---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 271.221"
title: "49"
number: "271.221"
heading: "Involvement of railroad employees process."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/271.221"
---

# §271.221. Involvement of railroad employees process.


An RRP plan shall contain a description of the railroad's processes for involving railroad employees in the establishment and implementation of an RRP pursuant to [§ 271.113](/cfr/49/271.113.md). If a railroad contracts out significant portions of its operations, the contractor and the contractor's employees performing the railroad's operations shall be considered employees for the purposes of this section.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20106-20107, 20118-20119, 20156, 21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 9314, Feb. 18, 2020, unless otherwise noted.