The Federal Transit Administration recently published a Federal Register notice seeking nominations for up to 20 representatives from the public transportation safety community for TRACS membership. In 2009, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation chartered TRACS for the purpose of providing a forum for the development, consideration, and communication of information regarding public transit safety. Nominees should be knowledgeable of trends or issues related to rail transit and bus transit safety, and will be evaluated on factors including leadership and organizational skills, geographic representation, diversity characteristics, and the overall balance of industry representation.  Appointments are two-year terms and applications / nominations are due by August 31, 2016.