Action
Notice of Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (``RSAC'') Meeting.
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 meeting is designed to accomplish several things: (1) the RSAC's evaluation for consensus approval of the Track Safety Standards working group's proposal for the revision of the track safety standards contained in 49 CFR Part 213; (2) presentation to the RSAC of the Radio Communications and Power Brake working groups' consensus reports, which represent the principles the groups have agreed must be contained in any revision to these regulations (49 CFR Parts 220, 215, 229, and 232); (3) the RSAC's receipt of progress information about the Tourist and Historic Railroads working group's revision of the Steam Locomotive Inspection standards (49 CFR Part 230); (4) the agency's tasking of the RSAC with the revision of miscellaneous aspects of the regulations addressing Locomotive Engineer Certification (49 CFR Part 240); (5) the tasking of the RSAC with the development of On-Track Equipment safety standards; (6) the RSAC's consideration of the establishment of an interim working group to review and make recommendations about the agency's Report to Congress on Locomotive Crashworthiness and Working Conditions; and (7) the agency's engagement in exploratory discussions with the RSAC regarding several issues that may be tasked to the RSAC in the future (dispatcher training standards, blue signal protection, event recorders, and positive train control).