Interim Guide for Developing a State Transportation Research Manual (1995) / Chapter Skim
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1.0 Purpose and Context of Manual
1.0 Purpose and Context of Manual
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Research, one of the principal missions of the first national highway program in the United States is, in fact, the oldest continuous federal highway activity. The Federal Highway Act of 1921 authorized the first sustained fiscal support for highway research.
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Much of this information may be found in the administrative manuals. I.4 Overview of the Manual The research management system manual covers the complete process used by the research unit, from program development through program evaluation, inclucling technology transfer and the management requirements needed to maintain an effective research program.
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as example text which the state may modify or use in developing the state's manual; the other is a commentary that gives explanatory information only. The commentary serves to define alternatives' gives reasons for overlapping text, explains the interaction of the various sections and provides further guidance in assembling the manual.
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- The details of the balloting process on the problems, in section C.2, clepend on the level of effort the research staff puts into preparation for the meetings. For example, the research staff, using the groupings of C.3, can use their own judgement to categorize all problems for the Research Advisory Committee.
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