[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 87 (Thursday, May 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 25975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11105]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. RSAC-96-1, Notice No. 21]


Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (``RSAC'') 
meeting.

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SUMMARY: FRA announces the next meeting of the RSAC, a Federal Advisory 
Committee that develops railroad safety regulations through a consensus 
process. The meeting will address a wide range of topics, including 
possible adoption of specific recommendations for regulatory action.

DATES: The meeting of the RSAC is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. 
and conclude at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The meeting of the RSAC will be held at The Madison Hotel, 
1177 Fifteenth Street NW, Washington, DC, (202) 862-1600. 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: Trish Paolella, RSAC Coordinator, FRA, 
1120 Vermont Avenue, NW, Stop 25, Washington, D.C. 20590, (202) 493-
6212 or Grady Cothen, Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 
Standards and Program Development, FRA, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW, Stop 
25, Washington, D.C. 20590, (202) 493-6302.

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 Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (``RSAC''). The 
meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at 3:00 p.m. on 
Friday, May 19, 2000. The meeting of the RSAC will be held at The 
Madison Hotel, 1177 Fifteenth Street NW, Washington, DC, (202) 862-
1600. All times noted are Eastern Standard Time.
    RSAC was established to provide advice and recommendations to the 
FRA on railroad safety matters. The Committee consists of 48 individual 
representatives, drawn from among 27 organizations representing various 
rail industry perspectives, and 2 associate non-voting representatives 
from the agencies with railroad safety regulatory responsibility in 
Canada and Mexico. Staff of the National Transportation Safety Board 
and Federal Transit Administration also participate in an advisory 
capacity.
    The RSAC will be briefed on the current status of activities of 
RSAC working groups and task forces responsible for carrying out tasks 
the RSAC has accepted involving locomotive cab working conditions, 
positive train control, the definition of reportable ``train 
accident'', roadway maintenance equipment safety standards, and 
incorporation of a provision for gage restraint measurement within the 
Track Safety Standards.
    An informational briefing concerning a technical conference about 
remote control locomotives will be presented.
    Please refer to the notice published in the Federal Register on 
March 11, 1996 (61 FR 9740) for more information about the RSAC.

    Issued in Washington, DC on May 1, 2000.
George Gavalla,
Associate Administrator for Safety.
[FR Doc. 00-11105 Filed 5-3-00; 8:45 am]
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