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GAO-15-174R 1 (2014-10-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqro0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-326341 October 23, 2014 The Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV Chairman The Honorable John Thune Ranking Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable Bill Shuster Chairman The Honorable Nick J. Rahall II Ranking Member Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives Subject: Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration: Emergency Relief Program Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) entitled Emergency Relief Program (RIN: 2132-AB13). We received the rule on October 9, 2014. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on October 7, 2014. 79 Fed. Reg. 60,349. The final rule establishes procedures governing FTA's Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program. The Emergency Relief Program allows FTA, subject to the availability of appropriations, to make grants for eligible public transportation capital and operating costs in the event of a catastrophic event, such as a natural disaster, that affects a wide area, as a result of which the governor of a state has declared an emergency and the Secretary of Transportation has concurred, or the President has declared a major disaster. The Congressional Review Act requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date of publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(3)(A). This final rule has a stated effective date of November 6, 2014. The rule was published in the Federal Register on October 7, 2014, and received on October 9, 2014. Therefore, this final rule does not have the required 60-day delay in effective date. Enclosed is our assessment of FTA's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review of the procedural steps taken indicates that FTA complied with the applicable requirements, with the exception of the 60-day delay requirement. GAO-15-174R

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