[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 44046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18320]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257; Notice No. 62]


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 forty-second 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 Hours of Service, Training Standards, Track Safety Standards, 
Passenger Safety, and Medical Standards Working Groups. Status updates 
will be provided on the following tasks arising out of the Rail Safety 
Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA): Positive Train Control, Railroad Bridge 
Safety Management, Conductor Certification, and a possible new task 
regarding Dark Territory may be presented to the committee for 
approval. 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, September 23, 2010, and will adjourn by 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The RSAC meeting will be held at the National Association of 
Home Builders National Housing Center, 1201 15th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20005. 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 Robert Lauby, Deputy Associate 
Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative Operations, 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 prior RSAC activities and 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 July 21, 2010.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010-18320 Filed 7-26-10; 8:45 am]
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