[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28588-28589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14123]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257; Notice No. 53]


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 thirty-ninth meeting of the RSAC, a Federal 
advisory committee that develops railroad safety regulations through a 
consensus process. The RSAC meeting

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topics will include opening remarks from the FRA Administrator and 
presentations on the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA) 
Hazardous Materials Personal Protective Equipment Initiative, RSIA 
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings and Trespass Initiatives, and RSIA 
forthcoming rulemaking regarding maintenance-of-way employees. Status 
reports will be provided by the Passenger Safety, Track Safety 
Standards, and Medical Standards Working Groups. Status updates will be 
provided on the RSIA Positive Train Control Task, Hours of Service 
Task, and the Railroad Bridge Task. The Committee may also be asked to 
accept another RSIA-mandated task concerning critical incident 
programs. This agenda is subject to change, including the possible 
addition of further proposed tasks under the RSIA.

DATES: The meeting of the RSAC is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. on 
Thursday, June 25, 2009, and will adjourn by 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The RSAC meeting will be held at the Marriott Washington, 
Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road, NW., Washington, DC 20008. 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: 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 non-voting 
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 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 June 10, 2009.
John Leeds,
Director, Office of Safety Analysis.
[FR Doc. E9-14123 Filed 6-15-09; 8:45 am]
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