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Purpose: The GSA, under a reimbursable agreement, maintains all official financial files and data and submits required fiscal reports to the Congress, OMB, GAO, and Treasury. Input: The center provides GSA with allotment advice at the beginning of each fiscal year to establish an annual and quarterly ceiling on obligations. Salary vouchers, contracts, purchase orders, reimbursements vouchers, and all other documents reflecting expenditures under the traditional object classification are assigned activity symbols and entered into the system. Content: This system contains allotments, obligations, unobligated balances. Accrued expenditures and disbursements are accumulated by cost center, major object class, and subobject class under the major budget activities of the Agency. Output: The principal output is the monthly allotment status report and the monthly budget status report.

Agency Contact: (202) 254-9890.

WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL

S07400-001

Centralized Accounting System (DAC).

OMB Funding Title/Code: Water Resources Planning / 85-01000-1-301.

Program: Administration and Coordination; River Basin Commissions; Planning Grants to States; Comprehensive Planning Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; House Committee on Appropriations: Public Works Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Public Works Subcommittee. Authority: Water Resources Planning Act of 1965, as amended (P.L. 89-80, § 101; 79 Stat. 253; 42 U.S.C. 1962d (b)).

Availability: Reports are not publicly available. They are mainly for internal use, except for those which are required under GAO, Treasury, or OMB regulations.

Purpose: This system is composed of many subsystems which capture, control, and generate reports, and consolidate them for the Council. Reporting meets the financial and management information needs of the Council. External reports are produced either automatically or from feeder reports generated in the system. Input: All sources of information are internal. The major categories of input are allotments, undelivered orders, accruals, payments, and billings. Content: The principal subject matter area is the accountability of funds for the Council. The data information coverage includes purchase orders, travel, transportation payments, certified invoices, accounts receivables, billings, and utility payments. The major master files maintained at various levels include Allotment Ledger Master, General Ledger Master, Subsidiary Ledger Masters, Payment History Master, Accounts Receivable Master, External Reporting Masters, and Management and Statistical Masters. Data are processed daily, semimonthly, monthly, quarterly, semiannually, and semiannually. Output: Principal output consists of: Treasury Payment Tape (magnetic tape, daily); Disbursement Listing (hardcopy, daily);

Status of Allotments (hardcopy, daily); General Ledgers (hardcopy, monthly); Management Reports (hardcopy, monthly or by request); Vendor Payment History (microfilm, monthly); SIBAC and nonSIBAC Documentation (hardcopy, tapes, and cards, semimonthly); SF-224 Cash Report (hardcopy, monthly); and other reconciliation reports (various output media, monthly).

Agency Contact: (202) 254-6448.

S07400-002

National Assessment Data Analysis System (1975) (NADAS 75). OMB Funding Title/Code: Water Assessment and Appraisal Program: 1975 Assessment / 85-0100-0-1-301.

Program: National Assessment

Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; House Committee on Appropriations: Public Works Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Public Works Subcommittee. Authority: Water Resources Planning Act of 1965, as amended (P.L. 89-80, § 102, 103, 104; 79 Stat. 253; 42 U.S.C. 1962d(e)). Availability: "The Nation's Water Resources--1975-2000" published December, 1978 is available from GPO. Data base will be available on tape from NITS.

Geographic Relevance: National; State; Other-water resources region, water assessment subregion

Purpose: NADAS 75 was developed to support the 1975 Assessment of Water and Related Land Resources, a three and one half year, $6.5 million effort designed to identify and describe the Nation's severe water problems from both national and State-regional viewpoints. The 1975 assessment was initiated in early 1974 and was completed in Fiscal Year 1979. The 1975 assessment was conducted by the U.S. Water Resources Council as a function assigned to it by the Congress in the Water Resources Planning Act of 1964. Input: Information was supplied by numerous Federal departments and agencies, as well as by States and regional representatives. Content: Information was supplied for actual and projected socioeconomic factors, water-usage requirements, and associated parameters for the years 1975, 1985, and 2000. Data were supplied both from federally derived information and from information accumulated by river basins commissions and other regional sponsors in conjunction with the States to better reflect projected future conditions. All data are entered geographically. The geographic unit utilized is an assessment subarea (ASA), which is a political boundary chosen to closely approximate a natural hydrologic boundary. Output: Results of the 1975 assessment were published in Fiscal Year 1979. Results of the NADAS system volumetric analysis and tabular displays of other data will be included in that report. The data file and program library for the NADAS system will reside at the Water Resources Council. Agency Contact: (202) 254-6352.

S07400-003

Policy Options Study Data Analysis System (POSDOS) for Section 80(c) Study (Public Law 93-251).

OMB Funding Title/Code: Water Resources Planning / 85-01000-1-301.

Program: Administration and Coordination

Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; House Committee on Appropriations: Public Works Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Public Works Subcommittee. Authority: Water Resources Planning Act of 1965, as amended (P.L. 89-80, § 101; 79 Stat. 253; 42 U.S.C. 1962d(b)). Availability: The technical report is available from GPO.

Purpose: The POSDAS system was developed for use in a Presidential study-Planning and Cost Sharing Policy Options for Water and Related Land Programs. Input: Information was supplied by 7 departments, 18 agencies within those departments, and by 7 independent agencies. Information was supplied for virtually every Federal and federally assisted program or project authorized by Con

gress that involved the planning, implementing, or operating and maintaining of water-related activities. The information was based on fiscal year 1974 as a base and included 70 different appropriation accounts. Content: Primary data elements include ultimate expected total costs of each project, fiscal year 1974 costs of each project and program, non-Federal cost-sharing information, and all legal authorizations relating to each project or program. Information on the applicable discount rate, cost-sharing provisions, and reimbursement provisions are also included for each project and program. The most significant feature of the data file is that all costs were further identified as to their end-product function. Thirty-two water resources related purposes were defined, and all costs were allocated to these specific purposes at the program and project level. Output: The technical report of the section 80(c) study was published in 20 volumes and is available from GPO. Full documentation of the POSDAS system is available as Part 8K, Volumes I, II, and III of Study Program and Data System Documentation.

Agency Contact: (202) 254-6352.

NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK)

S07600-001

Financial Planning and Control General Ledger System (FinPac). OMB Funding Title/Code: Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation / 69-0704-0-1-376.

Program: All Programs

Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce; Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Authority: Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-518). AM-
TRAK Improvement Act of 1975 (P.L. 94-25). Rail Transportation
Improvement Act (P.L. 94-555).
Availability: Internal use only.
Geographic Relevance: National

Purpose: This system provides management with monthly financial operating results and a basis for short and long term policy decisions. Also, it provides a comparison of budget and actual cost and a base for resource management and cost analysis. Input: Input data is from payroll, material management, and similar feeder systems. Content: The total corporate accounting and financial management reports, as they relate to the following reports, are generated by the system: Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Responsibility Reports, General Ledger, Subsidiary Ledgers, Trial Balances, and Transaction Journals. The system is composed of three basis modules: the reference maintenance file, input validation and control, and ledger and report preparation. The system requires continual enhancements and maintenance caused by changing accounting requirements and changes in the number and type of input data from other feeder systems. Output: Outputs include the Corporate Statement of Income and Loss; the Corporate Balance Sheet; and cost management reports by responsible location.

$07600-002

Project Accounting and Cost Control System (PACCS).

OMB Funding Title/Code: Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation / 69-0704-0-1-376.

Program: All Programs

Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce; Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Authority: Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-518). AMTRAK Improvement Act of 1975 (P.L. 94-25). Rail Transportation Improvement Act (P.L. 94-555).

Availability: Internal use only.

Geographic Relevance: National

Purpose: This system provides project construction and long range planning management information; satisfies information requirements of contractual obligations; and provides project estimating and baseline accounting and change control to facilitate project completion within constrained available resources. Input: Input includes all material receipts and issues transactions from field locations and labor accounting transactions. Content: The system provides summary/detail data for all capital projects on a weekly/monthly/cumulative basis and provides project status reports showing variance from the plan, as well as current and outstanding commitments. Output: Project costs reports are produced by this system.

S07600-003

Route Profitability System (RPS).

OMB Funding Title/Code: Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation / 69-0704-0-1-376. Program: All Programs

Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce; Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Authority: Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-518). Amtrak Improvement Act of 1975 (P.L. 94-25). Rail Transportation Improvement Act (P.L. 94-555).

Purpose: The Route Profitability System utilizes data collected by cost centers (from the general ledger) and passenger and on-board revenues (as collected by train earnings and reported by revenue accounting) and processes them in such a manner as to ultimately prepare profit and loss statements by trains and routes. Input: Inputs to the RPS are drawn from various documents and systems in the corporation which deal with the recording of costs, earnings, and operating statistics. Content: The system deals with the following information and processes: extracts expenses from the general ledger; reduces Amtrak incurred costs by Amtrak's incurred commuter and freight costs; maintains and updates various tables of train, station, and allocation technique files; translates monthly train operating statistics into meaningful railroad percentages; and extracts monthly earnings and ridership figures. Output: The outputs of this system include train profit and loss statements and route profit and loss statements.

S07600-004

Automated Reservation and Ticketing System (ARTS).

OMB Funding Title/Code: Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation / 69-0704-0-1-376. Program: All Programs

Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce; Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Authority: Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-518). Amtrak Improvement Act of 1975 (P.L. 94-25). Rail Transportation Improvement Act (P.L. 94-555).

Purpose: The purpose of ARTS is to provide many departments of the corporation with an on-line, real-time processing system which allows access to many common data bases. The system has a dramatic impact in the areas of passenger reservations and space control, ticket sales, train operations information, equipment management, and a large number of lesser activities. Input: All inputs to ARTS are made via on-line, real-time using CRT devices. There are more than 2,000 units of hardware on the system in over 500 locations. Content: ARTS is considered to be composed of eight modules which reflect the information requirements of many of the departmental users. These modules are as follows: INFORMATION-fares and schedules and related data; RESERVATIONS-the ability to reserve space on trains; TICKETING-the ability to issue tickets automatically; INVENTORY MANAGEMENT-management control of the

reservable space; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT-dynamic alteration of information; TOSS-Train Operations Status System, which provides latest performance information; UCSS-Unit Car Status System, which provides equipment management information; and SYSTEM CONTROL AND MEASUREMENT-provides time initiated as well as on-demand status of all types of related elements. Output: ARTS is on-line real-time. Reports (over 25 daily) represent summary information from daily on-line activity. Reports deal with passenger statistics, ticket sales, equipment information, and other related fields supported by ARTS.

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

S07800-001

Budget/Fiscal System.

OMB Funding Title/Code: General and Special Funds--Commodity Futures Trading Commission / 95-1401-0-1-376.

Program: Administration of Commodity Exchange Act Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Agriculture; House Committee on Appropriations: State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Senate Committee on Appropriations: State, Justice, Commerce, The Judiciary Subcommittee.

Authority: Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-463).

Availability: These are for internal use only.

Geographic Relevance: National; Other--CFTC region

Purpose: The system maintains the status of CFTC resources. It provides for tracking and recording of changes in assets and liabilities; accounting for obligations, expenditures, changes in source of funds, and other accounting transactions. Also included is a systematic reporting of resource consumption of various CFTC programs, financial management reports, and personnel reports. Input: All sources of data/information to the system are internal to the Agency. The major or primary providers of data/information are the divisional and regional offices. Specific input includes such things as obligation documents, time and attendance sheets, personnel action documents, and program activity data. Content: The budget/fiscal system encompasses all CFTC offices and activities. The major subfunctions are payroll processing, miscellaneous payments processing, personnel processing and reporting, finance and accounting reports, and program activity reporting. The system provides accounting, control, and monitoring of uses of funds at both the headquarters and the region (New York, Chicago, Kansas City, San Francisco) levels. In addition, the system provides monthly reporting of current obligations by object class for the various CFTC program activities. Output: All reports are hardcopy and are as follows: Accounting Station Posting Media (biweekly), Statement of Transactions (monthly), Report on Obligations (monthly), Status of Work Plan (monthly), and Distributional Journal (biweekly).

Agency Contact: (202) 254-3354.

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

S08100-001

Federal Election Report File System.

OMB Funding Title/Code: Salaries and Expenses / 95-1600-0-1-806. Program: All Programs

Congressional Recipient: House Committee on House Administration; House Committee on Appropriations: HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Rules and Administration; Senate Committee on Appropriations: HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommittee.

Authority: Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments (P.L. 93443). Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments (P.L. 94-283). Availability: All reports and microfilm are available to the public in the Commission's Public Disclosure Division.

Purpose: The system provides a facility for inspection of financial disclosure reports submitted by candidates for Federal Office and the committees that support them. The system consists of photocopies of financial reports filed by State, Office sought, and alphabetical order. Multicandidate committees are filed alphabetically by name. Input: The system consists of financial reports submitted by candidates for Federal office and the committees that support them. Correspondence between the Federal Election Commission and the candidates and committees is also on file. Content: The system includes reports submitted by all candidates and committees who participate in Federal elections. Reports include the candidates and committees a committee supports, the amounts of money contributed to candidates and committees, the names of contributors, a list of candidate and committee expenditures, and a summary of all receipts and expenditures. Output: Principal reports are: 1) Statement of Organization-the initial registration of a committee, containing the name of the committee, treasurer, address, officers, candidates it supports and party; 2) Statement of a Candidate-the initial registration of a candidate, containing the name of a candidate, address, officers, committee authorization; and 3) Financial Disclosure Statement-a periodic report containing the name of the candidate and committee, contribution to and expenditures of the committee or candidate, summary tables of receipts and expenditures, and aggregates to date.

Agency Contact: (202) 523-4181.

S08100-003

Federal Election Reports Disclosure System.

OMB Funding Title/Code: Salaries and Expenses / 95-1600-0-1-806. Program: All Programs

Congressional Recipient: House Committee on House Administration; House Committee on Appropriations: HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Rules and Administration; Senate Committee on Appropriations: HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommittee.

Authority: Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments (P.L. 93443). Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments (P.L. 94-283). Availability: All reports and microfilm are available to the public in the Commission's Public Disclosure Division.

Purpose: The system was established to provide a data processing facility for tracing source records and maintaining financial data on Federal candidates and their committees. The major functions of this system are to direct the user to the microfilm location of the reports, provide summary information on candidates and committees on receipts and expenditures, create a cross index of candidates and the committees that support the candidates, contribution made to the candidate; E Report-lists lists all candidates, the reports they submit, microfilm location, principal and authorized committees, summary of document. Input: The information is derived from reports submitted by candidates for Federal office and the committees that support them. Content: The candidate and committee master record contains the name and address of the candidate or committee, its treasurer, a log of the reports it has filed, the reports' microfilm location, the total receipts and expenditures for each report, and a cross index of committee/candidate support. The system is updated daily. Output: Five major reports are generated: A Report-lists all candidates, their ID numbers, address, filing frequency, type; B Report-lists all committees, their ID numbers, address, filing frequency, type; C Report-lists all committees, their ID numbers, the reports they file, microfilm location of reports, summary totals for receipts and expenditures, filing frequency, type of committee; D Reportlists all committees, the candidates they support, microfilm location of support documents, contribution made to the candidate; E Report-lists all candidates, the reports they submit, microfilm location, principal and authorized committees, summary of receipts and expenditures; and G Report- lists an alphabetical index, contributions

to Federal candidates and their committees or political action committees.

Agency Contact: (202) 523-4020.

S08100-004

Certification for Primary Matching Funds and General Election Campaign Funds.

OMB Funding Title/Code: Salaries and Expenses / 95-1600-0-1-806. Program: All Programs

Congressional Recipient: House Committee on House Administration; House Committee on Appropriations: HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Rules and Administration; Senate Committee on Appropriations: HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommittee.

Authority: Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments (P.L. 93443). Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments (P.L. 94-283). Availability: Files are available for public inspection.

Purpose: The system was established in order to certify the eligibility for funds by presidential candidates. Input: The information is derived from certification forms and supporting data requesting matching funds or election funds. Content: The system is indexed by candidate name and includes those candidates for nomination or election to the office of the President of the United States who have requested matching funds and/or general election campaign funds. Output: There are no major reports.

Agency Contact: (202) 523-4155.

S08100-005

FEC Audits and Investigations.

OMB Funding Title/Code: Salaries and Expenses / 95-1600-0-1-806. Program: All Programs

Congressional Recipient: House Committee on House Administration; House Committee on Appropriations: HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Rules and Administration; Senate Committee on Appropriations: HUD-Independent Agencies Subcommittee.

Authority: Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments (P.L. 93443). Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments (P.L. 94-283). Availability: Access to audit information is limited to FEC staff on a restricted basis and to appropriate law enforcement agencies as directed by the Commission.

Purpose: The General Counsel, Staff Director, Commissioners, and their staff may use audit data for informal hearings, administrative compliance, civil litigation, voluntary compliance, or to refer matters to appropriate law enforcement authorities. Input: The records consist of audit information. Content: The system accesses the financial reports submitted by all candidates and committees who participate in Federal elections. Other reports include bank records, receipted bills, vouchers, invoices, debts and obligations, and contractual agreements. Output: No reports are issued.

Agency Contact: (202) 523-4155.

S08100-006

FEC Enforcement System.

OMB Funding Title/Code: Salaries and Expenses / 95-1600-0-1-806.
Program: All Programs

Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Appropriations:
Treasury-Postal Service-General Government Subcommittee; House
Committee on House Administration; Senate Committee on Appro-
priations: Treasury, Postal Service, General Government Subcom-
mittee; Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
Authority: Federal Election Campaign Act (P.L. 93-443). Federal
Election Campaign Act, as amended (P.L. 94-283).
Availability: Internal use only.

Purpose: This system provides information for Internal Commission use for administrative compliance and enforcement purposes. Input: The records consist of audit and enforcement data. Content: The system accesses compliance, investigation, and audit matters, both under enforcement review and on an action-completed basis. Output: No reports are issued.

Agency Contact: (202) 523-4073.

S08100-007

FEC Advisory Opinion System.

OMB Funding Title/Code: Salaries and Expenses / 95-1600-0-1-806.
Program: All Programs

Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Appropriations:
Treasury-Postal Service-General Government Subcommittee; House
Committee on House Administration; Senate Committee on Appro-
priations: Treasury, Postal Service, General Government Subcom-
mittee; Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
Authority: Federal Election Campaign Act (P.L. 93-443). Federal
Election Campaign Act, as amended (P.L. 94-283).
Availability: Internal use only.

Purpose: This system is designed for Federal Election Commission reference in the application of the general rule of law stated in 2 U.S.C. 14, or I. R. C. chapter 95 and 96. Input: Requests for FEC advisory opinions form the input for this system. Content: The information in the system includes advisory opinion requests, copies of opinions issued, background information, and correspondence related to the opinions. Output: This system produces Federal Election Committee advisory opinions.

Agency Contact: (202) 523-4039.

S08100-008

FEC Budget and Fiscal System.

OMB Funding Title/Code: Salaries and Expenses / 95-1600-0-1-806.
Program: All Programs

Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Appropriations:
Treasury-Postal Service-General Government Subcommittee; House
Committee on House Administration; Senate Committee on Appro-
priations: Treasury, Postal Service, General Government Subcom-
mittee; Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
Authority: Federal Election Campaign Act (P.L. 93-443). Federal
Election Campaign Act, as amended (P.L. 94-283).
Availability: Internal use only.

Purpose: This system involves agency budgetary requests and accounts for public funds alloted for Federal Election Commission purposes. Input: Division and office requests, as well as accounting and fiscal records, provide the input for this system. Content: Records of budget preparation, presentation, and apportionment and records concerned with the accounting for availability and status of public funds are contained in the system. Output: Reports are issued as required by statutes and regulations.

Agency Contact: (202) 523-4112.

S08100-009

FEC Management Information System.

OMB Funding Title/Code: Salaries and Expenses / 95-1600-0-1-806. Program: All Programs

Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Appropriations: Treasury-Postal Service-General Government Subcommittee; House Committee on House Administration; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Treasury, Postal Service, General Government Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. Authority: Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments (P.L. 93443). Federal Election Campaign Act, as amended (P.L. 94-283). Availability: Internal use only.

Purpose: This system is designed to provide Commissioners and Commission management with information pertinent to the status of programs and their costs in relation to staff effort. Input: Cost and other data relative to Commission programs provide the input for this system. Content: The system is designed to provide program information on a periodic basis to Commissioners and Commission management. Output: No reports are issued by this system.

Agency Contact: (202) 523-4035.

S08100-010

FEC Litigation System.

OMB Funding Title/Code: Salaries and Expenses / 95-1600-0-1-806.
Program: All Programs

Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Appropriations:
Treasury-Postal Service-General Government Subcommittee; House
Committee on House Administration; Senate Committee on Appro-
priations: Treasury, Postal Service, General Government Subcom-
mittee; Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
Authority: Federal Election Campaign Act (P.L. 93-443). Federal
Election Campaign Act, as amended (P.L. 94-283).
Availability: Internal use only.

Purpose: This system is designed for Federal Election Commission use for litigation purposes. Input: Audit, enforcement, and litigation material provide the input for this system. Content: The system accesses litigation material relative to court cases filed by or against the Commission. Output: No reports are issued by this sys

tem.

Agency Contact: (202) 523-4175.

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

S08300-001

Automated Aircraft Accident and Incident Information System.
OMB Funding Title/Code: Salaries and Expenses / 95-0310-0-1-407.
Program: Accident Investigation

Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Public Works and Transportation; House Committee on Appropriations: Transportation Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Transportation Subcommittee.

Authority: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (P.L. 89-670).
Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-633).
Availability: Reports are publicly available.

Purpose: The system was established in 1964. It contains comprehensive data for each U.S. civil aviation accident or incident occurring during the calendar year. The major functions of this system are to provide an ability to maintain, retrieve, analyze, print, and disseminate accident data. Input: The data are derived from NTSB Form 6120.12-Aircraft-Accident Analysis Sheet. This source document is completed by NTSB air safety investigators subsequent to an investigation of an aircraft accident or incident. Content: The automated aircraft accident/incident record(s) are 1600 unpacked bytes in length and unblocked. The records consist of 285 data fields. Thirty-five percent are direct entry, and the remainder are coded. The records store date, location, aircraft, damage, injuries, kind of flying, pilot qualifications and experience, type of accident, phase of operation, causal factors, and other related data pertinent to the accident/incident. Output: Major system output is: Aircraft Accident Reports, Brief Format, U. S. Civil Aviation (hardcopy, five per year, approximatley 900 accidents); Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data, U. S. Air Carrier Operations (hardcopy, annually); Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data, U. S. General Aviation Operations (hardcopy, annually); Briefs of Accidents, Selected Categories/Kinds of Flying (hardcopy, annually); and Special Safety Studies, Selected Subject(s) (hardcopy, annually).

Agency Contact: (202) 472-6126.

S08300-002

Financial Management System.

OMB Funding Title/Code: Salaries and Expenses / 95-0310-0-1-407. Program: All Programs

Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Public Works and Transportation; House Committee on Appropriations: Transportation Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Transportation Subcommittee.

Authority: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (P.L. 89-670). Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-633).

Availability: Output is not publicly available; it is primarily utilized to meet internal financial management requirements and reporting requirements of the Treasury Department and the Office of Management and Budget.

Purpose: This system is designed to comply with the procedures of the various laws and regulations pertaining to budget and accounting, insure control of the Safety Board's appropriation, provide for the internal management of funds for all organizational elements, meet external reporting requirements of the Office of Management and Budget and Treasury, and aid in the development and analysis of the Safety Board's budget. Input: The primary system data are generated internally and consist of appropriation, allotments, operating budgets, fiscal programs, obligations, disbursements, accruals, undelivered orders, receivables, payables, collections, miscellaneous receipts, advances, payroll, travel, property, accident investigation costs, and appropriation transfers. Content: The system consists of monthly and year-to-date information for obligations distributed by program, organizational element, and object/subobject class, and includes four fiscal years of data. The complete history of a particular transaction is available from initial obligation to disbursement. The system contains a quarterly update of the costs of each major accident investigation conducted by the Safety Board. Output: Output is generated monthly in a machine-readable format and includes budget and accounting report, operating budget report, cumulative summary of detail transactions, reconciliation of outstanding obligations, and obligations within Federal Government.

Agency Contact: (202) 472-6121.

S08300-004

Transportation Safety Records.

OMB Funding Title/Code: Salaries and Expenses / 95-0310-0-1-407. Program: Accident Investigation

Congressional Recipient: House Committee on Public Works and Transportation; House Committee on Appropriations: Transportation Subcommittee; Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Senate Committee on Appropriations: Transportation Subcommittee.

Authority: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (P.L. 89-670).
Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-633).
Availability: Information is available to the public from NTIS (nar-
rative format reports only) and internal agency distribution.

Purpose: This system is designed to collect accident data in all modes of transportation and determine probable cause and initiate recommendations to prevent future similar accidents. Investigation of all civil aviation accidents and selected major catastrophic accidents in other transportation modes are included in the system. Input: Primary sources of information are NTSB investigators, FAA investigators, and investigations conducted by other DOT modal administrations, i.e., Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Highway Administration, and U.S. Coast Guard. Input data consist of findings of investigators. Content: Specific information consists of facts, circumstances, and probable cause of accidents. Investigations are conducted in all of the United States. Investigators are dispatched immediately following accident notification. Geocoding is State, date, type of vehicle (aircraft, truck, etc.), operator, and registration number. Output: Output is the investigators' factual report of acci

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