49 CFR Part 609 — Transportation for Elderly and Handicapped Persons

PART 609—TRANSPORTATION FOR ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED PERSONS Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5307(d) and 5308(b); 23 U.S.C. 134, 135 and 142; 29 U.S.C. 794; 49 CFR 1.51. Source: 41 FR 18239, Apr. 30, 1976, unless otherwise noted. Editorial Note: At 90 FR 28229, July 1, 2025, part 609 was to be removed and reserved; however, the amendment could not be incorporated as written. § 609.1 Purpose. The purpose of this part is to establish formally the requirements of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on transportation for elderly and handicapped persons. § 609.3 Definitions. As used herein: Elderly and handicapped persons § 609.5 Applicability. This part, which applies to projects approved by the Federal Transit Administrator on or after May 31, 1976, applies to all planning, capital, and operating assistance projects receiving Federal financial assistance under sections 5307 or 5308 of the Federal transit laws (49 U.S.C. Chapter 53), and nonhighway public mass transportation projects receiving Federal financial assistance under: (1) Subsection (a) or (c) of section 142 of title 23, United States Code; and (2) paragraph (4) of subsection (e) of section 103, title 23, United States Code. However, under certain circumstances evident in §§ 609.13 through 609.21, the latter sections apply to fixed facilities and vehicles included in projects approved before May 31, 1976. Sections in this part on capital assistance applications, fixed facilities, and vehicles apply expressly to capital assistance projects receiving Federal financial assistance under any of the above statutes. [41 FR 18239, Apr. 30, 1976, as amended at 61 FR 19562, May 2, 1996] § 609.23 Reduced fare. Applicants for financial assistance under section 5307 of the Federal transit laws (49 U.S.C. Chapter 53), must, as a condition to receiving such assistance, give satisfactory assurances, in such manner and form as may be required by the Federal Transit Administrator and in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Federal Transit Administrator may prescribe, that the rates charged elderly and handicapped persons during non-peak hours for transportation utilizing or involving the facilities and equipment of the project financed with assistance under this section will not exceed one-half of the rates generally applicable to other persons at peak hours, whether the operation of such facilities and equipment is by the applicant or is by another entity under lease or otherwise. [41 FR 18239, Apr. 30, 1976, as amended at 61 FR 19562, May 2, 1996] Appendix A to Part 609—Elderly and Handicapped The definitions of the term elderly and handicapped Accordingly, for the purposes of this part, the definition of elderly persons Similarly, the definition of handicapped persons Handicapped persons To assist in understanding how the definitions might be applied to administration of the charter rule, the following questions and answers previously published by FTA for the half-fare program in FTA C 9060.1, April 20, 1978, are reproduced: 1. Question: elderly handicapped Answer: elderly and handicapped persons. 2. Question: temporary handicaps Answer: 3. Question: handicap Answer: handicap 4. Question: Answer: 5. Question: Answer: 6. Question: Answer: 7. Question: Answer: 8. Question: Answer: 9. Question: Answer: 10. Question: Answer: 11. Question: Answer: [53 FR 53356, Dec. 30, 1988. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 19562, May 2, 1996]

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