WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Office of the Secretary of Transportation has issued a notice called: Guidance on Multimodal State Freight Plans and State Freight Advisory Committees.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 24 by Michael Rutherford, Assistant Secretary for Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy.

Summary: The Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act included a provision requiring each State that receives funding under the National Highway Freight Program (NHFP) to develop a State Freight Plan (the Plan) that provides a comprehensive approach for the immediate and long-range planning activities and investments of the State with respect to freight, and meets all the required plan contents listed in th...