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Notices and Offers by Electronic Methods: Process Streamlining

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

• Introduction
• Key Findings
• Recommendations
• Summary/Conclusion

Final Report

• Introduction/Background
• Review of Research
  • Literature and Web Research
  • Industry Working Group
    • Interviews with State DOT Personnel
      • Summary/Analysis of Information Collected During State DOT Interviews
    • Interviews with Vendors
      • Summary/Analysis of Information Collected During Vendor Interviews
    • The Working Group
• Costs to Develop, Deploy, Use and Support Electronic Delivery or Signature Methods
• Presenting Written Offers to Acquire to Property Owners
• Techniques Involving Use of Electronic Methods as an Aid to Acquiring ROW
• Proposed Model of Utilizing Electronic Delivery/Signature Verification Techniques
• Key Findings
• Recommendations
• Summary
• Exhibit A – State DOT Interview Questionnaire
  • Notices and Offers by Electronic Methods: Process Streamlining
• Exhibit B – Vendor Interview Questionnaire
  • Notices and Offers by Electronic Methods: Process Streamlining
• Exhibit C – Silanis Consent Page Sample
• Exhibit D – Adobe Consent Page Sample
• Exhibit E – Benefits of Using Electronic Methods Compared to Use of Personal Delivery or Certified Mail Only

Literature and Web Research

• Preliminary Outline
• Introduction – Overview of Research Study
• Background
• Legislation to Standardize Electronic Transactions and Signature Verification
  1. Uniform Electronic Transaction Act (UETA
  2. Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN)
• Electronic Signatures
  1. Validity and types of electronic signatures and digital signatures
  2. Security considerations
  3. Examples of e-signatures
  4. Documents that still require a paper signature
• Electronic Signature Services
  1. Cloud-based services
  2. Existing service providers
• Electronic Signature Studies and Use of Electronic/Digital Signatures by State DOTs
  1. Electronic Signature Pilot Project by Volpe National Transportation Center
  2. Digital Signatures at the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
  3. Digitally Encrypted Electronic Signatures – Michigan Department of Transportation
• Barriers to the Use of Electronic Confirmation and Verification during the ROW Process
• Summary and Recommendations
• Bibliography
• Glossary
• State Laws