---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 299.703"
title: "49"
number: "299.703"
heading: "Compliance."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/299.703"
---

# §299.703. Compliance.


After the railroad's inspection, testing, and maintenance program is approved by FRA pursuant to the requirements and procedures set forth in [§ 299.713](/cfr/49/299.713.md), the railroad shall adopt and comply with the program, and shall perform—

- (a) All inspections and tests described in the program in accordance with the procedures and criteria that the railroad identified as safety-critical; and
- (b) All maintenance tasks and procedures described in the program in accordance with the procedures and intervals that the railroad identified as safety-critical.

## 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.