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| 34:34:3.1.3.1.32.1.17.1 | 34 | Education | VI | 673 | PART 673—GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM, FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM, AND FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM | A | Subpart A—Purpose and Scope | § 673.1 Purpose. | ED | This part governs the following three programs authorized by title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) that participating institutions administer: (a) The Federal Perkins Loan Program, which encourages the making of loans by institutions to needy undergraduate and graduate students to help pay for their cost of education. (b) The Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program, which encourages the part-time employment of undergraduate and graduate students who need the income to help pay for their cost of education and which encourages FWS recipients to participate in community service activities. (c) The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) Program, which encourages the providing of grants to exceptionally needy undergraduate students to help pay for their cost of education. | |||||
| 34:34:3.1.3.1.32.1.17.2 | 34 | Education | VI | 673 | PART 673—GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM, FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM, AND FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM | A | Subpart A—Purpose and Scope | § 673.2 Applicability of regulations. | ED | The participating institution is responsible for administering these programs in accordance with the regulations in this part and the applicable program regulations in 34 CFR parts 674, 675, and 676. | |||||
| 34:34:3.1.3.1.32.2.17.1 | 34 | Education | VI | 673 | PART 673—GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM, FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM, AND FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM | B | Subpart B—General Provisions for the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG Programs | § 673.3 Application. | ED | (a) To participate in the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, or FSEOG programs, an institution shall file an application before the deadline date established annually by the Secretary through publication of a notice in the Federal Register. (b) The application for the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG programs must be on a form approved by the Secretary and must contain the information needed by the Secretary to determine the institution's allocation or reallocation of funds under sections 462, 442, and 413D of the HEA, respectively. | |||||
| 34:34:3.1.3.1.32.2.17.2 | 34 | Education | VI | 673 | PART 673—GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM, FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM, AND FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM | B | Subpart B—General Provisions for the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG Programs | § 673.4 Allocation and reallocation. | ED | (a) Allocation and reallocation of Federal Perkins Loan funds. (1) The Secretary allocates Federal capital contributions to institutions participating in the Federal Perkins Loan Program in accordance with section 462 of the HEA. (2) The Secretary reallocates Federal capital contributions to institutions participating in the Federal Perkins Loan Program by— (i) Reallocating 80 percent of the total funds available in accordance with section 462(j) of the HEA; and (ii) Reallocating 20 percent of the total funds available in a manner that best carries out the purposes of the Federal Perkins Loan Program. (b) Allocation and reallocation of FWS funds. The Secretary allocates and reallocates funds to institutions participating in the FWS Program in accordance with section 442 of the HEA. (c) Allocation and reallocation of FSEOG funds. (1) The Secretary allocates funds to institutions participating in the FSEOG program in accordance with section 413D of the HEA. (2) The Secretary reallocates funds to institutions participating in the FSEOG Program in a manner that best carries out the purposes of the FSEOG Program. (d) General allocation and reallocation —(1) Categories. As used in section 462 (Federal Perkins Loan Program), section 442 (FWS Program), and section 413D (FSEOG Program) of the HEA, “Eligible institutions offering comparable programs of instruction” means institutions that are being compared with the applicant institution and that fall within one of the following six categories: (i) Cosmetology. (ii) Business. (iii) Trade/Technical. (iv) Art Schools. (v) Other Proprietary Institutions. (vi) Non-Proprietary Institutions. (2) Payments to institutions. The Secretary allocates funds for a specific period of time. The Secretary provides an institution its allocation in accordance with the payment methods described in 34 CFR 668.162. (3) Unexpended funds. (i) If an institution returns more than 10 percent of its Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, or FSEOG allocation for an award year, the Secr… | |||||
| 34:34:3.1.3.1.32.2.17.3 | 34 | Education | VI | 673 | PART 673—GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM, FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM, AND FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM | B | Subpart B—General Provisions for the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG Programs | § 673.5 Overaward. | ED | [61 FR 60393, Nov. 17, 1996, as amended at 64 FR 58292, Oct. 28, 1999; 67 FR 67075, Nov. 1, 2002; 71 FR 45696, Aug. 9, 2006; 71 FR 64397, Nov. 1, 2006; 73 FR 35494, June 23, 2008; 74 FR 55986, Oct. 29, 2009] | (a) Overaward prohibited —(1) Federal Perkins Loan and FSEOG Programs. An institution may only award or disburse a Federal Perkins loan or an FSEOG to a student if that loan or the FSEOG, combined with the other estimated financial assistance the student receives, does not exceed the student's financial need. (2) FWS Program. An institution may only award FWS employment to a student if the award, combined with the other estimated financial assistance the student receives, does not exceed the student's financial need. (b) Awarding and disbursement. (1) When awarding and disbursing a Federal Perkins loan or an FSEOG or awarding FWS employment to a student, the institution shall take into account those amounts of estimated financial assistance it— (i) Can reasonably anticipate at the time it awards Federal Perkins Loan funds, an FSEOG, or FWS funds to the student; (ii) Makes available to its students; or (iii) Otherwise knows about. (2) If a student receives amounts of estimated financial assistance at any time during the award period that were not considered in calculating the Federal Perkins Loan amount or the FWS or FSEOG award, and the total amount of estimated financial assistance including the loan, the FSEOG, or the prospective FWS wages exceeds the student's need, the overaward is the amount that exceeds need. (c) Estimated financial assistance. (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (c)(2) and (c)(3) of this section, the Secretary considers that “estimated financial assistance” includes, but is not limited to, any— (i) Funds a student is entitled to receive from a Federal Pell Grant; (ii) William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans; (iii) Federal Family Education Loans; (iv) Long-term need-based loans, including Federal Perkins loans; (v) Grants, including FSEOGs, State grants, Academic Competitiveness Grants, and National SMART Grants; (vi) Scholarships, including athletic scholarships; (vii) Waivers of tuition and fees; (viii) Fellowships or assistantships, except non-need-based employment … | ||||
| 34:34:3.1.3.1.32.2.17.4 | 34 | Education | VI | 673 | PART 673—GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM, FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM, AND FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM | B | Subpart B—General Provisions for the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG Programs | § 673.6 Coordination with BIA grants. | ED | [61 FR 60393, Nov. 27, 1996, as amended at 71 FR 45697, Aug. 9, 2006] | (a) Coordination of BIA grants with Federal Perkins loans, FWS awards, or FSEOGs. To determine the amount of a Federal Perkins loan, FWS compensation, or an FSEOG for a student who is also eligible for a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) education grant, an institution shall prepare a package of student aid— (1) From estimated financial assistance other than the BIA education grant the student has received or is expected to receive; and (2) That is consistent in type and amount with packages prepared for students in similar circumstances who are not eligible for a BIA education grant. (b)(1) The BIA education grant, whether received by the student before or after the preparation of the student aid package, supplements the student aid package specified in paragraph (a) of this section. (2) No adjustment may be made to the student aid package as long as the total of the package and the BIA education grant is less than the institution's determination of that student's financial need. (c)(1) If the BIA education grant, when combined with other aid in the package, exceeds the student's need, the excess must be deducted from the other assistance (except for Federal Pell Grants), not from the BIA education grant. (2) The institution shall deduct the excess in the following sequence: loans, work-study awards, and grants other than Federal Pell Grants. However, the institution may change the sequence if requested to do so by a student and the institution believes the change benefits the student. (d) To determine the financial need of a student who is also eligible for a BIA education grant, a financial aid administrator is encouraged to consult with area officials in charge of BIA postsecondary financial aid. | ||||
| 34:34:3.1.3.1.32.2.17.5 | 34 | Education | VI | 673 | PART 673—GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM, FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM, AND FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM | B | Subpart B—General Provisions for the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG Programs | § 673.7 Administrative cost allowance. | ED | (a) An institution participating in the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, or FSEOG programs is entitled to an administrative cost allowance for an award year if it advances funds under the Federal Perkins Loan Program, provides FWS employment, or awards grants under the FSEOG Program to students in that year. (b) An institution may charge the administrative cost allowance calculated in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section for an award year against-(1) The Federal Perkins Loan Fund, if the institution advances funds under the Federal Perkins Loan Program to students in that award year; (2) The FWS allocation, if the institution provides FWS employment to students in that award year; and (3) The FSEOG allocation, if the institution awards grants to students under the FSEOG program in that award year. (c) For any award year, the amount of the administrative costs allowance equals— (1) Five percent of the first $2,750,000 of the institution's total expenditures to students in that award year under the FWS, FSEOG, and the Federal Perkins Loan programs; plus (2) Four percent of its expenditures to students that are greater than $2,750,000 but less than $5,500,000; plus (3) Three percent of its expenditures to students that are $5,500,000 or more. (d) The institution shall not include, when calculating the allowance in paragraph (c) of this section, the amount of loans made under the Federal Perkins Loan Program that it assigns during the award year to the Secretary under section 463(a)(6) of the HEA. (e) An institution shall use its administrative costs allowance to offset its cost of administering the Federal Pell Grant, FWS, FSEOG, and Federal Perkins Loan programs. Administrative costs also include the expenses incurred for carrying out the student consumer information services requirements of subpart D of the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations, 34 CFR part 668. (f) An institution may use up to 10 percent of the administrative costs allowance, as calculated under paragraph (c) of this sect… | |||||
| 49:49:7.1.2.1.25.1.1.1 | 49 | Transportation | VI | 673 | PART 673—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLANS | A | Subpart A—General | § 673.1 Applicability. | FTA | (a) This part applies to any State, local governmental authority, and any other operator of a public transportation system that receives Federal financial assistance under 49 U.S.C. chapter 53. (b) This part does not apply to an operator of a public transportation system that only receives Federal financial assistance under 49 U.S.C. 5310, 49 U.S.C. 5311, or both 49 U.S.C. 5310 and 49 U.S.C. 5311 unless it operates a rail fixed guideway public transportation system. | |||||
| 49:49:7.1.2.1.25.1.1.2 | 49 | Transportation | VI | 673 | PART 673—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLANS | A | Subpart A—General | § 673.3 Policy. | FTA | The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has adopted the principles and methods of Safety Management Systems (SMS) as the basis for enhancing the safety of public transportation in the United States. FTA will follow the principles and methods of SMS in its development of rules, regulations, policies, guidance, best practices, and technical assistance administered under the authority of 49 U.S.C. 5329. This part sets standards for the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan, which will be responsive to FTA's Public Transportation Safety Program, and reflect the specific safety objectives, standards, and priorities of each transit agency. Each Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan will incorporate SMS principles and methods tailored to the size, complexity, and scope of the public transportation system and the environment in which it operates. | |||||
| 49:49:7.1.2.1.25.1.1.3 | 49 | Transportation | VI | 673 | PART 673—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLANS | A | Subpart A—General | § 673.5 Definitions. | FTA | As used in this part: Accountable Executive means a single, identifiable person who has ultimate responsibility for carrying out the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan of a transit agency; responsibility for carrying out the transit agency's Transit Asset Management Plan; and control or direction over the human and capital resources needed to develop and maintain both the transit agency's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 5329(d), and the transit agency's Transit Asset Management Plan in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 5326. Assault on a transit worker means, as defined under 49 U.S.C. 5302, a circumstance in which an individual knowingly, without lawful authority or permission, and with intent to endanger the safety of any individual, or with a reckless disregard for the safety of human life, interferes with, disables, or incapacitates a transit worker while the transit worker is performing the duties of the transit worker. CDC means the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Chief Safety Officer means an adequately trained individual who has responsibility for safety and reports directly to a transit agency's chief executive officer, general manager, president, or equivalent officer. A Chief Safety Officer may not serve in other operational or maintenance capacities, unless the Chief Safety Officer is employed by a transit agency that is a small public transportation provider as defined in this part, or a public transportation provider that does not operate a rail fixed guideway public transportation system. Direct recipient means an entity that receives Federal financial assistance directly from the Federal Transit Administration. Emergency means, as defined under 49 U.S.C. 5324, a natural disaster affecting a wide area (such as a flood, hurricane, tidal wave, earthquake, severe storm, or landslide) or a catastrophic failure from any external cause, as a result of which the Governor of a State has… | |||||
| 49:49:7.1.2.1.25.2.1.1 | 49 | Transportation | VI | 673 | PART 673—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLANS | B | Subpart B—Safety Plans | § 673.11 General requirements. | FTA | (a) A transit agency or State must establish a Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan that meets the requirements of this part and, at a minimum, consists of the following elements: (1) The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan, and subsequent updates, must be signed by the Accountable Executive and approved by— (i) For a large urbanized area provider, the Safety Committee established pursuant to § 673.19, followed by the transit agency's Board of Directors or an equivalent entity; or (ii) For all other transit agencies, the transit agency's Board of Directors or an equivalent entity. (2) The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan must document the processes and activities related to Safety Management System (SMS) implementation, as required under subpart D of this part. (3) The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan must include annual safety performance targets based on the safety performance measures established under the National Public Transportation Safety Plan. Safety performance targets for the safety risk reduction program are only required for large urbanized area providers. (4) The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan must address all applicable requirements and standards as set forth in FTA's Public Transportation Safety Program and the National Public Transportation Safety Plan. Compliance with the minimum safety performance standards authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5329(b)(2)(C) is not required until standards have been established through the public notice and comment process. (5) Each transit agency must establish a process and timeline for conducting an annual review and update of the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan. (6) A rail transit agency must include or incorporate by reference in its Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan: (i) An emergency preparedness and response plan or procedures that addresses, at a minimum, the assignment of transit worker responsibilities during an emergency; and coordination with Federal, State, regional, and local officials with roles an… | |||||
| 49:49:7.1.2.1.25.2.1.2 | 49 | Transportation | VI | 673 | PART 673—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLANS | B | Subpart B—Safety Plans | § 673.13 Certification of compliance. | FTA | (a) Each direct recipient, or State as authorized in § 673.11(d), must certify that it has established a Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan meeting the requirements of this part by the start of operations. A direct recipient must certify that it and all applicable subrecipients are in compliance with the requirements of this part. A State Safety Oversight Agency must review and approve a Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan developed by a rail fixed guideway public transportation system, as authorized in 49 U.S.C. 5329(e) and its implementing regulations at 49 CFR part 674. (b) On an annual basis, a direct recipient or State must certify its compliance with this part. A direct recipient must certify that it and all applicable subrecipients are in compliance with the requirements of this part. | |||||
| 49:49:7.1.2.1.25.2.1.3 | 49 | Transportation | VI | 673 | PART 673—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLANS | B | Subpart B—Safety Plans | § 673.15 Coordination with metropolitan, statewide, and non-metropolitan planning processes. | FTA | (a) A State or transit agency must make its safety performance targets available to States and Metropolitan Planning Organizations to aid in the planning process. (b) To the maximum extent practicable, a State or transit agency must coordinate with States and Metropolitan Planning Organizations in the selection of State and MPO safety performance targets. | |||||
| 49:49:7.1.2.1.25.3.1.1 | 49 | Transportation | VI | 673 | PART 673—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLANS | C | Subpart C—Safety Committees and Cooperation With Frontline Transit Worker Representatives | § 673.17 Cooperation with frontline transit worker representatives. | FTA | (a) Each large urbanized area provider must establish a Safety Committee that meets the requirements of § 673.19. (b) Each transit agency that is not a large urbanized area provider must: (1) Develop its Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan, and subsequent updates, in cooperation with frontline transit worker representatives; and (2) Include or incorporate by reference in its Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan a description of how frontline transit worker representatives cooperate in the development and update of the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan. | |||||
| 49:49:7.1.2.1.25.3.1.2 | 49 | Transportation | VI | 673 | PART 673—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLANS | C | Subpart C—Safety Committees and Cooperation With Frontline Transit Worker Representatives | § 673.19 Safety Committees. | FTA | (a) Establishing the Safety Committee. Each large urbanized area provider must establish and operate a Safety Committee that is: (1) Appropriately scaled to the size, scope, and complexity of the transit agency; and (2) Convened by a joint labor-management process. (b) Safety Committee membership. The Safety Committee must consist of an equal number of frontline transit worker representatives and management representatives. To the extent practicable, the Safety Committee must include frontline transit worker representatives from major transit service functions, such as operations and maintenance, across the transit system. (1) The labor organization that represents the plurality of the transit agency's frontline transit workers must select frontline transit worker representatives for the Safety Committee. (2) If the transit agency's frontline transit workers are not represented by a labor organization, the transit agency must adopt a mechanism for frontline transit workers to select frontline transit worker representatives for the Safety Committee. (c) Safety Committee procedures. Each large urbanized area provider must include or incorporate by reference in its Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan procedures regarding the composition, responsibilities, and operations of the Safety Committee which, at a minimum, must address: (1) The organizational structure, size, and composition of the Safety Committee and how it will be chaired; (2) How meeting agendas and notices will be developed and shared, and how meeting minutes will be recorded and maintained; (3) Any required training for Safety Committee members related to the transit agency's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan and the processes, activities, and tools used to support the transit agency's SMS; (4) The compensation policy established by the agency for participation in Safety Committee meetings; (5) How the Safety Committee will access technical experts, including other transit workers, to serve in an advisory capacity as needed… | |||||
| 49:49:7.1.2.1.25.4.1.1 | 49 | Transportation | VI | 673 | PART 673—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLANS | D | Subpart D—Safety Management Systems | § 673.21 General requirements. | FTA | Each transit agency must establish and implement a Safety Management System under this part. A transit agency Safety Management System must be appropriately scaled to the size, scope and complexity of the transit agency and include the following elements: (a) Safety Management Policy as described in § 673.23; (b) Safety Risk Management as described in § 673.25; (c) Safety Assurance as described in § 673.27; and (d) Safety Promotion as described in § 673.29. | |||||
| 49:49:7.1.2.1.25.4.1.2 | 49 | Transportation | VI | 673 | PART 673—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLANS | D | Subpart D—Safety Management Systems | § 673.23 Safety Management Policy. | FTA | (a) A transit agency must establish its organizational accountabilities and responsibilities and have a written statement of Safety Management Policy that includes the transit agency's safety objectives and a description of the transit agency's Safety Committee or approach to cooperation with frontline transit worker representatives. (b) A transit agency must establish and implement a process that allows transit workers to report safety concerns, including assaults on transit workers, near-misses, and unsafe acts and conditions to senior management, includes protections for transit workers who report, and includes a description of transit worker behaviors that may result in disciplinary action. (c) The Safety Management Policy must be communicated throughout the transit agency's organization. (d) The transit agency must establish the necessary authorities, accountabilities, and responsibilities for the management of safety amongst the following individuals or groups within its organization, as they relate to the development and management of the transit agency's SMS: (1) Accountable Executive. The transit agency must identify an Accountable Executive. The Accountable Executive is accountable for ensuring that the transit agency's SMS is effectively implemented throughout the transit agency's public transportation system. The Accountable Executive is accountable for ensuring action is taken, as necessary, to address substandard performance in the transit agency's SMS. The Accountable Executive may delegate specific responsibilities, but the ultimate accountability for the transit agency's safety performance cannot be delegated and always rests with the Accountable Executive. (i) The Accountable Executive of a large urbanized area provider must implement safety risk mitigations for the safety risk reduction program that are included in the Agency Safety Plan under § 673.11(a)(7)(iv). (ii) The Accountable Executive of a large urbanized area provider receives and must consider all other safety risk mitigation… | |||||
| 49:49:7.1.2.1.25.4.1.3 | 49 | Transportation | VI | 673 | PART 673—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLANS | D | Subpart D—Safety Management Systems | § 673.25 Safety Risk Management. | FTA | (a) Safety Risk Management process. A transit agency must develop and implement a Safety Risk Management process for all elements of its public transportation system. The Safety Risk Management process must be comprised of the following activities: hazard identification, safety risk assessment, and safety risk mitigation. (b) Hazard identification. (1) A transit agency must establish methods or processes to identify hazards and potential consequences of the hazards. (2) A transit agency must consider, as a source for hazard identification: (i) Data and information provided by an oversight authority, including but not limited to FTA, the State, or as applicable, the State Safety Oversight Agency having jurisdiction; (ii) Data and information regarding exposure to infectious disease provided by the CDC or a State health authority; and (iii) Safety concerns identified through Safety Assurance activities carried out under § 673.27. (c) Safety risk assessment. (1) A transit agency must establish methods or processes to assess the safety risk associated with identified hazards. (2) A safety risk assessment includes an assessment of the likelihood and severity of the potential consequences of identified hazards, taking into account existing safety risk mitigations, to determine if safety risk mitigation is necessary and to inform prioritization of safety risk mitigations. (d) Safety risk mitigation. (1) A transit agency must establish methods or processes to identify safety risk mitigations or strategies necessary as a result of the transit agency's safety risk assessment to reduce the likelihood and severity of the potential consequences. For large urbanized area providers, these methods or processes must address the role of the transit agency's Safety Committee. (2) A transit agency must consider, as a source for safety risk mitigation: (i) Guidance provided by an oversight authority, if applicable, and FTA; and (ii) Guidelines to prevent or control exposure to infectious diseases provided by the CD… | |||||
| 49:49:7.1.2.1.25.4.1.4 | 49 | Transportation | VI | 673 | PART 673—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLANS | D | Subpart D—Safety Management Systems | § 673.27 Safety Assurance. | FTA | (a) Safety Assurance process. A transit agency must develop and implement a Safety Assurance process, consistent with this subpart. A rail fixed guideway public transportation system, and a recipient or subrecipient of Federal financial assistance under 49 U.S.C. chapter 53 that operates more than one hundred vehicles in peak revenue service, must include in its Safety Assurance process each of the requirements in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this section. A small public transportation provider only must include in its Safety Assurance process the requirements in paragraphs (b) and (d) of this section. (b) Safety performance monitoring and measurement. A transit agency must establish activities to: (1) Monitor its system for compliance with, and sufficiency of, the transit agency's procedures for operations and maintenance; (2) Monitor its operations to identify any safety risk mitigations that may be ineffective, inappropriate, or were not implemented as intended. For large urbanized area providers, these activities must address the role of the transit agency's Safety Committee; (3) Conduct investigations of safety events to identify causal factors; and (4) Monitor information reported through any internal safety reporting programs. (c) Management of change. (1) A transit agency must establish a process for identifying and assessing changes that may introduce new hazards or impact the transit agency's safety performance. (2) If a transit agency determines that a change may impact its safety performance, then the transit agency must evaluate the proposed change through its Safety Risk Management process. (d) Continuous improvement. (1) A transit agency must establish a process to assess its safety performance annually. (i) This process must include the identification of deficiencies in the transit agency's SMS and deficiencies in the transit agency's performance against safety performance targets required in § 673.11(a)(3). (ii) For large urbanized area providers, this process must also addre… | |||||
| 49:49:7.1.2.1.25.4.1.5 | 49 | Transportation | VI | 673 | PART 673—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLANS | D | Subpart D—Safety Management Systems | § 673.29 Safety Promotion. | FTA | (a) Competencies and training. (1) A transit agency must establish and implement a comprehensive safety training program that includes de-escalation training, safety concern identification and reporting training, and refresher training for all operations transit workers and transit workers directly responsible for safety in the transit agency's public transportation system. The training program must include refresher training, as necessary. (2) Large urbanized area providers must include maintenance transit workers in the safety training program. (b) Safety communication. A transit agency must communicate safety and safety performance information throughout the transit agency's organization that, at a minimum, conveys information on hazards and safety risk relevant to transit workers' roles and responsibilities and informs transit workers of safety actions taken in response to reports submitted through a transit worker safety reporting program. A transit agency must also communicate the results of cooperation with frontline transit worker representatives as described at § 673.17(b) or the Safety Committee activities described in § 673.19. | |||||
| 49:49:7.1.2.1.25.5.1.1 | 49 | Transportation | VI | 673 | PART 673—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLANS | E | Subpart E—Safety Plan Documentation and Recordkeeping | § 673.31 Safety plan documentation. | FTA | At all times, a transit agency must maintain documents that set forth its Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan, including those related to the implementation of its SMS, and results from SMS processes and activities. A transit agency must maintain documents that are included in whole, or by reference, that describe the programs, policies, and procedures that the transit agency uses to carry out its Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan. These documents must be made available upon request by FTA or other Federal entity, or a State or State Safety Oversight Agency having jurisdiction. A transit agency must maintain these documents for a minimum of three years after they are created. |
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