Document ID: FRA-2000-7257-0181
Agency: fra
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Railroad Safety Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2019-04-09T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 14189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07072]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257, Notice No. 88]

Railroad Safety Advisory Committee

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

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: FRA announces the fifty-eighth meeting of the RSAC, a Federal 
Advisory Committee that develops railroad safety regulations through a 
consensus process.

DATES: The RSAC meeting is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, April 
24 and 25, 2019. On both days, the meeting will commence at 9:30 a.m. 
and will adjourn by 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The RSAC meeting will be held at the National Association of 
Home Builders, National Housing Center, located at 1201 15th Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenton Kilgore, RSAC Designated 
Federal Officer/RSAC Coordinator, FRA Office of Railroad Safety, (202) 
493-6286; or Larry Woolverton, Executive Officer, FRA Office of 
Railroad Safety, (202) 493-6212.

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 is composed of 40 voting representatives 
from 29 member organizations representing various rail industry 
perspectives. The diversity of the Committee ensures the requisite 
range of views and expertise necessary to discharge its 
responsibilities. Please see the RSAC website for additional 
information at http://rsac.fra.dot.gov/.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public on a first-
come, first-served basis, and is accessible to individuals with 
disabilities. The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal 
Railroad Administration are committed to providing equal access to this 
meeting for all participants. If you need alternative formats or 
services because of a disability, please contact either of the 
individuals listed in the For Further Information Contact section below 
and submit your request at least five business days in advance of the 
meeting.
    Persons who wish to submit written comments for consideration by 
RSAC during the meeting must submit them no later than April 19, to 
ensure transmission to RSAC members prior to the meeting. Comments 
received after that date and time will be distributed to the members 
but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting.
    Agenda Summary: The RSAC meeting will include opening remarks from 
the FRA Administrator, as well as an update on the railroad industry's 
implementation of positive train control. FRA will present reports from 
the Passenger Safety Working Group and the Tourist and Historic 
Railroads Working Group. The Committee will also discuss proposed 
procedures for conducting future RSAC activities. This agenda is 
subject to change.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Railroad Safety.
[FR Doc. 2019-07072 Filed 4-5-19; 4:15 pm]
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