{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-271.203","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 271.203","heading":"Policy, purpose and scope, and goals.","body":"(a) Policy statement. An RRP plan shall contain a policy statement endorsing the railroad's RRP. This statement shall be signed by the chief official at the railroad (e.g., chief executive officer).\n(b) Purpose and scope. An RRP plan shall contain a statement describing the purpose and scope of the railroad's RRP. This purpose and scope statement shall describe:\n(1) The railroad's safety philosophy and safety culture;\n(2) How the railroad promotes improvements to its safety culture; and\n(3) The roles and responsibilities of railroad personnel (including management) within the railroad's RRP.\n(c) Goals. An RRP plan shall contain a statement that defines the specific goals of the RRP and describes clear strategies for reaching those goals. These goals shall be long-term, meaningful, measurable, and focused on the mitigation of risks arising from identified safety hazards.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 271—RISK REDUCTION PROGRAM","Subpart C—Risk Reduction Program Plan Requirements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"b00cc8de532e0019e8183f8607138df87ba7b5c12e975ed4f70932603615adf3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-271.201","next":"us/49-cfr-271.205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}