[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR230.16]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 230_STEAM LOCOMOTIVE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE STANDARDS--Table of 
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec.  230.16  Annual inspection.

    (a) General. (1) An individual competent to conduct the inspection 
shall perform the annual inspection after 368 calendar days have elapsed 
from the time of the previous annual inspection. This inspection shall 
include all daily, all 31 service day, all 92 service day, and all 
annual inspection items. (See appendix B of this part.)
    (2) Fifth annual inspection. An individual competent to do so shall 
perform a flexible staybolt and cap inspection in accordance with Sec.  
230.41 at each fifth annual inspection.
    (b) FRA notification. FRA Regional Administrators shall be provided 
written notice at least one month prior to an annual inspection and 
shall be afforded an opportunity to be present. If the Regional 
Administrator or their delegate indicates a desire to be present, the 
steam locomotive owner and/or operator will provide a scheduled date and 
location for the inspection. Once scheduled, the inspection must be 
performed at the time and place specified, unless the Regional 
Administrator and the steam locomotive owner and/or operator mutually 
agree to reschedule. If the Regional Administrator requests the 
inspection be performed on another date but the steam locomotive owner 
and/or operator and the Regional Administrator are unable to agree on a 
date for rescheduling, the inspection may be performed as scheduled.
    (c) Filing inspection reports. Within 10 days of completing the 
annual inspection, the steam locomotive owner and/or operator shall 
file, for each steam

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locomotive inspected, a report of inspection (FRA Form No. 3), in the 
place where the steam locomotive is maintained and with the FRA Regional 
Administrator for that region. (See appendix A of this part)