Overview

In 2005, FTA implemented the Standard Cost Categories (SCC) to establish a consistent format for the reporting, estimating, and managing of capital costs for New Starts projects. Information gathered from...

No. The SSO rule requires only those states – 30 in total – which operate rail transit systems to establish and certify an SSO Program. The...

To achieve FTA certification, an SSO Program must meet several federal statutory requirements. To help clarify the SSO Program requirements, FTA distributed a...

April 15, 2019. This deadline was established by the SSO final rule. FTA is prohibited by federal transportation law from granting waivers or extensions...

If a state fails to meet the certification deadline, the FTA is prohibited by federal transportation law from obligating funds to any public transportation system or program throughout that entire state until certification is achieved.

No. The FTA is prohibited by federal transportation law from from granting waivers or extensions to the April 15, 2019 deadline. 

Yes, an SSO agency may use existing federal grant funds for reimbursement of operational and administrative costs incurred during the development of its SSO Program. Since 2013, FTA has provided approximately $90 million in SSO formula grant...

The status table provides a snapshot of the SSO certification process in four stages:

• Stage 1 – State is working on its submission to FTA
• Stage 2 – State has submitted some requirements to FTA. Where applicable, all required...

As of June 19, 2017, there were nine states that still require legislative action prior to FTA certification: Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.

The status table is updated quarterly. The date of the last update is posted on the table.