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FTA Drug and Alcohol Newsletter April 2021 Issue 71

A new issue of the FTA Drug and Alcohol Regulation Updates Newsletter is now available.

Issue 71 includes information on determining if positions are safety-sensitive, trends in the positive testing rate, saliva specimens and confirmation tests, resumption of the FTA Drug and Alcohol...

PTASP TAC Update: Week of April 26, 2021

The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) update is now available. Read this week’s updates on the Agency Safety Plan (ASP) annual review and update requirement of the PTASP regulation (49 CFR Part 673).

Featured resources include an...

TSO Spotlight April 2021 Issue

Read the April 2021 issue of the FTA Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter for updates on funding to support the transit industry’s COVID-19 response and recovery efforts, including the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and a recap of the FTA National Peer Exchange on Vaccine...

PTASP TAC Update: Week of April 5, 2021

The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) update is now available. Read this week’s updates on recent transit agency questions to the TAC regarding the PTASP regulation (49 CFR Part 673).

Featured resources include an article and webinar,...

TSO Spotlight March 2021 Issue

Read the March 2021 issue of the FTA Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter for updates on FTA COVID-19 Resources and transit and public health agencies partnerships to support vaccination efforts. Register for the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) ...

FTA Region 1 Newsletter March 2021

This is FTA Region 1's March 2021 newsletter to our transit partners throughout New England.

 

The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the...

PTASP TAC Update: Week of March 15, 2021

The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) update is now available. Read this week’s updates that focus on PTASP regulation requirements for documentation and recordkeeping (49 CFR § 673.31). Featured resources include an article and webinar, with a...

PTASP Update

Sign Up for PTASP TAC Updates

The PTASP TAC provides monthly messages on PTASP activities administered through the TAC to support in the development and review of ASPs. 

Be the first to receive the PTASP TAC updates. Enter your email address and select "Public...

PTASP TAC Update: Week of February 22, 2021

The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) update is now available. Read this week’s updates that focus on addressing operator assault through the Safety Management System (SMS) required by the PTASP regulation (49 CFR Part 673).

Featured...

TSO Spotlight February 2021 Issue

Read the February 2021 issue of the FTA Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter for updates on the top safety priorities of the FTA Acting Administrator, Nuria Fernandez, and information on the Federal Mask Requirement for Transit. Register for the Federal Mask Requirement...