[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 220 (Friday, November 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64674-64675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28527]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257; Notice No. 32]


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 RSAC meeting topics will include updates on the Illinois 
Department of Transportation Positive Train Control Project, the 
Highway-Rail Crossing Action Plan, the Switching Operations Fatality 
Analysis, and the Collision Analysis Working Group. Status reports will 
be given on the Locomotive Crashworthiness, Passenger Safety, and other 
active working groups. The Committee will be briefed on the 
International Application of Alcohol and Drug Rules, Hazardous 
Materials Regulations, and Medical Standards for Safety Critical 
Employees.

DATES: The meeting of the RSAC is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. 
and conclude at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The meeting of the RSAC will be held at the Washington 
Plaza, 10 Thomas Circle, NW., Washington, DC 20005, (202) 842-1300. The 
meeting is open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis and 
is accessible to

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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 
Tuesday, December 2, 2003. The meeting of the RSAC will be held at the 
Washington Plaza, 10 Thomas Circle, NW., Washington, DC 20005, (202) 
842-1300. 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.
    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 November 7, 2003.
George A. Gavalla,
Associate Administrator for Safety.
[FR Doc. 03-28527 Filed 11-13-03; 8:45 am]
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