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RIFDS TRAINING Presentation by LeRoy Gishi Chief, Division of Transportation Bureau of Indian Affairs. AGENDA. Background Rulemaking and Funding Allocations Road Inventory RIFDS: Automating the Road Inventory System BIA-DOT Instructor Led Training Questions. BACKGROUND. ABOUT THE BIA-DOT.
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RIFDS TRAININGPresentation by LeRoy GishiChief, Division of TransportationBureau of Indian Affairs RIFDS Training
AGENDA • Background • Rulemaking and Funding Allocations • Road Inventory • RIFDS: Automating the Road Inventory System • BIA-DOT Instructor Led Training • Questions RIFDS Training
BACKGROUND RIFDS Training
ABOUT THE BIA-DOT • BIA-DOT’s mission is to provide consistent, accurate, and verifiable service to regional and field users. • BIA-DOT is responsible for 59,000+ miles of roads and about 1600 bridges. • BIA-DOT currently manages IRR programs through a combination of software tools and manual processes. RIFDS Training
ABOUT RIFDS • RIFDS: Road Inventory Field Database System • Manages the Road Inventory Data Needed for the Distribution of Transportation Funds to All Tribes • Developed According to Regulations in 25 CFR Part 170, Finalized in Aug. 2004 and implemented in Nov. 2004 • An Automated Version of the Road Inventory Data Management RIFDS Training
RULEMAKING AND FUNDING ALLOCATIONS RIFDS Training
HOW FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED RIFDS Training
FUND ALLOCATION • IRRHPP : Indian Reservation Roads Highway Priority Projects • IRRBP: Indian Reservation Roads Bridge Program • PAF: Population Adjustment Factor • RNDF: Relative Need Distribution Factor • TTP: Tribal Transportation Planning RIFDS Training
ROAD INVENTORY RIFDS Training
RIFDS:AUTOMATING THE ROAD INVENTORY PROCESS RIFDS Training
BUILT-IN QUALITY CONTROL • Reviews and Approvals • Attachments • Validation Routines • All the Charts Are Coded in RIFDS and Are Used to Check the Data RIFDS Training
Field • Region • Route Submitted • BIA-DOT HOW RIFDS RELATES TO THE UPDATE RECORDS PROCESS RIFDS Training
BIGGER PICTURE - ITIMS • RIFDS Is the First Module of an Entire Suite of Management Tools • Other Modules • Distribution Management (DMM) • Control Schedule/TIP (CS/TIPS) • Bridge Management System (BMS) RIFDS Training
RIFDS CURRENT HELP RESOURCES • RIFDS Field and Region User Manual • Technical Notes • Coding Guide • Pop-Up Screens in RIFDS • Validation Report • Helpline RIFDS Training
BIA-DOT INSTRUCTOR LED TRAINING RIFDS Training
HOW TRAINING WILL BE DONE • Classroom Setting • Portable Servers Allow Inventory Training Based on a Consistent Curriculum • Workbooks • Instructor led Training (BIA, eventually with TTAPs) RIFDS Training
GOALS OF FIELD USER TRAINING • How to Use the System • How to Prepare the Inputs • How to Respond to Issues RIFDS Training
TYPICAL TRAINING AGENDA FOR USERS RIFDS Training
TYPICAL TRAINING AGENDA FOR USERS RIFDS Training
GOALS OF MANAGER TRAINING • Why the System Exists • How the System Functions in Different Parts of the Year • How RNDF are used • Auxiliary RIFDS Functions • RIFDS Reports • How RIFDS Fits to the Larger ITIMS System RIFDS Training
TYPICAL TRAINING AGENDA FOR MANAGERS RIFDS Training
TRAINING BY THE TRIBE • In Addition to the Executive Training • When You Can Do It Yourself • What Kind of Documentation and Resolutions are Needed from Tribes • How This is Related to Self Governance • What Are Inherently Federal Functions RIFDS Training
TO SCHEDULE TRAINING • Several Weeks Notice Must be Given • Arrangements for Room and Board, etc. • Classroom with Computer Terminal for Each Participant with RIFDS Training Database Loaded • Limited by the Room, but No More Than 20 Participants Per Instructor RIFDS Training
QUESTIONS? RIFDS Training