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The purpose of this manual is to provide comprehensive reporting policy and guidance to personnel who submit data to the NTD for urban transit systems operating 30 or fewer vehicles in maximum services OR for rural transit systems (e.g., State DOTs and Tribal Transit Programs). It may also be...
The 2022 Reporting Policy Manual for the National Transit Database (NTD) includes:
Report Year 2022 Policy Changes and Reporting Clarifications Introduction Basic Information Requirements Financial Data Requirements Service Data Requirements Safety Data Requirements...This guide provides examples of how transit agencies may meet the 49 CFR §673.27 (b)(1) requirement to monitor compliance with operations and maintenance procedures and ensure their sufficiency as part of a Safety Management System (SMS).
FTA announces the selection of projects for the Fiscal Year 2021 Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Pilot Program and provides administrative guidance on project implementation.
The guidance document has been prepared to explain the OMB requirement for an Estimated Indirect Cost amount to be reported at the time of initial application. Additionally, the guidance provides a ‘how-to’ of the data entry steps for the Apply Estimated Indirect Costs Related Action in TrAMS....
TAM is a way of conducting a transportation agency’s business to deliver more value in its activities so that the transportation system performs best with the available resources. Most agencies have elements of TAM principles in their existing practice. This guide can help with formalizing TAM...
The TAMPLATE User Manual is a companion document that walks you through each section of TAMPLATE to generate a TAM plan. In general, personnel who are knowledgeable about your organization’s assets and responsible for asset management processes (e.g., procurement, maintenance, compliance, etc.)...
This Dear Colleague Letter informs the transit industry about Bipartisan Infrastructure Law changes to Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) requirements. The new requirements apply to transit agencies with an Agency Safety Plan (ASP) in place under the PTASP regulation (49 CFR Part...
This document provides guidelines for creating a Data Management Plan (DMP). These guidelines are based on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Guidance for Creating Data Management Plans for Extramural Research, along with additional clarification on the Federal Transit Administration’...
This guidance document provides information to be included in the Statement of Work (SOW) and examples of wording and formatting for use in the SOW. All projects funded under FTA’s Safety Research and Demonstration (SRD) Program must provide an SOW that contains specific required elements...