Title 49 CFR Part 600 - 699

CFR Title 49, Parts 600 thru 699 - Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is one of twelve chapters comprising the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 49, consisting of a unified body of regulations applying to specific functions and activities under the control of the FTA. [1] This chapter itself consists of 20 parts covering FTA organization, functions and procedures for its offices and programs.

Notable programs

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) thru its major programs provides financial and technical assistance to local public transit systems.[2]

Part 611— Major capital investment projects

This is FTA’s primary grant program for funding major transit capital investments, including rapid rail, light rail, bus rapid transit, commuter rail, and ferries.[3] This CFR part prescribes the process that applicants must follow to be considered eligible for fixed guideway capital investment grants known as New Starts and Small Starts as well as the procedures used by FTA to evaluate and rate proposed candidate projects.[4]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Washington, DC: Office of the Federal Register. January 2012. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-16-090051-8.
  2. ↑ "Capital Investment Program:New Starts, Small Starts and Core Capacity Improvements". Federal Transit Administration. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "About FTA and our History". Federal Transit Administration. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "49 CFR Part 611, subpart A". GPO. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

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