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Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
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Director, Technical Services Team, Federal
Highway Administration, Sacramento,
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Notice of Meeting of Transit Advisory
Committee for Safety
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of meeting.
The Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces a
public meeting of the Transit Advisory
Committee for Safety (TRACS). TRACS
is a discretionary Federal Advisory
Committee established by the U.S.
Secretary of Transportation (Secretary)
in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act to provide
information, advice and
recommendations to the Secretary and
FTA Administrator on matters relating
to the safety of public transportation
systems.
DATES: The TRACS meeting will be held
on March 26, 2019, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m., and March 27, 2019, 9:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the National Highway Institute, 1310
North Courthouse Road, Arlington,
Virginia 22201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Henrika Buchanan, TRACS Designated
Federal Officer, Acting Associate
Administrator, FTA Office of Transit
Safety and Oversight, (202) 366–1783; or
Kara Waldrup, FTA Office of Transit
Safety and Oversight, (202) 366–7273.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is provided in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2).
TRACS is composed of 15 members
representing a broad base of expertise
necessary to discharge its
responsibilities. Please see the TRACS
website for additional information at
https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulationsand-guidance/safety/transit-advisorycommittee-safety-tracs. A conference
line will be available during the meeting
and the number to dial-in will be posted
to the TRACS website. The tentative
agenda for the March 2019 TRACS
meeting is set forth below:
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(1) Welcome Remarks/Introductions
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(2) Facility Use/Safety Briefing
(3) Review of TRACS Task and Work
Plan
(4) Nominations for Chairperson, ViceChairperson, and other Volunteer
Positions
(5) Future TRACS Activities
(6) Public Comments
(7) Summary of Deliverables/
Concluding Remarks
Public Participation
This meeting will be open to the
public. Members of the public who wish
to attend are asked to send an email to
kara.waldrup@dot.gov, in order to be
added to the meeting location’s visitor
list. Attendees who are on the visitors
list may access the building by
presenting a current state-issued driver’s
license, state-issued identification card,
or other valid photo identification
issued by the Federal government.
Members of the public wishing to make
an oral statement, participate by phone,
or seeking alternative formats or
services because of a disability at the
meeting must contact Kara Waldrup by
close of business on March 22, 2019.
Members of the public may submit
written comments or suggestions
concerning the activities of TRACS at
any time before or after the meeting at
TRACS@dot.gov, or to the U.S.
Department of Transportation, Federal
Transit Administration, Office of Transit
Safety and Oversight, Room E45–131,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590. Attention: Kara
Waldrup. Information from the meeting
will be posted on FTA’s public website
at https://www.transit.dot.gov/
regulations-and-guidance/safety/transitsafety-oversight-tso. Written comments
submitted to TRACS will also be posted
at the above web address.
Issued in Washington, DC.
K. Jane Williams,
Acting Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[Docket FTA–2019–0001]
Notice of Establishment of Emergency
Relief Docket for Calendar Year 2019
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
By this notice, the Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) is
establishing an Emergency Relief Docket
for calendar year 2019, so that grantees
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and subgrantees affected by a national
or regional emergency or disaster may
request temporary relief from FTA
administrative and statutory
requirements.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bonnie L. Graves, Attorney-Advisor,
Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Transit
Administration, 90 Seventh Street, Ste.
15–300, San Francisco, CA 94103;
phone: (202) 366–0944, fax: (415) 734–
9489, or email, Bonnie.Graves@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to 49 CFR 601.42, FTA is establishing
the Emergency Relief Docket for
calendar year 2019. In the case of a
national or regional emergency or
disaster, or in anticipation of such an
event, when FTA requirements impede
a grantee or subgrantee’s ability to
respond to the emergency or disaster, a
grantee or subgrantee may submit a
request for relief from specific FTA
requirements.
If FTA determines that a national or
regional emergency or disaster has
occurred, or in anticipation of such an
event, FTA will place a message on its
web page (https://www.fta.dot.gov)
indicating that the Emergency Relief
Docket has been opened and including
the docket number.
All petitions for relief from FTA
administrative or statutory requirements
must be posted in the docket in order to
receive consideration by FTA. The
docket is publicly available and can be
accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, via the internet at
www.regulations.gov. Any grantee or
subgrantee submitting petitions for
relief or comments to the docket must
include the agency name (Federal
Transit Administration) and docket
number FTA–2019–0001.
Interested parties may consult 49 CFR
part 601, subpart D for information on
FTA’s emergency procedures for public
transportation systems. FTA strongly
encourages grantees and subgrantees to
contact their FTA regional office and
notify FTA of the intent to submit a
petition to the docket.
A grantee or subgrantee seeking relief
has three avenues for submitting a
petition. First, a grantee or subgrantee
may submit a petition for waiver of FTA
requirements to www.regulations.gov,
for posting in the docket (FTA–2019–
0001). Alternatively, a grantee or
subgrantee may submit a petition in
duplicate (two copies) to the FTA
Administrator, via U.S. mail or hand
delivery to Federal Transit
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE, Washington, DC 20590; via fax to
(202) 366–3472; or via email to
Bonnie.Graves@dot.gov; or via U.S. mail
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Notice of Meeting of Transit Advisory Committee for Safety
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces a public
meeting of the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS). TRACS is
a discretionary Federal Advisory Committee established by the U.S.
Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act to provide information, advice and
recommendations to the Secretary and FTA Administrator on matters
relating to the safety of public transportation systems.
DATES: The TRACS meeting will be held on March 26, 2019, 9:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m., and March 27, 2019, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Highway Institute,
1310 North Courthouse Road, Arlington, Virginia 22201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Henrika Buchanan, TRACS Designated
Federal Officer, Acting Associate Administrator, FTA Office of Transit
Safety and Oversight, (202) 366-1783; or Kara Waldrup, FTA Office of
Transit Safety and Oversight, (202) 366-7273.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is provided in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2).
TRACS is composed of 15 members representing a broad base of expertise
necessary to discharge its responsibilities. Please see the TRACS
website for additional information at https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/safety/transit-advisory-committee-safety-tracs. A conference line will be available during the meeting and the
number to dial-in will be posted to the TRACS website. The tentative
agenda for the March 2019 TRACS meeting is set forth below:
Agenda
(1) Welcome Remarks/Introductions
(2) Facility Use/Safety Briefing
(3) Review of TRACS Task and Work Plan
(4) Nominations for Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, and other Volunteer
Positions
(5) Future TRACS Activities
(6) Public Comments
(7) Summary of Deliverables/Concluding Remarks
Public Participation
This meeting will be open to the public. Members of the public who
wish to attend are asked to send an email to kara.waldrup@dot.gov, in
order to be added to the meeting location's visitor list. Attendees who
are on the visitors list may access the building by presenting a
current state-issued driver's license, state-issued identification
card, or other valid photo identification issued by the Federal
government. Members of the public wishing to make an oral statement,
participate by phone, or seeking alternative formats or services
because of a disability at the meeting must contact Kara Waldrup by
close of business on March 22, 2019. Members of the public may submit
written comments or suggestions concerning the activities of TRACS at
any time before or after the meeting at TRACS@dot.gov, or to the U.S.
Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Office of
Transit Safety and Oversight, Room E45-131, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590. Attention: Kara Waldrup. Information from the
meeting will be posted on FTA's public website at https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/safety/transit-safety-oversight-tso. Written comments submitted to TRACS will also be posted
at the above web address.
Issued in Washington, DC.
K. Jane Williams,
Acting Administrator.
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