[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 166 (Monday, August 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 50973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14257]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257; Notice No. 40]


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 meeting topics include opening remarks from the FRA 
Administrator, the private crossing safety inquiry, electronically 
controlled pneumatic brakes, a summary of the Collision Analysis 
Working Group Final Report, an update on Remote Control Locomotive 
training efforts, and a status report on the Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking on Railroad Operating Rules. Status reports will be given on 
the Passenger Safety, Roadway Worker, Continuous Welded Rail, and 
Locomotive Standards working groups. The Committee may possibly be 
asked to vote to accept a task on medical standards. This agenda is 
subject to change, and may include briefings on railroad security and 
other issues.

DATES: The meeting of the RSAC is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m., 
and conclude at 4 p.m., on Thursday, September 21, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The meeting of the RSAC will be held at the Washington Plaza 
Hotel, 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: Patricia Butera, RSAC Coordinator, 
FRA, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW., Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 
493-6212 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 Thursday, September 21, 2006. The meeting of 
the RSAC will be held at the Washington Plaza Hotel, 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 RSAC is composed of 54 voting 
representatives from 31 member organizations, representing various rail 
industry perspectives. In addition, there are non-voting advisory 
representatives from the agencies with railroad safety regulatory 
responsibility in Canada and Mexico, the National Transportation Safety 
Board, the Federal Transit Administration, and the Transportation 
Security Administration. The diversity of the Committee ensures the 
requisite range of views and expertise necessary to discharge its 
responsibilities.
    See the RSAC Web site for details on pending tasks at: http://rsac.fra.dot.gov/ 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 August 23, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. E6-14257 Filed 8-25-06; 8:45 am]
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