[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 111 (Tuesday, June 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 31661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15161]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. RSAC-96-1, Notice No. 5]


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 C.F.R. 101-6.1015(b), the 
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) gives notice of a meeting of the 
Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (``RSAC''). The meeting is designed 
to accomplish several things: (1) the RSAC's receipt of status reports, 
containing progress information, from the Power Brake working group (to 
revise the power brake regulations contained in 49 CFR part 232), the 
Locomotive Engineer Certification working group (to revise the 
locomotive engineer certification regulations contained in 49 CFR part 
240), and the Tourist and Historic Railroads working group's Steam 
Standards task force (to revise the steam locomotive inspection and 
testing standards contained in 49 CFR part 230); (2) the agency's 
tasking of the RSAC with the development of Locomotive Crew Safety 
standards (crashworthiness and working conditions); (3) the tasking of 
the RSAC with the development of Locomotive Event Recorder accident 
survivability standards; (4) the agency's engagement in exploratory 
discussions with the RSAC regarding positive train control; (5) the 
address of various issues relating to recent FRA regulatory actions 
(Accident/Incident Reporting and Passenger Safety); (6) a general 
briefing and discussion relating to other regulatory and related 
matters before the agency; and (7) miscellaneous administrative 
matters.

DATES: The meeting of the RSAC is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. 
and conclude at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24.

ADDRESSES: The meeting of the RSAC will be held at the BWI Airport 
Marriott, 1743 West Nursery Road, Baltimore, Maryland. 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) 632-3330, Grady Cothen, Deputy 
Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development, 
FRA, 400 7th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590, (202) 632-3309, or 
Lisa Levine, Office of Chief Counsel, FRA, 400 7th Street, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20590, (202) 632-3189.

SUPPLEMENTAL 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 Tuesday, June 24, 1997. The 
meeting will be held at the BWI Airport Marriott, 1743 West Nursery 
Road, Baltimore, Maryland. 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 be receiving status reports, 
containing progress information, from the Power Brake working group (to 
revise the power brake regulations contained in 49 CFR part 232), the 
Locomotive Engineer Certification working group (to revise the 
locomotive engineer certification regulations contained in 49 CFR part 
240), and the Tourist and Historic Railroads working group's Steam 
Standards task force (to revise the steam locomotive inspection and 
testing standards contained in 49 CFR par 230). The RSAC will also be 
receiving two new tasks: (1) the development of Locomotive Crew Safety 
standards (crashworthiness and working conditions); and (2) the 
development of Event Recorder Data Survivability standards.
    Finally, the agency will engage in exploratory discussions with the 
RSAC regarding positive train control, address issues relating to 
recent FRA regulatory actions (Accident/Incident Reporting, Passenger 
Safety), discuss other regulatory and related actions before the 
agency, and address several administrative matters before the RSAC.
    Please refer to the notice published in the Federal Register on 
March 11, 1996 (61 F.R. 9740) for more information about the RSAC.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on June 5, 1997.
Bruce Fine,
Associate Administrator for Safety.
[FR Doc. 97-15161 Filed 6-9-97; 8:45 am]
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