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FTA’s October 2023 Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight newsletter highlights FTA's participation in recent transit industry events and proposed updates to the Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program regulation in the Federal Register.
FTA issued Special Directive 23-1 to require the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to address a pattern of insufficient staffing in their State Safety Oversight (SSO) Program. IDOT must take action to increase staffing to align with the current needs of their SSO Program. ...
This document lists the proposed changes to the Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program requirements (49 CFR Part 672). Changes are noted in red text.
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and in recognition, FTA partnered with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in hosting the Cybersecurity Awareness for Transit Agencies webinar. FTA and CISA provided cybersecurity resources available to transit agencies,...
The Special Edition of the FTA Drug & Alcohol Program Newsletter on Part 40 is now available. Please share the newsletter with colleagues and send comments to FTA.DAMIS@dot.gov.
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49 CFR Part 40 Updates: ODAPC Informational Notices Available...FTA’s Stewart Mader, Program Analyst for Transit Safety and Oversight, provided an update on transit worker safety actions and gave an overview of collected from FTA’s Special Directives on Transit Worker Assault.
FTA’s Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, gave an overview of the state of bus transit safety, Safety Advisory 23-1: Bus-to-Person Collisions, transit worker assault and FTA safety regulatory activities.
FTA's Valerie Beck, Safety Assurance and Risk Management Division Chief facilitated an in-person public listening session to allow interested persons to present comments, views and relevant research on transit worker hours of service and fatigue risk management programs.
FTA sent an Immediate Action Letter to accept the modifications to work crew access limitations proposed by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) on September 25, 2023.