Document ID: FRA-2000-7257-0167
Agency: fra
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Northeast Corridor Safety Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2015-10-15T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 62166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26135]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257, Notice No. 7]

Northeast Corridor Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

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

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

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SUMMARY:  FRA announces the fifth meeting of the Northeast Corridor 
Safety Committee, a Federal Advisory Committee mandated by section 212 
of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA). 
The NECSC is made up of stakeholders operating on the Northeast 
Corridor, and the purpose of the NECSC is to provide annual 
recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation. NECSC meeting 
topics will include a presentation on recent FRA safety advisories and 
emergency orders, Amtrak derailment safety lessons learned, vehicle 
intrusions at other-than-grade crossings, NEC Positive Train Control 
implementation timeline/issues and challenges, and a general discussion 
of safety issues.

DATES:  The NECSC meeting is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. on 
Wednesday, November 18, 2015, 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: Larry Woolverton, RSAC/NECSC 
Administrative Officer/Coordinator, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-6212; or Robert 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 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 October 8, 2015.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety Chief Safety Officer.
 [FR Doc. 2015-26135 Filed 10-14-15; 8:45 am]
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