[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 90 (Monday, May 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 26988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11269]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257, Notice No. 79]


Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

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

ACTION: Announcement of Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) 
meeting.

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SUMMARY: FRA announces the fifty-third meeting of the RSAC, a Federal 
Advisory Committee that develops railroad safety recommendations 
through a consensus process. The RSAC meeting topics will include 
opening remarks from the FRA Acting Administrator, the FRA Associate 
Administrator for Safety/Chief Safety Officer, and status reports by 
the Recording Devices and Rail Integrity Working Groups. The 
Engineering Task Force also will provide a status report and there will 
be presentations on grade crossing issues, as well as the Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's Final Rule on Enhanced Tank 
Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable 
Trains. This agenda is subject to change, including the possible 
addition of further proposed tasks.

DATES: The RSAC meeting is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. on 
Thursday, May 28, 2015, and will adjourn by 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The RSAC meeting will be held at the Double Tree Hotel 
located at 1515 Rhode Island Avenue 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, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 
20590, (202) 493-6286; or Jamie Rennert, Deputy Associate Administrator 
for Regulatory & Legislative Operations, Office of Railroad Safety, 
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 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 RSAC 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 May 5, 2015.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-11269 Filed 5-8-15; 8:45 am]
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