[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 78 (Monday, April 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21267-21268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8134]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257; Notice No. 36]


Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of the 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 briefing topics may include a State of Safety Report; 
recent safety advisories; the Rail Integrity Task Force; implementation 
of the final rule on Performance Standards for Processor-Based Signal 
and Train Control Systems; and an update on other regulatory activity. 
Status reports will be given on the Roadway Worker Working Group, and 
other active working groups. The Event Recorder Working Group will 
report recommendations for a final rule, which the Committee will be 
asked to vote on by mail ballot following the meeting. The Committee 
will be asked to vote on (1) the Passenger Safety Working Group--
Emergency Preparedness recommendations for a proposed amendments to 
passenger safety regulations and (2) the Cab Working Conditions--
Occupational Noise Exposure recommendations for final rule. The 
Committee may be asked to adopt a task on revision of FRA rules 
governing railroad operating rules and practices.

DATES: The meeting of the RSAC is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m., 
and conclude at 4 p.m., on Wednesday, May 18, 2005.

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-serve 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: Inga Toye, RSAC Coordinator, FRA, 1120 
Vermont Avenue, NW., Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-6305 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 RSAC. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m., 
and conclude at 4 p.m., on Wednesday, May 18, 2005. The meeting of the 
RSAC will be held at the Washington Plaza, 10 Thomas Circle, NW., 
Washington, DC 20005, (202) 842-1300.
    RSAC was established to provide advice and recommendations to the 
FRA on railroad safety matters. The Committee consists of 48 individual 
voting representatives and 5 associate representatives drawn from among 
30 organizations representing various rail

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industry perspectives, 2 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 the 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 April 19, 2005.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 05-8134 Filed 4-22-05; 8:45 am]
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