Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 122 / Monday, June 25, 2018 / Notices 29609 TABLE 1—FY 16 GRANTS FOR BUSES AND BUS FACILITIES COMPETITION PROJECT SELECTIONS—Continued Funded State Applicant Project ID Project description amount Project rating WA .................. Intercity Transit ...................... D2017–BUSC–116 Pattison Street Facility Ren- $1,375,000 Highly Recommended. ovation and Expansion Project. WA .................. King County Department of D2017–BUSC–117 2 Projects: (1) Eastlake Off- $1,375,000 Highly Recommended. Transportation. Street Layover Facility/ (2) King County Metro Fleet Replacement—Battery Electric Buses. WA .................. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe ...... D2017–BUSC–118 Muckleshoot Transit Bus Fa- $800,000 Highly Recommended. cility Rehabilitation. WA .................. Pierce County Public Trans- D2017–BUSC–119 CNG Bus Replacement ......... $1,375,000 Highly Recommended. portation Benefit Area Cor- poration. WA .................. Skagit Transit System ........... D2017–BUSC–120 Skagit Transit System Main- $1,375,000 Highly Recommended. tenance Operations and Administration Facility Project. WA .................. Snohomish County Transpor- D2017–BUSC–121 Double Decker Replacement $1,375,000 Highly Recommended. tation Benefit Area. Buses. WA .................. Spokane Transit Authority ..... D2017–BUSC–122 Fixed Route Coaches ............ $1,375,000 Highly Recommended. WI ................... City of Oshkosh ..................... D2017–BUSC–123 Bus Replacement .................. $1,200,000 Highly Recommended. WI ................... Wisconsin Department of D2017–BUSC–124 City of Hartford Replacement $32,000 Highly Recommended. Transportation (WisDOT). non-accessible Mini-van. WI ................... Wisconsin Department of D2017–BUSC–125 Rural Transit Technology Im- $134,880 Highly Recommended. Transportation (WisDOT). provements. WI ................... City of Appleton ..................... D2017–BUSC–126 2 Projects: (1) Bus $350,506 Highly Recommended. Replacement/ (2) Facilities Renovation Project. WI ................... City of Janesville ................... D2017–BUSC–127 Replacement Buses .............. $350,506 Highly Recommended. WI ................... City of Sheboygan ................. D2017–BUSC–128 Roof Replacement for Shore- $350,506 Highly Recommended. line Metro Administrative and Maintenance Facility. WI ................... Wisconsin Department of D2017–BUSC–129 City of West Bend—Replace- $181,600 Highly Recommended. Transportation (WisDOT). ment non-accessible mini- van and replacement ADA- accessible cutaway mini- buses. WV .................. Eastern Panhandle Transit D2017–BUSC–130/ Transit Operations and $4,491,510/ Highly Recommended. Authority. D2017–BUSC– Transfer Center. $8,490 131 .................... Total ............................... $264,446,775 [FR Doc. 2018–13558 Filed 6–22–18; 8:45 am] by federal transit law and subject to website to ensure completion of the BILLING CODE P funding availability, funds will be application process before the awarded competitively to assist in the submission deadline. Instructions for financing of capital projects to replace, applying can be found on FTA’s website DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION rehabilitate, purchase or lease buses and at http://transit.dot.gov/howtoapply and related equipment, and to rehabilitate, in the ‘‘FIND’’ module of Federal Transit Administration purchase, construct or lease bus-related GRANTS.GOV. The GRANTS.GOV funding opportunity ID is FTA–2018– Fiscal Year 2018 Competitive Funding facilities. Projects may include costs 005–TPM. Mail and fax submissions Opportunity; Grants for Buses and Bus incidental to the acquisition of buses or will not be accepted. Facilities Infrastructure Investment to the construction of facilities, such as the costs of related workforce Program FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: development and training activities, and Mark Bathrick, FTA Office of Program AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration project administration expenses. FTA (FTA), DOT. Management, 202–366–9955, or may award additional funds if they are [email protected]. ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity made available to the program prior to (NOFO). the announcement of project selections. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: The Federal Transit DATES: Complete proposals must be Table of Contents Administration (FTA) announces the submitted electronically through the A. Program Description opportunity to apply for approximately GRANTS.GOV ‘‘APPLY’’ function by B. Federal Award Information $366.3 million in fiscal year (FY) 2018 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on August 6, C. Eligibility Information funds under the Grants for Buses and 2018. Prospective applicants should D. Application and Submission Information Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment initiate the process by promptly E. Application Review Program (CFDA #20.526). As required registering on the GRANTS.GOV F. Review and Selection Process VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:58 Jun 22, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25JNN1.SGM 25JNN1 amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 29610 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 122 / Monday, June 25, 2018 / Notices G. Federal Award Administration Infrastructure Program through this i. The maximum federal share is 85 H. Technical Assistance and Other Program notice. percent of the net project cost of Information As required under 49 U.S.C. acquiring vehicles (including clean-fuel I. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts 5339(b)(5), a minimum of 10 percent of or alternative fuel vehicles) that are A. Program Description the amount awarded under the Buses compliant with the Clean Air Act (CAA) and Bus Infrastructure Program will be and/or the Americans with Disabilities Section 5339(b) of Title 49, United awarded to projects located in rural Act (ADA) of 1990. States Code, as amended by the Fixing areas. As required by 49 U.S.C. ii. The maximum federal share is 90 America’s Surface Transportation 5339(b)(8), no single grantee will be percent of the net project cost of (FAST) Act (Pub. L. 114–94, Dec. 4, awarded more than 10 percent of the acquiring, installing or constructing 2015), authorizes FTA to award funds amounts made available. vehicle-related equipment or facilities for the Grants for Buses and Bus FTA will grant pre-award authority to (including clean fuel or alternative-fuel Facilities Infrastructure Investment incur costs for selected projects vehicle-related equipment or facilities) Program (Buses and Bus Infrastructure beginning on the date that project that are required by the ADA of 1990, Program) through a competitive process, selections are announced. Funds are or that are necessary to comply with or as described in this notice, for capital only available for projects that have not maintaining compliance with the Clean projects to replace, rehabilitate, incurred costs prior to the selection of Air Act. The award recipient must purchase or lease buses and related projects and will remain available for itemize the cost of specific, discrete, equipment and to rehabilitate, purchase, obligation for three Federal fiscal years, vehicle-related equipment associated construct or lease bus-related facilities. not including the year in which the with compliance with ADA or CAA to The purpose of the Buses and Bus funds are allocated to projects. Infrastructure Program is to assist in the be eligible for the maximum 90 percent financing of buses and bus facilities C. Eligibility Information Federal share for these costs. Eligible sources of local match capital projects, including replacing, 1. Eligible Applicants rehabilitating, purchasing or leasing include the following: Cash from non- Under 49 U.S.C. 5339(b)(1), eligible buses or related equipment, and Government sources other than applicants include designated recipients rehabilitating, purchasing, constructing revenues from providing public that allocate funds to fixed route bus or leasing bus-related facilities. transportation services; revenues The Buses and Bus Infrastructure operators, states or local governmental derived from the sale of advertising and entities that operate fixed route bus Program provides funds to designated concessions; amounts received under a service, and Indian tribes. Eligible recipients that allocate funds to fixed service agreement with a State or local subrecipients include all otherwise route bus operators, and to States, and social service agency or private social eligible applicants and also private local governmental authorities that service organization; revenues generated nonprofit organizations engaged in operate fixed route bus service. FTA from value capture financing public transportation. also may award grants to eligible mechanisms; or funds from an Under 49 U.S.C. 5339(b)(3), States undistributed cash surplus; replacement recipients for projects to be undertaken may submit a statewide application on by subrecipients that are public agencies or depreciation cash fund or reserve; or behalf of public agencies or private new capital. In addition, transportation or private non-profit organizations nonprofit organizations engaged in engaged in public transportation. In development credits or documentation public transportation in rural areas or of in-kind match may substitute for accordance with 49 U.S.C. 5339(b)(2), for other areas for which a State FTA will ‘‘consider the age and local match if identified in the allocates funds. Except for projects application. condition of buses, bus fleets, related proposed by Indian