---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 672.17"
title: "49"
number: "672.17"
heading: "Voluntary participants."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/672.17"
---

# §672.17. Voluntary participants.

- (a) Individuals not subject to the requirements of this part may participate voluntarily. To receive a certificate of completion as a voluntary participant, individuals must complete the PTSCTP curriculum within three (3) years of their enrollment. Voluntary participants are not required to complete recertification. FTA will not recertify voluntary participants.
- (b) If a voluntary participant has received a PTSCTP certificate of completion and is subsequently designated by an SSOA or rail transit agency as a PTSCTP participant, the individual will need to complete required recertification training within two (2) years of designation.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5329, 5334; 49 CFR 1.91.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 66007, Aug. 14, 2024, unless otherwise noted.