Motor Carrier Presentation

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Motor Carrier Presentation May, 2005
Overview
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What is DataQs?
DataQs is a system on the Internet that provides
an electronic means for filing data quality
challenges about Federal and State data released
to the public by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
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What is DataQs? (cont.)

• It is
• A single location for data challenge entry and
  response
• A web-based interface to view the status of data
  challenges and supporting documentation
  throughout the challenge process
• A support tool that assists FMCSA and States in
  generating responses

• It is not
• A change in either the State or FMCSA data
  correction guidelines
• A system that allows or requires FMCSA to
  intervene in the State data correction process

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What Does DataQs Do?

• Allows users to submit data quality challenges
  related to motor carrier safety data
• Routes the challenges to the appropriate
  organization for resolution based on the type of
  challenge

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What Does DataQs Do?(cont.)

• Allows all involved in a data quality challenge
  to view the challenge and its status at any time
• Stores all information related to the challenge
  in a centralized place, e.g., correspondence
  between the user that submitted the challenge and
  the organization that is assigned the challenge,
  documentation pertaining to the challenge, status
  of the challenge, etc.

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Who Can Use DataQs?

• Motor Carriers and the General Public can use
  DataQs to submit data quality challenges related
  to motor carrier safety data
• FMCSA HQ, Field, and State personnel use DataQs
  to enter, respond to, track and manage the
  challenges

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How Do I Access DataQs if Im a Motor Carrier or
the General Public?

• DataQs can be accessed from http//dataqs.fmcsa.do
  t.gov
• Motor Carriers and the General Public new users
  can register via the DataQs Login Screen

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How do I Access DataQs If Im a State or FMCSA
employee?

• State and FMCSA personnel are required to
  register via the standard FMCSA Account Request
  Form.

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What Registration Information is Needed?

• Users can select their own username and password
• Motor carriers can be validated by entering their
  FMCSA provided PIN. This verifies to FMCSA and
  State agencies that the user is with the motor
  carrier.

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DataQs offers a simple 2 step process for
submitting challenges

• First, select the data challenge type that best
  describes the data issue you are challenging

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DataQs offers a simple 2 step process for
submitting challenges (cont.)

• Second, add the specific details of the
  challenge
• The challenge will be forwarded to the
  appropriate office for resolution

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Supporting Documentation can be added to the
challenge

• Documentation can be faxed or uploaded into the
  system for all involved to view

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DataQs automatically notifies the appropriate
organization

• DataQs informs the appropriate people within the
  responding organization that a data challenge has
  been assigned to them

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Responses Can Be Filed

• Enter responses here
• State and FMCSA employees can change the
  challenge status

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DataQs provides weekly data challenge email
alerts to FMCSA/State agencies assigned
challenges

• An HTML formatted table contains the challenge
  ID, type, US DOT , and the number of days open
  for all challenges that are open over 10 days and
  over 17 days

• Subject DataQs - Challenge Alert

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DataQs provides weekly email alerts to motor
carriers for Open-Pending Carrier
Response challenges

• An HTML formatted table contains the challenge
  ID, type, Date entered and whether challenge was
  closed due to non-response by motor carrier

• Subject FMCSA DataQs Alert

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DataQs allows all involved with the challenge to
view the status at any time

• All users can view the status of the challenges
  they submitted via DataQs
• Click on challenge ID to view details of challenge

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DataQs allows all involved with the challenge to
view the status at any time

• FMCSA HQ, Field, and State organizations can view
  the status of the challenges assigned to them via
  DataQs

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DataQs provides a centralized location of all
information related to the data challenge

• Supporting Documentation (if entered) is
  accessible here

• View correspondence between the user that
  submitted the challenge and the organization
  assigned the challenge

• View details of challenge

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DataQs provides online reports of all information
related to the data challenge
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DataQs provides general public view of reports of
all information related to the data challenge
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DataQs provides online reports of all information
related to the data challenge Challenge Status
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DataQs provides online reports of all information
related to the data challenge Challenge Type
Breakdown
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DataQs provides online reports of all information
related to the data challenge Inspection
Challenge Type Breakdown
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DataQs provides online reports of all information
related to the data challenge Crash Challenge
Type Breakdown
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DataQs provides online reports of all information
related to the data challenge Summary by
Challenge Type and Status
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DataQs provides online reports of all information
related to the data challenge Open Data
Challenges by Organization Type
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DataQs Provides Help on Using the System
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DataQs Provides Help on Using the System