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AAR Committees – An Overview
November 13, 2009ACACSO MeetingNew Orleans, LA
Jeff Usher, AVP Business Services, AAR
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AAR Mission and Vision
AAR MissionTo 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 VisionTo 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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AAR Full Members
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AAR Structure
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Structure
AARHeadquarters
Safety and Operations
Policy and Economics
Law
Government Affairs
Communications
Administration and Finance
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Committee Structure is approved by the AAR Board
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Who We Regularly Interact With
Department of Defense (DOD)
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Transport Canada
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Secretario de Communicaciones y Transportes (SCT – Mexico)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Department of Energy (DOE)
Surface Transportation Board (STB)
Federal Communication Commission (FCC)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
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AAR senior management committees report to the AAR Board of Directors. They …..
…create and prioritize AAR’s agenda within their area of responsibility;
…approve policies, standards, and projects that are in the best interest of the industry;
…form and manage working committees and task forces to achieve AAR’s objectives;
…review and approve the work product descriptions of working committees and task forces;
…provide direction to working committees and task forces; and,
…ensure that adequate and appropriate industry resources are allocated to working committees and task forces.
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Background
AAR Board of Directors at its June 2, 2009 meeting directed the AAR to prepare a comprehensive transition plan to decommission the Network Efficiency Management Committee (NEMC) that included the realignment of the reporting relationships of the NEMC subordinate committees.
The AAR Board of Directors will consider this plan at its September 21, 2009 meeting.
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Business Services Working Committee (BSWC) is a new key committee supported by AAR and Railinc
To develop and implement strategies that integrate industry and individual railroad 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 Shortline Information Improvement
Current PrioritiesCustomer Satisfaction
Equipment Asset Management
Interline Service Management
Interline Revenue Back-shop Improvements
Transborder Initiatives
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Committee Governance - Continued
BSWC to oversee subordinate committees Customer Service Committee (CSC) Equipment Assets Management Committee (EAMC) UMLER – EMIS Committee (UMLER) Railinc Project Support Committee (RPSC) Shortline Information Improvement Committee (SLIIC)
North American Box Car Pool Executive Committee (NABPEC) and Multilevel Pool Executive Committee (MPEC) retain “update” relationship with BSWC
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Committee Governance
Create Business Services Working Committee (BSWC) BSWC to report to SOMC BSWC to be Chaired by Class I member of the
Committee on Compensation Remaining BSWC membership comprised of BSWC
subordinate committee Chairpersons.
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BSWCSubordinate Committees
Customer Service Committee
Addresses 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
Transborder 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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A Number of BSWC Subordinate Committees are Supported by Railinc Resources
EDI Committee
Provides an Information technology interface to the “user” community
Equipment Assets Committee
• Responsible for maximizing inter-railroad car utilization
Railinc Project Support Committee – NEW
Provides critical oversight, communication and Railinc development project status between Railinc and SOMC business process owners
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Safety and Operations Management Committee (SOMC)
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
Interline Service Management
Interoperable Communications Strategy
Chicago Project
North American Joint PTC ProjectReducing stress and service state of the industry
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SOMC Subordinate Committees
Technical Services Working CommitteeResponsible 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 (Cont)
Risk Management Working CommitteeDevelop and guide industry efforts to reduce
environmental and safety risks of rail transportation. The following committees report to
Risk Management:– 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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Policy and Advocacy Management Committee (PAMC)
Consists of legal and policy representatives from AAR Member Roads
Issues
– Coordinate rail opposition to re-regulation U.S. Freight Railroads
– Investment Tax Credit
– Clear Skies Initiative
– Truck Size and Weight
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PAMCSubordinate Committees
- 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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Working Committees and their Subordinate Committees:(Working committees report directly to management committees.)
• They develop positions, standards, and data in support
of AAR’s objectives
• In doing so, they must ensure that the policies,
standards, projects, and activities they engage in
conform to the expectations of their parent committee;
• and are consistent and coordinated with other working
committees and task forces. Committees report to
working and standing committees
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So, what’s a TAG and what’s a Task Force?
Technical Advisory Groups (TAG)•are commissioned by and report to committees or task forces•they exist to provide technical advice and guidance on a specific project or activity•once the project is completed, the TAG will disband
Task Forces (TF)•are formed to progress segments of a working committees or subordinate committee docket items•formation must be approved by AAR division head (e.g. Jeff Usher)•can exist until dissolved by the chair or AAR division head
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SOMC Organization Chart
Safety and Operations
Management Committee
(O-T General Committee)
TechnicalServicesWorking
Committee
Railroad SecurityWorking
Committee
InteroperableOperations
Working Committee
Arbitration and Rules Committee
ATSI/EHMSSteering
Committee
Locomotive Committee
EquipmentEngineeringCommittee
Open TopLoading Rules
Committee
Quality AssuranceCommittee
DamagePrevention and
FreightClaims Committee
RailwayTechnology
Working Committee
Risk Management
Working Committee
Terminal Oversight
Working Committee
IntermodalWorking
Committee
BusinessServicesWorking
Committee
CustomerService
Committee
ElectronicCommerceCommittee
InterlineRevenue Committee
Equipment AssetsCommittee
UMLERCommittee
Railinc Project Support
Committee
1 North AmericanBoxcar PoolExecutiveCommittee
1 MultilevelPool
ExecutiveCommittee
PTC PolicyCommittee
Train ControlCommunications and
OperationsCommittee
SignalCommittee
WirelessCommunications
Committee
Railway ElectronicsStandards Committee
AEI Committee
Mechanical andVehicle Track
Systems ResearchCommittee
Heavy Axle LoadEngineeringResearch
Committee
TechnologyScanning
Working Committee
LocomotiveEmissions and
Energy Committee
Tank Car Committee
Hazmat (BOE) Committee
GIS Committee
EnvironmentalAffairs Committee
MedicalCommittee
Nuclear WasteTransportation
Task Force
Grade Crossingand Trespasser
PreventionCommittee
Asset ConditionVisibility
Task Force
ChicagoPlanning Group
New OrleansPlanning Group
IntermodalOperations
Subcommittee
IntermodalCar Performance
Subcommittee
3 Committee on Compensation
Shortline Information
Improvement Committee
Transborder Committee
Gateway Performance Improvement Committee
1 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.
2 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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Conclusion
Thank you!
Questions?
Contact Information:Jeff Usher
202-639-2370