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Budget & Policy
This category provides policy direction on legislation and regulations that relate to public transportation programs. Responsible for the formulation and execution of FTA’’s budget and ensures that appropriated funds are obligated and expended in accord with Executive Branch and congressional intent.
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Buy America
With limited exceptions, the “Buy America” provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5323(j) prohibit FTA from obligating an amount appropriated for a project unless the steel, iron, and manufactured goods, including rolling stock, used in the project are produced in the United States.
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Calendar of Events
This category relates to any FTA-sponsored event including trainings, conferences, symposiums etc.
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Civil Rights & Accessibility
This category relates to compliance monitoring so public transportation providers properly execute: the ADA; DOT's implementing regulations; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act; Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; DOT's DBE regulations; effective EEO programs & emergency preparedness plans.
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Comment
This category is intended for your comments about a transit-related issue or suggestions for improvement on our website.
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Complaint
This category relates to expressing your concerns about federal transit-related issues. We will do our best to provide a speedy response.
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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act (PA) grant you the right to access many government records on how the government operates.
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Grant Programs
This category relates to any FTA formula-based or discretionary federal assistance programs or grants awarded to states, public bodies, tribes, or local transit providers.
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Legislation and Regulation
This category relates to the laws governing FTA and recipients of FTA funds, including transit agencies, planning organizations, educational institutions, and non-profit groups that provide public transportation.
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National Transit Database
This category relates to the National Transit Database (NTD), including questions on how to access NTD Data and reporting requirements.
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Other
This category relates to miscellaneous items not contained in the other listings.
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Planning & Environment
This category relates to FTA’’s planning programs support metropolitan and statewide transportation planning, development of major capital projects, and environmental review of projects proposed for FTA funding assistance.
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Procurement
A Listing of questions frequently asked of the Federal Transit Administration's Office of Procurement grouped by topic.
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Research & Technical Assistance
This category relates to electronic publications and other information about FTA's research mission and initiatives, including Bus Rapid Transit, the International Mass Transportation Program, Intelligent Transportation Systems for Transit, Alternative Fuels, the University Research Program; and transit research resources.
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Ridership
This category relates to FTA’’s activities to increase transit ridership in the United States. This includes questions relating to the annual FTA Ridership Awards Program, and information on ridership data from the National Transit Database.
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