[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR238.107]



[Page 663]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 238_PASSENGER EQUIPMENT SAFETY STANDARDS--Table of Contents

 

           Subpart B_Safety Planning and General Requirements

 

Sec. 238.107  Inspection, testing, and maintenance plan.



    (a) General. Beginning on January 1, 2002, the following provisions 

of this section apply to railroads operating Tier I passenger equipment 

covered by this part. A railroad may request earlier application of 

these requirements upon written notification to FRA's Associate 

Administrator for Safety as provided in Sec. 238.1(c).

    (b) Each railroad shall develop, and provide to FRA upon request, a 

detailed inspection, testing, and maintenance plan consistent with the 

requirements of this part. This plan shall include a detailed 

description of the following:

    (1) Inspection procedures, intervals, and criteria;

    (2) Test procedures and intervals;

    (3) Scheduled preventive maintenance intervals;

    (4) Maintenance procedures; and

    (5) Special testing equipment or measuring devices required to 

perform inspections and tests.

    (c) The inspection, testing, and maintenance plan required by this 

section is not intended to address and should not include procedures to 

address employee working conditions that arise in the course of 

conducting the inspections, tests, and maintenance set forth in the 

plan. When requesting a copy of the railroad's plan, FRA does not intend 

to review any portion of the plan that relates to employee working 

conditions.

    (d) The inspection, testing, and maintenance plan required by this 

section shall be reviewed by the railroad annually.



[64 FR 25660, May 12, 1999, as amended at 65 FR 41307, July 3, 2000]