1. Regulations
  2. title 49
  3. chapter III
  4. part 385
  5. subpart D
  6. § 385.309

View all text of Subpart D [§ 385.301 - § 385.337]

§ 385.309 - What is the purpose of the safety audit?

The purpose of a safety audit is to:

(a) Provide educational and technical assistance to the new entrant; and

(b) Gather safety data needed to make an assessment of the new entrant's safety performance and adequacy of its basic safety management controls.

AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. 113, 504, 521(b), 5105(d), 5109, 5113, 13901-13905, 13908, 31135, 31136, 31144, 31148, 31151, 31502; sec. 113(a), Pub. L. 103-311, 108 Stat. 1673, 1676; sec. 408, Pub. L. 104-88, 109 Stat. 803, 958; sec. 350, Pub. L. 107-87, 115 Stat. 833, 864; sec. 5205, Pub. L. 114-94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1537; and 49 CFR 1.87.

SOURCE: 53 FR 50968, Dec. 19, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 49 CFR 385.309