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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0369]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office
of Management and Budget Approval; Regulations Under the Federal Import
Milk Act

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a
collection of information entitled ``Regulations Under the Federal
Import Milk Act'' has been approved by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FDA PRA Staff, Office of Operations,
Food and Drug Administration, 8455 Colesville Rd., COLE-14526, Silver
Spring, MD 20993-0002<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 23, 2015, the Agency submitted a
proposed collection of information entitled ``Regulations Under the
Federal Import Milk Act'' to OMB for review and clearance under 44
U.S.C. 3507. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number. OMB has now approved the
information collection and has assigned OMB control number 0910-0212.
The approval expires on July 31, 2018. A copy of the supporting
statement for this information collection is available on the Internet
at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

    Dated: August 6, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0084]

Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Markers 93 to 96 Above
Head of Passes, New Orleans, LA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for a fireworks
display located between mile marker (MM) 93 and MM 96, above Head of
Passes, Mississippi River. This action is needed to provide for the
safety of life on navigable waterways during the Riverwalk Marketplace/
Lundi Gras Fireworks event.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 5, line 1 will be
enforced from 6 p.m. through 7 p.m. on March 4, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Commander Benjamin
Morgan, Sector New Orleans, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>,
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
described in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 5, line 1, as the Riverwalk
Marketplace/Lundi Gras Fireworks Display event from 6 p.m. through 7
p.m. on March 4, 2019. This action is being taken to provide for the
safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation
for marine events within the Eighth Coast Guard District, Sec.
165.801, specifies the location of the regulated area for the Riverwalk
Marketplace/Lundi Gras Fireworks Display between mile markers 93 and 96
on the Mississippi River near New Orleans, Louisiana. During the
enforcement period, as reflected in Sec.  165.801(a)-(d), if you are
the operator of a vessel in the safety zone, you must comply with
directions from the Captain of the Port or a designated representative.
    In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register,
the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement
period via the local notice to mariners and marine information
broadcasts.

    Dated: February 20, 2019.
K.M. Luttrell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector New Orleans.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4080-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2012-0002]

Louisiana; Amendment No. 7 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Louisiana (FEMA-4080-DR), dated August 29, 2012, and
related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: September 6, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Miller, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Louisiana is hereby amended to include the following
areas among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by
the event declared a major disaster by the President in his declaration
of August 29, 2012.

    Assumption, St. Helena, St. James, Terrebonne, and Washington
Parishes for Individual Assistance (already designated for debris
removal and emergency protective measures [Categories A and B],
including direct federal assistance, under the Public Assistance
program).

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA)
are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community
Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment
Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048,
Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households In
Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing Operations for
Individuals and Households; 97.050 Presidentially Declared Disaster
Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared
Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.

W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-55875; File No. SR-Amex-2006-170]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC; Order
Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by
Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Thereto, Relating to Procedures for At-
Risk Cross Transactions

June 7, 2007.

I. Introduction

    On February 17, 2006, the American Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposed rule change to adopt a new crossing procedure, the ``at-risk
cross,'' as an alternative to the Exchange's existing facilitation
cross procedure. On November 9, 2006, the Exchange filed Amendment No.
1 to the proposed rule change, and on December 1, 2006, the Exchange
filed Amendment No. 2 to the proposed rule change. The proposed rule
change, as modified by Amendment Nos. 1 and 2, was published for
comment in the Federal Register on January 17, 2007.\3\ On March 28,
2007, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 3 to the proposed rule change,
and on May 3, 2007, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 4 to the proposed
rule change. Amendment Nos. 3 and 4 to the proposed rule change were
published for comment in the Federal Register on May 14, 2007 for a 15-
day comment period.\4\ The comment period ended on May 29, 2007. The
Commission received no comments on the proposal. This order grants
accelerated approval to the proposed rule change, as modified by
Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 55068 (January 9,
2007), 72 FR 2044 (``Notice'').
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 55719 (May 3, 2007),
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II. Description of the Proposal

    The Exchange proposes to adopt an ``at-risk cross'' procedure for
equity options by adding Commentary .03 to Amex Rule 950-ANTE(d). This
new ``at risk cross'' procedure would supplement the existing
facilitation cross procedure set forth in Commentary .02 to Amex Rule
950-ANTE(d)\5\ The proposed at-risk crossing procedure would permit a
floor broker, after satisfying all public customer orders, to execute a
cross that is at-risk to the market on behalf of a member organization
trading against its own customer's order between the quoted market,
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    \5\ Commentary .02(c) to Amex Rule 950-ANTE(d) sets forth the
facilitation cross procedures for options trading generally.
Commentary .02(d) to Amex Rule 950-ANTE(d) sets forth conditions and
procedures by which a member firm facilitating its own public
customer's order is entitled to participate from its proprietary
account as the contra-side of that order to the extent of 40 percent
of the contracts remaining after public customers have been
satisfied, provided the order trades at or between the quoted
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    The at-risk cross transaction procedure would be available for use
only by floor brokers attempting to cross an order of a public customer
against an order from the same member organization, and the minimum
eligible order size for the at-risk cross transaction would be 50
contracts. A floor broker attempting to execute an order as an at-risk
cross would be required first to request bids and offers from the
trading crowd for all components of the public customer order.\6\ After
the trading crowd has provided a quote, the floor broker would then
represent the customer order to the trading crowd, indicating that it
is a customer order and providing the order's size, side of the market,
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    \6\ The floor broker would be required to disclose on the order
ticket for the public customer order all the terms of the order,
including, if applicable, any contingency involving other options,
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    After the trading crowd has provided a quote in response to the
customer order, the proposed rule would permit the floor broker to
improve the trading crowd's quote on behalf of the member organization
and thereby establish priority over the trading crowd at this new
price.\7\ The bid or offer on behalf of the member organization would
be required to be one minimum price variation (``MPV'') away from the
customer order. The floor broker could then attempt to consummate a
cross transaction with the customer at that price. However, the cross
transaction would be ``at risk'' to the market, because the trading
crowd would still have the ability to break up the cross before its
consummation, either by trading with the customer order at the
customer's price or trading with the member organization's order at its
attempted cross price.
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    Under the Exchange's existing facilitation crossing procedures, a
member firm seeking to facilitate its own public customer's order is
entitled to participate in the firm's proprietary account as the
contra-side of that order up to 40 percent of the remaining contracts
(the ``Member Firm Guarantee''), provided that the order trades at a
price that matches or improves the market, after public customer orders
on the specialist's book or customer orders represented by a floor
broker in the crowd have been filled.\8\ Under the proposed at-risk
crossing procedure, the floor broker on behalf of the member firm
effectively would relinquish the Member Firm Guarantee in an attempt to
cross the entire order.
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III. Discussion

    After careful review, the Commission finds that the proposed rule
change, as amended, is consistent with the requirements of the Act and
the rules

and regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities exchange
and, in particular, with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\9\ which requires,
among other things, that the rules of a national securities exchange be
designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments
to, and perfect the mechanism of, a free and open market and a national
market system and, in general, to protect investors and the public
interest.\10\
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \10\ In approving this proposed rule change, the Commission has
considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition,
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    The Commission believes that the proposed at-risk cross procedure
is consistent with the Act in that it is intended to provide public
customer orders with additional opportunity for price improvement
without affording unfair advantage to the member firms that submit such
customer orders and seek to trade against them. Under the proposal, a
floor broker may attempt to cross a public customer order entirely
against an order from the member firm from which it originated only
after the floor broker, on behalf of the member firm, improves the
price quoted to the customer by the trading crowd, and thereafter
affords the crowd an opportunity to break up the cross by improving the
price still one MPV better. Moreover, the trading crowd alternatively
could break up the attempted cross by trading with the member firm's
order at the member firm's price.
    In addition, the Commission believes that the at-risk cross
procedure may encourage the members of the trading crowd to put forth
their best bids or offers when the customer order is first presented to
the crowd. This is because the floor broker would be able to establish
priority by improving the trading crowd's quoted market, and then would
be permitted to cross the entire order at the improved price.
Accordingly, the Commission believes that members of the trading crowd
will have a greater incentive to make larger, tighter markets in
response to customer orders, thereby improving the auction market.
    The Commission notes further that if a public customer order either
on the book or represented in the trading crowd has priority over the
at-risk cross, the member firm would be permitted to participate only
in those contracts remaining after the public customer's order has been
filled.\11\ In addition, if there is a public customer order on the
book or represented in the trading crowd on the same side of the market
as, and priced at or better than, the public customer order that is
part of the at-risk cross, the public customer order on the book or
represented in the trading crowd would have priority.\12\
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    \11\ See Commentary .03 to Amex Rule 950-ANTE(d) and Notice,
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supra note 4.
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    The Commission also finds that the Exchange's at-risk cross
proposal is consistent with Section 11(a) under the Act.\13\ The
Commission notes that orders relying on the exemption provided by
Section 11(a)(1)(G) of the Act (for ``G Orders'') \14\ from the
prohibitions of Section 11(a) may be executed as an at-risk cross only
if the requirements of Section 11(a)(1)(G) are met. Specifically, the
Exchange has noted that if a G Order is entered by a floor broker as
part of an at-risk cross transaction, the G Order will not be permitted
to execute ahead of any non-member order on the book.\15\
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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78k(a).
    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78k(a)(1)(G).
    \15\ See Notice, supra note 3.
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    The Commission finds good cause for approving the proposed rule
change, as amended, prior to the thirtieth day after publishing notice
of Amendment Nos. 3 and 4 in the Federal Register. The Commission notes
that the proposal, as modified by Amendment Nos. 1 and 2, was published
for a full notice and comment period,\16\ and that the Commission
received no comment letters on the proposal. Further, Amendment Nos. 3
and 4 were published for a 15-day comment period, and the Commission
received no comment letters. Amendment No. 3 made technical and
clarifying changes and confirmed previous verbal representations made
by the Exchange. The Commission believes that these clarifications
serve to enhance the proposal and raise no new or novel issues.
Amendment No. 4 proposed to permit the at-risk crossing procedure to
apply to options classes that are part of the options penny pilot
program (``penny pilot options'').\17\ The Commission believes that
orders in the penny pilot options should be afforded the same potential
for price improvement through the at-risk cross procedure as other
options classes, and that applying the at-risk cross procedure to penny
pilot options raises no additional significant regulatory issues that
were not considered in the original proposal. Therefore, the Commission
believes that no purpose is served by delaying approval of the
proposal, as amended. Accordingly, the Commission finds good cause,
consistent with Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\18\ to approve the
proposal, as modified by Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, on an
accelerated basis.
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    \16\ See id.
    \17\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 55162 (January 24,
2007), 72 FR 4738 (February 1, 2007) (SR-Amex-2006-106). Amendment
No. 4 also made non-substantive rule text changes and showed the
text of the final proposal as marked against the current text of
Amex Rule 950-ANTE(d).
    \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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IV. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\19\ that the proposed rule change (SR-Amex-2006-17), as modified
by Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, be, and hereby is, approved on an
accelerated basis.
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    \19\ 5 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0367; FRL-9996-71]

Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application;
Comment Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's receipt of application 73049-EUP-
RE from Valent BioSciences LLC, requesting an experimental use permit
(EUP) for 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid. EPA has determined
that the permit may be of regional or national significance. Therefore,
because of the potential significance, EPA is seeking comments on this
application.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 6, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket Identification
(ID) Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0367, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert McNally, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460-0001; main telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. Although this
action may be of particular interest to those persons who conduct or
sponsor research on pesticides, EPA has not attempted to describe all
the specific entities that may be affected by this action.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group,
including minority and/or low income populations, in the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, EPA
seeks information on any groups or segments of the population who, as a
result of their location, cultural practices, or other factors, may
have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human health
impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticide
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    Under section 5 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136c, EPA can allow manufacturers to
field test pesticides under development. Manufacturers are required to
obtain an EUP before testing new pesticides or new uses of pesticides
if they conduct experimental field tests on more than 10 acres of land
or more than one surface acre of water.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 172.11(a), EPA has determined that the following
EUP application may be of regional or national significance, and
therefore is seeking public comment on the EUP application:
    Submitter: Valent BioSciences LLC, 870 Technology Way,
Libertyville, IL 60048 (73049-EUP-RE).
    Pesticide Chemical: 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC).
    Summary of Request: The biochemical plant regulator ACC is intended
to be applied to apples and stone fruits at flowering for the purpose
of fruit thinning. The objective of the testing is to verify the
efficacy of and crop tolerance to the test pesticide product under
commercial production methods. The testing is intended to last 3 years.
The testing will take place on 1,800 acres and 325 pounds of formulated
pesticide product (30 pounds of active ingredient) will be applied in
total each year. The testing on apples will occur in the following
states: California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and
Wisconsin. The apple applications will be applied at 46 fluid ounces of
pesticide per acre on a total of 1,150 acres each year. The testing on
stone fruits will occur in the following states: California, Georgia,
Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and
South Carolina. The stone fruit applications will be applied at 103
fluid ounces of pesticide per acre on a total of 650 acres each year.
(Note: The formulated pesticide product contains 10% active ingredient
and is diluted for spraying.)
    Following the review of the application and any comments and data
received in response to this solicitation, EPA will decide whether to
issue or deny the EUP request, and if issued, the conditions under
which it is to be conducted. Any issuance of an EUP will be announced
in the Federal Register.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: July 15, 2019.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Re
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Notice of Funding Opportunity for Railroad Trespassing
Enforcement Grant Program

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity (notice or NOFO).

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SUMMARY: This notice details the application requirements and
procedures to obtain grant funding for eligible projects under the
Railroad Trespassing Enforcement Grant Program. Funding for this
program totaling $150,000 is provided by the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2019. The opportunities described in this notice
are available under Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number
20.301, ``Rail Safety Grants.''

DATES: Applications for funding under this solicitation are due no
later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), on December 23, 2019.
Applications for funding received after 5:00 p.m. ET on December 23,
2019 will not be considered for funding. See Section D of this notice
for additional information on the application process.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted via www.Grants.gov. Only
applicants who comply with all submission requirements described in
this notice and submit applications through Grants.gov will be eligible
for award. For any supporting application materials that an applicant
is unable to submit via Grants.gov, an applicant may submit an original
and two (2) copies to Amy Houser, Office of Program Delivery, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W36-412,
Washington, DC 20590. However, due to delays caused by enhanced
screening of mail delivered via the U.S. Postal Service, applicants are
advised to use other means of conveyance (such as courier service) to
assure timely receipt of materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding this
notice, please contact Michail Grizkewitsch, Office of Railroad Safety,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W33-
446, Washington, DC 20590; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>phone:
(202) 493-1370. Grant application submission and processing questions
should be addressed to Ms. Amy Houser, Office of Program Delivery,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W36-
412, Washington, DC 20590; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>phone: (202) 493-
0303.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Notice to applicants: FRA recommends that applicants read this
notice in its entirety prior to preparing application materials.
Definitions of key terms used throughout the NOFO are provided in
Section A(2) below. These key terms are capitalized throughout the
NOFO. There are several administrative prerequisites and eligibility
requirements described herein that applicants must comply with to
submit an application. Additionally, applicants should note that the
required Project Narrative component of the application package may not
exceed 25 pages in length.

Table of Contents:

A. Program Description
B. Federal Award Information
C. Eligibility Information
D. Application and Submission Information
E. Application Review Information
F. Federal Award Administration Information
G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts
H. Other Information

A. Program Description

1. Overview

    Trespassing on a railroad's private property and along railroad
rights-of-way is the leading cause of rail-related fatalities in
America. Since 1997, more people have been fatally injured each year by
trespassing than in motor vehicle collisions with trains at highway-
rail grade crossings. Nationally, approximately 500 trespassing deaths
occur each year.
    Trespassers are those who are on railroad property without
permission. They are most often people who walk across or along
railroad tracks as a shortcut to another destination. They also may be
engaged in another activity such as loitering, hunting, bicycling,
snowmobiling, or all-terrain vehicle riding.

    From August 4 to August 6, 2015, FRA sponsored the 2015 Right-of-
Way (ROW) Fatality and Trespass Prevention Workshop in Charlotte, North
Carolina (https://www.fra.dot.gov/conference/row/index.shtml). One of
the main objectives of the workshop was to present best practices and
solicit new ideas about new or expanded initiatives, strategies, and
programs for trespass prevention. The workshop provided a variety of
presentations which covered key topic areas such as community outreach,
enforcement, hazard management, infrastructure design and technology,
pedestrian issues, and intentional deaths/acts.
    The enforcement session of the workshop covered effective safety
and security initiatives to identify, apprehend, prosecute, and track
trespassers along railroad ROWs. One of the top recommended actions
from the enforcement session was to ``establish a federally funded
grant program designed specifically for the enforcement of state,
county, or municipal laws relating to railroad trespass violations. In
response to that recommendation, FRA initiated the Fiscal Year 2018 Law
Enforcement Strategies for Reducing Railroad Trespassing Pilot Grant
Program (Pilot Program).
    Additionally, in its report accompanying the Fiscal Year 2018
Department of Transportation (DOT) appropriation (Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2018, Pub. L. 115-141), the U.S. House of
Representatives Committee on Appropriations directed FRA ``to identify
and study the causal factors that lead to trespassing incidents on
railroad property . . . .'' \1\ In that same report, the Committee also
directed FRA to develop a national strategy that included milestones,
timelines, and metrics to define success in preventing trespasser
incidents and submit it to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations. Further, the legislative history accompanying the 2019
DOT Appropriation (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, Pub. L. 116-
6) (2019 Appropriation), allocated $500,000 for FRA to build on its
trespasser prevention strategy including ``by developing a risk model
that includes . . . enforcement mitigation efforts to reduce trespasser
incidents.'' \2\
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    \1\ H.R. Rep. No. 115-237, at 51 (2017).
    \2\ H.R. Rep. No. 116-9, at 909 (2019) (Conf. Rep.); H.R. Rep.
No. 115-750 at 49 (2019).
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    In FRA's National Strategy to Prevent Trespassing on Railroad
Property Report to Congress (October 2018),\3\ FRA identified four
strategic areas: (1) Data gathering and analysis; (2) community site
visits; (3) funding; and (4) partnerships with stakeholders. Under the
Strategic Area 3--Funding, FRA stated it will work through the Federal
budget cycles to identify funding to strengthen grant programs for
trespasser mitigation, with the intent to implement strategies such as
engineering solutions, law enforcement overtime, school resource
officers, and outreach. As a result, under the Railroad Trespassing
Enforcement Grant Program, FRA will provide grants \4\ for law
enforcement wages in communities at risk for rail trespassing related
incidents and fatalities.
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    \3\ https://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/Details/L19817.
    \4\ The term ``grant'' is used throughout this document and is
intended to reference funding awarded through a grant agreement, as
well as funding awarded through a cooperative agreement.
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    The objective of this program is to reduce trespassing along the
rail ROWs thereby reducing trespassing safety related incidents. FRA
intends to award funds to projects most likely to achieve maximum
benefits possible, thereby meeting, in part, several milestones, in its
National Strategy to Prevent Trespassing on Railroad Property Report to
Congress:
     Milestone 11: Work through the Federal budget cycles and
reauthorization process to identify funds to strengthen grant programs
that provide funding for trespasser mitigation, such as engineering
solutions, law enforcement overtime, school resource officers, and
outreach.
     Milestone 14: Provide information on availability and
process for applying for FRA grants and other funding (e.g., law
enforcement and Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety
Improvements grants) during focused surveys and outreach.
     Milestone 17: Partner with law enforcement and other
organizations (e.g., International Association of Chiefs of Police,
National Organization of Youth Safety) to collaborate on effective
trespass prevention and mitigation measures (e.g., enforcement of
trespass laws, methods to raise awareness and more effectively reach
younger population to prevent trespassing).
    The funded agencies will perform rail trespassing enforcement
activities and report those activities and associated benefits to FRA.
The activities performed in this Grant Program and their benefits will
not only reduce the number of trespasser incidents but will also help
FRA to target and determine the effectiveness of various rail trespass
prevention activities, consistent with FRA's Strategy to Prevent
Trespassing on Railroad Property.
    Funding for the Railroad Trespassing Enforcement Grant Program is
made available by the 2019 Appropriation, and grants under this NOFO
are authorized in 49 U.S.C. 103(i).

2. Definitions of Key Terms

    a. ``Hot Spots'' for the purposes of this NOFO, means locations
along the railroad right-of-way where the risk of trespassing or
collision as a result of trespassing is high.
    b. ``Enforcement Activities'' means investigating compliance with,
and enforcing, rail trespass-related laws.

B. Federal Award Information

1. Available Award Amount

    The total funding available for awards under this NOFO is $150,000.
Should additional funds become available after the release of this
NOFO, FRA may elect to award such additional funds to applications
received under this NOFO.

2. Award Size

    There are no predetermined amounts for awards for each applicant,
and FRA may choose to select one or more eligible projects for funding.
FRA may not be able to award grants for all eligible applications, nor
even to all applications that meet or exceed the stated evaluation
criteria (see Section E, Application Review Information).

3. Award Type

    FRA will make awards for projects selected under this notice
through grant agreements and/or cooperative agreements. Grant
agreements are used when FRA does not expect to have substantial
Federal involvement in carrying out the funded activity. Cooperative
agreements allow for substantial Federal involvement in carrying out
the agreed upon investment, including technical assistance, review of
interim work products, and increased program oversight. The funding
provided under this NOFO will be made available to grantees on a
reimbursable basis. Applicants must certify that their expenditures are
allowable, allocable, reasonable, and necessary to the approved project
before seeking reimbursement from FRA. See an example of standard terms
and conditions for FRA grant awards at: https://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/Details/L19057.

C. Eligibility Information

    This section of the notice explains the requirements for submitting
an eligible grant application. Applications that do not meet the
requirements in this section will be considered ineligible for

funding. Instructions for conveying eligibility information to FRA are
detailed in Section D of this NOFO.

1. Eligible Applicants

    State, county, municipal, local, and regional law enforcement
agencies are the eligible applicants under this notice. At least 1 mile
of FRA-regulated railroad track must be within the boundaries of the
applying agency's jurisdiction. In an effort to target the benefits of
this grant towards communities at high risk of rail trespass related
incidents and casualties, FRA will give preference to law enforcement
agencies from one of the 10 states with the highest incidence of rail
trespass related casualties (as reported in the Rail Accident Incident
Reporting System at https://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0037) from 2013 to
2018. Those states are:

i. California
ii. Texas
iii. Illinois
iv. Florida
v. New York
vi. Pennsylvania
vii. Ohio
viii. New Jersey
ix. North Carolina
x. Georgia

See Section C.3, ``Other--Project Eligibility'' for information
regarding the eligibility of projects.

2. Cost Sharing or Matching

    Neither cost sharing nor matching is a requirement for this Grant
Program. The funds provided under this NOFO are available only for
eligible project costs of eligible Railroad Trespassing Enforcement
Grant Program projects. The estimated total cost of a project must be
based on the best available information.

3. Other--Project Eligibility

    Funding under this NOFO is limited to hourly wages for law
enforcement officials to undertake Enforcement Activities at Hot Spots
within their respective jurisdictions or at areas that demonstrate a
rail trespassing problem in their community on FRA-regulated track.
Enforcement Activities may include investigating incidents or reports
of trespassing, as well as providing warnings and citations to the
trespassers for violating rail-related trespass laws.
    The hourly rate for law enforcement officers performing Enforcement
Activities should be limited to the officer's regular and overtime wage
rate (e.g., 1.5 times the base rate). Administrative costs are capped
at 1% of the total grant award. Projects must be completed within the
six-month period of performance under the grant.
    Court costs and equipment are not eligible under this grant.
Further, funding under this NOFO may not be used for costs that are
included in, or used to meet cost sharing or matching requirements of,
any other Federally-financed award or program. If the applicant is
seeking additional funding for a project that has already received
Federal financial assistance such as the Pilot Program, costs
associated with the scope of work for the existing Federal award are
not eligible for funding under this NOFO. Only new scope (e.g., hourly
wages incurred during the project performance period for a grant
awarded under this NOFO) is eligible for funding under this NOFO.

D. Application and Submission Information

    Required documents for the application are outlined in the
following paragraphs. Applicants must complete and submit all
components of the application. See Section D(2) for the application
checklist. FRA welcomes the submission of additional relevant
supporting documentation, such as letters of support from partnering
organizations that will not count against the Project Narrative 25-page
limit.

1. Address To Request Application Package

    Applicants must submit all application materials through http://www.Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. ET, on December 23, 2019.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early to ensure that all
materials are received before the application deadline. General
information for submitting applications through Grants.gov can be found
at: https://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0270.
    For any supporting application materials that an applicant cannot
submit via Grants.gov, an applicant may submit an original and two (2)
copies to Ms. Amy Houser, Office of Program Delivery, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W36-412, Washington, DC
20590. However, due to delays caused by enhanced screening of mail
delivered via the U.S. Postal Service, FRA advises applicants to use
other means of conveyance (such as courier service) to assure timely
receipt of materials before the application deadline. Additionally, if
documents can be obtained online, providing instructions to FRA on how
to access files on a referenced website may also be sufficient.

2. Content and Form of Application Submission

    FRA strongly advises applicants to read this section carefully.
Applicants must submit all required information and components of the
application package to be considered for funding. Required documents
for an application package are outlined in the checklist below.

 Project Narrative (see D.2.a)
 SF424--Application for Federal Assistance
 424A--Budget Information for Non-Construction projects
 SF 424B--Assurances for Non-Construction projects
 FRA's Additional Assurances and Certifications
 SF LLL--Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
a. Project Narrative
    This section describes the minimum content required in the Project
Narrative of the grant application. The Project Narrative must follow
the basic outline below to address the program requirements and assist
evaluators in locating relevant information.

I. Cover Page...........................  See D.2.a.i
II. Project Summary.....................  See D.2.a.ii
III. Applicant Eligibility Criteria.....  See D.2.a.iii
IV. Project Eligibility Criteria........  See D.2.a.iv
V. Detailed Project Description.........  See D.2.a.v
VI. Evaluation and Selection Criteria...  See D.2.a.vi

    The above content must be provided in a narrative statement
submitted by the applicant. The Project Narrative may not exceed 25
pages in length (excluding cover pages, table of contents, and
supporting documentation). FRA will not review or consider Project
Narratives beyond the 25-page limitation. If possible, applicants
should submit supporting documents via website links rather than hard
copies. If supporting documents are submitted, applicants must clearly
identify the page number of the relevant portion of the supporting
documentation in the Project Narrative. The Project Narrative must
adhere to the following outline.
    i. Cover Page: Include a cover page that lists the following
elements in either a table or formatted list:

Project Title
Applicant
Amount of Federal funding requested
City(ies), State(s) where the project is located
Congressional district(s) where the project is located

    ii. Project Summary: Provide a 4-6 sentence summary of the proposed
project. Include challenges the proposed

project aims to address, and summarize the intended outcomes and
anticipated benefits that will result from the proposed project.
    iii. Applicant Eligibility Criteria: Explain how the applicant
meets the applicant eligibility criteria outlined in Section C(1) of
this notice;
    iv. Project Eligibility Criteria: Explain how the project meets the
project eligibility criteria in Section C(3) of this notice.
    v. Detailed Project Description: Provide a detailed project
description. This detailed description should provide, at a minimum,
additional background on the challenges the project aims to address,
the expected beneficiaries of the project, the specific components and
elements of the project, and any other information the applicant deems
necessary to justify the proposed project. This information could
include counts of trespass incidents and casualties, close calls and
media coverage of high-visibility encounters. Include geospatial data
for the project showing trespass Hot Spots. If applicable, the project
description must also cite specific DOT National Highway-Rail Crossing
Inventory information for trespass Hot Spots at grade crossings,
including the name of the railroad that owns the infrastructure (or the
crossing owner, if different from the railroad), the name of the
primary operating railroad, the DOT National Highway-Rail Crossing
Inventory Number, and the name of the roadway at the crossing.
Applicants can search for data to meet this requirement at the
following link: http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/default.aspx. Be specific regarding the relevance or relationship of
the proposed project to other investments, as well as the changes that
are anticipated to result from the project. Provide a detailed summary
of all work completed to date, including the project's previous
accomplishments and funding history including Federal financial
assistance, and a chronology of funding events (e.g., grants and
financing) and key documents produced. An applicant should explain how
the proposed scope of work relates to work previously receiving Federal
financial assistance. Finally, the applicant must identify the metrics
that will be used to measure the success of the project.
    vi. Evaluation and Selection Criteria: Include a thorough
discussion of how the proposed project meets all the evaluation
criteria, as outlined in Section E of this notice. If an application
does not sufficiently address the evaluation criteria and the selection
criteria, it is unlikely to be a competitive application.
b. Additional Application Elements
    Applicants must include the following documents in the application
package:
    i. SF 424--Application for Federal Assistance;
    ii. SF 424A--Budget Information for Non-Construction;
    iii. SF 424B--Assurances for Non-Construction;
    iv. FRA's Additional Assurances and Certifications; and
    v. SF LLL--Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.

Forms needed for the electronic application process are at
www.grants.gov.
c. Post-Selection Requirements
    See Section F(2) for post-selection requirements.

3. Unique Entity Identifier, System for Award Management (SAM), and
Submission Instructions

    To apply for funding through Grants.gov, applicants must be
properly registered in SAM before submitting an application, provide a
valid unique entity identifier in its application, and continue to
maintain an active SAM registration all as described in detail below.
Complete instructions on how to register and submit an application can
be found at www.Grants.gov. Registering with Grants.gov is a one-time
process; however, it can take up to several weeks for first-time
registrants to receive confirmation and a user password. FRA recommends
that applicants start the registration process as early as possible to
prevent delays that may preclude submitting an application package by
the application deadline. Applications will not be accepted after the
due date. Delayed registration is not an acceptable justification for
an application extension.
    FRA may not make a grant award to an applicant until the applicant
has complied with all applicable Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS)
and SAM requirements and if an applicant has not fully complied with
the requirements by the time the Federal awarding agency is ready to
make a Federal award, the Federal awarding agency may determine that
the applicant is not qualified to receive a Federal award and use that
determination as a basis for making a Federal award to another
applicant. (Please note that if a Dun & Bradstreet DUNS number must be
obtained or renewed, this may take a significant amount of time to
complete.) Late applications that are the result of failure to register
or comply with Grants.gov applicant requirements in a timely manner
will not be considered. If an applicant has not fully complied with the
requirements by the submission deadline, the application will not be
considered. To submit an application through Grants.gov, applicants
must:
    a. Obtain a DUNS number. A DUNS number is required for Grants.gov
registration. The Office of Management and Budget requires that all
businesses and nonprofit applicants for Federal funds include a DUNS
number in their applications for a new award or renewal of an existing
award. A DUNS number is a unique nine-digit sequence recognized as the
universal standard for identifying and keeping track of entities
receiving Federal funds. The identifier is used for tracking purposes
and to validate address and point of contact information for Federal
assistance applicants, recipients, and sub-recipients. The DUNS number
will be used throughout the grant life cycle. Obtaining a DUNS number
is a free, one-time activity. Applicants may obtain a DUNS number by
calling 1-866-705-5711 or by applying online at http://www.dnb.com/us.
    b. Register with the SAM at www.SAM.gov. All applicants for Federal
financial assistance must maintain current registrations in the SAM
database. An applicant must be registered in SAM to successfully
register in Grants.gov. The SAM database is the repository for standard
information about Federal financial assistance applicants, recipients,
and sub-recipients. Organizations that have previously submitted
applications via Grants.gov are already registered with SAM, as it is a
requirement for Grants.gov registration. Please note, however, that
applicants must update or renew their SAM registration at least once
per year to maintain an active status. Therefore, it is critical to
check registration status well in advance of the application deadline.
If an applicant is selected for an award, the applicant must maintain
an active SAM registration with current information throughout the
period of the award. Information about SAM registration procedures is
at www.sam.gov.
    c. Create a Grants.gov username and password. Applicants must
complete an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) profile on
www.Grants.gov and create a username and password. Applicants must use
the organization's DUNS number to complete this step. Additional
information about the registration process is at: http://

www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/individual-registration.html.
    d. Acquire Authorization for your AOR from the E-Business Point of
Contact (E-Biz POC). The E-Biz POC at the applicant's organization must
respond to the registration email from Grants.gov and login at
www.Grants.gov to authorize the applicant as the AOR. Please note there
can be more than one AOR for an organization.
    e. Submit an Application Addressing All the Requirements Outlined
in this NOFO. If an applicant experiences difficulties at any point
during this process, please call the Grants.gov Customer Center Hotline
at 1-800-518-4726, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (closed on Federal
holidays). For information and instructions on each of these processes,
please see instructions at: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/apply-for-grants.html
    Note: Please use generally accepted formats such as .pdf, .doc,
.docx, .xls, .xlsx and .ppt, when uploading attachments. While
applicants may imbed picture files, such as .jpg, .gif, and .bmp, in
document files, applicants should not submit attachments in these
formats. Additionally, the following formats will not be accepted:
.com, .bat, .exe, .vbs, .cfg, .dat, .db, .dbf, .dll, .ini, .log, .ora,
.sys, and .zip.

4. Submission Dates and Times

    Applicants must submit complete applications in their entirety to
www.Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. ET, on December 23, 2019.
Applicants will receive a system-generated acknowledgement of receipt.
FRA reviews www.Grants.gov information on dates/times of applications
submitted to determine timeliness of submissions. Late applications
will be neither reviewed nor considered. Delayed registration is not an
acceptable reason for late submission. Applicants are strongly
encouraged to apply early to ensure that all materials are received
before this deadline.
    To ensure a fair competition of limited discretionary funds, the
following conditions are not valid reasons to permit late submissions:
(1) Failure to complete the Grants.gov registration process before the
deadline; (2) failure to follow Grants.gov instructions on how to
register and apply as posted on its website; (3) failure to follow all
the instructions in this NOFO; or (4) technical issues experienced with
the applicant's computer or information technology environment.

5. Intergovernmental Review

    Executive Order 12372 requires applicants from state and local
units of government or other organizations providing services within a
State to submit a copy of the application to the State Single Point of
Contact (SPOC), if one exists, and if this program has been selected
for review by the State. Applicants must contact their State SPOC to
determine if the program has been selected for State review.

6. Funding Restrictions

    Consistent with 2 CFR 200.458, FRA will only approve pre-award
costs if such costs are incurred pursuant to the negotiation and in
anticipation of the grant agreement and if such costs are necessary for
efficient and timely performance of the scope of work. Under 2 CFR
200.458, grant recipients must seek written approval from the FRA for
pre-award activities to be eligible for reimbursement under the grant.
Enforcement Activities initiated prior to the execution of a grant or
without written approval may not be eligible for reimbursement or
included as a grantee's matching contribution, if applicable.
Additionally, funding will not be provided for equipment,
administrative, or court costs. Further, funding under this NOFO may
not be used for costs that are included as a cost or used to meet cost
sharing or matching requirements of any other Federally-financed
project or program.

7. Other Submission Requirements

    If an applicant experiences difficulties at any point during this
process, please call the Grants.gov Customer Center Hotline at 1-800-
518-4726, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (closed on Federal holidays).
For information and instructions on each of these processes, please see
instructions at: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/apply-for-grants.html. See section D.1 of this NOFO for information on where
applications must be submitted.

E. Application Review Information

1. Criteria

a. Eligibility and Completeness Review
    FRA will first screen each application for eligibility (eligibility
requirements are outlined in Section C of this notice) and completeness
(application documentation and submission requirements are outlined in
Section D of this notice).
b. Evaluation Criteria
    FRA subject-matter experts will evaluate all eligible and complete
applications using the evaluation criteria outlined in this section.
FRA will analyze each application against the following evaluation
criteria:
    i. Technical Merit. FRA will evaluate application information for
the degree to which:
    (A) The application is thorough and responsive to all the
requirements outlined in this notice.
    (B) The tasks outlined in the project narrative are appropriate to
achieve the expected safety benefits of the proposed project.
    (C) The proposed costs or level of effort are realistic and
sufficient to accomplish the tasks.
    ii. Project Benefits. FRA intends to award funds to projects that
achieve the maximum benefits possible. FRA will evaluate the extent to
which:
    (A) The application contains data and/or supporting information to
describe the safety risk posed by rail trespassing in the applicant's
jurisdiction.
    (B) The applicant describes reasonably expected safety benefits of
the project, namely how initiatives funded by this program will reduce
trespassing on the rail ROW.
    (C) The applicant demonstrates a cooperative relationship with
stakeholders (e.g., railroad owners and operators, adjacent property
owners, municipal governments).
c. Selection Criteria
    In addition to the eligibility and completeness review and the
evaluation criteria outlined in this section, the FRA Administrator (or
his designee) will determine the final selection of projects for
program funding.
    i. FRA will give preference to eligible projects located in one of
the 10 states listed in Section C(1).
    ii. After applying the above preference, FRA will take into account
the following key Departmental objectives:
    (A) Using innovative approaches to improve safety and expedite
project delivery; and,
    (B) Holding grant recipients accountable for their performance and
achieving specific, measurable outcomes identified by grant applicants.
    iii. In determining the allocation of program funds, FRA will also
consider geographic diversity, diversity in the size of the systems
receiving funding, the applicant's receipt of other competitive awards,
projects located in or that support transportation service in a
qualified opportunity zone designated pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 1400Z-1.

2. Review and Selection Process

    FRA will review the applications as follows:

    a. Screen applications for completeness and eligibility;
    b. Evaluate eligible applications (completed by technical panels
applying the evaluation criteria); and
    c. Select projects for funding (completed by the FRA Administrator
or his designee applying additional selection criteria).

3. Reporting Matters Related to Integrity and Performance

    Before making a Federal award with a total amount of Federal share
greater than the simplified acquisition threshold (see 2 CFR 200.88
Simplified Acquisition Threshold), FRA will review and consider any
information about the applicant that is in the designated integrity and
performance system accessible through SAM (currently the Federal
Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS)). See 41
U.S.C. 2313.
    An applicant, at its option, may review information in the
designated integrity and performance systems accessible through SAM and
comment on any information about itself that a Federal awarding agency
previously entered and is currently in the designated integrity and
performance system accessible through SAM.
    FRA will consider any comments by the applicant, in addition to the
other information in the designated integrity and performance system,
in making a judgment about the applicant's integrity, business ethics,
and record of performance under Federal awards when completing the
review of risk posed by applicants as described in 2 CFR 200.205.

F. Federal Award Administration Information

1. Federal Award Notices

    FRA will announce applications selected for funding in a press
release and on the FRA website after the application review period. FRA
will contact applicants with successful applications after announcement
with information and instructions about the award process. This
notification is not an authorization to begin proposed project
activities. FRA requires satisfaction of applicable requirements by the
applicant and a formal agreement signed by both the grantee and the
FRA, including an approved scope, schedule, and budget, to obligate the
grant.
    The period of performance for grants awarded under this notice will
be six months. FRA will only consider written requests to extend the
period of performance with specific and compelling justifications for
why an extension is required. Any obligated funding not spent by the
grantee and reimbursed by the FRA upon completion of the grant work
will be de-obligated.

2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements

    In connection with any program or activity conducted with or
benefiting from funds awarded under this notice, recipients of funds
must comply with all applicable requirements of Federal law, including,
without limitation, the Constitution of the United States; the
conditions of performance, nondiscrimination requirements, and other
assurances made applicable to the award of funds in accordance with
regulations of DOT; and applicable Federal financial assistance and
contracting principles promulgated by the Office of Management and
Budget. In complying with these requirements, recipients, in
particular, must ensure that no concession agreements are denied or
other contracting decisions made on the basis of speech or other
activities protected by the First Amendment. If DOT determines that a
recipient has failed to comply with applicable Federal requirements,
DOT may terminate the award of funds and disallow previously incurred
costs, requiring the recipient to reimburse any expended award funds.
    Examples of administrative and national policy requirements
include: 2 CFR part 200; procurement standards; compliance with Federal
civil rights laws and regulations; disadvantaged business enterprises;
debarment and suspension; drug-free workplace; FRA's and OMB's
Assurances and Certifications; Americans with Disabilities Act; safety
requirements; the National Environmental Policy Act; environmental
justice and the Buy American Act, 41 U.S.C. 8301-8305.
    See an example of standard terms and conditions for FRA grant
awards at https://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/details/L05285.

3. Reporting

a. Progress Reporting on Grant Activity
    Each applicant selected for a grant will be required to comply with
all standard FRA reporting requirements, including quarterly progress
reports, quarterly Federal financial reports, and interim and final
performance reports, as well as all applicable auditing, monitoring and
close out requirements. Reports may be submitted electronically.
b. Additional Reporting
    Applicants selected for funding are required to comply with all
reporting requirements in the standard terms and conditions for FRA
grant awards including 2 CFR 180.335 and 2 CFR 180.350. See an example
of standard terms and conditions for FRA grant awards at: https://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/details/L05285.
c. Performance Reporting
    Each applicant selected for funding must collect information and
report on the project's performance using measures mutually agreed upon
by FRA and the grantee to assess progress in achieving strategic goals
and objectives. Performance reporting must include the following
information for Enforcement Activities performed using the grant
funding:
     Date, time, number of officers, location and description
of Enforcement Activity;
     Justification or reason for selected Enforcement Activity;
     Number of contacts (encounters with trespassers);
     Number of warnings and/or citations issued; and
     The deterrence effect of such activities and method for
measuring such deterrence. The grantee must explain how they determine
deterrence effect.

G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts

    For further information regarding this notice and the Grant
Program, please contact Michail Grizkewitsch, Office of Railroad
Safety, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Room W33-446, Washington, DC 20590; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>. Grant application
submission and processing questions should be addressed to Ms. Amy
Houser, Office of Program Delivery, Federal Railroad Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W36-412, Washington, DC 20590; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

H. Other Information

    All information submitted as part of or in support of any
application shall use publicly available data or data that can be made
public and methodologies that are accepted by industry practice and
standards, to the extent possible. If the application includes
information the applicant considers to be a trade secret or
confidential commercial or financial information, the applicant should
do the following: (1) Note on the front cover that the submission
``Contains

Confidential Business Information (CBI)''; (2) mark each affected page
``CBI''; and (3) highlight or otherwise denote the CBI portions.
    FRA protects such information from disclosure consistent with
applicable law. In the event FRA receives a Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) request for the information, FRA will follow the procedures
described in its FOIA regulations at 49 CFR 7.17. Only information that
is ultimately determined to be confidential under that procedure will
be exempt from disclosure under FOIA.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Ronald L. Batory,
Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-22925 Filed 10-21-19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP11-1745-001]

UGI Storage Company; Notice of Filing

    Take notice that on March 9, 2011, UGI Storage Company (UGI)
submitted an amendment to its January 31, 2011, filing.
    Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance
with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18
CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing will be considered by the
Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Such protests
must be filed on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all
the parties to the proceeding.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests in lieu
of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons
unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies
of the protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, March 16, 2011.

    Dated: March 10, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-6199 Filed 3-16-11; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70174-70175]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27824]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC15-32-000.
    Applicants: Kingfisher Wind, LLC, Kingfisher Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Application for Authorization for Disposition of
Jurisdictional Facilities and Request for Expedited Action of
Kingfisher Transmission, LLC, et. al.
    Filed Date: 11/13/14.
    Accession Number: 20141113-5205.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/4/14.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER11-2292-010; ER11-3942-009; ER11-2293-010; ER12-
2447-008.
    Applicants: Brookfield Energy Marketing Inc., Brookfield Energy
Marketing LP, Brookfield Renewable Energy Marketing US, Brookfield
Smoky Mountain Hydropower LLC.
    Description: Supplement to June 30, 2014 Updated Market Power
Analysis for the Southeast Region of the Brookfield Companies.
    Filed Date: 11/14/14.
    Accession Number: 20141114-5104.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/5/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-1194-002.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: 2014-11-17 MVP ARR
Compliance Filing to be effective 9/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.
    Accession Number: 20141117-5207.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER12-2273-003.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of Colorado.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: 2014-11-17_Rev Att U Comp
Filing to be effective 8/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.
    Accession Number: 20141117-5187.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-75-007.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of Colorado.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: 2014-11-17_Att-R PSCo-Trans
Planning Proc Comp Filing to be effective 1/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.
    Accession Number: 20141117-5126.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-77-005.
    Applicants: Tucson Electric Power Company.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: OATT Order No. 1000
Compliance Filing (November 2014) to be effective 1/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.
    Accession Number: 20141117-5130.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-78-005.
    Applicants: UNS Electric, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: OATT Order No. 1000
Compliance Filing (November 2014) to be effective 1/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.
    Accession Number: 20141117-5133.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-79-005.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of New Mexico.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: Order No. 1000 OATT Third
Regional Compliance Filing to be effective 1/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.
    Accession Number: 20141117-5125.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-82-005.
    Applicants: Arizona Public Service Company.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: OATT Order No. 1000
Compliance Filing to be effective 1/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.
    Accession Number: 20141117-5087.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-91-005.
    Applicants: El Paso Electric Company.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: OATT Order No. 1000
Compliance Filing to be effective 1/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.
    Accession Number: 20141117-5203.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-836-003.
    Applicants: MATL LLP.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: Order 1000 Compliance Filing
to be effective 1/1/2015.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.
    Accession Number: 20141117-5176.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2320-001.
    Applicants: Portland General Electric Company.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: Revised Att M Compliance
Filing to be effective 9/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.
    Accession Number: 20141117-5150.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2574-002.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: 2014-11-17_FRAC-
MOO_Compliance to be effective 11/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.
    Accession Number: 20141117-5204.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-158-001.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc..
    Description: Tariff Amendment per 35.17(b): 1765R11 Substitute
KCP&L-GMO NITSA and NOA to be effective 8/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.
    Accession Number: 20141117-5205.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-350-001.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment per 35.17(b): 1883R3 Substitute
Westar Energy, Inc. NITSA and NOA to be effective 8/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.
    Accession Number: 20141117-5196.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-411-000.
    Applicants: Arizona Public Service Company.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: Rate Schedule No. 274--
Planning Participation Agreement to be effective 12/31/9998.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.
    Accession Number: 20141117-5036.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-412-000.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc., Green Mountain Power Corporation.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: GMP EL11-66 Compliance
Filing to be effective 10/16/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.
    Accession Number: 20141117-5059.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-413-000.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of New Mexico.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: Certificate of Concurrence
ith APS Rate Schedule 274 to be effective 12/31/9998.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.

    Accession Number: 20141117-5096.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-414-000.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc., Emera Maine, Central Maine Power
Company, New England Power Company, Northeast Utilities Service Company
(as, The United Illuminating Company, Vermont Electric Power Company,
Inc., Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: Compliance Filing in Docket
No. EL11-66-001 to be effective 10/16/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.
    Accession Number: 20141117-5134.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-415-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) rate filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): 607R23
Westar Energy, Inc. NITSA NOA to be effective 10/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.
    Accession Number: 20141117-5169.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-416-000.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of Colorado.
    Description: Compliance filing per 35: 2014-11-17_PSCo Concur PPA-
APS RS 274 Filing to be effective 12/31/9998.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.
    Accession Number: 20141117-5172.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-417-000.
    Applicants: Cosima Energy, LLC.
    Description: Notice of cancellation of market-based rate authority
of Cosima Energy, LLC.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.
    Accession Number: 20141117-5182.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-418-000.
    Applicants: New England Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) rate filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): New
England Power Amendments to Schedule III-B Integrated Facilities
Provisions to be effective 10/16/2014.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.
    Accession Number: 20141117-5208.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-419-000.
    Applicants: ITC Midwest LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) rate filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): Filing
of a Joint Use Agreement to be effective 1/19/2015.
    Filed Date: 11/17/14.
    Accession Number: 20141117-5209.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/8/14.
    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: November 17, 2014.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-27824 Filed 11-24-14; 8:45 am]
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