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The mass transportation division of the United States Department of Transportation, also known as the FTA. In the scope of The Crittenden Automotive Library, the FTA is responsible for bus transportation, outside the scope it is also responsible for rail transportation. Formed as the Urban Mass Transportation Administration in 1964.

History

The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Federal Transit Administration page on 10 October 2017, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is an agency within the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) that provides financial and technical assistance to local public transportation systems. The FTA is one of ten modal administrations within the DOT. Headed by an Administrator who is appointed by the President of the United States, the FTA functions through a Washington, D.C., headquarters office and ten regional offices which assist transit agencies in all states, the District of Columbia, and the territories. Until 1991, it was known as the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA).

Public transportation includes buses, subways, light rail, commuter rail, monorail, passenger ferry boats, trolleys, inclined railways, and people movers. The federal government, through the FTA, provides financial assistance to develop new transit systems and improve, maintain, and operate existing systems. The FTA oversees grants to state and local transit providers, primarily through its ten regional offices. These providers are responsible for managing their programs in accordance with federal requirements, and the FTA is responsible for ensuring that grantees follow federal mandates along with statutory and administrative requirements.

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy sent a major transportation message to the U.S. Congress. It called for the establishment of a program of federal capital assistance for mass transportation. Said President Kennedy: "To conserve and enhance values in existing urban areas is essential. But at least as important are steps to promote economic efficiency and livability in areas of future development. Our national welfare therefore requires the provision of good urban transportation, with the properly balanced use of private vehicles and modern mass transport to help shape as well as serve urban growth."

President Lyndon Johnson signed the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 into law, which passed the House by a vote of 212-129 and cleared the Senate 52-41, creating the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. The agency was charged with providing federal assistance for mass transit projects, including an initial $375 million in capital assistance over three years as mandated by the act. In 1991, the agency was renamed the Federal Transit Administration.


Documents

DateDocument Name & DetailsDocuments
January 2005
publication date
Successes in Stewardship Linking Planning and NEPA: Facilitated Workshops Sponsored by FHWA and FTA
Federal Highway Administration
HTML - 1 page
May 2009
publication date
Successes in Stewardship FHWA/FTA Final Rule Update to Environmental Impact and Related Procedures
Federal Highway Administration

PDF
- 66KB - 3 pages
14 July 2015
publication date
Highway Trust Fund Deadline
Therese W. McMillan
Federal Transit Administration
Text - 1 page
26 October 2016
publication date
Selected Findings from FTA Traffic Assignment & Feedback Research
TMIP Webinar Slides
Howard Slavin for the Federal Highway Administration

PDF
- 1.7MB - 52 pages
16 December 2016
publication date
2015 Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit: Conditions & Performance
U.S. Department of Transportation

PDF Exec Summary - 10.5MB - 46 pages
PDF Full Report - 29.7MB - 544 pages
May 2018
publication date
Zero-Emission Bus Evaluation Results: Orange County Transportation Authority Fuel Cell Electric Bus
Leslie Eudy & Matthew Post, Federal Transit Administration

PDF
- 1.9MB - 48 pages
December 2019
publication date
Considerations for Evaluating Automated Transit Bus Programs
Federal Transit Administration
Joseph Luna, Elizabeth Machek, Sean Peirce

PDF
- 2.0MB - 30 pages


Article Index

DateArticleAuthor/Source
15 February 1994Limitation on Alcohol Use by Transportation Workers; NoticeFederico Peña
Rodney E. Slater
Gordon J. Linton
3 February 1998National ITS Architecture Consistency MeetingsDennis C. Judycki
Edward L. Thomas
11 February 1998Environmental Impact Statement: Denver, Arapahoe, and Douglas CountiesFederal Register: FHWA/FTA (Ronald A. Speral & Louis F. Mraz, Jr.)
13 March 1998National ITS Architecture Consistency MeetingsDennis C. Judycki
Edward L. Thomas
29 April 1998SECRETARY SLATER KICKS-OFF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRANSIT BUS ROLL-OUT IN NATION'S CAPITALFederal Transit Administration
30 July 1998FERNANDEZ ANNOUNCES FEDERAL FUNDS FOR OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFederal Transit Administration
21 September 1998SECRETARY SLATER ANNOUNCES $3.9 MILLION TO NORTH CAROLINA DOTFederal Transit Administration
8 June 1998FTA Announces Projects Selected For Bus Rapid Transit Demonstration ProgramFederal Transit Administration
18 January 2001U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $19.3 Million to Wisconsin for TransitFederal Transit Administration
18 January 2001U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $22.1 Million to Michigan for TransitFederal Transit Administration
2 July 2001DOT Announces Winners of National Bus Rapid Transit Vehicle Design CompetitionFederal Transit Administration
21 August 2001U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $4.4 Million to Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityFederal Transit Administration
17 October 2005Federal Highway & Federal Transit Administration Statement On Approval Of New Jersey's Transportation Improvement ProgramFHWA
30 November 2010State of Good Repair Bus and Bus Facilities Discretionary Program FundsFederal Register: FTA (Peter Rogoff)
31 January 2011TIGGER and Clean Fuels Grant Program FundsFederal Register: FTA (Peter Rogoff)
25 February 2011Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB ReviewFederal Register: FTA (Ann M. Linnertz)
14 March 2011Bus Testing; Calculation of Average Passenger Weight and Test Vehicle WeightFederal Register: FTA (Peter M. Rogoff)
18 March 2011Transfer of Federally Assisted Land or FacilityMarisol Simón
10 May 2011Notice of Request for the Reinstatement of an Information CollectionFederal Register: FTA (Ann M. Linnertz)
19 May 2011Bus Testing: Calculation of Average Passenger Weight and Test Vehicle Weight, and Public Meeting and Extension of Comment PeriodFederal Register: FTA (Therese McMillan)
24 June 2011Discretionary Bus and Bus Facilities ProgramFederal Register: FTA (Peter M. Rogoff)
27 June 2011FY 2011 Discretionary Livability Funding Opportunity; Section 5309 Bus and Bus Facilities Livability Initiative Program Grants and Section 5339 Alternatives Analysis ProgramFederal Register: FTA (Peter M. Rogoff)
13 July 2011Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Program GrantsFederal Register: FTA (Peter Rogoff)
27 July 2011Section 5309 Discretionary Bus and Bus Facilities ProgramFederal Register: FTA (Peter Rogoff)
3 August 2011Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB ReviewFederal Register: FTA (Ann M. Linnertz)
3 August 2011Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB ReviewFederal Register: FTA (Ann M. Linnertz)
12 October 2011Environmental Impact Statement, Tappan Zee Bridge/I-287 Corridor Project (Rockland and Westchester Counties, New York)Jonathan D. McDade
18 July 2012Designation of Transportation Management AreasVictor M. Mendez
25 July 2012FY 2012 Discretionary Funding Opportunity; Section 5309 Bus and Bus Facilities and Section 5312 National Research Program Veterans Transportation and Community Living InitiativeFederal Register: FTA (Peter Rogoff)
3 August 2012Notice of Request to Rescind Buy America Waiver for Minivans and Minivan ChassisDorval R. Carter, Jr.
14 August 2012Bus and Bus Facilities Discretionary Program FundsFederal Register: FTA (Peter Rogoff)
28 August 2012Notice of Request To Rescind Buy America Waiver for Minivans and Minivan Chassis; Extension of Comment PeriodDana C. Nifosi
28 August 2012Title VI; Final CircularFederal Register: FTA (Peter Rogoff)
1 October 2012Environmental Impact and Related ProceduresVictor M. Mendez
Peter Rogoff
2 October 2012Americans With Disabilities Act: Proposed Circular Chapter, Vehicle AcquisitionFederal Register: FTA (Peter Rogoff)
2 October 2012Clean Fuels Grant Program, Augmented With Discretionary Bus and Bus Facilities Program FundsFederal Register: FTA (Peter Rogoff)
9 November 2012Fiscal Year 2013 Public Transportation on Indian Reservations ProgramFederal Register: FTA (Peter M. Rogoff)
3 December 2012Decision To Rescind Buy America Waiver for Minivans and Minivan ChassisFederal Register: FTA (Peter Rogoff)
4 December 2012Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Grant ProgramFederal Register: FTA (Peter Rogoff)
12 December 2012Notice of Request for New Information CollectionsFederal Register: FTA (Ann M. Linnertz)
14 December 2012Bus Testing: Calculation of Average Passenger Weight and Test Vehicle WeightFederal Register: FTA (Peter Rogoff)
7 February 2013Environmental Impact and Related ProceduresPeter Rogoff
Victor M. Mendez
19 February 2013Environmental Impact and Related ProceduresVictor Mendez
Peter Rogoff
28 February 2013Environmental Impact and Related ProceduresVictor M. Mendez
Peter Rogoff
30 August 2013Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program Application RequirementsVictor M. Mendez
Peter Rogoff
Joseph C. Szabo
19 September 2013Environmental Impact and Related Procedures--Programmatic Agreements and Additional Categorical ExclusionsVictor M. Mendez
Peter Rogoff
24 September 2013Notice of Request for the Extension of a Currently Approved Information CollectionFederal Register: FTA (Susan Camarena)
22 November 2013Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information CollectionFederal Register: FTA (Matthew M. Crouch)
27 November 2013Notice of Buy America Waiver for MinivansDorval R. Carter, Jr.
26 December 2013National Rural Transportation Assistance Program: Solicitation for ProposalsFederal Register: FTA (Peter Rogoff)
9 January 2014FY13 Discretionary Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment Program (LoNo) ProgramFederal Register: FTA (Peter Rogoff)
13 January 2014Environmental Impact and Related ProceduresGregory G. Nadeau
Peter Rogoff
10 March 2014Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment ProgramFederal Register: FTA (Therese McMillan)
31 March 2014MAP-21 Section 1306 Financial Penalties GuidanceGregory G. Nadeau
Therese McMillan
2 June 2014Policy Guidance on Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) RepresentationTherese McMillan
Gregory G. Nadeau
2 June 2014Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning; Metropolitan Transportation Planning; Proposed RuleTherese McMillan
Gregory G. Nadeau
4 June 2014Discretionary Funding Opportunities: Prior Year Section 5309 Bus and Bus Facilities Program (Ladders of Opportunity Initiative)Federal Register: FTA (Dorval Carter, Jr.)
10 June 2014Notice of Request for the Extension of a Currently Approved Information CollectionFederal Register: FTA (Matthew M. Crouch)
30 July 2014Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Program: Proposed CircularFederal Register: FTA (Therese W. McMillan)
22 August 2014Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB ReviewFederal Register: FTA (Susan Camarena)
2 September 2014Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning; Metropolitan Transportation PlanningGregory G. Nadeau
Therese W. McMillan
10 September 2014Additional Authorities for Planning and Environmental LinkagesGregory G. Nadeau
Therese W. McMillan
16 September 2014Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program Application RequirementsGregory G. Nadeau
Therese McMillan
Joseph C. Szabo
6 October 2014Environmental Impact and Related Procedures--Programmatic Agreements and Additional Categorical ExclusionsGregory G. Nadeau
Therese W. McMillan
24 October 2014Formula Grants for Rural Areas: Guidance and Application InstructionsFederal Register: FTA (Therese W. McMillan)
27 October 2014Fiscal Year 2014 Bus Ladders of Opportunity Initiative Grant Program Project SelectionsFederal Register: FTA (Therese W. McMillan)
4 November 2014Notice of Request for the Extension of a Currently Approved Information CollectionFederal Register: FTA (Susan Camarena)
6 March 2015Contracting InitiativeAnthony R. Foxx
13 March 2015Notice of Availability of Revised Guidance on the Environmental Review ProcessGregory G. Nadeau
Therese W. McMillan
17 March 2015Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB ReviewFederal Register: FTA (Matthew M. Crouch)
16 April 2015Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Program: Guidance and Application InstructionsFederal Register: FTA (Therese M. McMillan)
23 June 2015Bus Testing: Establishment of Performance Standards, a Bus Model Scoring System, a Pass/Fail Standard and Other Program Updates; Proposed RuleFederal Register: FTA (Therese McMillan)
14 July 2015Austin's Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Named National Transportation Planning Excellence Award WinnerFHWA
14 July 2015Federal Agencies Name CHCNGA-TPO National Transportation Planning Excellence Award WinnerFHWA
14 July 2015Federal Agencies Name Minnesota DOT National Transportation Planning Excellence Award WinnerFHWA
14 July 2015Federal Agencies Name Nevada National Transportation Planning Excellence Award WinnerFHWA
14 July 2015Federal Agencies Name Oregon National Transportation Planning Excellence Award WinnerFHWA
14 July 2015Federal Agencies Name Pennsylvania National Transportation Planning Excellence Award WinnerFHWA
14 July 2015Federal Agencies Name Virginia National Transportation Planning Excellence Award WinnerFHWA
14 July 2015Pikes Peak Council of Governments Named National Transportation Planning Excellence Award WinnerFHWA
23 July 2015FTA Supplemental Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Apportionments, Allocations, and Program InformationFederal Register: FTA (Therese McMillan)
24 September 2015FY15 Discretionary Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment Program (LoNo) ProgramFederal Register: FTA (Matthew J. Welbes)
20 November 2015Environmental Impact and Related ProceduresFederal Register: FHWA/FTA (Gregory G. Nadeau & Therese W. McMillan)
10 December 2015Notice of Limitation on Claims Against a Proposed Transportation ProjectFederal Register: FHWA/FTA (Daniel M. Mathis & Lucy Garliauskas)
29 March 2016FY16 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities and Low or No Emission Grant Programs; 5339(b) Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program and 5339(c) Low or No Emission ProgramFederal Register: FTA (Matthew J. Welbes)
29 March 2016Rides to Wellness Demonstration and Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility GrantsFederal Register: FTA (Ellen Partridge)
12 April 2016FY16 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities and Low or No Emission Grant Programs; 5339(b) Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program and 5339(c) Low or No Emission Program--CorrectionFederal Register: FTA (Matthew J. Welbes)
9 May 2016Notice of Request for the Extension of a Currently Approved Information CollectionFederal Register: FTA (William Hyre)
17 May 2016Notice of Proposed Buy America Waiver for MinivansFederal Register: FTA (Ellen Partridge)
27 May 2016Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning; Metropolitan Transportation Planning; Final RuleFederal Register: Federal Highway Administration & Federal Transit Administration
27 June 2016Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area ReformFederal Register: FHWA/FTA (Gregory G. Nadeau & Carolyn Flowers)
1 August 2016Bus Testing: Establishment of Performance Standards, a Bus Model Scoring System, a Pass/Fail Standard and Other Program UpdatesFederal Register: FTA (Carolyn Flowers)
1 August 2016Fiscal Year 2015 Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment (LoNo) ProgramFederal Register: FTA (Carolyn Flowers)
7 September 2016Announcement of Fiscal Year 2016 Low or No Emission Grant Program Project SelectionsFederal Register: FTA (Carolyn Flowers)
23 September 2016Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area ReformFederal Register: FHWA/FTA (Gregory G. Nadeau & Carolyn Flowers)
29 September 2016FY16 Discretionary Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Component Assessment Program (LoNo-CAP)Federal Register: FTA (Carolyn Flowers)
3 October 2016Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB ReviewFederal Register: FTA (William Hyre)
3 October 2016Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB ReviewFederal Register: FTA (William Hyre)
12 October 2016Announcement of Fiscal Year 2016 Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program Project SelectionsFederal Register: FTA (Carolyn Flowers)
20 October 2016Notice of Buy America Waiver of Domestic Content Requirement for Minivans and VansFederal Register: FTA (Ellen Partridge)
1 November 2016Notice of Proposed Buy America Waiver for Radio ConsolesFederal Register: FTA (Ellen Partridge)
22 November 2016Discretionary Funding Opportunity: Zero Emission Research OpportunityFederal Register: FTA (Matthew Welbes)
28 November 2016Private Enterprise ParticipationFederal Register: FTA (Carolyn Flowers)
20 December 2016Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area ReformFederal Register: FHWA/FTA (Gregory G. Nadeau/Carolyn Flowers)
19 January 2017FY 2017 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program; Tribal Transit ProgramFederal Register: FTA (Carolyn Flowers)
14 March 2017Notice of Request for the Extension of a Currently Approved Information CollectionFederal Register: FTA (William Hyre)
27 April 2017FY 2017 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Grant ProgramFederal Register: FTA (Matthew J. Welbes)
19 May 2017Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB ReviewFederal Register: FTA (William Hyre)
19 May 2017Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB ReviewFederal Register: FTA (William Hyre)
18 July 2017FY17 Competitive Funding Opportunity; Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment ProgramFederal Register: FTA (Matthew J. Welbes)
28 July 2017Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB ReviewFederal Register: FTA (William Hyre)
28 September 2017Program for Eliminating Duplication of Environmental ReviewsFederal Register: FHWA/FRA/FTA (Brandye L. Hendrickson, Heath Hall, Jane Williams)
29 September 2017Environmental Impacts and Related ProceduresFederal Register: FHWA/FRA/FTA (Brandye L. Hendrickson, Heath Hall, Jane Williams)
29 November 2017Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area ReformFederal Register: FHWA/FTA (Brandye L. Hendrickson & K. Jane Williams)
11 December 2017Notice of Request for Revisions of an Information CollectionFederal Register: FTA (William Hyre)
16 January 2018Removing Barriers to Transit Bus AutomationFederal Register: FTA (K. Jane Williams)
16 January 2018Research Program: Automated Transit BusesFederal Register: FTA (K. Jane Williams)
25 April 2018FY 2018 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Grant ProgramFederal Register: FTA (K. Jane Williams)
8 May 2018Agency Information Collection Activity under OMB ReviewFederal Register: FTA (William Hyre)
25 June 2018Fiscal Year 2017 Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment ProgramFederal Register: FTA (K. Jane Williams)
25 June 2018Fiscal Year 2018 Competitive Funding Opportunity; Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment ProgramFederal Register: FTA (K. Jane Williams)
11 July 2018FY 2018 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program; Tribal Transit ProgramFederal Register: FTA (K. Jane Williams)
3 August 2018Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation ProjectsFederal Register: FTA (Elizabeth S. Riklin)
3 August 2018Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation ProjectsFederal Register: FTA (Elizabeth S. Riklin)
29 October 2018Environmental Impacts and Related ProceduresFederal Register: FHWA/FRA/FTA
18 December 2018Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation ProjectsFederal Register: FTA (Elizabeth S. Riklin)
19 March 2019Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation ProjectsFederal Register: FTA (Elizabeth S. Riklin)
21 March 2019FY 2019 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Grant ProgramFederal Register: FTA (K. Jane Williams)
8 May 2019Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation ProjectsFederal Register: FTA (Dwayne E. Weeks)
10 May 2019FY 2019 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program; Tribal Transit ProgramFederal Register: FTA (K. Jane Williams)
15 May 2019Fiscal Year 2019 Competitive Funding Opportunity; Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities ProgramFederal Register: FTA (K. Jane Williams)
2 July 2019Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB ReviewFederal Register: FTA (Nadine Pembleton)
24 July 2019Notice To Rescind Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the GA 400 Transit Initiative in Fulton County, GeorgiaFederal Register: FTA (Yvette G. Taylor)
31 July 2019Solicitation of Proposals for the National Rural Transit Assistance ProgramFederal Register: FTA (K. Jane Williams)
7 August 2019Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB ReviewFederal Register: FTA (Nadine Pembleton)
30 September 2019Early Scoping NoticeFederal Register: FTA (Michael L. Culotta)
3 October 2019Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB ReviewFederal Register: FTA (Nadine Pembleton)
21 October 2019Clean Fuels Grant ProgramFederal Register: FTA (K. Jane Williams)
25 November 2019Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB ReviewFederal Register: FTA (Nadine Pembleton)
24 January 2020FY 2020 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Grant ProgramFederal Register: FTA (K. Jane Williams)
30 January 2020Fiscal Year 2020 Competitive Funding Opportunity; Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities ProgramFederal Register: FTA (K. Jane Williams)
11 February 2020Competitive Research Funding Opportunity: Redesign of Transit Bus Operator Compartment To Improve Safety, Operational Efficiency, and Passenger Accessibility.Federal Register: FTA (K. Jane Williams)
12 February 2020Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation ProjectsFederal Register: FTA (Mark A. Ferroni)
2 March 2020Announcement of Fiscal Year 2019 Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program Project SelectionsFederal Register: FTA (K. Jane Williams)
10 April 2020Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB ReviewFederal Register: FTA (Nadine Pembleton)
26 May 2020FY 2020 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program; Tribal Transit ProgramFederal Register: FTA (K. Jane Williams)
12 June 2020Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation ProjectsFederal Register: FTA (Mark A. Ferroni)
9 July 2020Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB ReviewFederal Register: FTA (Nadine Pembleton)
28 July 2020Discretionary Funding Opportunity: Grants for Pilot Program for Expedited Project DeliveryFederal Register: FTA (K. Jane Williams)
18 August 2020Announcement of Fiscal Year 2020 Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program Project SelectionsFederal Register: FTA (K. Jane Williams)
21 August 2020Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB ReviewFederal Register: FTA (Nadine Pembleton)
28 October 2020Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB ReviewFederal Register: FTA (Nadine Pembleton)
8 December 2020Adoption of the Federal Highway Administration's Nationwide Section 4(f) Net Benefit and Historic Bridges Programmatic EvaluationsFederal Register: FRA/FTA (Quintin C. Kendall & K. Jane Williams)
28 December 2020Program for Eliminating Duplication of Environmental ReviewFederal Register: FHWA/FRA/FTA (Nicole R. Nason, Quintin C. Kendall, K. Jane Williams)
18 February 2021FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Grant ProgramFederal Register: FTA (Matthew J. Welbes)
5 March 2021Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB ReviewFederal Register: FTA (Nadine Pembleton)
7 October 2021Fiscal Year 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility (ICAM) Pilot Program
This funding opportunity seeks to improve coordination to enhance access and mobility to vital community services for older adults, people with disabilities, and people of low income.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez
3 February 2022Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects--TEXRail Extension Project and Richmond Highway Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project
The Richmond Highway BRT Project is a 7.4-mile fixed guideway BRT project on the Richmond Highway corridor from the Huntington Metrorail Station to Ft. Belvoir.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Mark A. Ferroni
16 February 2022FY 2022 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program; Tribal Transit Program
As required by Federal public transportation law, funds will be awarded competitively for any purpose eligible under FTA's Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, including planning, capital, and operating assistance for tribal public transit services in rural areas.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez
4 March 2022FY 2022 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Grant Program and the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program
FTA announces the opportunity to apply for approximately $1.1 billion in competitive grants under the fiscal year 2022 Low or No Emission Grant Program and approximately $372 million in FY 2022 funds under the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program, subject to availability of appropriated funding.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez
18 March 2022Announcement of Fiscal Year 2021 Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program Project Selections
Federal public law (49 U.S.C. 5338(a)(2)(M)) authorized $289,044,179 in FY 2021 funds for the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez
12 April 2022Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Standards Development for Bus Exportable Power Systems (BEPS)
BEPS enable public transportation agencies, communities, and States to access resilient and flexible power options through bus fleet vehicles during major power disruptions.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez
2 June 2022Request for Information on Transit Bus Automation Research and Demonstrations
The FTA continues to research Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and Automated Driving Systems in public transportation use cases.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez
22 September 2022FY 2022 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) for Transit Buses Demonstration and Automated Transit Bus Maintenance and Yard Operations Demonstration
FTA is exploring the use of driving automation technologies in bus transit operations as described in the Strategic Transit Automation Research (STAR) Plan.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez
10 November 2022Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Bus and Bus Facilities Program
The Buses and Bus Facilities Program makes federal resources available to states, designated recipients, and local governmental entities that operate fixed route bus service to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities including technological changes or innovations to modify low- or no-emission vehicles or facilities.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nadine Pembleton
10 November 2022Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals With Disabilities & Nonurbanized Area Formula Programs
Eligible subrecipients include states and local governmental authorities, nonprofit organizations, and operators of public transportation or intercity bus service.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nadine Pembleton
18 November 2022Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Bus Testing Program
49 U.S.C. 5318(a) provides that Federal funds appropriated or otherwise made available may not be obligated or expended for the acquisition of a new bus model unless a bus of that model has been tested for maintainability, reliability, safety, performance (including braking performance), structural integrity, fuel economy, emissions, and noise.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nadine Pembleton
28 November 2022The FTA is issuing Safety Advisory 22-3 to recommend that transit agencies identify Nova Bus models manufactured in 2018 or later that use a Bosch steering gearbox affixed to the vehicle frame through a mounting plate and perform inspections, as recommended by Nova Bus.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Veronica Vanterpool
Topic: Nova Bus
20 January 2023Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Bus and Bus Facilities Program
The Buses and Bus Facilities Program makes federal resources available to states, designated recipients, and local governmental entities that operate fixed route bus service to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities including technological changes or innovations to modify low- or no- emission vehicles or facilities.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nadine Pembleton
20 January 2023Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals With Disabilities & Nonurbanized Area Formula Program
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program provides formula funding to states and designated recipients to meet the transportation needs of older adults and people with disabilities when the transportation service provided is unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate to meeting these needs.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nadine Pembleton
23 January 2023Notice of Recent Statutory Changes and Change of Date for the Annual Index for Inflation of the Monetary Thresholds for the Limited Federal Financial Assistance Categorical Exclusions
This notice also announces an amendment to the timeframe that FHWA and FTA will use for the annual index for inflation of the monetary thresholds for those CEs, from January (calendar year) to October (fiscal year) of each year.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: FHWA & FTA
Byline: Stephanie Pollack & Nuria Fernandez
27 January 2023FY 2023 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Grant Program and the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program
As required by Federal public transportation law, Low or No Emission Grant Program funds will be awarded competitively for the purchase or lease of low or no emission vehicles that use advanced technologies for transit revenue operations, including related equipment or facilities.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez
22 February 2023Transfer of Federally Assisted Facility
Accordingly, FTA is issuing this Notice to advise Federal agencies that Pace Suburban Bus intends to transfer the land and building located at 9 Osgood Street, Joliet, Illinois to Will County.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Kelley Brookins
Topic: Pace
3 March 2023National Transit Database: Reporting Changes and Clarifications
The updates to NTD reporting requirements implement changes to Federal transportation law made by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and are informed by input from the transit industry.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez
28 March 2023FY 2023 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program; Tribal Transit Program
The FTA announces the opportunity to apply for $8,935,753 in competitive grants for the Fiscal Year 2023 Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez
5 April 2023Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program
The FHWA and FTA are issuing this notice to advise other Federal, State, and local agencies, Tribes, and the public that a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program for proposed highway and high-capacity transit improvements between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, across the Columbia River in the Interstate 5 corridor.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agencies: Federal Highway Administration & FTA
Byline: Ralph J. Rizzo, Keith Lynch, Susan K. Fletcher
Topic: Interstate Highway System
10 April 2023Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects--Inglewood Transit Connector Project, and METRORapid Inner Katy Bus Rapid Transit Project
The actions on the projects, as well as the laws under which such actions were taken, are described in the documentation issued in connection with the projects to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act and in other documents in the FTA environmental project files for the projects.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Megan Blum
24 May 2023Notice of Meeting of the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety
TRACS is composed of up to 25 members representing a broad base of perspectives on transit safety necessary to discharge its responsibilities.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez
5 June 2023Designation of Transportation Management Areas
The FTA and FHWA are announcing that all urbanized areas with populations greater than 200,000, as determined by the 2020 Census, are hereby identified as Transportation Management Areas.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agencies: FHWA & FTA
Byline: Shailen P. Bhatt & Nuria Fernandez
6 June 2023Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects--Coolidge Terminal Replacement Project, and VIA Advanced Rapid Transit North/South Corridor Project
The purpose of this notice is to publicly announce FTA's environmental decisions on the subject projects and to activate the limitation on any claims that may challenge these final environmental actions.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Mark Ferroni
16 June 2023Bus Compartment Redesign and Bus of the Future Initiatives; Meeting
Program grants totaling $1,600,000 to the International Transportation Learning Center and the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority to redesign a transit bus compartment to improve safety for operators.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez
5 July 2023Announcement of Fiscal Year 2023 Low or No Emission Program and Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program and Project Selections
The FTA announces the award of a total of $1,689,864,104, including $1,216,941,397 to projects under the Fiscal Year 2023 Low or No Emission Grant Program and $472,922,707 to projects under the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program and provides administrative guidance on project implementation.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez
15 August 2023Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program; Tribal Transit Program
This notice seeks comments on how the FTA Tribal Transit competitive program and technical assistance to Tribes is administered. This notice also introduces FTA's consultation process and schedule for implementation.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez




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