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Slide 4 of 14: Definitions

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Clearinghouse: collects and gives out information about a specific thing or topic area; a portal

Depository: stores and disseminates information and data; interchanged with repository when discussing digital or a large amount of information

Archive:...

Slide 3 of 14: MAP-21 Mandate for NTL (49 USC 6304)

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‘‘(a) PURPOSE AND ESTABLISHMENT.—To support the information management and decisionmaking needs of transportation officials at the Federal, State, and local levels, there is established in the Bureau a National Transportation Library which shall—...

Slide 6 of 6: Unknowns and Concerns

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Budget for pretest and full study FY2015 requests Other agency funding contribution Reauthorization When? BTS Mandatory reporting restored OMB Approval Quality and legal concerns with...

Slide 4 of 6: Phase 1: ORNL Planning Task

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Support Federal VIUS Working Group

Conduct outreach, education and communications

Input gathering and listening sessions

Educational materials

Review and analyze surveys and studies...

Slide 3 of 6: Efforts to Re-establish VIUS

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2009 ORNL Study

NCFRP Report 29: Making Trucks Count

BTS internal research

Review of CVUS model

Federal Working Group (FHWA (lead), NHTSA, FMCSA, BTS, DOE, EPA, USDA)...

Slide 2 of 6: Quick Overview

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Captured physical and operating characteristics of the nation’s truck population

Conducted by the Census Bureau every 5 years from 1967 – 2002

Mail-out, mail-back survey

Sample Frame = Polk file (state...