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17. Develops and tracks SSA’s major

initiatives that relate to civil rights and

equal opportunity and oversees their

implementation.

18. Plans, directs and implements

special programs for all minorities,

women and employees with disabilities.

19. Develops, implements, monitors

and evaluates special recruitment plans,

programs and projects for targeted equal

opportunity groups.

20. Develops, monitors and evaluates

SSA compliance program(s) under civil

rights statutes.

Section S7G.10 The Office of

Training—(Organization)

Abolish:

C. The Administrative Staff (S7GC).

D. The Human Resources Planning

Staff (S7GE).

E. The Center for Technology and

Employee Development (S7GG).

F. The Center for Program Initiatives

and Management Education (S7GH).

G. The Center for Educational

Research and Evaluation (S7GJ).

Section S7G.20 The Office of

Training—(Functions)

Abolish in their entirety:

C. The Administrative Staff (S7GC).

D. The Human Resources Planning

Staff (S7GE).

E. The Center for Technology and

Employee Development (S7GG).

F. The Center for Program Initiatives

and Management Education (S7GH).

G. The Center for Educational

Research and Evaluation (S7GJ).

Add:

B. The Immediate Office of the

Director, Office of Training (OT) (S7G)

provides the Director with staff

assistance on the full range of his/her

responsibilities.

1. The immediate office of the

Director, OT, provides the Director with

administrative and technical staff

assistance on the full range of his/her

responsibilities.

2. The Office of the Director’s

immediate administrative and technical

staff plan direct, coordinate and

administer the activities relative to

developing and executing budget

activities; represent OT on interagency

human resource/training groups;

interpret OPM training policies,

purchase of training policies, and

promulgate SSA training policy;

maintain the Administration

Instructions Manual System related to

training policy; act as OT liaison with

Personnel on such personnel matters as

classification, position management,

staffing and recruitment; plan, formulate

and implement SSA training policies;

and provide overall support and

coordination to the training function.

Coordinate travel, training and

conference attendance for office staff.

3. The Director’s immediate staff is

also responsible for the development

and updating of SSA’s Training Plan.

This plan provides for the training of

SSA employees and for providing the

means for employee development

beyond training.

4. Directs, designs, develops,

implements, conducts and evaluates all

SSA supervisory, managerial and

executive-level training development

activities.

5. Has Agencywide responsibility for

common needs and general skills

training, including related

developmental activities for

nonsupervisory personnel.

6. Directs, designs, develops and

implements Agency-level career

development programs from the highest

executive levels (SES) to programs for

nonmanagement employees.

7. Directs, designs, develops and

implements training to support

Agencywide computer software

acquisitions, and administrative

initiatives.

8. Conducts ongoing research to

identify the best approaches to training

in the areas of management, general and

systems-support training and in the area

of career development programs.

9. Conducts ongoing research to

identify automated technologies (e.g.,

Interactive Video Teletraining, multimedia, computer-based training,

internet and intranet, etc.) and

instructional methodologies for

application to training throughout SSA.

10. Directs, designs, develops and

manages SSA’s Interactive Video

Teletraining System.

11. Monitors and evaluates Agency

training and developmental activities to

ensure desired results and effects

through the SSA Training Evaluation

System.

12. Manages SSA’s National Training

Center, Individualized Learning Center

and the Training Information Center.

13. Provides office automation

support and consultant services for all

of OT.

14. Directs the design, development,

implementation and evaluation of

disability related programmatic/

technical training to meet the needs of

SSA direct-service employees and

components Agencywide, as well as

programmatic employees in the States’

Disability Determination Services,

including entry-level training. This

includes support for all Agencywide

disability reengineering initiatives.

15. Directs the design, development,

implementation and evaluation of Title

II Retirement, Survivors and Auxiliary,

and Medicare related programmatic/

technical training to meet the needs of

SSA direct-service employees and

components Agencywide, including

entry-level and advanced programs,

programmatic systems training.

16. Directs the design, development,

implementation and evaluation of Title

XVI Supplemental Security Income

related programmatic/technical training

to meet the needs of SSA direct-service

employees and components

Agencywide, including entry-level and

advanced programs, programmatic

systems training.

17. Develops guidelines and

procedures to determine technical/

programmatic training needs in all areas

of responsibility, and reviews technical

training programs Agencywide.

18. Initiates independent studies and

analyses to anticipate and identify new

or changing programmatic or other

training approaches in a dynamic

organizational environment, and

designs, develops and implements

programs geared to new training

delivery technologies and approaches.

Dated: October 20, 1997.

Paul D. Barnes,

Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources.

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Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. RSAC–96–1, Notice No. 7]

Railroad Safety Advisory Committee

(‘‘RSAC’’); Working Group Activity

Update

AGENCY: Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA), Department of

Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Announcement of Railroad

Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC)

working group activities and new tasks

accepted.

SUMMARY: FRA is updating its

announcement of RSAC’s working

group activities, last published in early

August of this year, to reflect additional

working group activities, and new tasks

presented and accepted during the

RSACs September 30th meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Vicky McCully, FRA, 400 7th Street,

S.W. Washington, D.C. 20590, (202)

632–3330, Grady Cothen, Deputy

Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards Program Development, FRA

400 7th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20590, (202) 632–3309, or Lisa Levine,
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Office of Chief Counsel, FRA, 400 7th

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590,

(202) 632–3189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice serves to update FRA’s last

announcement of working group

activities and status reports. See 62 FR

41992, August 4, 1997. The most recent

full RSAC meeting was held September

30, 1997.

Since its first meeting in April of

1996, the RSAC has been presented

with, and accepted, fourteen tasks.

Detailed status and contact information

for each of the tasks currently pending

within the RSAC is provided below

(new tasks appear in bold):

• (1) Reviewing and recommending

revisions to the Track Safety Standards

(49 CFR Part 213) (Task accepted April

2, 1996. Working Group established. Six

meetings held. Consensus reached on

recommended revisions. NPRM

incorporating these recommendations

published in the Federal Register on 7/

3/97. ‘‘Track Safety Standards;

Miscellaneous Revisions,’’ 62 FR

36138);

• (2) Reviewing and recommending

revisions to the Radio Standards and

Procedures (49 CFR Part 220) (Task

accepted April 2, 1996. Working Group

established. Ten (10) meetings held.

Consensus reached on recommended

revisions. NPRM incorporating these

recommendations published in the

Federal Register on 6/26/97. ‘‘Railroad

Communications; Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking,’’ 62 FR 34544);

• (3) Reviewing the appropriateness

of the agency’s current policy regarding

the applicability of existing and

proposed regulations to tourist,

excursion, scenic, and historic railroads

(Task accepted April 2, 1996. Working

Group established. Two (2) meetings

held.);

• (4) Reviewing and recommending

revisions to Steam Locomotive

Inspection standards (49 CFR Part 230)

(Tasked to existing Tourist and Historic

Working Group (THWG) on July 24,

1996. Five (5) Task Force meetings held.

Working Group consensus reached on

proposed rule text).;

• (5) Reviewing and recommending

revisions to miscellaneous aspects of the

regulations addressing Locomotive

Engineer Certification (49 CFR Part 240)

(Task accepted October 31, 1996.

Working Group established. The

working group has met 7 times. The

working group decided during a recent

meeting to create a task force to address

medical issues; this group has met

once).

• (6) Developing On-Track Equipment

Safety Standards (new regulation) (This

was tasked to the existing Track

Standards Working Group Group on

October 31, 1996. The Task Force has

met 4 times since this task was

assigned);

• (7) Developing Crashworthiness

Specifications to promote the integrity

of the locomotive cab in accidents

resulting from collisions. (New

regulation) (Task accepted June 24,

1997. A working group has been

established. The group has met once.);

• (8) Evaluating the extent to which

environmental, sanitary, and other

working conditions in locomotive cabs

affect the crew’s health and the safe

operation of locomotives, proposing

standards where appropriate. (New

regulation) (Task accepted June 24,

1997. A working group has been

established and has met twice.)

• (9) Developing Event Recorder Data

Survivability standards (New regulation

(Task accepted June 24, 1997. A

working group has been established, has

met once, and is scheduled to meet

again November 12, 1997);

• (10) Facilitating Understanding of

Current Positive Train Control (PTC)

Technologies, Definitions, and

Capabilities (Task accepted September

30, 1997. A working group has been

established. The initial meeting of the

working group is scheduled for

November 19, 27, 1997);

• (11) Addressing any remaining

issues regarding the feasibility of

implementing fully integrated PTC

systems (Task accepted September 30,

1997. A working group has been

established and will meet November 19,

1997);

• (12) Discussing possible revisions to

the Rules, Standards and Instructions

Governing the Installation, Inspection,

Maintenance, and Repair of Signal and

Train Control Systems, Devices and

Appliances (49 CFR Part 236) to

facilitating the implementation of

software based signal and operating

systems (Task accepted September 30,

1997. A working group has been

established and will meet November 19,

1997);

• (13) Reviewing the current concept

of a reportable ‘‘train accident’’ (Rail

Equipment Accident/Incident) and

assessing whether it is an appropriate

way to structure and administer

detailed reporting requirements for

collisions, derailments and similar

events involving moving equipment on

the rails (49 CFR Part 225) (Task

accepted September 30, 1997. A

working group has been established to

begin the work required to execute this

task).

If you have any questions about any

of these working groups please refer to

the following list of FRA contacts who

can assist you with questions regarding

any of the above-listed tasks:

(1) Track Safety Standards Working

Group—Al McDowell (202) 632–3344 or

Nancy Lewis (202) 632–3174;

(2) Radio Communications Working

Group—Gene Cox (202) 632–3504 or

Pattie Sun (202) 632–3183;

(3) Tourist and Historic Working

Group—Grady Cothen (202) 632–3306

or Lisa Levine (202) 632–3189;

(4) Steam Inspection Standards Task

Force—George Scerbo (202) 632–3363 or

Lisa Levine (202) 632–3189;

(5) Locomotive Engineer Certification

Working Group—John Conklin (202)

632–3372 or Alan Nagler (202) 632–

3187;

(6) On-Track Equipment Safety

Standards Task Force—Al McDowell

(202) 632–3344 or Nancy Lewis (202)

632–3174;

(7) Locomotive Crashworthiness

Working Group—Sean Mehrvazi (202)

632–3364 or Lisa Levine (202) 632–

3189;

(8) Locomotive Crew Working

Conditions Working Group—Brenda

Hattery (202) 632–3366 or Christine

Beyer (202) 632–3177; and

(9) Event Recorder Data Survivability

Working Group—Ron Newman (202)

632–3365 or Tom Phemister (202) 632–

3181.

(10) Positive Train Control

Technologies, Definitions, and

Capabilities—Grady Cothen (202) 632–

3306 or Cynthia Walters (202) 632–

3188.

(11) Positive Train Control

Implementation Issues—Grady Cothen

(202) 632–3306 or Cynthia Walters (202)

632–3188.

(12) Standards for New Train Control

Systems—Grady Cothen (202) 632–3306

or Cynthia Walters (202) 632–3188; and

(13) Definition of Reportable ‘‘Train

Accident’’—Robert Finkelstein (202)

632–3386 or Nancy Goldman (202) 632–

3190.

Please refer to the notice published in

the Federal Register on March 11, 1996

(61 F.R. 9740) for more information

about the RSAC.

Donald M. Itzkoff,

Deputy Administrator.

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