Third Party Contracting Guidance; Delay of Applicability Date

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration [Docket No. FTA-2024-0015] AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final circular; delay of applicability date. SUMMARY: This document delays the applicability date of the January 16, 2025, Third-Party Contracting Guidance Circular (C 4220.1G), which makes updates to reflect statutory and regulatory changes that have occurred since the previous update in C 4220.1F. DATES: The applicability date of Circular 4220.1G published on January 16, 2025, is delayed from February 18, 2025, until March 20, 2025. ADDRESSES: Correspondence related to this guidance should refer to the docket number set forth above (FTA-2024-0015) and be submitted to the Executive Director, Federal Transit Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For third party contracting issues, contact Tara Murphy, Division Chief, Office of Administration, Federal Transit Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Room E41-311, Washington, DC 20590, phone: (202) 366-5647 or email tara.murphy@dot.gov . For legal issues, Christopher Hall, Office of Chief Counsel, same address, Room E56-316, phone (202) 941-9595 or email christopher.hall@dot.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the memorandum of ( printed page 9493) January 20, 2025, from the President to executive departments and agencies, titled “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review” ( 9…