[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 36415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17586]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. RSAC-96-1, Notice No. 2]
Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (``RSAC'')
Meeting.
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SUMMARY: As required by Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), and 41 CFR 101-6.1015(b), the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) gives notice of a meeting of the Railroad
Safety Advisory Committee (``RSAC''). The purpose of the meeting is
threefold: (1) to task the RSAC with the revision of 49 CFR Part 230,
Locomotive Inspection for Steam Powered Locomotives; (2) to receive
progress reports from existing working groups; and (3) to engage in
exploratory discussions regarding several issues that may be tasked to
the RSAC in the future.
DATES: The meeting of the RSAC is scheduled to commence at 8:30 a.m. on
Wednesday, July 24th and to conclude at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, July
25th.
ADDRESSES: The meeting of the RSAC will be held at Loew's L'EnFant
Plaza Hotel, S.W., Washington, D.C. The meeting is open to the public
on a first-come, first-served basis and is accessible to individuals
with disabilities. Sign language interpreters will be available for
individuals with hearing impediments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vicky McCully, FRA, 400 7th Street,
S.W. Washington, D.C. 20590, (202) 366-6569, Grady Cothen, Deputy
Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development,
FRA, 400 7th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590, (202)-366-0897, or
Lisa Levine, Office of Chief Counsel, FRA, 400 7th Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20590, (202)-366-0621.
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 (``RSAC''). The
meeting is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. on both Wednesday, July 24,
1996 and Thursday, July 25, 1996 and will be held at the Loew's
L'EnFant Plaza Hotel, S.W., Washington D.C. All times noted are Eastern
Standard Time.
RSAC was established to provide advice and recommendations to the
FRA on railroad safety matters. The Committee consists of 48 individual
representatives, drawn from among 27 organizations representing various
rail industry perspectives, and 2 associate non-voting representatives
from the agencies with railroad safety regulatory responsibility in
Canada and Mexico.
During this meeting, the RSAC will receive progress reports from
all working groups currently operational, specifically those working
groups concerned with--
Revision of the power brake regulations applicable to
freight service and related topics (see 49 CFR Parts 215, 229, 232);
Revision of the Track Safety Standards (49 CFR Part 213);
Revision of the Radio Standards and Procedures (49 CFR
Part 220) and development of additional standards related to railroad
communications; and
Review of existing and proposed regulations to determine
appropriate applicability to tourist and historic railroads and
examination of FRA's policy with respect to exercise of jurisdiction
over railroads off the general system of rail transportation.
The Committee will also consider a proposed task regarding
examination and possible revision of existing steam locomotive
inspection standards (see 49 CFR Part 230). In addition, the agency
will engage in exploratory discussion with the RSAC regarding the
following issues, which may be tasked to the RSAC in the future:
(1) Accident survivability standards for locomotive event recorder
data (see 49 CFR Sec. 229.135) (may be proposed for tasking at this
meeting);
(2) Review of locomotive engineer certification standards (49 CFR
Part 240); and
(3) Blue signal protection vis-a-vis single engineers working alone
and contractors (49 CFR Part 218).
FRA will brief the RSAC regarding recent developments in the
regulatory program, including plans for revision of the accident/
incident reporting guide following amendments to 49 CFR Part 225
published on June 18, 1996 (61 FR 30940). Please refer to the notice
published in the Federal Register on March 11, 1996 (61 F.R. 9740) for
more information about the RSAC.
Philip Olekszyk,
Acting Associate Administrator for Safety.
[FR Doc. 96-17586 Filed 7-9-96; 8:45 am]
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