Rural National Transit
Database (NTD)
2013 Report
Joseph Eldredge
Loucas Lamkin
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Rural National Transit Database
INTRODUCTION

Overview
• Part 1
– Rural NTD Then and Now
– Use of NTD Data in FTA Apportionment
– 2013 Reporting Requirements
– Accessing, Entering and Submitting Data
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Overview
• Part 2
– Recap of Part 1
– NTD Validation Process
– Line-by-Line form review
– Other NTD features
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Rural National Transit Database
THEN AND NOW: 2007 - 2012

Then and Now: Rural NTD Profile
State/Territory DOT
Indian Tribe/Native Village
Vehicles
2007
54
12
Subrecipients 1,331
Modal Systems (excluding IB) 1,464
2012
54
124
1,703
1,766
18,474 22,226
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Then and Now: State Profile
Avg. Number
Subrecipients
Avg. % Counties
Served
2007
26
69%
2012
30
75%
*in millions
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Then and Now: Subrecipient Profile
Avg. 5311 Expended
Avg. Local Funds Expended
Avg. Miles per Vehicle
Avg. Unlinked Passenger Trips
Avg. Cost per Mile
Avg. Cost per Trip
Avg. Fare/Trip
2007
$165,000
$224,000
23,000
89,000
$2.35
$8.49
$0.65
2012
$224,000
$196,000
25,000
82,00
$2.34
$9.32
$0.76
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Then and Now: Sources of Funding
• Approximate Operating Costs—all State subrecipients*
Source
Fare Revenues
Contract
Revenues
Local Funds
State Funds
FTA 5309
FTA 5310
FTA 5311
FTA 5317
FTA 5316
2007
(millions)
$ 76
$ 193
$ 296
$ 192
$ 7
$ 11
$ 219
$ 0.04
$ 8
2012
(millions)
$ 100
$ 250
$ 294
$ 222
$ 0.9
$ 15
$308
$ 7
$ 14
% Change
31%
29%
0.5%
16%
-89%
39%
41%
17585%
89%
*excludes agencies reporting separately 9

Then and Now: Sources of Funding
• 2007 – Approx.
$999 million in operating expenses
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Then and Now: Sources of Funding
• 2012 – Approx.
$1.27 billion in operating expenses
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Then and Now: Sources of Funding
• Approximate Capital Costs—all State subrecipients*
Source
Local Funds
2007
(millions)
$ 76
2012
(millions)
$ 24
State Funds
5309
5310
5311
5316
5320
$ 48
$ 107
$ 14
$ 86
$ 0.7
$ 0.2
$ 24
$ 57
$ 11
$ 100
$ 3
$ 6
% Change
-68%
-49%
-47%
-21%
17%
361%
2538%
*excludes agencies reporting separately
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Then and Now: Sources of Funding
• 2007 –
Approximately
$339 million in capital expenses
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Then and Now: Sources of Funding
• 2012 –
Approximately
$236 million in capital expenses
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Then and Now: FTA 5311 Apportionment
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FTA 5311 Apportionment
• MAP-21: 5311 formula apportionment now based in part on Vehicle Revenue Miles (VRM)
– Rural NTD Collects VRM
– FTA uses as apportionment factor
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Rural National Transit Database
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

NTD Reporting Requirements
• A State completes a report on behalf of all 5311 subrecipients each year.
• NTD defines 3 different types of subrecipients:
1. Public transit providers
– RU-20 form
2. Private, for-profit providers receiving 5311(f) funds
– RU-21 form
3. Public transit providers reporting to NTD directly
– Reduced RU-22 form (for rural providers)
– Reduced RU-23 form (for urban providers)
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NTD Reporting Requirements:
Public Transit Providers
• For each subrecipient not reporting separately to the NTD
– A complete report of all transit operations
– Data including
• Basic identification information
• Financial information
• Non-financial information
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NTD Reporting Requirements:
Private 5311(f) Subrecipients
• For each private recipient of 5311(f)
– A reduced report
– Data including
• Basic identification information
• Financial information: 5311(f) funds
• Description of service area (if applicable)
• VRM and UPT (if applicable)
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NTD Reporting Requirements:
Public Transit Reporting Separately
• For each subrecipient reporting to NTD directly
– A reduced report
– Data including
• Basic ID information
• *2013 UPDATE*:
Expenditures from all sources
– Not just 5311
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NTD Reporting Requirements: Deadlines
• If the State fiscal year ends between:
• State’s report is due:
Jan. 1 – June 30, 2013 •October 31, 2013
July 1 – Sept. 30, 2013 • January 31, 2014
Oct. 1 – Dec. 31, 2013 • April 30, 2014
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NTD Reporting Requirements: Fiscal Year
• First preference is use fiscal year for State
Agency
• Any subrecipient may request to report according to its own reporting period if:
• Period is for current NTD Report Year (RY)
– Data for consecutive 12 month period ending in current
RY
– Meets State program deadlines
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NTD Reporting Requirements: Fiscal Year
• Example:
– Subrecipient FY 2013 ends December 31, 2013
– State FY 2013 ends June 30, 2013
• Must collect and report on State FY, since
Rural NTD Report is due on October 31,
2013 (prior to calendar year end)
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NTD Reporting Requirements: 2010 Census
• Defines boundaries of new and expanded Urbanized
Areas (UZAs)
• Some rural reporters now make trips within new
UZAs
– Moved to urban NTD module effective 2012
– Small systems report comparable to RU-20
– Allocate UZA and Non-UZA
(rural) service data on FFA-10 form http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/UAUC_RefMap
/ua/ua92242_washington_dc--va-md/DC10UA92242_000.pdf
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Recipient NTD ID
• Automatically assigned
• Remains the same for each Report Year (RY)
• 4 digit Rural or Tribal NTD ID
– State, #R##; Tribe or Native Village, #T##
• 1st character: Region
• 2nd character: State (R) or Tribe (T)
• 3rd and 4th character: State/Tribe ID per Region
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Subrecipient NTD ID
• Unique Rural NTD ID for each subrecipient
• Automatically assigned
• Remains the same for each RY
• #R## - ### or #T# # - ###
– 1st set of characters: State or Tribe ID
– 2nd set of characters: Subrecipient ID
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Modes
Bus
(MB)
Intercity Bus
(IB)
Taxi
(DT)
Vanpool
(VP)
Commuter
Bus (CB)
Demand
Response
(DR)
Ferryboat
(FB)
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Modes: Report Year 2012
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Modes: Demand Response (DR)
• Scheduled in response to passenger calls
• Passengers with similar origins/destinations scheduled to ride the same vehicle
• Door-to-door and curb-tocurb services
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Modes: Bus (MB)
• Powered by a motor and fuel contained within vehicle
Route Type
Deviated Fixed Route Only
Fixed Route Only
Both
# of Systems
RY 2012
210
151
69
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Modes: Commuter Bus (CB)
• CB characteristics:
– At least five miles continuous closed-door service
– Typically motor coach (over-the-road bus)
– Connects outlying areas to UZA
– Publicly-operated 5311(f) service
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Modes: Demand Response Taxi (DT)
• Form of DR mode operated through taxicab providers
– Uses commercial taxi companies with nondedicated fleets for regular service
– No deadhead
– Must attempt to share rides
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Modes: Vanpool (VP)
• Commuting service operating under prearranged schedules for previously formed groups of riders
• Uses vans
• One rider serves as a driver
(shared ride)
– Use bus mode if paid driver
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Modes: Ferryboat (FB)
• Vessels carrying passengers over water
• Excludes intercity ferryboat service
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Modes: Intercity Bus (IB)
• Uses over-the-road bus
• Operates limited stops
– Between2 urbanized areas or
– Connecting rural areas to an urbanized area
• Private provider of a public service
– 49 USC 5311(f)
• Only if intercity bus needs are not met
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Modes: Intercity Bus (IB)
5311(f) Planning and Capital 5311(f) Operations
RY 2012 Vehicle Revenue Miles
39.4 million
$15. million
$3 million
2007
$31 million
$8 million
2012
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Rural NTD Online Module
ACCESSING, ENTERING AND
SUBMITTING DATA

www.NTDprogram.gov
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Manual
Rural Reporting
Templates
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Internet Reporting Login
NTD Home: Click here to login into the system
Entering you user name and password
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Internet Reporting Tips
• Username and password are case sensitive
• 10 minutes inactivity – automatic login out
– Save frequently
• After each data field or section
• Use Internet Reporting features to navigate the system
– Do not use your internet back and forward arrow
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Internet Reporting Tips: Continued
• Read all pop-up boxes
– They notify you of any errors
– Help to avoid closing without saving
• Use Internet Explorer
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Username and Password
Basics
• Contact your rural analyst to obtain your username and password
• DIR and RUR determined by RU-10
• RUR receives EDT and
VRW passwords
Access levels
• Director of the Transit Unit
– DIR #R## or DIR #T##
• Rural Contact
– RUR #R## or RUR #T##
• Editor
– EDT #R## or EDT #T##
• Viewer
– VRW #R## or VRW #T##
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 NTD ID
 Agency Name
 Report drop down
 Contact info
 Announcements
 Logout
 Navigate
Home Tab: Overview
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Annual Tab: Accessing Your Report
• At first log-in, save the RU-10 to generate all forms submitted in Report Year 2012
System
System
System
System
System
System
System
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Annual Tab: Saving Each Form
• At first log-in, save the RU-10 to generate all forms submitted in Report Year 2012
• After entering data, save form
• Scroll and Close to return to Annual Tab
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Annual Tab: Submitting
• First login for new Report Year
– Only RU-10 and RU-30 are visible
System mm/dd/yy
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Rural NTD Online Module
DATA VALIDATION

Why Validation?
• Analysis of meaningful data
– Integrity
– Usability
• Various organizations measure progress
– Transit agencies
– Journalists/bloggers
– Government agencies
• Use for apportionment
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How NTD Analysts Validate Data
• Validation Program – Microsoft Access
– Tables: currently submitted data
– Queries: checks based on standards
• Validation Results – Microsoft Word (RTF)
– Message (Why is data unusual?)
– Flagged data point
– Bounds, if applicable
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How to Respond to Validation Results
• Post-check action
– Edit mistakes (when applicable)
– Respond to validation check with descriptive explanation, in red (when applicable)
– Time sensitive
• May require several iterations
– Severity of deviation
– Completeness of explanation
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Common Data Entry Errors
• Forms not updated from previous RY
• Keystroke errors
• Misplaced financial data
– Remedy: User Manual
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Rural NTD Online Module
LINE-BY-LINE FORM REVIEW

Agency Identification Form
RU-10

Agency Identification Form: RU-10
Auto-filled from
2012 Closeout
RU-10
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RU-10: Data Fields
• Update information as needed
• 3 sections requiring basic information
– Agency Identification Information
• Name and address
• Agency acronym, URL, FTA Recipient ID (TEAM)
– Director of the Transit Unit
• Name and title
• Mailing address and email
• Phone and fax number
– Rural Contact
• Name and title
• Mailing address and email
• Phone and fax number
RU-10
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Forms
SUBRECIPIENT

Subrecipient Forms by
Agency Type
5307
Full Report or SSW to
Urban NTD
Urban ID Rural ID
5307
Full Report or SSW to
Urban NTD
RU-23
Submitted to
Rural State
5311 5311
RU-20
Public
5311(f)
Submitted to State
Contract
Revenues from Tribe
RU-22
Submitted to
Separately
Reporting Tribe or
Native Village
5311 from 2 nd State
RU-22
Submitted to
Separately Reporting
State
Private
5311(f)
RU-21
Submitted to State
Tribe/Native Village ID
5311(c)(1)
RU-20
Submitted to Tribe/NV
5311
RU-22
Submitted to
Separately Reporting
State

Separating Business Units
One Unit,
One Form
Yes
Are there separate books?
No
Yes
Is there separate branding?
No
Yes
Is there a separate maintenance facility?
No
Are the vehicles shared?
Multiple
Units
No
Yes

General Public Transit Service
RU-20

General Public Transit Service: RU-20
RU-20
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General Public Transit Service: RU-20
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Subrecipient Description: Lines 1-4
RU-20
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Subrecipient Description: Line 1
• Name and mailing address
• Report Year End Date
• Agency Type
• Counties (up to 5)
• Acronym and URL
• Indian Tribe
RU-20
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Counties
• Report total Counties based on Counties or
County equivalents
– Boroughs (Alaska)
– Parishes (Louisiana)
– Independent Cities (Virginia, Nevada, etc.)
– Census Areas (Alaska)
• Example: multi-State Counties
– Green (VA) and 5(VA) 2(WV)
RU-20
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Subrecipient Description: Lines 2-3
Line 2
• Subrecipient Contact
Information
– Name
– Phone number
Line 3
• Service Area
– County/Independent City
– Multi-county/Independent
City
– Multi-State
– Municipality
– Reservation
– Other
RU-20
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Subrecipient Description: Line 4
• Line 04: Mode
– Bus
• Deviated fixed route
• Fixed route
• Both
– Commuter Bus
– Demand Response
– Taxi
– Vanpool
– Ferryboat
– Other
RU-20
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Financial Section: Lines 5-12
RU-20
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Funds Expended: Financial Tips
• Accrual based accounting
– Report grant funds as earned
– Report expenditure when resulting in liabilities
• Total Expenses should match annual audit
– Line 5 = Line 12
• Total expenses = total revenues expended
RU-20
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Financial Section: Reporting Tips
• Report based on ALL general public transit operations with a shared ride
– Column a: Operating
– Column b: Capital
• Report Federal assistance by program
– Gray fields are auto-calculated
• Description boxes are for “other” fields
– Spell program out and then acronym
RU-20
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Expenses: Lines 5-9
• Line 5: Total Annual Expenses
– Annual operating expenses
– Annual capital costs
• General sources of revenues
– Line 6: Fares (Operating only)
– Line 7: Contract Revenues (Operating only)
– Line 8: Local Assistance
– Line 9: State Assistance
RU-20
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Line
10g
10h
10i
10j
10k
10l
11
10a
10b
10c
10d
10e
10f
Federal Assistance: Lines 10-11
Program
Number
5309
5310
5311
5311
ARRA 5311
ARRA 5311
5316
5317
5320
ARRA
Program Name
FTA Capital Program funds
FTA Special Needs of Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities funds
FTA Other than Urbanized Area (Rural) funds (State)
FTA Tribal Transit funds
ARRA Other than Urbanized Area Formula funds (State)
ARRA Tribal Transit funds
FTA Job Access and Reverse Commute Program funds (JARC)
FTA New Freedom Program funds
FTA Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands Program funds
ARRA TIGGER (Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction) (Capital Only)
Other FTA funds (describe)
Other Federal funds (describe)
Total Federal Assistance (Auto calculating lines 10a – 10l)
RU-20
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Other Funds and Total Expended: Lines 11a-12
• Line 11a: Other Funds
• Line 12: Total Annual Revenues Expended
– Auto summation
• Line 6 (Fares)
• Line 7 (Contract revenues)
• Line 8 (Local)
• Line 9 (State)
• Line11 (Total Federal Assistance)
• Line 11a (Other)
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RU-20

Asset and Resource Section: Lines 13-17
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Asset and Resource Section: Lines 13-17
RU-20
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Vehicles: Lines 13-14
• Line 13: Vehicle data
– Vehicle data is pre-filled from prior year
– Report vehicles at the end of fiscal year
– Report identical vehicles together on same line
– Report revenue service vehicles
• Exclude taxis
• Exclude maintenance vehicles
• Line 14: Total (vehicles and ADA accessible)
RU-20
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Vehicles: Columns
Column a b c d e f g h
Number of vehicles in total fleet Enter number of vehicles for this group
Vehicle type Select from drop down
Vehicle length
Seating capacity
Year of Manufacture
Largest source of funding
Enter length to the nearest whole foot
Enter max seating capacity, exclude driver
Enter year of vehicle
Select from drop down
ADA Accessibility
Ownership code
Enter number, less than or equal to column a
Select from drop down
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RU-20

Vehicles: Drop Down
Vehicle Type (column b)
Automobile (AO) Over-the-road-bus (BR)
Bus (BU)
Cutaway (CU)
School Bus (SB)
Sports Utility Vehicle (SV)
Ferry (FB)
Minivan (MV)
Van(VN)
Other (OR)
Largest Source of Funding (column f)
FTA State or Local
Other Federal Private
Owned by service provider
Ownership Code (column h)
Leased by service provider
Owned by public agency for service provider Leased by public agency for service provider
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RU-20

2012 : Vehicle Type & Year of Manufacture
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Facilities: Line 15
• Report number of general purpose maintenance facilities
– Report the number of facilities by ownership type at the end of the subrecipient’s fiscal year
– Garages and buildings where routine maintenance and minor repairs are performed
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RU-20

Other Resources: Lines 16-17
• Line 16: Number of volunteer drivers
– Vanpool drivers:
• Not volunteer drivers
• Count as regular unlinked passenger trip (UPT)
• Line 17: Number of personal vehicles in service
– Vehicles routinely used by the agency
– Do not include taxis
RU-20
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Service Data: Lines 18-19
RU-20
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Service Data through the Years
VRM to State
VRM to UZA0
VRH to State
VRH to UZA0
UPT to State
UPT to UZA0
2008
436
37.1
500
29.1
31.1
2.0
2009
498
37.4
536
29.6
31.7
2.1
2010
570
36.9
607
32.0
34.1
2.0
2011 2012
571 558
57.6
629
31.5
34.7
3.2
66.5
625
29.6
33.2
3.7
*all data in millions
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Service Data: Rows vs. Columns
Row
Line Mode
18a Bus
18b Commuter Bus
18c Demand Response
18d Ferryboat
18e Taxi
18f Vanpool
18g Other
Column d e f a c
Column
• Placed in ( ) on validation attachments
Service Data
Annual Vehicle Revenue Miles
Annual Vehicle Revenue Hours
Regular Unlinked Passenger Trips
Sponsored Unlinked Passenger Trips
Total
RU-20
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Annual Vehicle Revenue Miles & Hours
• Total amount of miles/hours all vehicles travel in revenue service
– Even if no fare charged
• Exclude
– Deadhead
– Operator training
– Vehicle maintenance testing
– School bus and charter services
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RU-20

Top 10 – RY 2012 Unlinked Passenger Trips
State Agency
MD Mayor and City Council Town of Ocean City
HI County of Maui - Dept. of Transportation
CO
IL
Town of Mountain Village
City of Macomb
CO Roaring Fork Transportation Authority
UT Park City Municipal Corporation
CO
Summit County Board of Community
Commissioners
MO OATS, Inc.
CO Roaring Fork Transportation Authority
NC AppalCart
WA Pullman Transit
Mode Route Type UPT (millions)
MB Both
MB Fixed Route
OT
(Aerial) --
MB Fixed Route
CB --
MB Fixed Route
2.85
2.51
2.17
1.97
1.93
1.92
MB
DR
MB
Fixed Route
--
Both
MB Fixed Route
MB Fixed Route
1.72
1.70
1.62
1.55
1.47
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Unlinked Passenger Trips
Column d – Regular
• Normal public transit service
• Open to general public
– Example: bus trip
• For demand response
– Eligible ADA transit trips are public by law
• Unlinked means – transfers (if any) create a new trip
• UPT = Total Boardings
• Excludes sponsored trips
RU-20
Column e – Sponsored
• Public transportation paid in whole or part directly to the transit provider by a third party
• Sponsored by an outside organization:
– Veteran Administration
– Medicaid
– Assisted Living Centers
– Head Start Programs
– Sheltered workshops
• Only applicable to demand response
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Safety Data: Lines 20-22
• Line 21: Fatalities
– Death associated with transit revenue operations
• Line 22: Injuries
– A reportable injury requires immediate medical transportation away from the scene
– Only include injuries associated with transit revenue operations
• Line 20: Incidents (at least 1 of the 3)
– Any event resulting in 1 or more fatalities
– Any event resulting in 1 or more injuries
– Any event resulting in total property damage of $25,000 or more
RU-20
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Intercity Bus
RU-21

Intercity Bus: RU–21
RU-21
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RU-21: Basics
• Treat as a subrecipient
• Identifies State 5311 funds not captured in your regular rural report
– Private, for-profit providers
RU-21
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RU-21: Form Creation
• New subrecipient for the Report Year (RY)
– System admin tab – add subrecipient
– Annual tab – add form
• Select RU-21
• Select subrecipient
• Subrecipient with an RU-20 in prior RY
– System admin tab – deactivate subrecipient
– System admin tab – activate subrecipient
– Annual tab – “add form” button
• Select RU-21
• Select subrecipient
RU-21
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Subrecipient Description: Line 1
• Name and mailing address
• Report Year End Date
• Agency Type
– Drop down
(Private for Profit)
• Counties (include up to 5)
• Acronym and URL
– N/A
• Indian Tribe
RU-21
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Subrecipient Description: Lines 2-4
• Line 2: Subrecipient Contact Information
– Name
– Phone number
• Line 3: Service Area
– Multi-county/Independent city
– Multi-State
• Line 4: Mode
– Intercity Bus
RU-21
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Financial Section: Lines 10.c.1-10.c.4
Total Sources of Funding for Public Transit
RU-21
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Row
Service Data: Line 18h
Line Mode
18h Intercity Bus
Column
• Placed in ( ) on validation attachments
Column Service Data b Intercity Bus Vehicle Revenue Miles f Intercity Bus Unlinked Passenger Trips
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RU-21

Rural Recipient Reporting Separately
RU-22

Rural Recipient Reporting Separately:
RU-22
RU-22
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RU-22: Basics
• Contact info auto-filled from the previous year
• Identifies operating expenses for agency reporting separately
RU-22
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RU-22: Guidelines
When to use
• States use for Tribes who are subrecipients of State 5311 funds, but report directly to the NTD
• For Tribes who contract their service out with a service provider who completes a full RU-20 under a different direct report in the rural NTD
• Subrecipients who receive 5311 funds from more than one State
– One State has an RU-20 and the other(s) an RU-22
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RU-22

Subrecipient Description: Line 1-2
• Name and mailing address
• Rural NTD ID
– #R##-###
• Agency Type
– Drop Down
• Counties (include up to
5)
• Acronym and URL
• N/A
RU-23
• Name of Subrecipient
Contact
• Phone Number
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2013 Update: Financial Section
• Total Revenues
Expended
– Column a: Operating
– Column b: Capital
10d
10e
10f
10l
11a
12
Line
06
08
09
10c
Program
Number
--
--
Program Name
Fare Revenues
Local Funds
--
5311
5311
ARRA 5311
ARRA 5311
--
State Funds
FTA Other than Urbanized Area Formula funds
FTA Tribal Transit funds
Other than Urbanized Area Formula funds
Tribal Transit funds
Other Federal Funds
Other Funds
Total Annual Revenues Expended
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RU-22

Urban Recipient
RU-23

Urban Recipient: RU-23
RU-23
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RU-23: Basics
• Auto-generated from the previous year
• 5311 subrecipient
RU-23
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RU-23: Guidelines
• When to use
– Subrecipients report directly to the urban NTD
• Creating the form for new subrecipients
– System admin tab – add recipient
– Annual tab – “add form” button
• Select RU-23
• Select subrecipient
RU-23
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Subrecipient Description: Line 1-2
• Name and mailing address
• Urban NTD ID (xxxx)
– Drop Down
• Agency Type
– Drop Down
• Counties (include up to
5)
• Acronym and URL
• N/A
RU-23
• Name of Subrecipient
Contact
• Phone Number
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2013 Update: Financial Section
• Total Revenues
Expended
– Column a: Operating
– Column b: Capital
10d
10e
10f
10l
11a
12
Line
06
08
09
10c
Program
Number
--
--
Program Name
Fare Revenues
Local Funds
--
5311
5311
ARRA 5311
ARRA 5311
--
State Funds
FTA Other than Urbanized Area Formula funds
FTA Tribal Transit funds
Other than Urbanized Area Formula funds
Tribal Transit funds
Other Federal Funds
Other Funds
Total Annual Revenues Expended
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RU-22

Rural Public Transit Service Summary
RU-30

Rural Public Transit Service Summary: RU-30
RU-30
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1

Service Summary: Lines a-c
RU-30
11
2

Counties: Guidelines
• “Served” if system picks up riders from place of residence in the County
• States
– Include counties served by directly-reporting Tribes in your County count
– Directly-reporting Tribes do not complete
RU-30
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Counties and Admin Costs: Lines a-c
• Line a: Number of Counties statewide,
– Report total Counties based on Counties/equivalents
– Not editable
• Line b: Number of Counties with 5311 service
– Equivalents with 5311 service
• Line c: 5311 expended on State Admin
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RU-30

Summary: RU-30
RU-30
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5

Rural NTD Online Module
OTHER NTD FEATURES

e-File Tab: Overview

e-File: Attaching
• Click under the correct section
• Make a selection from the “Type” drop down
• Select
• Click
• Select the file
– Double click or click then open
• Click
– Returns to the e-file tab after saving
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e-File: Submitting
• Must login with the
DIRxxxx username
• Click on the attached correspondence
– Below the section header
– In bright blue font
• Click in the middle of the screen

Notes Tab: Overview
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