49 CFR § 270.301 - General.

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title: "49 CFR § 270.301 - General."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "270.301"
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chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "270"
part_name: "SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 20103, 20106-20107, 20118-20119, 20156, 21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 53896, Aug. 12, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 270.301 General.

The system safety program and its implementation shall be assessed internally by the passenger rail operation and audited externally by FRA or FRA's designee.

[85 FR 12849, Mar. 4, 2020]