2132-AB15 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2132 Federal Transit Administration FTA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program

This rulemaking will implement changes to the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program (23 U.S.C. 327) established by SAFETEA-LU, which originally enabled the Secretary of Transportation to assign NEPA responsibilities for highway projects to five specific States. Section 1313 of MAP-21 made several key modifications to this program, including: removing the "pilot" designation and making the program permanent; extending eligibility to all States; allowing assignment of NEPA responsibilities for transit, railroad, and multimodal projects in addition to highway projects; and providing transit agencies the option to request opting out of the program. MAP-21 requires that the Secretary of Transportation amend the regulation that establishes application requirements of a State requesting to participate in the program. A joint rulemaking effort between FTA, FHW, and FRA to amend the existing regulation at 23 CFR 773 would satisfy these requirements of MAP-21.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 23 CFR 773 23 USC 327, sec 1313 of MAP-21 (PL 112 to 141) Statutory Final 06/27/2013 Statutory deadline in 23 U.S.C. 327 No NPRM 08/30/2013 78 FR 53712 NPRM Comment Period End 10/29/2013 Final Rule 09/16/2014 79 FR 55381 Final Rule Effective 10/16/2014 No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No 2125-AF50 Related to Dana Nifosi Acting Chief Counsel 2132 Federal Transit Administration FTA 202 366-4000 dana.nifosi@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington DC 20590