(a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.-It is in the interest of the United States, including the economic interest of the United States, to foster the development and revitalization of public transportation systems with the cooperation of both public transportation companies and private companies engaged in public transportation. (b) GENERAL PURPOSES.-The purposes of this chapter are to- (1) provide funding to support public transportation; (2) improve the development and delivery of capital projects; (3) establish
The Director of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response is delegated authority to: (a) Carry out the functions related to emergency preparedness and response vested in the Secretary by the following authorities: 49 U.S.C. 101 and 301 ; Executive Order 12148, as amended ("Federal Emergency Management"); Executive Order 12656 ("Assignment of Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities") (as amended; see Executive Order 13286); Executive Order 12742 ("National Security Industrial Responsiveness");
All terms defined in 49 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. are used in their statutory meaning in this part. Other terms used in this part are defined as follows: (a)"Federal Transit Laws" means 49 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. , and includes 23 U.S.C. 103(e)(4) , 142(a) , and 142(c) , when used to provide assistance to public transit agencies for purchasing buses and vans. (b)"Administrator" means the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration or his or her designee. (c)"Charter service" means, but does not include
(a) A person may seek judicial review in an appropriate United States District Court of a final decision and order of the Administrator as provided in 5 U.S.C. 701 - 706 . A party seeking judicial review of a final decision and order shall file a petition for review with the Court not later than 60 days after a final decision and order is effective. (b) The following do not constitute final decisions and orders subject to judicial review: (1) FTA's decision to dismiss a complaint as set forth in
(a) Any interested person may petition the Administrator to establish, amend, or repeal a rule, or for a permanent or temporary exemption from FTA rules as allowed by law. (b) Each petition filed under this section must: (1) Be submitted in duplicate to the Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590; (2) State the name, street and mailing addresses, and telephone number of the petitioner; if the petitioner is not an individual, state the name, street
(a) A recipient may petition the Administrator for an exception to the charter service regulations to provide charter service directly to a customer for: (1) Events of regional or national significance; (2) Hardship (only for non-urbanized areas under 50,000 in population or small urbanized areas under 200,000 in population); or (3) Unique and time sensitive events (e.g., funerals of local, regional, or national significance) that are in the public's interest. (b) The petition to the Administrator
(a) Private charter operators shall provide the following information at http://www.fta.dot.gov/laws/leg_reg_179.html to be considered a registered charter provider: (1) Company name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and facsimile number; (2) Federal and, if available, state motor carrier identifying number; (3) The geographic service areas of public transit agencies, as identified by the transit agency's zip code, in which the private charter operator intends to provide charter service; (4)
If a complaint is not dismissed under §604.28, but is deficient as to one or more of the requirements set forth in §604.27, the Office of the Chief Counsel may dismiss the complaint within 20 days after receiving it. Dismissal shall be without prejudice and the complainant may re-file after amendment to correct the deficiency. The Chief Counsel's dismissal shall include the reasons for the dismissal without prejudice. 49 C.F.R. § 604.29