COMPLIANCE GUIDELINES FOR STATES WITH NEW STARTS PROJECTS

The Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) State Safety Oversight Rule (49 CFR Part 659) requires oversight for all rail transit agencies in revenue operation after January 1, 1997. States with "New Start" systems, funded through FTA's discretionary New Starts program, must address 49 CFR Part 659 requirements with the initiation of New Start revenue service. The Rule also requires that submissions made to FTA for states with existing oversight programs must be updated to reflect major operational changes, which include extensions funded through the New Start program.