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From page 37... ... 37 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) -- An agency of the U.S.DOT that administers federal funding to support a variety of locally planned, constructed, and operated public transportation systems throughout the United States, including buses, subways, light rail, commuter rail, streetcars, monorail, passenger ferry boats, inclined railways, and people movers. Read the entire page →
From page 38... ... 38 Race- and gender-conscious -- Remedies that apply to individuals or firms that include some races and ethnicities and not others; and women and not men. This term is equivalent to "race- and gender-based." A DBE contract goal is one example of a race- and gender-conscious remedy. Read the entire page →

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... 37 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) -- An agency of the U.S.DOT that administers federal funding to support a variety of locally planned, constructed, and operated public transportation systems throughout the United States, including buses, subways, light rail, commuter rail, streetcars, monorail, passenger ferry boats, inclined railways, and people movers.

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... 38 Race- and gender-conscious -- Remedies that apply to individuals or firms that include some races and ethnicities and not others; and women and not men. This term is equivalent to "race- and gender-based." A DBE contract goal is one example of a race- and gender-conscious remedy.

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