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National Freight Advisory Committee

National Freight Advisory Committee. DEC 9, 2013 U PDATE. National Freight Advisory Committee -NFAC. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 4. 3. 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. 1. 5. 2. 1. 1. 8. 2. 1. 2. 3. 2. Six NFAC Subcommittees. Project Delivery & Operations Research, Innovation, and Technology

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National Freight Advisory Committee

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  1. National Freight Advisory Committee DEC 9, 2013 UPDATE

  2. National Freight Advisory Committee -NFAC 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 5 2 1 1 8 2 1 2 3 2

  3. Six NFAC Subcommittees • Project Delivery & Operations • Research, Innovation, and Technology • International Freight Strategies and Operations • Safety and Environment • First & Last Mile • International

  4. USDOT Freight Policy Council – Members • Deputy Secretary • Under Secretary and two Deputy Assistant Secretaries for Transportation Policy • Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs • Deputy Administer FAA • Deputy Administer FHWA • Administrator FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator) • Deputy Administrator FRA • Deputy Administrator MARAD • Acting General Counsel, CFO & Assistant Secretary for Budget & Programs • Deputy Administrator for Research & Innovation • Deputy Administrator PHMSA (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration) • Deputy Administrator SLS (??)

  5. US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee • Six month committee findings • Improving the Nations Freight Transportation System – findings of Special panel on 21st Century Freight Transportation. • Bipartisan agreement • Freight corridors & intermodal connectors • First & Last mile • New Revenue needed

  6. Dec – Feb Meetings • Dec 6 – Canadian Freight Investments and the impact on US Ports – TayYoshitani Texas Transportation Institute –Border Challenges and Impacts – Juan Villa FHWA Gateways and Corridor Concepts - Travis Black, FHWA Office of Planning • Dec 20 – Strategies to improve Intermodal IANA , CSX Baltimore, Soy Transportation Adoption of SWOT (Successes, Weakness, Opportunities & Threats) • Jan 3 - Multistate Projects How to encourage collaboration Lessons learned from successful & less than successful projects

  7. Dec – Feb Meetings • Jan 9 – Possible second shutdown. • Jan 9-10 – Face to Face meeting – Chicago Create and Joliet BNSF Intermodal Facility Draft Recommendations for Feb NFAC Meeting (First & Last Mile committee may join) • Next Full NFAC Meeting February – (Unless we have another shutdown) • Timeline for Recommendations: May 2014 • Implementation after Recommendations - (What & How)

  8. Washington Freight Advisory Committee – WFACWork done thus far • Advise the Washington State Freight Plan, The Washington Transportation Plan & develop a resource manual for policy makers at the state and federal level. • Committee discussions have focused on freight trends and policy deficiencies at the State and Federal level that negatively impact freight movement. Members perspectives created the foundation of report • Key at-grade rail crossings have been identified – we are still trying to develop a phased priority list. • International border issues have been discussed and included

  9. Work completed thus far • Agriculture, manufacturing/assembly have brought their issues forward • Tribal and retail/wholesale freight movements were discussed last meeting and the committee needs to review the summary in our draft • Today’s meeting will focus on Sea Ports, Airports, and River Commerce • We have received the unreviewed data of potential freight projects for our inventory from WSDOT, local governments and port stakeholders. • We are working with modal stakeholders to determine priorities and identify potential missing links. • Once we have the list vetted and revised we will bring the draft list to the committee • At a future meeting we will develop a final inventory of our state and local freight projects to be included in the State Freight Plan

  10. Why the inventory is important • Planning: Under the Federal-aid program, FHWA does not select or prioritize projects. All projects, including those that are freight-focused and freight-related, must originate in the State and MPO’s planning process. • We have received 140 local project submissions • 24-26 in Easter Washington • 78 are from PSRC -- @ 30 from Seattle • Some duplicates exist, vetting will help determine freight value • WSDOT is drilling down to specific projects vs milepost to milepost designations

  11. Future Meeting(s) • What elements haven’t we included? • Environmental Perspective to be solicited and discussed • Final inventory recommendation for this initial round • Final report recommendation vote

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