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155 A P P E N D I X B Global Scan of OSOW Transportation and Permitting Practices OSOW permitting is a complex and time-consuming process throughout the world, particularly when related to moves across jurisdictional boundaries. A high-level global scan was undertaken to identify potential lessons from other jurisdictions.
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156 Multi-State, Multimodal, Oversize/Overweight Transportation In effect, NHVR was intended to act as a one-stop shop for permits, allowing for a single permit application that covers all participating jurisdictions. NHVR took over the permit administration on February 10, 2014, and just 11 days later permitting administration was returned to the states and territories.
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Global Scan of Best Practices and Lessons for the United States 157 example for facilitating multi-jurisdictional permitting of OSOW loads on both provincial and local roadways. New West Partnership NWP began as an agreement between British Columbia and Alberta called the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA)
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158 Multi-State, Multimodal, Oversize/Overweight Transportation TRAVIS is a single point of contact for the OSOW industry to order permits for both provincial and local roadways. In the United States, as well as in other Canadian provinces, the OSOW carrier has to get separate approvals from local and provincial jurisdictions to travel on roadways maintained by each jurisdiction.
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Global Scan of Best Practices and Lessons for the United States 159 the EU. OSOW issues have not been a focus for member states as illustrated by the 2014 revision of EU's transport directive 96/53 completely excluding OSOW issues.
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160 Multi-State, Multimodal, Oversize/Overweight Transportation on length, width, and height dimensions. Based on the category, SCT sets the number of escorts and hours of operation allowed for each permit.6 Overall, examples from Mexico's OSOW permitting are not transferrable to the United States.7 Mexico has been regulating truck size federally since 1980, so the system is well established.
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Global Scan of Best Practices and Lessons for the United States 161 When one NWP member is proposing a change to regulation, all members look at the regulation. This approach institutionalized working relationships between provincial regulators and serves as a forum for regulations to evolve within the region in response to industry input, trends, or new opportunities.
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