[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: 23CFR970.208]

[Page 421-422]
 
                           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. 970.208  Federal lands pavement management system (PMS).

    In addition to the requirements provided in Sec. 970.204, the PMS 
must meet the following requirements:
    (a) The NPS shall have PMS coverage of all paved park roads, 
parkways, parking areas and other associated facilities, as appropriate, 
that are funded under the FLHP.
    (b) The PMS may be utilized at various levels of technical 
complexity depending on the nature of the transportation network. These 
different levels may depend on mileage, functional

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classes, volumes, loading, usage, surface type, or other criteria the 
NPS deems appropriate.
    (c) The PMS shall be designed to fit the NPS goals, policies, 
criteria, and needs using the following components, at a minimum, as a 
basic framework for a PMS:
    (1) A database and an ongoing program for the collection and 
maintenance of the inventory, inspection, cost, and supplemental data 
needed to support the PMS. The minimum PMS database shall include:
    (i) An inventory of the physical pavement features including the 
number of lanes, length, width, surface type, functional classification, 
and shoulder information;
    (ii) A history of project dates and types of construction, 
reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance. If some of 
the inventory or historic data is difficult to establish, it may be 
collected when preservation or reconstruction work is performed;
    (iii) Condition data that includes roughness, distress, rutting, and 
surface friction (as appropriate);
    (iv) Traffic information including volumes and vehicle 
classification (as appropriate); and
    (v) Data for estimating the costs of actions.
    (2) A system for applying network level analytical procedures that 
are capable of analyzing data for all park roads, parkways and other 
appropriate associated facilities in the inventory or any subset. The 
minimum analyses shall include:
    (i) A pavement condition analysis that includes roughness, distress, 
rutting, and surface friction (as appropriate);
    (ii) A pavement performance analysis that includes present and 
predicted performance and an estimate of the remaining service life 
(performance and remaining service life to be developed with time); and
    (iii) An investment analysis that:
    (A) Identifies alternative strategies to improve pavement 
conditions;
    (B) Estimates costs of any pavement improvement strategy;
    (C) Determines maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation strategies 
for pavements using life-cycle cost analysis or a comparable procedure;
    (D) Provides for short and long term budget forecasting; and
    (E) Recommends optimal allocation of limited funds by developing a 
prioritized list of candidate projects over a predefined planning 
horizon (both short and long term).
    (d) For any park roads, parkways and other appropriate associated 
facilities in the inventory or subset thereof, PMS reporting 
requirements shall include, but are not limited to, percentage of roads 
in good, fair, and poor condition.

[69 FR 9473, Feb. 27, 2004; 69 FR 16793, Mar. 31, 2004]