Registration of private charter operators.

(a) To be considered a registered charter provider, private charter operators shall register on FTA's charter registration website by providing the following information: (1) Company name, address, phone number, email address, and facsimile number; (2) Federal and, if available, State motor carrier identifying number; (3) The geographic service areas of public transit agencies, as identified by the transit agency's zip code, in which the private charter operator intends to provide charter service; (4) The number of buses or vans the private charter operator owns; (5) A certification that the private charter operator has valid insurance; and (6) Whether the private charter operator is willing to provide free or reduced rate charter services to registered qualified human service organizations. (b) A private charter operator that provides valid information in this subpart is a “registered charter provider” for purposes of this part and shall have standing to file a complaint consistent with subpart F of this part. (c) A recipient, a registered charter provider, or their duly authorized representative may challenge a registered charter provider's registration and request removal of the private charter operator from FTA's charter registration website by filing a complaint consistent with subpart F of this part. (d) FTA may refuse to post a private charter operator's information if the private charter operator fails to provide all of the required information required by paragraph (a) of this section. (e) A registered charter provider shall provide current and accurate information on FTA's charter registration website and shall update that information no less frequently than every two years.