67 FR 208 pgs. 65830-65832 - Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Program Announcement of Project Selection
Type: NOTICEVolume: 67Number: 208Pages: 65830 - 65832
FR document: [FR Doc. 02-27374 Filed 10-25-02; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: Federal Transit Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Program Announcement of Project Selection
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects to be funded under Fiscal Year 2002 appropriations for the Over-the-road Bus (OTRB) Accessibility Program, authorized by section 3038 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). The OTRB Accessibility Program makes funds available to private operators of over-the-road buses to help finance the incremental capital and training costs of complying with DOT's over-the-road bus accessibility rule, published in a Federal Register notice on September 24, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The appropriate FTA Regional Administrator for grant-specific issues; or Sue Masselink, Office of Program Management, 202-366-2053, for general information about the OTRB Program.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A total of $6.9 million was appropriated for the program in FY 2002 which together with $204,100 in prior year unobligated funds made a total of $7.1 million available for allocation: $5.3 million for intercity fixed-route providers and $1.8 million for all other providers, such as commuter, charter, and tour operators. A total of 91 applicants requested $18.4 million: $11.5 million was requested by intercity fixed-route providers, and $6.9 million was requested by all other providers.Project selections were made on a discretionary basis, based on each applicant's responsiveness to statutory project selection criteria, fleet size, and level of funding received in previous years. Because of the high demand for the funds available, most applicants received less funding than they requested, but all qualified applicants received some funding. The selected projects will provide funding for the incremental cost of adding lifts to 149 new vehicles, retrofitting 68 vehicles, and $476,279 for training. Each of the following 73 awardees, as well as the 18 applicants who were not selected for funding, will receive a letter that explains how funding decisions were made.
| Operator | Award Amounts | Intercity fixed-route | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region I: | ||||
| Arrow Line, Inc., East Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 50,000 | ||
| Bonanza Bus Lines, Providence, RI | $68,080 | 68,080 | ||
| Brunswick Transportation Company, South Portland, ME | 42,700 | 42,700 | ||
| Brush Hill Transportation Company, Randolph, MA | 28,915 | 28,915 | ||
| Gulbankian Bus Lines, Southborough, MA | 11,709 | 11,709 | ||
| McGinn Bus Company, Plymouth, MA | 28,915 | 28,915 | ||
| Mini Coach of Boston, Inc., Chelsea, MA | 38,000 | 38,000 | ||
| Morgan Coach Lines, Inc., South Deerfield, MA | 39,895 | 39,895 | ||
| Pawtuxet Valley Bus Lines, West Warwick, RI | 7,200 | 7,200 | ||
| Peter Pan Bus Lines, Springfield, MA | 113,600 | 113,600 | ||
| Vermont Transit Company, Inc., Burlington, VT | 99,454 | 99,454 | ||
| Region II: | ||||
| Academy Express, LLC, Hoboken, NJ | 18,000 | 26,936 | 44,936 | |
| Adirondack Trailways, Hurley, NY | 130,000 | 130,000 | ||
| Blue Bird Coach Lines, Inc., N. Tonawanda, NY | 40,770 | 42,120 | 82,890 | |
| DeCamp Bus Lines, Montclair, NJ | 90,000 | 90,000 | ||
| Hampton Jitney, Inc., Southampton, NY | 25,575 | 25,575 | ||
| Hudson Transit Lines, Inc., Mahwah, NJ | 108,000 | 108,000 | ||
| Suburban Transit Corp., New Brunswick, NJ | 18,000 | 18,000 | ||
| Sunrise Coach Lines, Inc., Greenport, NY | 32,010 | 32,010 | ||
| Syracuse and Oswego Motor Lines, East Syracuse, NY | 39,600 | 39,600 | ||
| Utica Rome Bus Company, Clinton, NY | 39,150 | 39,150 | ||
| Region III: | ||||
| Butler Motor Transit, Butler, PA | 44,100 | 44,100 | ||
| Capitol Bus Company, Harrisburg, PA | 5,000 | 5,000 | ||
| Central Cab Company, Waynesburg, PA | 43,200 | 43,200 | ||
| Elite Coach, Ephrata, PA | 40,950 | 40,950 | ||
| Eyre Bus Service, Inc., Glenelg, MD | 102,857 | 102,857 | ||
| First Priority Tours, Inc., District Heights, MD | 34,306 | 34,306 | ||
| James River Bus Lines, Richmond, VA | 38,520 | 38,520 | ||
| Lenzer Tour and Travel, Sewickley, PA | 42,750 | 42,750 | ||
| Martz Trailways, Wilkes-Barre, PA | 199,579 | 199,579 | ||
| Mountaineer Coach, Beaver, WV | 19,000 | 19,000 | ||
| Thomas Tours, Beltsville, MD | 20,646 | 20,646 | ||
| Trans-Bridge Lines, Bethlehem, PA | 51,053 | 51,053 | ||
| Region IV: | ||||
| Southern Coach, Durham, North Carolina | 84,090 | 84,090 | ||
| Carolina Trailways, Raleigh, North Carolina | 99,454 | 99,454 | ||
| First Class Coach Co., St. Petersburg, Florida | 107,200 | 107,200 | ||
| Good Time Tours, Pensacola, Florida | 26,902 | 26,902 | ||
| Capital Trailways, Montgomery, Alabama | 69,300 | 69,300 | ||
| Colonial Trailways, Mobile, Alabama | 60,750 | 60,750 | ||
| Americoach Tours, Memphis, Tennessee | 46,250 | 46,250 | ||
| Region V: | ||||
| Jefferson Lines, Minneapolis, Minnesota | 143,188 | 143,188 | ||
| Rockford Coach Lines, LLC, Rockford, Illinois | 66,303 | 66,303 | ||
| Gad-About Tours, Columbiana, Ohio | 36,800 | 36,800 | ||
| Ready Bus Lines, La Crescent, Minnesota | 29,700 | 29,700 | ||
| VanGalder Bus, Janesville, Wisconsin | 9,700 | 9,700 | ||
| Seniors Unlimited, Pontiac, Michigan | 22,190 | 22,190 | ||
| Wisconsin Coach, Waukesha, Wisconsin | 81,400 | 81,400 | ||
| Croswell Bus Lines, Inc., Williamsburg, Ohio | 27,692 | 27,692 | ||
| Peoria Charter Coach Co., Peoria, Illinois | 19,950 | 19,950 | ||
| Robinson Coach, Evanston, Illinois | 56,500 | 56,500 | ||
| Region VI: | ||||
| Valley Transit, Harlington, Texas | 66,000 | 66,000 | ||
| Kerrville Bus Co., San Antonio, Texas | 94,140 | 36,000 | 130,140 | |
| TNMO, Lubbock, Texas | 66,303 | 66,303 | ||
| All Aboard America, Carlsbad, New Mexico | 41,741 | 41,741 | ||
| Franklin Charter, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma | 29,000 | 29,000 | ||
| Gulf Coast Transit, Houston, Texas | 112,000 | 112,000 | ||
| El Expresso, Houston, Texas | 85,500 | 38,250 | 123,750 | |
| Fun Time Tours, Corpus Christi, Texas | 38,934 | 38,934 | ||
| Greyhound, Dallas, Texas | 3,025,082 | 3,025,082 | ||
| Region VII: | ||||
| St. Louis Executive Coach, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri | 32,800 | 32,800 | ||
| Burlington Trailways, West Burlington, Iowa | 57,025 | 57,025 | ||
| Region VIII: No Applications | ||||
| Region IX: | ||||
| Royal Safari, Orange, California | 28,885 | 28,885 | ||
| Santa Barbara Air Bus, Goleta, California | 51,868 | 51,868 | ||
| Roberts Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii | 126,000 | 126,000 | ||
| Marin Airporter, San Rafael, California | 80,600 | 80,600 | ||
| KT Contract Services, Inc., North Las Vegas, Nevada | 76,950 | 6,000 | 82,950 | |
| Quest, San Luis Obispo, California | 32,612 | 32,612 | ||
| Grosvenor Bus Lines, San Francisco, California | 36,000 | 36,000 | ||
| Storer Coach, Modesto, California | 62,500 | 62,500 | ||
| Orange Belt Stages, Visalia, California | 51,520 | 51,520 | ||
| Region X: | ||||
| Wikkiser International Co., Inc., Ferndale, Washington | 40,000 | 40,000 | ||
| Wheatland Express, Pullman, WA | 28,800 | 27,000 | 55,800 | |
| Total | 5,313,946 | 1,825,523 | 7,139,469 |
Eligible project costs may be incurred by awardees prior to final grant approval. The incremental capital cost for adding wheelchair lift equipment to any new vehicles delivered on or after June 9, 1998, the effective date of TEA-21, is eligible for funding under the OTRB Accessibility Program.
Applicants selected for funding may be contacted by FTA regional offices if additional information is needed before grants are made. The grant applications will be sent to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for certification under labor protection requirements pursuant to 49 U.S.C.5333(b). After referring applications to affected employees represented by a labor organization, DOL will issue a certification to FTA. Terms and conditions of the certification will be incorporated in the FTA grant agreement under the new guidelines replacing those in 29 CFR Part 215. Please see Amendment to Section 5333(b), Guidelines to Carry Out New Programs Authorized by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21 ); Final Rule (64 FR 40990, July 28, 1999).
Issued on October 22, 2002.
Jennifer L. Dorn,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 02-27374 Filed 10-25-02; 8:45 am]
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