81 FR 50597 - Fiscal Year 2015 Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment (LoNo) Program
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 147 (August 1, 2016)
Federal Transit Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 147 (August 1, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-18045 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 147 (Monday, August 1, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 50597-50598] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-18045] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Fiscal Year 2015 Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment (LoNo) Program AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT. Funding Opportunity Number: FTA-2015-006-TRI Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 20.514 ACTION: Announcement of project selections. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment Program The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the selection of Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Low or No Emissions Vehicle Deployment Program (LoNo) projects on April 19, 2016, (see Table 1). The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Public Law 112-141, July 6, 2012, amended 49 U.S.C. 5312 to add a new paragraph (d)(5) authorizing FTA to make grants to finance eligible projects under the LoNo Program. The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235, December 16, 2014, made available $22,500,000 in FY 2015 funds to carry out the LoNo Program. Of that amount, a maximum of $19,500,000 was available for transit buses and a minimum of $3,000,000 was available for supporting facilities and related equipment. On September 24, 2015, FTA published a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) (80 FR 57656) announcing the availability of funding for the LoNo Program. The purpose of the LoNo Program is to deploy the cleanest and most energy efficient U.S.-made transit buses that have been largely proven in testing and demonstrations but are not yet widely deployed in transit agency fleets. The LoNo Program provides funding for transit agencies for capital acquisitions and leases of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses, including acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities such as recharging, refueling, and maintenance facilities. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The appropriate FTA Regional Office will contact successful applicants regarding the next steps in applying for funds (see Table 1). Unsuccessful LoNo Program applicants may contact Sean Ricketson, Office of Research Demonstration, and Innovation at email address [email protected] to arrange a proposal debriefing within 30 days of this announcement. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to the LoNo NOFA, FTA received 63 project proposals requesting $247,631,499 in Federal funds. Project proposals were evaluated based on each applicant's responsiveness to the program evaluation criteria published in the NOFA. FTA is funding seven LoNo Program projects, as shown in Table 1, for a total of $22,500,000. Grantees selected for the LoNo Program should work with their FTA Regional Office to complete the grant applications. Grant applications must only include eligible activities applied for in the original project application. Project partner organizations identified as team members or sub-recipients in the original project application must be identified and included in the grant application in the capacity as originally [[Page 50598]] proposed. Funds must be used consistent with the competitive proposal and for the eligible purposes established in the NOFA and described in the FTA Circular 6100.1E and/or FTA Circular 9030.1E. In cases where the allocation amount is less than the proposer's requested amount, grantees should work with the FTA Regional Office is coordination with the Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation to reduce scope or scale the project such that a complete phase or project is accomplished. Grantees are reminded that program requirements such as cost sharing or local match can be found in the NOFA. A discretionary research project identification number will be assigned to each project for tracking purposes and must be used in the Transit Award Management System (TrAMS) application. All projects are granted pre-award authority with an effective date of April 19, 2016, so long as all required conditions for pre-award authority have been met and the activities undertaken in advance of federal funding are contained in the approved project plan or statement of work. Post-award reporting requirements include submission of the Federal Financial Report and Milestone reports in TrAMS as appropriate (FTA Circular 6100.1E, Circular 5010.1D and Circular 9030.1E). The grantees must comply with all applicable Federal statutes, regulations, executive orders, FTA circulars, and other Federal requirements detailed in the most recent Master Agreement in carrying out the project supported by the FTA research grant. The FY16 Master Agreement can be found at the following Internet address: https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grantee-resources/sample-fta-agreements/sample-fta-agreements-october-1-2015. Carolyn Flowers, Acting Administrator. Table 1--Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment Program Project Selections ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Discretionary ID State Project sponsor Project Amount ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D2016-LONO-001................... CA LACMTA under Deploy 5 battery- $4,275,000 Southern California electric buses. Association of Governments (SCAG). D2016-LONO-002................... CA Foothill Transit Deploy charging 1,310,000 under Southern infrastructure for California an existing fleet Association of of battery- Governments (SCAG). electric buses. D2016-LONO-003................... CA AC Transit Under the Deploy 5 battery- 1,551,611 Metropolitan electric buses. Transportation Commission. D2016-LONO-004................... OH Stark Area Regional Deploy 3 additional 4,015,174 Transit Authority. buses to SARTA's fleet of fuel cell electric buses. D2016-LONO-005................... PA Southeastern Deploy 25 battery- 2,585,075 Pennsylvania electric buses. Transportation Authority (SEPTA). D2016-LONO-006................... UT Utah Transit Deploy 5 battery- 5,427,100 Authority (UTA). electric buses. D2016-LONO-007................... WA King County......... Deploy 8 additional 3,336,040 buses to King County's fleet of battery-electric buses. --------------- Total........................ .................. .................... ................... 22,500,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [FR Doc. 2016-18045 Filed 7-29-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-57-P
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Juan A. Ortiz William E. Brown 2016, (see Table 1). The Moving Ahead
Gary W. Stevenson William Serrano for Progress in the 21st Century Act
The following 13 applicants did not The following 19 applicants will not (MAP–21), Public Law 112–141, July 6,
have sufficient driving experience be driving interstate, interstate 2012, amended 49 U.S.C. 5312 to add a
during the past 3 years under normal commerce, or are not required to carry new paragraph (d)(5) authorizing FTA to
highway operating conditions: a DOT medical card: make grants to finance eligible projects
Caleb E. Boulware Samuel B. Batten under the LoNo Program. The
Timothy D. Ferrell Enrico Farro Consolidated and Further Continuing
Travis A. Francis Mike Fender Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law
Nicholas D. Hansen Douglas J. Frey 113–235, December 16, 2014, made
Gabriel L. Harrison Joseph G. Gilmore available $22,500,000 in FY 2015 funds
Jeffrey A. Jensrud Dennis P. Keenan to carry out the LoNo Program. Of that
Ruslan Kochiyev Kenneth A. Lamb amount, a maximum of $19,500,000 was
Edwin Martinez Harlan R. Larson available for transit buses and a
William Perez Steven P. Orrell minimum of $3,000,000 was available
Daniel C. Sagert Guadlupe Reyes for supporting facilities and related
Roger T. Simmons Robert L. Rice equipment.
Joseph L. Smith Steven Rigitano On September 24, 2015, FTA
Michael K. Soost Ryan E. Rutter published a Notice of Funding
The following 2 applicants were Mario R. Scirica Availability (NOFA) (80 FR 57656)
charged with moving violations in Lloyd E. Shryock announcing the availability of funding
conjunction with a CMV accident: Antonio Soto for the LoNo Program. The purpose of
John P. Steffens the LoNo Program is to deploy the
Theodore N. Belcher cleanest and most energy efficient U.S.-
Perry T. Kolberg John R. Wolfe
Roger D. Woodcock made transit buses that have been
The following applicant, Bruce A. largely proven in testing and
Rost, has other medical conditions that Finally, the following 8 applicants
demonstrations but are not yet widely
make him or her otherwise unqualified. perform transportation for the federal
deployed in transit agency fleets. The
The following applicant, Jeremy M. government, state, or any political sub-
LoNo Program provides funding for
Row, did not have an optometrist or division of the state.
transit agencies for capital acquisitions
ophthalmologist willing to make a David M. Field and leases of zero-emission and low-
statement that they are able to operate Jason M. Isaman emission transit buses, including
a commercial vehicle from a vision Anthony Woodruff acquisition, construction, and leasing of
standpoint. Dexter ONeil required supporting facilities such as
The following 9 applicants were Samuel B. Martinez recharging, refueling, and maintenance
denied for multiple reasons: Kenneth P. Smith facilities.
Kyle D. Baer Daniel L. Homan, Dennis M. Varga
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Montie H. Cudd Issued on: July 25, 2016. appropriate FTA Regional Office will
Walter Gomez Larry W. Minor, contact successful applicants regarding
Michael J. Howe Associate Administrator for Policy. the next steps in applying for funds (see
Kelly D. Kitchmaster Table 1). Unsuccessful LoNo Program
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Stephen J. Pariseau applicants may contact Sean Ricketson,
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Henry Riser Office of Research Demonstration, and
Aaron G. Stoltzfoos Innovation at email address
Willie Taylor III sean.ricketson@dot.gov to arrange a
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The following applicant, Rufus L. proposal debriefing within 30 days of
Jones, submitted false documentation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) this announcement.
during the application process. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
The following applicant, Stuart J. Fiscal Year 2015 Low or No Emission
response to the LoNo NOFA, FTA
Daniell, did not have stable vision for Vehicle Deployment (LoNo) Program
received 63 project proposals requesting
the entire 3-year period. $247,631,499 in Federal funds. Project
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration
The following applicant, Robert J. proposals were evaluated based on each
(FTA), DOT. Funding Opportunity
Duncan, is a Canadian citizen. applicant’s responsiveness to the
Number: FTA–2015–006–TRI Catalog of
The following 7 applicants met the program evaluation criteria published in
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
current federal vision standards. the NOFA. FTA is funding seven LoNo
Number: 20.514
Exemptions are not required for Program projects, as shown in Table 1,
applicants who meet the current ACTION: Announcement of project
selections. for a total of $22,500,000. Grantees
regulations for vision: selected for the LoNo Program should
Dustin C. Barber SUMMARY: work with their FTA Regional Office to
Dennis L. Bramlett complete the grant applications.
Madeline C. Duran Low or No Emission Vehicle Grant applications must only include
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Valerian K. Legah Deployment Program eligible activities applied for in the
Larry M. Owen The U.S. Department of original project application. Project
James M. Trezza Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit partner organizations identified as team
Roger K. Wells Administration (FTA) announced the members or sub-recipients in the
The following 2 applicants were selection of Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Low original project application must be
charged with moving violations in or No Emissions Vehicle Deployment identified and included in the grant
conjunction with a CMV accident: Program (LoNo) projects on April 19, application in the capacity as originally
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proposed. Funds must be used be found in the NOFA. A discretionary as appropriate (FTA Circular 6100.1E,
consistent with the competitive research project identification number Circular 5010.1D and Circular 9030.1E).
proposal and for the eligible purposes will be assigned to each project for The grantees must comply with all
established in the NOFA and described tracking purposes and must be used in applicable Federal statutes, regulations,
in the FTA Circular 6100.1E and/or FTA the Transit Award Management System executive orders, FTA circulars, and
Circular 9030.1E. In cases where the (TrAMS) application. other Federal requirements detailed in
allocation amount is less than the All projects are granted pre-award the most recent Master Agreement in
proposer’s requested amount, grantees authority with an effective date of April carrying out the project supported by
19, 2016, so long as all required the FTA research grant. The FY16
should work with the FTA Regional
conditions for pre-award authority have Master Agreement can be found at the
Office is coordination with the Office of
been met and the activities undertaken following Internet address: https://
Research, Demonstration, and in advance of federal funding are
Innovation to reduce scope or scale the www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grantee-
contained in the approved project plan resources/sample-fta-agreements/
project such that a complete phase or or statement of work. Post-award sample-fta-agreements-october-1-2015.
project is accomplished. Grantees are reporting requirements include
reminded that program requirements submission of the Federal Financial Carolyn Flowers,
such as cost sharing or local match can Report and Milestone reports in TrAMS Acting Administrator.
TABLE 1—LOW OR NO EMISSION VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM PROJECT SELECTIONS
Discretionary ID State Project sponsor Project Amount
D2016–LONO–001 ... CA LACMTA under Southern California Asso- Deploy 5 battery-electric buses ................... $4,275,000
ciation of Governments (SCAG).
D2016–LONO–002 ... CA Foothill Transit under Southern California Deploy charging infrastructure for an exist- 1,310,000
Association of Governments (SCAG). ing fleet of battery-electric buses.
D2016–LONO–003 ... CA AC Transit Under the Metropolitan Trans- Deploy 5 battery-electric buses ................... 1,551,611
portation Commission.
D2016–LONO–004 ... OH Stark Area Regional Transit Authority ......... Deploy 3 additional buses to SARTA’s fleet 4,015,174
of fuel cell electric buses.
D2016–LONO–005 ... PA Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Deploy 25 battery-electric buses ................. 2,585,075
Authority (SEPTA).
D2016–LONO–006 ... UT Utah Transit Authority (UTA) ....................... Deploy 5 battery-electric buses ................... 5,427,100
D2016–LONO–007 ... WA King County ................................................. Deploy 8 additional buses to King County’s 3,336,040
fleet of battery-electric buses.
Total ................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... 22,500,000
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