49 CFR § 670.1 - Purpose and applicability.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s670.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 670.1 - Purpose and applicability."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "670.1"
section_name: "Purpose and applicability."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "670"
part_name: "PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 5329, 49 CFR 1.91."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 53058, Aug. 11, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "670"
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# 670.1 Purpose and applicability.

This part carries out the mandate of 49 U.S.C. 5329 to improve the safety of public transportation systems. This part establishes substantive and procedural rules for FTA's administration of the Public Transportation Safety Program. This part applies to recipients of Federal financial assistance under 49 U.S.C. chapter 53.