Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 46 / Monday, March 10, 2014 / Notices 13373 

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Issued On: February 21, 2014 

Anthony Foxx, 

Secretary of Transportation. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST—2014–0011] 

National Freight Advisory Committee: 

Notice of Public Meeting 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT) announces a 

public meeting of its National Freight 

Advisory Committee (NFAC) to provide 

recommendations to the Department as 

it continues to develop the National 

Freight Strategic Plan (Plan). Meetings 

are open to the public and there will be 

a period of time at the end of the second 

day of the meeting for public comment. 

DATES: Dates and Times: The meeting 

will be held on Tuesday, March 25, 

2014, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., 

Eastern Standard Time and March 26, 

2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., 

Eastern Standard Time. 

Location: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tretha Chromey, Designated Federal 

Officer at (202) 366–1999 or freight@

dot.gov or visit the NFAC Web site at 

www.dot.gov/nfac. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The NFAC was established 

to provide advice and recommendations 

to the Secretary on matters related to 

freight transportation in the United 

States, including (1) implementation of 

the freight transportation requirements 

of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 

21st Century Act (MAP–21; Pub. L. 112– 

141); (2) establishment of the National 

Freight Network; (3) development of the 

Plan; (4) development of strategies to 

help States implement State Freight 

Advisory Committees and State Freight 

Plans; (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. The NFAC operates 

as a discretionary committee under the 

authority of the DOT, established in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. 

See DOT’s NFAC Web site for additional 

information about the committee’s 

activities at www.dot.gov/nfac. 

MAP–21 directs the DOT to develop 

the Plan in consultation with State 

department of transportations and other 

appropriate stakeholders. The Plan must 

include: 

(A) An assessment of the condition 

and performance of the national freight 

network. 

(B) An identification of highway 

bottlenecks on the national freight 

network that create significant freight 

congestion problems, based on a 

quantitative methodology developed by 

the Secretary, which shall, at a 

minimum, include— 

(i) information from the Freight 

Analysis Network of the Federal 

Highway Administration; and 

(ii) to the maximum extent 

practicable, an estimate of the cost of 

addressing each bottleneck and any 

operational improvements that could be 

implemented. 

(C) Forecasts of freight volumes for 

the 20-year period beginning in the year 

during which the Plan is issued. 

(D) An identification of major trade 

gateways and national freight corridors 

that connect major population centers, 

trade gateways, and other major freight 

generators for current and forecasted 

traffic and freight volumes, the 

identification of which shall be revised, 

as appropriate, in subsequent plans. 

(E) An assessment of statutory, 

regulatory, technological, institutional, 

financial, and other barriers to improved 

freight transportation performance 

(including opportunities for overcoming 

the barriers). 

(F) An identification of routes 

providing access to energy exploration, 

development, installation, or production 

areas. 

(G) Best practices for improving the 

performance of the national freight 

network. 

(H) Best practices to mitigate the 

impacts of freight movement on 

communities. 

(I) A process for addressing multistate 

projects and encouraging jurisdictions 

to collaborate. 

(J) Strategies to improve freight 

intermodal connectivity. 

The Plan serves as a document to 

outline a long-term strategy to 

implement the National freight policy. 

The goals of the National freight policy 

are related to economic competitiveness 

and efficiency; congestion; productivity; 

safety, security, and resilience of freight 

movement; infrastructure condition; use 

of advanced technology; performance, 

innovation, competition, and 

accountability in the operation and 

maintenance of the network; and 

environmental impacts. [23 U.S.C. 167] 

Agenda: The two day agenda will 

include: 

(1) Welcome, opening remarks, and 

introductions; 

(2) Update of the Department’s 

National Freight Strategic Plan; 

(3) Discussion on proposed 

recommendations to the DOT on the 

following elements of the Plan: 

• An assessment of statutory, 

regulatory, technological, institutional, 

financial, and other barriers to improved 

freight transportation performance 

(including opportunities for overcoming 

the barriers); 

• Best practices for improving the 

performance of the national freight 

network; and 

• Best practices to mitigate the 

impacts of freight movement on 

communities. 

(4) Public comment, which will occur 

at the end of day 2. 

The meeting agenda will be posted on 

the NFAC Web site at www.dot.gov/nfac 

in advance of the meeting. 

Public Participation: This meeting 

will be open to the public. Members of 

the public who wish to attend in person 

are asked to RSVP to freight@dot.gov 

with your name and affiliation no later 

than March 18, 2014, in order to 

facilitate entry and guarantee seating. 

Services for Individuals with 

Disabilities: The public meeting is 

physically accessible to people with 

disabilities. Individuals requiring 

accommodations, such as sign language 

interpretation or other ancillary aids, are 

asked to notify Ms. Tretha Chromey, at 

(202) 366–1999 or freight@dot.gov five 

(5) business days before the meeting. 

Written comments: Persons who wish 

to submit written comments for 

consideration by the Committee must 

email freight@dot.gov or send them to 

Ms. Tretha Chromey, Designated 

Federal Officer, National Freight 

Advisory Committee, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., W82–320, Washington, DC 

20590 by March 18, 2014 to provide 

sufficient time for review. All other 

comments may be received at any time 

before or after the meeting. 

Dated: March 4, 2014. 

Tretha Chromey, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

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