AGENDA

Canada-United States Transportation Border Working Group - Fall Plenary

Lord Elgin Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario

November 7 – 8, 2012

DAY ONE – Wednesday, November 7, 2012
8:00 /

Registration in the Pearson Room, Upper Lobby

8:30 – 8:45 / TBWG Call to Order / Welcoming Remarks
TBWG Co-Chairs: James Cheatham, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Ted Mackay, Transport Canada (TC)
8:45 – 9:45 / Border Infrastructure Coordination Session
Co-Chairs: Chris Dingman (FHWA) & Daniel McGregor (TC)
Border Infrastructure Investment Plan
Daniel McGregor (TC)
Roger Petzold (FHWA)
Hal Parker, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Garrett Wright, Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
9:45 – 10:30 / Border infrastructure Project Updates
Garret Wright (CBP)
Ralph Scalise, General Services Administration (GSA)
Hal Parker (CBSA)
10:30– 10:45 /

Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:00 /

Technology Session

Co-Chairs: Crystal Jones (FHWA) & Jonathan Sabean (TC)
Beyond the Border - Border Wait Time Component -Jonathan Sabean (TC)
Update on Buffalo/Niagara Border Wait Time Project– Jonathan Sabean / Crystal Jones
Regulatory Cooperation Council – ITS Cooperation– Crystal Jones (FHWA)
Border Data Warehouse– Hugh Conroy, Whatcom Council of Governments (Whatcom)
12:00 – 1:15 / Lunch (individual arrangements)
1:15 – 2:15 /

Trade and Traffic Data Session

Co-Chairs: David Franklin (FHWA) & Chris Hoff (TC)
Border Survey – Rob Tardif, Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO)
New Data Sources and Opportunities –Hugh Conroy (Whatcom)
2:15 – 2:30 / Coffee Break
2:30 – 3:45 / Policy Session
Co-Chairs: Hugh Conroy (Whatcom) & Tony Shallow (TC)
Border and the Ontario Economy–Professor Bill Anderson, University of Windsor
Cross Border Arrangements–Hugh Conroy (Whatcom)
3:45 – 4:30 / Regional Perspectives on the Border
Eastern Border Transportation Coalition (EBTC)–Kris Wisniewski (EBTC)
Emerson-Pembina Border Crossing Study–David Lettner, Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation and Jack Olson, North Dakota Department of Transportation

AGENDA

Canada-United States Transportation Border Working Group - Fall Plenary

Lord Elgin Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario

November 7 – 8, 2012

DAY TWO –Thursday, November 8, 2012
8:00 /

Registration in the Pearson Room, Upper Lobby

8:30 – 8:35 /

Call to Order

TBWG Co-Chairs: James Cheatham (FHWA) & Ted Mackay (TC)
8:35 – 9:45 / Ottawa & Washington Updates
Ted Mackay (TC)
Roger Petzold (FHWA)
Chris Henderson(CBSA)

Garrett Wright (CBP)

9:45 – 10:00 /

Coffee Break

10:00 – 11:15 /

Perimeter Security & Economic Competitiveness Action Plan Update

Regulatory Cooperation Council Action Plan Update
David Moloney, Privy Council Office
Bradd Skinner,Department of Homeland Security - U.S. Embassy
Timothy Lord,Department of Commerce
Steronica Mattocks, Department of Transportation
11:15 – 12:00 / Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) Update

Marc Brazeau (TC)

Garfield Dales (MTO)
12:00 – 1:30 / Lunch (individual arrangements)
1:30 – 2:30 / Passenger Rail Discussion Group
Carolyn Crook (TC)
Barbara Pelletier, Federal Railway Administration
2:30 – 2:45 /

Coffee Break

2:45 – 3:45 / Freight Strategy Session
Multimodal Goods Movement Strategy for Ontario–James Perttula (MTO)
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21)–James Cheatham (FHWA)
3:45 – 4:00 / Closing Remarks
James Cheatham (FHWA) & Ted Mackay (TC)

Adjournment