Regulatory
ARTBA is the leading regulatory advocate, regularly representing the industry's views before the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Occupational Safety & Health Administration, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Army Corps of Engineers, Office of Management and Budget, and other federal agencies. ARTBA typically submits such comments 25 times per year.
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2013:
- 05/31: Model P3 Contract Recommendations
- 05/20: Support for House Keystone Pipeline Bill
- 05/14: WRDA Amendment on CWA Guidance
- 05/13: Opposition to EPA Settlement on Ozone
- 05/08: California Assumption of CE Responsibilities
- 05/07: EPA Publication of Litigation Information
- 04/29: 2 New CEs Created Under MAP-21
- 04/17: Coalition Support for Keystone XL Pipeline
- 04/16: ARTBA Support for Keystone XL Pipeline
- 04/11: Support for Senate "Sue and Settle" Bill
- 04/11: Support for House "Sue and Settle" Bill
- 04/10: Coalition Letter on EPA SAB Reform Bill
- 04/10: Coalition Letter on EPA "Sue and Settle"
- 03/12: OSHA Proposed Changes to MUTCD
- 02/12: Coalition Letter on CWA Jurisdiction
- 02/06: ESA Critical Habitat Modification
- 02/06: MUTCD Information Request
2012:
- 12/21: Modifications to DBE Program
- 12/14: Biological Opinion for NWP Program
- 12/13: Coalition Letter on Detroit Windsor Bridge
- 12/05: Coalition Letter on Bonus Depreciation
- 11/30: FHWA/FTA Use of CEs for Emergency Relief
- 11/19: EPA Revisions to NO2 Monitoring Standards
- 11/05: FHWA Design Related Services Rule
- 10/26: USDOT DBE Rulemaking
- 10/22: Written Statement on CA Diesel Retrofit Rule
- 10/16: OSHA Roadway Construction Directive
- 10/01: FHWA Post-1945 Bridge Proposal
- 09/20: Oral Statement on CA Diesel Retrofit Rule
- 09/14: FHWA Catagorical Exclusion Use Survey
- 08/31: EPA Proposed Particulate Matter (PM) Standards
- 08/29: Impacts of CAFE Standards on Highway Trust Fund
- 08/27: Environmental Justice in EPA Permitting
- 08/17: EPA Standard for Portland Cement Production
- 07/27: OSHA Info Request on Preventing Backovers
- 07/19: ARTBA Oral Statement on Regulatory Burdens
- 07/19: ARTBA House Testimony on Regulatory Burdens
- 07/13: FRA Streamlining Proposal
- 06/26: ARTBA House Testimony on Proposed EPA PM Standards
- 06/28: ARTBA Oral Statement on Proposed EPA PM Standards
- 06/07: ARTBA Support for Portland Cement Settlement
- 06/01: ARTBA Letter on Regulatory Reform
- 05/14: FTA Streamlining Proposal
- 05/08: ARTBA Letter Supporting H.R. 4965
- 04/24: Coalition Letter on EPA Asbestos Study
- 04/17: ARTBA Letter Supporting S.2245
- 03/28: WAC Letter Supporting Bill Repealing EPA CWA Guidance
- 03/26: WAC Letter to OMB on EPA CWA Guidance
- 03/15: EPA Conformity Deadline Repeal
- 02/21: DOL Contractor Nondiscrimination Obligations
- 02/13: EPA and NHTSA Fuel Economy Standards
- 02/03: FHWA Section 4(f) Policy Paper
- 01/27: CEQ Guidance on Improving NEPA Efficiency
- 01/17: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Review
2011:
- 11/14: OGE "Widely Attended Gathering" Proposal
- 11/14: WAC Letter on "Waters of the U.S." Guidance
- 11/14: Submission of ARTBA Coal Ash Study to EPA
- 10/28: FHWA Retroreflectivity Standards
- 10/28: OSHA Reporting Requirements
- 10/13: ARTBA Letter Supporting House Coal Ash Bill
- 10/11: Coalition Letter Supporting House Coal Ash Bill
- 10/06: EPA Secondary NOx Standards
- 09/30: Coalition Letter on OSHA Crystalline Silica Proposal
- 09/12: ARTBA Study on Coal Ash Use in Transportation
- 08/15: California SIP (Preemption Litigation Comments)
- 07/29: WAC Letter to EPA/Corps on CWA Guidance
- 07/29: EPA/Corps Clean Water Act Guidance
- 07/29: Coalition Letter on Stormwater Approps Issues
- 07/11: EPA Draft Permit - Stormwater from Construction Activities
- 04/13: SBA Regulatory Review (written)
- 04/04: EPA Regulatory Review Hearing - Toxic (written)
- 04/04: EPA Regulatory Review Hearing - Air (written)
- 04/04: EPA Regulatory Review Hearing - Water (written)
- 04/04: WAC Letter on Proposed Clean Water Act Guidance
- 04/01: DOT Regulatory Review Hearing (written)
- 03/14: EPA Regulatory Review Hearing (oral)
- 03/14: DOT Regulatory Review Hearing (oral)
- 03/04: FMCSA Hours of Service Rule
- 02/07: EPA Proposal to Tighten Ozone Standards (written)
- 02/07: EPA Proposal to Tighten Ozone Standards (oral)
- 02/07: EPA NOx Proposal
- 02/01: Group Letter on EPA Stormwater Proposals
- 01/31: EPA Standards for Medium/Heavy Duty Vehicles & Engines
- 01/14: FHWA Road Sign Retroreflectivity Standards
- 01/12: Coalition Letter Opposing EPA Wetlands Permit Veto
2010:
- 11/19: EPA Proposed Regulation of Coal Ash (Written Comments)
- 10/29: EPA Proposed CAFE Standards for Light Duty Vehicles
- 09/13: EPA Transportation Conformity Restructuring Rule
- 08/30: EPA Proposed Regulation of Coal Ash
- 08/25: EPA Standards for Particulate Matter (PM)
- 08/16: EPA Standards PM
- 07/09: Proposed Changes to Disadvantaged Business Program
- 06/04: National Rail Plan
- 05/24: CEQ Guidance on NEPA Consideration of Climate Change
- 05/24: CEQ Guidance on NEPA Mitigation and Monitoring
- 05/18: EPA Waiver for California Off-Road Diesel Rule
- 05/14: FHWA "Livability" and Contracting Proposal
- 04/14: EPA Waiver for California Off-Road Diesel Rule
- 04/09: CEQ Guidance on NEPA CE Process
- 03/22: EPA Proposal to Tighten Ozone Standard
- 02/26: EPA Stormwater Regulations
- 02/02: EPA Ozone Listening Session Statement
- 01/28: EPA Stormwater Regulations
- 01/25: EPA Proposal to Tighten Ozone Standards
- 01/25: EPA Proposal to Tighten Ozone Standards