Action
Notice of the Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) meeting.
Summary
FRA announces the next meeting of the RSAC, a Federal Advisory Committee that develops railroad safety regulations through a consensus process. The RSAC meeting topics will include remote control locomotives, the Foster-Miller, Inc., study on medical standards for safety-critical railroad employees, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway's positive train control project (Electronic Train Management System), the status of the proposed rule on Performance Standards for Processor-Based Signal and Train Control Systems, issues concerning the maintenance of the highway-rail grade crossing inventory, the report on review of the Railroad Safety Board process, and a railroad security update. Status reports will be given on the Event Recorder Working Group, and other active working groups. The Committee will be asked to vote on the Passenger Safety Working Group's mechanical recommendations for amendments to existing regulations, and the Committee may be asked to accept a new task relating to review of the Roadway Worker Protection regulations.