Federal Transit Administration — the long-form archive

coverage from 2026-08-18

What that date means

Coverage begins on 2026-08-18, which is when this archive started holding Federal Register issues — not when the agency started publishing.

Anything earlier is absent from this page, and its absence is not evidence.

18 August 2026 1 document

Notice Supplemental Notice of Partial Buy America Waiver for Minibuses 2026-16812

20 August 2026 1 document

The Federal Transit Administration published a notice announcing its National Transit Database information collection requirements forwarded to OMB for review.

Notice Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: National Transit Database (NTD) 2026-17035

1 September 2026 1 document

The Federal Transit Administration finalized regulations revising its National Environmental Policy Act implementing procedures effective September 1, 2026.

Rule National Environmental Policy Act Regulations 2026-17904

1 October 2026 1 document

Notice Notice of Availability of Proposed Policy Guidance for the Capital Investment Grants Program 2026-20179

5 October 2026 2 documents

Notice Notice of Buy America Waiver for North County Transit District DMU Replacement Parts 2026-20358
Notice Notice To Reestablish the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety Charter 2026-20306

7 October 2026 2 documents

The Federal Transit Administration published notices of information collection activities seeking OMB approval for extensions to the New Freedom Program and Urbanized Area Formula Program.

Notice Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 49 U.S.C. 5317 New Freedom Program 2026-20515
Notice Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 49 U.S.C. 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Program 2026-20514

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Using the Downstream MCP server at mcp.downstream.sh, call whats_new_since with agency "Federal Transit Administration" since 2026-08-18, then tell me what this agency has been working on and which of its deadlines are still open.

Reaches whats_new_since. The response carries its own citations and states what it is missing — including which dates it has no record for.

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