66 FR 97 pg. 27749 - Applications for TIFIA Credit Assistance
Type: NOTICEVolume: 66Number: 97Page: 27749
FR document: [FR Doc. 01-12548 Filed 5-17-01; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Applications for TIFIA Credit Assistance
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Adminstration (FTA), Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION:
Notice of availability of funds inviting applications for credit assistance for major surface transportation projects.
SUMMARY:
Elsewhere in today's Federal Register the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a notice announcing the availability of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) assistance and inviting applicants to submit applications for credit assistance for major surface transportation project. The TIFIA authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide credit assistance in the form of secured (direct) loans, lines of credit, and loan guarantees to public and private sponsors of eligible surface transportation projects. Highway, passenger rail, transit, and "intermodal" projects (including intelligent transportation systems) may receive credit assistance under the TIFIA. Interested persons should review the FHWA Notice in today's Federal Register for further information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Paul Marx, Office of Policy Development (202) 366-1675, or Ms. Paula Schwach, Office of the Chief Counsel, (816) 523-0204.
(Authority: 23 U.S.C. 181-189; 49 CFR 1.51)
Dated: Issued on May 14, 2001.
Hiram J. Walker,
Acting Deputy Administrator, Federal Transit Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-12548 Filed 5-17-01; 8:45 am]
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