Appendix B to Part 271 - Procedures for Submission of RRP Plans and Statements From Directly Affected Employees
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Appendix B to Part 271 - Procedures for Submission of RRP Plans and
Statements From Directly Affected Employees
This appendix establishes procedures for the submission of a
railroad's RRP plan and statements by directly affected employees
consistent with the requirements of this part.
Submission by a Railroad and Directly Affected Employees
(a) As provided for in § 271.101, each railroad must establish
and fully implement an RRP that continually and systematically
evaluates railroad safety hazards on its system and manages the
resulting risks to reduce the number and rates of railroad
accidents, incidents, injuries, and fatalities. The RRP shall be
fully implemented and supported by a written RRP plan. Each
railroad must submit its RRP plan to FRA for approval as provided
for in § 271.201.
(b) As provided for in § 271.207(e), if a railroad and its
directly affected employees cannot come to agreement on the
proposed contents of the railroad's RRP plan, the directly affected
employees have 30 days following the railroad's submission of its
proposed RRP 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.
(c) The railroad's and directly affected employees' submissions
shall be sent to the Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety
and Chief Safety Officer, FRA. The mailing address for FRA is 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. When a railroad submits
its RRP plan and consultation statement to FRA pursuant to §
271.301, it must also simultaneously send a copy of these documents
to all individuals identified in the service list pursuant to §
271.207(d)(3).
(d) Each railroad and directly affected employee is authorized
to file by electronic means any submissions required under this
part. Before any person files a submission 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 railroad or directly affected
employee(s);
(2) The names of two individuals, including job titles, who will
be the railroad'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 railroad's or directly
affected employees' points of contact;
(4) The railroad's system or main headquarters address located
in the United States;
(5) The email addresses for the railroad's or directly affected
employees' points of contact; and
(6) The daytime telephone numbers for the railroad's or directly
affected employees' points of contact.
(e) 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, Federal Railroad
Administration, 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 railroad that electronically submits an initial RRP
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 railroad that submits the materials does so by
delivering the written materials to the Associate Administrator and
opts not to submit the materials electronically. A railroad 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.