[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR970.212]

[Page 423]
 
                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 970_NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart B_National Park Service Management Systems
 
Sec. 970.212  Federal lands safety management system (SMS).

    In addition to the requirements provided in Sec. 970.204, the SMS 
must meet the following requirements:
    (a) The NPS shall have an SMS for all transportation systems serving 
NPS facilities, as appropriate, funded under the FLHP.
    (b) The NPS shall use the SMS to ensure that safety is considered 
and implemented, as appropriate, in all phases of transportation system 
planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operations.
    (c) The SMS shall be designed to fit the NPS goals, policies, 
criteria, and needs and shall contain the following components: (1) An 
ongoing program for the collection, maintenance and reporting of a data 
base that includes:
    (i) Accident records with details for analysis such as accident 
type, using standard reporting descriptions (e.g., right-angle, rear-
end, head-on, pedestrian-related), location, description of event, 
severity, weather and cause;
    (ii) An inventory of safety appurtenances such as signs, 
delineators, and guardrails (including terminals);
    (iii) Traffic information including volume, speed, and vehicle 
classification, as appropriate.
    (iv) Accident rates by customary criteria such as location, roadway 
classification, and vehicle miles of travel.
    (2) Development, establishment, and implementation of procedures 
for:
    (i) Routinely maintaining and upgrading safety appurtenances 
including highway-rail crossing warning devices, signs, highway 
elements, and operational features, where appropriate;
    (ii) Identifying and investigating hazardous or potentially 
hazardous transportation elements and systems, transit vehicles and 
facilities, roadway locations and features;
    (iii) Establishing countermeasures and setting priorities to address 
identified needs.
    (3) A process for communication, coordination, and cooperation among 
the organizations responsible for the roadway, human, and vehicle safety 
elements;
    (d) While the SMS applies to appropriate transportation systems 
serving NPS facilities funded under the FLHP, the extent of system 
requirements (e.g., data collection, analyses, and standards) for low 
volume roads may be tailored to be consistent with the functional 
classification of the road and number and types of transit and other 
vehicles operated by the NPS.