[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR659.27]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
CHAPTER VI--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 659_RAIL FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS; STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT--Table 
of Contents
 
              Subpart C_Role of the State Oversight Agency
 
Sec. 659.27  Internal safety and security reviews.

    (a) The oversight agency shall require the rail transit agency to 
develop and document a process for the performance of on-going internal 
safety and security reviews in its system safety program plan.
    (b) The internal safety and security review process must, at a 
minimum:
    (1) Describe the process used by the rail transit agency to 
determine if all identified elements of its system safety program plan 
and system security plan are performing as intended; and
    (2) Ensure that all elements of the system safety program plan and 
system security plan are reviewed in an on-going manner and completed 
over a three-year cycle.
    (c) The rail transit agency must notify the oversight agency at 
least thirty (30) days before the conduct of scheduled internal safety 
and security reviews.
    (d) The rail transit agency shall submit to the oversight agency any 
checklists or procedures it will use during the safety portion of its 
review.
    (e) The rail transit agency shall make available to the oversight 
agency any checklists or procedures subject to the security portion of 
its review, consistent with Sec. 659.23(e).
    (f) The oversight agency shall require the rail transit agency to 
annually submit a report documenting internal

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safety and security review activities and the status of subsequent 
findings and corrective actions. The security part of this report must 
be made available for oversight agency review, consistent with Sec. 
659.23(e).
    (g) The annual report must be accompanied by a formal letter of 
certification signed by the rail transit agency's chief executive, 
indicating that the rail transit agency is in compliance with its system 
safety program plan and system security plan.
    (h) If the rail transit agency determines that findings from its 
internal safety and security reviews indicate that the rail transit 
agency is not in compliance with its system safety program plan or 
system security plan, the chief executive must identify the activities 
the rail transit agency will take to achieve compliance.
    (i) The oversight agency must formally review and approve the annual 
report.