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**This message is being sent to the Freight Planning LISTSERV. If you have already registered for this seminar, please disregard. ** Registration is still available for the August Talking Freight Seminar. Topic: National Multimodal Freight Network Date/Time: August 17, 2016 1:00 - 2:30 ET Registration: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/fpd/talking_freight/index.htm Description: The U.S. Department of Transportation invites you to join DOT officials in an interactive discussion on the Interim National Multimodal Freight Network (NMFN). This network is intended to identify the most significant highway, railroad, marine, and aviation freight facilities in the United States. The network is required by the FAST Act; a Final NMFN will be created by December 4, 2016 that incorporates freight stakeholder and public feedback about the Interim NMFN. Improving the nation's freight network is a key priority for the U.S. Department of Transportation, and we would like to use this opportunity to explain why various facilities were included on the Interim NMFN and answer your questions about the interim network before the comment period ends on September 6th. Topics and Presenters: Featured Speaker: Ryan Endorf, Office of Transportation Policy, U.S. Office of the Secretary Other staff from the Office of the Secretary as well as the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, the Maritime Administration, and the Federal Aviation Administration will also participate and help answer any general or mode-specific questions you may have about the Interim NMFN. If you have not yet participated in Talking Freight, I encourage you to do so. These monthly seminars, sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration, are held via web conference, which means that you view the PowerPoint presentations over the Internet while listening to the presenters over your computer or the telephone. There is no cost involved and you do not have to leave your desk to participate. More information about Talking Freight is available at http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/fpd/talking_freight/index.htm Links to past presentations and recordings are available on http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/freightplanning/talking.htm. Talking Freight seminars are eligible for 1.5 AICP Certification Maintenance Credits (for AICP members). In order to receive credit, you must attend the full seminar and login to the seminar with your full name or type your full name into the chat area during the seminar if you are in a room with a group of people. Visit the AICP web site<http://wwwcf.fhwa.dot.gov/exit.cfm?link=http://www.planning.org/cm/> for more information about AICP Certification Maintenance Credits. If you have any questions about the webinar content, please contact Chip Millard, FHWA Freight Office, at 202-366-4415 or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. If you have any questions about the technology aspects of the webinar, please contact Nicole Coene, Leidos, at 703-318-4267 or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Nicole Coene | Leidos Task Manager | Transportation Solutions and Technology Applications Division phone: 703.318.4267 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | leidos.com [cid:[log in to unmask]]