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What’s New @
FTA and Region III
Pennsylvania Public Transportation Association
Spring Conference
April 24, 2019
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Overview• FTA Updates
Terry Garcia Crews, Regional Administrator
• Triennial Review Changes & TrendsTony Cho, Director of Program Management & Oversight
• Certifications & AssurancesMonique Myatt Galloway, Regional Counsel
• Civil Rights UpdatesLynn Bailey, Regional Civil Rights Officer
• Discretionary Grant NOFOsGail McFadden-Roberts, Special Assistant
• Section 106: Program Exemptions
– Dan Koenig, Community Planner
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FTA Highlights
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FTA Updates
• Agency wide Updates
– FTA Priorities
– Status of FY 2019 Funds
• Region III Updates
• Pennsylvania Highlights
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• Each “operator of a public transportation system” that receives Federal financial assistance under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53, including recipients and sub-recipients
Would Apply to…
• A transportation operator that only provides service closed to the general public and only available for a particular clientele
• Commuter rail service regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration
• Passenger ferry service regulated by the U.S. Coast Guard
Would Not Apply to…
Public Transportation Agency Safety
Plan
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Region III Award Activity
FY2018 Awards
# Awards # Recipients $ Obligated
Region III Total 149 55 $1.51B
Pennsylvania Total
49 21 $499.4M
Pennsylvania Remainder of Region III
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Stakeholder Outreach
Triennial Reviews:
Changes and Trends
Tony Cho
Director, Office of Program Management
& Oversight
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Process Changes implemented in
FY2018• Recipient Information Request (RIR), formerly known as the
Grantee Information Request (GIR)
– RIR includes a listing of documents and a few questions to
provide reviewers information on a recipient’s transit
program
• More focus on technical assistance
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What Is Included in the
Information Request (RIR)Redesigned to significantly reduce recipient’s level of effort
required for completion
Recipient Profile Information• Basic information about the recipient that FTA uses to better understand
the institutional and operating structure, and to help determine applicability
of oversight requirements
Recipient Information Request• A list of documents and answers to specific questions needed to assess a
recipient’s compliance
• Reviewers will provide targeted questions and follow-up items
Representative Site Visit Schedule• Draft site visit schedule that lists the areas to be discussed and the
approximate time for discussion (final schedule to be provided
before the site visit)
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Procurement, 37%
DBE, 26%
ADA - General, 7%
ADA - Complementary Paratransit , 6%
EEO, 6%
Procurement
Disadvantaged BusinessEnterprise
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) – General
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) – Complementary Paratransit
Equal Employment Opportunity
FY18 TR/SMR Findings - Region III
Certifications
and
Assurances
Monique Myatt Galloway
Regional Counsel
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FTA Certifications & Assurances
for Grants and Cooperative
Agreements
Brief Refresher:
• Purpose of “Certifications and Assurances”
• Certification Categories
• “Pinning” Certifications and Assurances
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FTA Certifications & Assurances
• FY2019 Certifications and Assurances
–Changes to 2019 Certifications and Assurances
• Significant reduction in length and redundancy
• Provides the governing statute or regulation prior to each
certification category
• Eliminated nine certifications that were not required by
law pre-award
• For more, visit: https://www.transit.dot.gov/
– Funding » Grants » Certifications and Assurances
Civil Rights Updates
Lynn A. Bailey
Regional Civil Rights Officer
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DBE Semi-Annual Uniform
ReportsRecent Changes:
• September 2018: TrAMS creates DBE Report
Records instead of DBE Task
– Agency staff with Civil Rights role receives an
email with a link
Remaining the Same:
• Fillable DBE Semiannual Report form in TrAMS
is the same
Semi-Annual Uniform ReportsNEW FEATURE!!!
Correct Old Reports in TrAMS!
• Reporting errors (deficiencies) must be
corrected in TrAMS
• Request an amendment from the RCRO
• Amended report has updated version
number
• Original report preserved in TrAMS
• Also, Project Specific Goals reported in
TrAMS
No More Excel Templates to Complete!
DBE Goal Methodology
Training Webinar
UPCOMING: mid-May thru June, 2019
Audience:
– All recipients with a DBE goal methodology due August 1st
– Check the Civil Rights Dashboard: Related Actions | Civil
Rights | DBE Goal
Purpose:
– To provide technical assistance on the minimum required
elements to be included in the methodology
– Share a proposed timeline of goal development
EEO Circular - ComplianceEEO Circular – Updated October, 2016
• Submission Schedule:
– Recipients must submit
updated EEO programs
based on updated
circular
– Check due dates
3/1/2018 or 3/1/2020
– Subsequent programs
due on a quadrennial
basis (every 4 years)
– Compliance considered
during 2019 Triennial
Reviews
Notice of Funding Opportunity:
Hot Buttons & Tips
Gail McFadden-Roberts
Special Assistant
Office of Region III Administrator
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Before Applying
• Review FAQs
• Obtain FTA program office assistance
• Participate in Webinars
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When Applying
• Demonstrate relevance by criterion
• Support assertions with documentation
• Use available resources
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After Applying
• Monitor FRN and FTA website
• Understand other factors
• Request a debrief
Section 106 Exemption
Dan Koenig
Community Planner
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Section 106 – National Historic
Preservation Act• Directs Federal agencies to consider the
effects of undertakings on historic properties
• Undertakings are federally-funded projects,
permit actions, other federal approvals
• FRA, FTA, and FHWA provide federal financial
assistance to project sponsors
• The Section 106 process is often the critical
path for FTA projects
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Activity-Based ApproachFor use when:
• Project is located within Rail ROW in part or in
full
• Undertaking is an activity listed in Appendix A
• Maintenance, upgrades, repairs, and improvements
• Applicable to all properties involving Rail ROW,
regardless of historic eligibility or listing
Available for use immediately
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What FTA Will Need to Approve:a) Documentation – Project Description, maps,
delineation of the Rail ROW, plans, justification
anytime a resource must be replaced instead of
repaired
b) FTA determines applicability of Program
Comment
c) Should be requested at onset of project
d) FTA remains responsible for conducting Section
106 where the Program Comment does not
apply
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…
FTA Agency One-on-Ones
2nd Story of Montgomery House,
Founders Room (L2)
After lunch today!
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Contact your FTA Region III Office
215-656-7100
At Your Service
Federal Transit Administration
www.transit.dot.gov