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RCED-83-32 1 (1982-12-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmtj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED TATES WASHINGTON D.C. U B-207438 . * * 1 DECEMBER 21,1962 ... A ;o;aressionai Relations . The Honorable James Florio RELEASED Chairman, Subcommittee on Commerce, RLAE Transportation, and Tourism Cm mittee on Energy and Commnerce House of Representatives 120229 Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Assessment of the Department of Transportation's Systems Safety Plan (GAO/RCED-83-32) On April 22, 1982, we testified before your subcommittee on our report The Federal Approach to Rail Safety Inspection and Enforcement: Time for Change (CED-82-51, Apr. 19, 1982) and on some limited work we had performed in assessing the Department of Transportation's (DOT's) Systems Safety Plan relating to DOT activities in carrying out rail safety laws. At that time you requested that we continue our review of the Plan and issue a separate report discussing our assessment of the Plan as a man- agement document, the extent to which it is supported by studies or other documentation, and the legality of the enforcement philosophy discussed in the Plan. We have reviewed the Plan and found that it describes goals for improved railroad safety and a general approach DOT's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has adopted to meet those goals. However, we found that: --The Plan is a very general document that primarily is a statement of principles and does not propose what actions are to be taken, explain how safety objectives are to be carried out, or identify how progress toward achievement is to be evaluated. --There is little relationship between the Plan and the studies performed as part of the Plan's background and development. -Since the Plan lacks specific enforcement standards, carrying it out could result in FRA not taking enforce- ment action in situations Where it should. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY Our objectives in this review were to determine (1) the value of the Systems Safety Plan as a management document, (2) if the Plan was supported by studies or other documentation, and (3) whether the enforcement philosophy discussed in the Plan was legally correct. (343766)

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