Appendix C to Part 270 - Procedures for Submission of SSP Plans and Statements From Directly Affected Employees
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Appendix C to Part 270 - Procedures for Submission of SSP Plans and
Statements From Directly Affected Employees
This appendix summarizes procedures for the submission of an SSP
plan and statements by directly affected employees consistent with
the requirements of this part.
Submission by a Passenger Rail Operation and Directly Affected
Employees
As provided for in § 270.101, a system safety program shall be
fully implemented and supported by a written SSP plan. Each
passenger rail operation must submit its SSP plan to FRA for
approval as provided for in § 270.201.
As provided for in § 270.107(c), if a passenger rail operation
and its directly affected employees cannot come to agreement on the
proposed contents of the SSP plan, the directly affected employees
have 30 days following the submission of the proposed SSP plan to
submit a statement to the FRA Associate Administrator for Railroad
Safety and Chief Safety Officer explaining the directly affected
employees' views on the plan on which agreement was not
reached.
The passenger rail operation's and directly affected employees'
submissions shall be sent to the FRA Associate Administrator for
Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer, Mail Stop 25, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. When a passenger rail
operation submits its SSP plan and consultation statement to FRA
pursuant to § 270.201, it must also simultaneously send a copy of
these documents to all individuals identified in the service list
pursuant to § 270.107(b)(3).
Each passenger rail operation and directly affected employee is
authorized to file by electronic means any submissions required
under this part. Before any person submits anything electronically,
the person shall provide the FRA Associate Administrator for
Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer with the following
information in writing:
(1) The name of the passenger rail operation or directly
affected employee(s);
(2) The names of two individuals, including job titles, who will
be the passenger rail operation's or directly affected employees'
points of contact and will be the only individuals allowed access
to FRA's secure document submission site;
(3) The mailing addresses for the passenger rail operation's or
directly affected employees' points of contact;
(4) The system or main headquarters address located in the
United States;
(5) The email addresses for the passenger rail operation's or
directly affected employees' points of contact; and
(6) The daytime telephone numbers for the passenger rail
operation's or directly affected employees' points of contact.
A request for electronic submission or FRA review of written
materials shall be addressed to the FRA Associate Administrator for
Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer, Mail Stop 25, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Upon receipt of a request
for electronic submission that contains the information listed
above, FRA will then contact the requestor with instructions for
electronically submitting its program or statement. A passenger
rail operation that electronically submits an initial SSP plan or
new portions or revisions to an approved program required by this
part shall be considered to have provided its consent to receive
approval or disapproval notices from FRA by email. FRA may
electronically store any materials required by this part regardless
of whether the passenger rail operation that submits the materials
does so by delivering the written materials to the Associate
Administrator and opts not to submit the materials electronically.
A passenger rail operation that opts not to submit the materials
required by this part electronically, but provides one or more
email addresses in its submission, shall be considered to have
provided its consent to receive approval or disapproval notices
from FRA by email or mail.
[85 FR 12851, Mar. 4, 2020]