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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Federal Transit Administration</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>FTA</ACRONYM>
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            <NAME>Department of Transportation</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Charter Service</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>This rulemaking would reduce the burden on regulated entities by extending the minimum timeframe for which they can qualify for the Charter Service emergency response exception in 49 CFR 604.2(f) from 45 days to 90 days.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Deregulatory</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
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            <CFR>49 CFR part 604</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 5323(d)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/00/2026</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Governmental Jurisdictions</SMALL_ENTITY>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Mark</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Montgomery</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Assistant Chief Counsel</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2132</CODE>
                    <NAME>Federal Transit Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FTA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 366-1017</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>mark.montgomery@dot.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20590</ZIP>
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