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GAO-13-328R 1 (2013-01-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadpiu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-324334 January 30, 2013 The Honorable Jay Rockefeller Chairman The Honorable 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: Major Capital Investment Projects 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 Major Capital Investment Projects (RIN: 2132-AB02). We received the rule on January 16, 2013. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on January 9, 2013, with a stated effective date of April 9, 2013. 78 Fed. Reg. 1992. The final rule sets a new regulatory framework for FTA's evaluation and rating of major transit capital investments seeking funding under the discretionary New Starts and Small Starts programs. The New Starts and Small Starts programs are FTA's primary capital funding programs for new or extended fixed guideway and corridor-based bus systems across the country, including rapid rail, light rail, commuter rail, bus rapid transit, and ferries. 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. GAO-13-328R

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