{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-271.405","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 271.405","heading":"Internal assessment reports.","body":"(a) Within 60 days of completing its internal assessment, a railroad shall submit a copy of an internal assessment report to the FRA Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer at FRA-RRP@dot.gov.\n(b) This report shall be signed by the railroad's chief official responsible for safety and who bears primary managerial authority for implementing the railroad's safety policy. The report shall include:\n(1) A description of the railroad's internal assessment;\n(2) The findings of the internal assessment;\n(3) A specific description of the recommended improvements contained in the railroad's internal assessment improvement plan, including any proposed amendments the railroad intends to make to the railroad's RRP plan pursuant to § 271.303; and\n(4) The status of the recommended improvements contained in the railroad's internal assessment improvement plan and any outstanding recommended improvements from previous internal assessment improvement plans.","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":"171ca617d0ecf0fcc45a53373d9a243c0e999a88141f752832cd5df07fe14605","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-271.403","next":"us/49-cfr-271.501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}