[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 2716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-784]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. RSAC-96-1, Notice No. 8]


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 Tuesday, January 27, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The meeting of the RSAC will be held at The Westin Hotel, 
1400 M Street, NW, Washington, DC. 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 
Tuesday, January 27, 1998. The meeting will be held at The Westin 
Hotel, 1400 M Street, NW, Washington, DC. 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. 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, 
containing progress information, from the Locomotive Crashworthiness 
Working Group, the Locomotive Cab Working Conditions Working Group, and 
the Event Recorder Working Group.
    In addition, the Committee will receive a status report from the 
recently constituted Positive Train Control (PTC) Working Group, tasked 
with: (1) Facilitating understanding of current PTC technologies, 
definitions, and capabilities; (2) addressing issues regarding the 
feasibility of implementing fully integrated PTC systems; and (3) 
facilitating implementation of software based signal and operating 
systems through consideration of revisions to the Rules, Standards and 
Instructions to address processor-based technology and communication-
based architectures.
    Finally, the Committee may be asked to consider for approval the 
Tourist and Historic Railroad working group's proposal for the revision 
of the steam locomotive inspection and testing standards contained in 
49 CFR part 230.
    Please refer to the notice published in the Federal Register on 
March 11, 1996 (61 FR 9740) for more information about the RSAC.
George A. Gavalla,
Acting Associate Administrator for Safety.
[FR Doc. 98-784 Filed 1-15-98; 8:45 am]
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