DOT Forming Freight Advisory Committee, Seeking Nominations
The Secretary of Transportation is establishing a National Freight Advisory Committee and seeking nominations for membership, DOT said in a Federal Register notice scheduled for Feb. 19. The NFAC will be established for a 2-year period, it said, to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation on freight transportation, including:
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- Implementation of the freight transportation requirements of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act.
- Establishment of the National Freight Network.
- Development of a National Freight Strategic Plan.
- Development of strategies to help states implement State Freight Advisory Committees and State Freight Plans.
- Development of measures of conditions and performance in freight transportation.
- Development of freight transportation investment, data, and planning tools.
- Legislative recommendations.
The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act established a national freight policy and called for the creation of a National Freight Strategic Plan. The collaboration of stakeholders on the committee (here) will promote involvement and compliance with proposed plans and performance measures, DOT said. The committee will have at least 25 voting members and will meet at least three times per year. DOT also proposed the process through which the DOT will designate a national freight network, focusing on the highways most critical to the movement of goods, it said. It will also include the possible addition of 3,000 miles of existing and planned roadways necessary for the efficient movement of goods in the future, it said. Nominations are due by March 21 to freight@dot.gov 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. Further information: Shira Bergstein, 202-366-1999 or freight@dot.gov.