Action
Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); request for comments.
Summary
The FHWA proposes to combine its regulation on Federal-aid project authorization and its regulation on project agreements. Section 1305 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) amended 23 U.S.C. 106(a) and combined authorization of work and execution of the project agreement for a Federal-aid project into a single action. Changes to the agreement provisions are being proposed to reflect these adjustments. Additionally, section 1304 of the TEA-21 amended 23 U.S.C. 102(b) to include a provision to allow the granting of time extensions for engineering cost reimbursement. Changes to the procedures would be added to agency regulations to provide this new flexibility.