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49 CFR §270.405

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  1. (a)Each railroad subject to this part shall:
    1. (1)Establish and implement an FRMP as part of its SSP; and
    2. (2)Establish an FRA-approved FRMP plan as a component of a railroad's FRA-approved SSP plan and then update its FRMP plan as necessary as part of the annual internal assessment of its SSP under § 270.303.
  2. (b)A railroad's FRMP plan must explain the railroad's method of analysis of fatigue risks and the railroad's process(es) for implementing its FRMP.
  3. (c)
    1. (1)A railroad shall submit an FRMP plan for approval to the FRA Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer at FRAFatigue@dot.gov, no later than either the applicable timeline in § 270.201(a) for filing its SSP plan or July 13, 2023, whichever is later.
    2. (2)A railroad shall submit updates to its FRMP plan to the FRA Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer at FRAFatigue@dot.gov, under the process for amending its SSP plan in § 270.201(c).
  4. (d)FRA shall review and approve or disapprove a railroad's FRMP plan and amendments to that plan under the process for reviewing SSP plans and amendments in § 270.201(b) and (c), respectively. FRA approval of a railroad's FRMP plan amends a railroad's SSP plan to include the FRMP plan as a component.