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Where do we send the TAM targets we are required to establish within 180 days of receiving the transit agency’s targets, and how are they approved? How is the subsequent TAM-related work that is done to support the MTP and TIP planning process approved?

While the transit providers (or Group Plan sponsors) are required to provide their TAM targets and TAM plans to the MPO, and the MPO provides their targets and performance reports to the state DOT (or multiple state DOTs if the MPO is in more than one state), the MPO’s targets are not sent to...

My MPO has coordinated with each transit provider in our region. We would like to incorporate each provider’s targets for different asset types as the MPO’s set of targets, rather than one regional target per asset type. Is that allowed?

While setting regional SGR performance targets is a local decision, FTA suggests MPOs identify one region-wide state of good repair performance target for each asset type for all transit providers in that region. This will enable the MPO to assess progress towards region-wide attainment of...

If a transit provider operates within more than one MPO boundary, is it required to share its TAM targets and TAM plans with all the MPOs where it operates? What if the provider’s service within an MPO boundary is only a small part of its service?

The transit provider (or Group Plan sponsor) must provide itsTAM targets to each MPO in the metropolitan area in which the transit provider’s projects and services are programmed in the MPO’s TIP. This is also true for 5311-funded rural transit operators.

For my MPO to establish initial TAM performance targets by July 1, 2017, each transit provider in our metropolitan area must provide their targets for State of Good Repair for each asset class. What if all of the transit providers have not finished?

FTA recognizes that some transit providers may not have had complete data available to set their initial targets by January 1, 2017, which in some cases may be leading to ongoing delays for the transit providers to share with the MPO. In these cases, once the transit agency(s) submits its...

Transit providers are required to set initial targets for FY2017 to be set by Jan. 1, 2017. How will the MPO be able to use annual targets to support the performance management provisions of the MTP and TIP, which cover a much longer time frame?

Under the joint FHWA-FTA final rule on planning (Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning; Metropolitan Transportation Planning), MPOs, state DOTs, and transit providers are required to coordinate to the maximum extent practical when setting transit performance targets. ...

When do I contact FTA regarding a Closeout request?

Contact FTA regarding a closeout after you have completed and submitted your final FSR and Quarterly Milestone reports.  If your closeout requires you to adjust the budget to reflect actual money spent, include a budget revision with your final FSR and Milestone reports.

How long does it take to get an approved grant from FTA?

Our policy is to approve all COMPLETE application within 60 days from the time the application was submitted to FTA.  Application is not considered complete if STIP, environmental or legal issues still remain despite having all the fields in TEAM complete.