1 Jul 2025

🚌FTA Charter Service Regulations Amendments Overview

Charter Service

Summary

FTA is amending the regulations that govern the provision of charter service by recipients of Federal financial assistance. This final rule removes the Federal financial assistance programs listed in an appendix and the guidance in additional appendices and makes non- substantive technical edits throughout to remove outdated citations and provide clarity.

Agencies

  • Transportation Department
  • Federal Transit Administration

Business Impact ?

$$ - Med

The regulation revises charter service rules for organizations receiving federal financial assistance, impacting their operational costs and administrative burdens. It provides cost savings for qualified human service organizations (QHSOs) by removing outdated requirements, thereby potentially influencing business decisions and compliance strategies for affected transit agencies.

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