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Grant Program:
Low or No Emission Grant Program
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program
Opportunity Announcement PDF:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-03-04/pdf/2022-04621.pdf
National Transit Database (NTD) data can help agencies set Safety Performance Targets (SPTs), conduct Safety Risk Management (SRM) analysis and develop safety objectives. (This article was originally published in the February 2022 TSO Spotlight Newsletter.)
Transcript for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Changes to Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Requirements Webinar.
View the recording and presentation.
This webinar provided an overview of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law changes to Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) requirements. The new requirements apply to transit agencies with an Agency Safety Plan in place under the PTASP regulation (49 CFR Part 673)....
The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) update is now available. Read this month’s updates focused on Safety Management Systems (SMS) techniques for monitoring operations and maintenance procedures.
New featured resources include the...
This webinar reviewed practices for monitoring compliance with and sufficiency of operations and maintenance procedures and examples of how transit agencies integrate this information into their SMS. The webinar recording is also available.
Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight & Chief Safety Officer, FTA, provided an overview of FTA’s approach to reducing safety risk in the transit industry and updates on ongoing efforts to improve industry safety.
Bridget Zamperini, Safety and Security Specialist, for FTA's Office of System Safety, provided an overview of the reestablished FTA Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS). TRACS is a Federal advisory committee that provides information, advice and recommendations about transit safety to...
Read the February 2022 FTA Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter for available mental health resources for the transit industry, a reminder of the March 9, 2022 deadline to apply to be an FTA Transit Advisory Committee for Safety member and an update on the Entry-Level Driver...
Q: Do FTA drug and alcohol program rules apply to recipients and subrecipients that receive funds only from the Enhanced Mobility and Seniors & Individuals with Disabilities Program (49 U.S.C. § 5310) (Section 5310)?
A: No. Recipients or subrecipients that receive only Section 5310...