Recommended Actions To Reduce the Risk of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Among Transit Employees and Passengers

Special Collection:  COVID-19

K. Jane Williams
Federal Transit Administration
17 April 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 75 (Friday, April 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 21504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08160]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[Safety Advisory 20-1]


Recommended Actions To Reduce the Risk of Coronavirus Disease 
2019 (COVID-19) Among Transit Employees and Passengers

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of Safety Advisory.

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SUMMARY: During the COVID-19 public health emergency, transit agencies 
across the country are continuing to provide millions of trips a day to 
lifeline services and to carry healthcare and other essential workers 
to critical jobs. FTA has published Safety Advisory 20-1 recommending 
that transit agencies develop and implement procedures and practices 
consistent with all applicable guidance and information provided by the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to ensure the continued safety 
of transit passengers and employees. A copy of Safety Advisory 20-1 can 
be found on the FTA website at https://www.transit.dot.gov/coronavirus.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Henrika Buchanan, Associate 
Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety 
Officer, FTA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 
telephone (202) 366-1783 or henrika.buchanan@dot.gov.

K. Jane Williams,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2020-08160 Filed 4-16-20; 8:45 am]
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