Public Transportation

Our firm and its principals have provided program oversight support and conducted Compliance Reviews and policy studies for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for over 25 years.  We have performed both specific, detailed program area Compliance Reviews, such as Title VI, EEO, DBE and ADA Compliance Reviews for FTA’s Office of Civil Rights, as well as comprehensive reviews that cover all FTA requirements associated with the type of funding a grantee receives.  The latter group includes Triennial Reviews, State Management Reviews, and Tribal Transit Assessments, conducted under contracts with FTA’s Office of Program Management

Sample Areas of Federal Regulatory Expertise

State Management and Triennial Review

Civil Rights

 

  • 49 CFR Part 18, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments”
  • 49 CFR 633, “Project Management Oversight”
  • FTA Circular 9040.1F, “Nonurbanized Area Formula Program Guidance and Grant Application Instructions”
  • FTA Circular 9070.1F, “Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities Program Guidance and Application Instructions”
  • FTA Circular 9050.1, “The Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) Program Guidance and Application Instructions”
  • FTA Circular 9045.1, “New Freedom Program Guidance and Application Instructions”
  • FTA Circular 5010.1D, "Grant Management Requirements"
  • FTA Circular 9300.1B, “Capital Investment Program Guidance and Application Instructions”
  • FTA C 8100.1C, “Program Guidance for Metropolitan Planning and State Planning and Research Program Grants”
  • FTA Circular 7008.1A, “Financial Capacity Policy”
  • OMB Circular A-87, “Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments”
  • OMB Circular A-133 “Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations”
  • Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, Public Law No. 105-178
  • FTA C 4220.1F, “Third-Party Contracting Guidance"
  • 49 CFR Part 661, “Buy America Requirements.”
  • 49 CFR Part 655, “Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and Prohibited Drug Use in Transit Operations.”
  • 49 CFR Part 40, “Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug Testing Programs.”
  • 49 CFR Part 32 “Government-wide Requirements for a Drug-free Workplace (Grants)”
  • 41 USC Sections 701 et seq., Drug-Free Workplace Act (DFWA) of 1988

 

Title VI

  • Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. Section 2000d)
  • FTA Circular 4702.1B, “Title VI and Title VI-Dependent Guidelines For Federal Transit Administration Recipients” (May 17, 2007)
  • DOT Order 5610.2, “U.S. DOT Order on Environmental Justice to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations,” (April 15, 1997)
  • DOT Policy Guidance Concerning Recipients’ Responsibilities to Limited English Proficient Persons (December 14, 2005)
  • Joint FTA/Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) regulation, 23 CFR part 771, “Environmental Impact and Related Procedures” (August 28, 1987)
  • Joint FTA/FHWA regulation, 23 CFR part 450 and 49 CFR part 613, “Planning Assistance and Standards,” (October 28, 1993, unless otherwise noted)

Equal Employment Opportunity

  • FTA Circular 4704.1, “Equal Employment Opportunity Guidelines for Grant Recipients.”
  • 49 CFR Part 27, “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs and Activities Receiving or Benefiting from Federal Financial Assistance.”

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

  • 49 CFR Part 26, “Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Department of Transportation Financial Assistance Programs”

Americans with Disabilities Act

  • Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 49 CFR Part 27, “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs and Activities Receiving or Benefiting from Federal Financial Assistance”
  • 49 CFR Part 37, “Transportation Services for Individuals with Disabilites”
  • 49 CFR Part 38, “Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Specifications for Transportation Vehicles”