Document ID: DOT-OST-2014-0011-0005
Agency: dot
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: National Freight Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2014-07-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 37839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15461]

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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.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announces a public 
meeting of its National Freight Advisory Committee (NFAC) to discuss 
the freight provisions in the various surface transportation 
reauthorization proposals, including the GROW AMERICA Act and the MAP-
21 Reauthorization Act. Meetings are open to the public and there will 
be an opportunity for public comment on each day.

DATES: Dates and Times: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 15, 
2014, from 9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time and Wednesday, 
July 16, 2014 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
    Location: On Tuesday, July 15, 2014, the meeting will be held in 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room G-11 from 9:15 a.m. to 12:00 
p.m. and the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2167 from 1:30 p.m. to 
4:30 p.m. On Wednesday, July 16, 2014, the meeting will be held at the 
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Drake, Designated Federal Officer 
at (202) 366-1999 or freight@dot.gov or visit the NFAC Web site at 
www.dot.gov/nfac.

Additional Information

    Background: The NFAC was established to provides 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.
    Agenda: The two day agenda will include:
    (1) Welcome and opening remarks;
    (2) Congressional remarks;
    (3) Overview of freight provisions in surface transportation 
reauthorization proposals;
    (4) Discussion on freight reauthorization proposals;
    (5) Public comment will occur at the end of each day.
    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 July 7, 
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 John Drake, 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 John Drake, Designated Federal Officer, National Freight Advisory 
Committee, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W82-320, Washington, DC 20590 by 
July 7, 2014 to provide sufficient time for review. All other comments 
may be received at any time before or after the meeting.

    Dated: June 26, 2014.
John Drake,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-15461 Filed 7-1-14; 8:45 am]
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