Manual Notice: 2022-1
From: Kevin Pete, Director, Research and Technology Implementation Division
Manual: Research Manual
Effective Date: April 27, 2022
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Update Chapters 1-10 of the Research Manual.
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- To reflect improved business practices; Anchor: #MOFUGCLQ
- To update personnel role titles as well as committee name changes; and Anchor: #URCLQECD
- To introduce something new that has never been addressed before.
Contents
These manual changes add and update information regarding TxDOT’s Research Manual. These changes supersede prior versions of the manual and affect all chapters of the Research Manual:
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- Chapter 1, Introduction
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- Primarily grammatic updates for a better read Anchor: #DLWIXOQL
- Added additional authority for the Research Program Anchor: #DSWTMHMJ
- Updated TxDOT Mission Statement
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- Added and explained the distinction between all Research Program guidance documents under Section 1, Research Program Overview Anchor: #NGPROXVF
- Removed graphic of RTI's Organizational Chart
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- Added additional, relevant Research Program authority under Goals and Objectives of the Research Program matrix Anchor: #EXJEGPQB
- Updated Transportation Research Types in Section 3, Types of Research Anchor: #GITOBXMN
- Updated legal authority when referencing Applied and Basic Research Anchor: #SHEQIPOI
- Better clarified the use of Private firms and other private entities
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- Updated committee name changes throughout Chapter Anchor: #YWUECXWM
- Added committee focus areas in Section 2, Committees Anchor: #LPLLFRFY
- Added FHWA’s participation in providing input to the Project Monitoring Committee section of Section 2, Committees Anchor: #GCAAQYQF
- Updated University Personnel name change in Section 3, University Personnel
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- Added statement to clarify Problem Statement Life Cycle Anchor: #UJJIVNWV
- Minor grammatical updates for a better flow and read Anchor: #GFNSAQMF
- Updated FHWA threshold amounts in Section 5, Research Equipment Authority Anchor: #KJYMXIUQ
- Clarified the invoice deadline once exceeded in Section 6, End of Project Process
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- Updates for clarity and easier flow of read in the General, University Work, and Technology Transfer sections Anchor: #XYSJGJDY
- Clarified Capital Equipment purchases in Section 2, Implementation Projects
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- Updated Principal Investigator as a change in role title in Section 2, Modifications Anchor: #XIHVKRNO
- Added and clarified the use of Technology Readiness Level in Section 3, Project Performance Measures
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- Updated Section 5, Project Closeout, updated the federal code regarding project closeout
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FHWA, and Local Participants
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- Clarified Approval for the use of RTI's charge numbers in Section1, Program Management section
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- Added Section 4, Local Technical Assistance Program Anchor: #XAISFVXG
- Added Section 5, University Transportation Centers Program
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- Section 3, Clarified the New Product Evaluation Form 1684 Anchor: #NEPHIQPN
- Section 3, added the use of and Product Evaluation website and link to the website
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- Added Office of Management and Budget to the Acronyms listUpdated FHWA Definitions Anchor: #MLAITRTQ
- Added Technology Readiness Level to the Acronyms and Definitions list
Statements
Certification and Disclaimer Statements are available in PDF format.
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For more information about this manual, please contact the Research and Technology Implementation Division at 512-416-4730 or by email at RTIMain@txdot.gov.
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Past manual notices are available in a PDF archive.