[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 66 (Thursday, April 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20690-20691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8134]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2011-0027; Notice No. 4]


Northeast Corridor Safety Committee; Notice of Meeting

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

ACTION: Announcement of the Northeast Corridor Safety Committee (NECSC) 
Meeting.

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SUMMARY: FRA announces the second meeting of the NECSC, a Federal 
Advisory Committee mandated by Section 212 of the Passenger Rail 
Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA). The NECSC is made up of 
stakeholders operating on the Northeast Corridor (NEC), and the purpose 
of the Committee is to provide annual recommendations to the DOT 
Secretary. NECSC's meeting topics will include: Positive Train Control 
update presentations from NEC railroads, Transportation Security 
Administration NEC security initiatives, aging electric traction 
infrastructure, the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, and a 
general discussion of safety issues.

DATES: The NECSC meeting is scheduled to commence on Thursday, May 24, 
2012, at 9 a.m., and will adjourn by 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The NECSC meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel 
Philadelphia Downtown, located at 1800 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA. 
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: Mr. Larry Woolverton, NECSC 
Administrative Officer/Coordinator, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-6212; or Mr. Robert Lauby, 
Acting Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety/Chief Safety 
Officer, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 
20590, (202) 493-6300.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NECSC 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 DOT Secretary and is an official 
Federal Advisory Committee established in accordance with the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, Title 5 
U.S.C.--Appendix.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 30, 2012.
Robert C. Lauby,
Acting Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety/Chief Safety 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-8134 Filed 4-4-12; 8:45 am]
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