[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: 49CFR239.301]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 239_PASSENGER TRAIN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS--Table of Contents

 

  Subpart D_Operational (Efficiency) Tests; Inspection of Records and 

                              Recordkeeping

 

Sec. 239.301  Operational (efficiency) tests.





    (a) Each railroad to which this part applies shall periodically 

conduct operational (efficiency) tests of its on-board and control 

center employees to determine the extent of compliance with its 

emergency preparedness plan.

    (b) Each railroad to which this part applies shall maintain a 

written record of the date, time, place, and result of each operational 

(efficiency) test that was performed in accordance with paragraph (a) of 

this section. Each record shall also specify the name of the railroad 

officer who administered the test, the name of each employee tested, and 

sufficient information to identify the relevant facts relied on for 

evaluation purposes.

    (c) Each record required by paragraph (a) of this section shall be 

retained at the system headquarters of the railroad and at the division 

headquarters for the division where the test was conducted for one 

calendar year after the end of the calendar year to which the test 

relates. Each such record shall be made available to representatives of 

FRA and States participating under part 212 of this chapter for 

inspection and copying during normal business hours.