Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 741 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, RAIL DIVISION › Division 60 - STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT OF RAIL FIXED GUIDEWAY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS THAT RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING › Section 741-060-0030 - Required Plans

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
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			 Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP)
(a) Any RTA with an RFGPTS shall prepare a
			 PTASP conforming to the requirements of CFR 49 Part 673, effective 7/19/2019,
			 and OAR 741-060-0010  through 741-060-0107.
(b) RTAs are required to submit their draft
			 PTASP to SSOA, for review, throughout the drafting process and upon completion
			 of each pillar, rather than submitting it in its entirety upon completion. The
			 draft PTASP must be submitted to SSOA for review not less than 60 days prior to
			 its anticipated completion.
(c) An
			 RTA shall submit a final PTASP in unalterable form to SSOA prior to getting
			 final signatures. SSOA will review the final, unalterable, PTASP for full
			 compliance with applicable state and federal rules. If the PTASP is determined
			 to be in compliance, SSOA will issue a letter of provisional approval. After
			 receipt of SSOA's provisional approval, the PTASP can then be submitted to the
			 RTA's accountable executive and its governing body, whether it be a Board of
			 Directors or an equivalent authority, for signature. Upon return of the signed
			 and unalterable PTASP to SSOA, SSOA will provide a formal letter of final
			 approval to the RTA.
(d) The PTASP,
			 and all subsequent updates, must be signed by the Accountable Executive and
			 approved by the agency's Board of Directors, or equivalent authority.
(e) The RTA must document the processes and
			 activities related to Safety Management System (SMS) implementation.
(f) The PTASP must include performance
			 targets based on the safety performance measures established under the National
			 Public Transportation Safety Plan, (see  49 CFR 670, effective
			 9/12/2016).
(g) Each RTA must
			 establish a process for conducting an annual review and update of the PTASP. By
			 July 1 of every year, the RTA shall submit to the SSOA their current PTASP with
			 proposed changes noted, along with identification and explanation of all
			 changes. SSOA will perform a checklist review of the PTASP to assess compliance
			 with Oregon Administrative Rules. The SSOA must approve all changes to the
			 PTASP prior to implementation at the RTA. The Program Standard details the
			 process by which the SSOA will review and approve any changes to the
			 PTASP.
(h) Each RTA must include or
			 incorporate by reference in its PTASP an emergency preparedness and response
			 plan or procedures that address, at a minimum:
(A) Activities and programs in place at the
			 RTA to support planning for emergency preparedness and response;
(B) The assignment of employee
			 responsibilities during an emergency;
(C) Coordination with external response
			 agencies, including Federal, State, regional, and local officials with roles
			 and responsibilities for emergency preparedness and response in the transit
			 agency's service area;
(D) Training
			 and procedures available to ensure employee proficiency with the emergency
			 preparedness and response procedures and processes at the RTA; and
(E) The process for annually reviewing and
			 updating the plan including the process for its annual submission to the
			 SSOA.
(i) The PTASP must
			 address all applicable requirements and standards as set forth in FTA's
			 National Public Transportation Safety Plan, codified at  49 CFR 670, effective
			 9/12/2016, and the Public Transportation Safety Plan, codified at  49 CFR 673, effective 7/19/2019.
(j) Each RTA
			 shall establish and execute a Competency Management System or Rules Compliance
			 Program for all safety sensitive employees at the RTA as part of the Safety
			 Assurance portion of the PTASP. At a minimum, the plan must require at least
			 one annual monitoring and assessment of the activities of each safety sensitive
			 group, by job function. The RTA will submit a quarterly report to the SSOA
			 indicating completion and detailing the results of the assessment and
			 monitoring activities of the job functions reviewed.
(k) Each RTA shall establish and execute a
			 Configuration Management Plan as part of the Safety Assurance portion of the
			 PTASP. At a minimum, the Configuration Management Plan must describe how
			 changes to the established transit system baselines will be proposed, accepted,
			 monitored, and controlled within the RFGPTS. The Plan must apply to all
			 equipment and systems related to the operation and maintenance of the RFPGTS
			 including, but not limited to, vehicles, track, OCS and signals.