[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 89 (Monday, May 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 28154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10774]



[[Page 28154]]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2000-7257, Notice Number 8]


Northeast Corridor Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

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

ACTION: Announcement of Northeast Corridor Safety Advisory Committee 
(NECSC) meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: FRA announces the sixth 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 composed 
of stakeholders operating on the Northeast Corridor (NEC), and its 
purpose is to provide annual recommendations to the U.S. Secretary of 
Transportation. NECSC meeting topics will include the following: 
Maintenance-of-way fatigue, presentations on the NEC's future and NEC 
construction projects, Tier III passenger equipment rulemaking, the 
Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C\3\RS), Amtrak 160 mph 
waiver requests, split rail derails on track leading to the NEC, and a 
general discussion of safety issues.

DATES: The NECSC meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. on 
Wednesday, May 25, 2016, and will adjourn by 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The NECSC 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: Mr. Larry Woolverton, RSAC 
Administrative Officer/Coordinator, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-6212; or Mr. Robert C. 
Lauby, Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety 
Officer, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 
20590, (202) 493-6474.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NECSC is mandated by a statutory 
provision in section 212 of the PRIIA (codified at 49 U.S.C. 24905(f)). 
The NECSC is chartered by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, 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 May 3, 2016.
Patrick T. Warren,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 2016-10774 Filed 5-6-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-06-P