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 Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024)
 Title 49 - Transportation
 Subtitle B - Other Regulations Relating to Transportation
 Chapter II - Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
 Part 243 - Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees

  Appendix to Part 243 - Schedule of Civil Penalties 1

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  • Appendix to Part 243 - Schedule of Civil Penalties1

    Section Violation Willful violation
    Subpart B - Program Components and Approval Process
    243.101 - Employer program required:
    (a-c) Complete failure to submit, adopt, or comply with program $7,500-12,500 $11,000-$16,000
    (a-c) Partial failure to submit, adopt, or comply with program; or failure to correct deficiencies upon FRA's request 4,500-9,500 6,500-13,000
    (d) OJT program requirements or failure to make reference materials available 2,000-4,500 4,000-6,500
    (e-f) Program validation 2,000 4,000
    243.105 Claiming optional model program is FRA-approved, when it is not: 2,000-4,500 4,000-6,500
    243.109 Training program submission, review, and approval process:
    (a) Failure to timely resubmit program 2,000-4,500 4,000-6,500
    (b) Failure to timely submit informational filing 2,000-4,500 4,000-6,500
    (c) Failure to submit new portions or revisions 4,500 6,500
    (d) Railroad failure to serve program 1,000 2,000
    243.111 Approval of programs filed by training organizations or learning institutions:
    (a-b) Claiming training is FRA-approved, when it is not 2,000-4,500 4,000-6,500
    (c-f) FRA approved some training, but all conditions not met 2,000-4,500 4,000-6,500
    (g-h) Records 1,000 2,000
    Subpart C - Program Implementation and Oversight Requirements
    243.201 Employee qualification requirements:
    (a-b) Failure to designate an employee 1,000 2,000
    (c-f) Other failures and refresher training (per employee) 1,000 2,000
    243.203 Records:
    (a-f) Failure to maintain records (per employee) 1,000 2,000
    243.205 Periodic oversight 4,500-9,500 6,500-13,000
    243.207 Annual review 4,500 6,500
    243.209 Railroad maintained list of contractors utilized 4,500 6,500

    1 A penalty may be assessed against an individual only for a willful violation. The Administrator reserves the right to assess a penalty of up to the statutory maximum amount for any violation where circumstances warrant. See 49 CFR part 209, appendix A.

    [79 FR 66501, Nov. 7, 2014, as amended at 81 FR 43113, July 1, 2016; 83 FR 60750, Nov. 27, 2018]