Project Management Oversight

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 49 CFR Part 633 [Docket No. FTA-2025-0010] RIN 2132-AB59 ( printed page 33648) AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule modifies the applicability of project management oversight by raising the total cost and Federal investment thresholds to align with the statutory thresholds for Small Starts projects under FTA's Capital Investment Grant program. DATES: This rule is effective July 6, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For program matters, contact Corey Walker, Office of Program Management (TPM), (202) 366-0826 or corey.walker@dot.gov . For legal matters, contact Mark Montgomery, Office of Chief Counsel, (202) 366-1017 or mark.montgomery@dot.gov . Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents I. Executive Summary A. Statutory Authority B. Background C. Summary of Provisions II. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Response to Comments III. Regulatory Analyses and Notices I. Executive Summary This final rule amends the Project Management Oversight (PMO) regulation at 49 CFR part 633 . The rule modifies the applicability of project management oversight by raising the total cost threshold from $300 million to $400 million and the Federal investment threshold from $100 to $150 million, to align with the statutory thresholds for Small Starts projec…