Apply Now for the Martha Irwin Award for Lifetime Achievement in Highway Safety

The Martha Irwin Award for Lifetime Achievement in Highway Safety is presented annually to an AAMVA member jurisdiction employee, or other individual whose primary function is directly associated with highway and traffic safety efforts. Only AAMVA member jurisdiction employees, or other individuals whose primary function is motor vehicle or highway safety, are eligible. Interested jurisdictional members are encouraged to submit nominations to their chief motor vehicle or chief law enforcement administrator who will then submit one nominee per jurisdictional agency to AAMVA Director of Law Enforcement Brian Ursino at bursino@aamva.org. Click here for the 2013 Martha Irwin Award nomination form. Nominations must be received by April 30, 2013.

For more information, contact Brian Ursino via email or at 703-350-5103.  

FHWA Webinar on Registration Data Collection

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has been systematically collecting state motor vehicle registration data through its 500-series data reporting (Form FHWA-561) since the early 1940s to facilitate the Federal-aid Highway Program. Periodically, the FHWA conducts data reassessment activities with the goal of increasing data reliability and reducing data reporting burden while maintaining historical continuity and meeting new program and initiative needs.
 
Currently, the FHWA is examining state motor vehicle data covering all data items. The existing FHWA-561 form requires states to fill out over 200 data items. Our preliminary assessment indicates that these can be replaced by approximately 90 percent fewer items. However, before any actual implementation of such changes, the FHWA would like to learn the feasibility of the new proposed data items and form.
 
The FHWA will host a webinar to present the preliminary proposal, obtain feedback, and discuss potential issues on March 5, 2013 from 3:30-4:30PM EST. View the webinar at:  https://connectdot.connectsolutions.com/_a55098539/fhwatalkingtraffic/
Phone: 1- 877-848-7030 Passcode: 6217068
 
A draft version of the proposed FHWA-561 is available for review at the link above. For further information please contact Brad Gudzinas at brad.gudzinas@dot.gov or at 202-366-5024.