The Identification form (B-10) collects basic organizational and transit service information about transit agencies filing National Transit Database (NTD) reports. Internet Reporting uses this information to generate the appropriate forms for the reporter, based on the number of vehicles operated by mode and type of service (TOS), capital improvements for modes of service not yet in operation, contractual agreements with transit agencies filing their own NTD reports, a Small Systems Waiver request and the size of the urbanized area (UZA).

This form is required for all transit agencies.

The Contacts form (B-20) identifies key personnel at the transit agency responsible for NTD reporting. The form collects information on how to reach the chief executive officer (CEO), and NTD, safety and security contacts. Transit agencies may also identify additional personnel to receive NTD communications, if desired, by contacting their validation analyst.

This form is required for all transit agencies.

The Contractual Relationship form (B-30) identifies the buyers and sellers of purchased transportation (PT) services and provides key financial and operating data for the purchased service.

This form is required for all transit agencies with contractual relationships (buying or selling) for purchased transportation (PT) services except those filing a Small Systems Waiver.

The B-60 form identifies public funding received by the transit agency. The form summarizes funding by Federal, State, local government and other sources used for operating or capital projects.

This form is required for all transit agencies who receive funds from other public entities to support transit service.

The B-70 form identifies public funding provided by the transit agency to other public transit operators. The form summarizes  funding by Federal, State, local government and other sources used for operating or capital projects.

This form is required for all transit agencies who provide funds to other public entities to support transit service.

Sources of Funds — Funds Expended and Funds Earned form (F-10)

The Sources of Funds - Funds Expended and Funds Earned form (F-10) collects data on the transit agency's sources of funds for transit operations and capital by funding category. The funding categories cover sources generated by the transit agency and from Federal, state and local governments. For each category of funds, the form collects the following data by original revenue source:

This form is required for all transit agencies except those filing a Small Systems Waiver.

The Uses of Capital form (F-20) identifies the funds expended for capital projects by type of project, and by project need as either an improvement for existing transit services or for expansion of transit services. The required data for uses of capital funds are reported on one form by mode and type of service (TOS).

This form is required for all transit agencies except those filing a Small Systems Waiver.

The Operating Expenses form (F-30) identifies total operating expenses by object class and function. The required data use standard expense object classes (line items) detailed by function (activity performed), as specified in the Uniform System of Accounts (USOA).

Transit agencies complete, by mode, separate forms for directly operated (DO) and purchased transportation (PT) services.

This form is required for all transit agencies except those filing a Small System Waiver.

The Operating Expenses Summary form (F-40) is a system wide summary of the operating expenses reported, by mode and type of service (TOS), on the Operating Expenses form (F-30). The operating expenses are summarized by function and expense object class. The summarized data also includes reconciling items to handle items where accounting practices vary due to local ordinances and conditions such as depreciation, interest payments and leases.

This form is required for all transit agencies except those filing a Small Systems Waiver.

The Operators' Wages form (F-50) provides a detailed breakdown of hours worked and wages paid to employees functioning as operators. Required data are categorized by time classifications for operating and non-operating paid work time. The total expenditures on this form equal expense object class 501.01 operators' salaries and wages on the Operating Expenses form (F-30).

This form is required for all transit agencies with 150 or more vehicles operated in annual maximum service (VOMS) in a directly operated (DO) mode except demand response (DR) and vanpool (VP) modes.

Transit agencies filing their first National Transit Database (NTD) report and those filing a Small Systems Waiver are not required to complete this form.

The purpose of the F-60 form to consolidate and simplify bond and loan reporting. Bonds and loans will now be reported include consolidated reporting of financial assets, along with financial liabilities, according to categories already established in the Uniform System of Accounts (USOA), since the reporting of liabilities without the concurrent reporting of asset does not present a full picture of the financial capacity of the transit system.

This form is not required for transit agencies operating as a unit of city or local government, and which do not have their own financial assets and liabilities.

The Stations and Maintenance Facilities form (A-10) reports passenger stations and maintenance facilities.

This form is required for all transit agencies except those filing a Small Systems Waiver. Transit agencies complete separate forms for directly operated (DO) and for purchased transportation (PT) services by mode.

The Transit Way Mileage form (A-20) collects mileage data on all fixed route and fixed schedule modes.

This form is required for all transit agencies operating on fixed guideway (FG). Transit agencies complete separate forms for directly operated (DO) and for purchased transportation (PT) services by mode. The form is not applicable to ferryboat (FB), demand response (DR), jitney (JT), publico (PB), and vanpool (VP) modes.

The Revenue Vehicle Inventory form (A-30) reports the revenue vehicle inventory at the end of the fiscal year and identifies the characteristics of the vehicles in the fleet.

This form is required for all transit agencies. Transit agencies complete separate forms for directly operated (DO) and for purchased transportation (PT) services by mode.

The Service form (S-10) provides data on the transit service supplied by the transit agency and the transit service consumed by passengers.

This form is required for all transit agencies except those filing a Small Systems Waiver. Transit agencies complete separate forms for directly operated (DO) and for purchased transportation (PT) services by mode.

Fixed Guideway Segment Worksheet (S-20)

The Fixed Guideway Segments form (S-20) details segments of fixed guideway (FG) facilities in order to determine directional route miles (DRM) for service operated and for eligibility in FTA Federal funding programs.

Internet Reporting generates the data requirements for this form based on the mode of service operated. The data requirements vary by three modal groupings:

• Bus (MB) mode
• Trolleybus (TB) mode
• All other fixed guideway (FG) modes.

This form is required for all transit agencies that operate service on fixed guideway (FG) facilities. Transit agencies complete separate forms for directly operated (DO) and purchased transportation (PT) services by mode.

Employees form (R-10)

The Employees form (R-10) reports data on the number of transit agency employees (person count) and their total work hours. Data are reported by mode for directly operated (DO) service only. The employee data are reported for operating labor (which is reported on the Operating Expenses form (F-30) by function) and for total capital labor.

This form is required for directly operated (DO) service only. One form is completed for each directly operated (DO) mode.

The Maintenance Performance form (R-20) reports data on revenue vehicle system failures and hours spent on inspection and maintenance by the transit agency’s service personnel. Data are reported on one form for all modes and types of service.

One form is completed for all modes.

The Energy Consumption form (R-30) reports revenue vehicle fuel consumption. There are two forms tailored to report fuel consumption for rail and non-rail modes. Data are reported by modes and type of service.

This form is required for all modes and types of service. Complete one form for rail modes and one form for non-rail modes.

The Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10) summarizes data used in apportioning funds for the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Urbanized Area Formula Program (Section 5307) and the Capital Program for Fixed Guideway Modernization (Section 5309).

This form is required from transit agencies in or serving urbanized areas (UZAs) with 200,000 or more population using 2000 US Bureau of the Census information. Transit agencies complete separate forms for directly operated (DO) and for purchased transportation (PT) services by mode.

The CEO Certification form (D-10) is an NTD form, approved by the transit agency's chief executive officer (CEO) that endorses and attests to the accuracy of the data submitted in the NTD Annual report.

This form is required for all transit agencies except those filing a Small Systems Waiver.

The W-30 form collects financial data on your transit agency's total modal expense, uses of capital, sources of funds for transit operations and capital by funding category. The service portion collects data on the transit service supplied by the transit agency and the transit service consumed by passengers on the system by mode and type of service.

The Mode Service Operated form (MR-10) collects the number of vehicles operated in maximum service (VOMS) by the transit agency. Internet Reporting uses this information to generate the appropriate ridership activity forms for the transit agency. This form is completed once at the beginning of the calendar year.

This form is required annually for all transit agencies except those filing a Small Systems Waiver.

The Ridership Activity form (MR-20) collects monthly information regarding transit service provided by the transit agency. These data provide FTA with monthly trends in passenger usage and service levels.

This form is required for all transit agencies.

The Safety and Security Setup form (S&S-10) is used to identify the modes and types of service operated by the transit agency. Internet Reporting uses this information to generate the appropriate safety and security forms for the system. This form is completed annually at the beginning of the calendar year.

This form is required for all transit agencies.

Safety and Security CEO Certification form (S&S-20)

The Safety and Security CEO Certification form (S&S-20) is a letter, approved by the transit agency’s chief executive officer (CEO) that certifies and attests to safety and security (if applicable) data submitted in the previous year’s reports.

This form is required for all transit agencies except those filing a Small Systems Waiver.

Security Configuration form (S&S-30)

The Security Configuration form (S&S-30) is used to collect information on the number and type of police and/or security personnel used to provide security at a transit agency. This form is completed annually at the beginning of the calendar year.

This form is required for all transit agencies.

Reportable Incident Reporting form (S&S-40)

The Reportable Incident Reporting form (S&S-40) is designed to capture detailed information on the most severe safety and security incidents occurring in the transit environment. Detailed data, available from sources such as accident, incident, or police reports, are used to complete the Reportable Incident Reporting form (S&S-40). One form is completed for each major incident that occurs at an agency. The information required on the form is intended to be of a level that can be collected at or near the time of the incident occurrence.

This form is required for all transit agencies except those filing a Small Systems Waiver.

The Summary Security Reporting form (S&S-50) is designed to collect information on less severe safety and security-related incidents than are gathered on the Reportable Incident Reporting form (S&S-40). One form is completed per reporting period — that is, per month or quarter, depending on agency fleet size (discussed in future sections). The Summary Security Reporting form (S&S-50) summarizes the number of safety incidents that have occurred (such as collisions, fires, and derailments) and the number of security incidents that have occurred in a fixed number of categories.

Safety elements: This form is required for all transit agencies except commuter rail (CR) and those agencies filing a Small Systems Waiver.

Security elements: This form is required for all transit agencies except those filing a Small Systems Waiver.

Agency Identification form (RU-10)

The Agency Identification form (RU-10) collects contact information for the reporting State agencies and Directly Reporting Tribes. The form includes agency identification, transit unit director, and rural contact information.

Typically, the State agency or Directly Reporting Tribe administering the Other than Urbanized Area Formula funds (Section 5311 and Section 5311 (c)) will be responsible for the data collection and compilation from each rural provider in the State or Tribe serving the general public

Rural General Public Transit Service form (RU-20)

The Rural General Public Transit Service form (RU-20) collects key financial and non-financial operating information for each rural general public transit provider. A separate form is completed for each rural provider of general public transit service within the State or Tribe.

Typically, the State agency administering the Other than Urbanized Area Formula funds (Section 5311) will be responsible for the data collection and compilation from each rural provider in the State serving the general public.  The State completes an RU-20 form for all 5311 subrecipients receiving a Reporting Waiver in the current urban NTD.

If you are an Indian Tribe as a direct recipient, complete one RU-20 form.

Intercity Bus form (RU-21)

The Intercity Bus form (RU-21) collects key financial and service information on subrecipients of the intercity bus set-aside funds. A separate form is completed for each rural provider of Intercity Bus transit service within the State.

Typically, the State agency administering the Other than Urbanized Area Formula funds (Section 5311) will be responsible for the data collection and compilation from each rural provider in the State serving the general public.  The State completes an RU-21 form for all 5311(f) private, for-profit Intercity Bus subrecipients.

Rural Recipient Reporting Separately form (RU-22)

The Rural Recipient Reporting Separately form (RU-22) collects key 5311 financial operating information on subrecipients that submit complete reports to the rural NTD. A separate form is completed for each rural provider of general public transit service within the State or Tribe when the subrecipient already provides NTD with an RU-20 form in the rural module.

Typically, the State or Tribe administering the Other than Urbanized Area Formula funds (Section 5311) will be responsible for the financial data collection and compilation from each rural provider in the State serving the general public.  The State or Tribe completes an RU-22 form for all 5311 subrecipients receiving 5311 funds from several sources and reporting separately under another State's or Tribe's NTD Report.

Urban Recipient form (RU-23)

The Urban Recipient form (RU-23) collects key 5311 financial operating information on subrecipients that submit complete reports to the urban NTD, including those that submit with a Small Systems Waiver. A separate form is completed for each rural provider of general public transit service within the State or Tribe when the subrecipient already has a complete report in the urban NTD.

Typically, the State or Tribe administering the Other than Urbanized Area Formula funds (Section 5311) will be responsible for the financial data collection and compilation from each rural provider in the State serving the general public.  The State or Tribe completes an RU-23 form for all 5311 subrecipients receiving 5311 and 5307 fund and providing a complete report to the NTD.  This form is not used for subrecipients receiving a full report waiver from the urban NTD.

Rural Public Transit Service Summary form (RU-30)

The Rural Public Transit Service Summary form (RU-30) summarizes the key financial and non-financial operating information for rural general public transit services reported on the individual subrecipient forms: Rural General Public Transit Service forms (RU-20), Intercity Bus form (RU-21), Rural Recipient Reporting Separately form (RU-22), and Urban Recipient form (RU-23).

Additionally, this form provides for the reporting of 3 data items:

• The number of counties within the state
• The number of counties with 5311 service
• 5311 expended on State Admin.

Typically, the State agency administering the Other than Urbanized Area Formula funds (Section 5311) will be responsible for the data collection and compilation from each rural provider in the State serving the general public.  Directly Reporting Tribes report zero for the county data items.  In most cases, Directly Reporting Tribes will report zero for item 3 but may have an amount.

Identification form (B-10)

Transit Agency Identification form (001)

Contacts form (B-20)

Transit Agency Identification form (001)

Sources of Funds - Funds Expended and Funds Earned form (F-10)

Capital Funding form (103) (Sources) / Operating Funding form (203)

Uses of Capital form (F-20)

Capital Funding form (103) (Uses)

Operating Expenses form (F-30)

Operating Expenses form (301)

Operating Expenses Summary form (F-40)

Operating Expenses Summary form (301)

Operators' Wages form (F-50)

Operators' Wages form (321)

N/A

Fringe Benefits form (331)

Statement of Finances form (F-60)

N/A

Small Systems Waiver form (W-30)

N/A

Stations and Maintenance Facilities form (A-10)

Revenue Vehicle Maintenance and Energy form (402) / Transit Way Mileage form (403)

Transit Way Mileage form (A-20)

Transit Way Mileage form (403) / Fixed Guideway Segments Worksheets

Revenue Vehicle Inventory form (A-30)

Revenue Vehicle Inventory form (408)

Service form (S-10)

Transit Way Mileage form (403) / Transit Agency Service form (406)

Fixed Guideway Segments form - Bus (S-20)

Bus Fixed Guideway Segment Worksheet

Fixed Guideway Segments form - Rail (S-20)

Fixed Guideway Segment Worksheet (not Bus mode)

Fixed Guideway Segments form - Trolleybus (S-20)

Fixed Guideway Segment Worksheet (not Bus mode)

Employees form (R-10)

Transit Agency Employee form (404)

Maintenance Performance form (R-20)

Revenue Vehicle Maintenance and Energy form (402)

Energy Consumption form (R-30)

Revenue Vehicle Maintenance and Energy form (402)

Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10)

Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (901)

Mode Service Operated form (MR-10)

Transit Agency Identification form (001) (Annual Basis)

Ridership Activity form (MR-20)

Transit Agency Service form (406) (Annual Basis)

Rural General Public Transit Service Form (RU-20)            

Urban Recipient Form (RU-23)