82 FR 52095 - Fiscal Year 2017 Positive Train Control Grant Program Project Selections
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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Federal Railroad Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 216 (November 9, 2017)
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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 216 (November 9, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 216 (Thursday, November 9, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 52095-52097] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-24364] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: [email protected]). 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 [[Page 52096]] 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 D2017-PTCP-014................. This project will dual $21,680,000 Joint Powers Board equip seven Caltrain (JPB). 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. CA............... Southern California D2017-PTCP-015................. This project will 3,200,000 Regional Rail develop, test, and Authority (SCRRA). 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. FL............... South Florida D2017-PTCP-006................. This project will 31,633,176 Regional complete the Transportation installation of the Authority (SFRTA). established Interoperable Electronic Train Management System (I[hyphen]ETMS) PTC technology consisting of wayside interface units, near side station controls, base radio stations, a back office server, on[hyphen]board PTC kits, and a crew training simulator on the South Florida Rail Corridor. FL............... Florida Department D2017-PTCP-007................. This project will 1,841,153 of Transportation implement the (FDOT). 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. IL............... Commuter Rail D2017-PTCP-008................. This project comprises 20,168,000 Division of the three subprojects that RTA (Metra). 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. IL............... Illinois Department D2017-PTCP-009................. This project will 18,869,888 of Transportation complete the design, (IDOT). 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. MA............... Massachusetts Bay D2017-PTCP-001................. This project will 7,815,963 Transportation include the Authority (MBTA). 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. MD............... Maryland Transit D2017-PTCP-004................. This project includes 9,440,000 Administration installing (MTA). 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. MO............... Missouri Department D2017-PTCP-012................. This project will 12,024,877 of Transportation design, deliver, (MoDOT). 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. NJ............... New Jersey Transit D2017-PTCP-002................. This project will 10,000,000 Corporation (NJ implement New Jersey Transit). 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. NM............... Rio Metro Regional D2017-PTCP-010................. This project will 3,600,000 Transit District include the (Rio Metro). installation of the Interoperable Electronic Train Management System (I- ETMS) PTC onboard technology on nine locomotives. [[Page 52097]] NY............... New York State D2017-PTCP-003................. This project will 33,749,974 Department of implement Advanced Transportation Civil Speed (NYSDOT). 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. OR............... Oregon Department D2017-PTCP-016................. This project will 1,200,000 of Transportation install and test PTC (ODOT). 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. OR............... Tri-County D2017-PTCP-017................. This project will 2,704,000 Metropolitan implement two PTC Transportation safety modifications District of Oregon on the 15 mile long (TriMet). 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. PA............... Southeastern D2017-PTCP-005................. This project will 5,800,000 Pennsylvania install the Advanced Transportation Civil Speed Authority (SEPTA). 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. TX............... Capital D2017-PTCP-011................. This project will 9,762,969 Metropolitan install the PTC fiber Transportation backbone for an Authority (Capital Enhanced Automatic Metro). Train Control (E-ATC) PTC system on Capital Metro's approximately 33 miles of its commuter rail territory in Austin, TX. UT............... Utah Transit D2017-PTCP-013................. This project involves 3,520,000 Authority (UTA). 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. --------------- Total........ ................... ............................... ....................... $197,010,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [FR Doc. 2017-24364 Filed 11-8-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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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 Recipients selected for competitive
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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
Gentry, Executive Director for Fiscal Year 2017 Positive Train Control FTA by June 30, 2018. Grant
Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Commission Grant Program Project Selections 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
than thirty days after the publication of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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: devin.rouse@dot.gov). 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
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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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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 ............ Oregon 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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