! determine the interval for conducting follow up inspections along the designated routes based on the frequency of the shipments, documented information obtained from routine inspections, Safety Assurance and Compliance Program (SACP) findings concerning track and signal system safety issues and other appropriate information sources.
RII-2: Have a track geometry car operate over the selected rail route.
Serves to ensure the quality and integrity of the geometry of the track along the designated route.
Prior to each shipment the offeror or designated agent will:
! provide FRA and the rail carriers with the designated rail route, shipment time line, and the number and frequency of the shipments at least 90 days prior to the initial movement or as soon as possible thereafter.
Prior to the first shipment and at least annually for subsequent shipments the FRA will:
! arrange for the rail carriers’ or FRA’s track geometry car to operate over the designated route as close as feasibly possible to the date of the rail shipment while allowing time for completing required repairs to the track to ensure regulatory compliance; ! evaluate the data from the track geometry cars run over the designated route and verify that any required repairs or corrections are made; ! notify appropriate DOE representatives of any problems that develop which may affect the use of the designated route or possibly cause a delay in the scheduled rail movements.
RII-3: Implement FRA’s Bridge Inspection Policy 4 to ensure that bridges along the routes are inspected for structural soundness.
Provides compliance oversight to ensure the safety and integrity of the railroad bridges on the designated route.
Prior to each shipment the offeror or designated agent will:
4 See Appendix B “FRA Policy on the Safety of Railroad Bridges”, Federal Register Vol. 60, No. 81, dated April 27, 1995. 8
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