82 FR 48148 - Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 198 (October 16, 2017)

Page Range		48148-48149
FR Document		2017-22368

FRA announces a meeting of the RSAC, a Federal Advisory Committee that develops recommendations on railroad safety regulations and other railroad safety issues through a consensus process. The RSAC System Safety Task Force and Passenger Safety Working Group will meet October 30, 2017, to discuss petitions for reconsideration, and comments received in response to the petitions for reconsideration on the System Safety Program (SSP) final rule issued August 12, 2016, requiring commuter and intercity passenger railroads to develop and implement an SSP to improve the safety of their operations.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 198 (Monday, October 16, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 198 (Monday, October 16, 2017)]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-22368]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257, Notice No. 86]


Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) System 
Safety Task Force and Passenger Safety Working Group meeting.

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SUMMARY: FRA announces a meeting of the RSAC, a Federal Advisory 
Committee that develops recommendations on railroad safety regulations 
and other railroad safety issues through a consensus process. The RSAC 
System Safety Task Force and Passenger Safety Working Group will meet 
October 30, 2017, to discuss petitions for reconsideration, and 
comments received in response to the petitions for reconsideration on 
the System Safety Program (SSP) final rule issued August 12, 2016, 
requiring commuter and intercity passenger railroads to develop and 
implement an SSP to improve the safety of their operations.

DATES: The RSAC meeting is scheduled to commence at 9:00 a.m. on 
Monday, October 30, 2017, 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 C. 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: Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), FRA is giving notice of a 
meeting of the RSAC. FRA is publishing this notice in the Federal 
Register as soon as practicable, which will not be at least 15 days 
prior to the RSAC meeting. FRA has determined that exceptional 
circumstances justify holding the RSAC meeting on October 30, 2017, as 
explained below. See 41 CFR 102-3.150. FRA believes that the public 
will have adequate notice of the meeting because this notice will be 
posted on FRA's public Web site and will be filed for public inspection 
by the Office of the Federal Register at least 15 days before the RSAC 
meeting.
    FRA published the SSP final rule on August 12, 2016. 81 FR 53850. 
On February 10, 2017, FRA stayed the SSP final rule's requirements 
consistent with the new Administration's guidance issued January 20, 
2017, to provide the Administration an adequate opportunity to review 
new and pending regulations (82 FR 10443). FRA thereafter extended the 
stay to provide additional time for review. See 82 FR 14476, March 21, 
2017; 82 FR 23150, May 22, 2017. The review includes petitions for 
reconsideration of the SSP final rule. FRA most recently stayed the 
final rule until December 4, 2017, to allow time for public outreach 
with interested parties to inform FRA's decisions on the issues raised 
in the petitions, and to complete review of the rule and the petitions 
(82 FR 26359). The October 30, 2017, RSAC meeting is necessary for FRA 
to receive input from industry and the public, and to discuss potential 
paths forward to respond to the petitions for reconsideration prior to 
FRA taking final action. FRA has previously made stakeholders aware 
that the RSAC meeting will be held on October 30, 2017 and interested 
persons have made plans accordingly. FRA believes that delaying the 
meeting any further would endanger its ability to receive vital public 
comment informing actions on the petitions under review and, therefore 
believes that providing less than 15 days notice for this meeting best 
serves the public interest and, with the mitigations applied here, is 
consistent with the exception for exceptional circumstances discussed 
above.
    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 
Committee 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 Register on March 
11, 1996 (61 FR 9740), for additional information about the RSAC.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 11, 2017.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
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This notice is published pursuant to 14 2018. If the Federal law that authorizes environmental document remains valid
CFR 11.85. judicial review of a claim provides a for the requested FHWA action.
Lirio Liu, time period of less than 150 days for Information about the project and
Director, Office of Rulemaking. filing such claim, then that shorter time project records also are available from
period still applies. the FHWA, the Illinois Department of
Petition for Exemption Transportation, or the Kane County
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Docket No.: FAA–2013–0221. FHWA: Ms. Catherine A. Batey, Division of Transportation at the
Petitioner: The Boeing Company. Division Administrator, 3250 Executive addresses provided above. The FHWA
Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: Park Drive, Springfield, Illinois 62703; EA and FONSI, and subsequent written
61.75(d)(2) and 61.117. telephone: (217) 492–4600; email re-evaluation, can be viewed and
Description of Relief Sought: By letter address: Catherine.Batey@dot.gov. The downloaded from the project Web site at
dated August 3, 2017, The Boeing FHWA Illinois Division Office’s normal http://www.co.kane.il.us/dot/
Company petitioned the Federal business hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. foxBridges/longmeadowPkwy.aspx. The
Aviation Administration for an (Central Standard Time). For USACE: USACE decision is available by
extension of and amendment to Keith Wozniak, Chief, Regulatory contacting the USACE at the address
Exemption No. 10871, as amended. That Branch, 231 South LaSalle Street, Suite provided above.
exemption allows certain foreign pilots 1500, Chicago, Illinois 60604; This notice applies to all USACE and
exercising private pilot privileges to fly telephone: (312) 846–5530; email other Federal agency final actions taken
as second-in-command (SIC) on Boeing address: Keith.L.Wozniak@ after the January 13, 2017 issuance date
aircraft while conducting evaluation usace.army.mil. The USACE Chicago of the FHWA Federal Register notice
and demonstration flights within the District’s normal business hours are 8:00 described above. The laws under which
United States for potential buyers of a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Central Standard actions were taken include, but are not
those aircraft, or on behalf of their Time). For the Illinois Department of limited to:
respective civil aviation authority Transportation: Mr. Jose Rios, Engineer 1. General: National Environmental
(CAA). In its petition, Boeing asked for of Program Development, 201 West Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321–
an amendment that would incorporate Center Court, Schaumburg, Illinois 4351] Federal-Aid Highway Act [23
additional language to allow Boeing to 60196; telephone: (847) 705–4000. The U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C. 128].
conduct flights for demonstration and 2. Wetlands and Water Resources:
Illinois Department of Transportation
evaluation, on behalf of new or potential Region One’s normal business hours are Clean Water Act (Section 404, Section
customers, or at the request of a foreign 401, Section 319) [33 U.S.C. 1251–
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Central Standard
civil aviation authority, using new 1377].
Time). For the Kane County Division of
developmental test aircraft models. 3. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act
Transportation, Mr. Steve Coffinbarger,
[16 U.S.C. 1531–1544 and Section
[FR Doc. 2017–22376 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] Assistant Director, 41W011 Burlington
1536].
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Road, St. Charles, IL 60175; telephone: 4. Land: Land and Water Conservation
(630) 584–5265. The Kane County Fund [54 U.S.C. 200301–200310]
Division of Transportation’s normal 5. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Protection of Wetlands.
(Central Standard Time).
Federal Highway Administration (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
Program Number 20.205, Highway Research,
Notice of Final Federal Agency Action January 13, 2017, the FHWA published Planning and Construction. The regulations
on Proposed Transportation Project in a ‘‘Notice of Final Federal Agency implementing Executive Order 12372
Illinois Actions on Proposed Transportation regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Project in Illinois’’ in the Federal Federal programs and activities apply to this
AGENCY: Federal Highway Register at 82 FR 4450 (January 13, program).
Administration (FHWA), DOT. 2017) for the following highway project: Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims The proposed construction of a new
Issued on: October 5, 2017.
for Judicial Review of Actions by highway between Huntley Road and
Catherine A. Batey,
FHWA, United States Army Corps of Illinois Route 62 and a new bridge
Engineers (USACE), National Park crossing over the Fox River in Kane Division Administrator, Springfield, Illinois.
Service (NPS), and other Federal County. Notice is hereby given that, [FR Doc. 2017–22176 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am]
Agencies. subsequent to the earlier FHWA notice, BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P
the USACE has taken final agency
SUMMARY: This notice announces actions actions within the meaning of 23 U.S.C.
taken by the FHWA, USACE, and NPS 139(l)(1) by issuing permits and DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
that are final. The action relates to the approvals for the highway project. The
proposed construction of a new Federal Railroad Administration
actions by USACE, related final actions
highway between Huntley Road and by other Federal agencies, and the laws [Docket No. FRA–2000–7257, Notice No. 86]
Illinois Route 62 and a new bridge under which such actions were taken,
crossing over the Fox River in Kane are described in the USACE decisions Railroad Safety Advisory Committee;
County. Those actions grant licenses, and its project records, referenced as Notice of Meeting
permits, and approvals for the project. LRC–2013–839. That information is AGENCY: Federal Railroad
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DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is available by contacting the USACE at Administration (FRA), Department of
advising the public of the final agency the address provided above. Transportation (DOT).
action subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A Notice is hereby given that
ACTION: Notice of Railroad Safety
claim seeking judicial review of the subsequent to the earlier FHWA notice,
Advisory Committee (RSAC) System
Federal agency action of the proposed FHWA completed a written re-
Safety Task Force and Passenger Safety
highway project will be barred unless evaluation pursuant to 23 CFR
Working Group meeting.
the claim is filed on or before March 15, 771.129(c) and determined that the

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) System Safety Task Force and Passenger Safety Working Group meeting.
Dates		The RSAC meeting is scheduled to commence at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October 30, 2017, and will adjourn by 4:30 p.m.
Contact		Kenton Kilgore, RSAC Administrative Officer/Coordinator, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-6286; or Robert C. 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 Citation		82 FR 48148

82 FR 48148 - Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFederal Railroad Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 198 (October 16, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration