FRA Announces Public Hearings for Risk Reduction Programs

The Federal Railroad Administration announced in today's Federal Register upcoming public hearings on Railroad Risk Reduction Programs. The announcement is attached here. The hearings are set for July 19, 2011 in Chicago, and July 21, 2011 in Washington, D.C. Under the 2008 Rail Safety Improvement Act (RSIA), railroads are required to created safety risk reduction programs which are supported both by risk analysis and a Risk Reduction Program Plan.