2024-008 –Noncompliance and Significant Deficiency, Data Collection Form Federal award agency: Federal Transit Administration Program name and ALN: Federal Transit Cluster ALN 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants, ALN 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Federal award identification number: IL-90-X717, IL-90-X726, IL-90-X743, IL-2016-021-01, IL-2017-028-02, IL-2018-024-01, IL-2019-022-02, IL-2021-002-02, IL-2020-050-02, IL-2021-002-01, IL-2020-018-01, IL-2021-050-02, IL-2021-024-01, IL-2022-032-02, IL-2022-005-01, IL-2023-036-02, IL-2023-036-04, IL-2024-025-02, IL-54-0002, IL-54-0003, IL-54-0006, IL-2016-020-01, IL-2017-028-01, IL-2018-024-02, IL-2019-022-01, IL-2020-050-01, IL-2021-050-01, IL-2022-032-01, IL-2022-032-03, IL-2023-036-01, IL-2023-036-03, IL-2024-025-01 Federal award year: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Criteria: 2 CFR 200.512(a)(1) requires that Metra’s annual audit be completed and the annual audit, reporting package and data collection form be submitted to the federal audit clearinghouse with the earlier of 30 days after receipt of the auditor’s reports or 9 months after the end of Metra’s fiscal year (September 30, 2025). Condition: Metra did not submit the 2024 federal reporting package with the Federal Audit Clearinghouse within the required timeline stated in the criteria above. Cause: Ongoing capital asset reviews delayed the issuance of the basic financial statements. Effect or potential effect: Failure to submit the annual audit, reporting package and data collection form to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse in a timely manner will result in Metra not being eligible to be considered a low-risk auditee. This will effect the scope of the Uniform Guidance audit for the next two fiscal years. Questioned costs: None noted. Context: Systemic in nature. Recommendation: We recommend that Metra establish and implement procedures to ensure the timely completion and issuance of its annual audit, including proactive monitoring of reporting deadlines and coordination across departments involved in audit‑related activities. Management should develop contingency plans to address delays in complex audit areas, such as capital asset reviews, to ensure future reporting packages and data collection forms are submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse within the timeframes required by 2 CFR 200.512(a)(1). Views of responsible officials: Management acknowledges the finding and agrees that remediation is necessary. Management will implement the recommendations that it has defined within the corrective action plan required by Title 2 CFR 200.511(c) executed on April 16, 2026.