{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-271.609","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 271.609","heading":"Requirements for an FRMP plan.","body":"(a) In general. A railroad shall adopt and implement its FRMP through an FRA-approved FRMP plan, developed in consultation with directly affected employees as described under § 271.207. The railroad must submit the plan for approval to the FRA Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer at FRAFatigue@dot.gov, under the criteria of subpart D.\n(b) Goals. An FRMP plan must contain a statement that defines the specific fatigue-related goals of the FRMP and describes strategies for reaching those goals.\n(c) Methods—(1) Analysis of fatigue risk. An FRMP plan shall describe a railroad's method(s) for conducting its fatigue-risk analysis as part of its FRMP. The description shall specify:\n(i) The scope of the analysis, which is the covered population of safety-related railroad employees;\n(ii) The processes a railroad will use to identify fatigue-related railroad safety hazards on its system and determine the degree of risk associated with each fatigue-related hazard identified;\n(iii) The processes a railroad will use to compare and prioritize identified fatigue-related risks for mitigation purposes; and\n(iv) The information sources a railroad will use to support ongoing identification of fatigue-related railroad safety hazards and determine the degree of risk associated with those hazards.\n(2) Mitigation strategies. An FRMP plan shall describe a railroad's processes for:\n(i) Identifying and selecting fatigue risk mitigation strategies; and\n(ii) Monitoring identified fatigue-related railroad safety hazards.\n(3) Evaluation. An FRMP plan shall describe:\n(i) A railroad's processes for monitoring and evaluating the overall effectiveness of its FRMP and the effectiveness of fatigue-related mitigation strategies the railroad uses under § 271.607; and\n(ii) A railroad's procedures for reviewing the FRMP as part of the annual assessment of its RRP under § 271.401 and for updating the FRMP plan under the process for amending its RRP plan under § 271.303.\n(d) FRMP implementation plan. A railroad shall describe in its FRMP plan how it will implement its FRMP. This description must cover an implementation period not to exceed 36 months, and shall include:\n(1) A description of the roles and responsibilities of each position or job function with significant responsibility for implementing the FRMP, including those held by employees, contractors who provide significant FRMP-related services, and other entities or persons that provide significant FRMP services;\n(2) A timeline describing when certain milestones that must be met to implement the FRMP fully will be achieved. Implementation milestones shall be specific and measurable;\n(3) A description of how the railroad may make significant changes to the FRMP plan under the process for amending its RRP plan in § 271.303; and\n(4) The procedures for consultation with directly affected employees on any subsequent substantive amendments to the railroad's FRMP plan. The requirements of this section do not apply to non-substantive amendments (e.g., amendments that update names and addresses of railroad personnel).","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 G—Fatigue Risk Management Programs"],"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":"117dd64b9aa6b535216bea01b3d94868f3a94bf1849a1704d13b0d460fb2eb90","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-271.607","next":"us/49-cfr-appendix-a-to-part-271"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}