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Rodney E. Slater
Federal Highway Administration
31 May 1994
[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 31, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-13167] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: May 31, 1994] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Intelligent Vehicle-Highway Systems; Early Deployment Planning Program AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The FHWA is announcing its procedures for implementing the Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems Early Deployment Planning Program. This program is intended to provide assistance to State and local transportation agencies and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) for the development of a multi-year strategic deployment plan for IVHS in major metropolitan areas and on major Interstate intercity corridors. The assistance will take the form of grants which provide funding for planning studies, and development and documentation of strategic deployment plans. The goal is to fund at least 15 metropolitan areas and 5 Interstate intercity corridors each fiscal year. Candidates responding to this announcement will be considered for funding in FY 94 and FY 95. DATES: Information regarding an area's interest in requesting Early Deployment Planning Program grants should be submitted by August 1, 1994. ADDRESSES: Division Office in the appropriate State. See appendix A for a listing of Division office addresses. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shelley R. Lynch, Traffic Management Systems Division, Federal Highway Administration, HTV-31, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, 202-366-2184. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Intelligent Vehicle-Highway Systems Act of 1991, part B of title VI of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), established and provided funding, including planning grants, for IVHS activities. See sections 6055(b) and 6058(b), Public Law 102-240, 105 Stat. 1914, 2192, 2194 (1991). Section 6055(b) provides for grants to State and local governments for feasibility and planning studies to develop and implement intelligent vehicle-highway systems. The Early Deployment Planning Program implements the planning grants section of the ISTEA. The Early Deployment Planning Program is designed to accelerate the application of IVHS technologies in metropolitan areas and along intercity corridors that have demonstrated a readiness to seriously pursue deployment of IVHS applications. Those areas that are ready to participate in the Early Deployment Planning Program will typically have the following general characteristics: (a) An understanding of local needs, (b) A demonstrated commitment to good transportation management, (c) A cooperative relationship between agencies, and (d) A general understanding of the type of IVHS user services which will address local needs. The Early Deployment Planning Program is intended to provide assistance to these metropolitan areas and major corridors to develop a strategic deployment plan for IVHS that would: (a) Identify and document applicable IVHS user services, (b) Establish system performance criteria, (c) Assess the functions and requirements of the system, (d) Identify and evaluate potential technologies on the basis of performance, compatibility, flexibility, and cost, (e) Assess potential funding and implementation options, including use of private sector resources, and (f) Identify time frames for implementation. The Early Deployment Planning Program will initially target the 75 largest metropolitan areas (listed in appendix B) and 30 of the major intercity corridors linking metropolitan areas. Areas not appearing on the list but meeting the general characteristics described earlier and those which satisfactorily respond to the information requested will also be considered for participation in the Early Deployment Planning Program. Metropolitan and corridor areas demonstrating readiness for participation which are selected for funding will be contacted for development of a grant proposal. Funds will be obligated through the State Transportation Agency, in cooperation with the MPO, by execution of the grant. Early Deployment Planning funds are available at a maximum Federal share of 80 percent with a 20 percent match from non- Federal sources. Funds for approved projects in the amount of the IVHS contribution will be added to the State's obligational limitation. The goal is to fund at least 15 metropolitan areas and 5 Interstate intercity corridors each fiscal year. Candidates responding to this announcement will be considered for funding in FY 94 and FY 95. Recipients of Early Deployment Planning Program grants will be evaluated and selected based on responses to the following: A. Information Requested States and metropolitan areas that are ready to pursue IVHS technologies for areawide or intercity corridor applications should respond to this announcement by notifying their local FHWA division office. The expressions of interest should include the following information: 1. A general explanation of the local transportation needs. This may include a description of (a) the broad based transportation problems in the area/corridor (i.e., congestion, safety, commercial traffic), and/or (b) the unique transportation needs of the area/ corridor (i.e., tourist centers, major employment centers, restrictive topography, or environmental issues). 2. An indication of the local agencies' commitment to good transportation management. This may include a description of: (a) Current traffic and transit management systems and their capabilities, (b) resource commitments for transportation operations, maintenance, and staffing, (c) transportation operation projects underway, planned or completed which will support traffic or transit management and/or IVHS in the area or corridor, and/or (d) an indication of the intent to actively pursue IVHS deployment after completion of the planning study. 3. Demonstration of a cooperative relationship between agencies. This may be shown by: (a) An expression of interest submitted by a lead agency with endorsements from the other agencies involved in the project, (b) a joint letter of interest from a broad range of agencies (highway, transit, tollway, city, State, MPO, etc.) in the area or corridor, and/or (c) descriptions of past or planned joint projects with other agencies. 4. A statement demonstrating a general understanding of the type of IVHS user services applicable to the area or corridor for its future transportation system (in the next ten years). Areas or corridors are encouraged to take a needs-based approach and focus on a broad range of applicable IVHS services. Interested agencies are referred to the FHWA publication ``IVHS Planning and Project Deployment Process'' for a suggested approach. 5. Estimated project cost and potential funding sources for the matching portion of the project cost. The information provided in the expression of interest for items one through five will form the basis of the evaluation criteria. The information will be used by the FHWA and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) personnel to determine the area's current state of readiness, its current capabilities, and appropriateness for participation in the IVHS Early Deployment Planning Program. B. General Selection Procedures Based on the expressions of interest and review of all information available, regional offices will arrange in priority order the areas that they have determined to be ready. Initial selection will be made by a national team (composed of FHWA and FTA headquarters and field personnel) based on available funds. When initial selections are made, selected parties will be asked to prepare a more detailed proposal, which will form the basis for the commitment of funding through execution of a grant. Approved planning grants will include a requirement to produce a report which may be given wide distribution in order to assist others who are interested in deployment of IVHS services. Implementation of recommendations from the report will be monitored and evaluated. If a selected area chooses to advertise for consultant services to develop their strategic deployment plan, they are encouraged to consider Small and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (SBE/DBE) firms, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). Assistance Provided By FHWA Technical assistance is available from the FHWA and other sources regardless of the status of an individual metropolitan area or corridor relative to IVHS deployment. Even though an individual metropolitan area or corridor may not be ready for funding in FY 94 or FY 95, technical assistance can be provided as needed to prepare the area for future participation in the Early Deployment Planning Program. The local division offices will be able to identify specific areas where technical assistance is available. Appendix A--List Of FHWA Division Office Addresses Alabama (HDA-AL) Mr. Joe D. Wilkerson, Administrator, 500 Eastern Blvd., suite 200, Montgomery, AL 36117-2018 Alaska (HDA-AK) Mr. Robert E. Ruby, Administrator, 709 W. Ninth Street, room 443, Juneau, AK 99802-1648 Arizona (HDA-AZ) Mr. Edward A. Wueste, Administrator, 234 N. Central Ave., suite 330, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Arkansas (HDA-AR) Mr. William D. Richardson, Administrator, Federal Office Bldg., room 3128, 700 West Capitol Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72201 California (HDA-CA) Mr. Pete Markle, Assistant Administrator, Federal Building, 2nd floor, 801 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 Colorado (HDA-CO) Mr. George H. Osborne, Administrator, 555 Zang Street, room 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 Connecticut (HDA-CT) Mr. Dwight Horne, Administrator, 450 Main Street, room 635, Hartford, CT 06103 Delaware (HDA-DE) Mr. John J. Gilbert, Administrator, 300 South New Street, room 2101, Dover, DE 19901-6726 District of Columbia (HDA-DC) Mr. Arthur J. Hill, Administrator, Union Center Plaza, suite 750, 820 First Street, NE., Washington, D.C. 20002 Florida (HDA-FL) Mr. Jennings R. Skinner, Administrator, 227 N. Bronough St., room 2015, Tallahassee, FL 32301 Georgia (HDA-GA) Mr. Larry Dreihaup, Administrator, 1720 Peachtree Road NW., suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30367 Hawaii (HDA-HI) Mr. William R. Lake, Jr., Administrator, Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Federal Building, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., room 3202, Honolulu, HI 96850 Idaho (HDA-ID) Mr. Jack T. Coe, Administrator, 3050 Lakeharbor Lane, suite 126, Boise, ID 83703 Illinois (HDA-IL) Mr. Lyle P. Renz, Administrator, 3250 Executive Park Drive, Springfield, IL 62705 Indiana (HDA-IN) Mr. Arthur A. Fendrick, Administrator, 575 N. Pennsylvania Street, room 254, Indianapolis, IN 46204 Iowa (HDA-IA) Mr. Hubert A. Willard, Administrator, 105 Sixth Street, Ames, IA 50010 Kansas (HDA-KS) Mr. Robert J. Deatrick, Administrator, 3300 South Topeka Boulevard, suite 1, Topeka, KS 66611-2237 Kentucky (HDA-KY) Mr. Paul E. Toussaint, Administrator, John C. Watts Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 330 W. Broadway, Frankfort, KY 40602 Louisiana (HDA-LA) Mr. William A. Sussman, Administrator, Federal Building, room 255, 750 Florida Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70801 Maine (HDA-ME) Mr. Paul Lariviere, Administrator, Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building, 40 Western Avenue, room 614, Augusta, ME 04330 Maryland (HDA-MD) Mr. A. Porter Barrows, Administrator, The Rotunda, suite 220, 711 West 40th Street, Baltimore, MD 21211 Massachusetts (HDA-MA) Mr. Donald E. Hammer, Administrator, 55 Broadway--10th floor, Cambridge, MA 02142 Michigan (HDA-MI) Mr. A George Ostensen, Administrator, Federal Building, room 211, 315 West Allegan Street, Lansing, MI 48933 Minnesota (HDA-MN) Mr. Charles E. Foslien, Administrator, Metro Square Bldg., suite 490, Seventh & Robert Streets, St. Paul, MN 55101 Mississippi (HDA-MS) Mr. John F. Sullivan, Jr., Administrator, 666 North Street, suite 105, Jackson, MS 39202-3199 Missouri (HDA-MO) Mr. Gerald J. Reihsen, Administrator, 209 Adams Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101 Montana (HDA-MT) Mr. Henry D. Honeywell, Administrator, Federal Office Building, 301 S. Park, Drawer 10056, Helena, MT 59626-0056 Nebraska (HDA-NE) Mr. Charles A. Culp, Administrator, Federal Building, room 220, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE 68508-3851 Nevada (HDA-NV) Mr. Frederick G. Wright, Jr., Administrator, 1535 Hot Springs Rd., suite 100, Carson City, NV 89701-0602 New Hampshire (HDA-NH) Mr. Gerald L. Eller, Administrator, Federal Building, room 204, 279 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301 New Jersey (HDA-NJ) Mr. Charles J. Nemmers, Administrator, Suburban Square Building, 25 Scotch Road, 2nd floor, Trenton, NJ 08628-2595 New Mexico (HDA-NM) Mr. Reuben S. Thomas, 117 U. S. Courthouse, S. Federal Place, Santa Fe, NM 87501 New York (HDA-NY) Mr. Harold J. Brown, Administrator, Leo W. O'Brien Federal Building, 9th floor, Clinton Avenue & North Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207 North Carolina (HDA-NC) Mr. Nicholas L. Graf, Administrator, 310 New Bern Avenue, suite 410, Raleigh, NC 27611 North Dakota (HDA-ND) Mr. George A. Ensen, Administrator, 1471 Interstate Loop, Bismarck, ND 58501-0567 Ohio (HDA-OH) Mr. Fred J. Hempel, Administrator, 200 North High Street, room 328, Columbus, OH 43215 Oklahoma (HDA-OK) Mr. Gary E. Larsen, Federal Office Bldg., room 454, 200 NW. Fifth Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Oregon (HDA-OR) Mr. Robert G. Clour, Administrator, The Equitable Center, Ste. 100, 530 Center Street, NE., Salem, OR 97301 Pennsylvania (HDA-PA) Mr. Manuel A. Marks, Administrator, 228 Walnut Street, Harrisburg, PA 17108 Puerto Rico (HDA-PR) Mr. Juan O. Cruz, Administrator, Frederico Degetau Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Carlos Chardon Street, room 329, Hato Rey, PR 00918 Rhode Island (HDA-RI) Mr. Gordon G. Hoxie, Administrator, 380 Westminster Mall, 5th floor, Providence, RI 02903 South Carolina (HDA-SC) Mr. Robert J. Probst, Administrator, Strom Thurmond Federal Building, 1835 Assembly Street, suite 758, Columbia, SC 29201 South Dakota (HDA-SD) Mr. Donald F. Kamnikar, Administrator, Federal Building, room 337, 225 South Pierre Street, P.O. Box 700, Pierre, SD 57501 Tennessee (HDA-TN) Mr. Dennis C. Cook, Administrator, 249 Cumberland Bend Drive, Nashville, TN 37228 Texas (HDA-TX) Mr. Frank M. Mayer, Administrator, Federal Office Building, 300 East Eighth St., room 826, Austin, TX 78701 Utah (HDA-UT) Mr. Donald P. Steinke, Administrator, 2520 West 4700 South, suite 9A, Salt Lake City, UT 84118 Vermont (HDA-VT) Mr. Don West, Administrator, Federal Building, 87 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05602 Virginia (HDA-VA) Mr. James M. Tumlin, Administrator, Federal Building, 10th floor, 400 N. 8th Street, Richmond, VA 23240 Virgin Islands (HVI-01) Mr. Donald West, U.S. Federal Building & Courthouse, room 281, St. Thomas, VI 00801 Washington (HDA-WA) Mr. Barry F. Morehead, Administrator, suite 501, Evergreen Plaza, 711 South Capitol Way, Olympia, WA 98501 West Virginia (HDA-WV) Mr. Billy R. Higginbotham, Administrator, 550 Eagan Street, suite 300, Charleston, WV 253014 Wisconsin (HDA-WI) Mr. James E. St. John, Administrator, 4502 Vernon Boulevard, Madison, WI 53705-4905 Wyoming (HDA-WY) Mr. Frederick A. Behrens, Administrator, 1916 Evans Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82001-3764 Appendix B--75 Largest Metropolitan Areas By Population New York, Northern New Jersey, Long Island, NY-NJ\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\Metropolitan areas that have received or been identified for IVHS Early Deployment Planning funding through prior announcements. (Secs. 6055(b) and 6058(b), Pub. L. 102-240, 105 Stat. 1914, 2192, 2194; 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Los Angeles, Anaheim, Riverside, CA Chicago, Gary, Lake County, IL-IN-WI San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, CA\1\ Philadelphia, Wilmington, Trenton, PA-NJ\1\ Detroit, Ann Arbor, M1\1\ Boston, Lawrence, Salem, MA-NH\1\ Washington, DC\1\ Dallas, Fort Worth, TX\1\ Houston, Galveston, Brazoria, TX Miami, Fort Lauderdale, FL Atlanta, GA\1\ Cleveland, Akron, Lorain, OH\1\ Seattle, Tacoma, WA San Diego, CA Minneapolis, St. Paul, MN-WI St. Louis, MO-IL\1\ Baltimore, MD Pittsburgh, Beaver Valley, PA\1\ Phoenix, AZ\1\ Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, FL\1\ Denver, Boulder, CO\1\ Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Milwaukee, Racine, WI Kansas City MO-KS\1\ Sacramento, CA\1\ Portland, Vancouver, OR-WA\1\ Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Newport News, VA\1\ Columbus, OH San Antonio, TX Indianapolis, IN\1\ New Orleans, LA\1\ Buffalo, Niagara Falls, NY\1\ Charlotte, Gastonia, Rock Hill, NC\1\ Providence, Pawtucket, Fall River, RI\1\ Hartford, New Britain, Middletown, CT\1\ Orlando, FL Salt Lake City, Odgon, UT\1\ Rochester, NY\1\ Nashville, TN\1\ Memphis, TN Oklahoma City, OK Louisville, KY-IN\1\ Dayton, Springfield, OH Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, NC\1\ Birmingham, AL\1\ Jacksonville, FL Albany, Schenectady, Troy, NY Richmond, Petersburg, VA\1\ West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Delray, FL Honolulu, H1\1\ Austin, TX\1\ Las Vegas, NV\1\ Raleigh-Durham, NC\1\ Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, PA Tulsa, OK Grand Rapids, MI\1\ Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, PA-NJ Fresno, CA Tucson, AZ\1\ Syracuse, NY Greenville, Spartanburg, SC\1\ Omaha, NE-IA\1\ Toledo, OH Knoxville, TN El Paso, TX Harrisburg, Lebanon, Carlisle, PA Bakersfield, CA New Haven, Meriden, CT Springfield, MA Baton Rouge, LA Little Rock, North Little Rock, AR Charleston, SC\1\ Youngstown, Warren, OH-PA Wichita, KS (Secs. 6055(b) and 6058(b), Pub. L. 102-240, 105 Stat. 1914, 2192, 2194; 23 U.S.C. 315; 39 CFR 1.48). Issued on: May 24, 1994. Rodney E. Slater, Federal Highway Administrator. [FR Doc. 94-13167 Filed 5-27-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-22-P