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Missed National RTAP's 101 Webinar on Drug and Alcohol: Federal Custody and Control Forms?

National RTAP has posted the slides for the 101 Webinar recorded on Tuesday, September 19th. Robbie Sarles, president of RLS & Associates, gave an overview about how to properly fill out the Federal Custody and Control form for Drug and Alcohol testing. Sarles discussed common errors and how to fix them, as well as transit agencies' oversight responsibilities when it comes to Drug and Alcohol testing. Download the slides and supporting documentation (FCC Form, Affadavit of Correction, and a Vendor Oversight Review Checklist). The webinar recording will be available in a few days.
FTA/DOT Updates

 

TIGER grant projects announced, including allocations to some tribal communities. 

 

Read the Community Transportation Association of America's Analysis of the Proposed Section 5339 Program.

 

For anyone who saw the Notice of Funding Availability for the Innovative Public Transportation Workforce Development Program at the beginning of September, please note that the funding has been withdrawn.

Resources and News

Reports

Take a look at some new inclusive planning resources that Transit Planning 4 All has posted. 

TCRP's Report 168: Travel Training for Adults is available with two sections: Part I is a Handbook, and Part II is the Research Report and Case Studies.

Toolkits and Training

The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released the Curriculum for New State DOT Transit Grant Managers in Administering Federal and State Transit Grants, an excellent training and informational resource for state program managers of Sections 5307, 5310, 5311, and 5339.

Volunteer Driver Program Review from The National Volunteer Transportation Center has developed a form to review Volunteer Driver Programs. 

Easter Seals Project ACTION (ESPA)'s Advanced Practices in Paratransit Service course will run from October 27th to December 5th. 

Other

The new edition of CTAA's DigitalCT Magazine focuses on transit in Georgia.

Easter Seals Project ACTION (ESPA)'s videos and webinars are now up on their YouTube Channel.
September 18, 2014
Events
National Tribal Transportation Conference
September 22-25
Anchorage, AK

NTI
FTA Environmental Justice Training Course
September 29-30
Los Angeles, CA

APTA
Annual Meeting
October 12-15
Houston, TX

APRIL
2014 Conference
October 17-20
Albuquerque, NM

RIBTC
21st National Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation
October 26-29
Monterey, CA

TRB
Shaping the New Future of Paratransit
October 29-31
Monterey, CA

NADO
2014 National Rural Transportation Conference
December 3-5
Cincinnati, OH

For a listing of all National RTAP and other national events, view our EventShare Calendar.

All event times listed as Eastern Time
Resource Spotlight
New Topic Guide: MAP-21 Program Changes

National RTAP's new topic guide on MAP-21 Program Changes highlights the portions of the Section 5311, 5310 and 5339 Programs that have been updated, added, or remained the same under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). The new Safety and Transit Asset Management initiatives are also included. View the guide as a whole (you will need to zoom in using a PDF reader), or view and print by section. 
National RTAP is a program of the Federal Transit Administration dedicated to creating rural and Tribal transit solutions through technical assistance, partner collaboration and FREE training materials.

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