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Development Corporation (SCEDC) to be Issued in Memphis, TN, on November 3, of PTC systems. Project proposals were used for future economic development. 2017. evaluated based on each applicant’s DATES: Comments must be received on Tommy L. Dupree, responses to the program evaluation or before December 11, 2017. Acting Manager, Memphis Airports District criteria outlined in the NOFO. Office, Southern Region. FTA is funding the 17 projects shown ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice [FR Doc. 2017–24413 Filed 11–8–17; 8:45 am] in Table 1 for a total of $197.01 million. may be mailed or delivered in triplicate BILLING CODE P Recipients selected for competitive to the FAA at the following address: funding should work with their FTA Memphis Airports District Office, Attn: Regional Office to submit a grant Koty Brown, Program Manager, 2600 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION application in FTA’s transit award Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Suite 2250, management system (TrAMS) for the Memphis, TN 38118. Federal Transit Administration projects identified in the attached table In addition, one copy of any to quickly obligate funds. As funds must comments submitted to the FAA must Federal Railroad Administration be obligated by September 30, 2018, all be mailed or delivered to Ms. Joanne grant applications must be submitted to Fiscal Year 2017 Gentry, Executive Director for FTA by June 30, 2018. Grant Grant Program Project Selections Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Commission applications must include the eligible at the following address: 16701 Airport AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration activities applied for in the original Road, Maxton, NC 28364. (FTA), Federal Railroad Administration project application. Funds must be used FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Koty (FRA), DOT. consistent with the competitive Brown, Program Manager, Federal ACTION: Notice. proposal and for the eligible capital Aviation Administration, Memphis purposes established in the NOFO. Airports District Office, 2600 Thousand SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of In cases where the award amount is Oaks Boulevard, Suite 2250, Memphis, Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit less than the proposer’s total requested TN 38118–2482. Administration (FTA) and Federal amount, recipients must submit grant The application may be reviewed in Railroad Administration (FRA) applications to fund the scalable project person at this same location, by announce the selection of projects for option as described in the project’s appointment. the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Positive Train application. If the award amount does Control (PTC) Grant Program. A total of not correspond to the scalable option, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA $197.01 million in the PTC grant for example due to a cap on the award proposes to rule and invites public funding, authorized under the Fixing amount, the recipient should work with comment on the request to release America’s Surface Transportation the FTA Regional Office to reduce scope property for non-aeronautical purposes (FAST) Act, will be provided to 17 or scale the project so that a complete at Laurinburg-Maxton Airport, Maxton, projects in 13 states. On July 29, 2016, phase or project is accomplished. NC under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. FTA and FRA published a Notice of Recipients are reminded that program 47107(h)(2). The FAA determined that Funding Opportunity (NOFO) requirements such as cost sharing or the request to release property at announcing the availability of Federal local match can be found in the NOFO. Laurinburg-Maxton Airport (MEB) funding for the PTC Grant Program. A discretionary project identification submitted by the Laurinburg-Maxton These funds will provide financial number has been assigned to each Airport Commission on behalf of the assistance to states, local governments, project for tracking purposes and must City of Laurinburg and the Town of and public agencies for the be used in the TrAMS application. Maxton meets the procedural implementation of positive train control On October 16, 2008, Congress requirements of the FAA and the release systems to improve safety. Funds enacted the Railroad Safety of the property does not and will not allocated in this announcement must be Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA), which impact future aviation needs at the obligated in a grant by September 30, required Class 1 railroad main lines and airport. The FAA may approve the 2018. commuter railroad passenger service to request, in whole or in part, no sooner fully implement positive train control FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: than thirty days after the publication of by December 31, 2015. In the Positive this notice. Recipients selected for competitive Train Control Enforcement and The following is a brief overview of funding in Table 1 should contact the Implementation Act of 2015, Congress the request: appropriate FTA Regional Office for extended the deadline for implementing The Laurinburg-Maxton Airport information regarding applying for the positive train control to December 31, Commission on behalf of the City of funds or program-specific information. 2018. FTA will streamline the grant Laurinburg and the Town of Maxton is A list of FTA’s Regional Offices can be application process to help commuter proposing the release of approximately found at www.fta.dot.gov. For questions railroads meet the approaching 10.66 acres to Scotland County regarding PTC technology or statutory deadline. FTA is providing pre-award Economic Development Corporation and regulatory requirements, please authority and will reimburse eligible (SCEDC) to be used for future economic contact Mr. Devin Rouse, Program project costs on successful projects development. This property is located Manager, Federal Railroad consistent with the selected project along SR 1434 Airport Road in Scotland Administration (phone: (202) 493–6185, proposals. The eligibility for County, NC. The property is separated email: [email protected]). A TDD is reimbursement using pre-award from the majority of airport property by available at 1–800–877–8339 (TDD/ authority is contingent upon the project SR 1434 Airport Road. The proposed FIRS). meeting other Federal requirements, use of this property is compatible with SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In such as environmental requirements, airport operations. response to the NOFO, FTA and FRA prior to costs being incurred. FTA is not Any person may inspect, by received 27 proposals from 16 states applying its regulation, 49 CFR part 633 appointment, the request in person at requesting $455 million in Federal Project Management Oversight to this the FAA office listed above under FOR funds, indicating significant demand for program. Furthermore, FTA waives the FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. funding to expedite the implementation requirement that projects be listed in the

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Statewide Transportation Improvement Management Requirements). Unless FTA Circular 4220.1F Third Party Plan (STIP). Department of Labor (DOL) specifically waived, recipients must Contracting Guidance. certification is also not required. The comply with all applicable Federal Issued in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of above waivers are only applicable to statutes, regulations, executive orders, November 2017. funds awarded in this notice. FTA circulars, and other Federal K. Jane Williams, Post-award reporting requirements requirements in carrying out the project Acting Administrator, Federal Transit include submission of the Federal supported by the FTA grant, including Administration. financial report and milestone progress FTA’s Buy America requirements. Heath Hall, reports in TrAMS as appropriate (see Recipients must follow all third-party Acting Administrator, Federal Railroad FTA Circular 5010.1E, Award procurement guidance as described in Administration.

TABLE 1—FISCAL YEAR 2017 POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL PROJECT SELECTIONS

Grant State Recipient Project ID Project description amount

CA ...... Peninsula Cor- D2017–PTCP–014 ..... This project will dual equip seven trains with Incremental $21,680,000 ridor Joint Train Control System (ITCS) and Interoperable Electronic Train Powers Board Management System (I–ETMS) to provide service for approxi- (JPB). mately 32 miles from south of San Jose to Gilroy, CA on (UPRR) territory. CA ...... Southern Cali- D2017–PTCP–015 ..... This project will develop, test, and deploy tools and processes to im- 3,200,000 fornia Regional prove the reliability, efficiency, and security of SCRRA’s Interoper- Rail Authority able Electronic Train Management System (I–ETMS) PTC with an (SCRRA). upgrade from a non-vital to a vital overlay system across 249 miles in the greater Los Angeles region of Southern California. FL ...... South Florida D2017–PTCP–006 ..... This project will complete the installation of the established Interoper- 31,633,176 Regional able Electronic Train Management System (I-ETMS) PTC tech- Transportation nology consisting of wayside interface units, near side station con- Authority trols, base radio stations, a back office server, on-board PTC kits, (SFRTA). and a crew training simulator on the South Florida Rail Corridor. FL ...... Florida Depart- D2017–PTCP–007 ..... This project will implement the Interoperable Electronic Train Man- 1,841,153 ment of Trans- agement System (I–ETMS) computer-aided dispatch system, track portation database, and communication network, along 110 miles of the (FDOT). Central Florida Rail Corridor. IL ...... D2017–PTCP–008 ..... This project comprises three subprojects that include the installation 20,168,000 Division of the of wayside PTC signals, reconfiguration of signals, and upgrade of RTA (). existing PTC Automatic Block Signaling systems on Metra’s Mil- waukee District West and North lines in Illinois. IL ...... Illinois Depart- D2017–PTCP–009 ..... This project will complete the design, delivery, installation, testing, 18,869,888 ment of Trans- and certification of a fully integrated Interoperable Electronic Train portation Management System (I–ETMS) PTC on two contractual routes for (IDOT). ’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. MA ...... Massachusetts D2017–PTCP–001 ..... This project will include the installation of a back office system for 7,815,963 Bay Transpor- PTC that consists of an existing Cab Signaling System (CSS) with tation Authority Automatic Train Control (ATC) supplemented by the addition of the (MBTA). latest revision to the Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System II (ACSES II) for the MBTA. MD ...... Maryland Transit D2017–PTCP–004 ..... This project includes installing Interoperable Electronic Train Man- 9,440,000 Administration agement System (I–ETMS) PTC within the Northeast Corridor (MTA). 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. MO ...... Missouri Depart- D2017–PTCP–012 ..... This project will design, deliver, install, test, and certify a fully inte- 12,024,877 ment of Trans- grated and functional Interoperable Electronic Train Management portation System (I–ETMS) PTC over approximately 8.5 route miles of Kan- (MoDOT). sas City Terminal Railway right-of-way where Amtrak operates in the Kansas City metropolitan region of Missouri. NJ ...... New Jersey D2017–PTCP–002 ..... This project will implement New Jersey Transit’s PTC Phase III, 10,000,000 Transit Cor- which involves the purchase of onboard equipment kits, along with poration (NJ the installation, testing, and commissioning of the equipment on a Transit). total of 440 locomotives, electric mobile units, and cab cars. NM ...... Rio Metro Re- D2017–PTCP–010 ..... This project will include the installation of the Interoperable Electronic 3,600,000 gional Transit Train Management System (I–ETMS) PTC onboard technology on District (Rio nine locomotives. Metro).

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

Grant State Recipient Project ID Project description amount

NY ...... New York State D2017–PTCP–003 ..... This project will implement Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement Sys- 33,749,974 Department of tem (ACSES) PTC on the Amtrak controlled section of the Empire Transportation Corridor Hudson Line, a Federally Designated High Speed Rail (NYSDOT). Corridor, which spans multiple jurisdictions along its 94 miles from Poughkeepsie to Hoffmans, New York. OR ...... Depart- D2017–PTCP–016 ..... This project will install and test PTC equipment on two Talgo Series 1,200,000 ment of Trans- 8 trainsets owned by ODOT and operated by Amtrak for the re- portation gional Amtrak Cascades intercity passenger rail service connecting (ODOT). Eugene, Oregon to Vancouver, British Columbia. OR ...... Tri-County Met- D2017–PTCP–017 ..... This project will implement two PTC safety modifications on the 15 2,704,000 ropolitan mile long Westside Express (WES) commuter rail corridor from Transportation Wilsonville to Beaverton, Oregon. The first modification is de- District of Or- signed to positively stop a train in advance of a malfunctioning egon (TriMet). grade crossing, and the second modification will stop a train prior to a work zone or limit speed throughout the work zone. PA ...... Southeastern D2017–PTCP–005 ..... This project will install the Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement Sys- 5,800,000 Pennsylvania tem (ACSES II) PTC System along a 3-mile portion of restored Transportation Regional Rail service from Elwyn to Wawa, Pennsylvania, and de- Authority ploy an onboard survey map software that contains the physical (SEPTA). characteristics of the railroad that dictate train operating speeds throughout SEPTA’s rail network. TX ...... Capital Metro- D2017–PTCP–011 ..... This project will install the PTC fiber backbone for an Enhanced 9,762,969 politan Trans- Automatic Train Control (E–ATC) PTC system on Capital Metro’s portation Au- approximately 33 miles of its commuter rail territory in Austin, TX. thority (Capital Metro). UT ...... Utah Transit Au- D2017–PTCP–013 ..... This project involves the design and testing of a two-step No-Code 3,520,000 thority (UTA). 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.

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

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