§271.605. General requirements; procedure.
49 C.F.R. § 271.605
Each railroad subject to this part shall—
Establish and implement an FRMP as part of its RRP; and
Establish an FRA-approved FRMP plan as a component of a railroad's FRA-approved RRP plan and then update the FRMP plan as necessary as part of the annual internal assessment of its RRP under § 271.401.
A railroad's FRMP plan must explain the railroad's method of analysis of fatigue risks and the railroad's process(es) for implementing its FRMP.
A railroad shall submit an FRMP plan for approval to the FRA Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer at [email protected] no later than either the applicable timeline in § 271.301(b) for filing its RRP plan or July 13, 2023, whichever is later; and
A railroad shall submit updates to its FRMP plan to the FRA Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer at [email protected], under the process for amending its RRP plan in § 271.303.
FRA shall review and approve or disapprove a railroad's FRMP plan under the process for reviewing RRP plans in § 271.301(d) and updates to the railroad's FRMP plan under the process for reviewing amendments to an RRP plan in § 271.303(c). FRA approval of a railroad's FRMP plan amends a railroad's RRP plan to include the FRMP plan as a component.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[87 FR 35673, June 13, 2022, as amended at 90 FR 28200, July 1, 2025]
Source
Source: 87 FR 35673, June 13, 2022, unless otherwise noted.
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.
Amendments
[87 FR 35673, June 13, 2022, as amended at 90 FR 28200, July 1, 2025]