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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2000–7257; Notice No. 40]
Railroad Safety Advisory Committee;
Notice of Meeting
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of the Railroad Safety
Advisory Committee (RSAC) meeting.
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AGENCY:
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 include opening remarks from the
FRA Administrator, the private crossing
safety inquiry, electronically controlled
pneumatic brakes, a summary of the
Collision Analysis Working Group Final
Report, an update on Remote Control
Locomotive training efforts, and a status
report on the Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking on Railroad Operating
Rules. Status reports will be given on
the Passenger Safety, Roadway Worker,
Continuous Welded Rail, and
Locomotive Standards working groups.
The Committee may possibly be asked
to vote to accept a task on medical
standards. This agenda is subject to
change, and may include briefings on
railroad security and other issues.
DATES: The meeting of the RSAC is
scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m.,
and conclude at 4 p.m., on Thursday,
September 21, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The meeting of the RSAC
will be held at the Washington Plaza
Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle, NW.,
Washington, DC 20005, (202) 842–1300.
The meeting is open to the public on a
first-come, first-serve 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:
Patricia Butera, RSAC Coordinator,
FRA, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW., Stop
25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493–
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Administrator for Safety Standards and
Program Development, FRA, 1120
Vermont Avenue, NW., Mailstop 25,
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493–6302.
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 RSAC. The meeting is scheduled
to begin at 9:30 a.m., and conclude at 4
p.m., on Thursday, September 21, 2006.
The meeting of the RSAC will be held
at the Washington Plaza Hotel, 10
Thomas Circle, NW., Washington, DC
20005, (202) 842–1300.
RSAC was established to provide
advice and recommendations to the
FRA on railroad safety matters. The
RSAC is composed of 54 voting
representatives from 31 member
organizations, representing various rail
industry perspectives. In addition, there
are non-voting advisory representatives
from the agencies with railroad safety
regulatory responsibility in Canada and
Mexico, the National Transportation
Safety Board, the Federal Transit
Administration, and the Transportation
Security Administration. The diversity
of the Committee ensures the requisite
range of views and expertise necessary
to discharge its responsibilities.
See the RSAC Web site for details on
pending tasks at: https://rsac.fra.dot.
gov/. Please refer to the notice published
in the Federal Register on March 11,
1996, (61 FR 9740) for more information
about the RSAC.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 23,
2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E6–14257 Filed 8–25–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Voluntary Intermodal Sealift
Agreement (VISA)/Joint Planning
Advisory Group (JPAG)
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Synopsis of July 26 and 27, 2006
meeting with VISA participants.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Mr.
Taylor E. Jones II, Director, Office of
Sealift Support, (202) 366–2323.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The VISA
program requires that a notice of the
time, place, and nature of each JPAG
meeting be published in the Federal
Register. The full text of the VISA
program, including these requirements,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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is published in 70 FR 55947–55955,
dated September 23, 2005.
On July 26 and 27, 2006, the Maritime
Administration (MARAD) and the U.S.
Transportation Command
(USTRANSCOM) co-hosted a meeting of
the VISA JPAG at the Military Sealift
Command in Washington, DC. Meeting
attendance was by invitation only, due
to the nature of the information
discussed and the need for a
government-issued security clearance.
Of the 52 U.S.-flag carrier corporate
participants enrolled in the VISA
program, 17 companies participated in
the JPAG meeting. In addition,
representatives from MARAD and the
Department of Defense (DOD) attended
the meeting.
Margaret LeClaire, Deputy Director,
Strategy, Plans, Policy & Programs,
USTRANSCOM, and James Caponiti,
Associate Administrator for National
Security, MARAD, welcomed the
participants. Ms. LeClaire noted that
this JPAG was a table-top exercise to
match industry capabilities to military
requirements related to the findings of
DOD’s Mobility Capabilities Study
(MCS). She asked industry participants
to be creative and to collaborate as
necessary to offer solutions. She noted
that there were DOD representatives
present to answer specific questions
related to the exercise. Mr. Caponiti
remarked that while some progress has
been made in recent JPAG meetings
regarding the findings of DOD’s
Mobility Capabilities Study, he
expected that this exercise would
provide the government with a better
appreciation of industry capabilities. He
requested that industry representatives
itemize their concerns related to the
exercise so that they might be addressed
after the meeting.
VISA participants coordinated their
efforts to ensure that commercial
resources were utilized in an efficient
and innovative manner. As a result of
the exercise there was general
agreement that there was more
capability in the commercial industry
than was assumed in the MCS to meet
timelines and satisfy requirements. The
participants noted that their responses
were based on numerous assumptions.
It was agreed that a closer examination
of equipment, infrastructure and
intermodal constraints was needed, and
that factors such as market conditions
and trade seasonality should be
considered and evaluated before final
conclusions could be reached.
The following VISA companies
participated in the July 26 and 27, 2006
JPAG meeting: American President
Lines, Ltd.; American Roll-On Roll-Off
Carrier, LLC; American Shipping Group;
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257; Notice No. 40]
Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of the Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC)
meeting.
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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 include opening remarks from the FRA
Administrator, the private crossing safety inquiry, electronically
controlled pneumatic brakes, a summary of the Collision Analysis
Working Group Final Report, an update on Remote Control Locomotive
training efforts, and a status report on the Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking on Railroad Operating Rules. Status reports will be given on
the Passenger Safety, Roadway Worker, Continuous Welded Rail, and
Locomotive Standards working groups. The Committee may possibly be
asked to vote to accept a task on medical standards. This agenda is
subject to change, and may include briefings on railroad security and
other issues.
DATES: The meeting of the RSAC is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m.,
and conclude at 4 p.m., on Thursday, September 21, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The meeting of the RSAC will be held at the Washington Plaza
Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle, NW., Washington, DC 20005, (202) 842-1300. The
meeting is open to the public on a first-come, first-serve 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: Patricia Butera, RSAC Coordinator,
FRA, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW., Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202)
493-6212 or Grady Cothen, Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development, FRA, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW.,
Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-6302.
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 RSAC. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m.,
and conclude at 4 p.m., on Thursday, September 21, 2006. The meeting of
the RSAC will be held at the Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle,
NW., Washington, DC 20005, (202) 842-1300.
RSAC was established to provide advice and recommendations to the
FRA on railroad safety matters. The RSAC is composed of 54 voting
representatives from 31 member organizations, representing various rail
industry perspectives. In addition, there are non-voting advisory
representatives from the agencies with railroad safety regulatory
responsibility in Canada and Mexico, the National Transportation Safety
Board, the Federal Transit Administration, and the Transportation
Security Administration. The diversity of the Committee ensures the
requisite range of views and expertise necessary to discharge its
responsibilities.
See the RSAC Web site for details on pending tasks at: https://
rsac.fra.dot. gov/. Please refer to the notice published in the Federal
Register on March 11, 1996, (61 FR 9740) for more information about the
RSAC.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 23, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E6-14257 Filed 8-25-06; 8:45 am]
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