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U.S. Department Headquarters 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.

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Washington, D.C. 20590

**Federal Transit**

**Administration**

October 1, 2007

Dear Colleague:

I am pleased to present the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Office
of Program Management, Office of Safety and Security's (TPM-30) *Fiscal
Year 2008 Action Plan*. This plan lays the foundation for activities FTA
will implement during fiscal year 2008 and positions us to develop and
meet longer-term strategic goals that guide the management of safety and
security programs and initiatives.

Under the leadership of Administrator James S. Simpson, FTA is committed
to the continuous improvement of safety, security and emergency
preparedness in the public transportation industry. Only through a
continuous cycle of implementation, evaluation, revision and
communication can FTA's safety, security and emergency preparedness
programs reach optimal performance. This plan is the first step in
TPM-30's new five-year strategic planning process and helps FTA ensure
that program activities are consistent with our principles of results
and accountability, innovation and collaboration, and the best use of
available research and technology.

FTA emphasizes coordination with all industry stakeholders and is
committed to the development and implementation of a comprehensive set
of techniques and strategies to implement program objectives. This plan
documents strategic objectives for each TPM-30 program and identifies
performance measures that help us determine the effectiveness of our
efforts.

We are grateful to our partners and stakeholders for their continuing
support in working with us to achieve our goals. Through implementation
of the TPM-30 *Fiscal Year 2008 Action Plan*, we pledge to continue our
efforts to enhance the safety, security and emergency preparedness of
the Nation's public transportation systems in the coming year and well
into future.

> Sincerely,
>
> Susan E. Schruth
>
> Associate Administrator
>
> for Program Management

**Acknowledgements**

We would not have been able undertake this effort without the
involvement of many individuals, whom we thank for their support. Within
the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), we were fortunate to have the
support of Mr. Michael Taborn, Director, Office of Safety and Security.
His leadership and insights were absolutely critical.

In addition, we are grateful to the following individuals who manage a
multitude of programs within the Office of Safety and Security, and
shared their expertise and supported our data collection efforts: Mr.
Levern McElveen, Safety Team Leader; Mr. Richard Gerhart, Security Team
Leader; Ms. Ruth Lyons, Safety and Security Training Coordinator; Mr.
Anthony Tisdale, Emergency Management Coordinator; Mr. Jerry Powers,
Drug and Alcohol Program Manager; Ms. Carole Ferguson, Transit Bus
Safety and Security Program Manager; Ms. Iyon Rosario, Transit Safety
and Security Specialist; Mr. Gregory D. Brown, Transit Safety and
Security Specialist; Mr. Ken Lord, Emergency Management Coordinator; Ms.
Bridget Zamperini, Transit Safety and Security Specialist; Ms. Nancy
Solkowski, Transit Safety and Security Specialist; and Mr. Timothy
Braxton, Data Analyst.

Each Program Manager dedicated his or her time to deliver information on
their programs for the upcoming fiscal year, including how program
activities supported the Office of Safety and Security's goals and
strategies.

The Boyd, Caton & Grant team members who conducted the information
collection and developed this report were Annabelle Boyd, Jim Caton,
Andy Lofton, and Jason Sergent. We are especially appreciative for the
opportunity to support the Office of Safety and Security's commitment to
the public transportation industry.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary [3](#executive-summary)

Introduction [4](#introduction)

Background [4](#background)

Partnerships [4](#partnerships)

Organization [5](#organization)

Mission [6](#mission)

Purpose of FY 2008 Action Plan [7](#purpose-of-fy-2008-action-plan)

TPM-30 Goals and Strategic Objectives
[8](#tpm-30-goals-and-strategic-objectives)

TPM-30 Goals [8](#tpm-30-goals)

Strategies and Objectives [8](#strategies-and-objectives)

Overview of TPM-30 Programs [11](#overview-of-tpm-30-programs)

TPM-30 Strategic Activities [14](#tpm-30-strategic-activities)

Appendix A: TPM-30 Program Descriptions
[23](#appendix-a-tpm-30-program-descriptions)

Modal Safety and Security Programs
[23](#modal-safety-and-security-programs)

Drug and Alcohol Program [26](#drug-and-alcohol-program)

Security Program [26](#security-program)

Data Collection and Analysis Program
[27](#data-collection-and-analysis-program)

Training and Education Program [27](#training-and-education-program)

Information Sharing Program [28](#information-sharing-program)

Emergency Management Program [29](#emergency-management-program)

Fire/Life Safety Program [30](#firelife-safety-program)

Other Programs [30](#other-programs)

# Executive Summary

The Federal Transit Administration's Office of Safety and Security
(TPM-30) is committed to implementing and administering programs that
achieve the highest practical level of safety, security, and emergency
preparedness for transit customers, employees, and the general public
who are affected by transit operations. To support the public
transportation industry, TPM-30 implements safety and security
regulations and provides an extensive program of technical assistance,
including guidelines, resource CD-ROMs, a safety and security webpage,
newsletters, safety studies, security assessments, voluntary on-site
reviews, workshops and seminars, and a suite of transit safety and
security training courses, administered through the Transportation
Safety Institute (TSI), the National Transit Institute (NTI), Johns
Hopkins University (JHU), and the Volpe National Transportation Systems
Center.

TPM-30 is accountable for the quality of its services and the usefulness
of its products to the industry. TPM-30 programs are guided by its
mission and goals and driven by its strategic objectives and activities
that must be assessed on a recurring basis to determine their
effectiveness. In alignment with the goals set forth by the U.S.
Department of Transportation and the Federal Transit Administration,
TPM-30 has the following six (6) strategies to guide our FY 2008
activities:

-   **Strategy #1**: Target the most frequently occurring types of
    accidents and security incidents and the most catastrophic risks to
    passengers and employees.

-   **Strategy #2**: Increase adherence to FTA's regulatory and
    voluntary oversight programs.

-   **Strategy #3**: Provide training, education and outreach to enhance
    core competencies for safety, security and emergency preparedness in
    the transit industry.

-   **Strategy #4**: Strive for ongoing improvement in safety, security
    and emergency preparedness through the advancement of technical
    assistance that is practical, effective and targeted to meet the
    needs of industry.

-   **Strategy #5**: Promote an approach of incremental innovation in
    the development and management of TPM-30 programs.

-   **Strategy #6**: Advance the institutional and regulatory framework
    for safety, security and emergency preparedness.

This *TPM-30 FY 2008 Action Plan* identifies the activities that TPM-30
will complete through its various programs during FY 2008 to meet its
goals and, ultimately, accomplish its mission. The plan provides clear
direction regarding the objectives of TPM-30's program and lays out the
process for evaluation. Activities specified in the *TPM-30 FY 2008
Action Plan* are based on strategic assessments performed to support our
budgeting, performance measurement, and accountability processes.

# Introduction

Public transportation agencies face many challenges in ensuring the
safety and security of their passengers, employees, emergency
responders, and all others who come into contact with their systems.
Accidents, crime, terrorism and natural disasters all have the potential
to result in harm. Public transportation agencies work proactively
within their existing resources to prevent fatalities, injuries,
property damage and system interruption, and to ensure the capability to
respond effectively to those emergencies that do occur.

To support the public transportation industry in fulfilling these
critical obligations, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Office
of Safety and Security (TPM-30) provides an integrated set of programs
emphasizing an "all-hazards" approach to public safety. This approach
combines elements of the system safety discipline with established
practices to enhance physical security and emergency preparedness in the
transit environment. TPM-30 promotes these principles through technical
assistance and training, coordination with industry stakeholders, and
implementation of regulations that place specific safety and security
requirements on transit grantees and state agencies as a condition for
the receipt of funds.

## Background

TPM-30 provides an extensive program of technical assistance, including
guidelines, resource CD-ROMs, a safety and security webpage,
newsletters, safety studies, security assessments, voluntary on-site
reviews, workshops and seminars, and a suite of transit safety and
security training courses, administered through the Transportation
Safety Institute (TSI), the National Transit Institute (NTI), Johns
Hopkins University (JHU), and the Volpe National Transportation Systems
Center.

From its authority to condition the receipt of grant funds (49 U.S.C. §
4324(c)), TPM-30 also administers programs to implement State Safety
Oversight (49 CFR Part 659) and Drug and Alcohol (49 CFR Part 655)
regulations. These programs place safety and security requirements on
public transportation grantees and State agencies. Failure to comply
with these regulations can result in the withholding of FTA funds.

## Partnerships

In implementing both its technical assistance and regulatory programs,
TPM-30 works closely with the public transportation industry, State
Departments of Transportation (DOTs), other State agencies designated to
implement FTA requirements, the American Pubic Transportation
Association (APTA), the American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the Community Transportation
Association of America (CTAA), the National Transportation Safety Board
(NTSB), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA).

To address emerging transportation security and emergency preparedness
issues, U.S. DOT has established a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Through this MOU
framework, TPM-30 coordinates with DHS agencies, including the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) National Preparedness Directorate, to address
DHS authority and guidance in FTA program activities. TPM-30 anticipates
that this MOU framework will play a critical role in addressing
implementation of new provisions specified in *H.R. 1, Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007*.

TPM-30 also partners with other FTA Offices, including the Office of
Engineering (TPM-30), the Office of Budget and Policy (TBP), the Office
of Planning and Environment (TPE), the Office of Research, Demonstration
and Innovation (TRI), and the FTA Regional Offices.

## Organization

FTA is one of ten modal administrations within the U.S. Department of
Transportation. FTA administers Federal funding to support a variety of
locally planned, constructed, and operated public transportation systems
throughout the U.S., including buses, subways, light rail, commuter
rail, streetcars, monorail, passenger ferry boats, inclined railways,
and people movers. It functions through a Washington, DC, headquarters
office and ten regional offices to provide direct assistance to transit
agencies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the
U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.

TPM-30 is located within FTA's Office of Program Management. TPM-30 is
under the executive leadership of the Associate Administrator for the
Office of Program Management, who reports directly to the Administrator
of the Federal Transit Administration.

The TPM-30 Director is part of FTA's Executive Management Team (EMT),
and reports to the Associate Administrator for Program Management. As
indicated in the organization chart below, the TPM-30 Director is
supported by two Team Leaders and a Senior Training Coordinator,
representing three functional areas:

-   Safety,

-   Security and Emergency Management, and

-   Training.

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## Mission

In working with the public transportation industry and our Federal
partners, TPM-30 is committed to enhanced action planning, based on
strategic assessments performed to support our budgeting, performance
measurement, and accountability processes. The *TPM-30 FY 2008 Action
Plan* charts our course for FY 2008, and positions us to develop
longer-term strategic goals to manage our programs. Only through a
continuous cycle of implementation, evaluation, revision and
communication can TPM-30 reach optimal performance and meet our goals
and objectives.

TPM-30 is accountable for the quality of its services and the usefulness
of its products to industry. TPM-30 programs are guided by its mission
and goals and driven by its strategic objectives and activities that
must be assessed on a recurring basis to determine their effectiveness

TPM-30 accomplishes its mission through the:

-   Promotion of a coordinated approach to transit safety, security, and
    emergency management;

-   Delivery of effective and practical training, technical assistance,
    and oversight programs; and

-   Integration of safety, security, and emergency preparedness
    functions throughout every aspect of transit planning, design,
    operation, and maintenance activities.

## Purpose of FY 2008 Action Plan

The safety, security and emergency preparedness problems faced in FY
2008 are more complex than those of 30 years ago, and implementing
solutions is more challenging. In recent years, results from safety and
security analysis performed by TPM-30 indicate that the benefits gained
from Federal investments in transit safety and crime-reduction have
leveled off. Accident rates have not shown substantive improvement over
the past five years; and rates of violent crime appear to be trending up
from their all-time low.

Aging infrastructure and increasing demands for rail transit service
have raised risks for track workers and passengers and highlighted the
need for additional safety oversight of critical maintenance functions.
Emerging technologies offer new opportunities for protecting public
transportation passengers and employees, but also pose new risks and
challenges. Recent national and international events, such as the
devastation left by Hurricane Katrina, the advance of Avian flu, threats
to homeland security, and the dramatic increase in local support for new
investments in public transportation are altering the institutional and
policy framework for transit safety and security in unprecedented ways.

The *TPM-30 FY 2008 Action Plan* identifies the activities that TPM-30
will complete through its various programs during FY 2008 to meet its
goals and, ultimately, accomplish its mission. The plan provides clear
direction regarding the objectives of TPM-30's program and lays out the
process for evaluation. Activities specified in the *TPM-30 FY 2008
Action Plan* are based on strategic assessments performed to support our
budgeting, performance measurement, and accountability processes.

In addition, the *TPM-30 FY 2008 Action Plan* also reflects critical
inputs from the recently initiated *TPM-30 Five-Year Strategic Planning
Process*. Through this process, TPM-30 is conducting an extensive
evaluation of its existing programs and partnerships to develop a
strategic approach for ensuring optimal performance to enhance public
transportation safety, security and emergency preparedness through FY
2012. Through this initiative, TPM-30 is partnering with key industry
stakeholders to develop a blueprint for FTA's next generation safety,
security and emergency preparedness programs.

The *TPM-30 FY 2008 Action Plan* also identifies the mechanisms in place
that TPM-30 program managers and team leaders will use to monitor
deliverables, budgets and milestones associated with each specific
activity. Tracking matrices will be used to evaluate each program
activity on a monthly basis.

# TPM-30 Goals and Strategic Objectives

TPM-30's program planning process is increasingly data driven to improve
the quality in the identification and analysis of the strategic issues
that will have the greatest impact on future program performance.
Consequently, TPM-30 increases its ability to capture opportunities to
reduce risks faced by passengers and employees in the public
transportation industry. This *TPM-30 FY 2008 Action Plan* is the result
of ongoing analysis of issues and opportunities in the industry and
internal program implementation, culminating with the identification of
strategies to meet U.S. DOT and FTA goals and objectives.

## TPM-30 Goals 

The *TPM-30 FY 2008 Action Plan* has been developed to implement the
safety, security, and emergency preparedness goals specified in the
*U.S. DOT FY 2006 to FY 2011 Strategic Plan: New Ideas for a Nation on
the Move* and in *FTA's FY 2008 Annual Performance Plan*. In addition,
TPM-30 has established its three goals to guide the development of
subsequent strategic objectives and activities to support our mission of
continuous improvement. The figure below presents these goals.

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## Strategies and Objectives

To achieve TPM-30 goals, the following six (6) strategies will guide our
FY 2008 activities:

-   **Strategy #1**: Target the most frequently occurring types of
    accidents and security incidents and the most catastrophic risks to
    passengers and employees.

-   **Strategy #2**: Increase adherence to FTA's regulatory and
    voluntary oversight programs.

-   **Strategy #3**: Provide training, education and outreach to enhance
    core competencies for safety, security and emergency preparedness in
    the transit industry.

-   **Strategy #4**: Strive for ongoing improvement in safety, security
    and emergency preparedness through the advancement of technical
    assistance that is practical, effective and targeted to meet the
    needs of industry.

-   **Strategy #5**: Promote an approach of incremental innovation in
    the development and management of TPM-30 programs.

-   **Strategy #6**: Advance the institutional and regulatory framework
    for safety, security and emergency preparedness.

For each strategy, TPM-30 has identified a set of objectives to direct
the actions that will be taken in FY 2008. The following table presents
these objectives for each of TPM-30's six strategies. In all, TPM-30
identified 36 distinct objectives to guide the activities to be
performed in FY 2008 and to support measurement of how well each
strategy is being implemented. Through this framework, TPM-30 has
developed a comprehensive approach to assessing and evaluating the
effectiveness of its activities to advance safety, security and
emergency preparedness in the public transportation industry.

+---------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| **Strategy**  | **Objectives**                                       |
+---------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| **Strategy    | -   Perform annual safety data collection.           |
| #1**: Target  |                                                      |
| the most      | -   Analyze safety data to target the most frequent, |
| frequently    |     highest risk causes of transit accidents and     |
| occurring     |     identify resources available to industry to      |
| types of      |     support to address these high-risk causes.       |
| accidents and |                                                      |
| security      | -   Perform data collection and analysis to enhance  |
| incidents and |     fire safety practices in transit industry.       |
| the most      |                                                      |
| catastrophic  | -   Perform analysis to track Section 5307 security  |
| risks to      |     set-aside expenditures.                          |
| passengers    |                                                      |
| and           | -   Manage annual collection and analysis of         |
| employees.    |     security data.                                   |
+---------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| **Strategy    | -   Enhance coordination with FTA's Regional Offices |
| #2**:         |     to support implementation of regulatory and      |
| Increase      |     voluntary safety oversight programs.             |
| adherence to  |                                                      |
| FTA's         | -   Prioritize high-risk agencies in the management  |
| regulatory    |     of FTA's SSO and D&A audit programs and FTA's    |
| and voluntary |     Voluntary Bus Review Program.                    |
| oversight     |                                                      |
| programs.     | -   Establish random drug and alcohol test rates for |
|               |     transit industry.                                |
|               |                                                      |
|               | -   Establish targeted and practical guidance for    |
|               |     implementing the safety, security and emergency  |
|               |     preparedness elements specified in the Bus       |
|               |     Program Memorandum of Understanding signed by    |
|               |     FTA, APTA, AASHTO and CTAA.                      |
|               |                                                      |
|               | -   Enhance management of                            |
|               |     Over-the-Counter/Prescription Drugs programs in  |
|               |     transit industry.                                |
|               |                                                      |
|               | -   Support implementation of FTA's Guidance         |
|               |     Circular 5800.1, Safety and Security Management  |
|               |     for Major Capital Projects.                      |
+---------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| **Strategy    | -   Prioritize transit industry security and         |
| #3**: Provide |     emergency preparedness training needs.           |
| training,     |                                                      |
| education and | -   Establish a Training Curriculum for SSO Program  |
| outreach to   |     Managers to support core competencies necessary  |
| enhance core  |     for enforcing 49 CFR Part 659 provisions.        |
| competencies  |                                                      |
| for safety,   | -   Continue training program to support compliance  |
| security and  |     with FTA's Part 655 drug and alcohol             |
| emergency     |     requirements.                                    |
| preparedness  |                                                      |
| in the        | -   Establish a Training Curriculum for small urban  |
| transit       |     and rural bus agencies.                          |
| industry.     |                                                      |
|               | -   Identify and prioritize training to enhance the  |
|               |     rail transit industry's safety culture.          |
|               |                                                      |
|               | -   Ensure efficiency, effectiveness and consistency |
|               |     in course development through implementation of  |
|               |     FTA's Strategic Curriculum Development (SCD)     |
|               |     Guidance.                                        |
|               |                                                      |
|               | -   Implement FY 2008 Security and Emergency         |
|               |     Preparedness Training Plan.                      |
|               |                                                      |
|               | -   Implement FY 2008 Safety Training Plan.          |
+---------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| **Strategy    | -   Accelerate industry awareness, spotlighting      |
| #4**: Strive  |     activities and practices that have the potential |
| for ongoing   |     to mitigate the most significant safety risks.   |
| improvement   |                                                      |
| in safety,    | -   Enhance FTA's web-based presence to facilitate   |
| security and  |     the integration of safety, security and          |
| emergency     |     emergency preparedness into day-to-day transit   |
| preparedness  |     operations.                                      |
| through the   |                                                      |
| advancement   | -   Conduct outreach with transit executive          |
| of technical  |     leadership.                                      |
| assistance    |                                                      |
| that is       | -   Create a suite of products to support immediate  |
| practical,    |     improvements in the protection of track workers  |
| effective and |     and the safety oversight of maintenance          |
| targeted to   |     activities.                                      |
| meet the      |                                                      |
| needs of      | -   Support immediate improvements in the management |
| industry.     |     of emergency operations planning, drilling, and  |
|               |     exercising.                                      |
|               |                                                      |
|               | -   Facilitate communication with public             |
|               |     transportation passengers and employees          |
|               |     regarding all-hazards awareness.                 |
|               |                                                      |
|               | -   Foster on-going communication regarding safety,  |
|               |     security and emergency preparedness issues.      |
|               |                                                      |
|               | -   Develop "gap products" previously identified     |
|               |     through FTA's SEMTAP.                            |
|               |                                                      |
|               | -   Promote partnerships to enhance emergency        |
|               |     response capabilities.                           |
|               |                                                      |
|               | -   Promote the development of industry safety,      |
|               |     security, and emergency preparedness standards.  |
+---------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| **Strategy    | -   Conduct action planning for FY 2008.             |
| #5**: Promote |                                                      |
| an approach   | -   Implement five-year strategic planning process   |
| of            |     to support continuous improvement in TPM-30's    |
| incremental   |     delivery of safety, security and emergency       |
| innovation in |     preparedness programs.                           |
| the           |                                                      |
| development   | -   Enhanced tracking of FTA program performance.    |
| and           |                                                      |
| management of | -   Support robust internal communications within    |
| TPM-30        |     FTA Headquarters regarding safety, security and  |
| programs.     |     emergency preparedness issues.                   |
+---------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| **Strategy    | -   Collaborate with DHS, TSA and FEMA to develop an |
| #6**: Advance |     action plan for addressing H.R. 1 provisions     |
| the           |     requiring FTA action.                            |
| institutional |                                                      |
| and           | -   Expand partnership with the Transit Bus Safety   |
| regulatory    |     and Security Program Working Group and State     |
| framework for |     DOTs to establish roles and responsibilities for |
| safety,       |     monitoring implementation of this voluntary      |
| security and  |     program.                                         |
| emergency     |                                                      |
| preparedness. | -   Update regulations.                              |
+---------------+------------------------------------------------------+

## Overview of TPM-30 Programs

To meet the objectives identified above, TPM-30 administers a variety of
programs that serve as the execution path to deliver strategic
initiatives and outcomes to the public transportation industry.
Integration of these programs require not only extensive collaboration
and coordination with the public transportation industry, but also with
other FTA Offices, other Federal agencies, and a variety of industry and
research organizations. These partnerships are critical to the success
of the *TPM-30 FY 2008 Action Plan*.

TPM-30's current programs can be organized into the following general
categories:

-   Modal Safety and Security Programs (includes state safety oversight
    and bus safety and security programs)

-   Drug and Alcohol Abuse Program

-   Security Program

-   Data Collection and Analysis Program

-   Training and Education Program

-   Information Sharing Program

-   Emergency Management Program

-   Fire Life Safety Program

-   Other Programs

A detailed description of each program is in Appendix A.

The following table demonstrates how TPM-30's six strategies are
integrated into the 11 programs managed by TPM-30.

# TPM-30 Strategic Activities

The following six tables present the specific FY 2008 activities to be
performed by TPM-30 to meet the objectives established for each of
TPM-30's six (6) strategies. These figures, which are titled by strategy
and organized by objectives, identify the 145 activities that will be
performed and tracked by TPM-30 as comprising our FY 2008 work program.

Within these figures, a color-coding scheme is used to identify the
specific program responsible for implementing each activity. The
following colors are used:

 = Modal Safety and Security Programs

 = Drug and Alcohol Program

 = Security Program

 = Data Collection and Analysis Program

 = Training and Education Program

 = Information Sharing Program

 = Emergency Management Program

 = Fire Life Safety Program

 = Other Programs

All activities required to implement FTA's *FY 2008 Annual Performance
Plan Goal #3 -- Implement Integrated Safety, Security and Emergency
Preparedness Strategies* -- are highlighted in **bold**. Through
implementation of the *TPM-30 FY 2008 Action Plan*, performance of these
activities will be tracked by the FTA Administrator and reported to the
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| **Strategy #1:       |                                               |
| Target the most      |                                               |
| frequently occurring |                                               |
| types of accidents   |                                               |
| and security         |                                               |
| incidents and the    |                                               |
| most catastrophic    |                                               |
| risks to passenger   |                                               |
| and employees**.     |                                               |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| **Strategic          | **FY 2008 Activity**                          |
| Objective**          |                                               |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 1\. Perform annual   | -   Coordinate with TBP to ensure receipt of  |
| safety data          |     monthly and quarterly reports from NTD's  |
| collection.          |     safety and security module.              |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Coordinate with FRA's Office of Safety to |
|                      |     ensure quarterly reports from FRA's RAIRS |
|                      |     for FTA-funded commuter rail agencies and |
|                      |     reports from FRA's Passenger Safety       |
|                      |     Working Group relating to commuter rail   |
|                      |     safety issues.                           |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Develop and distribute SSO Program Annual |
|                      |     Reporting Template by January 1, 2008 and |
|                      |     receive required submissions from State   |
|                      |     Oversight Agencies (SOAs) by March        |
|                      |     15, 2008.                                |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Coordinate with State DOTs to obtain      |
|                      |     their annual safety reports on small      |
|                      |     urban and rural bus operator safety       |
|                      |     performance.                             |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Receive DAMIS submissions from transit    |
|                      |     industry.                                |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Review results from Triennial Reviews,    |
|                      |     State Management Reviews, and PMOC        |
|                      |     Monthly Reports to identify safety issues |
|                      |     at grantees.                             |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Conduct special studies and reports       |
|                      |     required by external agencies, such as    |
|                      |     OIG, GAO, NTSB, etc.                     |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 2\. Analyze safety   | -   **Complete analysis and develop *Rail     |
| data to target the   |     Transit Safety Action Plan Annual Report* |
| most frequent,       |     and update *FTA's Top 10 Safety Action    |
| highest risk causes  |     Priorities for Rail Transit Agencies*.**  |
| of transit accidents |                                              |
| and identify         |                                               |
| resources available  | -   Complete analysis and update *Commuter    |
| to industry to       |     Rail Safety Study*, including *Joint      |
| support to address   |     FTA-FRA Safety Priorities for Commuter    |
| these high-risk      |     Rail Agencies*.                          |
| causes.              |                                               |
|                      | -   **Develop *Bus Transit Safety Action      |
|                      |     Plan*, including *FTA's Top 10 Safety     |
|                      |     Action Priorities for Bus Agencies*.**   |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Complete analysis and develop *Safety and |
|                      |     Management Information Statistics Annual  |
|                      |     Report* and post dataset to FTA website.  |
|                      |                                              |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Complete analysis and develop *Drug and   |
|                      |     Alcohol Testing Results Annual Report*.  |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 3\. Perform data     | -   Work with the National Association of     |
| collection and       |     State Fire Marshals to conduct data       |
| analysis to enhance  |     analysis and develop recommendations for  |
| fire safety          |     managing fires on public transportation   |
| practices in transit |     systems.                                 |
| industry.            |                                               |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 4\. Perform analysis | -   Incorporate additional information into   |
| to track Section     |     the database tracking transit agency      |
| 5307 security        |     responses to Triennial Review questions   |
| set-aside            |     on disaster preparedness and how grantees |
| expenditures and     |     spend their allowable 1% set-aside of     |
| emergency            |     Section 5307 formula funding for security |
| preparedness         |     expenditures.                            |
| activities.          |                                               |
|                      | -   Provide reports, as needed, to document   |
|                      |     the public transportation industry's use  |
|                      |     of Section 5307 funds for                 |
|                      |     security-related activities.             |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 5\. Manage annual    | -   In partnership with TSA and TBD, support  |
| collection and       |     the collection and analysis of transit    |
| analysis of security |     crime and security data reported in the   |
| data.                |     NTD.                                     |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Develop reports to document the results   |
|                      |     of analysis performed on NTD security     |
|                      |     information for the public transportation |
|                      |     industry.                                |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+

+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| **STRATEGY #2:       |                                               |
| Increase adherence   |                                               |
| to FTA's regulatory  |                                               |
| and voluntary        |                                               |
| oversight            |                                               |
| programs**.          |                                               |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| **Strategic          | **FY 2008 Activity**                          |
| Objective**          |                                               |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 1\. Enhance          | -   Establish a safety and security contact   |
| coordination with    |     in each Regional Office.                 |
| FTA's Regional       |                                               |
| Offices to support   | -   Conduct monthly teleconferences with      |
| implementation of    |     Regional Offices.                        |
| regulatory and       |                                               |
| voluntary safety     | -   Support the integration of safety,        |
| oversight programs.  |     security, and emergency preparedness into |
|                      |     checklists, manuals, guidance, and        |
|                      |     training developed for the Triennial      |
|                      |     Review, State Management Review, and      |
|                      |     Project Management Oversight (PMO)        |
|                      |     programs.                              |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Develop an "Emergency Management          |
|                      |     Playbook" to standardize the actions      |
|                      |     taken by Regional Offices in responding   |
|                      |     to major security and emergency-related   |
|                      |     events at public transportation agencies. |
|                      |                                             |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Incorporate SSO and D&A audit reports and |
|                      |     tracking systems into FTA's OTrak system. |
|                      |                                             |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Notify Regional Offices of all TPM-30     |
|                      |     audits and reviews.                     |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Carbon copy Regional Offices on all       |
|                      |     TPM-30 audit/review final reports,        |
|                      |     follow-up and tracking, and compliance    |
|                      |     issues.                                 |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Include Regional Offices in all commuter  |
|                      |     rail safety initiatives.                 |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Support Regional Offices in monitoring    |
|                      |     high-risk grantees.                     |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 2\. Prioritize       | -   Develop FY 2008 SSO and D&A audit         |
| high-risk agencies   |     schedules and Bus Review schedule to      |
| in the management of |     prioritize high-risk agencies.          |
| FTA's SSO and D&A    |                                               |
| audit programs and   | -   Conduct nine (9) SSO audits.             |
| FTA's Voluntary Bus  |                                               |
| Review Program.      | -   Conduct D&A audits at 40 urban 5307       |
|                      |     grantees and five (5) state programs,     |
|                      |     including 5311 sub-recipients.           |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Conduct 10 Voluntary Bus Transit Safety   |
|                      |     and Security Reviews.                    |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 3\. Establish random | -   Based on analysis of DAMIS results,       |
| drug and alcohol     |     establish official random drug and        |
| test rates for       |     alcohol testing rates for transit         |
| industry.            |     industry.                                |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 4\. Establish        | -   Expand FTA's Transit Bus Safety and       |
| targeted and         |     Security Program Working Group to include |
| practical guidance   |     Subcommittees focused on specific safety, |
| for implementing the |     security and emergency preparedness       |
| safety, security and |     issues.                                  |
| emergency            |                                               |
| preparedness         | -   In partnership with the Transit Bus       |
| elements specified   |     Safety and Security Working Group,        |
| in the Memorandum of |     develop *Guidelines for Implementing      |
| Understanding signed |     FTA's Voluntary Transit Bus Safety and    |
| by FTA, APTA, AASHTO |     Security Program*, including a            |
| and CTAA.            |     self-assessment checklist for small urban |
|                      |     and rural bus providers.                 |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Conduct invitational workshop to review   |
|                      |     *Guidelines for Implementing FTA's        |
|                      |     Voluntary Transit Bus Safety and Security |
|                      |     Program* with one representative from     |
|                      |     each State DOT.                          |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Provide outreach/training sessions at     |
|                      |     APTA & CTAA conferences.                 |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 5\. Enhance          | -   Develop technical assistance and training |
| management of        |     materials to encourage implementation of  |
| Over-the-            |     effective programs in the transit         |
| Counter/Prescription |     industry for addressing the use of        |
| Drugs programs in    |     Over-the-Counter/Prescription Drugs.     |
| transit industry.    |                                               |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 6\. Support          | -   Partner with Office of Engineering        |
| implementation of    |     (TPM-20) to develop training and          |
| FTA's Guidance       |     resources to support implementation of    |
| Circular 5800.1,     |     Circular 5800.1.                        |
| *Safety and Security |                                               |
| Management for Major | -   Support implementation of FTA's Standard  |
| Capital Projects.*   |     Operating Procedure (SOP) for *New Starts |
|                      |     Teams*.                                 |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Conduct one Safety and Security Readiness |
|                      |     Review (SSRR).                           |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Coordinate with TPM-20 and Regional       |
|                      |     Offices/PMOCs regarding review of grant   |
|                      |     recipient Safety and Security Management  |
|                      |     Plans (SSMPs).                           |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+

+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| **STRATEGY #3:       |                                               |
| Provide training,    |                                               |
| education and        |                                               |
| outreach to enhance  |                                               |
| core competencies    |                                               |
| for safety, security |                                               |
| and emergency        |                                               |
| preparedness in the  |                                               |
| transit industry**.  |                                               |
+======================+===============================================+
| **Strategic          | **FY 2008 Activity**                          |
| Objective**          |                                               |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 1\. Prioritize       | -   In partnership with JHU, complete FTA's   |
| transit industry     |     Security Training Assessment: Top 30 and  |
| security and         |     Small 20, to identify and prioritize      |
| emergency            |     industry needs for security and emergency |
| preparedness         |     preparedness training, including          |
| training needs.      |     refresher training, in-house training,    |
|                      |     contracted training, and FTA-sponsored    |
|                      |     training.                                |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Coordinate with TSA regarding need for    |
|                      |     FTA-sponsored courses funded through the  |
|                      |     Transit Security Grant Program.          |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Use *Security Training Assessment: Top 30 |
|                      |     and Small 20* and TSA recommendations to  |
|                      |     develop FTA's FY 2009 Training Plan.     |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 2\. Establish a      | -   Establish 3-year Individualized Training  |
| Training Curriculum  |     Plan (ITP) for each SSO Program Manager   |
| for SSO Program      |     and submit with Letter of Support to each |
| Managers to support  |     SSO Program Manager's supervisor.        |
| core competencies    |                                               |
| necessary for        | -   Provide invitational travel to ensure     |
| enforcing 49 CFR     |     that SSO Program Managers attend two      |
| Part 659 provisions. |     approved TSI courses in FY2008.          |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Conduct the 3rd Annual SSO Program        |
|                      |     Managers Workshop in FY 2008, providing   |
|                      |     invitational travel and detailed          |
|                      |     Part 659.                                |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Conduct the 12th Annual SSO Program       |
|                      |     Meeting in FY 2008, including training    |
|                      |     for both SSO Program Managers and rail    |
|                      |     transit Safety Directors regarding Part   |
|                      |     659 implementation issues.               |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Develop training program for new SSO      |
|                      |     Program Managers.                        |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 3\. Continue         | -   In FY 2008, conduct the 3rd Annual        |
| training program to  |     National Drug and Alcohol Conference to   |
| support compliance   |     provide training to industry personnel    |
| with FTA's Part 655  |     regarding the implementation of 49 CFR    |
| drug and alcohol     |     Part 655.                                |
| requirements.        |                                               |
|                      | -   In FY 2008, provide six (6) deliveries of |
|                      |     the *TSI Substance Abuse Management and   |
|                      |     Program Compliance*.                    |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 4\. Establish a      | -   Identify core training curriculum, by job |
| Training Curriculum  |     position, to address safety, security and |
| for small urban and  |     emergency preparedness topics included in |
| rural bus agencies.  |     FTA's Guidelines for Implementing FTA's   |
|                      |     *Voluntary Transit Bus Safety and         |
|                      |     Security Program for small urban and      |
|                      |     rural bus providers*.                   |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Identify available training to support    |
|                      |     the curriculum, including Federal,        |
|                      |     non-profit, private sector and other      |
|                      |     providers.                              |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 5\. Identify and     | -   **Conduct four (4) Maintenance Oversight  |
| prioritize training  |     Workshops on-site at heavy rail transit   |
| to enhance the rail  |     agencies to identify challenges, needs,   |
| transit industry's   |     and opportunities.**                     |
| safety culture.      |                                               |
|                      | -   **Develop and deliver refresher Track     |
|                      |     Inspection Training Pilot Course at       |
|                      |     four (4) heavy rail transit agencies**.  |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 6\. Ensure           | -   In partnership with JHU, complete FTA's   |
| efficiency,          |     *Strategic Curriculum Development         |
| effectiveness and    |     Guidance*.                               |
| consistency in       |                                               |
| course development   | -   Develop Templates to provide models for   |
| through              |     use by all entities engaged in developing |
| implementation of    |     training for FTA.                        |
| FTA's Strategic      |                                               |
| Curriculum           | -   Conduct a train-the-trainer workshop with |
| Development (SCD)    |     FTA, TSI, NTI, JHU and other contractors  |
| Guidance.            |     supporting FTA's safety, security and     |
|                      |     emergency preparedness programs to        |
|                      |     explain the Guidance, the Templates, and  |
|                      |     how they should be used in developing     |
|                      |     FTA-sponsored training products.         |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Implement a dedicated QA/QC process to    |
|                      |     ensure that all delivered training        |
|                      |     products conform to the Strategic         |
|                      |     Curriculum Development Guidance.         |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 7\. Implement FY     | **Transportation Safety Institute (TSI)**     |
| 2008 Security and    |                                               |
| Emergency            | -   6 deliveries of Transit System Security.  |
| Preparedness         |                                              |
| Training Plan.       |                                               |
|                      | -   6 deliveries of Effectively Managing      |
|                      |     Transit Emergencies.                     |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   5 deliveries of Transit Explosives        |
|                      |     Incident Management Seminar.             |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   One delivery of Transit System Security:  |
|                      |     Design Review.                           |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   One delivery of Crime Prevention through  |
|                      |     Environmental Design.                    |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   3 deliveries of Transit Response to Bus   |
|                      |     Hijackings Seminar.                      |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   3 deliveries of Transit Response to Rail  |
|                      |     Hijackings Seminar.                      |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **National Transit Institute (NTI)**          |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   20 deliveries of Terrorist Activity       |
|                      |     Recognition Response (TARR).             |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   20 deliveries of Rail OCC CBRNE           |
|                      |     Protocols.                               |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   6 deliveries of Bus OCC CBRNE Protocols.  |
|                      |                                              |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   50 deliveries of Securing Community       |
|                      |     Mobility.                                |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   10 deliveries of System Security          |
|                      |     Awareness.                               |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   15 deliveries of Violence in the Transit  |
|                      |     Workplace -- Prevention, Response and     |
|                      |     Recovery.                                |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   10+ pilot deliveries of The Art of the    |
|                      |     Game -- Robbery: Pickpocket and Identity  |
|                      |     Theft.                                   |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   15 deliveries of Front-Line Rail          |
|                      |     Employees Response to WMD Incidents.     |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   20+ pilot deliveries of Bus Control       |
|                      |     Center/Dispatch to WMD Incidents.        |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   10+ pilot deliveries of Front-Line Bus    |
|                      |     Employees Response to WMD Incidents.     |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   20+ pilot deliveries of NIMS for Transit  |
|                      |     Employees.                               |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   120 deliveries of Passenger Monitoring.  |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **Johns Hopkins University (JHU)**            |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   21 deliveries of Strategic Counter        |
|                      |     Terrorism for Transit Managers.          |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 8\. Implement FY     | **Transportation Safety Institute (TSI)**     |
| 2008 Safety Training |                                               |
| Plan.                | -   3 deliveries of Transit Rail Incident     |
|                      |     Investigation.                           |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   One delivery of Advanced Rail Incident    |
|                      |     Investigation.                           |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   5 deliveries of Transit Rail System       |
|                      |     Safety.                                  |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   4 deliveries of Transit Bus System        |
|                      |     Safety.                                  |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   4 deliveries of Bus Collision Prevention  |
|                      |     & Investigation Seminar.                 |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   9 deliveries of Fundamentals of Bus       |
|                      |     Collision Investigation.                 |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   2 deliveries of Problems in Bus Collision |
|                      |     Investigation.                           |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   One delivery of Safety Evaluations of     |
|                      |     Alternative Fuels Facilities and          |
|                      |     Equipment.                               |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   One delivery Alternative Fuel Cylinder    |
|                      |     Inspection.                              |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   8 deliveries of Paratransit Operator      |
|                      |     Trainer Course.                          |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   8 deliveries of Instructor's Course in    |
|                      |     Bus Operator Training.                   |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   5 deliveries of Transit Industrial Safety |
|                      |     Management.                              |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   One delivery of Bus Operator Training.   |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | **National Transit Institute (NTI)**          |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   10+ pilot deliveries of Toolbox for       |
|                      |     Transit Operator Fatigue: Putting the     |
|                      |     Report into Action.                      |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   15+ pilot deliveries of Overhead Catenary |
|                      |     Hazards Awareness and Safety.            |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   10+ pilot deliveries of Alternative Fuel  |
|                      |     Safety.                                  |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   5+ pilot deliveries Improving Health and  |
|                      |     Safety Committee Effectiveness.          |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   15+ pilot deliveries of Electrical Safety |
|                      |     in Transit Environment.                  |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+

+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| **STRATEGY #4:       |                                               |
| Strive for ongoing   |                                               |
| improvement in       |                                               |
| safety, security and |                                               |
| emergency            |                                               |
| preparedness through |                                               |
| advancement of       |                                               |
| technical assistance |                                               |
| that is practical,   |                                               |
| effective and        |                                               |
| targeted to meet the |                                               |
| needs of industry**. |                                               |
+======================+===============================================+
| **Strategic          | **FY 2008 Activity**                          |
| Objective**          |                                               |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 1\. Accelerate       | -   Publish all reports developed to meet     |
| industry awareness,  |     Strategy 1, Strategic Objective #2 to     |
| spotlighting         |     FTA's Safety and Security Website.     |
| activities and       |                                               |
| practices that have  | -   Include the results of the analysis       |
| the potential to     |     performed in these reports in             |
| mitigate the most    |     newsletters, presentations, and outreach  |
| significant safety   |     conducted for the SSO program, the Bus    |
| risks.               |     Transit Safety and Security Program, the  |
|                      |     Commuter Rail Safety Program, and D&A     |
|                      |     Program.                                |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Share results with FTA Regional Offices   |
|                      |     via emails, teleconferences,              |
|                      |     presentations and dissemination of        |
|                      |     published materials.                    |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 2\. Enhance FTA's    | -   Update FTA's Safety and Security Website  |
| web-based presence   |     to include FTA's Safety Action Priorities |
| to facilitate the    |     for rail, commuter rail and bus.        |
| integration of       |                                               |
| safety, security and | -   Create FTA's Transit Bus Safety and       |
| emergency            |     Security Program Website to disseminate   |
| preparedness into    |     technical assistance materials and        |
| day-to-day transit   |     templates and to build connections in the |
| operations.          |     bus community through easy access to      |
|                      |     contact information, bulletin boards, and |
|                      |     chat rooms.                              |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Create a Training Resource Center website |
|                      |     to support the efforts of transit         |
|                      |     training managers and industry personnel  |
|                      |     to identify, schedule, and manage         |
|                      |     FTA-sponsored training.                  |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 3\. Conduct outreach | -   With the FTA Regional Office, schedule    |
| with transit         |     and conduct one teleconference call with  |
| executive            |     the Chief Executive Officer for each of   |
| leadership.          |     the nation's 13 heavy rail agencies to    |
|                      |     discuss safety issues and FTA's safety    |
|                      |     priorities.                              |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   In partnership with NTSB, give            |
|                      |     presentations on rail safety issues at    |
|                      |     APTA meetings attended by Chief Executive |
|                      |     Officers and Safety Directors.           |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 4\. Create a suite   | -   **Develop Strategies to Improve Transit   |
| of products to       |     Industry Safety Culture brochure**.      |
| support immediate    |                                               |
| improvements in the  | -   **Develop Maintenance Safety Oversight    |
| protection of track  |     Technical Guidelines**.                  |
| workers and the      |                                               |
| safety oversight of  | -   **Develop Track Worker Protection Pocket  |
| maintenance          |     Guide**.                                 |
| activities.          |                                               |
|                      | -   **Develop Track Inspection Pocket         |
|                      |     Guide**.                                 |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   **Develop Track Worker Protection         |
|                      |     Refresher Training Video**.              |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   **Develop Quarterly Rail Safety           |
|                      |     Newsletters**.                           |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   **Develop Quarterly Bus Safety            |
|                      |     Newsletters**.                           |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 5\. Support          | -   Develop *Techniques for Cooperative       |
| immediate            |     Emergency Planning and Response -- Small  |
| improvements in the  |     Urban and Rural Transit Bus Agencies* to  |
| management of        |     enhance emergency planning capabilities   |
| emergency operations |     of small urban and rural bus providers.  |
| planning, drilling,  |                                               |
| and exercising.      | -   **Develop an Emergency Management Pilot   |
|                      |     Program and supporting training program   |
|                      |     to show how transit agencies can          |
|                      |     establish an Emergency Management         |
|                      |     Function within their organizations**.   |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   5 deliveries of the Connecting            |
|                      |     Communities Forum.                      |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 6\. Facilitate       | -   Update Transit Watch program to include   |
| communication with   |     templates for posters, brochures,         |
| public               |     placards, and other materials to address  |
| transportation       |     safety and emergency preparedness issues, |
| passengers and       |     as well as security issues.              |
| employees regarding  |                                               |
| all-hazards          |                                               |
| awareness.           |                                               |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 7\. Foster on-going  | -   In partnership with TSA and FEMA's        |
| communication        |     National Preparedness Directorate,        |
| regarding safety,    |     conduct two Transit Safety and Security   |
| security and         |     Roundtables, providing invitational       |
| emergency            |     travel for one safety and one security    |
| preparedness issues. |     representative from each of the nation's  |
|                      |     Top 50 Transit Agencies, and 10 SSO       |
|                      |     agency representatives.                  |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+

+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 8\. Develop "gap     | -   Update Immediate Actions Guidance for     |
| products" previously |     public transportation agencies responding |
| identified through   |     to WMD incidents.                        |
| FTA's SEMTAP.        |                                               |
|                      | -   Update Security and Emergency             |
|                      |     Preparedness Planning Guidance to         |
|                      |     incorporate a multimodal, all-hazards     |
|                      |     approach.                                |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Update Hazard Analysis Guidance and       |
|                      |     Project Management Guidance to promote    |
|                      |     consistency in safety, security and       |
|                      |     emergency preparedness for Major Capital  |
|                      |     Projects.                               |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 9\. Promote          | -   Provide financial and technical support   |
| partnerships to      |     to APTA in managing the Pubic             |
| enhance emergency    |     Transportation Information Sharing and    |
| response             |     Analysis Center (ISAC).                  |
| capabilities.        |                                               |
|                      | -   In partnership with the APTA Emergency    |
|                      |     Preparedness Task Force and TSA, update   |
|                      |     the industry's action plan for the rapid  |
|                      |     deployment of vehicles, equipment, and    |
|                      |     personnel from cooperating transit        |
|                      |     agencies for the 2008 hurricane season.  |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Through the APTA Emergency Response and   |
|                      |     Recovery Program (ERPP), continue to      |
|                      |     market and promote the creation of a      |
|                      |     \"Mutual Aid" inventory containing        |
|                      |     resources from participating transit      |
|                      |     agencies, such as vehicles (by type,      |
|                      |     fuel, accessibility); support vehicles    |
|                      |     (tow, fueling trucks, and emergency       |
|                      |     vehicles); support equipment (generators, |
|                      |     etc.); and personnel (transit operators,  |
|                      |     mechanics, supervisors, police/security). |
|                      |                                              |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   In partnership with DHS and APTA,         |
|                      |     continue to provide support for the       |
|                      |     development of the Public Transportation  |
|                      |     Pandemic Flu Guidance Sub-Sector Plan.   |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 10\. Promote the     | -   Continue to provide financial and         |
| development of       |     technical support to APTA in developing   |
| industry safety,     |     consensus-based standards for the transit |
| security, and        |     industry through the APTA Transit         |
| emergency            |     Standards Program.                     |
| preparedness         |                                               |
| standards.           |                                               |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+

+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| **STRATEGY #5:       |                                               |
| Promote an approach  |                                               |
| of incremental       |                                               |
| innovation in the    |                                               |
| development and      |                                               |
| management of TPM-30 |                                               |
| Programs**.          |                                               |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| **Strategic          | **FY 2008 Activity**                          |
| Objective**          |                                               |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 1\. Conduct action   | -   Support FTA's EMT in developing FY 2008   |
| planning for FY      |     Annual Performance Plan (APP) activities  |
| 2008.                |     for safety, security and emergency        |
|                      |     preparedness.                    |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Develop the TPM-30 FY 2008 Action Plan to |
|                      |     implement safety, security, and emergency |
|                      |     preparedness activities specified in      |
|                      |     FTA's FY 2008 APP and other TPM-30        |
|                      |     activities.                      |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Develop and complete tracking matrices to |
|                      |     monitor performance of FY 2008 APP        |
|                      |     activities related to safety, security,   |
|                      |     and emergency preparedness.        |
|                      |                                             |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 2\. Implement        | -   Conduct strategic visioning sessions to   |
| five-year strategic  |     promote a five-year planning horizon for  |
| planning process to  |     FTA's integrated safety, security, and    |
| support continuous   |     emergency preparedness activities.       |
| improvement in       |                                               |
| TPM-30's delivery of | -   Assess implementation of the Memorandum   |
| safety, security and |     of Understanding on Roles and             |
| emergency            |     Responsibilities, between DOT and DHS,    |
| preparedness         |     dated September 28, 2004, and all         |
| programs.            |     subsequent annexes, to develop            |
|                      |     recommendations for sustaining and        |
|                      |     enhancing coordination and partnership    |
|                      |     with DHS, TSA, and FEMA's National        |
|                      |     Preparedness Directorate.                |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Document current TPM-30 programs to       |
|                      |     determine areas of new and continuing     |
|                      |     focus.                                   |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Conduct a formal assessment, through      |
|                      |     objective measurement and systematic      |
|                      |     analysis, of the manner and extent to     |
|                      |     which TPM-30 programs achieve intended    |
|                      |     objectives.                              |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Use the SEMTAP approach to identify and   |
|                      |     prioritize new programs and products      |
|                      |     targeted to specific needs in the transit |
|                      |     industry.                                |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Develop five-year Strategic Plan to       |
|                      |     support the coordinated evolution of      |
|                      |     TPM-30 programs, promoting continuous     |
|                      |     improvement, supporting innovation, and   |
|                      |     incorporating lessons learned.           |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 3\. Enhanced         | -   Develop Master Tracking Database to       |
| tracking of FTA      |     enable each program manager to track      |
| program performance. |     TPM-30 FY 2008 Action Plan deliverables,  |
|                      |     budget and milestones in a centrally      |
|                      |     accessible manner.                       |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Using outputs from the Master Tracking    |
|                      |     Database, prepare Quarterly Updates       |
|                      |     regarding implementation of both FY 2008  |
|                      |     APP activities and FTA's FY 2008 Action   |
|                      |     Plan.                                    |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 4\. Support robust   | -   Provide "brown bag" lunch presentations   |
| internal             |     to cover building evacuations as well as  |
| communications       |     other safety, security and emergency      |
| within FTA           |     preparedness tips for on the job and      |
| Headquarters         |     while at home.                           |
| regarding safety,    |                                               |
| security and         | -   Support Working Groups and Task Forces    |
| emergency            |     managed by FTA's Office of Engineering,   |
| preparedness issues. |     FTA's Office of Planning and Environment, |
|                      |     and FTA's Office of Research,             |
|                      |     Demonstration and Innovation.         |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Use the shared "S" drive and FTA tracking |
|                      |     systems (OTrak, TEAM) to facilitate the   |
|                      |     sharing of safety, security and emergency |
|                      |     preparedness information.             |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+

+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| **STRATEGY #6:       |                                               |
| Advance              |                                               |
| institutional and    |                                               |
| regulatory framework |                                               |
| for safety, security |                                               |
| and emergency        |                                               |
| preparedness**.      |                                               |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| **Strategic          | **FY 2008 Activity**                          |
| Objective**          |                                               |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 1\. Collaborate with | -   Through the MOU framework and             |
| DHS, TSA and FEAM to |     collaborative meetings, develop an action |
| develop action plan  |     plan for addressing provisions in H.R. 1, |
| for addressing H.R.  |     Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11  |
| 1 provisions         |     Commission Act of 2007 that require FTA   |
| requiring FTA        |     action.                                |
| action.              |                                               |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 2\. Continue         | -   Collaborate with the Transit Bus Safety   |
| partnership with the |     and Security Working Group to leverage    |
| Transit Bus Safety   |     their expertise to speed initiatives into |
| and Security Program |     action and to clarify voluntary           |
| Working Group.       |     monitoring of implementation of guidance. |
|                      |                                              |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Support the State DOTs, AASHTO, and CTAA  |
|                      |     in developing their bus safety and        |
|                      |     security programs for small urban and     |
|                      |     rural bus operators.                     |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Partner with APTA to promote the          |
|                      |     incorporation of FTA guidance into the    |
|                      |     APTA Bus Safety Audit Program.           |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| 3\. Update           | -   Develop white paper with recommended      |
| regulations.         |     revisions to 49 CFR Part 659 to address   |
|                      |     SAFETEA-LU provisions, NTSB               |
|                      |     recommendations, and suggestions from SSO |
|                      |     agencies and industry.                   |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | -   Develop white paper with recommended      |
|                      |     revisions to 49 CFR Part 655 based on     |
|                      |     industry performance and audit program    |
|                      |     results.                                 |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+

# Appendix A: TPM-30 Program Descriptions

Through this organization, TPM-30 administers a variety of programs
designed to support the public transportation industry. These programs
can be organized into the following general categories:

-   Modal Safety and Security Programs

-   Drug and Alcohol Program

-   Security Program

-   Data Collection and Analysis Program

-   Training and Education Program

-   Information Sharing Program

-   Emergency Management Program

-   Fire Life Safety Program

-   Other Programs

A brief description of each TPM-30 program is provided below.

## Modal Safety and Security Programs

**State Safety Oversight (SSO) Program** -- Provides oversight of State
implementation of FTA's regulation 49 CFR Part 659, Rail Fixed Guideway
Systems; State Safety Oversight. Twenty-six (26) State oversight
agencies and 43 rail transit agencies are covered by this regulation,
with two (2) new States and four (4) new rail transit agencies expected
to fall under the regulation by 2010. Through its regulation, FTA is
responsible for setting minimum requirements to be met by the States and
rail transit agencies, for providing technical assistance, and for
monitoring implementation of the program. TPM-30 performs the following
activities:

-   Audits and Reviews: TPM-30 audits each of the 26 designated State
    oversight agencies for their compliance with 49 CFR Part 659 once
    every three years. TPM-30 also conducts Safety and Security
    Readiness Reviews (SSRRs) at New Starts rail transit agencies and
    their newly designated State oversight agencies to ensure their
    readiness to implement 49 CFR Part 659 requirements with the
    initiation of revenue service.

-   Workshops and Meetings: TPM-30 conducts two yearly workshops: an
    invitational annual training workshop with representatives of the
    State agencies (to build core competencies and support professional
    development of SSO Program Managers) and an annual SSO program
    meeting with representatives from both the State agencies and the
    rail transit systems (to address program issues and challenges).

-   Initial and Annual Submissions: TPM-30 has responsibility for
    reviewing and approving each State's Program Standard and
    procedures, and requires in-depth annual reports and certifications
    from State oversight agencies, to demonstrate ongoing conformance
    with 49 CFR Part 659. TPM-30 also issues an annual report on the SSO
    program.

-   Technical Assistance: TPM-30 provides safety and security technical
    assistance in the form of guidelines, templates, newsletters,
    emails, training, presentations, and specific support as requested
    by an individual SSO agency or rail transit agency.

-   Training Curriculum: In partnership with DHS and the Transportation
    Safety Institute, TPM-30 manages its SSO Program Managers Training
    Curriculum. This initiative provides both (1) a recommended training
    program for SSO program managers working and (2) active financial
    and management support to ensure that each SSO program manager
    receives a TSI Safety and Security Certificate and a World Safety
    Organization certificate by 2010.

-   Safety Studies and Targeted Goal Setting: To provide safety
    leadership for both the States and rail transit agencies, TPM-30
    conducts special studies to address emerging safety and security
    issues; develops and maintains FTA's Rail Transit Safety Action
    Plan, including FTA's Top 10 Safety Action Priorities; establishes
    working groups with State oversight agencies and rail transit
    agencies to address program implementation issues; and coordinates
    with external agencies, such as NTSB, FRA, FHWA and DHS, regarding
    the program and its implementation.

-   Track Worker Protection/Maintenance Oversight Initiative: In
    partnership with NTSB, TPM-30 recently began an ambitious new
    initiative to improve track worker safety and maintenance oversight
    in the rail transit industry through workshops, guidelines, and
    training.

**Transit Bus Safety and Security Program** -- The Transit Bus Safety
and Security Program is a voluntary program designed to improve transit
bus safety and security for passengers, employees, and others that share
the roadways with urban and rural public transit bus operations. This
program encompasses public transit bus agencies of all sizes, including
urban, small urban, rural and community transit providers. In
collaboration with APTA, CTAA, and AASHTO, the program identifies and
promotes effective and comprehensive techniques and strategies to
improve transit bus safety and security. TPM-30 performs the following
activities:

-   Bus Transit Safety and Security Working Group: TPM-30 coordinates
    all activities for the program with this Working Group, which is
    comprised of representatives from the bus industry, State DOTs, and
    Federal partners. The Working Group provides reviews and approves
    technical assistance materials and guidance developed for the
    program, establishes short- and long-term goals, and partners with
    TPM-30 to integrate on-going monitoring tools into the overall
    program implementation.

-   Transit Bus Safety and Security Website: In partnership with the
    Working Group, TPM-30 is developing this website to provide contact
    information, news and events, frequently asked questions (FAQs),
    bulletin boards and chat rooms, and a comprehensive and
    easy-to-navigate resource library with approximately 500 guidelines,
    checklists, templates, and sample policies and forms that can be
    easily tailored by bus agencies to support their safety and security
    programs. This website will enable FTA to maintain on-going
    communication and coordination with the bus industry.

-   Voluntary On-site Reviews: TPM-30 is conducting reviews at small
    urban and rural transit agencies around the country, in partnership
    with the State DOTs. The ultimate objective of these reviews is to
    validate the TPM-30 Transit Bus Safety and Security Self-Assessment
    Checklist. Upon its completion, this checklist will be posted to
    FTA's Transit Bus Safety and Security Website for use by bus
    agencies and State DOTs to support monitoring activities necessary
    to assess implementation of critical safety and security program
    elements. Further, this checklist will be cross-referenced to
    valuable resource materials to direct bus agencies and State DOTs to
    practical tools and examples that can help strengthen implementation
    of specific elements assessed in the checklist.

-   Training Curriculum: In partnership with the Working Group, TPM-30
    is also evaluating industry training needs and available training
    programs to identify opportunities for an enhanced training
    curriculum to promote core competencies in bus safety and security.

**Commuter Rail Safety Program** -- Commuter railroads operate under the
safety regulations of the Federal Railroad Administration. FRA also
assures compliance with the regulations. Although FTA does not regulate
commuter rail systems, it influences the safe and secure operations
through the funding of new starts, rail extensions, and rail vehicle
acquisitions. TPM-30 has an interest in the design, construction, and
operation of commuter railroad systems. TPM-30 coordinates with the FRA
on issues that impact safe commuter rail operations, including the
operation of non-compliant rail cars in areas of shared track and shared
corridor with the general freight railroad system; grade crossing
safety; and passenger safety issues such as the hazard of platform gaps
at passenger rail stations. In managing this program, TPM-30 performs
the following activities:

-   Special Studies: TPM-30 analyzes data reported by commuter rail
    agencies to the FRA Rail Accident/Incident Reporting System (RAIRS)
    and identifies safety priorities, industry needs, and activities
    requiring joint FRA-FTA action.

-   Passenger Safety Task Force: TPM-30 supports FRA's Passenger Safety
    Task Force, providing financial and technical assistance to address
    key commuter rail safety issues, including platform gaps, rail grade
    crossing safety, and trespasser prevention programs.

-   FRA Safety Waiver Board: TPM-30 participates on FRA's Safety Waiver
    Board as a non-voting member. In this capacity, TPM-30 supports FRA
    review and evaluation of safety waivers requested by light rail and
    commuter rail agencies.

## Drug and Alcohol Program

**Regulation -- 49 CFR Part 655** -- FTA's drug and alcohol testing
regulation, is managed by TPM-30. TPM-30 is responsible for the
implementation of the regulation including auditing recipients of 5307
Formula Program Funds, Section 5309 -- Capital Program Funds, and
Section 5311 - Non-urbanized Area Program Funds. The audits include a
comprehensive record review, simulated specimen collections, and other
aspects required by the drug and alcohol regulation.

**Newsletter** -- A quarterly newsletter is published to provide updates
on the drug and alcohol regulation, interpretations and changes to
program policy and components, information on effective practices, and
program events.

**Drug and Alcohol Management Information System (DAMIS)** -- An annual
report is published to provide an overview of substance abuse trends, to
establish the drug and alcohol-testing rate, and to identify primary
areas of regulation non-compliance. The data is also used to direct the
technical assistance programs.

**Technical Assistance** -- Guidance documents are published and annual
workshops held to assist transit agencies, medical review officers, and
substance abuse counselors in complying with the requirements of the
regulation.

## Security Program

**Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Liaison Activities** -- TPM-30,
through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU Annex), coordinates transit
security and emergency preparedness initiatives with TSA and FEMA's
National Preparedness Directorate (formerly the DHS Office of Grants and
Training). These Liaison Activities advance the coordination of security
training curricula, amplify information sharing among transit agencies
and government partners, improve transit security awareness outreach,
and expand transit emergency preparedness capabilities to security
events and terrorism.

**Security and Emergency Management Technical Assistance Program
(SEMTAP)** - Provides technical assistance to transit agencies
nationwide to assist in updating and enhancing their security and
emergency management programs. The goal of this program is to help
transit agencies increase their security and emergency management
readiness regardless of size, municipality, and diversity of service.
Since 2002, 50 of the largest transit agencies have participated in and
benefited from the program. Based on its success, this program has
recently assumed the lead in managing FTA's Five-Year Strategic Planning
Process, including the development of "all hazards" initiatives to
support continual improvement of safety, security and emergency
preparedness programs in the transit industry.

**Transit Watch** -- A program designed to raise homeland security
awareness of transit customers and employees, and the general public
through the use of a toolkit containing a downloadable CD with campaign
logo and tag line, brochure, signage templates by transit agencies at no
charge.

**Transit Safety and Security Roundtables** -- Forums for the sharing of
information on technology and best practices, and developing
relationships between Federal agencies and transit safety and security
managers of the largest transit system in the Nation.

**Guidance Documents** -- TPM-30 provides security program guidance on a
variety of topics, including Immediate Actions for Transit Agencies for
Potential and Actual Life-Threatening Incidents

## Data Collection and Analysis Program

**The National Transit Database** - The FTA's National Transit Database
(NTD) collects a wide range of information from the public
transportation industry, including safety and security incidents.
Although the NTD, including its Safety and Security Module, is funded
and maintained by TBP, TPM-30 has the primary responsibility for the
analysis of safety and security data collected through NTD. More than
600 transit agencies receiving Section 5307 funds report the NTD. In
addition, recipients of Section 5311 funds are now required to submit
safety and security information to the NTD. NTD includes all modes of
public transportation utilized on local and regional routes throughout
the country, including private and public buses, heavy and light rail,
ferryboats and vanpool service. TPM-30 uses information collected from
NTD to monitor industry safety performance and to target areas of focus
for its regulatory and technical assistance programs.

**Transit Safety and Security Statistics Report** -- TPM-30 also uses
the data from the NTD to prepare and disseminate an Annual Transit
Safety and Security Statistics Report. The report identifies accident
trends and emerging issues for Congress, the National Transportation
Safety Board, the Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics, the States, the Office of Management and Budget, and others.

## Training and Education Program

Through the Transportation Safety Institute (TSI), the National Transit
Institute (NTI), and Johns Hopkins University (JHU), TPM-30 sponsors
safety, security, and emergency management training for the public
transportation industry. The focus of this program is to improve the
operational safety and security of transit systems and the personal
security of the transit customers and employees. Courses are conducted
at locations throughout the United States, and include the following:

-   Transit System Security,

-   System Security Awareness Training,

-   Strategic Counterterrorism for Transit Managers,

-   Terrorist Recognition and Reaction Course,

-   Rail Operations Control Center Response to WMD Incidents,

-   Transit System Security,

-   Rail Transit System Safety,

-   Effectively Managing Transit Emergencies,

-   Rail Transit Accident Investigation,

-   Fundamentals of Bus Accident Investigation,

-   Fatigue Management, and

-   Substance Abuse Management.

New courses are developed and implemented as warranted by trend analyses
and emerging events. For instance, the Volpe National Transportation
Systems Center is developing a course entitled "Transit Security Design
Considerations" to support implementation of the FTA guidance document
of the same name.

All training courses are developed, updated, and evaluated using FTA's
Strategic Curriculum Development (SCD) process. Conformance with this
process is a prerequisite for the use of TSA Transit Security Grant
Program funding.

## Information Sharing Program

**Clearinghouse** -- The clearinghouse serves as an ongoing focal point
for all information, materials, and resources currently available on the
subject of transit safety and security.

**Transit Safety and Security Website (Public)** -- The website is the
central point for communication to provide a descriptive overview of
ongoing Office of Safety and Security programs and new initiatives. The
website allows easy access to safety and security guidance documents and
forms, updates to regulations, and dissemination of information on
effective practices.

**Safety and Security Program Management Website (internal use only)**
-- The website serves as a program management and tracking tool for FTA
Safety and Security Audit functions. The website provides auditing tools
and information for on-site audits and includes logistics, previous
audit information and reports, key contacts, and other needed
information to effectively manage safety oversight programs. Currently
the site is used for Drug and Alcohol Audits and the State Safety
Oversight Program Compliance Audits.

**Public Transit Information Sharing and Analysis Center** -- TPM-30
supports the Public Transit -- Information Sharing and Analysis Center
(PT-ISAC). The ISAC provides a secure cyber portal for the dissemination
of security and threat information to transit agencies and other transit
industry stakeholders.

**Information Sharing** -- The FTA disseminates security, threat,
reports, and other topics of interest to a wide audience of government
and transit agencies on a daily basis. Initial situational reports
(SITREPS) on major transportation emergencies and natural disasters are
prepared and distributed to the FTA Executive Management Team (EMT), the
Crisis Management Center (CMC), Transportation Security Operations
Center (TSOC), the OST, and other government agencies and non-government
stakeholders. SITREP updates are provided on an as-needed basis or as
requested.

## Emergency Management Program

**Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP)** -- TPM-30 is responsible
for the development, implementation, and maintenance of a COOP plan for
the agency. The plan permits the FTA to continue its essential functions
during a major crisis. The Office participates in DOT wide exercises to
assess the effectiveness of the plan. The Office is also responsible for
all related training of FTA personnel at the headquarters and regional
level.

**Pandemic Flu Planning** -- The Office is a member of the DOT Pandemic
Flu Taskforce. In coordination with the DOT, the Office is developing
and implementing a Pandemic Flu Plan for the FTA.

**Crisis Management Center** -- The Office supports DOT's Crisis
Management Center activities at times of a major transportation related
event, such as natural disaster, major accident, or terrorist act. The
Office also supports the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as
requested.

**APTA Emergency Response and Preparedness Program (ERPP)** -- FTA
supports the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Emergency
Preparedness and Response Program. The program consists of a series of
mutual-aid sharing agreements with individual transit agencies and APTA
business partners.

**Immediate Response to Transit Emergencies** -- This program provides
for an emergency activation response in the event of a natural disaster,
criminal activity, or safety concern that is of immediate concern.
Response activities include, conducting impacted transit agency damage
assessments, providing transit operations recovery planning, developing
after-action reports, reviewing and revising the transit elements of
emergency evacuation service plans.

**Connecting Communities Forums** -- Connecting Communities Emergency
Preparedness and Security Forums are held at various regions throughout
the Nation to promote and improve public agency interoperability during
incidents. Invited participants include representatives from local
transit agency personnel, police departments, fire departments,
emergency management offices and others. Each Connecting Communities
forum involves hands-on exercises, discussions, emergency scenarios,
group break-out sessions, and discussions. It provides community
officials with the opportunity to network and coordinate emergency
response, learn about the role of transit and alternative means of
transportation during an emergency, and identify the elements,
facilities, and personnel in the their community needed for effective
emergency response.

## Fire/Life Safety Program

**Mass Transit Bus and Rail Transit Vehicle Fire Safety Analysis** --
TPM-30 supports fire testing and fire hazard analysis of materials used
in transit vehicles. TPM-30 is working to update Recommended Fire Safety
Practices for Rail Transit Materials Selection, which sets industry-wide
recommendations for the materials to be used in transit vehicles to
enhance fire resistance.

**Fire Safety and Analysis Program** -- In partnership with the National
Association of State Fire Marshals, TPM-30 is working to analyze
industry data regarding public transportation fires and to develop
recommendations for preventing and fighting fires in the public
transportation environment.

## Other Programs

TPM-30 also manages a variety of special programs. The priorities of
these programs are established through FTA's Strategic Planning Process.
This process reflects the needs of the industry, recommendations by the
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Congressional
recommendations, and policy and technical issues. Some of the current
programs are:

**Safety Outreach through Operation Lifesaver** -- TPM-30 has partnered
with Operation Lifesaver to develop and produce light rail safety
messages for adults and school children. The safety message product is a
toolkit that may be used by transit agencies to promote light rail
safety.

**Transit Fatigue Management** -- This program assesses current fatigue
management practices.

**Special Investigations** -- Special investigations are conducted on
safety or security issues as requested by the Secretary.

**Office of the Secretary (OST) Liaison** -- TPM-30 supports OST's
requests for assistance with congressional requests for information,
investigations being conducted by the Office of Inspector General,
Government Accountability Office (GAO) studies, and National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigations and recommendations.

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