The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today published the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) and the Safety Performance Management Measures (Safety PM) Final Rules, which are on view at the Federal Register. These rules will be published tomorrow with an effective date of April 14, 2016 and will address the requirements of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) and the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act). The HSIP Final Rule updates the existing HSIP requirements under 23 CFR 924 to be consistent with MAP-21 and the FAST Act, and to clarify existing program requirements. The Safety PM Final Rule adds part 490 to title 23 of the CFR to implement the performance management requirements under 23 U.S.C. 150, including the specific safety performance measure requirements for the purpose of carrying out the HSIP to assess serious injuries and fatalities on all public roads.
Together, these rules will enhance a data-driven approach to making safety decisions, improve collaboration across a wide range of safety partners, and provide transparency for the American public as States set and report on safety targets and, most importantly, save lives.
FHWA encourages stakeholders to review the HSIP and Safety PM Final Rules in the Federal Register or the regulations.gov docket when they are posted on Tuesday, March 15. Please direct questions to the contacts listed in each Final Rule.
FHWA will host a webinar to provide specific information on the details of the Final Rules on April 1, 2016 at 11:30 A.M. Eastern Time. Registration is now open to the public.
The FHWA has been working in partnership with AASHTO and other key stakeholders for many years to prepare for these new rules. The FHWA will issue supplemental guidance to support implementation of these rules and provide assistance and technical support to States and MPOs as these new requirements are implemented. Additional information on the HSIP is available on the office of safety website at http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip.