2020-23554. Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Charter Renewal

AGENCY:

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION:

Announcement of charter renewal of the Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC).

SUMMARY:

FRA announces the charter renewal of the RSAC, a Federal Advisory Committee established by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act to provide information, advice, and recommendations to the FRA Administrator on matters relating to railroad safety. This charter renewal will be effective for two years from the date it is filed with Congress.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenton Kilgore, RSAC Designated Federal Officer/RSAC Coordinator, FRA Office of Railroad Safety, 202-493-6286; or Larry Woolverton, Executive Officer, FRA Office of Railroad Safety, 202-493-6212.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This notice is provided in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2).^[1] RSAC is composed of 34 representatives from stakeholder organizations representing various rail industry perspectives. The diversity of the committee ensures the requisite range of views and expertise necessary to discharge its responsibilities. Please see the RSAC website for additional information at https://rsac.fra.dot.gov/​.

Issued in Washington, DC.

Quintin Kendall,

Deputy Administrator.

Footnotes

1.  FRA notes it inadvertently published two notifications in the Federal Register identified as Notice No. 89 related to the RSAC. See 85 FR 55574 (Sep. 8, 2020), and 84 FR 57943 (Oct. 29, 2019). FRA is numbering this document as Notice No. 91, to reflect that it is actually the ninety-first notification related to the RSAC.