Opinion ID: 2994923
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The Federal Administrative Complaint

Text: On September 10, 1997, Transit Express filed a petition for administrative review with the FTA challenging WisDOT’s disposition of its state complaint. On November 13, 1998, Joel Ettinger, the Regional Administrator of Region V of the FTA,/4 issued a decision denying the petition for administrative review, stating: Before FTA gets to the merits of the allegations raised by Transit, a decision must be made as to whether FTA has jurisdiction over this dispute and, if so, on what legal authority should FTA make a decision. Transit has argued that FTA should review this issue because it is a matter of federal concern. Further, Transit believes that FTA Circular 4220.1D is applicable and that WisDOT has . . . failed to either establish its own protest procedures or to follow them.