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  • 2024-29801 — USDOT Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) Interim Guidelines
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 102248
    Reading Time:about 19 minutes

    The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has released Interim Guidelines to support the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS), which aims to make communities and federal assets more resilient to flooding due to extreme weather and climate change. These guidelines explain USDOT's plans to implement FFRMS by revising policies and considering flood risks in transportation projects funded by USDOT, using different approaches to identify flood-prone areas. The guidelines also emphasize the importance of public feedback and outline available resources for improving flood resilience. Public comments on these guidelines are encouraged, due by February 18, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. Department of Transportation is sharing some ideas on how to make places safer from floods, which are like big water spills that can happen in nature. They want people to tell them what they think about these ideas to help make them better.

  • 2024-29616 — Notice of Availability of Final Policy Guidance for the Capital Investment Grants Program
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 102248
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) of the Department of Transportation has announced the availability of final policy guidance for the Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program. This guidance updates the initial policy from January 2023 and incorporates public feedback from earlier in 2024. It provides details about the steps and criteria projects must meet to qualify for discretionary funding. Certain projects already in progress may continue under the old guidance, but they can opt to switch to the new guidelines if they choose.

    Simple Explanation

    The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has new rules for how projects can get money to improve transit, like buses and trains. These rules explain what steps projects need to take to get this funding and include some changes based on ideas people shared earlier this year.