BIA schedules consultation meetings across the country
In 2012, Congress passed the Moving Ahead for Programs in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21 Law), which replaced the existing Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) program with the Tribal Transportation Program (TTP). Indian Affairs has been working with the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on updating regulations to comply with these changes. Last year, draft revisions to 25 CFR 170 were distributed and consultation sessions held on the draft. Tribal and other feedback was incorporated into the draft and now Indian Affairs has published the proposed rule.
A BIA Consultation Meeting will be conducted in Oklahoma City by Assistant Secretary Kevin Washburn.
Thursday, January 29
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
OSU - OKC University, Student Center South, 3rd Floor
900 N. Portland
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
(405) 945-3238.
Other upcoming consultation meetings:
January 27, 2015, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (local time) - Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport, 7901 34th Avenue South, Bloomington, MN 55425 (952) 854-1000
February 10, 2015, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (local time) - Frontier Building, 3601 C Street, Room 896, Anchorage, AK 99503
February 12, 2015, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (local time) - Crowne Plaza Settle Airport, 17338 International Boulevard, Seattle, WA 98188 (206) 248-1000
MORE INFORMATION
Proposed Rule Making for 25 CFR 170
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Get information on the upcoming BIA Consultations, FTA updates and trainings, Crash Data collection, Every Day Counts initiatives, and more.
To submit an article for the next edition of the Tribal Transportation Times, contact Karla Sisco at
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Winter/Spring TTAP Training and Events!
*Indicates Tribal RoadStar qualifying class. More Info
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RIFDS training coming to BIA Regional office in Muskogee, OK on Feb. 3-4
RIFDS - Road Inventory Field Database System (Tribal RoadStar Program - Course 4) - This system manages the Road Inventory Data needed for the distribution of transportation funds to all Tribes. The purpose of this workshop is two-fold: to provide the required training needed to obtain access to RIFDS, and to familiarize existing RIFDS users on RIFDS enhancements.
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 OTTC meeting set for TTAP Center in Stillwater, January 27
The next meeting of the Oklahoma Tribal Transportation Council will be held in Stillwater, OK at the Southern Plains TTAP Center in the Center for Local Government Technology. Lunch will be served.
Please RSVP to Karla Sisco if you plan to join us for lunch.
karla@okstate.edu
Election of officers will be held. Membership applications are due March 31.
Download application
MAP
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Oklahoma DOT to conduct civil rights conference on February 27
ODOT's Civil Rights Division is conducting a civil rights conference (see below) which for the first time will include sessions specifically addressing FTA Civil Right (C-R) issues. Those of you who were present at the September RTAP conference, you will be pleased to know that Aida Douglas and Debbie Ruggles will be addressing specific FTA Title VI and ADA requirements.
This conference is also targeted towards businesses interested in becoming DBEs and those who wish to do business with ODOT. Please share this information with any local businesses that you conduct transit related business with such as; chair lift repairs, vehicle maintenance, purchases of offices, equipment repair, etc.
If you have any questions, please contact Mary Wilson.
MORE INFORMATION HERE
Mary Wilson, CPM
Special Projects Coordinator
Transit Programs Division
Oklahoma Dept of Transportation
405-521-2584
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New year, new innovations for EDC 3
As state highway agencies and their partners learn about the 11 innovations in the third round of Every Day Counts initiatives, they are evaluating which would be the best for their state's unique needs and requirements.
Throughout the country, State Transportation Innovation Council, which bring together highway stakeholders to consider all types of innovation, are spearheading the effort to assess the EDC-3 innovations and decide which to implement in 2015 and 2016.
Smarter work zones, data-driven safety analysis, and road diets are just a few of the new initiatives.
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