Registration is now available for the November Talking Freight Seminar.

 

Topic: State Freight Plans and State Freight Advisory Committees – FAST Act Guidance Overview

 

Date/Time: November 16, 2016 1:00 – 2:30 PM ET

 

Registration: http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/Freight/fpd/talking_freight/index.htm

 

 

Description: The State Freight Plan FAST Act guidance was published in the Federal Register on October 14, 2016.  The guidance outlines the requirements for States to prepare FAST Act-compliant state freight plans, and to ensure they are eligible to continue to obligate the new National Highway Freight Program (FAST Act Section 1116) formula funds after the two-year anniversary of the FAST Act on December 4, 2017.  The FAST Act State Freight Plan guidance builds upon the MAP-21 State Freight Plan interim guidance many States used to prepare plans prior to enactment of the FAST Act.  In addition to discussing the statutory requirements for state freight plans, the new guidance also provides State Freight Advisory Committee recommendations.

 

This webinar will provide information to aid States in complying with the FAST Act requirements relating to State Freight Plans and Freight Advisory Committees.  Participants are encouraged to ask questions.

 

Featured Speakers:

 

·         Ryan Endorf, U.S. DOT Office of the Secretary, Office of Transportation Policy

·         Tiffany Julien, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations

·         Katelyn Dwyer, American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials

 

Staff from the Federal Railroad Administration and the Maritime Administration will be available to answer questions as part of the webinar.

 

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 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].  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].

 

 

Nicole Coene  | Leidos
Task Manager | Transportation Solutions and Technology Applications Division
phone: 703.318.4267
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