---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 674.29"
title: "49"
number: "674.29"
heading: "Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans: general requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/674.29"
---

# §674.29. Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans: general requirements.

- (a) In determining whether to approve a Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan for a rail fixed guideway public transportation system, an SSOA must evaluate whether the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan is compliant with [49 U.S.C. 5329(d)](/usc/49/5329.md?p=d) and [part 673](/cfr/49/part673.md) of this chapter; is consistent with the National Public Transportation Safety Plan; and is in compliance with the SSO program standard set by the SSOA.
- (b) In an instance in which an SSOA does not approve a Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan, the SSOA must provide a written explanation and allow the RTA an opportunity to modify and resubmit its Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan for the SSOA's approval.

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 81 FR 14256, Mar. 16, 2016, as amended at 89 FR 83981, Oct. 18, 2024, unless otherwise noted.