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Current Issues in Motor-Fuel

Current Issues in Motor-Fuel. Barna Juhasz Director, Office of Highway Policy Information February 19, 2003. Why are we here?. Ensure that each State receives its share of Highway Trust Fund consistent with Title 23 U.S.C.

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Current Issues in Motor-Fuel

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  1. Current Issues in Motor-Fuel Barna Juhasz Director, Office of Highway Policy Information February 19, 2003

  2. Why are we here? Ensure that each State receives its share of Highway Trust Fund consistent with Title 23 U.S.C. Ensure that each State is providing reliable, accurate motor-fuel data Recognize efforts to date to ensure quality motor-fuel data Get your input as to how we continue to make process improvements

  3. Getting Acquainted

  4. Motor Fuel Related Statistics • 47 • 27 • 5 • 1 • 0

  5. Motor Fuel Related Statistics • 47 States Using “Smart” Tool • 27 Motor Fuel Reviews Initiated • 5 States with Gasohol Issues • 1 Error • 0 Still the Expectation

  6. Key Areas • Discuss data quality concepts • TEA-21 Effects • Overview of the process as it existed in 1999 & as it exists today • Recognize FHWA Motor-Fuel Reassessment • GAO review of the motor-fuel attribution process and their recommendations

  7. “Plain English on Data Quality: Seven Deadly Misconceptions” • Properties of Quality Information • “….quality in all characteristics …. completeness, accuracy, timeliness, clarity of presentation…” • “…. must consistently meet knowledge worker and end-customer expectations….”

  8. “Plain English on Data Quality: Seven Deadly Misconceptions” • “….process of information quality improvement is one of continuous improvement of any and all processes to eliminate the causes of all defective data…”

  9. Office of Highway Policy Information (OHPI) Interpretation • Quality Information Requires Quality in Each Step of the Information Process • From definition of data to be collected • Through collection, reporting, processing • Through assessment and analysis • Through presentation and dissemination

  10. TEA-21

  11. FHWA Division Excel Spreadsheets Motor Fuel System Flow Chart(pre-2002) Revenue Departments State DOT Reviews 551M/556 Hard Copy 551M/556 FHWA HQ Apportionment Factors Revisions Including Model Data Apportionment Funds Highway Statistics Table Generation

  12. FHWA Motor-Fuel Reassessment • Purpose • Identify any changes needed to assure fair & equitable treatment of all States • Established outside working group • State DOT’s, DOR’s, FHWA DO’s • Identified weaknesses • Methodology • Processing

  13. FHWA Reassessment Findings

  14. FHWA Division State Agencies Website Motor Fuel “Smart System” Flow Chart Reviews 551M/556 State DOT Revisions Revenue Departments Submit 551M/556 FHWA HQ Apportionment Factors Highway Statistics Table Generation

  15. OHIP Quality Initiatives • Involve State as partners • Use State data to the maximum extent possible • 100% electronic data submission • Develop “smart” system including “smart” data submittal tool

  16. GAO Review

  17. GAO #1: Ensure independent verification of State data

  18. GAO #2: Fully document attribution methodology • Multi-level documentation strategy • August 1998 – “TEA-21 and Estimates of Highway Trust Fund Receipts Attributable to States” • December 2000 – “Your State’s Share: Attributing Federal Highway Revenues to Each State” • Spring 2001 – Draft “Abbreviated System Documentation” • September 2001 – “FHWA Form 551-M Input Tool User’s Guide” • July 2002 – “Attribution and Apportionment of Federal Highway Tax Revenues”

  19. OHIP Quality Initiatives • Have adopted this concept for all our data series • Moving forward in all data series • Addressing each in turn as resources permit

  20. Workshop Charge • Need your input to improve existing process • Need to learn from you • Jointly improve the process

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