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Posted June 7, 2009 - A comment period
will be open for 45 days

KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET
OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATION DELIVERY
PUBLIC TRANSIT BRANCH
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Notice
In accordance with 49 CFR Part 26,
the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Office of
Transportation Delivery, has established an overall
utilization goal of 9 percent for Disadvantaged Business
Enterprises (DBE) in the Federal Rural Mass Transit Program
and applicable capital programs funded by the USDOT/Federal
Transit Administration for Federal Fiscal Year October 1,
2009 through September 30, 2010. A utilization goal of 9
percent has also been established for Disadvantaged
Business Enterprises (DBE) for capital projects funded
through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(ARRA) for the period beginning February 17, 2009 to
September 20, 2010.
The goals and the basis for
establishing these goals are available for public inspection
from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at
the Office of Transportation Delivery, 3rd Floor,
Transportation Office Building, 200 Mero Street, Frankfort,
KY 40622 for 30 days following the date of this notice.
Comments may be sent to the above address and will be
accepted for 45 days from the date of this notice. Comments
may also be sent during the 45-day comment period to the
USDOT/Federal Transit Administration at the address listed
below:
Mr. Frank M. Billue
Regional Civil Rights Officer
Office of Civil Rights, FTA Region IV
230 Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 800
Atlanta, GA 30303
This link will take you to the
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Notice
for downloading in Microsoft Word format.
KPTA/KYTC
Public Transit Conference
August
10-14, 2009 ~ Hyatt Regency & Conference Center, Lexington,
KY
For more information, see our page on
Events!
We look
forward to seeing you there!
Kentucky
at Work web site welcome
Video
script - Gov. Steve
Beshear

This Governor
Steve Beshear:
Welcome to
KentuckyAtWork.ky.gov – the web site dedicated to
openness and accountability.
As part of
President Obama’s Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Kentucky
will be receiving about $3 billion in federal money to help
preserve critical services during the economic crisis our
nation and state are facing, as well as invest in
infrastructure and job creation.
To spend that money
strategically, we have developed a program called Kentucky
at Work. Its primary focus
is on jobs – protecting existing jobs and creating new ones. But federal
limitations also allocate much of this money for specific
programs and services, such as Medicaid and education. We think it’s
important that Kentuckians know how, when and where this
money is being spent. So we’ve created a
user-friendly Web site that will serve as a “one-stop shop”
for information on Kentucky at Work and the federal funds
that will be invested in our Commonwealth.
Much like
Kentucky’s opendoor.ky.gov web site, which breaks down
biennial budget numbers, we believe this web site will help
educate the public on where your tax dollars are being
spent, and in so doing inspire confidence that state
government is looking out for your interest.
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………. from the desk of the KPTA President
Dear KPTA Members:
Spring is here and before you know it
summer will be upon us, how time just flies.
As I’m sure you
know by now that President Obama’s Stimulus package has been
passed into law. The actual name of this legislation is called
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This
urgently-needed legislation requested by President Obama will
create and protect 3.5 million jobs for American workers and
begin to put the nation’s economy back on track. We are
confronting the most severe economy problems in generations as
millions of Americans are struggling.
On the Highway
and transit side of the package it is estimated that 421.1
million in Highway funding will be allocated to the
Commonwealth. On the Public Transit side it is estimated that
Kentucky will receive $50.3 million in transit formula funding
for investments in Mass Transit. This is welcome and needed
revenues for Kentucky due to deficit shortfall we are running in
our current State budget and an anticipated shortfall in next
year’s budget.
Finally, I want
to remind all members to write in there calendar the dates of
August 10-14, 2009. That’s the date of our Bi-Annual KPTA
conference in Lexington, Ky. We need volunteers for the Rodeo,
Golf tournament, Welcome desk. Awards committee, etc. Vendors
we need you also.
Please contact
Pam Shepherd our chairperson at FTSB 1-859-233-0066 if you are
interested in volunteering or you want to be a vendor.
As always, I
want to thank the membership for there on going support of KPTA.
Sincerely,
Beecher Hudson
Beecher Hudson
KPTA President
Chief Executive
Officer
Louisville
WHEELS Transportation, Inc.
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KENTUCKY PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSOCIATION
KPTA FY 2008 DUES
Small Systems: $325.00
Please Send Check to:
Pam Shepherd, FTSB1460 Newtown Pike, Suite 209 Lexington, KY
40511

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LIMITED ENGLISH PROFECIENCY
(LEP)
The State
and its transit agencies must take responsible steps
to ensure meaningful access to the benefits,
services, information, and other important portions
of their programs and activities for individuals who
are Limited English Proficient (LEP). Necessary
steps will be based on four (4) factors: (1) the
number and proportion of LEP persons served or
encountered in the eligible service population; (2)
the frequency with which LEP individuals come into
contact with the program, activity, or service: (3)
the nature and importance of the program, activity,
or service provided by the program; and, (4) the
resources available to the agency and costs.
Reference:
FTA
Circular C4702.1A
Executive
Order 13166 on Accessing Transportation for Persons
with Limited English Proficiency |
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A message
from Vickie
S. Bourne,
Office of
Transportation
Delivery
...
Reference
Federal
Register
March
24,
2009.
The
Federal
Transit
Administration
has
released
a notice
announcing
the
availability
the
Transit
Investments
for
Greenhouse
Gas and
Energy
Reduction
(TIGGER)
program.
Proposals
for the
TIGGER
Grant
Program
must be
submitted
by May
22,
2009.
Eligible
Applicants
Any
public
transportation
agency
may
apply.
Since
the
minimum
proposal
that
will be
accepted
is
$2,000,000,
eligible
applicants
may
submit a
consolidated
proposal
either
directly,
through
a
designated
recipient,
a
Metropolitan
Planning
Organization
(MPO),
State
Transit
Association,
Transportation
Management
Association
(TMA),
or
through
a State
Department
of
Transportation.
Grant
awards
will be
made for
particular
projects
directly
to
public
transportation
agencies.
C.
Eligible
Expenses
Eligible
expenses
must
meet the
following
criteria:
(1) The
expense
must be
an
eligible
capital
expense
as
defined
under 49
U.S.C.
5302(a)(1);
and (2)
The
project
will
assist
in the
reduction
of the
energy
consumption
of a
public
transportation
system
or the
reduction
of
greenhouse
gas
emissions
of a
public
transportation
system.
This
excludes
some
elements
of the
statutory
definition
of a
capital
project,
such as
fleet
expansion
or fixed
guideway
extensions
because
these
types of
projects
would
increase
transit
agency
energy
consumption.
Dear
Colleague
Letter
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Model Bus
Transit
Safety and
Security
Program
This message
being sent
on behalf of
the Federal
Transit
Administration
(FTA), the
American
Association
of State
Highway and
Transportation
Officials (AASHTO),
the American
Public
Transportation
Association
(APTA), and
the
Community
Transportation
Association
of America
(CTAA).
Dear
Colleague,
We are
pleased to
share with
you the
attached "Dear
Colleague
Letter"
and its
enclosure,
distributed
under the
joint
signatures
of FTA,
AASHTO, APTA
and CTAA -
partners to
the Model
Transit Bus
Safety and
Security
Program
Memorandum
of
Understanding
(MOU).
The letter
and its
enclosure
represent
increased
collaboration
and
cooperation
between FTA
and its
partners to
the MOU as
well as
input we
have
received
from bus
transit
industry
stakeholders.
We believe
that the new
Model
Program
Strategies
highlighted
in the
letter
enclosure
continue
along the
path of the
valuable
progress and
exceptional
work over
the last few
years by our
transit bus
industry
stakeholders.
These
strategies
emphasize
increased
partnership
and the
development
and
distribution
of practical
technical
assistance
to bus
transit
agencies as
well as the
identification
of
assessment
measures to
maintain the
voluntary
nature of
the Model
Program.
Initial
objectives
include the
compilation
of technical
assistance
materials
that are
tailored to
meet the
needs of
small and
rural bus
transit
agencies.
In the near
future, FTA
will
establish a
Working
Group with
representatives
from its
partners to
the MOU, bus
transit
agencies,
national and
state Rural
Transit
Assistance
Programs
(RTAP),
State
Departments
of
Transportation,
Federal
partners and
other key
stakeholders.
The Working
Group will
improve
program
coordination
and
communication
and ensure
that an
ongoing
dialogue is
maintained
with all
Model
Program
stakeholders.
You will be
consistently
updated on
Working
Group
activities
and
deliverables.
FTA and its
Bus Safety
Partners are
hopeful that
you will
continue in
your support
of the Model
Program.
We
appreciate
your
patience in
cooperating
with FTA on
the Model
Program and
look forward
to working
with you as
we move
forward.
We also
understand
that
additional
questions
may be
raised as a
result of
this
communication
and we want
to assure
you that
answers will
be
forthcoming
in future
outreach
efforts.
Thank you
again for
your ongoing
support.
Sincerely,
Carole
Ferguson -
Program
Manager
FTA's Office
of Safety
and Security
A message
from Vickie
S. Bourne,
Office of
Transportation
Delivery
...
Here is the
proposed
Section 5311
Circular.
If the
members
would like
to send
their
comments to
our office
by the end
of next
week, we
will
incorporate
with the
State
comments and
send to the
Federal
Docket.
Please send
to Della
Davis/Public
Transit
Manager,
Office of
Transportation
Delivery,
200 Mero
Street,
Frankfort,
KY 40622 by
August 11,
2006.
This will be
our last
chance
before the
Circular or
5311
guidelines
become
effective
and how we
dictate
and/or
implement
the 5311
Program.
Important NOTICE for Kentucky Medicaid Recipients
and Medical Providers -
Regarding NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION ....
Read more .....
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