---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 299.213"
title: "49"
number: "299.213"
heading: "Records retention."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/299.213"
---

# §299.213. Records retention.

- (a) The railroad shall maintain at a designated office on the railroad—
  - (1) A current copy of each FRA-approved PTCSP that it holds;
  - (2) Adequate documentation to demonstrate that the PTCSP meets the safety requirements of this RPA, including the risk assessment;
  - (3) An Operations and Maintenance Manual, pursuant to [§ 299.215](/cfr/49/299.215.md); and
  - (4) Training and testing records pursuant to [§ 236.1043(b)](/cfr/49/236.1043.md?p=b) of this chapter.
- (b) Results of inspections and tests specified in the PTCSP must be recorded pursuant to [§ 236.110](/cfr/49/236.110.md) of this chapter.
- (c) 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)](/cfr/49/236.1043.md?p=b) of this chapter, and 299.207(a)(6).
- (d) 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—
  - (1) **Report the inconsistency in writing to FRA's Secure Information Repository at <I>https—** //sir.fra.dot.gov, within 15 days of discovery;
  - (2) Take prompt countermeasures to reduce the frequency of each safety-relevant hazard to below the threshold set forth in its PTCSP; and
  - (3) 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

### 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.