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| | Federal Transit Administration |
 | | FTA is one of 10 modal administrations within the U.S. Department of Transportation. |
 | | Headed by an Administrator who is appointed by the President of the United States, FTA functions through a Washington, DC, headquarters office and 10 regional offices which assist transit agencies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. |
 | | The Federal Transit Administration administers federal funding to support a variety of locally planned, constructed, and operated public transportation systems throughout the U.S., including buses, subways, light rail, commuter rail, streetcars, monorail, passenger ferry boats, inclined railways, and people movers. |
| www.fta.dot.gov (270 words) |
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