U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
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MAP-21 - Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century
February 22, 2013, Office of Safety
This guidance addresses the reporting requirements for States using title 23, United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 130 (hereafter referred to as "Section 130") funds. This guidance reflects the railway-highway crossings program reporting requirements under Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) and Part 924 of title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations (23 CFR Part 924). This guidance replaces the "Guidance on 23 U.S.C. 130 Annual Reporting Requirements for Railway-Highway Crossings", dated May 5, 2006.
Section 130(g) of title 23, U.S.C. requires each State to submit an annual report to the Secretary of Transportation on the progress being made to implement the railway-highway crossings program, the effectiveness of such improvements, an assessment of the costs of the various treatments employed, and subsequent crash experience at improved locations. This will be referred to as the "Railway-Highway Crossings Report." In addition, 23 U.S.C. 148(h)(1)(C) requires States to submit to the Secretary a report that describes how improvements contributed to reducing fatalities and serious injuries at railway-highway crossings. FHWA recommends that this information be included in the Railway-Highway Crossings Report, rather than submitting the information in a separate report.
The annual Railway-Highway Crossings Report provides information on how well State and Federal goals of the railway-highway crossings program are being met. The Secretary uses this information in a biennial report to Congress in accordance with Section 130(g). The report to Congress provides information on the progress being made by the States in implementing projects to improve safety at railway-highway crossings and makes recommendations for future implementation of the Section 130 program.
Section 130(k) allows the expenditure of funds for the compilation and analysis of data in support of the reporting activities to not more than two percent of the funds apportioned to a State to carry out Section 130. For example, a State is apportioned $10,000,000 in a FY for Section 130. That State can use up to $200,000 of Section 130 funds for the compilation and analysis of data for reporting activities.
The Railway-Highway Crossings Program reporting guidance provides information on the reporting frequency and schedule, content and structure of the report, and protection of data from discovery and admission into evidence.
States should submit their annual Railway-Highway Crossings Report electronically to the FHWA Division Administrator by August 31 each year, in conjunction with the annual HSIP report required under 23 U.S.C. 148(g).
The HSIP online reporting tool fully supports the information necessary to complete this annual requirement. States that report on their Railway-Highway Crossing Program via the online reporting tool will meet the annual requirement. Additional information is available on the Office of Safety website at http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/resources/onrpttool/. The report template included in Attachment 2 reflects the online reporting tool content.
Section 130(g) of title 23, U.S.C. requires a measure of the effectiveness of the improvements. A State should define the effectiveness as the reduction in the number of fatalities and serious injuries after the improvement was completed. At a minimum, the Railway-Highway Crossings Report should include the following information:
This section provides a list of all the projects obligated using Section 130 funds during this reporting period and an evaluation of previously completed projects.
Project listing. The following information should be provided for all projects obligated during this reporting period:
Previously completed projects. The following information should be provided to evaluate previously completed projects:
The project listings should be grouped by the type of improvement:
Section 409 of title 23 U.S.C. states that reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or data compiled or collected pursuant to Section 130 shall not be subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in a Federal or State court proceeding or considered for other purposes in an action for damages arising from any occurrence at a location identified or addressed in such reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or data.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
Executive Summary
Identify the reporting period used by the state.
[] Calendar Year: Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
[] Federal Fiscal Year: Oct. 1 to Sept. 30
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Describe the overall process of how Section 130 funds are administered in the State.
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Describe how funds are distributed and administered in the State.
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[] De-centralized administration through district or regional offices
Describe the method(s) used for project selection.
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Describe the method(s) used to measure effectiveness (in terms of reducing fatalities and serious injuries) of the projects and program.
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Describe any noteworthy efforts the State has used to effectively deliver a successful program.
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Identify the expenditures for data acquisition and analysis efforts. This amount is limited to 2 percent of the annual Section 130 apportionment).
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Provide the total number of public crossings within the State, including the type of crossing protection.
Crossing type | Number of Crossings |
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At-grade passive warning devices |
Provide the specific program emphasis areas, and if necessary, a discussion of significant variations from previous reports.
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PROJECT METRICS
Project Listing
Location | USDOT Crossing Number | Functional Classification | Project Type (See Grouping Table below) | Crossing Protection (Active or Passive) | Crossing Type (Vehicle, Pedestrian, etc) | Cost | Federal Share | Funding Type (Section 130 or other) |
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Previously Completed Projects
Location | USDOT Crossing Number | Functional Class-ification | Project Type (See Grouping Table below) | Crossing Protection (Active or Passive) | Crossing Type (Vehicle, Pedes-trian, etc) | Cost | Federal Share | Funding Type (Section 130 or other) | Crash Data | Effective-ness of prior project |
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Project listing should be grouped by the following types of improvements
[1] This information collection has been assigned OMB control number 2125-0025 under the Paperwork Reduction Act.