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Regulations

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2014 Significant Rulemaking Archive

These report provides a summary and the status for all significant rulemakings that DOT currently has pending or has issued recently. We update the Report at the beginning of each month.  The information in the Report is not intended to commit DOT to specific conclusions or actions. For...

January 2016

Retrospective Review and Analysis of Existing Rules

Extension of DOT Contracting Initiative Pilot Program

The DOT has extended the contracting initiative pilot program for a period of 1 year until March 6, 2017.  This pilot program became effective on March 6, 2015.  On March 6, 2015, DOT published a notice in the Federal Register (80 Fed. Reg. 12257) establishing a contracting initiative...

Contracting Pilot Program

41.  Is DOT extending the pilot program, which expires on March 6, 2016?

Yes.  DOT is extending the pilot program for another year through March 6, 2017.  The extension of this pilot program will provide FHWA and FTA recipients and subrecipients flexibility to continue...