[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 6]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR611.3]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 611--MAJOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 611.3  Applicability.

    (a) This part applies to all proposals for Federal capital 
investment funds under 49 U.S.C. 5309 for new transit fixed guideway 
systems and extensions to existing systems.
    (b) Projects described in paragraph (a) of this section are not 
subject to evaluation under this part if the total amount of funding 
from 49 U.S.C. 5309 will be less than $25 million, or if such projects 
are otherwise exempt from evaluation by statute.
    (1) Exempt projects must still be rated by FTA for purposes of 
entering into a Federal funding commitment as required by 49 U.S.C. 
5309(e)(7). Sponsors who believe their projects to be exempt are 
nonetheless strongly encouraged to submit data for project evaluation as 
described in this part.
    (2) Such projects are still subject to the requirements of 23 CFR 
part 450 and 23 CFR part 771.
    (3) This part does not apply to projects for which a Full Funding 
Grant Agreement (FFGA) has already been executed.
    (c) Consistent with 49 U.S.C. 5309(e)(8)(B), FTA will make project 
approval decisions on proposed projects using expedited procedures as 
appropriate, for proposed projects that are:
    (1) Located in a nonattainment area;
    (2) Transportation control measures as defined by the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); and
    (3) Required to carry out a State Implementation Plan.