Resources

• 49 CFR Part 659 Reference Guide

  This reference guide was been developed to support the efforts of states, oversight agencies and rail transit agencies to implement the requirements of the revised 49 CFR Part 659. The reference guide is a checklist tool organized by rule section and required activities. The left column contains a summary of the requirements of the revised rule and offers recommendations for states, oversight agencies, and rail transit agencies.

  

• 49 CFR Part 659

  This revised Rule, published on April 29, 2005, revises the requirements for States and transit systems implementing FTA’s State Safety Oversight Program.

  

• FTA Circular 5800.1: Safety and Security Management Guidance

  In this circular, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provides safety and security guidance for recipients with major capital projects covered by 49 CFR part 633, “Project Management Oversight.” This circular identifies specific safety and security activities that a recipient must perform and document in a Safety and Security Management Plan (SSMP). In this circular, FTA explains that the SSMP is part of the recipient’s Project Management Plan (PMP). As part of the PMP, the SSMP must be updated whenever the PMP is required.