[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR970.204]

[Page 421]
 
                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 970_NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart B_National Park Service Management Systems
 
Sec. 970.204  Management systems requirements.

    (a) The NPS shall develop, establish and implement the management 
systems as described in this subpart. The NPS may tailor all management 
systems to meet the NPS goals, policies, and needs using professional 
engineering and planning judgment to determine the required nature and 
extent of systems coverage consistent with the intent and requirements 
of this rule. The management systems also shall be developed so they 
assist in meeting the goals and measures that were jointly developed by 
the FHWA and the NPS in response to the Government Performance and 
Results Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-62, 107 Stat. 285).
    (b) The NPS and the FHWA shall develop an implementation plan for 
each of the management systems. These plans will include, but are not 
limited to, the following: Overall goals and policies concerning the 
management systems, each agency's responsibilities for developing and 
implementing the management systems, implementation schedule, data 
sources, and cost estimate. The FHWA will provide the NPS ongoing 
technical engineering support for the development, implementation, and 
maintenance of the management systems.
    (c) The NPS shall develop and implement procedures for the 
development, establishment, implementation and operation of management 
systems. The procedures shall include:
    (1) A process for ensuring the outputs of the management systems are 
considered in the development of NPS transportation plans and PRPTIPs 
and in making project selection decisions under 23 U.S.C. 204;
    (2) A process for the analysis and coordination of all management 
system outputs to systematically operate, maintain, and upgrade existing 
transportation assets cost-effectively;
    (3) A description of each management system;
    (4) A process to operate and maintain the management systems and 
their associated databases; and
    (5) A process for data collection, processing, analysis and updating 
for each management system.
    (d) All management systems will use databases with a geographical 
reference system that can be used to geolocate all database information.
    (e) Existing data sources may be used by the NPS to the maximum 
extent possible to meet the management system requirements.
    (f) The NPS shall develop an appropriate means to evaluate the 
effectiveness of the management systems in enhancing transportation 
investment decision-making and improving the overall efficiency of the 
affected transportation systems and facilities. This evaluation is to be 
conducted periodically, preferably as part of the NPS planning process.
    (g) The management systems shall be operated so investment decisions 
based on management system outputs can be considered at the national, 
regional, and park levels.