[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: 23CFR971.208]

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                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 971_FOREST SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart B_Forest Highway Program Management Systems
 
Sec. 971.208  Federal lands pavement management system (PMS).

    In addition to the requirements provided in Sec. 971.204, the PMS 
must meet the following requirements:
    (a) The tri-party partnership shall have PMS coverage of all FHs and 
other associated facilities, as appropriate, funded under the FLHP.
    (b) The PMS may be based on the concepts described in the AASHTO's 
``Pavement Management Guide.'' \1\
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    \1\ ``Pavement Management Guide,'' AASHTO, 2001, is available for 
inspection as prescribed at 49 CFR part 7. It is also available from the 
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials 
(AASHTO), Publication Order Dept., P.O. Box 96716, Washington, DC 20090-
6716 or online at http://www.transportation.org/publications/
bookstore.nsf.
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    (c) 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 classes, volumes, 
loading, usage, surface type, or other criteria the tri-party 
partnership deems appropriate.
    (d) The PMS shall be designed to fit the FH program 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) A condition survey that includes ride, 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 FHs and other appropriate 
associated facilities in the inventory or any subset. The minimum 
analyses shall include:

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    (i) A pavement condition analysis that includes ride, 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 may 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).
    (e) For any FHs 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.