[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 85 (Thursday, May 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22160-22161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10953]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257; Notice No. 28]


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 Wednesday, May 29, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The meeting of the RSAC will be held at the Wyndham 
Washington, DC, 1400 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 429-
1700. 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.

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 
Wednesday, May 29, 2002. The meeting of the RSAC will be held at the 
Wyndham, Washington, DC, NW., Washington, DC 20005, (202) 429-1700. 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

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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 commence with opening remarks from the FRA 
Administrator. The morning session will be dedicated to a discussion of 
the state of railroad safety presented by the Associate Administrator 
for the Office of Safety. Status briefings will be held on Locomotive 
Cab Working Conditions (brief report on the recent approval of the 
Sanitation Rule and a status report on the noise initiative), Accident/
Incident Reporting, Event Recorders, and other Working Group 
activities. The Committee may be requested to act upon recommendations 
of the Accident Reports Working Group on OSHA conformity (RSAC Task 01-
1), recommendations of the Positive Train Control Working Group for 
resolution of comments on the proposed rule for Processor-Based Signal 
and Train Control Systems (RSAC Task 97-6) and recommendations of the 
Roadway Maintenance Machines Working Group on the proposed rule (RSAC 
Task 96-7). The RSAC will also be briefed on the 1-800 Highway-Rail 
Crossing Notification System and the Freight Rolling Stock 
Reflectorization action.
    See the RSAC Web site for 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, DC on April 29, 2002.
George A. Gavalla,
Associate Administrator for Safety.
[FR Doc. 02-10953 Filed 5-1-02; 8:45 am]
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