[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62002-62003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24433]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257; Notice No. 76]


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 fiftieth 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 
Train Crew Size, Securement, Hazardous Material Issues, Fatigue 
Management, Rail Failure, and Risk Reduction Working Groups. Status 
reports will also be provided by the Engineering Task Force. This 
agenda is subject to change, including the possible addition of further 
proposed tasks under the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008.

DATES: The RSAC meeting is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. on 
Thursday, October 31, 2013, and will adjourn by 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The RSAC meeting will be held at the National Housing Center 
located at 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) 493-6474.

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

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to provide advice and recommendations to FRA on railroad safety 
matters. The RSAC is composed of 60 voting representatives from 39 
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 October 7, 2013.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety/Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-24433 Filed 10-9-13; 8:45 am]
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