2006 - 85th Annual Meeting & Mid-Year Meeting

Session 544

SAFETEA-LU: Hazardous Materials Transportation Cooperative Research Program

Tuesday, 3:45 PM–5:30 PM, Marriott

Dennis Ashworth, U.S. Department of Energy, presiding

Note: This session focuses on the hazardous materials transportation cooperative research opportunities and funding contained within the recently passed transportation bill (SAFETEA-LU). U.S. Congressman Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland’s 7th District discusses his introduction of the cooperative hazmat research language into the legislation. In addition, details on the U.S. Department of Transportation mandated research projects and the role of the National Academies in meeting the cooperative research requirements will be presented.

Panel Discussion

Elijah E. Cummings, U.S. House of Representatives

A. Douglas Reeves, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Robert J Reilly, Transportation Research Board

Session 693

Rail Routing of Hazardous Materials

Wednesday, 2:30 PM–4:00 PM, Marriott

John Allen, Battelle Memorial Institute, presiding

Edward R. Chapman, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, presiding

Risk Considerations for Rail Routing of Hazardous Materials

Christopher P. L. Barkan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Policy and Operational Considerations for Rail Routing of Hazardous Materials

Robert E. Fronczak, Association of American Railroads

Emergency Response Considerations for Rail Routing of Hazardous Materials

Alan Caldwell, International Association of Fire Chiefs

Federal Regulatory Update on Rail Routing of Hazardous Materials

William Stanley Schoonover, Federal Railroad Administration

High Threat Urban Area (HTUA) Rail Corridor Assessments

Scott Gordon, Transportation Security Administration

Session 717

Hazardous Materials Transportation Routing and Risks

Wednesday, 4:30 PM–6:00 PM, Marriott

Cheryl Burke, Dupont Safety-Health-Excel Center, presiding

A Statistical Estimate of Total Annual Hazardous Material Incidents Costs (presented in Committee meeting)

Steven J Naber, Battelle

Ronald DiGregorio, US Department of Transportation

Mark Lepofsky, Battelle

Bennett Pierce, Battelle

Intermodal Hazmat Transportation Problem with Time-Dependent Travel Risk

Athanasios Ziliaskopoulos, University of Thessaly, Greece

Elaine Chang, University of South Florida

Evangelos Floros, University of Thessaly, Greece

A Geographic Information System Analysis of Exposure of Soil and Groundwater to Spills of Hazardous Materials Transported by Rail

Pooja Anand, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Christopher P. L. Barkan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Routing and Scheduling of Hazmat Fleet to Avoid Risk Accumulation

Masoud Hamedi, University of Maryland

Saini Yang, University of Maryland

Ali Haghani, University of Maryland Tool for Railroad Hazmat Routing Under Shipment Bans in Major Cities

Lee David Han, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Annual Committee Meeting

Guidelines for Chemical Transportation Risk Analysis

Cherry Burke, Dow

BNSF’s Risk Analysis Software

Ed Chapman, BNSF

Mid-Year Committee Meeting

Motor Carrier Performance Issues - DOE

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