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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter G - Mass Transportation Operating Assistance › Part 980 - Rural Public Transportation Coordination Assistance Program Rules And Regulations › Section 980.2 - Purpose and mandate

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(a)
				  Purpose. The program has the following purposes and objectives:
(1) to enhance the access of people in rural
				  counties to health care, shopping, education, employment, public and recreation
				  services and improve the mobility of transportation disadvantaged
				  persons;
(2) to assist in the
				  establishment, maintenance, development, improvement and use of public
				  transportation services in rural counties;
(3) to encourage and facilitate the most
				  efficient and economical use of all federal, state and local funds used to
				  provide passenger transportation in rural counties through the establishment of
				  a coordinated public transportation service to be operated by a single operator
				  of passenger transportation in each county;
(4) to increase the productivity of existing
				  programs' resources used for transportation by increasing the hours of vehicle
				  operation and by expanding services and service eligibility through regular
				  advertising and marketing and in such manner as to transport more persons,
				  especially those in need of transportation but who do not typically receive
				  transportation services;
(5) to
				  provide for the participation, to the maximum practicable extent, of existing
				  transportation providers and resources in the development of coordinated public
				  transportation services in rural counties;
(6) to establish a single focus for passenger
				  transportation service planning and operation at the county level to maximize
				  integration of resources, minimize underutilization of vehicles and eliminate
				  duplicative or fragmented services;
(7) to provide a mechanism or process for
				  local decision-making that will allow continuing participation by all
				  transportation disadvantaged sub-groups, consumers, human service agencies and
				  current providers including private enterprise, in designing effective
				  transportation services and selecting a service operator.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter G - Mass Transportation Operating Assistance › Part 980 - Rural Public Transportation Coordination Assistance Program Rules And Regulations › Section 980.6 - Financial assistance program

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(a) Eligible applicants. Counties with
				  populations of 200,000 or less at the time of their initial application for
				  program financial assistance, as defined by the latest Census of the United
				  States, are eligible applicants for State financial assistance through the
				  Program.
(b) Application process.
(1) Eligible counties shall apply for program
				  funds using application instructions and forms supplied by the Department. Such
				  applications shall be certified by the chief executive officer of the county,
				  if any, or the chairperson of the county legislative body, and shall include
				  but are not limited to, the general intent and purpose of the project; a
				  general statement of the expected benefits to derive therefrom; and an
				  organizational statement, designating the person responsible for managing the
				  grant, and the manner by which the county will maintain oversight of the
				  expenditure of grant funds.
(2)
				  Each application submitted to the Department for a financial assistance grant
				  shall be accompanied by an itemized preliminary grant budget, certified by the
				  chief elected or financial officer of the county, identifying expected eligible
				  costs, and amounts and sources of grant funding including the applicable county
				  share of funds.
(3) Each
				  application for financial assistance shall include an appropriate certification
				  by the county governing body that it has appropriated, or will appropriate, any
				  required county share of grant costs; or, such certification may be provided
				  after notice of a grant but before execution of the grant by the
				  State.
(4) The failure to file an
				  application for aid in any year shall not impair the right of a rural county to
				  file an application for aid in any subsequent year.
(5) The Department shall notify an applicant
				  for a planning and implementation grant of the disposition of its application
				  within six months of the date of its receipt by the Department. In most cases,
				  Department notification will occur within 60 days. The Department shall notify
				  an applicant for operating assistance of the disposition of its application
				  within 90 days of the date of its receipt by the Department.
(6) Should an application for financial aid
				  be incomplete or disapproved by the Department, the Department will advise the
				  applicant of the reasons for same no later than the time of its written
				  notification to the applicant of the disposition of its application.
(7) Applicants may submit modifications to
				  applications, or entirely new applications, within schedules for same
				  established by the Department.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter G - Mass Transportation Operating Assistance › Part 980 - Rural Public Transportation Coordination Assistance Program Rules And Regulations › Section 980.9 - Responsibilities of current transportation providers in grant counties

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(a) Regardless of
				  their degree of participation in their county's coordinated service program,
				  all public and private human service agencies or entities that apply for or
				  have received federal, state or local government aid that is or may be used, in
				  whole or in part, to provide and/or contract for passenger transportation
				  services, or agencies that otherwise provide, purchase or operate
				  transportation services, shall forward to their county's Services Coordinator
				  the following information:
(1) the annual
				  amounts and sources of federal, state or local financial aid they received that
				  have actually been used for passenger transportation in the two most recent
				  complete program fiscal years;
(2)
				  the annual costs of passenger transportation provided under their jurisdiction
				  for the two most recent complete program fiscal years; such costs shall be on a
				  fully allocated basis and shall include appropriate pro-rated costs for agency
				  activities which encompass several functions;
(3) copies of their most recent request(s)
				  for federal, state or local aid that included a transportation component and
				  their most recent approved request for same; and copies of the most recent
				  audit or financial statement, if any, of their programs that included
				  transportation services;
(4) any
				  data or other information requested by the county's Services Coordinator
				  regarding the agency's transportation services, facilities, equipment, staffing
				  or usage, and operation budgets, as may be necessary for the preparation,
				  implementation or updating of the county's coordinated public transportation
				  service plan. In cases where any such data is not readily available, agencies
				  shall make all records, files and other agency information, as is necessary to
				  complete or calculate such data, available to their County's Services
				  Coordinator for this purpose.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter G - Mass Transportation Operating Assistance › Part 980 - Rural Public Transportation Coordination Assistance Program Rules And Regulations › Section 980.11 - Counties within the jurisdiction of a public transportation authority

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In the event a public transportation authority encompasses
					 one or more rural counties, each rural county may make application for aid
					 under this Part. Any such aid may be given to such authority provided such aid
					 is used within the rural county to carry out the purposes of this Part. Because
					 of a public transportation authority's special lead responsibility for public
					 transportation service within its jurisdiction established by State law, and to
					 avoid potentially duplicative services or conflicting responsibilities, a rural
					 county may, either by letter from its chief elected official or by resolution,
					 designate its public transportation authority to do any or all of the
					 following: apply for program funds, manage its grant, serve as its Services
					 Coordinator, develop and implement a coordinated public transportation service
					 on the county's behalf, or serve as the county's coordinated service operator.
					 Such a designation may be made at any time, either as part of a county's
					 application or after the county has been notified of a grant. Should a rural
					 county grant recipient, within the jurisdiction of a public transportation
					 authority, desire to designate an entity other than its public transportation
					 authority as its coordinated service operator, the county shall first obtain
					 written comments from its authority on the county's plan and said designation.
					 The authority's comments shall address all elements of the proposed coordinated
					 service in relation to the authority's public transportation service in the
					 county, including the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of establishing
					 another public transportation service within the county, and the prospects for
					 avoiding service duplication.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter G - Mass Transportation Operating Assistance › Part 980 - Rural Public Transportation Coordination Assistance Program Rules And Regulations › Section 980.12 - Counties acting jointly or cooperatively

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In the event two or more counties desire to jointly or
					 cooperatively develop coordinated public transportation services or a single
					 coordinated service, each rural county shall be entitled to apply for financial
					 assistance under this Part to the same extent and in the same manner as any
					 other rural county.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter H - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Part 990 - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Section 990.1 - Authority

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There has been established within the New York State
					 Department of Transportation (article 9-B of the Transportation Law) an
					 investigative and advisory body to be known as the State Public Transportation
					 Safety Board (Safety Board) which shall be responsible for assuring the health
					 and safety of the citizens of the State who use public transportation systems,
					 services and facilities.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter H - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Part 990 - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Section 990.4 - Organization

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(a) Offices. The
				  principal office of the Safety Board is located at the NYS Department of
				  Transportation, Governor W. Averill Harriman, New York State Office Campus,
				  1220 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12232. The Safety Board may also have offices
				  at such other places within the State as it may determine.
(b) Delegation. The Commissioner of
				  Transportation and the MTA Inspector General may delegate all their authority
				  on the Safety Board, including but not limited to their right to vote, to their
				  designees by providing notice to the Executive Director of the Safety Board. No
				  other member of the Safety Board may delegate his or her authority.
(c) Regular meeting. The Safety Board shall
				  have regular meetings on a bi-monthly basis and usually scheduled on the third
				  Wednesday of every odd numbered month unless changed by the Safety Board. The
				  regular meetings may be held at the Safety Board's principal office, or at such
				  other place as the Safety Board may determine. Additional meetings and an
				  annual workshop may be scheduled by the Safety Board.
(d) Special meetings. Special meetings of the
				  Safety Board may be called by the chairman upon one day's notice to each
				  member.
(e) Open meetings. All
				  meetings of the Safety Board shall be conducted in compliance with article 7 of
				  the Public Officers Law. All meetings of the Safety Board shall be open to the
				  public in accordance with such law. The Safety Board may convene in executive
				  session for the following purposes only:
(1)
				  to consider matters which will imperil the public safety if
				  disclosed;
(2) to consider matters
				  which may disclose the identity of a law enforcement agent or
				  informer;
(3) to consider
				  information relating to current or future investigation or prosecution of a
				  criminal offense which would imperil effective law enforcement if
				  disclosed;
(4) to hold discussions
				  regarding proposed, pending or current litigation; or
(5) to consider medical, financial, credit or
				  employment history of a particular person or corporation or matters leading to
				  the appointment, employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension,
				  dismissal or removal of a particular person or corporation.
Attendance at an executive session shall be permitted to
					 any member of the Safety Board and any other person authorized by the
					 chairman.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter H - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Part 990 - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Section 990.5 - Executive director

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The Executive Director of the Safety Board shall be a
					 Department of Transportation employee appointed by the Commissioner of the
					 Department of Transportation. The Safety Board hereby delegates to the
					 executive director the following authority, and he or she shall be responsible
					 for:
(a) administrative and
				  investigative functions of the Safety Board;
(b) appointment, coordination, direction and
				  supervision of the staff and consultants;
(c) recommendation and development of plans
				  to achieve the Safety Board's program and safety objectives;
(d) undertaking of investigations of
				  accidents as prescribed by law;
(e)
				  supervision over preparation by staff of accident reports for submission to the
				  Safety Board, including the attribution of the probable causes of such
				  accidents and, safety-related recommendations as well as preventability of bus
				  accidents;
(f) preparation of
				  system safety program plan guidelines for submission to the Safety
				  Board;
(g) monitoring preparation
				  of system safety program plans by public transportation systems and services,
				  and monitoring compliance therewith;
(h) presentation of safety recommendations to
				  the Safety Board;
(i) monitoring
				  compliance with final Safety Board actions and recommendations;
(j) recommendation to the Safety Board as to
				  the need for public hearings or meetings on critical matters;
(k) providing information to the public,
				  government bodies and other interested persons about Safety Board
				  matters;
(l) maintenance of Safety
				  Board records; and
(m) use and
				  expenditure of available funds.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter H - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Part 990 - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Section 990.6 - Staff services

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Staff services for the Safety Board shall be performed by
					 personnel of the Department of Transportation and such others as the Safety
					 Board may deem appropriate, including but not limited to private consultants.
					 The executive director shall coordinate and direct the activities of the staff,
					 which shall be the primary investigative unit of the Safety
					 Board.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter H - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Part 990 - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Section 990.7 - General counsel

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The Safety Board hereby delegates to the general counsel
					 the authority to:
(a) represent and
				  appear on behalf of the Safety Board in matters in which the Safety Board is
				  interested;
(b) advise the Safety
				  Board on all legal matters, including the legal sufficiency of any proposed
				  Safety Board action; and
(c) as
				  directed, to provide legal assistance in the performance of any power,
				  including the issuance of subpoenas and correcting orders by making editorial
				  changes or corrections therein.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter H - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Part 990 - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Section 990.8 - Administrative law judge

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The executive director may delegate on behalf of the Safety
					 Board to an administrative law judge the authority to conduct hearings pursuant
					 to the provisions of the State Administrative Procedure Act.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter H - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Part 990 - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Section 990.9 - Notification of rail accidents

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(a)
				  Each public transportation system and/or public transportation service subject
				  to the Safety Board operating a commuter rail, light rail, rapid transit or
				  subway system shall give the Safety Board staff immediate notice and written
				  notice, as further detailed in subdivisions (b) and (c) of this section, of the
				  following accidents:
(1) all collisions and
				  derailments except those minor incidents resulting from shifting cars and
				  making up trains in yards;
(2) all
				  accidents at highway grade crossings;
(3) all fatal accidents and all injury
				  accidents which result in injuries to two or more passengers; and
(4) all rail evacuations of passengers to the
				  roadbed or benchwall and then to the adjacent environment;
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter H - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Part 990 - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Section 990.10 - Notification of bus accidents

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(a)
				  Every public transportation bus system and/or public transportation bus service
				  subject to the Safety Board shall give the Safety Board staff immediate notice
				  and written notice, as further detailed in subdivisions (b) and (c) of this
				  section, of the following accidents:
(1) all
				  fatal accidents;
(2) any accident
				  which results in five or more injuries to persons involved in the accident;
				  and
(3) all accidents caused by
				  mechanical failure, including but not limited to all fires that occur in
				  revenue service that require passenger evacuation and response by a fire
				  department regardless of whether or not injuries were incurred.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter H - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Part 990 - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Section 990.11 - Investigation of accidents

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(a)
				  Procedures. Public transportation system and public transportation service
				  accident investigations are conducted by the Safety Board in order to determine
				  the facts, conditions, and circumstances relating to each accident, the
				  probable cause thereof, and to ascertain measures which will best prevent
				  similar accidents in the future. The investigations, carried out in accordance
				  with procedures developed by the Safety Board, include field investigation,
				  report preparation, and where ordered, a public hearing. The staff of the
				  Safety Board are authorized to enter upon any property where a public
				  transportation accident has occurred, where wreckage from any such accident is
				  located or where a vehicle involved in any such accident is located, and do all
				  things necessary for a proper accident investigation, including but not limited
				  to interviewing of witnesses and others, examination and/or testing of any
				  vehicle train or facility or any part or appurtenance thereof, which vehicle,
				  train, facility or part or appurtenance thereof shall immediately be made
				  available for inspection and shall be preserved by the public transportation
				  system and/or public transportation service, to the maximum extent feasible,
				  for the purpose of an accident investigation, which accident investigation
				  shall be commenced and completed with reasonable promptness. The Safety Board
				  may order a vehicle or any part or appurtenance thereof impounded for a period
				  which shall not exceed two business days from the time of notification so that
				  a proper investigation including testing may be conducted. The Safety Board
				  staff may inspect all records, files, papers, processes, controls, equipment
				  and facilities of a public transportation system and/or public transportation
				  service and other relevant factors in connection with the investigation of any
				  accident involving such system or service.
(b) Cooperation. Each public transportation
				  system or service by its officers, directors, owners, members and employees,
				  shall fully cooperate with the Safety Board in the investigation of public
				  transportation accidents. Such cooperation shall include, but shall not be
				  limited to, making the public transportation system's or service's employees
				  available for the purpose of interviews and providing investigators with all
				  information requested, including the names of witnesses and all details of the
				  accident. The failure to cooperate with the investigation as stated herein
				  shall be deemed a violation of these rules and regulations and may be treated
				  as grounds for the withholding of statewide mass transportation operating
				  assistance.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter H - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Part 990 - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Section 990.13 - Public hearings

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The Safety Board may convene hearings as it deems proper or
					 necessary. Hearings may be conducted in any manner consistent with the law. The
					 Safety Board may hold the hearing itself, or delegate the function to an
					 administrative law judge, committee, single member, executive director or staff
					 personnel.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter H - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Part 990 - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Section 990.14 - Public availability of information

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The Safety Board is subject to article 6 of the Public
					 Officers Law. All of the records of the Safety Board are public, except that
					 the Safety Board may deny access to the following categories of records:
(a) records specifically exempted from
				  disclosure by statute;
(b) records
				  which, if disclosed, would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal
				  privacy under section 89 (2)  of the Public Officers
				  Law;
(c) records containing trade
				  secrets which, if disclosed, would cause substantial injury to the competitive
				  position of the commercial enterprise;
(d) records compiled for law enforcement
				  purposes and which, if disclosed, would:
(1)
				  interfere with law enforcement investigations or judicial
				  proceedings;
(2) deprive a person
				  of a right to a fair trial or impartial adjudication;
(3) identify a confidential source or
				  disclose confidential data relating to a criminal investigation; or
(4) reveal criminal investigative techniques
				  or procedures, except routine techniques and procedures;
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter H - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Part 990 - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Section 990.15 - Testimony of Safety Board and staff

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Except as provided in this section, no member of the board
					 or its staff shall be compelled or permitted to testify in any litigation
					 involving any matter which is or was subject to an investigation by the board,
					 either during or subsequent to such investigation, unless the board is a party
					 to such litigation. Testimony of members of the board's staff may be available
					 for use in actions or suits for damages arising out of accidents investigated
					 by the board, through depositions or written interrogatories only. Depositions
					 may only be taken at the board's main office, unless the board agrees to a
					 deposition at another location. Depositions must be on notice to all parties,
					 and must be at a time convenient to the board. Members of the board's staff may
					 be compelled to submit to a deposition only once in connection with any
					 accident investigation, and consequently, when more than one lawsuit arises, it
					 shall be the duty of counsel seeking the deposition to ascertain the identity
					 of all parties and to notify them to afford them opportunity to participate in
					 the deposition.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter H - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Part 990 - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Section 990.16 - Rail fixed guideway systems' hazard resolution

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(a) Procedures. Pursuant to the Federal
				  regulations and Safety Board System Safety Program Plan Guidelines referenced
				  in this Part, each rail fixed guideway system shall include in its system
				  safety program plan, as set forth in section
				  990.12 
				  of this Part, procedures for identifying, assessing and resolving existing
				  safety hazards. Such procedures shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Hazard classifications. The rail fixed
				  guideway systems shall adopt a hazard classification system that categorizes
				  hazards by severity and frequency consistent with the hazard resolution matrix
				  contained in  49 CFR part 659 . In adopting such a classification system, each
				  property shall clearly establish its own definitions for categorizing hazard
				  severity and frequency groupings. Rail fixed guideway systems are encouraged to
				  use plain language definitions to the extent possible in this
				  requirement.
(2) Hazard reporting.
				  As part of its annual review of the rail fixed guideway system's annual audit
				  plan in accordance with section
				  990.17(b) 
				  of this Part or at such other times as potential safety hazards may be
				  identified the Safety Board or its staff may request special reporting of
				  hazardous conditions and the system's proposed strategy for their resolution or
				  disposition. The form, frequency and duration of such reports shall be
				  prescribed as appropriate for the situation.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter H - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Part 990 - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Section 990.17 - Rail fixed guideway systems' internal safety audits

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Each rail fixed guideway system shall establish an internal
					 safety audit and review process referred to in  49 CFR part 659 . At a minimum,
					 such a process shall include the following:
(a) Safety audit plan. In January of each
				  year every rail fixed guideway system shall establish an internal safety audit
				  plan for the coming calendar year. The safety audit plan shall: identify those
				  areas of operation that are intended to be reviewed for safety in the coming
				  year; establish objectives for such planned safety reviews; identify
				  organizational responsibilities for participating in such planned safety
				  reviews; and establish a schedule for conducting such planned safety reviews.
				  Safety review may be undertaken to: verify compliance with established
				  safety-related operating procedures; evaluate the effectiveness of existing
				  safety-related operating procedures and training programs; and/or support and
				  assist program managers in implementation of safety-related operating
				  procedures. In developing the annual safety audit plan, rail fixed guideway
				  systems are encouraged to consider the issues arising from any and all recent
				  accident/incident investigations; statistical trends in passenger and employee
				  injuries; and/or corporate safety goals to assist in establishing
				  priorities.
(b) Safety Board
				  review. The annual safety audit plan shall be submitted to the Director of the
				  Rail Safety Bureau for the Department of Transportation on behalf of the Safety
				  Board (the "director") for review and acceptance on or before January 31st of
				  each calendar year. Safety Board staff are available to assist any rail fixed
				  guideway system in the development of the system's annual safety audit plan and
				  thereby help support the property's safety program and help clarify or resolve
				  complex safety issues.
(c) Annual
				  safety report. Each property shall prepare and submit to the director each year
				  an annual report summarizing the rail fixed guideway system's safety activities
				  for the prior year. The annual safety report, at a minimum, shall include the
				  results of all internal and external safety audits; highlight safety
				  initiatives taken by the system during the prior year; and present statistics
				  on the system's progress in meeting established objectives for reducing
				  accidents, incidents and hazardous conditions. The annual safety report should
				  be submitted to the director for review and acceptance on or before January
				  31st of each calendar year.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter H - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Part 990 - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Section 990.18 - Safety Board recommendations

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(a)
				  Issuing recommendations. The Safety Board or the executive director on behalf
				  of the Safety Board may make recommendations to public transportation systems
				  and public transportation services as a result of the Safety Board's
				  accident/incident investigations or other special studies or audits. Such
				  recommendations shall be transmitted to the chief executive officer of the
				  system or service involved with a request that the system or service respond to
				  the Safety Board within a specified period, but not less than 30 days, with the
				  system's or service's proposed corrective action plans to address the Safety
				  Board's recommendation(s) or to respond to a Safety Board request. The Safety
				  Board shall either accept these proposed corrective action plans or make a
				  request for revisions to such plans or for other responsive actions.
(b) Tracking and reporting on proposed
				  corrective action plans. When requested by the Executive Director of the Safety
				  Board, public transportation systems and public transportation services shall
				  provide the executive director with periodic summaries of ongoing efforts to
				  implement corrective action plans. Such summaries shall be in a format as
				  prescribed by the executive director and may include the following: Safety
				  Board case number; date of initial recommendation(s); recitation or abstract of
				  recommendation(s); proposed corrective action plan(s); organization or
				  individual responsible for implementation of plan(s); scheduled implementation
				  and completion date(s); current status; and outstanding issues, if
				  any.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter H - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Part 990 - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Section 990.19 - Incorporation by reference

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(a)
				  Incorporation of certain Federal regulations by reference. The provisions of
				  part 659 of title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations which have been
				  incorporated by reference in this Part have been filed in the Office of the
				  Secretary of State of the State of New York, the publications so filed being
				  contained in the booklet entitled Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts
				  600-999 revised as of October 1, 2003, published by the Office of the Federal
				  Register, National Archives and Records Administration, as a special edition of
				  the Federal Register. The regulations incorporated by reference may be examined
				  at the office of the Department of State, 41 State Street, Albany, NY 12231, at
				  the New York State Supreme Court Law Libraries, the Legislative Library, the
				  New York State Department of Transportation, Office of Legal Affairs or Rail
				  Safety Bureau, State Office Campus, Albany, NY 12232. They may also be
				  purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office,
				  Washington, DC 20402. Copies of the Code of Federal Regulations are also
				  available at many public libraries and bar association libraries.
(b) Incorporation of Safety Board System
				  Safety Program Plan Guidelines by reference. The Safety Board System Safety
				  Program Plan Guidelines consist of the following six volumes, three for public
				  transportation rail systems and services: Heavy Rail Transit Systems, dated
				  September 1996; Light Rail Transit Systems, dated September 1996; and Commuter
				  Rail Systems, dated July 31, 1990; and three for public transportation bus
				  systems and services: For Large Size Bus Systems (Bus Fleet Size 200k buses),
				  dated June 20, 1990; For Medium Size Bus Systems (Bus Fleet Size 26 - 199
				  buses), dated June 20, 1990; and For Small Size Bus System (Bus Fleet Size 1 -
				  25 buses), dated June 20, 1990. Copies of said guidelines have been furnished
				  to all current public transportation systems and public transportation services
				  and will be furnished to all new systems and services. These guidelines which
				  have been incorporated by reference in this Part have been filed in the office
				  of the Secretary of State of the State of New York. These guidelines may be
				  examined at the office of the Department of State, 41 State Street, Albany, NY
				  12231, at the New York State Supreme Court Law Libraries, the Legislative
				  Library, the New York State Department of Transportation, Office of Legal
				  Affairs, Rail Safety Bureau or the Motor Carrier Safety Bureau, State Office
				  Campus, Albany, NY 12232.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter H - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Part 990 - State Public Transportation Safety Board › Section 990.20 - Appendixes

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(a)
Appendix
				  A.
NYS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD RAIL TRANSIT
					 OPERATOR ACCIDENT REPORT
PROPERTY NAME:
					 ________________________________________________________
ACCIDENT DATE _ / _ / _ TIME OF ACCIDENT ____
					 ......................................................................................................
ACCIDENT CRITERIA: _ COLLISION _ GRADE CROSSING _
					 DERAILMENT...................................................................................................
_ EVACUATION _ MULTIPLE INJURY _ FATALITY
					 ...................................................................................................
LOCATION OF ACCIDENT:
LINE_LANDMARK_CITY_COUNTY _
					 _____________________________________________
TRAIN OPERATOR INFORMATION:
NAME: __________ DOB: _ / _/ _
TRAIN VEHICLE INFORMATION:
TRAIN # _______ CAR OR ENGINE # ________
OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION:
YEAR _ MAKE/MODEL ________
WITNESS NAME, PHONE #: WITNESS NAME, PHONE #: WITNESS NAME,
					 PHONE #: ACCIDENT DESCRIPTION: LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY INVESTIGATING ACCIDENT: _
					 ____________________________________________
___________
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PROPERTY OFFICIAL FILING THIS REPORT
TITLE
PHONE #
DATE OF REPORT: ________
(b)
Appendix B.
NYS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD TRANSIT BUS OPERATOR
					 ACCIDENT REPORT
PROPERTY NAME:
					 ____________________________________________________________
ACCIDENT DATE _ / _ / _ TIME OF ACCIDENT
					 ___.............................................................................
ACCIDENT CRITERIA:
_ MECHANICAL FAILURE _ FIVE OR MORE INJURIES _ FATAL _
					 FIRE
LOCATION OF ACCIDENT:
STREET _ CITY
					 _____________________________________________
COUNTY ____________
BUS DRIVER INFORMATION:
NAME: __________ DOB: _ / _ / _
DRIVER'S LICENSE ID# _______ STATE OF REGISTRATION
					 _______
PROPERTY VEHICLE INFORMATION:
YEAR __ MAKE/MODEL _______
# OF OCCUPANTS IN VEHICLE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT _
OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION:
YEAR _ MAKE/MODEL ________
# OF OCCUPANTS IN VEHICLE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT _
WITNESS NAME, PHONE #: WITNESS NAME, PHONE #: WITNESS NAME,
					 PHONE #: ACCIDENT DESCRIPTION: LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY INVESTIGATING ACCIDENT: _
					 _________________________________________
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PROPERTY OFFICIAL FILING THIS REPORT
TITLE
PHONE #
DATE OF REPORT: ________
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VII - Highways Designated For Use By Trucks, Tandem Trailers And Other Special Dimension Vehicles › Part 8000 - General Rules › Section 8000.1 - Effective clause

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Whenever a highway designation is revised or amended by
				  changes in the vehicle class, termini, length and/or boundary description or by
				  other changes, the revised or amended sections shall become effective
				  immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State. The prior regulations
				  shall remain in force and effect until such time as the new regulation is
				  filed.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VII - Highways Designated For Use By Trucks, Tandem Trailers And Other Special Dimension Vehicles › Part 8000 - General Rules › Section 8000.2 - Renumbered or renamed routes, roads or locations

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Subsequent renumbering or renaming of any route, road or
				  location contained in any Part of Chapter XI shall not affect the validity of
				  any regulation contained therein. Any reference to a route, road or location by
				  a name or number in existence at the time of promulgation of a regulation shall
				  be deemed to apply to such route, road or location even though such route, road
				  or location is subsequently renamed or renumbered.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VII - Highways Designated For Use By Trucks, Tandem Trailers And Other Special Dimension Vehicles › Part 8000 - General Rules › Section 8000.3 - Qualifying highway

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Qualifying highways are those highways on the national system
				  of interstate and defense highways and Federal-aid primary system highways that
				  are designated by the Commissioner of Transportation in this Chapter as
				  qualifying highways.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VII - Highways Designated For Use By Trucks, Tandem Trailers And Other Special Dimension Vehicles › Part 8000 - General Rules › Section 8000.4 - State access highway

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State access highways are those segments of State highways
				  providing access between a qualifying highway and terminals, facilities for
				  food, fuel, repair, and rest (and in addition, for points of loading and
				  unloading for household goods carriers) that are designated by the Commissioner
				  of Transportation in this Chapter as access highways. Unless otherwise
				  prescribed in this Chapter, all State highways intersecting or meeting a
				  qualifying highway are hereby designated as access highways for a distance of
				  1500 feet from point of entrance to or exit from the qualifying highway
				  only.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VII - Highways Designated For Use By Trucks, Tandem Trailers And Other Special Dimension Vehicles › Part 8000 - General Rules › Section 8000.5 - Criteria for evaluating proposed access highway

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The following criteria will be considered in evaluating a
				  highway for designation as an access highway:
(a) The highway alignment should be adequate
				to prevent serious off tracking or wheel encroachment on the shoulder or
				opposing lane.
(b) The level of
				service should be "D" or better. Route, hourly or other restrictions will be
				considered when the level of service is poorer than "D".
(c) The accident rate should not exceed the
				statewide average for the facility type.
(d) The route should have no physical
				restriction calling for weight limits.
(e) Such other factors as may be necessary in
				connection with the particular highway or highways involved.
(f) These criteria should be considered and
				evaluated, along with an analysis of any other relevant and available data or
				information in the designation of access routes. It is not necessary that a
				highway conform with each criteria as a prerequisite for its
				designation.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VII - Highways Designated For Use By Trucks, Tandem Trailers And Other Special Dimension Vehicles › Part 8000 - General Rules › Section 8000.6 - Terminal

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A terminal as used in sections 100-a and
				  1627  of the Vehicle and Traffic Law is a
				  highly specialized distribution facility where long-haul intercity freight is
				  delivered from original points of origin, or stored or distributed to final
				  points of destination, or any combination, thereof.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VII - Highways Designated For Use By Trucks, Tandem Trailers And Other Special Dimension Vehicles › Part 8000 - General Rules › Section 8000.7 - Authorized vehicles

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(a) The
				following vehicles and combinations of vehicles which otherwise conform to
				legal dimensions and weights are authorized to operate on all qualifying
				highways and all access highways unless otherwise specified in Parts 8000 and
				8100 of these Regulations:
(1) A
				tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination where neither the semitrailer nor the
				trailer exceeds 281/2 feet in length, and a width not to exceed 102
				inches.
(2) A tractor-semitrailer
				combination with an overall length greater than 65 feet, in which the
				semitrailer does not exceed 48 feet in length, and width of not more than 102
				inches.
(3) A combination of an
				automotive powered cab and truck chassis being used to tow three such
				additional vehicles in triple saddle-mount fashion each mounted upon a device
				designed and constructed so as to be readily dismountable and which performs
				the function of a conventional fifth-wheel, so that while all the wheels of the
				towing power chassis touch the roadway, only the wheels on the rear axle on
				each of the towed vehicles are in contact with the roadway.
(4) A stinger-steered automobile transporter
				of a total length not greater than 75 feet exclusive of an overhang of not more
				than three feet on the front and four feet on the rear of the vehicle
				configured as a semitrialer combination wherein the fifth wheel is located on a
				drop frame located behind and below the rear-most axle of the power
				unit.
(5) A "maxi-cube" vehicle
				consisting of a truck tracker combined with a semitrailer and a seperable cargo
				carrying unit which is designed to be loaded through the semitrailer, except
				that the entire combination shall not exceed 65 feet in length and the
				separable cargo carrying unit shall not exceed 34 feet in length.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VII - Highways Designated For Use By Trucks, Tandem Trailers And Other Special Dimension Vehicles › Subchapter A - Designated Qualifying Highways › Part 8001 - Albany County › Section 8001.00 - General

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(a) IR 87. The
				  northbound and southbound roadways of IR 87 between the Albany-Greene county
				  line and the Albany-Saratoga county line in the City of Albany, Villages of
				  Colonie and Ravena, and Towns of Colonie, Guilderland, Bethlehem and
				  Coeymans.
(b) Fuller Road
				  alternate. The northbound and southbound roadways of the Fuller Road alternate
				  arterial highway between US Route 20 and IR 87 in the Town of
				  Guilderland.
(c) IR 90. The
				  eastbound and westbound roadways of IR 90 between the Schenectady-Albany county
				  line and the Albany-Rensselaer county line in the City of Albany and Towns of
				  Guilderland and Colonie.
(d) IR
				  787. The northbound and southbound roadways of IR 787 between Thruway exit 23
				  and the Albany-Rensselaer county line in the Cities of Albany and Watervliet,
				  Villages of Menands and Green Island, and Town of Colonie.
(e) IR 890. The eastbound and westbound
				  roadways of IR 890 between the Albany-Schenectady county line and Thruway exit
				  25 in the Towns of Guilderland and Colonie.
(f) Route 5. The eastbound and westbound
				  roadways of Route 5 between the Schenectady-Albany county line and IR 87 in the
				  Town of Colonie and Village of Colonie.