[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 71668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34392]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. RSAC-96-1, Notice No. 15]


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, January 28, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The meeting of the RSAC will be held at The Ronald Reagan 
Building, The International Trade Center, Polaris Suite, 1300 
Pennsylvania Avenue, 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., Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202)493-6305 or 
Grady Cothen, Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and 
Program Development, FRA, 400 7th Street, SW., Stop 25, Washington, DC 
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 
Thursday, January 28, 1999. The meeting will be held at The Ronald 
Reagan Building, The International Trade Center, Polaris Suite, 1300 
Pennsylvania Avenue, 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, DC on December 23, 1998.
George A. Gavalla,
Acting Associate Administrator for Safety.
[FR Doc. 98-34392 Filed 12-28-98; 8:45 am]
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