CFR 1506.6[c]). FTA Circular 5010.1E provides that such use must not conflict with the approved purposes of the asset and must not interfere with the intended transit uses of the project property. public review and public availability of public comments. A State that intends to allocate less than 15 percent of CARES Act or ARP funds for intercity bus expenses must undergo a new consultation process under Federal public transportation law (49 U.S.C. See FTA Safety Advisory 20-01. Deputy Directive 91 (DD-91) Limited English Proficiency and Bilingual Services. DA4: For FTA-covered employers, may a new employee or an employee returning from furlough begin work in a safety sensitive position, even if pre-employment or other testing is unavailable? (See Sec. CDC5: What personal protective equipment should we provide to our employees? For the purposes of certifying that the recipient has not furloughed employees, both direct employees and contractor staff involved in transit maintenance or operations are considered employees. Changes directly or indirectly related to an emergency, including ridership and budget reductions, that continue longer than 12 months (service) or 6 months (fare), or are planned in advance as permanent require an equity analysis. planning and programming stages, the degree of public interest or controversy However, even if an agency suspends a mandatory securement policy, 49 CFR 37.165(f) still requires that the operator assist with the use of the securement system should an individual passenger make a request. "The Federal Transit Administration's(FTA) Capital Investment Grantprogram funds, among other things,projects for fixed-guideway systems-often called New Starts projects. disproportionately from transportation decisions. CA56: Do subrecipients of ARP funding need to certify to FTA that the subrecipient has not furloughed any employees or contractors in order to use funds for expenses other than payroll or operations? A: Yes. 5307(c)(1)(J)). Incorporation of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Terms 24. If the President has also made a major disaster declaration for the state, pre-award authority is effective from the start of the earliest incident period. allow you to quickly and easily locate the pertinent information. A. A: No. A: Yes. Requirements to provide Title VI Assurances. Found inside – Page 1079Fiscal Year 2013 : No Current Data Available CRITERIA FOR SELECTING ... projects to afford affected citizens opportunities through public hearings to submit ... CA39: For what time period must a CARES Act or CRRSAA grant applicant be able to certify that it “has not furloughed any employees?”. A: No. This report identifies: (1) the extent to which triennial reviews indicate that grantees meet applicable fed. requirements from FY 2000 through 2008; (2) the strengths and weaknesses of the triennial review process; and (3) FTA's ... Found inside – Page 12... and state requirements . FTA and UTA sponsored an August 30 , 2005 public hearing providing a forum for agency and citizen participation and comment . Sections 15070-15075 address public review of Negative Declarations and Additionally, the use of transit vehicles to provide non-public transportation service (non-shared ride or closed door) to COVID-19 vaccination sites, or the use of transit facilities as vaccination sites, is eligible as an incidental use if the services do not conflict with the provision of transit services or result in a reduction of service to transit passengers. CA4: Does the limit on using up to 10 or 20 percent of a recipient’s apportionment of 5307 and 5311 funds for paratransit service in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act apply? A: Yes, the CEQ regulations mandate that federal agencies must involve environmental CARES Act and CRRSAA funds used to pay for capital expenses for emergency relief do not need to be included in the TIP/STIP unless the projects are for substantial functional, locational, or capacity changes. Agency [RTPA]) shall provide for public availability of the EIR and RTP An application for ARP funds requires an independent furlough certification and can be accomplished by the inclusion of language in the application executive summary during the grant-making process. A: No. 1504 0 obj <>stream If you furlough an employee and remove the employee from the random testing pool for 90 or more consecutive days, you are required under 49 CFR § 655.41 to conduct a pre-employment drug test of the employee prior to returning the employee to the random pool and safety-sensitive functions. In order to complete your 2020 NTD Annual Report, those systems may use the average passenger trip length from their most recent prior year sample, which in some cases will be from 2017. A State may develop a program of projects consistent with its documented State Management Plan that has been updated to accommodate CARES Act and CRRSAA funds. A: No. CR9: May an agency suspend in-person assessments for ADA paratransit eligibility for the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency? CR16: Does a transit agency need to submit an updated Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program and goal to FTA to receive CARES Act funds? Departmental policy and procedures regarding public hearings. %PDF-1.5 %���� CE9: Has FTA waived any federal requirements? Eligibility Requirements Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit Public Agency Tribal Government All private nonprofit organizations. Personal protective equipment (PPE) and other measures are eligible as either a maintenance or operating expense, whichever is appropriate. Recipients that have open Section 5307 or Section 5311 awards that are within their period of availability, and otherwise would be available to be amended or have the budget revised, may use those funds at the increased federal share for COVID-19 response. CA13: If a transit system waives fares for riders, can the transit system use CARES Act or CRRSAA funding for operations that those fares would have covered? A public hearing is required, however, for changes to the paratransit reservations system. ER1: Is funding available under FTA’s Emergency Relief Program for public transportation expenses related to COVID-19? requires public review of EAs for plans and actions in floodplains. Caltrans Deputy Directive (DD-63) establishes, as the Additional funding for intercity bus is available from and administered by the Department of the Treasury (see OF2). FTA will continue to monitor COVID-19 related guidance and will update this FAQ if CDC or OSHA guidance changes. When purchased using previously apportioned Urbanized Area Formula program (Section 5307) or Rural Areas Formula program (Section 5311) funds using expanded eligibilities under FTA’s Emergency Relief program, the recipient must document the relationship of such purchases to COVID-19 response. Program), FTA Circular 4220.1E (Third Party Contracting Requirements), and 49 CFR Part 18, the Common Rule “Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments” among other requirements. participation takes many forms, touches on many special interest concerns, is CA6: Are FTA funds available for public transit agencies to reimburse third-party operations and maintenance contractors for the amounts provided in the contracts or grants of a subrecipient, even if the levels of service provided by the third-party contractors are reduced because of COVID-19? The establishment of trip purpose restrictions or priorities is permitted under 49 CFR 37.133(c) only for subscription service. A: If employers are unable to conduct FTA drug and alcohol testing due to the unavailability of testing resources, the underlying modal regulations continue to apply. Found inside – Page 37The KORUS FTA would set limits on government expropriation of covered investments—that they be only for public purpose and carried out in a ... A: FTA grantees should follow the direction of local and state public health and law enforcement agencies. Caltrans Director's Policy #21: Environmental Justice - The intent CANCELLATION. Because public However, the CRRSAA permits all unobligated Section 5310 funding (FY21 and prior) to be obligated at a 100-percent Federal share for all activities eligible under the Section 5310 program. A: Yes, please work with your FTA Regional Office to determine the proper Transit Award Management System (TrAMS) code to use for COVID-19 related emergency response activities. A: The Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act (Division N, Title IV, Subtitle B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) provides funding that may be available to intercity bus, commuter bus and passenger ferry providers. Purchases necessary to continue operations in the present emergency are allowed. However, as COVID-19 is a novel public health risk, DOT asks employers to be sensitive to employees who indicate they are not comfortable or afraid to go to clinics/collection sites. So long as the fixed route system is operating, the DOT ADA regulations at 49 CFR 37.121 obligate the agency to continue operating complementary paratransit according to the service criteria contained in 49 CFR 37.131. CA34: How were the 2018 Operating Expenses for Urbanized Areas, Rural Areas and States determined for purposes of the CRRSA? Failure to appear (FTA) driver license suspensions. Federal Transit Laws, Title 49, United States Code, Chapter 53. AD19: Can an organization receive an extension to submit its Single Audit Report? 1440 0 obj <> endobj Many permits also have a public involvement requirement which Preventive maintenance is considered an operating expense for the purposes of CARES Act, CRRSAA, and ARP reimbursement. on Environmental Quality Regulations 40 CFR Part 1500, FHWA Recipients may use any currently apportioned Section 5307 or 5311 funding for these expenses including funds that may be currently obligated for other purposes but not expended. If a grant recipient does not have such an agreement in place, it may create one that would allow payment of a bonus or incentive pay from that point forward, but it would not be able to receive Federal reimbursement for pay a bonus for work performed prior to the agreement or to employees that were vaccinated prior to the agreement. For a definition and additional information on scoping and its OMB Memorandum M-20-17, Appendix A at 12 (expired June 16, 2020 and rescinded per OMB Memorandum M-20-26). The Local Agency is responsible for consulting with interested agencies (LAPM Chapter 6, CR12: How should FTA recipients under the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program report and track multiple, ongoing purchases from a single vendor? WAIVER. A: Yes. CE11: May recipients add new routes to take schoolchildren to school or other sites for meals? Official websites use .govA .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. CA57: Are contracted staff subject to the requirement that a recipient must expend ARP funding on payroll and operations of public transportation (including payroll and expenses of private providers of public transportation), unless the recipient certifies to the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration that the recipient has not furloughed any employees? The employee must be in pay status to be an eligible expense. Please see FTA’s Section 5310 Circular for additional information. A: Yes, consistent with OMB Memorandum M-20-17, FTA will allow nonrefundable travel expenses incurred for travel approved in the award to be charged to active awards. Bonding Requirements 23. DA7: For FTA-covered employers, how does furlough affect follow-up testing? fuel, vehicle parts, vehicle servicing, or other purchase orders). A: Many transit agencies are responding with safety alerts and documents, including: TA4: Transit workers are identified as essential critical infrastructure workers by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and FTA issued Safety Advisory 20-01 recommending that transit agencies develop procedures and implement them consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidance to the maximum extent possible. § 5329(g) and the FTA Master Agreement (26) (October 1, 2019) until August 21, 2022, against any FTA recipient subject to the PTSCTP regulation that is unable to certify that it has met the requirements of the regulation. notices and publicity, map showings, hearing room arrangements, presiding In conjunction with the National Environmental Policy Act of As a subrecipient, the operator must receive CARES Act or CRRSAA funding through an existing designated or direct recipient of Urbanized Area, or Rural Area or Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities formula funding. Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO provided information on the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) efforts to develop and implement evaluation and rating processes and procedures for evaluating new start transit projects for ... A: Yes. CDC3: (CDC) What transit interior surfaces require the most attention and what cleaning solutions are the most effective against the virus? CRRSAA funds, as well as any funds not already obligated in a CARES Act grant as of December 27, 2020, must be used for payroll and operating expenses, unless the recipient certifies to FTA that it has not furloughed any employees. A: Yes. Application should state that public hearing is pending with the expected date. In this case, however, if the fixed route system is fare-free to limit interactions between the passenger and the operator, it would not be a discount, and the transit agency must do the same for the paratransit system per 49 CFR 37.131(c). A: As the due dates may be extended under OMB Memorandum M-21-20, recipients can draw down funds if reports are late, in the absence of any specific conditions or award requirements that otherwise would restrict draw down. FTA does expect that all transit agencies take reasonable measures to implement temporary service or fare changes equitably to prevent unintentional discrimination. Found inside – Page 35the foreign policy implications : hearing before the Subcommittee on ... our visa requirements or even licensing requirements and zoning rules as a ... FTA’s revised circular provides guidance to grantees on how to comply with Title VI regulations, as well as to ensure grantees provide meaningful language access to persons who are limited English proficient. Other specialty permits may also require public hearings. MARTA Board Racial Breakdown Chart 14. When implementing a rear-door-only boarding policy, a transit agency should take steps to minimize confusion for riders and personnel. FTA does not require a transit agency to document this process, get board approval prior to implementing changes, or share documentation on the changes with FTA, but FTA recommends that transit agencies document the rationale for specific service reductions, as well as steps taken to ensure equitable reductions in service, in the event someone files a complaint. CR3: May a transit agency deny service to a transit rider with a disability who is exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19? through construction, operations and maintenance. FTA is waiving any prior approval for these requests. If a recipient needs to develop a new DBE program, it must be submitted to FTA by October 1, 2020. A: Funds available under the CARES Act, CRRSAA, and ARP are available for all operating activities (net fare revenues) that occur on or after January 20, 2020. If you receive a waiver, FTA will use your 2018 data in the upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 apportionment of formula grants in lieu of your 2019 data. The docket number for calendar year 2021 is FTA-2021-0001. CR6: May a transit agency suspend its mandatory wheelchair securement policy to reduce the need for its operators to be in close proximity to a rider to lessen the potential for exposure to COVID-19? A transit agency also should notify FTA before suspending operations. A: No. GDOT will annually program and electronically submit for funding, a … However, FTA recognizes that compliance may not be possible in certain areas, due to the unavailability of program resources, such as collection sites, laboratories, and service agents. DA5: Should FTA-covered employers continue to conduct post-accident and reasonable-suspicion testing? Whether an FTA recipient is responsible for such administrative leave will depend on the terms of its third-party contract. transportation and other interested parties" (e.g., 23 0 the permit such as required for most coastal development permits and some 401 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 26. A: To certify that a grant applicant “has not furloughed any employees,” the proposed recipient—as well as its subrecipients and contractors that are providers of public transportation—cannot have furloughed any employees since March 27, 2020 (the enactment date of the CARES Act). tribal governments, businesses, transportation and environmental interest Involvement of the public in developing the range of CA40: Can a grant applicant certify that it “has not furloughed any employees” if its subrecipients and contractors that are providers of public transportation have furloughed employees since March 27, 2020? ER6: Does the flexibility for formula funding include the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program (Section 5310)? This SMP’s primary purpose is to serve as the basis for State level management of the FTA programs and to provide public information on Caltrans’ administration of these programs. The act of amending a grant to include activities other than payroll and operations serves as a new obligation; therefore, the agency must make the certification required under CRRSAA. Per CRRSAA, all CARES Act and CRRSAA funding that is not already obligated in a grant, must be used for payroll and operating expenses to the maximum extent possible, unless the recipient certifies that it has not furloughed any employees. %%EOF If a transit agency operating 50 or more fixed route vehicles in peak service and located in an urbanized area (UZA) with a population of 200,000 or more chooses to make permanent any fare media changes that are instituted during an emergency, or if such changes last longer than six months, then the transit agency must perform a fare equity analysis as described in Chapter IV of FTA’s Title VI Circular 4702.1B. ER4: When will this emergency relief program eligibility be effective and for how long? A: Yes, all the normal Section 5307 and 5311 requirements apply to funds made available under the CARES Act and all normal Section 5307, 5310, and 5311 requirements apply to funds made available under the CRRSAA, with the following exceptions along with those otherwise noted in the FAQs: The requirement to spend at least 55 percent of Section 5310 funds on traditional capital projects does not apply to Section 5310 CRRSAA funds. Products registered with EPA for use against novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (the cause of COVID-19) are expected to be effective against COVID-19 based on data for harder to kill viruses. A: No. If you cannot access the reporting system, please contact the NTD Help Desk at [email protected]. A: Recipients for whom FTA is the Cognizant Agency may request an extension of a current indirect cost rate for one additional year without submission of an indirect cost rate proposal by submitting documentation with a revised date for the indirect cost rate to their FTA Regional Office for approval. CARES Act, CRRSAA, and ARP funding can be used for administrative leave, such as leave for employees due to reductions in service, leave required for a quarantined worker, or and leave for an employee to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, including reasonable time for the employee to recover from potential side effects. The Broward Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing for the Broward County Fiscal Year 2022 Budget where the public will have the opportunity to provide comments regarding these projects, this list of projects will become final. ER15: Are the additional eligibilities and increased Federal share for existing Urbanized Area Formula Grants (Section 5307) and the Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program (Section 5311) funds used to respond to COVID-19 applicable to ferry service? A: Please follow the Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy Compliance (ODAPC) guidance, which states: If you are experiencing COVID-19-related symptoms or have tested positive, you should contact your medical provider and let your employer know about your availability to perform work. Found inside – Page 33TSA staff reported hearing similar comments from oversight agencies at a ... While the FTA rule discusses requirements for a transit agency's security plan ... Transit systems are encouraged to spend funds expeditiously to respond to local needs. Page 6 1 held a public hearing on the project. 1502.12). Removal of health and safety hazards, such as cleaning of vehicles and facilities, Costs associated with shutting down or restarting service, Materials such as hand sanitizer, gloves, soap, and cleaners, Emergency protective gear relevant to the emergency, Temporary service, that is not part of regular service, provided in response to the emergency. CFR Sec. Chapter 53 as well as the provisions of any non-statutory FTA requirements. A: No, the cap only applies at the Urbanized Area or State level, not for each designated recipient, direct recipient or subrecipient. FTA will review the report once a recipient is able to submit it and will not penalize agencies for reports received after June 1 as long as the agency’s records document that the report was submitted as soon as practicably possible. Only those expenses directly related to responding to COVID-19 are considered emergency relief and eligible for Section 5307 or Section 5311 funds under the FTA’s Emergency Relief Program. For information regarding whom to contact, size A: No. Found inside – Page 868Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, ... the implementation of ADA requirements on the nations public transportation systems . CARES Act or CRRSAA funds used to pay for operating expenses do not need to be included in the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) or Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). consistent with the requirements set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15087. A: Under the CARES Act, $25 billion was allocated to transit agencies across the country with no local match required. Graphics and Cover Design. CE6: Are costs associated with shifting transit system administrative workers to work-from-home arrangements eligible for federal funding? CA55: If a recipient (or its subrecipient or contractor that is a provider of public transportation) has previously furloughed employees but brought them back, can the recipient direct ARP funding to expenses other than operating and payroll purposes? See the Emergency Relief Manual (49 U.S.C. concern to the community. SUBJECT: Set Public Hearing-Title VI Policies ACTION ITEM RECOMMENDED ACTION(S): 13-305b April9, 2014 Consider setting a public hearing on June 11, 2014 concerning proposed revisions to Board policies 163, 501, and 551 to meet Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requirements related to Title VI (Civil Rights Act) compliance. CA26: What supporting documentation does FTA need from operators to support a reimbursement request under the CARES Act or CRRSAA? Therefore, Urbanized Areas that received CARES Act Urbanized Area funding that exceeded 75 percent of their urbanized area’s combined 2018 operating expenses were not allocated Urbanized Area funding under the CRRSAA. Metro Board approved the staff report public hearing docket B12-03 ... operating plan and the impacts on the Metrorail service. A: No. FTA emphasizes that federal law still requires submission of a complete NTD report and self-certification each year. A: A recipient must follow its locally developed Title VI Program, which includes a Language Access Plan. A: The requirement applies to all transit providers within the MPO. However, if a transit agency chooses to make permanent any changes made during an emergency, or if changes last longer than 12 months (service) or 6 months (fare), then the transit agency must perform a service or fare equity analysis. ); and adjustments for purchased-transportation cost allocations. A: Yes, per the CRRSAA, private providers of public transportation are eligible to become subrecipients of either CARES or CRRSAA funding. If, due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 public health emergency, you are unable to perform random tests during the current testing period, you should make up the tests by the end of the calendar year to achieve the required minimum 50% rate for drug testing and 10% for alcohol testing for CY 2020. CFR 800. § 5310) and the Formula Grants for Rural Area Program (49 USC 5311) eligible under the CARES Act and CRRSAA? Under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program (49 U.S.C. CA17: If a transit worker must be put on administrative leave because of a presumptive or confirmed case of COVID-19, is the employee’s pay during this time an eligible expense? Transit agencies should make decisions about health precautions and how best to implement them in collaboration with local health officials. Found insideThe Economic Impact of Establishing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Between the ... Office Public Hoaring : A public hearing in Secretary at 202–205–2000 . ER16: Does the increased Federal share and expanded eligibilities apply to all available Urbanized Area Formula Grants (Section 5307) and the Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program (Section 5311) funds? Some Washingtonians and non-residents with suspended licenses have had their driving privileges reinstated. low-income populations, are included in our outreach. A: Yes. The Directory is online at the website. Found inside – Page 1561Metropolitan Council Notice to Cancel Previously Published Public Hearing Notice ... hearing fulfills FTA's public participation requirements for the POP . By law, only the Urbanized Area Formula Program and the Rural Formula Program funds can be used under the provisions of FTA’s Emergency Relief Program. Public Hearing Announcements in Foreign Languages 11. Found inside – Page 540ELIGD3ILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Funds will be made available to ... Appeals: Opportunity for public hearing for interested persons. This extension is consistent with a DOT guidance memorandum issued April 1, 2020. Central Transportation Planning Staff. permit actions. A: Yes. Public Transit: FTA's Process for Overseeing Compliance with Federal Civil Rights Requirements Incorporates Key Federal Practices Public participation is a cornerstone of the NEPA process (CEQ A: No. When social distancing measures are in place locally, agencies may meet the in-person requirement through a virtual process, such as asking applicants to participate by telephone or video conferencing.

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