Highway Information Seminar

Highway Information Seminar (2013) - Agenda

Monday, November 18, 2013

Additional Learning

• Introduction to HPMS — 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  • HPMS Training Course Overview Part 1 (PDF)
  • HPMS Training Course Mod I Slides Part 2 (PDF)
  • HPMS Training Course Mod II Slides Part 3 (PDF)
  • HPMS Training Course Mod III Slides Part 4 (PDF)
  • HPMS Training Course Mod IV Slides Part 5 (PDF)
  • HPMS Training Course Summary Slides Part 6 (PDF)
• TMAS 2.0 — 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • HIS 2013 Additional Learning Day (TMAS Training) (PDF)
• HPMS 8.0 Software Training — 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Registration

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Morning Plenary Session

Welcome – Seminar Sponsor

Ralph Davis, Office of Highway Policy Information

General Announcements and Overview – Moderator

Ron Erickson, Office of Highway Policy Information

8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Greetings

David Kim, Associate Administrator, Office of Policy and Governmental Affairs

8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Welcome and Opening

David Winter, Director, Office of Highway Policy Information

• Office Overview
• Data Issues
• Current Initiatives
• Data Integration
• OHPI Overview for 2013 HIS (PDF)

9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. How Your Data Are / Aren't Influencing the Transportation Program

Tianjia Tang, Office of Highway Policy Information

• How Data Influences Transportation Programs (PDF)
• National Highway System Statistics (PDF)

9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Networking Break

10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Performance Management

Peter Stephanos, Director, Office of Transportation Performance Management

• MAP-21 Performance Management Elements (PDF)

10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. A Mini-Course on Financing Federal-Aid Highways

Todd Kohr, Legislative Analysis Team

• A Mini-Course on Financing Federal-Aid Highways (PDF)

12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch on your own

1:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Afternoon Breakout Sessions
(Concurrent sessions; individual tracks for Travel Monitoring, Highway System Performance, and Motor Fuel Data).

1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Session 1

1. Traffic Monitoring and HPMS Joint Session: A Review of the 2012 Submittal
   1. Federal Perspective
   2. State Perspective
      • Traffic Data Reviews (PDF)
      • QA and QC on Vehicle Miles Traveled Data (PDF)
2. System Updates
   1. Fuels and Fash, 4.0
   • Fuels and Fash 4.0 (PDF)
   2. Integrated Transportation Data Platform (ITDP)
      • ITDP for HIS (PDF)

2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Networking Break

3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Session 2

1. Traffic and HPMS Joined Session - Data Quality and Why We Should Care
• Data Quality and Why We Should Care (PDF)
2. Highway Finance Reassessment and Motor Fuel Reporting

1. Revised Forms: 561
   • Revised Form 561 (PDF)
   • Status of Form 561 Reports (2012) (PDF)
2. Revised Forms, 534, 543, and 536
• Highway Finance Reassessment (PDF)
3. Motor Fuel Data Reporting
• Motor Fuel Reporting (PDF)

4:15 p.m. End of Tuesday Session

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Registration

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Morning Breakout Sessions

8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Session 3

1. HPMS Submittal Workflow
• HPMS Submittal Workflow (PDF)
2. Traffic Volume and Classification Counts

• Axle and Length Classification (PDF)
• Traffic Volume Data Collection (PDF)
1. Local Finance, Tolls and Drivers Licenses
   1. Local Finance
   • Local Finance HIS 2013 (PDF)
   2. Toll Facilities Reporting
      • Toll Facility HIS 2013 (PDF)
   3. Driver License Reporting
      • Drivers License HIS 2013 (PDF)

10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Networking Break

10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Session 4

1. HPMS and Traffic Monitoring Joint Session - Vehicle Summary Data
• Supplemental Material For HPMS Vehicle Summary Data Preparation (PDF)
2. Motor Fuels Tax and Heavy Vehicle Use Tax

1. Heavy Vehicle Use Tax
• Heavy Vehicle Use Tax HIS 2013 (PDF)
2. Fuel Tax Evasion
   • Fuel Tax Evasion HIS 2013 (PDF)
   • Fuel Tax Uniformity Program Guide 2013 (PDF)
   • Diesel Stats FY 2008-2013 (PDF)
3. Non-highway Gasoline Estimating Process
   • Non- Highway Gasoline Estimating Process (PDF)

12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch on your own

1:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Afternoon Breakout Sessions

1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Session 5

1. HPMS Review Process
• HPMS Data Review Process for HIS (PDF)
2. Truck Weight Study & Weigh-in Motion
   • Truck Weigh Study and Weigh-in-Motion - HIS 2013 Final (PDF)
3. Highway Finance (FHWA 500 Series Forms)
   • Highway Finance HIS 2013 (PDF)

2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Networking Break

3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Session 6

1. HPMS –ARNOLD and All Public Roads Research Project
   • ARNOLD Update (PDF)
   • FHWA All Public Road Geospatial Representative Study (PDF)
2. Travel, Modeling and VMT Forecasting
• Multimodal Transportation Analysis System (MTAS) (PDF)
3. Finance (Bonds)
   • Highway Finance - Bonds HIS 2013 (PDF)

4:30p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Division Office Round Table (Off-site)

Thursday, November 21, 2013

7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Registration

8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Morning Breakout Sessions

8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Session 7

1. Functional Classification & Mileage Certification
   • FHWA 2013 Functional Classification and Urban Area Boundary Guidance (PDF)
   • Reporting Public Road Mileage - 23 CFR 460 (HIS 2013) (PDF)
2. Travel Modeling and National Household Travel Survey
• National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) Add-on Program Data (PDF)
3. 500 Series Data Reviews

9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Networking Break

10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Session 8

1. HPMS – Moving forward to the 2013 Submittal
• Looking Ahead to 2013 and Beyond (PDF)
2. 500 Series Data Reviews

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Plenary Session

Issues and Updates

Wrap-up/Close-out Roundtable

• David Winter, Office Director
• Ralph M. Davis, Motor Fuels and Driver Licensing - Division Chief
• Dr. Tianjia Tang, Traffic Surveys and Monitoring - Division Chief
• Chris Allen, HPMS and Recovery Act - Division Chief

End of Seminar – Moderator (12:30 p.m.)

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