[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11727-11728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03759]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
National Freight Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice of Establishment of National Freight Advisory Committee
(NFAC or Committee) and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., App. 2.), and in accordance with Title 41, Code
of Federal Regulations, Section 102-3.65, and following consultation
with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services
Administration, notice is hereby given that the NFAC will be
established for a 2-year period.
The Committee will provide advice and recommendations to the
Secretary of Transportation 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 (Pub. L. 112-141); (2) establishment
of the National Freight Network; (3) development of a National Freight
Strategic 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.
Additionally, the establishment of the NFAC is necessary for the
Department to carry out its mission and is in the public interest. The
Committee will operate in accordance with the provisions of the FACA
and the rules and regulations issued in implementation of that Act.
This notice also requests nominations for members of the Committee
to ensure a wide range of member candidates and a balanced Committee.
DATES: Nominations must be received on or before midnight E.D.T. on
March 21, 2013. The Department encourages nominations submitted any
time before the deadline.
ADDRESSES: All nomination materials should be emailed to
[email protected] or faxed to the attention of Shira Bergstein at (202)
366-0263, 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. Any person needing
accessibility accommodations should contact Shira Bergstein at (202)
366-1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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; phone (202) 366-1999;
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Transportation is
hereby soliciting nominations for members of the NFAC. The Secretary of
Transportation will appoint at least 25 committee members. Members will
be selected with a view toward achieving varied perspectives on freight
transportation, including (1) modes of transportation; (2) regional
representation; (3) relevant policy areas such as economic
competitiveness, safety, labor, and environment; (4) freight customers
and providers; and (5) government bodies. Specifically, the Committee
will seek to balance the following interests to the extent practicable:
State Departments of Transportation; State, local, and tribal elected
officials; local planning offices; shippers, businesses, and economic
development; air cargo, freight forwarder, rail, maritime, ports,
trucking, and pipelines; labor union, and safety, the environment, and
equity communities. Committee members may serve for a term of 2 years
or less and may be reappointed for successive terms, with no more than
2 successive terms. The Chair and Vice Chair of the Committee will be
appointed by the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy from
among the selected members, and the Committee is expected to meet
approximately three times per year or as necessary. Subcommittees may
be formed to address specific freight transportation issues. Some
Committee members may be appointed as representative members; other
Committee members may be appointed as Special Government Employees and
will be subject to certain ethical restrictions, and such members will
be required to submit certain information in connection with the
appointment process.
Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations: Individuals can
self-nominate or be nominated by any individual or organization. For
nominators' convenience, a sample template for submitting nominations
can be downloaded from http://www.freight.dot.gov. To be considered for
the NFAC, nominators should submit the following information:
(1) Contact Information for the nominee, consisting of:
a. Name
b. Title
c. Organization or Affiliation
d. Address
e. City, State, Zip
f. Telephone number
g. Email address
(2) Statement of interest limited to 250 words on why the nominee
wants to serve on the NFAC and the unique perspectives and experiences
the nominee brings to the NFAC;
(3) R[eacute]sum[eacute] limited to 3 pages describing professional
and academic expertise, experience, and knowledge, including any
relevant experience serving on advisory committees, past and present;
(4) An affirmative statement that the nominee is not a federally
registered lobbyist, and that the nominee understands that if,
appointed, the nominee will not be allowed to continue to serve as a
Committee member if the nominee becomes a federally registered
lobbyist; and
(5) Optional letters of support.
Please do not send company, trade association, organization brochures,
or any other promotional information. Materials submitted should total
five pages or less and must be formatted in Microsoft Word or PDF.
Should more information be needed, DOT staff will contact the nominee,
obtain information from the nominee's past affiliations, or obtain
information from publicly available sources, such as the Internet.
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Nominations may be emailed to [email protected] or faxed to the
attention of Shira Bergstein at (202) 366-0263, or mailed to Shira
Bergstein, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary
Office of Policy, Room W84-317 (P-40), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Nominations must be received on or before
midnight E.D.T. on March 21, 2013. The Department encourages
nominations submitted any time before the deadline. The Department is
not responsible for any technical difficulties submitting a nomination
form. Nominees selected for appointment to the Committee will be
notified by return email and by a letter of appointment.
A selection team comprising representatives from several DOT
offices will review the nomination packages. The selection team will
make recommendations regarding membership to the Under Secretary of
Transportation for Policy based on criteria including (1) professional
or academic expertise, experience, and knowledge; (2) stakeholder
representation; (3) availability and willingness to serve; and (4)
relevant experience in working in committees and advisory panels. The
Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy will submit a list of
recommended candidates to the Secretary of Transportation for review
and final selection of Committee members.
Nominations are open to all individuals without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical
disability, marital status, or sexual orientation. To ensure that
recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation take into account
the needs of the diverse groups served by DOT, membership shall
include, to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated
ability to represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
Please note, however, that federally registered lobbyists are
ineligible for nomination.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2013.
Ray LaHood,
Secretary of Transportation.
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