FHWA SC Division Expense vs Savings

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Is FHWAs Oversight responsibility foggy?
Is Oversight relationship to strategic plan clear?
2
ISTEA and TEA 21

• Authorized FHWA to delegate specific project
  approval authorities to STA

• Did not alter FHWA program responsibility on all
  programs to Congress and public

3
FHWAs Strategic Plan significantly impacts what
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2000 All Employee Survey
4
Task Force Objectives

• Re-visit and re-frame national guidance on
  stewardship and oversight
• Prepare draft paper and other products

5
Task Force Recommendations

• Issue new policy
• Stronger link for stewardship in national
  strategic plan and performance plans
• Improve info systems to consolidate regs, policy,
  guidance for one stop shopping
• Update policies, training materials to include
  new policy
• Outreach

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Policy Paper Definitions
Stewardship

• Oversight
• Project Development
• Project Delivery
• Maintenance/operation

• Program Administration
• Technology deployment
• Technical assistance
• Strategic initiatives

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Policy PaperFHWA/STA Roles

• FHWA program stewardship oversight
  responsibilities - all programs
• STA can assume project approval authorities
• STA to manage delegated authority included STA
  oversight of LPA projects
• FHWA/STA joint assessment of FHWA programs,
  delegated authorities

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Implementation

• FHWA to conduct outreach to ensure understanding
  of policy
• FHWA and Unit performance plans include
  stewardship and oversight strategies
• FHWA/STA joint assessment of implementation of
  FHWA programs
• FHWA sets stewardship and oversight strategy
  based on assessment

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Implementation (contd)

• Program reviews, PR/PE and CPI initiatives
  prominent in Stewardship and oversight.
• Incorporate non-NHS projects in PR/PE, CPI and
  program reviews.
• FHWA pursue stronger connection between
  Stewardship in new FHWA Business Plan
• FHWA pursue better tools

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QUESTIONS OR

• COMMENTS