
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 77 (Monday, April 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23815-23816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09331]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2011-0027; Notice No. 6]


Northeast Corridor Safety Committee; Notice of Meeting

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

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

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SUMMARY: FRA announces the fourth 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 Committee is made up of stakeholders operating on the Northeast 
Corridor, and the purpose of the Committee is to provide annual 
recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation. NECSC meeting 
topics will include: Status of frequency spectrum recommendation to the 
Secretary, Northeast Corridor train inspection and testing, and a 
general discussion of safety issues.

DATES: The meeting of the NECSC is scheduled to commence on Thursday, 
June 13, 2013, at 9:00 a.m., and will adjourn by 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Northeast Corridor Safety Committee meeting will be held 
at the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel located at 1515 Rhode Island Avenue 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: Mr. Larry Woolverton, NECSC 
Administrative Officer/Coordinator, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-6212; or Mr. Michael 
Logue, Acting Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety/Chief Safety 
Officer, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 
20590, (202) 493-6300.

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 Committee 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 April 15, 2013.
Michael J. Logue,
Acting Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety/Chief Safety 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-09331 Filed 4-19-13; 8:45 am]
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