Department of Transportation

DOT Department of Transportation · Rulemaking rulemaking

Establishing United States Citizenship for MARAD Program Participation; Simplifying the Application Process

On July 1, 2025, MARAD published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), titled "How to Best Evidence Corporate Citizenship: Policy and Regulatory Review," soliciting public comment on actions MARAD could take to improve the process for evidencing U.S. citizenship. The final rule will simplify and modernize the process for establishing United States citizenship of corporations and other business formations participating in MARAD programs. In the interest of minimizing the unnecessary disclosure of personally identifiable information, the final rule will also eliminate the requirement to provide dates and places of birth of corporate executives, directors, and stock owners as required in the

TN Thomas Nakamura

Jun 4 · 2 min

FTA Federal Transit Administration · Rulemaking financial regulation

Private Investment Project Procedures

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) amends its Private Investment Project Procedures regulation to reduce the regulatory burden on recipients subject to FTA's private investment procedures by removing an unnecessary reporting requirement.

TN Thomas Nakamura

Jun 4 · 1 min

FTA Federal Transit Administration · Rulemaking rulemaking

Emergency Relief Program

FTA is amending its emergency relief regulation to reduce the regulatory burden on grant recipients by extending the baseline period to establish a waiver of certain administrative requirements related to FTA's Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program.

TN Thomas Nakamura

Jun 4 · 1 min