Feedback from the First Working Group Meeting
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Organization of Ports
Group by geography Categorize by volume handled Classify by functionGeneral
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Feedback from the First Working Group Meeting
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Port Selection
Focus on the top 25 ports in specified categories to be consistent with the FAST Act Consider a minimum activity level as a cut off Use the list of ports identified in the National Multimodal Freight Network process as a minimum...Feedback from the First Working Group Meeting
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Data Source
Rely on the existing public sources that report on the industry and report annually Use the Commerce Department and the Army Corps of Engineers, which use Customs Districts that are defined by statuteFeedback from the First Working Group Meeting
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Port Definitions
One or more facilities or terminals under the purview of an organized navigation district or port authority Contiguous facilities under the operation of a single entity Each individual port location that unloads and loads cargo in...Key Question
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Do you concur with the methodology used to develop the three port lists:
TEUs? Tonnage? Dry Bulk?Session Objectives
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Discuss feedback from Working Group members following first session Discuss the pros and cons of selection criteria Present recommended port lists for the three categoriesPort Performance Freight Statistics Working Group
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Port List Recommendations
September 23, 2016
Emerging Best Practices
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Formal and public acknowledgement of the independent position of the statistical agency Independence and autonomy of statistical agency head, with direct access to the Department secretary A position of authority in making IT and confidentiality decisions...Areas Needing Further Support
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Increasingly, agencies have emphasized the critical role of Departmental support in agency achievement of Responsibilities 3 (objectivity) and 4 (confidentiality). Adherence requires agency involvement in Departmental information services decisions....Overview of Department Support
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Examples of written policies and/or policies reflected in organizational structure were more common in supporting Responsibility 1 (relevance and timeliness). More support tools were cited (either at the department or agency level) for Responsibilities 1 (...