Public Transportation Safety Program

This is a new information collection request entitled "Public Transportation Safety Program" and FTA is requesting OMB’s approval for up to three years of this program through the regular OMB approval process. In 2012, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) gave FTA the authority to regulate public transportation systems that receive Federal financial assistance under Chapter 53. 49 U.S.C. 5329(f). It further authorizes FTA to “require the production of documents by, and prescribe record keeping and reporting requirements for, a recipient or a state safety oversight agency” for the purposes of carrying out the Federal Public Transportation Safety Program. The purpose of this information collection is to collect safety related information from the transit industry that isn't covered by FTA’s existing safety programs. Currently, FTA is only able to alert the transit industry to potential safety concerns, however we lack OMB approval to collect information from the transit industry regarding industry response to a safety incident or other helpful information. With America’s public transportation system aging, transit assets will continue to age, and safety concerns will escalate. This IC will require FTA to issue advisories, guidance and collect relevant safety information on occasion or as needed. This ICR will further allow FTA to become more proactive in addressing emerging safety concerns by collecting relevant information rather than simply responding to safety events after they occur. Respondents to this information collection will include State Safety Oversight Agencies, Transit Agencies, States and Local Government, etc. Information will be collected on occasion or as needed. The collection of safety related data will be submitted via the Transit Award Management System (TrAMS), FTA’s on-line fillable platform to award and manage federal grants. An example of a safety advisory has been included in this ICR under supplemental documents.

The latest form for Public Transportation Safety Program expires 2027-04-30 and can be found here.

Transit Agencies

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Transportation - Ground Transportation