AGENCY:

Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION:

Notice of availability of proposed guidance relating to an asset disposition option for FTA recipients under the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2022.

SUMMARY:

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has placed in the docket, and on its website, proposed ( printed page 16077) guidance intended to provide clarity on an asset disposition option under the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2022. Under the new provision, FTA may authorize the transfer of an asset acquired with Federal assistance, but no longer needed for the originally authorized purpose, to a local governmental authority, non-profit organization, or other third-party entity if certain statutory criteria are met.

DATES:

Comments must be submitted by April 14, 2023. Late filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES:

Please submit your comments by any of the following methods, identifying your submission with Docket Number FTA-2022-0029. All electronic submissions must be made to the U.S. Government electronic site at www.regulations.gov.

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting comments.

Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.

Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Fax: 202-493-2251.

Instructions: You must include the agency name (Federal Transit Administration) and Docket number (FTA-2022-0029) for this notice at the beginning of each submission of your comments. Submit two copies of your comments if you submit them by mail. For confirmation that FTA received your comments, include a self-addressed stamped postcard. All comments received will be posted without change to www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided and will be available to internet users. You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement published in the Federal Register on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477).

Docket Access: For access to the docket to read background documents and comments received, go to www.regulations.gov at any time or to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For policy guidance questions, contact Maggie Schilling, Office of Budget and Policy, Federal Transit Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Room E52-315, Washington, DC 20590, phone: 202-366-1487, or maggie.schilling@dot.gov. For legal questions, contact Kathryn Loster at 202-705-1269 or email kathryn.loster@dot.gov.