Today, FTA published updates to State Safety Oversight (SSO) final rule in the Federal Register. These updates implement Bipartisan Infrastructure Law requirements, remove outdated references, clarify existing requirements and simplify the two-hour safety event notification process. 

These are the first updates since FTA published the SSO rule in 2016, which required all states with rail transit systems to establish an FTA-certified SSO program by April 15, 2019. More recently, in 2021, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law amended FTA’s safety program at 49 U.S.C. 5329(k) by adding additional SSO requirements. 

FTA will host a webinar on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. ET on the updates to the SSO regulation requirements. Registration is now open for the webinar.