MAP-21 Freight Meeting and National Freight Advisory Committee

U.S. Department of Transportation invites you to attend a Public Meeting on Freight in America: Economic Competitiveness, Environmental Sustainability, and Safety

 

Tuesday, March 5, 2013
12:30pm--2:00 pm 

 

U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Ave SE
Washington, DC 

 

In-Person participation at USDOT, please RSVP: DOTRSVP@dot.gov
Virtual participation, please RSVP: DOTRoundtable@dot.gov 

 

During this session, senior DOT officials will offer updates about freight related initiatives across the department and participants will have a chance to share their insights.

 

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the establishment of a National Freight Advisory Committee on Thursday, February 14, 2013, and is currently soliciting nominations for membership. Detailed instructions on the NFAC and how to submit nominations are available here and a sample nomination template is available here: http://www.freight.dot.gov/freight_nfac.cfm. Nominations must be received on or before midnight E.D.T. on March 21, 2013.

 

The NFAC will provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary aimed at improving the national freight transportation system in the United States, including (1) implementation of the freight transportation requirements of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-141); (2) establishment of the National Freight Network; (3) development of a National Freight Strategic Plan; (4) development of strategies to help States implement State Freight Advisory Committees and State Freight Plans; and (5) development of measures of conditions and performance in freight transportation; (6) development of freight transportation investment, data, and planning tools; and (7) legislative recommendations

 

All nomination materials should be emailed to freight@dot.gov,  faxed to (202) 366-0263, or mailed to: 

Shira Bergstein

U.S. Department of Transportation

Office of the Secretary Office of Policy

Room W84-317

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE

Washington DC, 20590.

 

Please contact Shira Bergstein at (202) 366-1999 or email freight@dot.gov with questions.