- Mission [1]
- The Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) supports the Department’s mission to develop and administer policies and programs
that contribute to providing fast, safe, efficient, and convenient transportation at the lowest cost consistent with the national
objectives of general welfare, economic growth, and stability. The Department’s strategic safety objective is to enhance public
health and safety by working toward the elimination of transportation-related deaths and injuries.By law, FRA is responsible
for promoting railroad safety nationwide and enforcing safety standards. FRA manages a substantial regulatory agenda, which
includes items derived from Congressional mandates, as well as FRA's own ideas, and issues raised by various partners in the
railroad community. To ensure that regulations meet safety needs while providing flexibility to choose the means of implementation,
FRA established the RSAC. The RSAC is a collaborative effort that provides consensus recommendations from the industry on
a wide range of regulatory issues.
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