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[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257]
[Notice No. 45]

 
Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

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

ACTION: Announcement of Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) 
meeting.

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SUMMARY: FRA announces the 34th meeting of the RSAC, a Federal advisory 
committee that develops railroad safety regulations through a consensus 
process. The RSAC meeting topics will include opening remarks from the 
FRA Administrator, presentations on railroad bridge safety, the Volpe 
final report on private crossings, the FRA Research and Development 
Program, and the Risk Reduction Program. Status reports will be 
provided by the Passenger Safety, Locomotive Safety Standards, Medical 
Standards, Railroad Operating Rules, and Track Safety Standards Working 
Groups. The Committee will be asked to vote on recommendations on 
proposed Emergency Preparedness Rule text, a Vehicle Track Interaction 
Rule change, regulatory changes, and recommended practices related to 
the management of continuous welded rail, and station platform gap 
management guidance. Additionally, FRA may offer for RSAC vote a task 
on bridge safety. This agenda is subject to change.

DATES: The RSAC meeting is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m., and will 
adjourn at 4 p.m., on Wednesday, February 20, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The RSAC meeting will be held at the National Housing 
Center, 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 Coordinator, 
FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590, 
(202) 493-6212 or Grady Cothen, Deputy Associate Administrator for 
Safety, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 
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 RSAC. The RSAC was established to provide advice and 
recommendations to FRA on railroad safety matters. The RSAC is composed 
of 54 voting representatives from 31 member organizations, representing 
various rail industry perspectives. In addition, there are nonvoting 
advisory representatives from the agencies with railroad safety 
regulatory responsibility in Canada and Mexico, the National 
Transportation Safety Board, and the Federal Transit Administration. 
The diversity of the Committee ensures the requisite range of views and 
expertise necessary to discharge its responsibilities. See the RSAC Web 
site for details on pending tasks at http://rsac.fra.dot.gov/.

    Please refer to the notice published in the Federal Register on 
March 11, 1996,

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(61 FR 9740) for additional information about the RSAC.

    Issued in Washington, DC on January 28, 2008.
Michael J. Logue,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
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