80 FR 41140 - Notice of Meeting of the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION
Federal Transit Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 134 (July 14, 2015)

This notice announces a public meeting of the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS). TRACS is a Federal Advisory Committee established by the Secretary of Transportation in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act to provide information, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on matters relating to public transportation safety.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 41140]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17182]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION

Federal Transit Administration


Notice of Meeting of the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety 
(TRACS)

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Transit Advisory 
Committee for Safety (TRACS). TRACS is a Federal Advisory Committee 
established by the Secretary of Transportation in accordance with the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act to provide information, advice, and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation and the 
Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on matters 
relating to public transportation safety.

DATES: The TRACS meeting will be held on July 28, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m., and July 29, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Contact 
Bridget Zamperini (see contact information below) by July 14, 2015, if 
you wish to be added to the visitor's list for access to the meeting.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Association of Home 
Builders, 1201 15th Street NW., Washington, DC 20005. Attendees who are 
on the visitor's list may access the building by presenting a current 
state issued driver's license, state issued identification card, or 
other valid photo identification issued by the Federal government. 
Although this meeting is open to the public, all attendees should pre-
register with the FTA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is provided in accordance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2). 
As noted above, TRACS is a Federal Advisory Committee established to 
provide information, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary of 
Transportation and the Administrator of the FTA on matters relating to 
the safety of public transportation systems. TRACS is currently 
composed of 28 members representing a broad base of expertise necessary 
to discharge its responsibilities. The first meeting of TRACS was held 
on September 9-10, 2010.
    For more information on TRACS meetings and other TRACS information, 
please visit the TRACS Web site at: http://www.fta.dot.gov/13099.html. 
The tentative agenda for the July 2015 TRACS meeting is set forth 
below:

Agenda

(1) Welcome Remarks/Introductions
(2) Facility Use/Safety Briefing
(3) Review of Draft Report about Establishing a Fatigue Management 
Program
(4) Review of Draft Report about Preventing and Mitigating Transit 
Worker Assaults
(5) Public Comments
(6) Future TRACS Activities
(7) Summary of Deliverables/Concluding Remarks

    As previously noted, this meeting will be open to the public. 
However, persons wishing to attend must contact Bridget Zamperini, 
Office of Transit Safety and Oversight, Federal Transit Administration, 
(202) 366-0306; or at [email protected] by close of business July 14, 2015, 
to have your name added to the participant list. Members of the public 
who wish to make an oral statement at the meeting or seeking special 
accommodations are also directed to make a request to Bridget 
Zamperini, Office of Transit Safety and Oversight, Federal Transit 
Administration (202) 366-0306; or at [email protected] on or before the 
close of business July 14, 2015. Provisions will be made to include 
oral statements on the agenda, if needed. Members of the public may 
submit written comments or suggestions concerning the activities of 
TRACS any time before or after the meeting at [email protected], or to the 
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, 
Office of Transit Safety and Oversight, Attention: Bridget Zamperini, 
Room E45-310, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 
Information from the meeting will be posted on FTA's public Web site at 
http://www.fta.dot.gov. Written comments submitted to TRACS will also 
be posted at the above web address.

    Issued in Washington, DC, this 8th day of July, 2015.
Therese W. McMillan,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2015-17182 Filed 7-13-15; 8:45 am]
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