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1.	78 FR 45287 - Limitation on Claims against Proposed Public Transportation Projects [PDF 102 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice. Friday, July 26, 2013. This notice announces a final environmental action taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for a project in New York, NY. The purpose of this notice is to announce publicly the environmental decision by FTA on the subject project and to activate the limitation on any claims that may challenge this final environmental... More Information

2.	78 FR 43964 - Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Southwest Light... [PDF 77 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice of Intent to prepare a Supplemental... Monday, July 22, 2013. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Federal lead agency, and the Metropolitan Council (Council), the local lead agency, intend to publish a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for the Southwest Light Rail Transit Extension (SWLRT) Project (formerly referred to as the Southwest Transitway Project), in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), its...... More Information

3.	78 FR 41824 - Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals With Disabilities: Proposed Circular [PDF 119 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice of Availability of Proposed Circular and... Thursday, July 11, 2013. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has placed in the docket and on its Web site, proposed guidance in the form of a circular to assist grantees in implementing the Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program. The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21, Pub. L. 112-141) blended the New Freedom Program (49 U.S.C. 5317) and the Elderly Individuals...... More Information

4.	78 FR 38796 - Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Increased Transit Service to King of... [PDF 105 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an... Thursday, June 27, 2013. The FTA and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) are planning to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Section 4(f) Evaluation for increased transit service to King of Prussia, PA. The EIS will be prepared in accordance with regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as well as FTA's regulations and guidance for implementing NEPA...... More Information

5.	78 FR 37991 - Alcohol and Controlled Substances Testing [PDF 111 KB] Federal Register. Rules and Regulations. Final rule. RIN 2132-AB09. Tuesday, June 25, 2013. This final rule is issued to revise sections of the Alcohol and Controlled Substances (D&A) Testing regulation to reflect recent amendments to the law. The final rule also includes technical corrections to the D&A testing regulation to more clearly explain existing compliance requirements, update regulatory terms, and remove repealed statutory provisions. Because this rule merely implements a...... More Information

6.	78 FR 37877 - Request for Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS) Nominations [PDF 85 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice to solicit TRACS nominees. Monday, June 24, 2013. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is seeking nominations for individuals to serve on the Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS). The Advisory Committee meets at least twice a year to advise FTA on transit safety issues. The recommendations of the TRACS will help FTA develop policies, practices, and regulations for enhancing safety across all modes of public transportation as...... More Information

7.	78 FR 36298 - Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Federal Way Transit... [PDF 106 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice of intent to prepare an environmental... Monday, June 17, 2013. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) are planning to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Sound Transit's proposed Federal Way Transit Extension (FWTE) project. The FWTE project would allow Sound Transit to improve public transit service between the cities of SeaTac and Federal Way in King County,...... More Information

8.	78 FR 33889 - Notice of Request for Revisions of an Information Collection [PDF 85 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice of request for comments. Wednesday, June 5, 2013. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend the following currently approved information collection: 49 U.S.C. 5330--Rail Fixed Guideway Systems, State Safety... More Information

9.	78 FR 33890 - Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects [PDF 83 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice. Wednesday, June 5, 2013. This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for projects in the following locations: Cleveland, OH and San Francisco, CA. The purpose of this notice is to announce publicly the environmental decisions by FTA on the subject projects and to activate the limitation on any claims that may challenge these final environmental... More Information

10.	78 FR 33467 - Second Allocation of Public Transportation Emergency Relief Funds in Response to Hurricane Sandy... [PDF 96 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice; correction. Tuesday, June 4, 2013. On May 29, 2013, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the allocation of $3.7 billion under the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program to the four FTA recipients most severely affected by Hurricane Sandy. This amount was in addition to the initial $2 billion allocation announced in the March 29, 2013 Federal Register notice. This...... More Information

11.	78 FR 32296 - Second Allocation of Public Transportation Emergency Relief Funds in Response to Hurricane Sandy... [PDF 143 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice of allocation of Emergency Relief funds. Wednesday, May 29, 2013. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the allocation of $3.7 billion under the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (Emergency Relief Program, Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 20.527) to the four FTA recipients most severely affected by Hurricane Sandy: the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New Jersey Transit Corporation, the Port Authority of New York...... More Information

12.	78 FR 29203 - Notice of Request for Revisions of an Information Collection [PDF 82 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice of request for comments. Friday, May 17, 2013. The Federal Transit Administration invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) to approve the revisions of the following information collection: 49 U.S.C. 5317, New Freedom Program. The information to be collected will be used to accumulate mass transportation financial and operating information using a uniform system of accounts and records....... More Information

13.	78 FR 29204 - Notice of Request for Revisions of an Information Collection [PDF 83 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice of request for comments. Friday, May 17, 2013. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the revisions of the following information collection: Transit Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction... More Information

14.	78 FR 28285 - Notice of Meeting of the Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS) [PDF 97 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice of meeting. Tuesday, May 14, 2013. This notice announces a public meeting of the Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS). TRACS is a Federal Advisory Committee established by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act to provide information, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary and the Federal Transit Administrator on matters relating to the safety...... More Information

15.	78 FR 28014 - FTA Supplemental Fiscal Year 2013 Apportionments, Allocations, and Program Information [PDF 132 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice; Request for Comments on State Safety... Monday, May 13, 2013. On October 16, 2012 the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) published in the Federal Register a Notice of FTA Transit Program Changes, Authorized Funding Levels, Implementation of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) and Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Apportionments, Allocations and Interim Guidance. The initial Notice apportioned and allocated funding pursuant to the Continuing...... More Information

16.	78 FR 27284 - Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program; Tribal Transit Program [PDF 165 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice of Funding Availability: Solicitation of... Thursday, May 9, 2013. This Notice accomplishes several purposes. First, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Transit Administration (FTA) summarizes and responds to written comments FTA received in response to a November 9, 2012, Federal Register Notice regarding proposed grant program provisions for this modified program. Second, this Notice establishes the framework for the Tribal Transit Program,...... More Information

17.	78 FR 26112 - Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects; Correction [PDF 77 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice; correction. Friday, May 3, 2013. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) published a notice in the Federal Register on April 22, 2013, concerning a limitation on claims for certain specified public transportation projects. The notice contained an incorrect description of one... More Information

18.	78 FR 23817 - Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects [PDF 102 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice. Monday, April 22, 2013. This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for projects in the following locations: Village of Thomaston, Nassau County, NY; Detroit, MI; and Los Angeles, CA. The purpose of this notice is to announce publicly the environmental decisions by FTA on the subject projects and to activate the limitation on any claims that may challenge these...... More Information

19.	78 FR 23818 - Urbanized Area Formula Program: Proposed Circular [PDF 114 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice of Availability of Proposed Circular and... Monday, April 22, 2013. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has placed in the docket and on its Web site, proposed guidance, in the form of a circular, to assist recipients in their implementation of the section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Program. The purpose of this proposed circular is to provide recipients of FTA financial assistance with instructions and guidance on program administration and the grant...... More Information

20.	78 FR 23816 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review [PDF 80 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice of request for comments. Monday, April 22, 2013. The Federal Transit Administration invites public comment about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the following new information collections: 49 U.S.C. Section 5307--Capital Assistance Program and Section 5309--Urbanized Area Formula Program; 49 U.S.C. Section 5310--Capital Assistance Program for Elderly Persons and Persons with Disabilities and...... More Information

21.	78 FR 22026 - Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands Program [PDF 3730 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program... Friday, April 12, 2013. The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects for the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program, as authorized by Section 3021 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act--A Legacy for Users of 2005 (SAFETEA-LU) and codified in 49 U.S.C. 5320. Projects were selected from proposals submitted in...... More Information

22.	78 FR 20074 - Environmental Impact and Related Procedures [PDF 95 KB] Federal Register. Proposed Rules. Wednesday, April 3, 2013. [Federal Register Volume 78, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 3, 2013)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 20074] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office... More Information

23.	78 FR 19136 - Emergency Relief Program [PDF 168 KB] Federal Register. Rules and Regulations. Interim final rule; request for comments. RIN 2132-AB13. Friday, March 29, 2013. This action establishes procedures governing the implementation of the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program under 49 U.S.C. 5324, as authorized by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. FTA is issuing this interim final rule in order to comply with the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013. FTA will accept comments on the...... More Information

24.	78 FR 19357 - Allocation of Public Transportation Emergency Relief Funds in Response to Hurricane Sandy [PDF 316 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice of allocation of Emergency Relief funds. Friday, March 29, 2013. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the allocation of $2,000,000,000 under the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (Emergency Relief Program, Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 20.527) for FTA recipients affected by Hurricane Sandy, which impacted the northeastern seaboard in October 2012 and had a particularly devastating impact on transit systems in New...... More Information

25.	78 FR 17995 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review [PDF 82 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice of request for comments. Monday, March 25, 2013. The Federal Transit Administration invites public comment about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the following new information... More Information

26.	78 FR 16764 - Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects [PDF 77 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice. Monday, March 18, 2013. This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the Baltimore Red Line Project, Baltimore County and City, MD. The purpose of this notice is to announce publicly the environmental decisions by FTA on the subject project and to activate the limitation on any claims that may challenge these final environmental... More Information

27.	78 FR 16460 - Capital Project Management [PDF 104 KB] Federal Register. Proposed Rules. Notice of withdrawal of proposed rulemaking. RIN 2132-AA92. Friday, March 15, 2013. The Federal Transit Administration is withdrawing its September 13, 2011, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise the agency's project management oversight regulations, in light of the recent, fundamental changes to the statutes that authorize the discretionary and formula capital programs at 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53. Given the repeal of the Fixed Guideway Modernization program, the creation of the...... More Information

28.	78 FR 15925 - Environmental Impact and Related Procedures [PDF 120 KB] Federal Register. Proposed Rules. Wednesday, March 13, 2013. [Federal Register Volume 78, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 13, 2013)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 15925] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office... More Information

29.	78 FR 14620 - Notice of Request for the Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection [PDF 78 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice of request for comments. Wednesday, March 6, 2013. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend the following currently approved information collection: 49 U.S.C. 5317--New Freedom... More Information

30.	78 FR 14620 - Joint Development: Proposed Circular [PDF 91 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice of Availability of Proposed Circular and... Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has placed in the docket and on its web site proposed guidance, in the form of a circular, on joint development. This circular provides guidance to recipients of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) financial assistance on how to use FTA funds or FTA-funded real property for joint development. This circular: (1) Defines the term ''joint development''; (2)...... More Information

31.	78 FR 13609 - Environmental Impact and Related Procedures [PDF 146 KB] Federal Register. Proposed Rules. Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Thursday, February 28, 2013. This NPRM provides interested parties with the opportunity to comment on proposed changes to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) joint procedures that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The revisions are prompted by enactment of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). This NPRM proposes to add new...... More Information

32.	78 FR 13748 - Environmental Impact Statement for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project, Los... [PDF 113 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental... Thursday, February 28, 2013. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) are issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to advise other agencies and the public that they will jointly prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed transit improvements in the East San Fernando Valley Transit Project Corridor in Los Angeles County, California. The...... More Information

33.	78 FR 11593 - Environmental Impact and Related Procedures [PDF 161 KB] Federal Register. Rules and Regulations. Final rule. Tuesday, February 19, 2013. This final rule amends the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) joint procedures that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by enacting a new categorical exclusion (CE) for emergency actions as required by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). The final rule modifies the existing lists of FHWA and FTA CEs and...... More Information

34.	78 FR 11268 - Notice of Establishment of Emergency Relief Docket for Calendar Year 2013 [PDF 83 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice Friday, February 15, 2013. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is establishing an Emergency Relief Docket for calendar year 2013 so grantees and subgrantees affected by national or regional emergencies may request relief from FTA administrative and statutory requirements. By this notice, FTA is establishing an Emergency Relief Docket for calendar year... More Information

35.	78 FR 10253 - Federal Fiscal Year 2013 Annual List of Certifications and Assurances for Federal Transit... [PDF 107 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice of availability. Wednesday, February 13, 2013. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is directed to publish annually a list of all certifications required under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53. For Federal Fiscal Year 2013 (FY 2013), FTA consolidated and updated the various pre-award Certifications and Assurances required to be submitted by an Applicant seeking an award of Federal public transportation assistance (funding) during FY 2013. This notice...... More Information

36.	78 FR 8964 - Environmental Impact and Related Procedures [PDF 222 KB] Federal Register. Rules and Regulations. Final rule. RIN 2132-AB03. Thursday, February 7, 2013. This final rule makes revisions to the joint Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The revisions are aimed at streamlining the FTA environmental process for transit projects, in response to the August 31, 2011, Presidential Memorandum titled ''Speeding Infrastructure Development...... More Information

37.	78 FR 8690 - Notice of Request for Revision of Information Collections [PDF 82 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice of request for comments. Wednesday, February 6, 2013. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the revisions of the following information... More Information

38.	78 FR 8691 - Notice of Availability of Emergency Relief Funds in Response to Hurricane Sandy [PDF 140 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice of availability of emergency relief funds. Wednesday, February 6, 2013. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of funds under the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (Emergency Relief Program) for States, local governmental authorities, Indian tribes and other FTA recipients impacted by Hurricane Sandy, which affected mid-Atlantic and northeastern states in October 2012, and particularly devastated transit operations in New...... More Information

39.	78 FR 4191 - Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects [PDF 100 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Notice. Friday, January 18, 2013. This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for projects in the following locations: Eugene, OR and Galveston, TX. The purpose of this notice is to announce publicly the environmental decisions by FTA on the subject projects and to activate the limitation on any claims that may challenge these final environmental... More Information

40.	78 FR 1991 - Major Capital Investment Projects [PDF 417 KB] Federal Register. Rules and Regulations. Final rule. RIN 2132-AB02. Wednesday, January 9, 2013. This final rule sets a new regulatory framework for FTA's evaluation and rating of major transit capital investments seeking funding under the discretionary ''New Starts'' and ''Small Starts'' programs. This final rule is being published concurrently with a Notice of Availability of revised proposed policy guidance that provides additional detail on the new measures and proposed methods for...... More Information

41.	78 FR 2038 - Notice of Availability of Proposed New Starts and Small Starts Policy Guidance [PDF 80 KB] Federal Register. Proposed Rules. Notice of availability of proposed policy... Wednesday, January 9, 2013. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is announcing the availability of proposed policy guidance to sponsors of New Starts and Small Starts projects, and inviting comment on this proposed guidance, which has been placed both in the docket and on the agency's web site. This proposed policy guidance will accompany the final rule for Major Capital Investment Projects published elsewhere in this...... More Information

42.	78 FR 1301 - Fiscal Year 2012 Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program Project Selections [PDF 781 KB] Federal Register. Notices. Tribal transit program announcement of project... Tuesday, January 8, 2013. The US. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects with Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 appropriations for the Tribal Transit Program. A March 9, 2012 Federal Register Notice (77 FR 14465) announced the availability of the funding for the program. The Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011 authorizes approximately $15...... More Information