81_FR_53109 81 FR 52955 - Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

81 FR 52955 - Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 154 (August 10, 2016)

Page Range52955-52956
FR Document2016-19010

FRA announces the fifty-sixth meeting of the RSAC, a Federal Advisory Committee that develops railroad safety regulations through a consensus process. The RSAC meeting topics will include opening remarks from the FRA Administrator and the Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer. The Remote Control Locomotive, Track Standards, Hazardous Materials Issues, and Rail Integrity Working Groups, and Engineering Task Force will provide status reports. Informational presentations will be provided on the high-speed passenger rail equipment (Tier III) rulemaking; the System Safety Plan rulemaking; the status of Positive Train Control implementation; the Maintenance-of-Way, Drug and Alcohol, and Roadway Worker Protection final rules; and the potential certification of dispatchers and signal maintainers. This agenda is subject to change, including the adding more proposed tasks.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52955-52956]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19010]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257, Notice No. 82]


Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of 
Transportation.

ACTION: Announcement of Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) 
meeting.

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SUMMARY: FRA announces the fifty-sixth meeting of the RSAC, a Federal 
Advisory Committee that develops railroad safety regulations through a 
consensus process. The RSAC meeting topics will include opening remarks 
from the FRA Administrator and the Associate Administrator for Railroad 
Safety and Chief Safety Officer. The Remote Control Locomotive, Track 
Standards, Hazardous Materials Issues, and Rail Integrity Working 
Groups, and Engineering Task Force will provide status reports. 
Informational presentations will be provided on the high-speed 
passenger rail equipment (Tier III) rulemaking; the System Safety Plan 
rulemaking; the status of Positive Train Control implementation; the 
Maintenance-of-Way, Drug and Alcohol, and Roadway Worker Protection 
final rules; and the potential certification of dispatchers and signal 
maintainers. This agenda is subject to change, including the adding 
more proposed tasks.

DATES: The RSAC meeting is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. on 
Thursday, September 15, 2016, and will adjourn by 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The RSAC meeting will be held at the National Association of 
Home Builders, National Housing Center, located at 1201 15th Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20005. The meeting is open to the public on a 
first-come, first-served basis, and is accessible to individuals with 
disabilities. Sign and oral interpretation can be made available if 
requested 10 calendar days before the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenton Kilgore, RSAC Administrative 
Officer/Coordinator, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mailstop 25, 
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-6286; or Robert Lauby, Associate 
Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer, FRA, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-
6474.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), FRA is giving notice of a 
meeting of the RSAC. The RSAC was established to provide advice and 
recommendations to FRA on railroad safety matters. The RSAC is composed 
of 59 voting representatives from 38 member organizations, representing 
various rail industry perspectives. In addition, there are non-voting 
advisory representatives from the agencies with railroad safety 
regulatory responsibility in Canada and Mexico, the National 
Transportation Safety Board, and the Federal Transit Administration. 
The diversity of the RSAC ensures the requisite range of views and 
expertise necessary to discharge its responsibilities. See the RSAC Web 
site for details on prior RSAC activities and pending tasks at http://rsac.fra.dot.gov/. Please refer to the notice published in the Federal

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Register on March 11, 1996 (61 FR 9740), for additional information 
about the RSAC.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 2, 2016.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-19010 Filed 8-9-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-06-P

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 154 / Wednesday, August 10, 2016 / Notices 52955 (RODS) at those times if, at all times, 390.5), involving any of the motor from the FRA Administrator and the their hours of service data is being carrier’s drivers operating under the Associate Administrator for Railroad recorded by the Geotab system. terms of this exemption. The Safety and Chief Safety Officer. The • This exemption does not permit notification must include the following Remote Control Locomotive, Track driving past the 14-hour limit. information: Standards, Hazardous Materials Issues, • The exemption is contingent upon (a) Identity of Exemption: and Rail Integrity Working Groups, and Farruggio maintaining USDOT ‘‘FARRUGGIO’’ Engineering Task Force will provide registration, minimum levels of public (b) Date of the accident, status reports. Informational liability insurance, and not being (c) City or town, and State, in which presentations will be provided on the subject to any ‘‘imminent hazard’’ or the accident occurred, or closest to the high-speed passenger rail equipment other out-of-service (OOS) order issued accident scene, (Tier III) rulemaking; the System Safety by FMCSA. (d) Driver’s name and license number, Plan rulemaking; the status of Positive • Drivers must have a copy of this (e) Co-driver’s name and license Train Control implementation; the notice or equivalent signed FMCSA number, Maintenance-of-Way, Drug and Alcohol, exemption document in their possession (f) Vehicle number and State license and Roadway Worker Protection final while operating under the terms of the number, rules; and the potential certification of exemption. The exemption document (g) Number of individuals suffering dispatchers and signal maintainers. This must be presented to law enforcement physical injury, agenda is subject to change, including officials upon request. (h) Number of fatalities, the adding more proposed tasks. • Farruggio must have a (i) The police-reported cause of the DATES: The RSAC meeting is scheduled ‘‘Satisfactory’’ safety rating with accident, to commence at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, FMCSA, or be ‘‘unrated.’’ (Void if (j) Whether the driver was cited for September 15, 2016, and will adjourn by FMCSA discontinues this type of violation of any traffic laws, motor 4:30 p.m. ratings.) carrier safety regulations, and ADDRESSES: The RSAC meeting will be • Farruggio must not have an ‘‘alert’’ (k) The total driving time and total on- duty time period prior to the accident. held at the National Association of in the SMS ‘‘BASIC’’ for HOS, as Home Builders, National Housing displayed at http://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/ Accident notifications shall be emailed to MCPSD@dot.gov. Center, located at 1201 15th Street NW., sms/. Washington, DC 20005. The meeting is • Drivers operating under the Termination open to the public on a first-come, first- exemption must comply with all other served basis, and is accessible to FMCSA believes that Farruggio’s applicable provisions of the FMCSRs, individuals with disabilities. Sign and drivers will continue to maintain their including those pertaining to Automatic oral interpretation can be made previous safety record while operating Onboard Recording Devices and available if requested 10 calendar days under this exemption. However, should Electronic Logging Devices. before the meeting. problems occur, FMCSA will take all Period of the Exemption steps necessary to protect the public FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: interest, including revocation or Kenton Kilgore, RSAC Administrative This exemption from the restriction of the exemption. FMCSA Officer/Coordinator, FRA, 1200 New requirements of 49 CFR 395.1(e)(1) is will immediately revoke or restrict the Jersey Avenue SE., Mailstop 25, effective from August 10, 2016 through exemption for failure to comply with its Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493–6286; August 10, 2021. terms and conditions. or Robert Lauby, Associate Extent of the Exemption Administrator for Railroad Safety and Issued on: July 29, 2016. This exemption is limited to the Chief Safety Officer, FRA, 1200 New T.F. Scott Darling, III, provisions of 49 CFR 395.1(e)(1) (Short Jersey Avenue SE., Mailstop 25, Administrator. Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493–6474. haul operations; 100 air-mile radius [FR Doc. 2016–18978 Filed 8–9–16; 8:45 am] driver). These drivers must comply with SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory all other applicable provisions of the FMCSRs, including those pertaining to Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), FRA is Automatic Onboard Recording Devices giving notice of a meeting of the RSAC. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION The RSAC was established to provide and Electronic Logging Devices. Federal Railroad Administration advice and recommendations to FRA on Preemption railroad safety matters. The RSAC is In accordance with 49 U.S.C. [Docket No. FRA–2000–7257, Notice No. 82] composed of 59 voting representatives 31313(d), as implemented by 49 CFR from 38 member organizations, Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; representing various rail industry 381.600, during the period this Notice of Meeting perspectives. In addition, there are non- exemption is in effect, no State shall enforce any law or regulation applicable AGENCY: Federal Railroad voting advisory representatives from the to interstate commerce that conflicts Administration (FRA), Department of agencies with railroad safety regulatory with or is inconsistent with this Transportation. responsibility in Canada and Mexico, exemption with respect to a firm or ACTION: Announcement of Railroad the National Transportation Safety person operating under the exemption. Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) Board, and the Federal Transit Administration. The diversity of the mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES States may, but are not required to, meeting. adopt the same exemption with respect RSAC ensures the requisite range of to operations in intrastate commerce. SUMMARY: FRA announces the fifty-sixth views and expertise necessary to meeting of the RSAC, a Federal discharge its responsibilities. See the Notification to FMCSA Advisory Committee that develops RSAC Web site for details on prior Under this exemption, Farruggio must railroad safety regulations through a RSAC activities and pending tasks at notify FMCSA within 5 business days of consensus process. The RSAC meeting http://rsac.fra.dot.gov/. Please refer to any accident (as defined in 49 CFR topics will include opening remarks the notice published in the Federal VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Aug 09, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00146 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10AUN1.SGM 10AUN1

52956 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 154 / Wednesday, August 10, 2016 / Notices Register on March 11, 1996 (61 FR petition, are available for review online Issued in Washington, DC, on July 28, 9740), for additional information about at www.regulations.gov and in person at 2016. the RSAC. the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Robert C. Lauby, Issued in Washington, DC, on August 2, (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 2016. New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, Chief Safety Officer. Robert C. Lauby, Washington, DC 20590. The Docket [FR Doc. 2016–18954 Filed 8–9–16; 8:45 am] Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. BILLING CODE 4910–06–P Chief Safety Officer. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, [FR Doc. 2016–19010 Filed 8–9–16; 8:45 am] except Federal Holidays. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BILLING CODE 4910–06–P Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings by Federal Railroad Administration submitting written views, data, or [Docket Number FRA–2007–0030] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION comments. FRA does not anticipate Federal Railroad Administration scheduling a public hearing in Petition for Waiver of Compliance connection with these proceedings since [Docket Number FRA–2016–0056] In accordance with part 211 of title 49 the facts do not appear to warrant a Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this Petition for Special Approval of hearing. If any interested party desires document provides the public notice Alternate Standard an opportunity for oral comment, they that by a document dated June 15, 2016, should notify FRA in writing before the the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ In accordance with part 238 of Title end of the comment period, and specify 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Transit) has petitioned the Federal the basis for their request. All Railroad Administration (FRA) for an this provides the public notice that by communications concerning these a document dated May 4, 2016, the extension of its existing waiver of proceedings should identify the compliance from certain provisions of Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) has requested a Special Approval of an appropriate Docket Number and may be the Federal railroad safety regulations. alternate standard for 49 CFR submitted by any of the following FRA assigned the petition Docket 238.311(a), Single car test, as prescribed methods: Number FRA–2007–0030. in 49 CFR 238.21(b), Special approval • Web site: http:// NJ Transit owns and operates procedure. The Federal Railroad www.regulations.gov. Follow the online Southern New Jersey Light Rail Transit, Administration (FRA) assigned the instructions for submitting comments. a commuter light rail transit system request Docket Number FRA–2016– operating for approximately 34 miles • Fax: 202–493–2251. between Trenton, NJ, and Camden, NJ. 0056. MTA requests consideration for • Mail: Docket Operations Facility, This commuter operation is also known Special Approval of the submitted U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 as the River Line and operates over a alternate standard identified as ‘‘MARC New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, Conrail freight line. The operation uses Mechanical Department Single Car Air Washington, DC 20590. non-FRA-compliant diesel multiple unit Brake Test—MARC IV Cab Standard trainsets during an exclusive passenger • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Maintenance Instruction (SMI) M4– period, temporally separated from Avenue SE., Room W12–140, 06002’’ for single car testing of the Conrail’s nightly freight operations over Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. MARC IV cab cars. MTA states that the the same tracks. NJ Transit first and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, requested FRA approval of the shared proposed alternative maintenance except Federal Holidays. use arrangement and the associated standard provides an equivalent level of safety as the standard contained in Communications received by regulatory waivers for this operation on American Public Transportation September 9, 2016 will be considered by July 13, 1999, in Docket Number 1999– Association (APTA) PR–MS–005–98 FRA before final action is taken. 6135, and has received subsequent Rev. 2.1, which is incorporated by Comments received after that date will extensions and modifications of this reference at 49 CFR 238.311, Single car be considered as far as practicable. regulatory relief in 2004, 2005, 2006, test. MARC IV cab cars are equipped Anyone is able to search the 2007 (relating to ‘‘Extended Temporal with New York Air Brake CCBII electronic form of any written Separation Plan’’), 2008 (related to electronic locomotive brake equipment, communications and comments further modifications to the temporal and cannot be qualified for trailer car received into any of FRA’s dockets by separation plan and for allowing use with an unmodified version of the increased maximum operating speed of the name of the individual submitting referenced APTA standard. MTA 65 mph with 4 inches of cant the comment (or signing the document, considers that the information deficiency), 2012 (baselining all prior if submitted on behalf of an association, contained within its petition supports relief into sole Docket Number FRA– granting the use of an alternate standard business, labor union, etc.). In 2007–0030 so that all related waivers to the APTA PR–M–S–005–98 standard accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT would expire at the same time), and for single car testing of the MARC IV cab solicits comments from the public to again in 2013 (modification to include cars as requested, and seeks FRA better inform its processes. DOT posts relief from 49 CFR part 242, concurrence with MTA’s conclusions these comments, without edit, including Qualification and Certification of drawn regarding the equivalency of air any personal information the Conductors). mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES brake system validation identified in commenter provides, to This request is consistent with the APTA PR–M–S–005–98 with www.regulations.gov, as described in requirements set forth in the ‘‘Statement implementation of the procedure, M4– the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– of Agency Policy Concerning 06002. 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at Jurisdiction Over the Safety of Railroad Copies of these documents and the www.dot.gov/privacy. See also http:// Passenger Operations and Waivers petition, as well as any written www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice Related to Shared Use of the Tracks of communications concerning the for the privacy notice of regulations.gov. the General Railroad System by Light VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Aug 09, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00147 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10AUN1.SGM 10AUN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionAnnouncement of Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) meeting.
DatesThe RSAC meeting is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 15, 2016, and will adjourn by 4:30 p.m.
ContactKenton Kilgore, RSAC Administrative Officer/Coordinator, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-6286; or Robert Lauby, Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493- 6474.
FR Citation81 FR 52955 
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