FTA Seeks Renewal of Transit Emergency Funding Info
Published Date: 12/23/2025
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Summary
The Federal Transit Administration wants to keep collecting info for the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program without changing anything. This affects transit agencies getting emergency funds to keep buses and trains running smoothly. If you have thoughts, send them by February 23, 2026, so the program can keep helping communities without missing a beat!
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FTA extends transit emergency info collection
The Federal Transit Administration is requesting a 3-year extension without change for its information collection for the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program (OMB Control Number 2132-0575). The collection is estimated at 26 responses and 4,680 total annual burden hours; comments on the request are due by February 23, 2026.
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