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