Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Federal Railroad Administrations Safety Partnership Division manages a portfolio of railroad safety partnership programs designed to increase organizational resilience in the railroad industry. SPD manages and coordinates nationwide voluntary programs including Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS), Fatality Analysis of Maintenance-of-Way Employees and Signalmen (FAMES), Switching Operations Fatality Analysis (SOFA). SPD is responsible for overall management and oversight of 49 CFR Part 243.