[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 108 (Monday, June 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 32391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13924]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2011-0027; Notice No. 1]


Northeast Corridor Safety Committee; Notice of Meeting

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

ACTION: Announcement of the Northeast Corridor Safety Committee 
Meeting.

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SUMMARY: FRA announces the first meeting of the Northeast Corridor 
Safety Committee, a Federal advisory committee that is mandated by 
Section 212 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 
2008 (PRIIA). The Committee is made up of stakeholders operating on the 
Northeast Corridor, and the purpose of the Committee is to provide 
annual recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation.

DATES: The meeting of the Northeast Corridor Safety Committee is 
scheduled to commence on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at 9 a.m. and will 
adjourn by 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Northeast Corridor Safety Committee meeting will be held 
at the Crowne Plaza Washington National Airport, located at 1480 
Crystal Drive in Arlington, VA. 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, Northeast Corridor 
Committee Administrative Officer/Coordinator, FRA, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue, SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-6212; or Mark 
McKeon, Special Assistant to the Associate Administrator for Railroad 
Safety/Chief Safety Officer, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Mailstop 
25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-6350.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Northeast Corridor Safety Committee is 
mandated by a statutory provision in Section 212 of the PRIIA (codified 
at 49 U.S.C. 24905(f)). This Committee is chartered by the Secretary 
and is an official Federal Advisory Committee established in accordance 
with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 
5 U.S.C. Title 5-Appendix.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2011.
Jo Strang,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety/Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-13924 Filed 6-1-11; 4:15 pm]
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