The Federal Funding Allocation Statistics Module contains one form.
The purpose of the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10) is to summarize 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 U.S. Bureau of the Census information. Transit
agencies complete separate forms for directly operated (DO) and for purchased
transportation (PT) services by mode.
The Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10) summarizes key statistics used in the allocation of Federal funds for urbanized areas (UZAs) of 200,000 or more population. It is also used to report these statistics if the transit agency:
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) uses the statistics from the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10) to allocate funds for two programs:
The allocations utilize US Bureau of the Census defined UZAs and non-UZAs and their populations based on the 2000 Census. In general, a UZA includes one or more incorporated cities, villages and towns, and the adjacent, contiguous surrounding territory that together have a minimum of 50,000 persons and have a density of at least 1,000 persons per square mile. A non-UZA has a population of fewer than 50,000 persons.
UZAs do not conform to congressional districts or any other political boundaries. The UZAs also generally do not conform to the defined service areas of transit agencies.
The FTA Urbanized Area Formula Program (UAF) (Section 5307 of the Federal Transit Act) is a formula program for capital projects and planning. Operating assistance also is provided through this program to UZAs of less than 200,000 population.
The funds for the Urbanized Area Formula Program (UAF) are apportioned to US Census designated UZAs using data items that vary by population size. Funds for UZAs with populations of less than 200,000 are based on population and population density. Since these data items are collected through the US Census, no additional transit data are needed. Therefore, transit agencies do not complete Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10) if they serve solely UZAs with less than 200,000 population. However, SAFETEA-LU establishes a provision in the FTA Urbanized Area Formula program (Section 5307) to distribute funds to urbanized areas under 200,000 population called the Small Transit Intensive Cities (STIC) Formula. Under the STIC, funds are apportioned to urbanized areas (UZA) with a population less than 200,000 that meet or exceed the average level of service for all UZAs with populations between 200,000 and 1,000,000.
The UZAs must operate at a level of service equal to or above the industry average level of service for all UZAs with a population of at least 200,000 but not more than 999,999, in one or more of six performance categories:
FTA will make this evaluation after closeout of the 2007 report year for inclusion in the UAF apportionment.
The apportionment of Urbanized Area Formula (UAF) funds to US Census designated UZAs with populations of 200,000 or more is based on several data items. These data items are:
Transit agencies report these data items on the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10) if they serve UZAs with more than 200,000 population. For a discussion of these data items, see the Service Module forms (S-10 and S-20) and Operating Expenses form (F-30).
The Urbanized Area Formula Program (UAF) contains separate funding tiers for fixed guideway (FG) and non-fixed guideway (NFG) modes. Fixed guideway (FG) modes fall into three categories:
A threshold level of at least one mile of fixed guideway (FG) in an urbanized area (UZA) is required to receive fixed guideway (FG) tier funds.
The FTA Capital Program for Fixed Guideway Modernization (Section 5309 of the Federal Transit Act) is a discretionary program that provides capital assistance for three primary types of projects:
Under the Capital Program, apportionment of FTA funds to a US Census designated urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or more is based on fixed guideway (FG) segments that meet the following criteria:
There are two key aspects of the second criterion — continuous transit operation for seven Federal fiscal years — that are important in NTD reporting:
Transit agencies in or serving UZAs with 200,000 or more population, as defined by the 2000 US Bureau of the Census information, must complete this form. Complete one form for each mode and type of service (TOS).
The reporting instructions incorporate the following changes:
The Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10) uses data reported on other NTD forms to develop the statistics used in the allocations of the Urbanized Area Formula Program (UAF) and in Capital Program for Fixed Guideway Modernization funding. Internet Reporting automatically transfers the eligible annual total data from other forms. Therefore, you must complete the source forms before completing this form.
The exhibit below lists the source forms and data items.
Exhibit 25 — Federal Funding Allocation Statistics Form Corresponding Data | |
| Data
Item |
Source
Forms |
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Urbanized area (UZA) number, other than urbanized area (non-UZA) | Identification form (B-10) Item 5 |
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Annual total
actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) | Service form (S-10) line 12, column d |
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Annual total
passenger miles (PM) | Service form (S-10) line 20, column d |
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Total operating
expenses (OE) | Directly Operated (DO) Modes Operating
Expenses form (F-30) line 15, column e Operating Expenses form (F-30) line 15, column e
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| Fixed
guideway directional route miles (FG DRM) |
Fixed Guideway Segments form (S-20)
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Fixed guideway
directional route miles (FG DRM) > seven years old |
Fixed Guideway Segments form (S-20)
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Actual vehicle
revenue miles (VRM) ≥ seven years old | Subset of actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) on Service form (S-10), line 12, column d, Operated on fixed guideway (FG) segments |
For many transit agencies, the completion of the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10) is very simple and straightforward. The sum of the data for one urbanized area (UZA) is reported in total transferred from other forms.
However, for other transit agencies, the completion of the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10) is more complex because one or more of the following four situations apply:
The following sections describe the reporting requirements for these four situations. If these situations do not apply to your agency, go directly to the detailed reporting instructions for the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10).
The Identification form (B-10) identifies the primary urbanized area (UZA) (where the transit agency is located and provides service) and any secondary areas that are served, either other UZAs or other than urbanized areas (non-UZAs). It also identifies the transit agency’s service area in square miles and the population within that area that has access to public transportation.
The service area for some transit agencies includes parts of one or more UZAs or non-UZAs. For these transit agencies, one or more UZAs or non-UZAs will be identified as secondary areas on the Identification form (B-10). The transit agencies may have to report their annual statistics among areas in the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10) since the apportionments are made by UZA.
Reporting annual statistics generally is based on the service provided in each area. However, the size of the secondary service area(s) affects whether the secondary area(s) are considered served in terms of the Federal apportionment. The next two sections discuss the reporting rules and methods for reporting statistics by area.
Areas are classified by the US Census designations of:
For apportionment purposes, a transit agency serves a UZA with a population of 200,000 or more if transit services are:
or
or
The areas where a vehicle trip starts and ends, and the size of the area determine service location as follows:
In this scenario, because the service is contained entirely within urbanized area (UZA) A , all statistics for the formula allocations are reported in UZA A.
In this scenario, all statistics for the formula allocation may be reported in the UZA A (> 200,000 population).
In this scenario, all statistics for the formula allocations are reported in UZA A.
In this scenario, rural statistics must be allocated to both UZAs.
In some instances, the vehicle trip rule can be extended to linked passenger trips. For example, a passenger makes a demand response (DR) trip within an other than urbanized area (non-UZA) to a bus (MB) route going from the non-UZA into an urbanized area (UZA) greater than or equal to 200,000 population. The intent of each portion of the linked trip (the unlinked passenger trip (UPT) in demand response (DR) mode and the unlinked passenger trip (UPT) in bus (MB) mode) is to enable the passenger to go to the UZA and so the larger UZA is served for all segments of the linked passenger trip.
Based on these reporting rules for service location, the key for completing the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10) is that anytime service goes through a UZA greater than or equal to 200,000 population, then statistics for this service must be reported for the UZA.
In this scenario, the statistics for the formula allocations are allocated to UZA A.
One unusual situation can occur when service is operated through multiple UZAs, some less than 200,000 (or a non-UZA) and some UZAs greater than or equal to 200,000 population. The reporting of this multiple area service involves two steps:
Scenario 1: There is service operated between UZAs B and C (both > 200,000 population). Therefore, for allocation purposes the statistics for the service is allocated between UZAs B and C.
Scenario 2: There is also service between UZA A (< 200,000 population) and UZA C (> 200,000 population). The statistics for the service operated in UZAs < 200,000 population (or from non-UZAs) may be reported by UZAs > 200,000 population. Therefore, the service statistics between UZAs A and C may be allocated to UZA C.
Two methods are permitted for reporting statistics among urbanized areas (UZAs) and other than urbanized areas (non-UZAs) — Actual Data is a direct measurement (or recording) of the actual data and actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) (passenger car miles for rail modes) is a direct measurement of the actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) and the corresponding proportion of passenger miles (PM) and operating expenses (OE). The reporting requirements vary depending on the data item.
Example 30 — Reporting Options | ||
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Reporting
Methodology | ||
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Data
Item |
Actual
Data Direct Measurement |
Actual
Vehicle Revenue Miles Prorated Data |
| Actual
vehicle (passenger car) revenue miles (VRM) | X | * |
| Passenger
miles (PM) | X | X |
| Operating
expenses (OE) | X | X |
| Directional
route miles (DRM) | X | * |
| *VRM and DRM are always a direct measurement of actual data. | ||
Actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) (actual passenger car miles for rail modes) by area must be directly measured and reported for all sections of the form. Transit agencies typically collect these data based on a geographical analysis of the scheduled service that is adjusted for added or missed revenue service. This geographical analysis may be modified to reflect the served criteria discussed in the previous section.
Passenger miles (PM) and operating expenses (OE) can either be directly measured or reported based on the actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) operated in each of the areas served. If actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) are used as the reporting method, select "vehicle revenue miles", Internet Reporting automatically enters the total passenger miles (PM) and total operating expenses (OE) based on actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) entered for each area.
For fixed guideway (FG) modes, directional route miles (DRM) by area must be directly measured and reported for both the Urbanized Area Formula Program (UAF) and the Capital Program for Fixed Guideway Modernization sections of the form. The Fixed Guideway Segments form (S-20), which is a physical inventory of the geographic location of segments, can be used to help determine directional route miles (DRM) by service area.
The
reporting of directional route miles (DRM) among urbanized areas (UZAs) and other
than urbanized areas (non-UZAs) on the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form
(FFA-10) may not be the same as the data reported on the Fixed Guideway Segments
form (S-20) if, for apportionment purposes, the transit agency serves areas using
the criteria described above. However, the directional route miles (DRM), by funding
program, must be greater than or equal to the directional route miles (DRM) on
the Fixed Guideway Segments form (S-20) for each UZA greater than or equal to
200,000 population.
For bus (MB) mode, most transit agencies operate in mixed traffic right-of-way (ROW). However, they may also operate on exclusive right-of-way (ROW) or controlled access right-of-way (ROW); this is classified as operating on fixed guideway (FG).
If you identified bus (MB) fixed guideway (FG) segments that met the eligibility criteria for funding, then your transit agency should report statistics for fixed (FG) and non-fixed guideway (NFG) bus (MB) operations. Funding eligibility for bus (MB) segments is based on the following criteria:
Even though another transit agency is designated as the agency reporting the fixed guideway directional route miles (FG DRM) on the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10), each agency that operates service over the fixed guideway directional route miles (FG DRM) should report the actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM), passenger miles (PM) and operating expenses (OE) on the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10).
See the
Fixed Guideway Segments form (S-20) for a discussion of how fixed guideway directional
route miles (FG DRM) are determined for funding eligibility.
It is not mandatory to report bus (MB) statistics separately for fixed (FG) and non-fixed guideway (NFG) operations. Transit agencies may report all bus (MB) statistics as non-fixed guideway (NFG).
Reporting fixed (FG) and non-fixed guideway (NFG) statistics follows the same concepts used for reporting statistics among multiple urbanized areas (UZAs) and other than urbanized areas (non-UZAs) served. The following four steps should be followed:
If you
use actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) as the reporting method, determine the
actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) based on operating schedules, Internet Reporting
automatically enters the passenger miles (PM) and operating expenses (OE).
There is
no automatic data entry or reporting methodology for this part of the form: Use
your schedules and internal records to determine actual vehicle revenue miles
(VRM).
The following example illustrates reporting bus (MB) statistics for fixed (FG) and non-fixed guideway (NFG) operations.
Example 31 — Reporting Bus Statistics for Fixed and for Non-Fixed Guideway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Example: An agency operates bus (MB) service in one urbanized area (UZA) greater than or equal to 200,000 population and provided 3,000,000 passenger miles (PM) at a cost of $1,500,000. The agency operates 675,000 actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) on 425 directional route miles (DRM) in mixed traffic right-of-way (ROW) and 75,000 actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) on an exclusive bus lane of 75 fixed guideway directional route miles (FG DRM). How would the agency report bus (MB) statistics for fixed (FG) and for non-fixed guideway (NFG) using actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM)? Solution: Select the vehicle revenue mile reporting methodology on line 07. Enter 75,000 actual vehicle revenue miles on FG (line 8) and 675,000 on NFG (line 11). Internet Reporting automatically calculates the proportion of actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) of FG and NFG to the total actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) of service and multiplies the rate to passenger miles (PM) and operating expenses (OE):
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By mode, there may be multiple NTD reporters using a segment or one reporter may have both directly operated (DO) and purchased transportation (PT) services on the segment. Transit agencies should report all the actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM), passenger miles (PM), and operating expenses (OE) for the service operated over the fixed guideway (FG) segments.
However, by mode, directional route miles (DRM) for a fixed guideway (FG) segment can only be used once in the apportionment of Federal funds. Therefore, the directional route miles (DRM) must only be reported once by any transit agency on the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10) when the segment is served by multiple operators or service types for the same mode. It is a local decision which operator reports the directional route miles (DRM) for segments served by multiple operators or service types. NTD only is concerned that this reporting is consistent from year-to-year and that the reporting is accurate.
Transit agencies may also operate different modes over the same fixed guideway (FG). In this situation, the fixed guideway directional route miles (FG DRM) are reported and claimed for funding for each mode operated.
The Fixed Guideway Segments form (S-20) includes identification of the transit agency, mode and type of service (TOS) for allocation of funds using the statistics on the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10). Only the directional route miles (DRM) for those segments identified on the Fixed Guideway Segments form (S-20) claimed for funding by your transit agency are transferred to the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10).
For the Capital Program for Fixed Guideway Modernization, directly enter the portion of the actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) reported for the Urbanized Area Formula Program (UAF) that operate on the directional route miles (DRM) greater than or equal to seven Federal fiscal years old. There is no automatic data entry or reporting methodology for this part of the form: Use your schedules and internal records to determine actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM).
The following provides the detailed instructions for completing this form by areas served, Urbanized Area Formula Program (UAF) and Capital Program for Fixed Guideway Modernization.
Internet Reporting automatically transfers the eligible annual total data from other forms. Therefore, you must complete the source forms before completing this form.
In addition, if you change data on the source forms, you must edit any data you entered on the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10) — there are no automatic re-calculations of urbanized area (UZA) and other than urbanized area (non-UZA) area statistics or bus (MB) fixed (FG) and non-fixed guideway (NFG) statistics.
UZA numbers are transferred automatically from the Identification form (B-10).
The following rules apply:
For this form, the number of UZAs and non-UZAs served may be fewer than those reported for the service area on the Identification form (B-10) under item 5, demographic information. The demographic information is reported based on physical location of services, which, for apportionment purposes, may be different from the UZAs and non-UZAs served. Also, the UZAs and non-UZAs reported for the service area on the Identification form (B-10) show the service areas served by all modes and types of service (TOS) operated which may be greater than the areas served by a specific mode and type of service (TOS).
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UZA Reporting Method menu selections:
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If the service is operated in more than one UZA, report the statistics in each UZA. From the Drop-Down menu, select the methodology used for reporting passenger miles (PM) and operating expenses (OE) among UZAs. Check the box for each UZA to which the methodology should be applied.
If
the methodology using actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) is selected, Internet
Reporting will automatically enter the passenger mile
(PM) and operating expense
(OE) data into the fields for each UZA based on the proportion of actual vehicle
revenue miles (VRM) entered for each UZA. If actual data is selected, you must
enter actual data for passenger miles (PM) and operating expenses (OE) for each
UZA.
The Urbanized Area Formula Program (UAF) uses four NTD statistics in the formula for allocating funds:
This section of the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10) is tailored for three mode types:
Instructions for each of the three mode types follow.
For non-fixed guideway (NFG) modes, Internet Reporting pre-fills the annual total data from the source forms for actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM), passenger miles (PM) and operating expenses (OE). By urbanized area (UZA) and other than urbanized area (non-UZA) area served, report statistics for all three data items. The annual total column automatically sums the data across the areas.
Report actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) by UZA and non-UZA area. Make sure that the annual total column equals the actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) automatically transferred from other forms.
Report passenger miles (PM) by UZA and non-UZA. If you used the actual vehicle revenue mile (VRM) method of reporting, there is an annual total column that is an automatically sums passenger miles (PM) across the areas.
If you used the actual data method of reporting, (i.e., you directly entered actual data) make sure that the annual total column equals the passenger miles (PM) automatically transferred from other forms.
Report operating expenses (OE) by UZA and non-UZA. If you used the actual vehicle revenue mile (VRM) method of reporting, the annual total column automatically sums the operating expenses (OE) across the areas.
If you used the actual data method of reporting, (i.e., you directly entered actual data) make sure that the annual total column equals the operating expenses (OE) automatically transferred from other forms.
For all modes except bus (MB) mode, save and exit form.
For fixed guideway (FG) modes (except bus (MB), which is discussed below), NTD Internet Reporting pre-fills the annual total data from the source forms for directional route miles (DRM), actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM), passenger miles (PM) and operating expenses (OE). By UZA and non-UZA served, report statistics for the four data items. The annual total column automatically sums the data across the areas.
Report fixed guideway directional route miles (FG DRM) by urbanized area (UZA) and other than urbanized area (non-UZA). Make sure that the annual total equals the fixed guideway directional route miles (FG DRM) automatically transferred from other forms.
If you reported new or modified existing fixed guideway (FG) segments on the Fixed Guideway Segments form (S-20), the annual total may not equal the automatically transferred directional route miles (DRM) as described below.
Transit agencies may add new fixed guideway (FG) segments or modify existing fixed guideway (FG) segments. These new segments can be:
For new and modified segments, NTD also requires that the transit agency provide supporting documentation. This includes detailed maps that clearly show each segment and dates when revenue service first began on the segment. Until a segment is reviewed and accepted by NTD, the entry will appear under the Proposed New Segments section on the Fixed Guideway Segments form (S-20), and the directional route miles (DRM) for the segment will not be included in the summary at the bottom of the form. Once a new segment is approved, NTD will enter the segment and its directional route miles (DRM) into the database.
For new and modified segments, the following should be done:
If the transit agency no longer operates over a segment reported in the prior year, the transit agency enters the date that service was last operated under Out of Revenue Service Date. The segment will be deleted and the directional route miles (DRM) eliminated in the summary at the bottom of the Fixed Guideway Segments form (S-20). The transit agency is not to use the Delete box.
Report actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) by UZA and non-UZA. Make sure that the annual total column equals the actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) automatically transferred from other forms.
Report passenger miles (PM) by UZA and non-UZA. If you used the actual vehicle revenue mile (VRM) method of reporting, there is an annual total column that automatically sums the passenger miles (PM) across the areas.
If you used the actual data method of reporting, (i.e., you directly entered actual data) make sure that the annual total column equals the passenger miles (PM) automatically transferred from other forms.
Report operating expenses (OE) by urbanized area (UZA) and other than urbanized area (non-UZA). If you used the actual vehicle revenue mile (VRM) method of reporting, there is an annual total column that automatically sums the operating expenses (OE) across the areas.
If you
used the actual data method of reporting, i.e., you directly entered actual data
make sure that the annual total column equals the operating expenses (OE) automatically
transferred from other forms.
Remember that even though directional route miles (DRM) on fixed guideway (FG) can only be reported once for funding, you can report actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM), passenger miles (PM) and operating expenses (OE) for service operated on the fixed guideway directional route miles (FG DRM). The Fixed Guideway Segments form (S-20) summarizes the directional route miles (DRM) over which the actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM), passenger miles (PM) and operating expenses (OE) operated on the fixed guideway (FG) can be reported on the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10) as follows:
If a transit agency operates bus (MB) mode over fixed guideway (FG) (exclusive or controlled access right-of-way (ROW)), it may report statistics on the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10) between fixed guideway (FG) and non-fixed guideway (NFG) operations.
It is not mandatory to report bus (MB) statistics separately for fixed guideway (FG) and non-fixed guideway (NFG) operations; transit agencies may report all bus (MB) statistics as non-fixed guideway (NFG). If you do not wish to report bus (MB) statistics for fixed guideway (FG), make sure you have completed any required UZA and non-UZA reporting of statistics, save and exit the form.
At the top of the bus (MB) form, there is an annual total section for actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM), passenger miles (PM) and operating expenses (OE) (lines 03 through 05). This is for the annual total data for fixed (FG) and non-fixed guideway (NFG) bus (MB) operations transferred from other forms (column a) and for reporting statistics for multiple UZAs and non-UZAs served. The sum of the data reported for each UZA must equal the data from other forms.
Two sections follow for reporting non-fixed (NFG) and fixed guideway (FG) operations under the Urbanized Area Formula Program (UAF).
Enter the directional route miles (DRM) by UZA and non-UZA area. Make sure that the annual total equals the fixed guideway directional route miles (FG DRM) automatically transferred from other forms (see exceptions above for new and modified fixed guideway segments).
The data reported for UZAs and non-UZAs in column a, data from forms, defaults to the non-fixed guideway (NFG) section of the form. Select a reporting methodology in order to report a portion of the bus (MB) service as fixed guideway (FG).
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Fixed/ Non-Fixed Guideway Reporting menu selections:
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From the Drop-Down menu, select the methodology used for reporting the statistics between bus (MB) fixed guideway (FG) and non-fixed guideway (NFG) operations.
If the methodology using actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) is selected, Internet Reporting will automatically enter the passenger mile (PM) and operating expense (OE) data for fixed (FG) and non-fixed guideway (NFG) based on the proportion of actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) entered for each urbanized area (UZA) and other than urbanized area (non-UZA) in the fixed guideway (FG) section of the form for the Urbanized Area Formula Program (UAF). If actual data is selected, you must enter actual data for passenger miles (PM) and operating expenses (OE) by UZA and non-UZA.
Column a, data from other forms, displays the Urbanized Area Formula Program and also Capital Program for Fixed Guideway Modernization directional route miles (DRM) over which statistics can be reported. Even though the directional route miles (DRM) on fixed guideway can only be reported once for funding, you can report the statistics that your agency operated on the fixed guideway segment when another agency is claiming that segment in their report.
Remember that even though directional route miles (DRM) on fixed guideway (FG) can only be reported once for funding, you can report actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM), passenger miles (PM) and operating expenses (OE) for service operated on line 12, bus (MB) fixed guideway directional route miles (FG DRM). The Fixed Guideway Segments form (S-20) summarizes the directional route miles (DRM) over which the actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) can be reported on the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10) for bus (MB) mode.
Choose
one of the reporting methodologies for reporting statistics for fixed (FG) and
for non-fixed guideway (NFG).
The Capital Program for Fixed Guideway Modernization uses directional route miles (DRM) and actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) for fixed guideway (FG) segments at least seven Federal fiscal years old. For the two data items report data by UZA and non-UZA area served. There is an annual total column that automatically sums the data across the areas.
Internet Reporting pre-fills the eligible directional route miles (DRM) for fixed guideway (FG) in operation at least seven Federal fiscal years for the entire service area. Report directional route miles (DRM) for each UZA and non-UZA; these should be less than or equal to the directional route miles (DRM) reported under the Urbanized Area Formula Program (UAF).
Make sure
that the annual total equals the directional route miles (DRM) for fixed guideway
(FG) segments at least seven Federal fiscal years old that are automatically transferred
from other forms.
If your transit agency operates in only one UZA, enter the actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) for fixed guideway (FG) in operation for least seven Federal fiscal years. This should be less than or equal to the actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) reported under the Urbanized Area Formula Program.
If your transit agency serves multiple UZAs and non-UZAs, report actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM), by UZA and non-UZA, operated over the directional route miles (DRM) for fixed guideway (FG) in operation at least seven Federal fiscal years. These should be less than or equal to the actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) reported under the Urbanized Area Formula Program (UAF). There is no automatic data entry or reporting methodology for this part of the form. Use your schedules and internal records to determine actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM).
In general, the actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) should be in proportion to those operated over segments in the Urbanized Area Formula Program (UAF) using the ratio of each funding program's fixed guideway directional route miles (FG DRM).
For example,
if there are 20 directional route miles (DRM) and 100,000 actual vehicle revenue
miles (VRM) in the Urbanized Area Formula Program (UAF) and 10 directional route
miles (DRM) in the Capital Program for Fixed Guideway Modernization in an urbanized
area (UZA), then about 50 percent or 50,000 actual
vehicle revenue miles (VRM) would be expected to be reported in the
Capital Program for Fixed Guideway Modernization.
Remember that even though directional route miles (DRM) on fixed guideway (FG) can only be reported once for funding, you can report actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) for service operated on the fixed guideway (FG). The Fixed Guideway Segments form (S-20) summarizes the directional route miles (DRM) over which the actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM) can be reported on the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10) as follows:
Completing the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10)
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Saving or Closing the Form
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Completing the Form
Line 01, columns b - y: UZA Number. This field is pre-filled with data from the Identification form (B-10) and cannot be edited. This field contains the UZA and non-UZA numbers for your service area. For apportionment purposes, if your transit agency serves UZAs of 200,000 or more population, your transit agency may not have statistics reported in all the UZAs fewer than 200,000 population listed on the Identification form (B-10). The following rules apply:
Line 02: UZA Reporting Method. From the Drop-Down menu, select the methodology used for reporting passenger miles (PM) and operating expenses (OE) between UZAs. If the service is operated in more than one UZA, enter the statistics for each UZA.
Annual Total
This section is applicable only to bus (MB) mode.
Line 03: Total Actual Vehicle Revenue Miles (VRM)
Line 04: Total Passenger Miles (PM)
Line 05: Total Operating Expenses (OE)
Urbanized Area Formula Program
Fixed Guideway
Fixed guideway (FG) is not applicable for demand response (DR), jitney (JT), publico (PB) and vanpool (VP) modes.
Line 06: Directional Route Miles (DRM)
Line 07: Fixed (FG) / Non-Fixed Guideway (NFG) Reporting Method. It is not mandatory for your transit agency to report separate statistics for bus (MB) fixed (FG) and non-fixed guideway (NFG). Internet reporting automatically assigns the statistics (actual vehicle revenue miles (VRM), passenger miles (PM), and operating expenses (OE)) to non-fixed guideway (NFG). If you choose to report statistics, select the fixed (FG) / non-fixed guideway (NFG) reporting methodology from the Drop-Down menu. Applicable only for bus (MB) mode.
Line 08: Actual Vehicle Revenue Miles (VRM)
Line 09: Passenger Miles (PM)
Line 10: Operating Expenses (OE)
Non-Fixed Guideway
Line 11: Actual Vehicle Revenue Miles (VRM)
Line 12: Passenger Miles (PM)
Line 13: Operating Expenses (OE)
Capital Program for Fixed Guideway Modernization
Line 14: Directional Route Miles (DRM) = Seven Years @ Federal Fiscal Year End (FFYE)
Line 15: Actual Vehicle Revenue Miles (VRM) = Seven Years @ Federal Fiscal Year End (FFYE)
