1. RIFDS TRAININGPresentation by LeRoy GishiChief, Division of TransportationBureau of Indian Affairs RIFDS Training

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

3. BACKGROUND RIFDS Training

4. ABOUT THE BIA-DOT • BIA-DOT’s 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. RIFDS Training

5. 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 RIFDS Training

6. RULEMAKING AND FUNDING ALLOCATIONS RIFDS Training

7. HOW FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED RIFDS Training

8. 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 RIFDS Training

9. ROAD INVENTORY RIFDS Training

10. RIFDS:AUTOMATING THE ROAD INVENTORY PROCESS RIFDS Training

11. BUILT-IN QUALITY CONTROL • Reviews and Approvals • Attachments • Validation Routines • All the Charts Are Coded in RIFDS and Are Used to Check the Data RIFDS Training

12. Field • Region • Route Submitted • BIA-DOT HOW RIFDS RELATES TO THE UPDATE RECORDS PROCESS RIFDS Training

13. 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) RIFDS Training

14. RIFDS CURRENT HELP RESOURCES • RIFDS Field and Region User Manual • Technical Notes • Coding Guide • Pop-Up Screens in RIFDS • Validation Report • Helpline RIFDS Training

15. BIA-DOT INSTRUCTOR LED TRAINING RIFDS Training

16. 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) RIFDS Training

17. GOALS OF FIELD USER TRAINING • How to Use the System • How to Prepare the Inputs • How to Respond to Issues RIFDS Training

18. TYPICAL TRAINING AGENDA FOR USERS RIFDS Training

19. TYPICAL TRAINING AGENDA FOR USERS RIFDS Training

20. 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 RIFDS Training

21. TYPICAL TRAINING AGENDA FOR MANAGERS RIFDS Training

22. 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 RIFDS Training

23. 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 RIFDS Training

24. QUESTIONS? RIFDS Training