Status of Major FHWA Activities to Implement MAP-21
Major FHWA actions (complete and pending)
Updated as of October 21, 2013
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INFRASTRUCTURE
COMPLETE
- Program guidance:
- National Highway Performance Program
- Surface Transportation Program
- Emergency Relief Program
- Appalachian Development Highway System
- Ferry Boats
- Territorial and Puerto Rico Highways
- Guidance on infrastructure topics:
- Asset management
- National Highway System design standards
- Construction management/general contractor contracting method
- Buy America (including impact on utility relocations)
- Stewardship and oversight
- Collection of element-level bridge data
- Interstate access justifications
- Strategy, schedule, and outreach on performance management
- Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking on National Tunnel Inspection Standards
- Guidance and notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on value engineering
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- Guidance on FHWA’s revised stewardship and oversight process
- Rulemaking activity:
- Final rule on value engineering
- NPRM on establishing performance measures
- NPRM on State asset management plans
- NPRM on updated National Bridge Inspection Standards
- Rule on National Tunnel Inspection Standards
SAFETY
COMPLETE
- Guidance on safety programs and related topics:
- Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) eligibility and reporting
- Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)
- High Risk Rural Roads
- State safety data systems
- Penalty transfer provisions
- Older road users
- Railway-highway crossings
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- Activities related to High Risk Rural Roads:
- Report to Congress
- Best practices manual
FREIGHT
COMPLETE
- Process for development of National Freight Network
- Guidance on freight-related topics:
- Higher Federal share for freight projects
- State freight advisory committees and plans
- Guidance and best practices re: special permits in emergencies
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- Draft map of Primary Freight Network
- Guidance to States on designation of critical rural freight corridors
- Final guidance on some freight-related topics
- Survey on projects of national and regional significance
- Report to Congress on State capacity to provide commercial truck parking
- Rule on 550 lb. weight exemption for idle-reduction equipment
CIVIL RIGHTS
COMPLETE
- Guidance on new MAP-21 requirements
- Monthly civil rights webinars to all Division Offices & stakeholders
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- Revised guidance for On-the-Job-Training Supportive Services and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services programs
- Call for statements of work on these two programs
ENVIRONMENT & REALTY
COMPLETE
- Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program
- Interim guidance (including regarding operating assistance)
- Proposed final guidance posted for comment in Federal Register
- Transportation Alternatives Program
- Program guidance
- Related webinars
- Accelerating project delivery:
- Final rule on categorical exclusion (CE) for emergency repairs
- Survey on use of CEs; solicitation of recommendations for new CEs
- NPRM on CE for projects in the operational right-of-way
- NPRM on CE for projects with limited Federal funding
- NPRM for Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program
(State assumption of NEPA responsibilities)
- NPRM on programmatic agreements and CEs
- Accelerated environmental decision-making guidance
- Solicitation for participation in Relocation Demonstration Program
- Guidance on State assumption of CEs
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- CMAQ-related activities:
- Final CMAQ guidance
- CMAQ cost-effectiveness tables
- Rulemaking activity on various topics:
- NPRM on transportation planning
- NPRM on advance acquisition of property
- Rule on Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program
- Rule on CEs in operational right-of-way and projects with limited Federal funding
- Rule on programmatic agreements and CEs
- Report to Congress on project delivery timeframes (2005 and prior)
FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS & TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION
COMPLETE
- Guidance on Federal Lands & Tribal Transportation programs
- Notice of funding availability and solicitation of grants for the 2% safety set-aside from the Tribal Transportation program (TTP)
- Establishment of Federal Lands Access Program decision committees in most States
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- Selection and announcement of 2% TTP Safety set-aside tribal awards
- Selection and announcement of FY14 funding for Federal Lands Transportation Program and Federal Lands Planning Program
- Establishment of remaining Access Program decision committees
INNOVATIVE PROGRAM DELIVERY
COMPLETE
- Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) activities:
- Notice of funding availability; responses to letters of interest
- Revised program guide
- Interim tolling guidance and Q&As re: toll authority under 23 USC 129
- Major project financial plans:
- Interim guidance
- Draft final guidance posted for comment in Federal Register
- Federal Register notice for input on public-private partnership model contracts
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- Additional guidance on tolling
- Final guidance on major project financial plans
- Completion of public-private partnership model contracts
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY
COMPLETE
- Strategic Highway Research Program II (SHRP2) implementation:
- Guidance on transfer of State Planning and Research funds
- Two rounds of Implementation Assistance Program
- Revised list of priority projects
- Implementation planning workshops for eight products
- Launch of FHWA Research & Technology website
- Announcement of the State Transportation Innovation Council Incentive Program and notice of funding availability
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- Development of long-range plan for SHRP2
- Round three of the Implementation Assistance Program
- Implementation planning workshops for additional products
FINANCIAL
COMPLETE
- MAP-21 apportionments and obligation limitation calculations and notices
- Guidance on use of funds from older programs
- FHWA Order on fund transfers to other agencies, between States, and between apportioned programs
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- Annual reports to Congress on obligation and expenditure of Federal-aid highway (title 23) and transit (chapter 53 of title 49) funds
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