[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 169 (Friday, August 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51040-51041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20029]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257; Notice No. 48]


Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

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

ACTION: Announcement of Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) 
Meeting.

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SUMMARY: FRA announces the 36th meeting of the RSAC, a Federal advisory 
committee that develops railroad safety regulations through a consensus 
process. The RSAC meeting topics will include opening remarks from the 
FRA Administrator, and status reports will be provided by the Passenger 
Safety, Locomotive Safety Standards, Railroad Bridge, Medical 
Standards, Railroad Operating Rules, and Track Safety Standards Working 
Groups. There will be a Committee vote on the acceptance of the report 
from the Railroad Bridge Working Group and a possible vote on an 
expanded task statement for the Track Standards Working Group. 
Accident/incident reporting is on the agenda for discussion by the 
Committee and there may be a vote on a contingent task statement. This 
agenda is subject to change.

DATES: The meeting of the RSAC is scheduled to commence on Wednesday, 
September 10, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. and will adjourn at 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The RSAC meeting will be held at the National Housing 
Center, 1201 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. 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: Larry Woolverton, RSAC Administrative 
Officer/Coordinator, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Mailstop 25, 
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-6212; or Grady Cothen, Deputy Associate 
Administrator for Safety, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 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 RSAC was established to provide advice and 
recommendations to 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 nonvoting 
advisory representatives from the agencies with railroad safety 
regulatory responsibility in Canada and Mexico, the National 
Transportation Safety Board, and the Federal Transit Administration. 
The diversity of the Committee ensures the requisite range of views and 
expertise necessary to discharge its responsibilities. See the

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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 additional information 
about the RSAC.

    Issued in Washington, DC on August 20, 2008.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. E8-20029 Filed 8-28-08; 8:45 am]
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