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49 CFR §299.213

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