[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42703-42704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20396]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257; Notice No. 25]


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 p.m. on Thursday, September 20, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The meeting of the RSAC will be held at the Almas Temple 
Club, 1315 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005, (202) 898-1688. The 
meeting is open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis and 
is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Sign and oral 
interpretation can be made available if requested 10 calendar days 
before the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trish Butera, or Lydia Leeds, RSAC 
Coordinators, FRA, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW., Stop 25, Washington, DC 
20590, (202) 493-6212/6213 or Grady Cothen, Deputy Associate 
Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development, FRA, 1120 
Vermont Avenue, NW., Mailstop 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 p.m. on 
Thursday, September 20, 2001. The meeting of the RSAC will be held at 
the Almas Temple Club, 1315 K Street, NW., Washington, DC, 20005, (202) 
898-1688. 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 
voting representatives and five associate representatives drawn from 
among 32 organizations representing various rail industry perspectives, 
two associate representatives from the agencies with railroad safety 
regulatory responsibility in Canada and Mexico and other diverse 
groups. Staffs of the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal 
Transit Administration also participate in an advisory capacity.
    The RSAC will be briefed on the current status of all pending 
tasks, receive greetings and a charge from the new FRA Administrator, 
and discuss issues of interest with respect to railroad safety. Action 
may be taken on recommendations for a final rule on Cab Sanitation if 
the working group reports a consensus recommendation by the time of the 
September 20, 2001, meeting. See the RSAC website for

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details on pending tasks at: http: //rsac.fra.dot.gov/.
    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 8, 2001.
George A. Gavalla,
Associate Administrator for Safety.
[FR Doc. 01-20396 Filed 8-13-01; 8:45 am]
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