| Guidance | Federal Transit Administrations (FTA) | Waiver of Remaining Federal Interest in Proterra Buses | | 2025/12/19 | | |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) | Special Approval Procedure for an Alternative Standard to Periodic Brake Equipment Maintenance for Passenger Vehicles Equipped with Stadler GTW and FLIRT Brake Equipment | | 2025/12/19 | | Decision Letter |
| Safety | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Notice on Testing for Marijuana | | 2025/12/19 | | |
| Proposed Merger | Surface Transportation Board | Proposed Merger of Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation | Written comments on the Board’s proposed procedural schedule are due by November 20, 2025. The Board may consider comments received after that date. Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS) plan to file their formal merger application with federal regulators on Dec. 19, 2025 | 2025/09/26 | | |
| Safety | Federal Transit Administration (FTA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) | Proposed Rescission of the National Transit Database Weekly Reference Reporting Requirement | 2025/12/2 | 2025/11/18 | | Completed Comments |
| Guidance | Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of Transportation (DOT) | Notice of Availability of Final Policy Guidance for the Capital Investment Grants Program | | 2025/11/12 | This final policy guidance is effective immediately. FTA will not exempt projects from following the new amended final CIG policy guidance | |
| Safety | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL) | 2025/11/28 | 2025/09/29 | | |
| Safety | Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), U.S. Department of Transportation | Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs: Addition of Fentanyl to the Department of Transportation's Drug-Testing Panel; Harmonization With Certain Items in the HHS Mandatory Guidelines for Urine and Oral Fluid; and Technical Amendments | 2025/10/17 | 2025/09/02 | | Completed Comments |
| DBE | Department of Transportation | Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise in Airport Concessions Program Implementation Modifications | 2025/11/03 | 2025/10/03 | | Completed Comments |
| Guidance | FTA | Request for Information Concerning the Capital Investment Grants Program | 2025/09/18 | 2025/08/19 | | Completed Comments |
| Guidance | FTA | Notice of Availability of Proposed Policy Guidance for the Capital Investment Grants Program | 2025/09/02 | 2025/08/19 | | Completed Comments |
| Safety | FRA | Amendments to Brake System Maintenance and Inspection Requirements | 2025/09/02 | 2025/07/01 | | Completed Comments |
| Safety | FHWA, FRA, FTA | Revision of National Environmental Policy Act Regulations | 2025/08/04 | 2025/07/03 | | Completed Comments |
| Funding and Programs | Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation | Letter to All Recipients of U.S. Department of Transportation Funding | | 2025/07/02 | | |
| Safety | Federal Transit Administration | Emergency Relief Program | 2025/09/02 | 2025/07/01 | | Completed Comments |
| Safety | Federal Transit Administration | Charter Service | | 2025/07/01 | | Final Rule |
| Safety | Federal Transit Administration | Major Capital Investment Projects | | 2025/07/01 | | |
| Safety | Federal Transit Administration | Organization, Functions, and Procedures | | 2025/07/01 | | Final Rule |
| Safety | Federal Transit Administration | Private Investment Project Procedures (NPRM) | 2025/07/31 | 2025/07/01 | | Completed Comments |
| Safety | Federal Transit Administration | Project Management Oversight (NPRM) | 2025/09/02 | 2025/07/01 | | Completed Comments |
| Safety | Federal Transit Administration | Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program (NPRM) | 2025/09/02 | 2025/07/01 | | Completed Comments |
| Safety | Federal Transit Administration | Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection (NPRM) | 2025/07/31 | 2025/07/01 | | Completed Comments |
| Safety | Federal Transit Administration | School Bus Operations | | 2025/07/01 | | Final Rule |
| Safety | Federal Transit Administration | Transit Asset Management | | 2025/07/01 | | Final Rule |
| Safety | Federal Transit Administration | Transit Worker Hours of Service and Fatigue Risk Management; Withdrawal (ANPRM) | | 2025/07/01 | | |
| Safety | Federal Transit Administration | Transportation for Elderly and Handicapped Persons | | 2025/07/01 | | Final Rule |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Administrative Updates to the Federal Railroad Administration's Rules of Practice | | 2025/07/01 | | |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Administrative Updates to the Railroad Safety Appliance Standards Regulations | | 2025/07/01 | | |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Administrative Updates to the Rear End Marking Device-Passenger, Commuter and Freight Trains Regulations | | 2025/07/01 | | |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Administrative Updates to the Safety Glazing Standards Regulations | | 2025/07/01 | | |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Administrative Updates to the Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees Regulations | | 2025/07/01 | | Final Rule |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Repealing a Redundant Reporting Requirement | | 2025/07/01 | | |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Regulatory Relief From Locomotive Horn Sounding Pattern at Public Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (NPRM) | 2025/09/02 | 2025/07/01 | | |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Regulatory Relief To Allow Speeds Up to 45 MPH for Non-Traversable Curbs (NPRM) | 2025/09/02 | 2025/07/01 | | |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Removal of Unnecessary and Outdated Paperwork Reduction Act References (NPRM) | 2025/09/02 | 2025/07/01 | | |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Removing Stenciling Requirement for Freight Cars Used for Tourist, Historic, Excursion, Educational, Recreational, or Private Purposes and Not Interchanged (NPRM) | 2025/09/02 | 2025/07/01 | | |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Repealing a Track Surface Requirement (NPRM) | 2025/09/02 | 2025/07/01 | | |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Repealing Certain Bridge Load Capacity Evaluation Requirements (NPRM) | 2025/09/02 | 2025/07/01 | | |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Repealing Outdated Railroad Workplace Safety Requirements and Making Other Improvements (NPRM) | 2025/09/02 | 2025/07/01 | | |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Repealing Special Approval Requirement for Freight Cars More Than 50 Years Old (NPRM) | 2025/09/02 | 2025/07/01 | | |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Retiring Form FRA F 6180.107 and Form FRA F 6180.150 (NPRM) | 2025/09/02 | 2025/07/01 | | |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Administrative Updates to the Federal Railroad Administration's Control of Alcohol and Drug Use Regulations | | 2025/07/01 | | Final Rule |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Administrative Updates to the United States Locational Requirement for Dispatching of United States Rail Operations Regulations | | 2025/07/01 | | Final Rule |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Administrative Updates to the Steam Locomotive Inspection and Maintenance Standards Regulations | | 2025/07/01 | | Final Rule |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Administrative Updates to the Signal Systems Reporting Requirements Regulations | | 2025/07/01 | | Final Rule |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Administrative Updates to the Rules, Standards, and Instructions Governing the Installation, Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of Signal and Train Control Systems, Devices, and Appliances Regulations | | 2025/07/01 | | Final Rule |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Administrative Updates to the Reflectorization of Rail Freight Rolling Stock Regulations | | 2025/07/01 | | Final Rule |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Administrative Updates to the Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards Regulations | | 2025/07/01 | | Final Rule |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Administrative Updates to the Railroad Communications Regulations | | 2025/07/01 | | Final Rule |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Administrative Updates to the Federal Railroad Administration's Safety Integration Plans Governing Railroad Consolidations, Mergers, and Acquisitions of Control Regulations | | 2025/07/01 | | Final Rule |
| Safety | Federal Railroad Administration | Administrative Updates to the Occupational Safety and Health in the Locomotive Cab Regulations | | 2025/07/01 | | Final Rule |
| Safety | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | Railroad Grade Crossings; Stopping Required: Exception for Railroad Grade Crossing Equipped with Active Warning Device Not in Activated State | | 2025/05/28 | | Completed Comments |
| Funding and Programs | Office of the Secretary, USDOT | Reminder Letter to All Recipients of U.S. Department of Transportation Funding | | 2025/04/24 | | |
| Safety | Office of the Secretary, USDOT | Ensuring Lawful Regulation; Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs | 2025/05/05 | 2025/04/03 | | Completed Comments |
| Guidance | USDOT | USDOT Memorandum: Review and Clearance of Guidance Documents | | 2025/03/11 | | |
| Safety | USDOT | USDOT Order 2100.6b: Policies and Procedures for Rulemaking | | 2025/03/10 | | |
| Safety | USDOT FRA | Petition for Waiver of Compliance | 2025/03/24 | 2025/02/20 | | Notice |
| Presidential Proclamation | White House OMB | Presidential Proclamation: Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States | N/A | 2025/02/10 | | Immediate |
| Presidential Proclamation | White House OMB | Presidential Proclamation: Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States | N/A | 2025/02/10 | | Immediate |
| USDOT FHWA | Suspending Approval of State Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Programs | | 2025/02/06 | | Immediate |
| Funding and Programs | USDOT FRA | Program Approval: Georgia Central Railway, L.P. and Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc. | N/A | 2025/02/05 | | Notice |
| Safety | USDOT FRA | The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control Safety Plan and Positive Train Control System | 2025/03/03 | 2025/02/05 | | Notice of availability and request for comments |
| Presidential Action | White House OMB | Executive Order: Progress on the Situation at Our Southern Border | N/A | 2025/02/03 | | Immediate |
| Presidential Action | White House OMB | Executive Order: Progress on the Situation at Our Northern Border | N/A | 2025/02/03 | | Immediate |
| Presidential Action | White House OMB | Executive Order: Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation | N/A | 2025/01/31 | | Immediate |
| Presidential Action | US Department of Transportation | Ensuring Reliance Upon Sound Economic Analysis in Department of Transportation Policies, Programs, and Activities | N/A | 2025/01/29 | | Immediate |
| Presidential Action | US Department of Transportation | USDOT Memorandum: Memorandum for Secretarial Officers and Heads of Operating Administrations | N/A | 2025/01/29 | | Immediate |
| Presidential Action | White House OMB | OMB Memorandum: Rescission of M-25-13 | N/A | 2025/01/29 | | Immediate |
| Presidential Action | White House OMB | OMB Memorandum: Guidance for Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs | N/A | 2025/01/28 | | Immediate |
| Presidential Action | White House OMB | OMB Memorandum: Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs | N/A | 2025/01/27 | | Immediate |
| Presidential Action | White House OMB | Executive Order: Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity | N/A | 2025/01/21 | | Immediate |
| Safety | USDOT FTA | Notice of Establishment of Emergency Relief Docket for Calendar Year 2025 | N/A | 2025/01/21 | | Notice |
| Presidential Action | White House OMB | Memorandum: America First Trade Policy | N/A | 2025/01/20 | | Immediate |
| Presidential Action | White House OMB | Executive Order: Initial Recission of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions | N/A | 2025/01/20 | | Immediate |
| Presidential Action | White House OMB | Executive Order: Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing | N/A | 2025/01/20 | | Immediate |
| Presidential Action | White House OMB | Executive Order: Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence | N/A | 2025/01/23 | | Immediate |
| Presidential Action | White House OMB | Executive Order: Regulatory Freeze Pending Review | N/A | 2025/01/20 | | Immediate |
| Presidential Action | White House OMB | Executive Order: Unleashing American Energy | N/A | 2025/01/20 | | Immediate |
| Safety | USDOT FRA | Accident/Incident Investigation Policy for Gathering Information and Consulting with Stakeholders | N/A | 2025/01/17 | | Final rule; withdrawal |
| Safety | USDOT FRA | Establishment of an Emergency Relief Docket for Calendar Year 2025 | N/A | 2025/01/16 | | Notice of establishment of public docket |
| Guidance | FTA | Third Party Contracting Guidance: Final Guidance | N/A | 2025/01/16 | | N/A |
| Buy America | FRA | Request for Comments: Notice of Proposed Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Tier 0, Tier 1, and Non-Tiered Locomotives | 2025/01/28 | 2025/01/13 | | |
| Charter Service | FTA | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking -- Charter Service | 2025/03/10 | 2025/01/08 | | Under Consideration |
| AV | NHTSA | HOLON U.S. Inc.-Receipt of Petition for Temporary Exemption From Various Requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for an Automated Driving System-Equipped Vehicle | 2025/01/07 | 2024/11/08 | | Filed Comments |
| Buy America | FTA | Notice of Proposed Buy America Waiver for Battery Electric Minibuses and Request for Comment | 2025/01/06 | 2024/12/20 | | Complete Comments |
| Safety | FTA | Notice of Proposed Policy Statement Regarding the Applicability of FTA's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program to Transportation Network Companies | 2025/02/13 | 2025/12/20 | | Completed Comments |
| Environmental | FTA; FRA; FHWA | Request for Comments on Section 139 Efficient Environmental Reviews for Project Decisionmaking and One
Federal Decision Interim Final Guidance | 2025/02/18 | 2024/12/17 | | Likely to submit comments |
| Guidance | USDOT - Build America Bureau | Proposed Guidance: Evaluation of the Appropriateness of Public-Private Partnership Project Delivery Including Value for Money or Comparable Analyses; Bipartisan Infrastructure Law | 2024/12/31 | 2024/11/13 | | Under Consideration |
| Buy America | FTA | Notice of Extension: Buy America Waiver for Purchase of Vanpool Vehicles | N/A | 2024/11/18 | | The waiver is effective November 15, 2025 for five years. APTA had submitted comments seeking the relief granted. |
| Safety | FTA | Final Rule: Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection | N/A | 2024/10/30 | Final Rule is effective November 29, 2024 | Comments Submitted
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| Rail | FRA | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Procedures for Waivers and Safety Related Proceedings | 2024/12/30 | 2024/10/24 | | Under Consideration |
| Rail | FRA | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Positive Train Control | 2024/12/24 | 2024/10/25 | | Comments will be submitted |
| Rail | FRA | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Track Geometry Measurement System Inspections | 2024/12/24 | 2024/10/24 | | Under Consideration |
| Safety | FTA | State Safety Oversight Final Rule | N/A | 2024/10/17 | | APTA submitted comments on the NPRM in December 2023. This is now a final rule, effective January 1, 2025. |
| Guidance | Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation | Proposed Program Comment on Accessible, Climate-Resilient, and Connected Communities | 2024/10/09 | 2024/08/08 | | Reviewing |
| Safety | FRA | Accident/Incident Investigation Policy | 2024/12/16 | 2024/10/01 | | Final Action effective 10/31/2024 |
| Guidance | FTA | Award Management Requirements, Final Circular | N/A | 2024/09/27 | | No action planned |
| Guidance | FTA | Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities: Grant Program Guidance, Final Circular | N/A | 2024/09/27 | | No action planned |
| Guidance | FTA | Rural Areas Formula Grant Programs Guidance, Final Circular | N/A | 2024/09/27 | | No action planned |
| Guidance | FTA | Urbanized Areas Formula Grant Programs Guidance, Final Circular | N/A | 2024/09/27 | | No action planned |
| FRA | Request for Comments -- Proposed Nonavailability Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Certain High-Speed Rail Products for the California Inaugural High-Speed Rail Service Project | 2024/10/05 | 2024/09/20 | | |
| IRS | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Section 30C Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit | 2024/11/18 | 2024/09/19 | | |
| Safety | OSHA | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings | 2024/12/30 | 2024/08/30 | 2025/01/14 | Comments |
| FHWA | Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric Charging Technologies and Infrastructure Needs | | | | |
| Accessibility | USDOT | Transportation for Individuals With Disabilities; Adoption of Accessibility Standards for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way | | | | |
| Buy America | FTA | Buy-America Waiver for Purchase of Vanpool Vehicles (Docket No. FTA-2022-0013) | | | | Comments Submitted |
| Safety | FTA | Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) | N/A | 2024/04/10 | | Petition for Reconsideration |
| Guidance | FTA | Capital Investment Grants Program: NPRM | Closed | 2024/04/05 | | Completed Comments |
| Security | DHS | Cyber Incident Reporting for Criticial Infrastructure: Proposed Rule | Closed | 2024/04/04 | | Completed Comments |
| Funding & Program Guidance | FTA | Rural Areas Formula Grant Program Guidance Proposed Circular | Closed | 2024/04/04 | | Under Consideration |
| Safety | FTA | Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection: NPRM | Closed | 2024/03/25 | Final Rule Issued October 30, 2024 | Pending Final Action by FTA |
| Buy America | FHWA | Buy America: Discontinuation of General Waiver for Manufactured Products: NPRM | Closed | 2024/03/13 | | Pending Final Action by FTA |
| Funding & Program Guidance | FTA | Award Management Requirements Circular (C 5010.1) Proposed Updates: Request for Comment | Closed | 2024/02/14 | | Under Consideration at FTA |
| Funding & Program Guidance | DOT | Proposed Rulemaking Amending the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program and Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program Regulations | Closed | 2024/01/25 | | Competed Comments |
| Safety | FTA | Proposed General Directive on Required Actions for Assaults on Transit Workers | Closed | 2023/12/20 | | Completed Comments |
| Environmental | EPA | Locomotives and Locomotive Engines; Preemption of State and Local Regulations (Final Rule) | N/A | 2023/11/08 | | This was the Final Rule |
| Safety | FTA | State Safety Oversight (NPRM) | Closed | 2023/11/15 | | Completed Comments-- Final Rule Not yet Issued |
| Accessibility | DOT | Request for Information on Accessibility Improvements for Transportation (RFI) facilities. | Closed | 2023/11/06 | | Completed Comments |
| Safety | FTA | Transit Worker Hours of Service and Fatigue Risk Management (ANPRM) | Closed | 2023/10/30 | | Completed Comments |
| Safety | FTA | Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program (NPRM) | Closed | 2023/10/26 | | Completed Comments |
| Buy America | OMB | Implementation Guidance on Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure (Memo) | N/A | 2023/10/25 | | N/A |
| FRA | Final Rule: Locomotive Image and Audio Recording Devices for Passenger Trains | N/A | 2023/10/12 | | N/A |
| Funding & Program Guidance | OMB | Proposed Rule: Guidance for Grants and Agreements | Closed | 2023/10/05 | | |
| Environmental | FTA | Request for Comments: Notice of Availability of Programmatic Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transit Projects | Closed | 2023/09/25 | | Final Rules Issued |
| Safety | NTSB | ANPRM: Railroad, Pipeline, and Hazardous Materials Investigations | Closed | 2023/08/31 | | Completed Comments |
| Funding & Program Guidance | OMB | Final Rule: Final Guidance for Grants and Agreements | N/A | 2023/08/23 | | Completed Comments |
| Buy America | DOT | Notice: Buy America Waiver for De Minimis Costs and Small Grants | N/A | 2023/08/16 | | N/A |
| Accessibility | DOJ | NPRM: Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities | Closed | 2023/08/04 | | N/A |
| Environmental | CEQ | CEQ, NEPA Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2 | Closed | 2023/07/31 | | Completed Comments |
| Funding & Program Guidance | FTA | Request for Comments: Grant Management for Urbanized Areas Proposed Circular | Closed | 2023/07/11 | | N/A |
| Safety | FRA | NPRM: Certification of Signal Employees | Closed | 2023/05/31 | Final Rule 5/21/2024 | Completed Comments |
| Safety | FRA | NPRM: Certification of Dispatchers | Closed | 2023/05/31 | | Completed Comments |
| Safety | FTA | National Public Transportation Safety Plan Request for Comments | Closed | 2023/05/31 | | Completed Comments |
| Safety | NHTSA | Request for Comment: National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s
New Car Assessment Program | Closed | 2023/05/26 | | N/A |
| Security | TSA | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Vetting of Certain Surface Transportation Employees | Closed | 2023/05/22 | | Completed Comments |
| Environmental | EPA | Support New Inflation Reduction Act Programs to Lower Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Construction Materials and Products | Closed | 2023/01/19 | | N/A |
| Safety | FRA | Regulations Governing Certain Positive Train Control System Outages | N/A | 2023/04/27 | | N/A |
| Safety | NHTSA/ FMCSA | FMVSS: Automatic Emergency Braking System for Heavy Duty Vehicles (NPRM) | Closed | 2023/07/06 | | N/A |
| Safety | PHMSA | Hazardous Materials: FAST Act Requirements for Real-Time Train Consist Information (NPRM) | Closed | 2023/06/27 | Final Rule Publish 6/24/2024 | Completed Comments |
| Safety | NHTSA | FMVSS: Automatic Emergency Braking System for Light Duty Vehicles (NPRM) | Closed | 2023/06/13 | Final rule 5/9/2024 | N/A |
| Safety | FTA | Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) | Closed | 2023/04/26 | Final Rule Publish 4/11/2024 | Petition for Reconsideration |
| Funding & Program Guidance | OMB | Notice of Availability and Request for Comments: Implementing Guidance for Section 2(e) of Executive Order 14094 Modernizing Regulatory Review | Closed | 2023/04/07 | | N/A |
| Funding & Program Guidance | OMB | Notice of Availability and Request for Comments: Proposed Revisions to OMB Circular A-4 | Closed | 2023/04/07 | | N/A |
| Safety | FRA | Passenger Equipment Safety Standards: High-Speed Trainsets Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) | Closed | 2023/04/01 | | Completed Comments:
Part 1 | Part 2 |
| Safety | FRA | Advancing High-Speed Rail Projects Intended for Operations Over 160 Miles Per Hour Through Domestic Sourcing Plans and Buy America Compliance | N/A | 2023/03/22 | | N/A |
| Safety | FRA | Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatus Standards Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) | Closed | 2023/03/22 | Final Rule Publish 1/26/2024 | Final Rule |
| Funding & Program Guidance | FTA | Notice of availability of proposed guidance relating to an asset disposition option for FTA recipients under the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022 | Closed | 2023/03/16 | | N/A |
| General | OMB | Request for Information Revising 2 CFR Chapters I and II | Closed | 2023/02/09 | Final Revisions Public 5/23/2024 | Completed Comments |
| Safety | FTA | Final Notice Regarding Changes to NTD Safety and Security Reporting | Closed | 2022/07/15 | | N/A |
| General | DOT | Request for Information on Changes to Transportation Disadvantaged Census Tracts Tool | Closed | 2023/02/17 | | N/A |
| Buy America | OMB | Request for Information on Proposed Revisions to OMB Guidance on Build America, Buy America Requirements | Closed | 2023/02/09 | | Completed Comments |
| General | FTA | Notice of Availability: Proposed Updates to Joint Development Circular | Closed | 2023/01/27 | New Circular Issued 1/31/2024 | New Circular Issued |
| Environmental | EPA | Final Rule: Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards | N/A | 2023/01/19 | | N/A |
| Environmental | CEQ | National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change | Closed | 2023/01/19 | | Completed Comments |
| Funding & Program Guidance | FTA | Notice of Availability of Final Initial Updated Policy Guidance for the Capital Investment Grants Program | Closed | 2023/01/19 | | N/A |
| Funding & Program Guidance | FRA | Guidance on Development and Implementation of Railroad Capital Projects | Closed | 2023/01/19 | | N/A |
| Environmental | EPA | Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards | Closed | 2023/01/19 | | N/A |
| Safety | FTA | 2023 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Transit Worker and Rider Safety Best Practices Research Project | Closed | 2022/12/14 | | N/A |
| Security | TSA | Enhancing Surface Cyber Risk Management; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking | Closed | 2022/11/30 | | Submitted Comments, but included sensitive security information and not available for public viewing or posting. |
| Environmental | EPA | Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund; Request for Information | Closed | 2022/10/21 | | Completed Comments |
| Taxation | IRS | Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Initial Guidance Under Section 45(b)(6)(B)(ii) and Other Substantially Similar Provisions; Notice of Initial Guidance | Closed | 2022/11/30 | | N/A |
| Taxation | IRS | Request for Comments on Section 45W Credit for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles and Section 30C Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit | Closed | 2022/11/03 | | Completed Comments |
| General | HUD | HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget for an information collection | Closed | 2022/09/19 | | N/A |
| Taxation | IRS | Request for Comments on Elective Payment of Applicable Credits and Transfer of Certain Credits | Closed | 2022/10/05 | | Completed Comments |
| Buy America | DOT/OST | Notice of Proposed Temporary Waiver of Buy America Requirements for the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program | Closed | 2022/10/06 | | N/A |
| Safety | FRA | Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees | Closed | 2022/09/30 | | N/A |
| Buy America | FHWA | Notice of Proposed Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers | Closed | 2022/08/31 | Notice of Waiver Issued 2/21/2023 | Coalition Comments Filed Notice Of Waiver Issued |
| Environmental | FHWA | National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure | Closed | 2022/07/15 | Final Rule Publish 12/7/2023 | Completed Comments |
| Safety | DOT | Drug and Alcohol Testing Electronic Signatures, Forms and Storage for Drug and Alcohol Testing Record | Closed | 2022/08/05 | | N/A |
| Safety | FRA | Train Crew Size Safety Requirements | Closed | 2022/07/28 | Final Rule 4/9/2024 | Completed Comments |
| Buy America | DOT | Request for Information on Construction Materials Used in Federal Financial Assistance Projects For Transportation Infrastructure in the United States Under the Build America, Buy America Act | Closed | 2022/07/28 | | Completed Comments |
| DBE | DOT | Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Modification Implementation | Closed | 2022/07/20 | Final Rule Publish 4/9/2024 | Letter Urging Rule Finalizations |
| Buy America | FTA | Notice and Request for Comment Proposed Buy America Waiver [Mini-Vans] | Closed | 2022/07/19 | | Waiver was issued for two years ending October 25, 2024. New waiver request has been submitted (see above) |
| Safety | FTA | National Transit Database Reporting Requirements for Safety and Security | Closed | 2022/07/15 | Final Notice 2/23/2023 | Final Notice Published |
| Environmental | FTA | Dear Colleague Letter Regarding Real Estate and NEPA | N/A | 2022/07/11 | | N/A |
| General | FTA | Dear Colleague Letter Intercity Bus Nationwide Allocation Model | N/A | 2022/07/05 | | N/A |
| General | FTA | National Transit Database Reporting Requirements | Closed | 2022/07/01 | Final Notice 3/3/2023 | Comment |
| Safety | DOT | Request for Information Drug and Alcohol Testing Data | Closed | 2022/06/30 | | N/A |
| Funding & Program Guidance | FRA | Guidance on Development and Implementation of Railroad Capital Projects | Closed | 2022/06/28 | Final guidance Publish 1/12/2023 | Comments |
| Funding & Program Guidance | FRA | Notice of Proposed Approach (Notice) to the Northeast Corridor Project Inventory and the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program for Northeast Corridor projects. | Closed | 2022/06/24 | Notice of Inventory 4/18/2024 | Inventory Published |
| Funding & Program Guidance | FHWA | FHWA NPRM National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program | Closed | 2022/06/22 | Final Rule Published 2/28/2023 | Final Rule Published |
| Research | FTA | Request for Information Bus Automation Research and Demonstration | Closed | 2022/06/01 | | Comments
|
| Safety | FRA | NPRM on Safety Glazing Standards for Exterior Windows on Railroad Equipment | Closed | 2022/04/18 | Final Rule 11/17/2022 | Comment |
| Safety | FTA | Dear Colleague Letter Setting PTSAP Deadlines | N/A | 2022/02/17 | | Comment |
| Buy America | OMB | Request for Information and Extension of Comment Period Applying BIL Requirements to Construction Materials | Closed | 2022/05/26 | | Comment |
| Funding & Program Guidance | DOT | Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant Opportunity Historically Disadvantaged Communities Mapping Tool | Closed | 2022/03/23 | | Comment |
| Funding & Program Guidance | CMS | Comments on Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Program | N/A | N/A | | Comment |
| Buy America | DOT | Temporary Waiver of Buy America for Construction Materials | Closed | 2022/05/20 | | Comment |
| Funding & Program Guidance | DOL | Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations | Closed | 2022/03/18 | Final Rule 8/23/2023 | N/A |
| Funding & Program Guidance | FRA | Proposed Approach (Notice) to the Northeast Corridor Project Inventory and the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program for Northeast Corridor projects | Closed | 2018/03/04 | | N/A |
| Safety | DOT | Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs: Addition of Oral Fluid Specimen Testing for Drugs | Closed | 2022/02/28 | Final Rule 6/26/2024 | Comment |
| Funding & Program Guidance | FTA | Capital Investment FTA Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program Initial Guidance Proposals | 2022/04/15 | 2022/03/15 | Final Notice of Guidance 4/5/2024 | Comment |
| Research | DOT | Notice and Request for Comment Non-Traditional and Emerging Transportation Technology | Closed | 2022/03/09 | | N/A |
| DOE | Clean Hydrogen Manufacturing, Recycling and Electrolysis Request for Information | Closed | 2022/02/16 | | N/A |
| DOE | Hydrogen Hubs Implementation Strategy Request for Information | Closed | 2022/02/16 | | N/A |
| Funding & Program Guidance | FTA | Recession: Equitable Economic Recovery and Workforce Development Through Construction Hiring Pilot Program | Closed | 2022/02/10 | | N/A |
| FTA | Dear Colleague Letter Transit Management Update Requirement | N/A | 2022/02/09 | | N/A |
| DOT | Request for Information Corridor Identification and Development Program | Closed | 2022/02/07 | | Comment |
