[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 4, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 23896] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-11092] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Program Grants AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT. ACTION: Program Guidance Revision. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Federal Transit Administration provided program guidance and application procedures in a Federal Register Notice dated February 8, 1999, ``Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Program Grants'' (64FR6165). The notice invited comments regarding the program and stated that program guidance might be revised based upon comments received. There were several comments regarding applying Federal requirements to the entire vehicle rather than to just the wheelchair lifts that are to be added to the vehicles to make them wheelchair accessible. The commenters suggested that the application of Federal requirements to the full vehicle would limit program participation, imposing a burden for a fairly small Federal share. In addition, applying Federal requirements to the entire vehicle would be particularly burdensome for the small over-the-road bus operators. As a result of FTA review of the industry comments describing the detrimental impact that applying federal requirements to the entire vehicle would have on industry participation in this program, and having reviewed the language of the law, FTA is revising its Federal Register Notice of February 8, 1999. Federal requirements shall apply only to the incremental cost of making a vehicle wheelchair accessible. Such incremental costs include the lift itself, the expense of installing the lift during manufacture of the vehicle, as well as other items needed to ensure that vehicle accessibility requirements are met, such as wheelchair securement devices. Issued on: zApril 28, 1999. Gordon J. Linton, Administrator. [FR Doc. 99-11092 Filed 5-3-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-57-M