| Page Range | 75478-75480 | |
| FR Document | 2016-26208 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 75478-75480] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-26208] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning Project Selections AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT. ACTION: Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning Announcement of Project Selections. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects with Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 and FY 2016 appropriations for the Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning (TOD Pilot Program), as authorized by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) with additional funding provided by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. On April 14, 2016, FTA published a Notice of Funding [[Page 75479]] Opportunity (NOFO) (81 FR 22155) announcing the availability of $20.49 million in funding for this program. This program supports comprehensive planning efforts associated with new fixed guideway and core capacity improvement projects that are seeking or have recently received funding through FTA's Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Successful applicants should contact the appropriate FTA Regional Office for information regarding applying for the funds. For program-specific information, applicants may contact Benjamin Owen, FTA Office of Planning and Environment, at (202) 366- 5602 or [email protected]. A list of Regional Offices can be found at www.transit.dot.gov. A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/ FIRS). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to the NOFO, FTA received 20 proposals from 17 states requesting $17.6 million in Federal funds. Project proposals were evaluated based on each applicant's responsiveness to the program evaluation criteria as detailed in the NOFO. Two of the 20 projects were deemed ineligible to receive funds because they did not meet the eligibility requirements described in the NOFO. A further two were associated with transit projects for which the risk of major scope changes could render the proposed comprehensive planning efforts moot. Those projects would be eligible to reapply to a future TOD Pilot Program funding opportunity if and when the uncertainties are resolved. FTA has selected 16 projects as shown in Table I for a total of $14.7 million. Recipients selected for competitive funding should work with their FTA Regional Office to finalize the grant application in FTA's Transit Award Management System (TrAMS) for the projects identified in the attached table to quickly obligate funds. Grant applications must include eligible activities applied for in the original project application. Funds must be used consistent with the submitted proposal and for the eligible planning purposes established in the NOFO. Recipients are reminded that program requirements such as 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. Selected projects are eligible to incur costs under pre-award authority no earlier than the date projects were publicly announced, October 11, 2016. Pre-award authority does not guarantee that project expenses incurred prior to the award of a grant will be eligible for reimbursement, as eligibility for reimbursement is contingent upon all applicable requirements having been met. For more about FTA's policy on pre-award authority, please see the FTA Fiscal Year 2016 Apportionments, Allocations, and Program Information and Interim Guidance found in 81 FR 7893 (February 16, 2016). Post-award reporting requirements include submission of the Federal Financial Report and Milestone progress reports in TrAMS as appropriate (see Grant Management Requirements FTA.C.5010.1D and Program Guidance for Metropolitan Planning and State Planning and Research Program Grants C.8100.1C). 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. FTA emphasizes that grantees must follow all third-party procurement guidance, as described in FTA.C.4220.1F. Funds allocated in this announcement must be obligated in a grant by September 30, 2017. Carolyn Flowers, Acting Administrator. Table I--FY 2017 Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning Project Selections ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State Recipient Project ID Project description Allocation ($) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AZ............................... City of Phoenix.... D2017-TODP-001..... South Central Light 2,000,000 Rail TOD Planning Grant. CA............................... Santa Clara Valley D2017-TODP-002..... VTA BART Phase II-- 1,520,000 Transportation TOD and Station Authority (VTA). Access Planning Study. CA............................... Los Angeles County D2017-TODP-003..... West Santa Ana 2,000,000 Metropolitan Branch Transit Transportation Corridor TOD Authority. Strategic Implementation Plan. CO............................... Regional D2017-TODP-004..... Colfax Corridor 1,350,000 Transportation Connections TOD District. Implementation Plan (C3 TOD Plan). FL............................... Miami-Dade County.. D2017-TODP-005..... Master TOD Plan for 960,000 the Miami-Dade County East-West Corridor. ID............................... Valley Regional D2017-TODP-006..... State Street 279,000 Transit. Corridor Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Design and Implementation Plan. MI............................... City of Detroit D2017-TODP-007..... City of Detroit 300,000 Department of Feasibility Study Transportation. for Major Transit Capital Investment--East Jefferson Avenue. MO............................... Bi-State D2017-TODP-008..... Northside-Southside 374,278 Development Agency. Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning. MN............................... Metropolitan D2017-TODP-009..... METRO Blue Line 1,200,000 Council/Metro Extension--Advance Transit. d Transit-Oriented Development Planning (BLRT TOD). NM............................... Rio Metro Regional D2017-TODP-010,.... New Mexico's 572,000 Transit District. D2017-TODP-011..... Knowledge Corridor: BRT, Land Use and Economic Opportunity on University Boulevard. [[Page 75480]] OR............................... Lane Transit D2017-TODP-012..... River Road Transit 450,000 District. Community Implementation Plan. OR............................... Metro.............. D2017-TODP-013..... Southwest Corridor 895,000 Equitable Development Strategy (SWEDS). TX............................... North Central Texas D2017-TODP-014..... DART Red and Blue 1,400,000 Council of Line Corridors TOD Governments. Planning Study. UT............................... Utah Transit D2017-TODP-015..... Ogden/WSU BRT-- 250,000 Authority. Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Analysis and Implementation Plan. VA............................... County of Fairfax, D2017-TODP-016..... Transit-Oriented 400,000 Virginia. Development Planning for the Richmond Highway Corridor. WI............................... City of Milwaukee.. D2017-TODP-017..... Milwaukee Streetcar 750,000 King Drive and Walker's Point Extensions--Equita ble Growth through TOD. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [FR Doc. 2016-26208 Filed 10-28-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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| Action | Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning Announcement of Project Selections. | |
| Contact | Successful applicants should contact the appropriate FTA Regional Office for information regarding applying for the funds. For program-specific information, applicants may contact Benjamin Owen, FTA Office of Planning and Environment, at (202) 366- 5602 or [email protected] A list of Regional Offices can be found at www.transit.dot.gov. A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/ FIRS). | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 75478 |