
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28591-28592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11345]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257, Notice No. 78]


Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Charter Renewal

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

ACTION: Announcement of Charter Renewal of the Railroad Safety Advisory 
Committee (RSAC).

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SUMMARY: FRA announces the charter renewal of the RSAC, a Federal 
Advisory Committee that develops railroad safety regulations through a 
consensus process. This charter renewal will take effect on May 16, 
2014, and will expire after 2 years.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Woolverton, RSAC Designated 
Federal Officer/Administrative Officer, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-6212; or Robert 
Lauby, Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety/Chief Safety 
Officer, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 
20590, (202) 493-6474.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), FRA is giving notice of the 
charter renewal for the RSAC. The RSAC was established to provide 
advice and recommendations to FRA on railroad safety matters. The RSAC 
is composed of 62 voting representatives from 36 member organizations, 
representing various rail industry perspectives. In addition, there are 
non-voting advisory representatives from the agencies with railroad 
safety regulatory responsibility in Canada and Mexico, the National 
Transportation Safety Board, the Transportation Safety Administration, 
and the Federal Transit Administration. The diversity of the Committee 
ensures the requisite range of views and

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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.

Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-11345 Filed 5-15-14; 8:45 am]
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