FOIA Electronic Reading Room

FTA’s Electronic Reading Room contains categories of documents specifically identified by the Freedom of Information Act at 5 U.S.C. § 552 (a)(2).  You can also visit DOT’s main FOIA Web page to find other DOT Electronic Reading Rooms. You may also request records from our FOIA Requests page.

FINAL OPINIONS IN THE ADJUDICATION OF CASES – 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(2)(A)

• Charter Bus Decisions
  • Decisions issued under the pre-2008 regulations
  • Decisions issued under the post-2008 regulations
• School Bus Decisions
• Buy America Decisions
• Civil Rights Decisions
  • ADA Compliance Letters of Findings 

STATEMENTS OF POLICY AND SIGNIFICANT FTA GUIDANCE – 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(2)(B)

• Circulars
• Significant Guidance
• Best Practices Procurement Manual 
• Dear Colleague Letters  2007-2008
• Dear Colleague Letters Archives
• New Starts Project Planning and Development

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF MANUALS AND INSTRUCTIONS THAT AFFECT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC – 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(2)(C)

FTA O 1330.1F   [DOC]    Federal Transit Administration Clearance of Public Information Collection and
                                               Recordkeeping Requirements  (Jan. 24, 2007)

FTA O 1365.1                   Accessible Format Policy  (Dec. 19, 1996)

FTA O 2060.1A  [DOC]   Internal Procedures for Debt Collection  (July 2, 2008) Appendix A , Appendix B

FTA O 4206.1B                Source Selection Procedures for Competitive Negotiated Procurements  (April 27, 1999)

FTA O 4207.1A                Simplified Acquisition Procedures  (April 1, 1999)

FTA O 5400.1     [DOC]  Oversight Reviews  (Nov. 1, 1994)

FTA O 1000.5 Vol. 1 [DOC]  Grant Application and Grant Management Business Practice Volume 1 (July 15, 2004)

FTA O 1000.5 Vol. 2 [DOC]  Grant Application and Grant Management Business Practice Volume 2 (April 1, 2002)

FREQUENTLY REQUESTED RECORDS – 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(2)(D)

• List of agency purchase card holders

For an alternative version of any content posted on this page, please contact 202-366-4043 or send us an email.

Only Reading Room records created on or after November 1, 1996 are required to be made available electronically. Other Reading Room records maintained by FTA can be accessed from the following conventional (paper) Reading Room:

DOT Dockets Office
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Room W12-140
Washington, D.C. 20590

Hours of operation: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. To arrange access, telephone (202) 366-9322, (202) 366-9826, or (800) 647-5527. A computer terminal and printer are available at this location for accessing Electronic Reading Room records.