RIFDS TRAINING Presentation by LeRoy Gishi Chief, Division of Transportation Bureau of Indian Affair

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RIFDS TRAININGPresentation by LeRoy
GishiChief, Division of TransportationBureau
of Indian Affairs

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AGENDA

• Background
• Rulemaking and Funding Allocations
• Road Inventory
• RIFDS Automating the Road Inventory System
• BIA-DOT Instructor Led Training
• Questions

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BACKGROUND
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ABOUT THE BIA-DOT

• BIA-DOTs mission is to provide consistent,
  accurate, and verifiable service to regional and
  field users.
• BIA-DOT is responsible for 59,000 miles of roads
  and about 1600 bridges.
• BIA-DOT currently manages IRR programs through a
  combination of software tools and manual
  processes.

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ABOUT RIFDS

• RIFDS Road Inventory Field Database System
• Manages the Road Inventory Data Needed for the
  Distribution of Transportation Funds to All
  Tribes
• Developed According to Regulations in 25 CFR Part
  170, Finalized in Aug. 2004 and implemented in
  Nov. 2004
• An Automated Version of the Road Inventory Data
  Management

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RULEMAKING AND FUNDING ALLOCATIONS
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HOW FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED
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FUND ALLOCATION

• IRRHPP Indian Reservation Roads Highway
  Priority Projects
• IRRBP Indian Reservation Roads Bridge Program
• PAF Population Adjustment Factor
• RNDF Relative Need Distribution Factor
• TTP Tribal Transportation Planning

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ROAD INVENTORY
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RIFDSAUTOMATING THE ROAD INVENTORY PROCESS
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BUILT-IN QUALITY CONTROL

• Reviews and Approvals
• Attachments
• Validation Routines
• All the Charts Are Coded in RIFDS and Are Used to
  Check the Data

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HOW RIFDS RELATES TO THE UPDATE RECORDS PROCESS
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BIGGER PICTURE - ITIMS

• RIFDS Is the First Module of an Entire Suite of
  Management Tools
• Other Modules
• Distribution Management (DMM)
• Control Schedule/TIP (CS/TIPS)
• Bridge Management System (BMS)

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RIFDS CURRENT HELP RESOURCES

• RIFDS Field and Region User Manual
• Technical Notes
• Coding Guide
• Pop-Up Screens in RIFDS
• Validation Report
• Helpline

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BIA-DOT INSTRUCTOR LED TRAINING
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HOW TRAINING WILL BE DONE

• Classroom Setting
• Portable Servers Allow Inventory Training Based
  on a Consistent Curriculum
• Workbooks
• Instructor led Training (BIA, eventually with
  TTAPs)

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GOALS OF FIELD USER TRAINING

• How to Use the System
• How to Prepare the Inputs
• How to Respond to Issues

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TYPICAL TRAINING AGENDA FOR USERS
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TYPICAL TRAINING AGENDA FOR USERS
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GOALS OF MANAGER TRAINING

• Why the System Exists
• How the System Functions in Different Parts of
  the Year
• How RNDF are used
• Auxiliary RIFDS Functions
• RIFDS Reports
• How RIFDS Fits to the Larger ITIMS System

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TYPICAL TRAINING AGENDA FOR MANAGERS
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TRAINING BY THE TRIBE

• In Addition to the Executive Training
• When You Can Do It Yourself
• What Kind of Documentation and Resolutions are
  Needed from Tribes
• How This is Related to Self Governance
• What Are Inherently Federal Functions

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TO SCHEDULE TRAINING

• Several Weeks Notice Must be Given
• Arrangements for Room and Board, etc.
• Classroom with Computer Terminal for Each
  Participant with RIFDS Training Database Loaded
• Limited by the Room, but No More Than 20
  Participants Per Instructor

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QUESTIONS?