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Commissioner urges public comment on OBM rule change that may affect federal grants
Summary
A commissioner warned at the June 8 meeting that a new Office of Budget and Management (OBM) rule could alter federal grant processes and potentially allow cancellation of federal grant dollars, and encouraged public comment; the transcript contains two different rule references that should be verified against the OBM docket.
Commissioner Mark brought an item to the Transportation Commission on June 8 urging colleagues and local grant writers to monitor and comment on a new Office of Budget and Management (OBM) rule that he said could change how federal grant decisions are made.
Mark described the rule as a potentially significant departure from current practice and warned it could allow the federal government to cancel federal grant dollars, including transportation funds, if implemented as he described. He encouraged listeners to submit public comments that explain how the rule change would affect their jurisdiction or community and noted that the OBM is required to respond to each unique comment in the portal.
The transcript records two different identifiers for the OBM docket: Mark first referred to the rule as "20260034" and later as "202634." Those inconsistent citations appear in the meeting record and should be verified against the official OBM rule docket before citing the rule number externally.
Mark specifically asked fellow commissioners, city staff and local grant writers to leave comments that describe local impacts; he said the public comment portal had already attracted thousands of comments by the time of the meeting. No formal action or vote was taken on this announcement; staff did not present further authority or guidance during the meeting.
