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Significant Regulatory Guidance

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Otis Elevator - August 23, 2013

Mr. Randal E. WilcoxPresidentOtis Elevator CompanyNorth and South AmericaOne Farm Springs RoadFannington, Connecticut 06032

Dear Mr. Wilcox:

I write in response to your April 5, 2013 request for a letter of interpretation. You have described the escalator manufacturing process Otis...

Southern California Edison (SCE) - April 30, 2014

April 30, 2014

Mr. Douglas BauderVice President/Chief Procurement OfficerSouthern California Edison8631 Rush StreetRosemead, CA 91770

Dear Mr. Bauder:

I write in response to Southern California Edison’s (SCE or utility company) several inquiries to the Federal Transit...

Sacramento Regional Transit District - July 10, 2014

Ms. Diane NakanoAssistant General Manager, Engineering and ConstructionSacramento Regional Transit DistrictP.O. Box 2110Sacramento, CA 95812

Dear Ms. Nakano:

I write in response to the Sacramento Regional Transit District's (SacRTD) request for guidance on applying the Federal...

KONE Elevators - January 08, 2015

Mr. Eric E. CannonDirector, ComplianceKONE Inc.4225 Naperville Road, Ste. 400Moline, IL 61265

Re: Request for Advisory Opinion Regarding Components of KONE Elevator Guide Rails and Door Frames

Dear Mr. Cannon:

I write in response to your letter dated March 16, 2012, requesting a...

Delta Composites LLC - January 23, 2015

Alais L. M. GriffinGreenberg Traurig77 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 3100Chicago, Illinois 60601

Re: Request for Interpretation of Buy America Regulations for Fiberglass Structural Platform System

Dear Ms. Griffin:

I write in response to your request for a letter of interpretation to clarify...

Santa Cruz Metro - February 09, 2015

Julie A. Sherman, Esq.Hanson Bridgett LLP425 Market Street, 26th FloorSan Francisco, CA 94105

Re: Buy America - Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, Polycarbonate Panels

Dear Ms. Sherman:

This letter serves as the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Buy America determination...

STOPS – FTA’s Simplified Trips-on-Project Software

At their option, sponsors of New Starts and Small Starts projects may use a simplified method developed by FTA to quantify the measures used by FTA to evaluate and rate projects. STOPS is a limited implementation of the conventional "4-step" travel model. STOPS replaces the standard trip...

Quality Management System Guidelines

These Quality Management System Guidelines are for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grantees that are undertaking design, construction, or equipment acquisition programs. They may also be used as a guideline for grantees in establishing a Quality Management System (QMS) related to their...

Best Practices Procurement & Lessons Learned Manual (Report 0105)

This manual provides FTA grant recipients with detailed information about third-party procurement requirements to help improve internal processes and avoid pitfalls. The manual covers the entire procurement cycle: (1) Planning, (2) Selecting Type of Contracting Method, (3) Evaluation of...