Updates on Asset Management and the National Transit Database

June 2018

Transit Asset Management• First compliant plans – Oct 1, 2018

• Group Plan Sponsor Workbook

• Plan development eligible activity (5307, 5310, 5311, and

5337)

• Oversight comprehensive reviews of TAM rule

compliance begins FY19

• Mandatory NTD reporting of inventory, performance and

targets RY18 (Oct 2018) *25% of total facilities, condition assessments reported

• Must share first compliant TAM plan with MPO/State

planning partners

2www.transit.dot.gov/TAM

TAM Deliverables Timeline

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TAM Reporting Requirements

Process

1. Compliant TAM Plan Group

Individual Tier I

Individual Tier II

2. Recordkeeping & Coordination with Planning

3. Certification

Reports Submitted to the NTD

1. Data Report Performance Targets

Performance Status

Condition

Inventory

2. Narrative report

FTA DOES NOT

COLLECT

INFOMRATION IS SUBMITTED

TO THE NTD (Only Reporting

Requirement of TAM)

Asset Inventory ModuleFigure 1. Report Types and Asset Forms

Performance Measure Targets

(Schedule A-90)

• Performance targets set for

next fiscal year.

• Targets, Performance, and

Difference column fields

auto-populate for current

reporting year:

(Schedules A-15, A-30, &

A-35)

Facility Inventory

Facility Condition

Facility performance targets should be based on the percent

of facilities that are rated below 3 on the condition scale.

Vehicle Inventories

• RevenueVehicle Inventory (A-30)

• ServiceVehicle Inventory (A-35)

• Performance Measure Targets (A-90) are

based on expectations of the asset in meeting

or exceeding their Useful Life Benchmark.

Narrative Report

• Outlines performance targets and progress

towards those targets.

• Includes changes in transit system conditions

that affect progress towards targets.

• No prescribed format.