[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR240.221]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 240--QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart C--Implementation of the Certification Process
 
Sec. 240.221  Identification of qualified persons.

    (a) After November 1, 1991, a railroad shall maintain a written 
record identifying each person designated by it as a supervisor of 
locomotive engineers.
    (b) After November 1, 1991, a railroad shall maintain a written 
record identifying each person designated as a certified locomotive 
engineer. That listing of certified engineers shall indicate the class 
of service the railroad determines each person is qualified to perform 
and date of the railroad's certification decision.
    (c) If a railroad is responsible for controlling joint operations 
territory, the listing shall include person(s) certified in accordance 
with Sec. 240.229.
    (d) The listing required by paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) shall be 
updated at least annually.
    (e) The record required under this section shall be kept at the 
divisional

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or regional headquarters of the railroad and shall be available for 
inspection or copying by FRA during regular business hours.
    (f) A railroad may obtain approval from FRA to maintain this record 
electronically or maintain this record at the railroad's general 
offices, or both. Requests for such approval shall be filed in writing 
with the Associate Administrator for Safety and contain sufficient 
information to explain how FRA will be given access to the data that is 
fully equivalent to that created by compliance with paragraph (e).