DOT 23 CFR PART 971-2011 FOREST SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.pdf

1、481 Federal Highway Administration, DOT 971.102 (2) Have CMS coverage for all trans-portation systems serving NPS facili-ties that meet minimum CMS needs criteria, as appropriate, funded through the FLHP. (b) The NPS shall consider the re-sults of the CMS when selecting con-gestion mitigation strate

2、gies that are the most time efficient and cost effec-tive and that add value (protection/re-juvenation of resources, improved vis-itor experience) to the park and adja-cent communities. (c) In addition to the requirements provided in 970.204, the CMS must meet the following requirements: (1) For tho

3、se NPS transportation sys-tems that require a CMS, in both met-ropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, consideration shall be given to strate-gies that promote alternative transpor-tation systems, reduce private auto-mobile travel, and best integrate pri-vate automobile travel with other transportatio

4、n modes. (2) For portions of the NPS transpor-tation system within transportation management areas (TMAs), the NPS transportation planning process shall include a CMS that meets the require-ments of this section. By agreement between the TMA and the NPS, the TMAs CMS coverage may include the transpo

5、rtation systems serving NPS fa-cilities, as appropriate. Through this agreement(s), the NPS may meet the requirements of this section. (3) If congestion exists at a NPS fa-cility within the boundaries of a TMA, and the TMAs CMS does not provide coverage of the portions of the NPS transportation faci

6、lities experiencing congestion, the NPS shall develop a separate CMS to cover those facilities. Approaches may include the use of al-ternate mode studies and implementa-tion plans as components of the CMS. (4) A CMS will: (i) Identify and document measures for congestion (e.g., level of service); (i

7、i) Identify the causes of congestion; (iii) Include processes for evaluating the cost and effectiveness of alter-native strategies; (iv) Identify the anticipated benefits of appropriate alternative traditional and nontraditional congestion manage-ment strategies; (v) Determine methods to monitor and

8、 evaluate the performance of the multi-modal transportation system; and (vi) Appropriately consider strate-gies, or combinations of strategies for each area, such as: (A) Transportation demand manage-ment measures; (B) Traffic operational improve-ments; (C) Public transportation improve-ments; (D) I

9、TS technologies; and (E) Additional system capacity. PART 971FOREST SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Subpart ADefinitions Sec. 971.100 Purpose. 971.102 Applicability. 971.104 Definitions. Subpart BForest Highway Program Management Systems 971.200 Purpose. 971.202 Applicability. 971.204 Management systems

10、requirements. 971.206 Funds for establishment, develop-ment, and implementation of the sys-tems. 971.208 Federal lands pavement manage-ment system (PMS). 971.210 Federal lands bridge management system (BMS). 971.212 Federal lands safety management system (SMS). 971.214 Federal lands congestion manag

11、e-ment system (CMS). AUTHORITY: 23 U.S.C. 204, 315; 42 U.S.C. 7410 et seq.; 49 CFR 1.48. SOURCE: 69 FR 9480, Feb. 27, 2004, unless otherwise noted. Subpart ADefinitions 971.100 Purpose. The purpose of this subpart is to pro-vide definitions for terms used in this part. 971.102 Applicability. The def

12、initions in this subpart are applicable to this part, except as other-wise provided. VerDate Mar2010 09:39 May 11, 2011 Jkt 223076 PO 00000 Frm 00491 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:SGML223076.XXX 223076wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with CFRProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted witho

13、ut license from IHS-,-,-482 23 CFR Ch. I (4111 Edition) 971.104 971.104 Definitions. Alternative transportation systems means modes of transportation other than private vehicles, including meth-ods to improve system performance such as transportation demand man-agement, congestion management, and in

14、telligent transportation systems. These mechanisms help reduce the use of private vehicles and thus, improve overall efficiency of transportation systems and facilities. Elements mean the components of a bridge that are important from a struc-tural, user, or cost standpoint. Exam-ples are decks, joi

15、nts, bearings, girders, abutments, and piers. Federal lands bridge management sys-tem (BMS) means a systematic process used by the Forest Service (FS), the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and the National Park Service (NPS) for collecting and analyzing bridge data to make forecasts and recommendati

16、ons, and that provides the means by which bridge maintenance, rehabilitation, and replacement programs and policies may be efficiently and effectively con-sidered. Federal lands congestion management system (CMS) means a systematic proc-ess used by the FS, FWS, and NPS for managing congestion that p

17、rovides in-formation on transportation system performance, and alternative strate-gies for alleviating congestion and en-hancing the mobility of persons and goods to levels that meet Federal, State, and local needs. Federal Lands Highway Program (FLHP) means a federally funded pro-gram established i

18、n 23 U.S.C. 204 to ad-dress transportation needs of Federal and Indian lands. Federal lands pavement management system (PMS) means a systematic proc-ess used by the FS, FWS, and NPS that provides information for use in imple-menting cost-effective pavement recon-struction, rehabilitation, and preven

19、-tive maintenance programs and poli-cies, and that results in pavement de-signed to accommodate current and forecasted traffic in a safe, durable, and cost-effective manner. Federal lands safety management sys-tem (SMS) means a systematic process used by the FS, FWS, and NPS with the goal of reducin

20、g the number and se-verity of traffic accidents by ensuring that all opportunities to improve road-way safety are identified, considered, implemented, and evaluated as appro-priate, during all phases of highway planning, design, construction, oper-ation and maintenance, by providing information for

21、selecting and imple-menting effective highway safety strategies and projects. Forest highway (FH) means a forest road under the jurisdiction of, and maintained by, a public authority and open to public travel. Forest Highway Program means the public lands highway funds allocated each fiscal year, as

22、 is provided in 23 U.S.C. 202, for projects that provide ac-cess to and within the National Forest system, as described in 23 U.S.C. 202(b) and 23 U.S.C. 204. Forest Highway Program transportation improvement program (FHTIP) means a staged, multiyear, multimodal pro-gram of transportation projects i

23、n a State area consistent with the FH transportation plan and developed through the tri-party FH planning processes pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 204, and 23 CFR 660 subpart A. Forest Service transportation plan means the official FH multimodal, transportation plan that is developed through the tri-party FH

24、 transpor-tation planning process pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 204. Highway safety means the reduction of traffic accidents on public roads, in-cluding reductions in deaths, injuries, and property damage. Intelligent transportation system (ITS) means electronics, communications, or information processing,

25、used singly or in combination, to improve the effi-ciency and safety of a surface transpor-tation system. Life-cycle cost analysis means an eval-uation of costs incurred over the life of a project allowing a comparative anal-ysis between or among various alter-natives. Life-cycle cost analysis pro-m

26、otes consideration of total cost, in-cluding maintenance and operation ex-penditures. Comprehensive life-cycle cost analysis includes all economic variables essential to the evaluation including user costs such as delay, safety costs associated with mainte-nance and rehabilitation projects, VerDate

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28、 and life-cycle maintenance costs. Metropolitan planning area means the geographic area in which the metro-politan transportation planning proc-ess, required by 23 U.S.C. 134 and 49 U.S.C. 53035306, must be carried out. Metropolitan planning organization (MPO) means the forum for cooperative transpo

29、rtation decision-making for the metropolitan planning area pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 134 and 49 U.S.C. 5303. National Forest System means all the lands and waters reported by the FS as being part of the National Forest Sys-tem, including those generally known as National Forests and National Grasslands.

30、 Operations means those activities as-sociated with managing, controlling, and regulating highway traffic. Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation. Serviceability means the degree to which a bridge provides satisfactory service from the point of view of its users. State means any one of the

31、50 States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico. Transportation facilities mean roads, streets, bridges, parking areas, transit vehicles, and other related transpor-tation infrastructure. Transportation Management Area (TMA) means an urbanized area with a population over 200,000 (as determined b

32、y the latest decennial census) or other area when TMA designation is re-quested by the Governor and the MPO (or affected local officials). It also must be officially designated by the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Fed-eral Transit Administration (FTA). The TMA d

33、esignation applies to the en-tire metropolitan planning area(s). Tri-party means the joint, coopera-tive, shared partnership among the Federal Lands Highway Division (FLHD), State Department of Trans-portation (State DOT), and the FS to carry out the FH program. Subpart BForest Highway Program Manag

34、ement Systems 971.200 Purpose. The purpose of this subpart is to im-plement 23 U.S.C. 204, which requires the Secretary and the Secretary of each appropriate Federal land manage-ment agency, to the extent appro-priate, to develop by rule safety, bridge, pavement, and congestion man-agement systems f

35、or roads funded under the FLHP. 971.202 Applicability. The provisions in this subpart are ap-plicable to the FS, the Federal High-way Administration, and the State DOTs that are responsible for satis-fying these requirements for manage-ment systems pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 204. 971.204 Management syste

36、ms re-quirements. (a) The tri-party partnership shall develop, establish, and implement the management systems as described in this subpart. If the State has estab-lished a management system for FH that fulfills the requirements in 23 U.S.C. 303, that management system, to the extent applicable, can

37、 be used to meet the requirements of this subpart consistent with 23 CFR 660.105(b). The management systems may be tailored to meet the FH program goals, policies, and needs using professional engineer-ing and planning judgment to deter-mine the nature and extent of systems coverage consistent with

38、the intent and requirements of this rule. (b) The tri-party partnership shall develop and implement procedures for the acceptance of the existing, or the development, establishment, imple-mentation, and operation of new man-agement systems. The procedures shall include: (1) A process for ensuring th

39、e output of the management systems is consid-ered in the development of the FH pro-gram transportation plans and trans-portation improvement programs, and in making project selection decisions under 23 U.S.C. 204; (2) A process for the analyses and co-ordination of all management systems outputs to

40、systematically operate, VerDate Mar2010 09:39 May 11, 2011 Jkt 223076 PO 00000 Frm 00493 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:SGML223076.XXX 223076wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with CFRProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-484 23 CFR Ch. I (4111 Edition) 971.2

41、06 1Pavement Management Guide, AASHTO, 2001, is available for inspection as prescribed at 49 CFR part 7. It is also avail-able from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Publication Order Dept., P.O. Box 96716, Washington, DC 200906716 or on-line at http:/w

42、ww.transportation.org/publica-tions/bookstore.nsf. maintain, and upgrade existing trans-portation assets cost-effectively; (3) A description of each management system; (4) A process to operate and maintain the management systems and their as-sociated databases; and (5) A process for data collection,

43、 processing, analysis, and updating for each management system. (c) All management systems will use databases with a common or coordi-nated reference system, that can be used to geolocate all database informa-tion, to ensure that data across man-agement systems are comparable. (d) Existing data sour

44、ces may be used by the tri-party partnership to meet the management system requirements. (e) The tri-party partnership shall de-velop an appropriate means to evaluate the effectiveness of the management systems in enhancing transportation investment decision-making and im-proving the overall efficie

45、ncy of the af-fected transportation systems and fa-cilities. This evaluation is to be con-ducted periodically, preferably as part of the FS planning process. (f) The management systems shall be operated so investment decisions based on management system outputs can be accomplished at the State level

46、. 971.206 Funds for establishment, de-velopment, and implementation of the systems. The FH program funds may be used for development, establishment, and implementation of the management systems. These funds are to be admin-istered in accordance with the proce-dures and requirements applicable to the

47、 funds. 971.208 Federal lands pavement man-agement system (PMS). In addition to the requirements pro-vided in 971.204, the PMS must meet the following requirements: (a) The tri-party partnership shall have PMS coverage of all FHs and other associated facilities, as appro-priate, funded under the FLH

48、P. (b) The PMS may be based on the concepts described in the AASHTOs Pavement Management Guide.1(c) The PMS may be utilized at var-ious levels of technical complexity de-pending on the nature of the transpor-tation network. These different levels may depend on mileage, functional classes, volumes, l

49、oading, usage, sur-face type, or other criteria the tri- party partnership deems appropriate. (d) The PMS shall be designed to fit the FH program goals, policies, cri-teria, and needs using the following components, at a minimum, as a basic framework for a PMS: (1) A database and an ongoing pro-gram for the collection and mainte-nance of the inventory, inspection, cost, and supplemental data needed to support the PMS. The minimum PMS database shall inclu