April 29, 2009 – Chicago Draft TBWG Action Plan: Subcommittee Activities

Border Infrastructure Coordination Subcommittee  Western Regional Workshop Sept. 2009, Spokane, WA  TBWG Website Updates & Improvements  Review & Modification of OBIC Including password protection  Other

Border Trade and Traffic Data Subcommittee  Final Report for Data Framework (May 2009) Identification of Follow-Up Items (Summer 2009) Development of Online Data “Library” Tool  Participation / Promotion of TRB Freight Flow Conference (Sept. 2009, Irvine CA)  Other

Policy and Research Subcommittee  Evaluate Existing National and Bi-national Initiatives and Mechanisms (SBD, SPP, BFWG, NAFTA, etc.)  Near Term Focus on U.S-Canada Coordination of Freight Strategies  Report to TBWG Co-Chairs Recommend actions to best position TBWG and advance its mission and action plan Focus on competitive advantages (e.g. freight policies and strategies, regulatory standardization, border infrastructure)

Policy and Research Subcommittee (cont’d)  Suggest Research Topics to Associated Research Bodies and Summarize External Research for TBWG Website  Confirm Canadian Co-Chair  Other

Technology Subcommittee  Identify and Evaluate Border Wait Time Solutions  Promote Border Information Flow Architecture (BIFA)  Workshop on Planning for Border Operations  Update on BIFA Information Initiative  Commercial Vehicle Safety  Other

Other TBWG Activities  Steering Committee Oversight/Conference Calls  Volunteers for Subcommittees  Promotion of TBWG  Involvement of States/Provinces & Stakeholders  Next Plenary – Fall 2009, Winnipeg, MB

Other TBWG Activities (cont’d)  Next Newsletter  Better Use of Technology (e.g. video-conference, webinar)  Other

Discussion & Questions