[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 36415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17586]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. RSAC-96-1, Notice No. 2]


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: As required by Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), and 41 CFR 101-6.1015(b), the Federal 
Railroad Administration (FRA) gives notice of a meeting of the Railroad 
Safety Advisory Committee (``RSAC''). The purpose of the meeting is 
threefold: (1) to task the RSAC with the revision of 49 CFR Part 230, 
Locomotive Inspection for Steam Powered Locomotives; (2) to receive 
progress reports from existing working groups; and (3) to engage in 
exploratory discussions regarding several issues that may be tasked to 
the RSAC in the future.

DATES: The meeting of the RSAC is scheduled to commence at 8:30 a.m. on 
Wednesday, July 24th and to conclude at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 
25th.

ADDRESSES: The meeting of the RSAC will be held at Loew's L'EnFant 
Plaza Hotel, S.W., Washington, D.C. 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, FRA, 400 7th Street, 
S.W. Washington, D.C. 20590, (202) 366-6569, Grady Cothen, Deputy 
Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development, 
FRA, 400 7th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590, (202)-366-0897, or 
Lisa Levine, Office of Chief Counsel, FRA, 400 7th Street, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20590, (202)-366-0621.

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 8:30 a.m. on both Wednesday, July 24, 
1996 and Thursday, July 25, 1996 and will be held at the Loew's 
L'EnFant Plaza Hotel, S.W., Washington D.C. 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 2 associate non-voting representatives 
from the agencies with railroad safety regulatory responsibility in 
Canada and Mexico.
    During this meeting, the RSAC will receive progress reports from 
all working groups currently operational, specifically those working 
groups concerned with--
     Revision of the power brake regulations applicable to 
freight service and related topics (see 49 CFR Parts 215, 229, 232);
     Revision of the Track Safety Standards (49 CFR Part 213);
     Revision of the Radio Standards and Procedures (49 CFR 
Part 220) and development of additional standards related to railroad 
communications; and
     Review of existing and proposed regulations to determine 
appropriate applicability to tourist and historic railroads and 
examination of FRA's policy with respect to exercise of jurisdiction 
over railroads off the general system of rail transportation.
    The Committee will also consider a proposed task regarding 
examination and possible revision of existing steam locomotive 
inspection standards (see 49 CFR Part 230). In addition, the agency 
will engage in exploratory discussion with the RSAC regarding the 
following issues, which may be tasked to the RSAC in the future:
    (1) Accident survivability standards for locomotive event recorder 
data (see 49 CFR Sec. 229.135) (may be proposed for tasking at this 
meeting);
    (2) Review of locomotive engineer certification standards (49 CFR 
Part 240); and
    (3) Blue signal protection vis-a-vis single engineers working alone 
and contractors (49 CFR Part 218).
    FRA will brief the RSAC regarding recent developments in the 
regulatory program, including plans for revision of the accident/
incident reporting guide following amendments to 49 CFR Part 225 
published on June 18, 1996 (61 FR 30940). Please refer to the notice 
published in the Federal Register on March 11, 1996 (61 F.R. 9740) for 
more information about the RSAC.
Philip Olekszyk,
Acting Associate Administrator for Safety.
[FR Doc. 96-17586 Filed 7-9-96; 8:45 am]
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