Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 75 (Monday, April 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 19573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10343]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. RSAC-96-1, Notice No. 10]


Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (``RSAC'') 
meeting.

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SUMMARY: FRA announces the next meeting of the RSAC, a Federal Advisory 
Committee that develops railroad safety regulations through a consensus 
process. The meeting will address a wide range of topics, including 
possible adoption of specific recommendations for regulatory action.

DATES: The meeting of the RSAC is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. 
and conclude at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The meeting of the RSAC will be held at the Washington 
Dulles Airport Hilton, 13869 Park Center Road, Herndon, Virginia. The 
meeting is open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis and 
is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Sign language 
interpreters will be available for individuals with hearing 
impediments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vicky McCully, RSAC Coordinator, FRA, 
400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 632-3330, Grady 
Cothen, Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development, FRA, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 632-
3309, or Lisa Levine, Office of Chief Counsel, FRA, 400 7th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 632-3189.

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 Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (``RSAC''). The 
meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at 4:00 p.m. on 
Thursday, May 14, 1998. The meeting will be held at the Washington 
Dulles Airport Hilton, 13869 Park Center Road, Herndon, Virginia. All 
times noted are Eastern Standard Time.
    RSAC was established to provide advice and recommendations to the 
FRA on railroad safety matters. The Committee consists of 48 individual 
representatives, drawn from among 27 organizations representing various 
rail industry perspectives, and advisory representatives from the 
agencies with railroad safety regulatory responsibility in Canada and 
Mexico. Staff of the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal 
Transit Administration also participate in an advisory capacity.
    During this meeting, the RSAC will receive status reports from the 
Locomotive Crashworthiness Working Group, the Locomotive Cab Working 
Conditions Working Group, the Event Recorder Working Group, and the 
Positive Train Control (PTC) Working Group. It is anticipated that the 
RSAC will be asked to vote on recommending issuance of the Locomotive 
Engineer Certification Working Group's proposed NPRM revising the 
Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineer Regulations.
    Please refer to the notice published in the Federal Register on 
March 11, 1996 (61 FR 9740) for more information about the RSAC.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 15, 1998.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 98-10343 Filed 4-17-98; 8:45 am]
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