
[Federal Register: May 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 98)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257; Notice No. 46]

 
Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC); Notice of Meeting

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

ACTION: Announcement of Railroad Safety Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: FRA announces the 35th 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 the Volpe Final Report on Private 
Crossings and the Pressure Tank Car Proposed Rule, and an update on the 
FRA Risk Reduction Program. Status reports will be provided by the 
Passenger Safety, Locomotive Safety Standards, Railroad Bridge Safety, 
Medical Standards, Railroad Operating Rules, and Track Safety Standards 
Working Groups. This agenda is subject to change.

DATES: The RSAC meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 11, 2008, from 
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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-serve 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 Railroad Safety Advisory Committee. The RSAC was 
established to provide advice and recommendations to FRA on railroad 
safety matters. The RSAC comprises 54 voting representatives from 31 
member organizations, representing various rail industry perspectives. 
In addition, there are nonvoting advisory representatives from 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, (61 FR 9740) for additional 
information about the RSAC.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 14, 2008.
Michael J. Logue,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
 [FR Doc. E8-11239 Filed 5-19-08; 8:45 am]

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