80 FR 12525 - Public Forum-Trains and Trespassing: Ending Tragic Encounters

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 45 (March 9, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 45 (Monday, March 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12525-12526]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05410]


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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD


Public Forum--Trains and Trespassing: Ending Tragic Encounters

    On Tuesday and Wednesday, March 24-25, 2015, the National 
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will convene a forum titled Trains 
and Trespassing: Ending Tragic Encounters. The forum will begin at 9:00 
a.m. on March 24, and is open to all. Attendance is free and no 
registration is required. NTSB Board Member Robert L. Sumwalt will 
serve as the presiding officer of the forum. The forum is organized 
into five topic areas covering:

 Human Costs Associated With Trespassing
 Diversity of Trespasser Incidents
 Current Interventions and Strategies
 Understanding Challenges to Trespasser Prevention
 Approaches in Moving Forward With Preventing Trespassing

    In addition, the forum will include a tour and presentation inside 
the Operation Lifesaver train at Union Station. Invited panelists will 
include representatives from the Federal Railroad Administration, 
Federal Transit Administration, railroad and rail transit owners and 
operators, researchers, emergency responders, and industry and advocacy 
groups.
    Below is the preliminary agenda.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015: (9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.)

1. Opening Statement by Member Sumwalt
2. Presentations on: Human Costs Associated With Trespassing
3. Presentations on Diversity of Trespasser Incidents
4. Questions from the Technical Panel and Member Sumwalt
5. Presentations on Current Interventions and Strategies
6. Questions from the Technical Panel and Member Sumwalt
7. Presentations on Understanding Challenges to Trespasser Prevention
8. Questions from the Technical Panel and Member Sumwalt
9. Closing Statement by Member Sumwalt

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 (8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.)

1. Tour and Presentation of Operation Lifesaver train (Union Station)
2. Presentations on Moving Prevention Forward
3. Questions from the Technical Panel and Member Sumwalt
4. Closing Statement by Member Sumwalt
    Unless otherwise noted, the forum will be held in the NTSB Board 
Room and Conference Center, located at 429 L'Enfant Plaza SW., 
Washington, DC. The public can view the forum in person or by live 
webcast at www.ntsb.gov. Webcast archives are generally available by 
the end of the next day following the hearing, and webcasts are 
archived for a period of 3 months from after the date of the event.
    Individuals requiring reasonable accommodation and/or wheelchair 
access directions should contact Rochelle Hall at (202) 314-6305 or by 
email at [email protected] by WEDNESDAY, March 18, 2015.
    NTSB Media Contact: Eric [email protected].

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    NTSB Forum Manager: Rick [email protected].

Candi R. Bing,
Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2015-05410 Filed 3-6-15; 8:45 am]
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