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The guidance letters below were published prior to enactment of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) (2021, Pub. L. 117-58 §§ 70901-70927), and therefore are not representative with respect to items that may be considered construction materials under BABA.
The letters remain...
Q: Why does the FTA collect incident information?A: FTA provides incident data to government agencies, industry experts, academic institutions and others to develop benchmarks from performance statistics of transit systems nationwide. The State Safety Oversight (SSO) and Triennial...
These reporting instructions for the New Starts (Section 5309 Capital Investment Grants Program) inform applicants of the information they must provide so FTA may undertake the legislatively required evaluation and rating of project merit.
This document provides support to grantees when real estate programs require the acquisition of real property interest owned by a railroad.
Joint Development Guidance
FTA Real Estate WorkshopNovember 1, 2012
Sharon PughOffice of Policy Review and Development
This document describes the measures and methods for calculating the project justification and local financial commitment criteria required by statute for New and Small Starts projects and included in the Final Rule. The regulation and its appendix act as a framework for the New and Small Starts...
This document supplements the Reporting Instructions by providing additional information for project sponsors on how to document economic development effects for their project. The guidance is also intended to assist project sponsors in understanding how FTA evaluates this criterion and to...
FTA's Project Management Oversight (PMO) is a continuous review and evaluation of grantee and FTA processes to ensure compliance with statutory, administrative, and regulatory requirements. The Office of Engineering, through the Regional Offices, performs oversight of grantee...
No. However, FTA grantees are strongly encouraged to use the two logos unveiled on March 3, 2009, by President Obama that were designed to identify all...
Significant Guidance Documents
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) established guidelines in 2007 that federal agencies should follow when creating and disseminating "significant guidance documents." Part of these guidelines state that a federal agency like the FTA ...