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November 17, 2016
Patricia HuAssociate Administrator and DirectorBureau of Transportation StatisticsUS Department of Transportation1200 New Jersey Ave, SERoom: E34-314Washington, DC 20590
Dear Director Hu:
Thank you for the opportunity to serve on the Port Performance Freight...
Dear Dr. Wakefield and Ms. Yackley:
On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, our railroad union affiliates, the ILA and the MM&P, we wish to register our strong disagreement with a number of the Working Group’s draft recommendations. We believe the document, as currently...
Working Group (WG) member votes received as of 11/28/16 = 27 (77% of all WG members)
Total number of WG members = 35
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Recommendation (as worded in draft presented for review in 11/18 WG...
OVERVIEW
The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act, P.L. 114-94; Dec. 4, 2015), Section 6018 (codified at 49 USC 6314), directed the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) to implement a Port Performance Freight Statistics Program (PPFSP) on behalf of U.S....
December 4, 2016
Ms. Patricia HuDirectorBureau of Transportation StatisticsU.S. Department of TransportationWashington, D.C. 20590
Dear Director Hu:
As Chair and Vice-Chair of the Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group, and on behalf of the entire Working Group, we...
U.S. Department of TransportationConference CenterOklahoma City Room1200 New Jersey Avenue, SEWashington, DC 20590
Friday, November 18, 2016
Note: All sessions are open to members of the public who have registered with BTS on or before November 14, 2016 (see BTS contact...
Committee’s Official Designation (Title): This committee shall be known as the Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group (hereafter “the Working Group”).
Authority: Section 6018 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114–94; 129...
SEC. 6018. PORT PERFORMANCE FREIGHT STATISTICS PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Sec. 6314. Port performance freight statistics program
(a) In General.--The Director shall...
Product Description:
This the first Annual Report under the PPSFP. It presents publicly available, nationally consistent throughput, capacity, and performance statistics for the top 25 tonnage, container, and dry bulk ports. In doing so it reflects the discussions and recommendations...