2026-04027.pdf

10191 Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 40 / Monday, March 2, 2026 / Notices

1 The U.S. Coast Guard and MARAD have authority under 46 U.S.C. 12121(b) through the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and the Secretary of the Department of Transportation, respectively.

in writing, before the end of the comment period and specify the basis for their request.

Communications received by April 1, 2026 will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be considered if practicable.

Privacy Act Anyone can search the electronic form of any written communications and comments received into any of FRA’s dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the document, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to inform its processes. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at https:// www.transportation.gov/privacy. See also https://www.regulations.gov/ privacy-notice for the privacy notice of regulations.gov.

Issued in Washington, DC.

John Karl Alexy, Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.

[FR Doc. 2026–04126 Filed 2–27–26; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: All Stations Accessibility Program

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of Transportation

(DOT).

ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity

(NOFO).

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for $686 million in competitive grants for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 All Stations Accessibility Program.

DATES: Complete proposals must be submitted electronically through the GRANTS.GOV ‘‘APPLY’’ function by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time May 1, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Email Thomas Wilson, Office of Program Management, at thomas.wilson@dot.gov or (202) 366– 2053.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The full text of the Notice of Funding

Opportunity (NOFO) can be found on FTA’s website at https:// www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/ notices and in the ‘‘FIND’’ module of GRANTS.GOV. The funding opportunity ID is FTA–2026–001–TPM– ASAP. Mail and fax submissions will not be accepted.

Matthew J. Welbes, Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 2026–04027 Filed 2–27–26; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD–2026–0302]

Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, M/V

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AGENCY: Maritime Administration (MARAD), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built;

and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is publishing this notice to solicit comments to assist with determining whether the proposed use of the vessel set forth in the request would have an adverse effect on U.S. vessel builders or U.S. coastwise trade businesses that use U.S.-built vessels in those businesses.

Information about the requestor’s vessel, including a description of the proposed service, is in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.

DATES: Submit comments on or before April 1, 2026.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket Number MARAD–2026–0302 by any one of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Search the above DOT Docket Number and follow the instructions for submitting comments.

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility is in the West Building, Ground Floor of the U.S.

Department of Transportation. The Docket Management Facility location address is U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey

Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12– 140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.

Note: If you mail or hand-deliver your comments, we recommend that you include the DOT Docket Number, your name and a mailing address, an email address or a telephone number in the body of your document so that we can contact you if we have questions regarding your submission.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and specific DOT Docket Number. All comments received will be posted without change to the docket at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For detailed instructions on submitting comments, or to submit comments that are confidential in nature, see the section entitled Public Participation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia Hagerty, U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Mail Stop 2, MAR–620, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:

(202) 366–5400. Email: smallvessels@ dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 12121(b), the U.S. Coast Guard may issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise trade endorsement for eligible, small passenger vessels authorized to carry no more than 12 passengers for hire if MARAD, after notice and an opportunity for public comment, determines the use of the small passenger vessel in the coastwise trade will not adversely affect United States vessel builders or the coastwise trade business of any person that employs vessels built in the United States in that business.1

MARAD has received an eligibility determination request. Further details about the requester’s vessel and its proposed operations may be found in the determination request posted in the DOT Docket Number listed in the ADDRESSES section above at https:// www.regulations.gov. Interested parties may comment on the undue adverse effect this action may have on U.S.

vessel builders or coastwise trade businesses in the U.S. that employ U.S.-built vessels in those businesses.

Comments should refer to the vessel name, state the commenter’s interest in the request, and demonstrate, with supporting documentation, the undue

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