{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-271.401","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 271.401","heading":"Annual internal assessments.","body":"(a) Beginning with the first calendar year after the calendar year in which FRA approves a railroad's RRP plan pursuant to § 271.301(d), the railroad shall annually (i.e., once every calendar year) conduct an internal assessment of its RRP.\n(b) The internal assessment shall determine the extent to which the railroad has:\n(1) Achieved the implementation milestones described in its RRP plan pursuant to § 271.225(b);\n(2) Complied with the implemented elements of the approved RRP plan;\n(3) Achieved the goals described in its RRP plan pursuant to § 271.203(c);\n(4) Implemented previous internal assessment improvement plans pursuant to § 271.403; and\n(5) Implemented previous external audit improvement plans pursuant to § 271.503.\n(c) A railroad shall ensure that the results of its internal assessments are internally reported to railroad senior management.","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 E—Internal Assessments"],"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":"84f2075641062190988db30ba25a3019dd6b2d13d59013e724b0f8a45e53bfdb","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-271.307","next":"us/49-cfr-271.403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}