Transcript AAR Committees

AAR Committees
November 10, 2011
Memphis, TN
Jim Pinson
Railinc
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Agenda
• AAR Overview
• Definition of Terms
• Committee Structure
– Subsidiaries
– Headquarters
– Senior Management Committees
– PAMC
– SOMC
−BSWC
–EAC
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AAR OVERVIEW
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AAR Mission and Vision
• AAR Mission
– To add value to the North American railroad industry by fostering
improved safety, security, service, efficiency and profitability through
leadership and coordination on industry issues.
• AAR Vision
– To be recognized by industry leaders and valued by public policy
decision makers as the definitive voice of the North American rail
industry.
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Structure
AAR
Headquarters
Washington, DC
TTCI
Pueblo, CO
Railinc
Cary, NC
Safety, Operations
and Advocacy
Research
and Development
Information
Technology
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Headquarters Structure
AAR
Headquarters
(Staff of 69)
Safety and
Operation
Policy and
Economics
Law
Government
Affairs
Communications
Administration
and Finance
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AAR Regularly Works
With the Following
• Department of Defense (DOD)
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• Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA)
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• Transport Canada
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• Transportation Safety Board of
Canada
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• Department of Homeland Security
(DHS)
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• Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA)
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• National Transportation Safety Board
(NTSB)
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Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)
Department of Energy (DOE)
Surface Transportation Board
(STB)
Federal Communication
Commission (FCC)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA)
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration (PHMSA)
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DEFINITION OF
TERMS
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Senior Management Committee:
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Reports to the AAR Board of Directors
Create and Prioritize the AAR Agenda
Approve Policies, Standards and Projects
Form and Manage Subordinate Committees
– Review and Approve Work Product Descriptions
– Provide Direction
– Ensure Appropriate and Adequate Resources are
Allocated
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Working Committee:
• Reports to a Management Committee
• Develop positions, standards, and data
• Ensure that the policies, standards, projects,
and activities conform to the expectations of
the parent committee
• Coordinate efforts with other working
committees and task forces
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Technical Advisory Group:
• Created by and report to committees or
task forces
• Exists to provide technical advice and
guidance on a specific project or activity
• Disbanded once the project is
completed
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Task Force:
• Formed to progress segments of a
committee’s docket
• Formation must be approved by AAR
division head (e.g. Jeff Usher)
• Exist until dissolved by the chair or AAR
division head
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COMMITTEE
STRUCTURE
Approved by the AAR Board
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Committee Structure
AAR
Board of
Directors
Policy and
Advocacy
Management
Committee
(PAMC)
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Safety and
Operations
Management
Committee
(SOMC)
Policy and Advocacy Management
Committee (PAMC)
Consists of legal and policy representatives from AAR Member
Roads
• Current Issues
– STB Ex Parte 705 – Competition Proceeding
– STB Reauthorization Act of 2011 (Rereg) – Sen. Rockefeller
– Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act – Sen. Kohl
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Policy & Advocacy Management Committee
Subordinate Committees
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Antitrust Working Committee
Border Policy Committee
Chief Legal Officers
Communications Committee
Economic Regulation Working Committee
Environmental Working Committee
Safety Regulation Working Committee
Spectrum Legal Working Committee
Tax Policy Working Committee
Tort Matters Working Committee
Truck Size and Weight Committee
Washington Representatives
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Safety & Operations Management Committee
Provides overall authority for industry standards (interchange, safety,
environmental, hazmat and communications and signal) and develops
strategy and provides direction for new initiatives.
• Consists of Chief Operating Officers from AAR Member Roads
• Current Priorities
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Interline Service Management
Interoperable Communications Strategy
Chicago Project
North American Joint PTC Project
Reducing stress and service state of the industry
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SOMC
Subordinate Committees
• Technical Services Working Committee
Responsible for matters relating to the physical assets of the
railroad industry.
– Open Top Loading Rules Committee
– Quality Assurance Committee
– Arbitration & Rules Committee
– Equipment Engineering Committee
– Wheels, Axles, Bearings & Lubrication Committee
– Braking Systems
– Specially Equipped Freight Car Committee
– Car Repair Billing Committee
– Locomotive Committee
– Damage Prevention & Freight Claims
– Intermodal Committee
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SOMC
Subordinate Committees
• Risk Management Working Committee
Responsible for environmental and safety issues related to rail
transportation.
– Hazardous Materials Committee
– Non-Accident Release Reduction Task Force
– Environmental Affairs Committee
– Tank Car Committee
– Nuclear Waste Transportation Task Force
– Grade Crossing & Trespass Prevention Committee
– Committee on Locomotive Emissions & Energy
– Railroad Geographic Information Systems Committee
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SOMC
Subordinate Committees
• Business Services Working Committee (BSWC)
– Responsible for creating strategies that integrate business processes
into quality services that deliver continuous improvements in customer
satisfaction.
– Consists of Committee Chairs for Customer Service, Equipment Assets,
Railinc Project Support, Umler and Short Line Information Improvement
• Current Priorities
– Customer Satisfaction
– Equipment Asset Management
– Interline Service Management
– Interline Revenue Back-shop Improvements
– Trans-border Initiatives
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BSWC
Subordinate Committees
• Customer Service Committee
– Addresses non-commercial, customer and customer support issues from an
industry perspective
• Interline Revenue Committee
– Manage data quality and promote business processes to permit accurate
communication of price, billing, collection and settlement information
between carriers participating in an interline move
• Trans-border Committee
– Expedite movement of import/export traffic through the promotion of uniform
process definitions and simplification of reporting requirements
• Electronic Commerce Committee
– Facilitate the exchange of information among customers, transportation providers
and partners using the best available technology
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BSWC
Subordinate Committees
• EDI Committee
– Provides an Information technology interface to the “user” community
• Equipment Assets Committee
– Responsible for maximizing inter-railroad car utilization
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Equipment Assets Committee
• Mission: Maximize car utilization through management of and
recommended changes in interpretations of the Car Hire Rules
• Task Forces:
– Car Service – Deals with issues related to car service
– Car Hire Rules – Deals with interpretation of and changes to car
hire rules
– Car Hire Calculation – Deals with car hire calculation improvements
and efficiencies
– Information Management & Data Quality – Deals with data quality
issues
– Vision and Focus – Assists the Committee by formulating goals and
by providing longer term focus
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SOMC Organization Chart
Safety and
Operations
Management
Committee
(O-T General Committee)
Technical
Services
Working
Committee
Railroad Security
Working
Committee
Interoperable
Operations
Working Committee
Railway
Technology
Working Committee
Risk
Management
Working Committee
Terminal
Oversight
Working Committee
Railinc Project Support
Working Committee
Arbitration
and Rules
Committee
ATSI/EHMS
Steering
Committee
PTC Policy
Committee
Mechanical and
Vehicle Track
Systems Research
Committee
Tank Car
Committee
Chicago
Planning Group
Locomotive Committee
Equipment
Engineering
Committee
Train Control
Communications and
Operations
Committee
Heavy Axle Load
Engineering
Research
Committee
Hazmat (BOE)
Committee
New Orleans
Planning Group
Open Top
Loading Rules
Committee
Quality Assurance
Committee
Signal
Committee
Technology
Scanning
Working Committee
GIS
Committee
Electronic
Commerce
Committee
Damage
Prevention and Freight
Claims Committee
Intermodal
Car Performance
Committee
Wireless
Communications
Committee
Locomotive
Emissions and
Energy Committee
Environmental
Affairs Committee
Interline
Revenue
Committee
Medical
Committee
Transborder Committee
Nuclear Waste
Transportation
Task Force
Gateway Performance
Improvement Committee
Grade Crossing
and Trespasser
Prevention
Committee
UMLER
Committee
Railway Electronics
Standards
Committee
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Business
Services
Working Committee
Committee on
Compensation
Shortline Information
Improvement Committee
Customer
Service
Committee
Equipment Assets
Committee
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MPEC and NABPEC set policy and operate procedurally in accordance with the ICC-approved pooling
agreements under which they were established and continue to operate under authority transferred to the Surface
Transportation Board (STB) as a result of the enactment of the ICC Termination Act.
AEI Committee
The Committee on Compensation is prescribed in the April 16, 1986 Section 10706 Agreement
and relates to
procedures for the establishment and modification compensation for the use of freight cars and other transportation
equipment furnished by shippers, and rules and regulations pertaining thereto. The dotted line connector represents
an informational relationship.
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Asset Condition
Visibility
Task Force
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Multilevel Pool
Executive
Committee
North American
Boxcar Pool
Executive
Committee
Intermodal
Operations
Committee
Questions?
Contact Information:
Jim Pinson
Manager Car Hire Audits
Railinc
919-651-5047
[email protected]
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