United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-03-15 monographic deposited born digital 5 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-610R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-610R P0b002ee18037559c f:d07610r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-610R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-610R GAO-07-610R Federal regulations Inspection Railroad accidents Railroad industry Railroad regulation Railroad safety Risk management Safety regulation Safety standards Correspondence A66927 This letter responds to a Congressional request that we provide responses to questions related to our recent testimony before Congress on reauthorizing federal rail safety programs. Our testimony discussed how the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) (1) focuses its efforts on the highest priority risks related to train accidents in planning its oversight, (2) identifies safety problems on railroad systems in carrying out its oversight, and (3) assesses the impact of its oversight efforts on safety. This testimony was based on our recent report on these topics. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-610R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-610R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-610R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-610R.pdf GAO-07-610R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-610R Correspondence GAO-07-610R; Railroad Safety--Responses to Posthearing Questions; Federal regulations Inspection Railroad accidents Railroad industry Railroad regulation Railroad safety Risk management Safety regulation Safety standards