IRP, Inc. Update
IFTA Managers and Law
Enforcement Workshop
September 22 – 24, 2010 – Chandler, AZ
Mary Pat Paris, CEO IRP, Inc.
Tim Adams, Director MCS IRP, Inc.
What is IRP?
International Registration Plan (IRP) is a
registration reciprocity agreement
between:
– 48 contiguous United States
– District of Columbia
– 10 provinces in Canada
Nine Original Signature IRP
Jurisdictions – Joined Sept. 13, 1973
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Participating U.S.
and Canadian
Jurisdictions
BC
NF
AB
QC
MB
SK
NS
NB
ON
ME
WA
MT
NH
OR
ID
WY
NY
SD
MI
NE
IA
IL
IN
UT
CO
CA
AZ
VT
MN
ND
WI
NV
PEI
KS
OK
NM
PA
OH
WV
KY
MO
AR
VA
SC
GA
MS AL
TX
CT
NJ
NC
TN
MA
RI
LA
FL
DE
DC
MD
Before IRP
• Carriers – multiple registrations & plates
• No sharing of revenue from fees
• No reciprocity for intra-jurisdictional
operations
• Lack of uniformity reciprocity
Sample Bingo Stamp Plate
What is IRP?
…and how does it work?
Fundamental Principles
• Freedom of Vehicle Movement
• Economic and Social Growth
• Cooperation Among Member
Jurisdictions
Reciprocity Agreement
• Fees Calculated in Base
Jurisdiction
• One License Plate
• One Cab Card
Member Jurisdiction Responsibilities
Three general categories of
responsibility:
• Administrative
• Audit
• Enforcement
Member Jurisdiction Responsibilities
Administrative
1. Provide base license plate
2. Single registration cab card
3. Inter- and intra-state operations
4. Maintain uniformity
Member Jurisdiction Responsibilities
Administrative
5. Calculate and collect all IRP fees for
base-jurisdiction carriers
6. Disburse fees within 30-days
7. Notify the IRP Repository of changes
8. Assist other member jurisdictions
Member Jurisdiction Responsibilities
Audit
1. Provide audit findings to the registrant
and member jurisdictions
2. Adhere to the Audit Procedures Manual
3. Audit 3% of annually renewed fleets
Member Jurisdiction Responsibilities
Enforcement
1. Grace period for new member
jurisdictions
2. Notify law enforcement of policies and
changes
3. Allow inter- or intra- state operation for
properly registered vehicles
Member Jurisdiction Responsibilities
Enforcement
4. List of restricted plates to Repository
5. Advise member jurisdictions and
enforcement personnel of extensions
of renewal periods
Credentials
• Cab Card
• License Plate
Credentials
The Plate shall be identified by having the
word “Apportioned”, “APP,” or “PRP” and
the name of the Base Jurisdiction
CREDENTIALS FOR APPORTIONED REGISTATION
Credentials
Temporary Evidence of Apportion Registration
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Recognized by other member jurisdictions
Specify effective and expiration dates
Indicate vehicle weight
May be issued by electronic means if
verifiable by law enforcement
IRP Delivers
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Uniformity
Revenue sharing based on operations
Increased revenue for jurisdictions
Efficiencies in motor carrier operations
and use of the highway systems
• Reduced cost and streamlined
processes for motor carriers
• Inter & Intra-jurisdictional registration
IRP Revenue Impacts Transportation
• IRP Revenue – Important to
jurisdictional transportation and highway
safety programs
What is IRP, Inc.?
IRP, Inc. is the repository of the International
Registration Plan
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Provide education and information
Ensure compliance
Board of Directors, Committees, Staff
Operates Clearinghouse
Affiliate of the American Association of Motor
Vehicle Administrators
– Clearinghouse
Who’s
Participating?
(As of September 2010)
AB
BC
NF
Nov ‘09
SK
QC
MB
ME
WA
MT
ID
NV
WY
CO
AZ
ND
MN
NM
WI
SD
NE
UT
CA
*SC 9/15/10
MI 10/15/10
OK 2011
NS
NB
ON
OR
PEI
KS
OK*
IA
IL
NY
MI*
IN
OH
PA
WV
KY
MO
TN
AR
VA
NC
SC*
GA
MS AL
TX
VT
NH
LA
FL
MA
RI
CT
DE
MD
DC
NJ
EFT Totals by Year
2009
8/10
$600,000,000
$468,000,000
$478,000,000
$500,000,000
Amount
$400,000,000
$300,000,000
2001
$4,600,000
$200,000,000
$100,000,000
$0
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
IRP Activities
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Strategic Plan Update
Meetings
Webinars and Videos
Compliance/Audit Working Group
Full Reciprocity Working Group
Clearinghouse Modernization
International Committee
Strategic Plan Update
1. Enhance the website
2. Grow the use and functionality of the
Clearinghouse
3. Valuable training in a variety of formats
4. Partner with related organizations
5. Communicate our message
6. Improve the Plan and reduce burden
on jurisdictions and industry
Meetings
2010 Annual Meeting St. Louis
– Attendees
– Committee Meetings
– Funded Jurisdiction Attendee
– Anne Ferro – Keynote Speaker
Meetings
IFTA/IRP Audit Workshop
February 5 – 8, 2011 Orlando
– Registration Fees Same as 2010
– Audit Committees Meet
– Online Registration Open
Meetings
2010 Annual Meeting Pittsburgh
– Committee Meetings
– Fund Jurisdiction Attendee
Webinars & Training Video
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IRP 101
Fees & Distance
Basing & Residency
HVUT
Audit Opening Conference and
Pre-Audit Planning
• Clearinghouse Modernization
• IRP Record Keeping Video
IRP Webinars
IRP Record Keeping Video
Compliance/Audit
• Study – How to Increase Compliance
• 3% Rule
• Audit Procedures Manual
Full Reciprocity
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Estimated Distance
Full Operation Concept
All Jurisdictions on Cab Card
First year based on jurisdiction’s
distance chart
• Subsequent Years Actual Operations
• Studying Financial Impact on
Jurisdictions
Clearinghouse Modernization
54 jurisdictions participating
– 3 more jurisdictions working to come
on in the coming months by the end
of 2010
• Modernization to .NET
• Work progressing on schedule
International Committee
• Creation of a directory of jurisdictional
contacts for cross border operations
• Identify and work on rental vehicle issues and
provide proposed changes to Plan language
• Provide forum for continued dialogue on
Mexican border issues
US/Mexico International Border
Do you know …?
Crossing the Border Does Not Need to
be Scary
The Issues
• Confusion for commercial carriers
crossing the US-Canada border
• Lack of clear and accessible information
• Requirements difficult to
find/understand
• Websites have many layers
• Not easy to determine agencies
involved
Other Motor Carrier Services Programs
• Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT)
• Unified Carrier Registration (UCR)
• Performance Registration Information
Systems Management (PRISM)
• Commercial Vehicle Information
Systems and Networks (CVISN)
• Credentials Data and Enforcement
Access (CDEA)
• CMV Highway Safety Award
PRISM
• Bring all states to full implementation of
PRISM
• Promote use of the PRISM target file by
all law enforcement
• Reach out to non-commercial law
enforcement to check target file through
NLETS
PRISM
CMV Highway Safety Award
• IRP, Inc., AAMVA and FMCSA
• Recognize significant contributions to
improving highway safety involving
commercial vehicles and their drivers
CMV Highway Safety Award
Nominees
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State Agency
CDL Tester
Law Enforcement Officer
MVA Personnel
CMV Highway Safety Award
Areas Encouraged for Nomination
• Data Collection for Monitoring
– Unqualified Drivers
– Unsafe Equipment
– Unsafe Carriers
CMV Highway Safety Award
Capt. Darrin T. Grondel, WA State Patrol
Washington State Patrol
• TACT – Ticketing Aggressive Cars &
Trucks
• Operation Safe Driver
• Operation Open Scale
Washington State Patrol
• 8% Reduction in CMV-Caused Collisions
• 50% Reduction in Fatalities from CMVInvolved Collisions
• CMV Safety Belt Use 83% -- Up from
67% in 2008
Safety Belt Partnership
Upcoming Events
• IRP Board of Directors Meeting
– Oct. 2010 – Grapevine, TX
• IRP Board of Directors Meeting
– Jan. 2011 – Mobile, AL
• IFTA/IRP Audit Workshop
– Feb. 2011 – Orlando, FL
• IRP, Inc. Annual Meeting
– May 2011 – Pittsburgh, PA
IRP, Inc. Contact Information
Mary Pat Paris
President/CEO
mparis@irpinc.org
Tim Adams
Director, Motor Carrier Services
tadams@irpinc.org