---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 271.501"
title: "49"
number: "271.501"
heading: "External audits."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/271.501"
---

# §271.501. External audits.


FRA will conduct (or cause to be conducted) external audits of a railroad's RRP. Each audit shall evaluate the railroad's compliance with the elements of its RRP required by this part. A railroad shall make documentation kept pursuant to its RRP plan available for inspection and copying by representatives of FRA or States participating under [part 212](/cfr/49/part212.md) of this chapter upon request. FRA will provide a railroad written notice of the audit results.


## 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.