§271.401. Annual internal assessments.
49 C.F.R. § 271.401
Beginning with the first calendar year after the calendar year in which FRA approves a railroad's RRP plan pursuant to § 271.301(d), the railroad shall annually (i.e., once every calendar year) conduct an internal assessment of its RRP.
The internal assessment shall determine the extent to which the railroad has:
Achieved the implementation milestones described in its RRP plan pursuant to § 271.225(b);
Complied with the implemented elements of the approved RRP plan;
Achieved the goals described in its RRP plan pursuant to § 271.203(c);
Implemented previous internal assessment improvement plans pursuant to § 271.403; and
Implemented previous external audit improvement plans pursuant to § 271.503.
A railroad shall ensure that the results of its internal assessments are internally reported to railroad senior management.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
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.