AAR Committees An Overview November 13 2009 ACACSO
AAR Committees – An Overview November 13, 2009 ACACSO Meeting New Orleans, LA Jeff Usher, AVP Business Services, AAR
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. PAGE 2 NOVEMBER 13, 2009 © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
AAR Full Members PAGE 3 NOVEMBER 13, 2009 © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
AAR Structure AAR Headquarters Washington, DC TTCI Pueblo, CO Railinc Cary, NC Safety, Operations and Advocacy Research and Development Information Technology PAGE 4 NOVEMBER 13, 2009 © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
Structure AAR Headquarters Safety and Operations Policy and Economics Law Government Affairs Communications Administration and Finance PAGE 5 NOVEMBER 13, 2009 © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
Committee Structure is approved by the AAR Board of Directors Safety and Operations Management Committee (SOMC) PAGE 6 NOVEMBER 13, 2009 Policy and Advocacy Management Committee (PAMC) © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS Railinc Board of Directors TTCI Board of Directors
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) PAGE 7 NOVEMBER 13, 2009 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) © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
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; PAGE 8 NOVEMBER 13, 2009 …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. © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
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. PAGE 9 NOVEMBER 13, 2009 © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
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 Priorities Customer Satisfaction Equipment Asset Management Interline Service Management Interline Revenue Back-shop Improvements Transborder Initiatives PAGE 10 NOVEMBER 13, 2009 © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
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 PAGE 11 NOVEMBER 13, 2009 © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
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. PAGE 12 NOVEMBER 13, 2009 © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
BSWC Subordinate 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 PAGE 13 NOVEMBER 13, 2009 © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
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 interrailroad car utilization Railinc Project Support Committee – NEW Provides critical oversight, communication and Railinc development project status between Railinc and SOMC business process owners PAGE 14 NOVEMBER 13, 2009 © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
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 Project Reducing stress and service state of the industry PAGE 15 NOVEMBER 13, 2009 © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
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 PAGE 16 NOVEMBER 13, 2009 © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
SOMC Subordinate Committees (Cont) Risk Management Working Committee Develop and guide industry efforts to reduce environmental and safety risks of rail transportation. The following committees report to Risk Management: – – – – PAGE 17 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 on Locomotive Emissions & Energy Railroad Geographic Information Systems Committee NOVEMBER 13, 2009 © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
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 PAGE 18 NOVEMBER 13, 2009 © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
PAMC Subordinate Committees - Antitrust Working Committee - Border Policy Committee - Chief Legal Officers - Safety Regulation Working Committee - Spectrum Legal Working Committee - Communications Committee - Tax Policy Working Committee - Economic Regulation Working Committee - Tort Matters Working Committee - Environmental Working Committee - Washington Representatives PAGE 19 NOVEMBER 13, 2009 - Truck Size and Weight Committee © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
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 PAGE 20 NOVEMBER 13, 2009 © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
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 PAGE 21 NOVEMBER 13, 2009 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 © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
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 Intermodal Working Committee Terminal Oversight Working Committee Business Services Working Committee on Compensation Shortline Information Improvement Committee Customer Service Committee Equipment Assets Committee UMLER Committee Railinc Project Support 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 Intermodal Operations Subcommittee Locomotive Committee Equipment Engineering Committee Train Control Communications and Operations Committee Heavy Axle Load Engineering Research Committee Hazmat (BOE) Committee New Orleans Planning Group Intermodal Car Performance Subcommittee Open Top Loading Rules Committee Quality Assurance Committee Signal Committee Technology Scanning Working Committee GIS Committee Electronic Commerce Committee Wireless Communications Committee Locomotive Emissions and Energy Committee Environmental Affairs Committee Interline Revenue Committee Railway Electronics Standards Committee Medical Committee Transborder Committee AEI Committee Nuclear Waste Transportation Task Force Gateway Performance Improvement Committee Damage Prevention and Freight Claims Committee 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. 3 1 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. 2 PAGE 22 NOVEMBER 13, 2009 Grade Crossing and Trespasser Prevention Committee Asset Condition Visibility Task Force © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS 1 North American Boxcar Pool Executive Committee Multilevel Pool Executive Committee 1
Conclusion Thank you! Questions? Contact Information: Jeff Usher 202 -639 -2370 jusher@aar. org PAGE 23 NOVEMBER 13, 2009 © ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
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