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49 CFR §674.33

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  1. (a)An RTA must notify FTA and the SSOA within two hours of any safety event occurring on a rail fixed guideway public transportation system that results in one or more of the following:
    1. (1)Fatality
    2. (2)Two or more injuries
    3. (3)Derailment
    4. (4)Collision resulting in one or more injuries
    5. (5)Collision between two rail transit vehicles
    6. (6)Collision resulting in disabling damage to a rail transit vehicle
    7. (7)Evacuation for life safety reasons
    8. (8)Unintended train movement.
  2. (b)The two-hour notification requirement excludes criminal actions that result in fatalities or injuries, such as homicides and assaults.