregon to Vancouver, British Columbia.

1,200,000 

OR ............ Tri-County Metropolitan 

Transportation 

District of Oregon (TriMet).

D2017–PTCP–017 ..... This project will implement two PTC safety modifications on the 15 

mile long Westside Express (WES) commuter rail corridor from 

Wilsonville to Beaverton, Oregon. The first modification is designed to positively stop a train in advance of a malfunctioning 

grade crossing, and the second modification will stop a train prior 

to a work zone or limit speed throughout the work zone.

2,704,000 

PA ............ Southeastern 

Pennsylvania 

Transportation 

Authority 

(SEPTA).

D2017–PTCP–005 ..... This project will install the Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES II) PTC System along a 3-mile portion of restored 

Regional Rail service from Elwyn to Wawa, Pennsylvania, and deploy an onboard survey map software that contains the physical 

characteristics of the railroad that dictate train operating speeds 

throughout SEPTA’s rail network.

5,800,000 

TX ............. Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capital 

Metro).

D2017–PTCP–011 ..... This project will install the PTC fiber backbone for an Enhanced 

Automatic Train Control (E–ATC) PTC system on Capital Metro’s 

approximately 33 miles of its commuter rail territory in Austin, TX.

9,762,969 

UT ............ Utah Transit Authority (UTA).D2017–PTCP–013 ..... This project involves the design and testing of a two-step No-Code 

Proceed system to assure the safe operation of UTA’s 

FrontRunner Enhanced Automated Train Control (E–ATC) PTC on 

its two mainline track segments from Provo to Ogden and Ogden 

to Pleasant View, Utah.

3,520,000 

Total .. ............................ .................................... ............................................................................................................... $197,010,000 

[FR Doc. 2017–24364 Filed 11–8–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2017–0179] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel 

DOS HOMBRES; Invitation for Public 

Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of 

Transportation, as represented by the 

Maritime Administration (MARAD), is 

authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- 

build requirement of the coastwise laws 

under certain circumstances. A request 

for such a waiver has been received by 

MARAD. The vessel, and a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

December 11, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2017–0179. 

Written comments may be submitted by 

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. You may also 

send comments electronically via the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

All comments will become part of this 

docket and will be available for 

inspection and copying at the above 

address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

federal holidays. An electronic version 

of this document and all documents 

entered into this docket is available at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W23–453, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel DOS HOMBRES is: 

—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘Scuba Dive Charters and Sport 

Fishing Charters’’ 

—Geographic Region: ‘‘Florida’’ 

The complete application is given in 

DOT docket MARAD–2017–0179 at 

http://www.regulations.gov. Interested 

parties may comment on the effect this 

action may have on U.S. vessel builders 

or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- 

flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in 

accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and 

MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 

388, that the issuance of the waiver will 

have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- 

vessel builder or a business that uses 

U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a 

waiver will not be granted. Comments 

should refer to the docket number of 

this notice and the vessel name in order 

for MARAD to properly consider the 

comments. Comments should also state 

the commenter’s interest in the waiver 

application, and address the waiver 

criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388. 

Privacy Act 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), 

DOT/MARAD solicits comments from 

the public to better inform its 

rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts 

these comments, without edit, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 


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