[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62176-62177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22278]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Safety Advisories 22-1 Rail Car Passenger Door Inspection and 
Function Testing and 22-2 Signal System Safety and Train Control

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of safety advisories.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is issuing Safety 
Advisory 22-1 (SA 22-1) to recommend that State Safety Oversight 
Agencies (SSOAs) direct Rail Transit Agencies (RTAs) that operate Rail 
Fixed Guideway Public Transportation Systems in their jurisdictions to 
evaluate the sufficiency of rail car passenger door inspection and 
function testing procedures. FTA is issuing Safety Advisory 22-2 (SA 
22-2) to recommend that SSOAs direct RTAs

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that operate Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation Systems in their 
jurisdictions to consider signal system safety and train control as 
part of the RTA's Safety Risk Management (SRM) process. In addition, 
FTA recommends SSOAs incorporate SA 22-2 into their oversight 
activities. FTA SA 22-1 ``Rail Car Passenger Door Inspection and 
Functional Testing'' and SA 22-2 ``Signal System Safety and Train 
Control'' are available in their entirety on the agency's public 
website: (https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/safety/fta-safety-advisories).

DATES: FTA recommends that SSOAs direct RTAs within their jurisdiction 
to evaluate the sufficiency of rail car passenger door inspection and 
function testing procedures, and to consider signal system safety and 
train control as part of the RTA's SRM process on an as-needed basis 
for SA 22-1 and SA 22-2 by November 14, 2022. In addition, FTA 
recommends that SSOAs obtain any completed risk assessments and any 
associated risk mitigations from the RTAs for SA 22-2 by April 11, 
2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph DeLorenzo, Associate 
Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety 
Officer, FTA, telephone (202) 366-1783 or [email protected].
    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5329; 49 CFR 1.91 and 670.29.

Nuria I. Fernandez,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2022-22278 Filed 10-12-22; 8:45 am]
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