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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2000–7257; Notice No. 46]
Railroad Safety Advisory Committee
(RSAC); Notice of Meeting
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Announcement of Railroad
Safety Advisory Committee Meeting.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: FRA announces the 35th
meeting of the RSAC, a federal advisory
committee that develops railroad safety
regulations through a consensus
process. The RSAC meeting topics will
include opening remarks from the FRA
Administrator, presentations on the
Volpe Final Report on Private Crossings
and the Pressure Tank Car Proposed
Rule, and an update on the FRA Risk
Reduction Program. Status reports will
be provided by the Passenger Safety,
Locomotive Safety Standards, Railroad
Bridge Safety, Medical Standards,
Railroad Operating Rules, and Track
Safety Standards Working Groups. This
agenda is subject to change.
DATES: The RSAC meeting will be held
on Wednesday, June 11, 2008, from 9:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The RSAC meeting will be
held at the National Housing Center,
1201 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20005. 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:
Larry Woolverton, RSAC Coordinator,
FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590,
(202) 493–6212; or Grady Cothen,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Safety, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
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SE., 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 Railroad Safety Advisory
Committee. The RSAC was established
to provide advice and recommendations
to FRA on railroad safety matters. The
RSAC comprises 54 voting
representatives from 31 member
organizations, representing various rail
industry perspectives. In addition, there
are nonvoting advisory representatives
from agencies with railroad safety
regulatory responsibility in Canada and
Mexico, the National Transportation
Safety Board, and the Federal Transit
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 additional information
about the RSAC.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 14,
2008.
Michael J. Logue,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Compliance and Program Implementation.
[FR Doc. E8–11239 Filed 5–19–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2008–0044]
Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Invitation for public comments
on a requested administrative waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel
LIBERTY 55.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As authorized by Pub. L. 105–
383 and Pub. L. 107–295, the Secretary
of Transportation, as represented by the
Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.build requirement of the coastwise laws
under certain circumstances. A request
for such a waiver has been received by
MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
description of the proposed service, is
listed below. The complete application
is given in DOT docket MARAD–2008–
0044 at https://www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties may comment on the
effect this action may have on U.S.
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vessel builders or businesses in the U.S.
that use U.S.-flag vessels. If MARAD
determines, in accordance with Pub. L.
105–383 and MARAD’s regulations at 46
CFR part 388 (68 FR 23084; April 30,
2003), that the issuance of the waiver
will have an unduly adverse effect on a
U.S.-vessel builder or a business that
uses U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
waiver will not be granted. Comments
should refer to the docket number of
this notice and the vessel name in order
for MARAD to properly consider the
comments. Comments should also state
the commenter’s interest in the waiver
application, and address the waiver
criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
June 19, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
docket number MARAD–2008–0044.
Written comments may be submitted by
hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M–30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. You may also
send comments electronically via the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
All comments will become part of this
docket and will be available for
inspection and copying at the above
address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
E.T., Monday through Friday, except
federal holidays. An electronic version
of this document and all documents
entered into this docket is available on
the World Wide Web at https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joann Spittle, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Room W21–203,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
366–5979.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
described by the applicant the intended
service of the vessel LIBERTY 55 is:
Intended Use: ‘‘Private Passenger
Charter’’.
Geographic Region: ‘‘Florida’’.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257; Notice No. 46]
Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC); Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Announcement of Railroad Safety Advisory Committee Meeting.
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SUMMARY: FRA announces the 35th meeting of the RSAC, a federal advisory
committee that develops railroad safety regulations through a consensus
process. The RSAC meeting topics will include opening remarks from the
FRA Administrator, presentations on the Volpe Final Report on Private
Crossings and the Pressure Tank Car Proposed Rule, and an update on the
FRA Risk Reduction Program. Status reports will be provided by the
Passenger Safety, Locomotive Safety Standards, Railroad Bridge Safety,
Medical Standards, Railroad Operating Rules, and Track Safety Standards
Working Groups. This agenda is subject to change.
DATES: The RSAC meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 11, 2008, from
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The RSAC meeting will be held at the National Housing
Center, 1201 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. 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: Larry Woolverton, RSAC Coordinator,
FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590,
(202) 493-6212; or Grady Cothen, Deputy Associate Administrator for
Safety, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 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 Railroad Safety Advisory Committee. The RSAC was
established to provide advice and recommendations to FRA on railroad
safety matters. The RSAC comprises 54 voting representatives from 31
member organizations, representing various rail industry perspectives.
In addition, there are nonvoting advisory representatives from agencies
with railroad safety regulatory responsibility in Canada and Mexico,
the National Transportation Safety Board, and the Federal Transit
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 additional
information about the RSAC.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 14, 2008.
Michael J. Logue,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program
Implementation.
[FR Doc. E8-11239 Filed 5-19-08; 8:45 am]
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