§299.213. Records retention.
49 C.F.R. § 299.213
The railroad shall maintain at a designated office on the railroad—
A current copy of each FRA-approved PTCSP that it holds;
Adequate documentation to demonstrate that the PTCSP meets the safety requirements of this RPA, including the risk assessment;
An Operations and Maintenance Manual, pursuant to § 299.215; and
Training and testing records pursuant to § 236.1043(b) of this chapter.
Results of inspections and tests specified in the PTCSP must be recorded pursuant to § 236.110 of this chapter.
Each contractor providing services relating to the testing, maintenance, or operation of the railroad's PTC system shall maintain at a designated office training records required under §§ 236.1043(b) of this chapter, and 299.207(a)(6).
After the PTC system is placed in service, the railroad shall maintain a database of all safety-relevant hazards as set forth in its PTCSP and those that had not been previously identified in its PTCSP. If the frequency of the safety-relevant hazards exceeds the threshold set forth in its PTCSP, then the railroad shall—
Report the inconsistency in writing to FRA's Secure Information Repository at <I>https— //sir.fra.dot.gov, within 15 days of discovery;
Take prompt countermeasures to reduce the frequency of each safety-relevant hazard to below the threshold set forth in its PTCSP; and
Provide a final report when the inconsistency is resolved to FRA's Secure Information Repository at https://sir.fra.dot.gov, on the results of the analysis and countermeasures taken to reduce the frequency of the safety-relevant hazard(s) below the threshold set forth in its PTCSP.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20133, 20141, 20302-20303, 20306, 20701-20702, 21301-21302, 21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; and 49 CFR 1.89.
Source
Source: 85 FR 69731, Nov. 3, 2020, unless otherwise noted.