[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 156 (Thursday, August 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 43441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21783]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. RSAC-96-1, Notice No. 12]


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 Wednesday, September 9, 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, D.C. 20590, (202)493-6305 or Grady 
Cothen, Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development, FRA, 400 7th Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20590, (202) 
493-6302.

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 
Wednesday, September 9, 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. A status report will also be received 
from the 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.
    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, D.C. on August 7, 1998.
George A. Gavalla,
Acting Associate Administrator for Safety.
[FR Doc. 98-21783 Filed 8-12-98; 8:45 am]
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