[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: 49CFR659.39]

[Page 80]
 
                        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. 659.39  Oversight agency reporting to the Federal Transit 
Administration.

    (a) Initial submission. Each designated oversight agency with a rail 
fixed guideway system that is in passenger operations as of April 29, 
2005 or will begin passenger operations by May 1, 2006, must make its 
initial submission to FTA by May 1, 2006. In states with rail fixed 
guideway systems initiating passenger operations after May 1, 2006, the 
designated oversight agency must make its initial submission within the 
time frame specified by the state in its designation submission, but not 
later than at least sixty (60) days prior to initiation of passenger 
operations. Any time a state changes its designated oversight agency to 
carry out the requirements identified in this part, the new oversight 
agency must make a new initial submission to FTA within thirty (30) days 
of the designation.
    (b) An initial submission must include the following:
    (1) Oversight agency program standard and referenced procedures; and
    (2) Certification that the system safety program plan and the system 
security plan have been developed, reviewed, and approved.
    (c) Annual submission. Before March 15 of each year, the oversight 
agency must submit the following to FTA:
    (1) A publicly available annual report summarizing its oversight 
activities for the preceding twelve months, including a description of 
the causal factors of investigated accidents, status of corrective 
actions, updates and modifications to rail transit agency program 
documentation, and the level of effort used by the oversight agency to 
carry out its oversight activities.
    (2) A report documenting and tracking findings from three-year 
safety review activities, and whether a three-year safety review has 
been completed since the last annual report was submitted.
    (3) Program standard and supporting procedures that have changed 
during the preceding year.
    (4) Certification that any changes or modifications to the rail 
transit agency system safety program plan or system security plan have 
been reviewed and approved by the oversight agency.
    (d) Periodic submission. FTA retains the authority to periodically 
request program information.
    (e) Electronic reporting. All submissions to FTA required in this 
part must be submitted electronically using a reporting system specified 
by FTA.