§ 633.5 - Definitions.

§ 633.5 Definitions.

As used in this part:

Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration or the Administrator's designee.

Days means calendar days.

Fixed guideway means any public transportation facility which utilizes : Using and occupies occupying a separate right-of-way or rails. This includes, but is not limited to, rapid rail, light rail, commuter rail, automated guideway transit, people movers, and exclusive facilities for buses and other high occupancy vehicles.

Full funding agreement means a written agreement between FTA and a recipient that establishes a financial ceiling with respect to the Government's participation in a project; sets forth the scope of a project; and sets forth the mutual understanding, terms, and conditions relating to the construction and management of a project.

for the exclusive use of public transportation; using rail; using a fixed catenary system; for a passenger ferry system; or for a bus rapid transit system.

FTA means the Federal Transit Administration.

Except as provided in § 633.19, Major capital project means a project that:

(1) Involves the construction, expansion, rehabilitation, or modernization of a

new

fixed guideway

or extension of an existing fixed guideway; (2) Involves the rehabilitation or modernization of an existing fixed guideway with

that:

(i) Has a total project cost

in excess of

of $300 million or more and receives Federal funds of $100 million or more; and

(ii) Is not exclusively for the acquisition, maintenance, or

(3

rehabilitation of vehicles or other rolling stock; or

(2) The Administrator determines

is

to be a major capital project because

the

project management oversight

program

under this part will benefit

specifically

the

agency

Federal government or the recipient

. Typically, this means a project that:

(i) Generally is expected to have a total project cost in excess of $100 million or more to construct;

(ii) Is

, and the project is not exclusively for the

routine

acquisition, maintenance, or rehabilitation of

vehicles or other rolling stock; (iii

rolling stock or other vehicles. Typically, this means a project that:

(i) Involves new technology;

(

iv

ii) Is of a unique nature for the recipient; or

(

v

iii) Involves a recipient whose past

experience

record indicates

to

the

agency the

appropriateness of

the extension of this program

extending project management oversight under this part.

Project development means the phase in which planning, design and engineering work is undertaken to advance the project from concept to a sufficiently mature scope to allow for the development of a reasonably reliable project cost, schedule, and project management plan.

Project management oversight means the risk-informed monitoring of the recipient's management of a major capital project's progress to determine whether a the project is on time, within budget, in conformance with design and quality criteria, in compliance with all applicable Federal requirements, constructed to approved plans and specifications and is efficiently , delivering the identified benefits, and safely, efficiently, and effectively implemented.

Project management plan means a written document prepared by a recipient that explicitly defines all tasks necessary to implement a major capital project. A project management plan may be a single document or a series of documents or sub plans integrated with one another into the project management plan either directly or by reference for the purpose of defining how the recipient will effectively manage, monitor, and control all phases of the project.

Recipient means a direct recipient of Federal financial assistance from FTA.

FT Act means the Federal Mass Transit Act of 1964, as amended.

FTA means the Federal Transit Administration

or the sponsor of a major capital project.

Sponsor means the entity designated to deliver the project per the terms set forth in the grant agreement.