Final Guidance on New Starts/Small Starts Policies and Procedures

On July 29,
2009, the Federal Transit Administration published the 2009 final guidance on
New Starts/Small Starts policies and procedures. On May 20, 2009, FTA announced
in the Federal Register the availability of proposed guidance and requested
public comment.  FTA received a total of 29 comments, primarily from
transit agencies and metropolitan planning organizations, as well as cities,
advocacy groups, state departments of transportation, and other interested
parties. Please note that FTA is concurrently publishing a separate notice that includes additional proposed guidance on the New Starts and Small
Starts program for public comment.