AAMVA's The Week in Review for November 9, 2020

November 9, 2020

AAMVA 2021 Awards Program - Deadline for Entries is December 31, 2020 While the COVID-19 pandemic has been a tragic, global crisis, it has also given rise to a renewed push for innovations in technology, processes, and customer service, many of which will be utilized for years to come. Don't miss this opportunity to be recognized for the great work your jurisdiction did, not only during the pandemic, but also every day - improving day-to-day business; reaching out to the community; and saving lives. The AAMVA Awards Program recognizes members of the motor vehicle and law enforcement community by honoring individuals, teams, and organizations who have committed their time and resources to the following categories: Safety, Service, Security, Public Affairs & Consumer Education (PACE), and International Driver Examiner Certification (IDEC).

AAMVA Awards are open to all AAMVA jurisdiction member agencies who are in good standing. Entries submitted for the 2021 Awards must have been conducted (produced, implemented, and/or developed) between October 1, 2019 and September 30, 2020. If an entry won an award in 2020, it cannot be resubmitted for 2021 unless it has major upgrades or developments. Read more here.

New AAMVAcast Episode In this episode, we speak with Bernard Soriano, Deputy Director of the California Department of Motor Vehicles and Chair of the AAMVA Automated Vehicles Subcommittee, about the state of automated vehicle technology and how AAMVA’s new guidance document might help our members navigate the challenges and opportunities it presents. You can find AAMVAcast on its own website, as well as on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, Stitcher, and Spotify. We'll be releasing new episodes every Monday, featuring conversations with Ian Grossman and members of the AAMVA Community. Subscribe today!

This episode is brought to you by GET Group .

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This Week's Webinars NMVTIS State Web Interface (SWI) – Understanding the Administrative Features November 10, 2020; 2:00 - 3:00 pm (ET) The NMVTIS SWI Web Application is used by the states to perform title verification and data corrections. This webinar focuses on how the states use the administrative features to oversee the states user community. A brief overview of the SWI application is also provided. The SWI application has been built so that each state manages their own user community. This includes configuring the system with organizations to which users are assigned. The state administrator is responsible for user role assignments and user account activation and deactivation. The SWI Application also includes a reporting component that allows state administrators to monitor user activity. Note: This webinar is for AAMVA jurisdiction and federal members only.

NMVTIS Suspense Resolution for Online States (Web Service Version) – Part 2 November 12, 2020; 1:00 - 2:00 pm (ET) NMVTIS has two third party transactions that involve updates between the central site and multiple states. Because the transactions involve multiple states and the central site, it is possible for a transaction to break down before it completes. Further activity against this title record is greatly restricted until the problem is resolved. This webinar provides instruction as to how to identify and resume suspended transactions. The intended audience for this webinar are NMVTIS Help Desk Personnel, Business Process Analyst and IT System Integrators. Note: This webinar is for AAMVA jurisdiction members only.

*Register for the following training CSTIMS Next Generation November 2020 Release sessions HERE. November 12, 2020; 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (ET)

The webinar will provide an overview of the CSTIMS Next Generation application

and the highlights of this enhancement, which include the following: NOVEMBER - PDPS Updates to test results and test scheduling functionalities mainly used by 10 | PDPS Update Transactions jurisdiction/third-party examiners, (intermediate) Updates to user management functionalities, and

Introduction of the test result violations and change tracking functionalities. 12 | PDPS Interactions This webinar is for AAMVA jurisdiction and federal members only. 13 | PDPS State-to-State and NDR- Generated Transactions (intermediate)

DECEMBER - SPEXS Jurisdiction Response to COVID-19 Click here to view consolidated information and see how motor vehicle 1 | SPEXS Overview (basic) administrations are handling driver licensing and vehicle registration. This document will be updated with the most current information on our homepage. 2 | SPEXS Transactions AMIE (intermediate)

3 | SPEXS Transactions NIEM Motor Vehicle Industry Response on COVID-19 Pandemic (intermediate) Below are a selection of news releases and announcements regarding the effects of coronavirus on the motor vehicle community.

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8 | SPEXS Batch Inquiry (intermediate)

The Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)’s Impact on Highway Safety 9 | SPEXS Bulk Load (intermediate) (NHTSA)

10 | SPEXS SPM (intermediate)

Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap To Reopen Springvale Bureau of Motor REGISTER ONLINE! Vehicles Branch (Maine) New Online Service: Replacement of Damaged or Peeling Licence Plates (Quebec)

NOVEMBER CESCO Barranquitas Reopens Monday, November 9. The CESCOs of 10 | NMVTIS State Web Interface Utuado, Manatí, Bayamón and Aguadilla Remain Closed by COVID (Puerto (SWI) – Understanding the Rico) Administrative Features

12 | CSTIMS Next Generation November 2020 Release NSP Urges Drivers To Slow Down Ahead of Winter Driving Season: Troopers Continue To Report Excessive Speeding Across the State in 12 | NMVTIS Suspense Resolution Numbers That Far Exceed Recent Years (Nebraska) for Online States (Web Service Version) – Part 2

Arizona Traffic Incident Management Training Goes Virtual 17 | NMVTIS State Web Interface DMV Appointments Available in Eastern Oregon (SWI) – How to Correct Title and Brand Data on the Central Site

18 | Conference Session Series: AAMVA License Plate Standard & License Plate Verification Program FLHSMV, FHP Launch Annual “Stuff the Charger” Food 19 | NMVTIS Suspense Resolution for Online States (AMIE Version) – Drive (Florida) Part 1 This week, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) and its division of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), announced the start

of its annual “Stuff the Charger” food drive. Throughout the month of November, the 24 | NMVTIS State Web Interface department will be collecting non-perishable food donations for food banks across (SWI) – Instant Title Verification the state to support families in need this holiday season. Read more at flhsmv.gov Using the VIN Search Feature .

26 | NMVTIS Suspense Resolution for Online States (AMIE Version) – Click It or Ticket: State, Local and National Agencies Come Part 2 Together for Seat Belt Awareness and Enforcement Campaign (Maryland) Over the past five years, failure to wear a seat belt has been a contributing factor in DECEMBER about one of every five motor vehicle fatalities on Maryland roadways. To help reduce that number, the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle 3 | NMVTIS Suspense Resolution for Administration’s (MDOT MVA) Highway Safety Office is partnering with the National Online States (Web Service Version) Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and state and local law enforcement – Part 1 to kick off the annual Click It or Ticket seat belt safety campaign. Read more at mva.maryland.gov. 8 | NMVTIS State Web Interface (SWI) – Understanding the Administrative Features MassDOT Virtually Hosting Annual Moving Together Conference: November 17-19 (Massachusetts) 15 | NMVTIS State Web Interface Three-day conference is being offered at no cost and will feature panel discussions (SWI) – How to Correct Title and on key pedestrian, bicycle, and public transportation topics and virtual site Brand Data on the Central Site visits...The conference will feature keynote addresses by MassDOT Transportation

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Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack, FHWA Division Administrator Jeff McEwen, 17 | NMVTIS Suspense Resolution Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver, RMV Registrar Jamey Tesler and MBTA for Online States (AMIE Version) – General Manager Steve Poftak. Read more at mass.gov. Part 1

22 | NMVTIS State Web Interface (SWI) – Instant Title Verification Remember To Buckle up Every Trip, Every Time Using the VIN Search Feature (Michigan) To remind everyone about the importance of buckling up, the Michigan Office of 30 | NMVTIS Suspense Resolution Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) is launching a Click It or Ticket seat belt for Online States (Web Service enforcement campaign that runs November 9 through November 29. Read more at Version) – Part 2 michigan.gov.

31 | NMVTIS Suspense Resolution for Online States (AMIE Version) – Eight Additional License Plate Agencies To Offer Instant Part 2 Title Service (North Carolina) To improve service to customers who need instant titles for their vehicles, the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles is adding eight locations that offer that service, including REGISTER ONLINE! several in the Charlotte area. Starting Monday, Nov. 9, the DMV will offer instant title services at 17 locations across the state. Instant titling is an expedited service in which titles can be processed and issued the same day or the next day for an added fee. Read more at ncdot.gov.

NOVEMBER NDDOT Processed a Record Number of Identification 17 | AAMVA RFP FY21-23650: Cards in October (North Dakota) Virtual Conference Platform Statewide almost 25,000 customers received a new license or ID card last month. This was an increase of 4,000 cards printed during October 2019. “We typically see a rise in demand for driver license and state IDs each fall during an election year,” said Driver License Division Director Brad Schaffer. “Our staff has worked very hard to accommodate our customers and I am proud of the work they did.” Read more at Please respond to these surveys dot.nd.gov. from Minnesota, Florida, Colorado, Ohio, West Virginia, Georgia, Louisiana, Connecticut, Ontario, and Ohio Traffic Safety Council Members Announced AAMVA. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine...announced the members of the new Ohio Traffic Safety Council...The council is composed of representatives of several state Wait Times for Noncommercial agencies and outside groups. The role of the council will be to coordinate and Skills Tests (Ends 11/30/2020) monitor all statewide traffic safety initiatives, analyze trends, and advise the Governor on creating safer roads through education, enforcement, engineering, and Humvees - Road and Highway emergency response. Read more at publicsafety.ohio.gov. Use (Ends 12/02/2020)

Mobile DMV Unit (Ends 11/27/2020) Halloween Treat and Car Seat Event Very Successful

(Washington) Power of Attorney Without On Saturday October 31, 2020, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) held a Treat and Notarization (Ends 11/25/2020) Car Seat event at the District 2 Headquarters in Bellevue. The event was attended

by 40 families. Each family left with candy, goodies, car seat safety information and Title Corrections (Ends 11/23/2020) most had a car seat inspection. The event was very successful. Read more at

wsp.wa.gov. License Plate Production (Ends

11/30/2020)

Appointment Scheduling Licenses Revoked for Six Area Wholesale Dealers Software (Ends 11/23/2020) (Wisconsin) The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Commercial Registrations revoked the wholesale dealer licenses of these Columbia County dealers, located at Processed at Dealerships (Ends 101 Skyline Drive, Arlington, effective November 6, 2020, for failing to properly 11/20/2020) follow administrative requirements...DMV’s Dealers and Agents Section determined that each dealer listed above violated state law when they failed to maintain a Online Knowledge Testing (Ends licensed business facility. Read more at wisconsindot.gov. 11/18/2020)

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Odometer Disclosure FMCSA Publishes ICR on Baseline Opinions of Requirements (Ends 11/16/2020) Commercial Automated Driving Systems The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has published an You can view all open surveys and Information Collection Request (ICR) on automated driving systems (ADS). This responses to all surveys by visiting notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Trucking the survey tool. Please contact Fleet Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for Managing Mixed Fleets. It is a survey Janice Dluzynski if you have any study that will assess the self-reports of approximately 2,000 survey respondents, questions about using the survey including commercial motor vehicle (CMV) fleet managers, CMV sales personnel, tool. state and federal government personnel, industry engineers, researchers, and CMV drivers. The questionnaire is designed to collect baseline opinions of automated driving systems (ADS) before and after hands-on demonstrations with ADS technologies. Comments must be received on or before January 4, 2021. Read more at govinfo.gov.

NTSB Issues Final Report - Schoharie, NY Limousine Crash NTSB has published the final report on its investigation into the fatal crash of a stretched limousine in 2018 near Schoharie, NY. On October 6, 2018, about 1:55 p.m., a 2001 Ford Excursion XLT stretch limousine, operated by Prestige Limousine and Chauffeur Service, was traveling south on New York State Route 30 (NY-30) near Schoharie, New York. The limousine, occupied by a driver and 17 passengers, was descending a grade that began 1.81 miles north of a T-intersection with New York State Route 30A (NY-30A). The posted speed limit was 55 mph. Although the driver likely applied the brakes while descending the hill, the brake system failed to effectively slow the limousine, and its speed increased to over 100 mph. The driver steered to avoid a car stopped at the NY-30/NY-30A intersection, proceeded past a stop sign, crossed the intersection, and entered the driveway of a restaurant parking lot. The limousine struck an unoccupied sport utility vehicle (SUV) parked in a field adjacent to the driveway. Two pedestrians standing near the SUV were struck by it when the SUV was forced forward by the limousine. The limousine continued into a ravine, where it struck an earthen embankment and several trees. As a result of the crash, 20 people died, including all 18 limousine occupants and the 2 pedestrians.

Click here to read the full accident report and here for related investigation documents.

More States Moving Toward Universal Seat Belt Laws, But Commercial Vehicle Belt Use Lags Behind (NTSB) On Nov. 1, New York's universal seat belt law went into effect, requiring passengers 16 years and older to wear a seat belt at all times in all seats, including the back seat (those under 16 were already required to wear a seat belt). New York now joins 29 other states and the District of Columbia, which have laws that cover both rear- and front-seat occupants riding in passenger vehicles. For decades we have recommended that states enact primary seat belt laws. In 2014, we renewed our call on the states, DC and Puerto Rico and recommended that they enact primary seat belt laws that apply to all vehicle occupants in all vehicles equipped with seat belts, even on motorcoaches and school buses. Read more here.

SSA Alert: Protect Yourself from Social Security Scams Social Security is warning the public about a nationwide imposter scam. Scammers pretend they are from Social Security to seek your personal information and money. The caller may say there is a problem with your Social Security number or account. Scammers play on emotions, such as fear and confusion, in order to convince you to https://www.magnetmail.net/Design/preview.cfm?version=html&message_id=19527441[11/10/2020 1:40:05 PM] AAMVA's The Week in Review for November 9, 2020

either provide your personal information or send payments, such as cash, wire transfers, or gift cards. Scammers may also email fake documents or text a message in an effort to get you to comply with their demands.

If you receive a suspicious call, text, or email do the following:

1. HANG UP or DO NOT RESPOND! 2. DO NOT provide money — cash, gift card, wire transfers, or pre-paid debit cards — or personal information. 3. REPORT IT to Social Security’s law enforcement team, the Office of the Inspector General, at oig.ssa.gov/. 4. SHARE this information with others to increase awareness.

For more information, read Social Security’s blog or watch this video.

Celebrating 100 Years of Transportation with TRB and Launching 100 More 2020 has brought a lot of challenges, but we have also some reasons to celebrate. Since last autumn, we have found ways to honor TRB’s centennial anniversary...With rich anecdotes from Iowa to Panama, tales of best-sellers, and the secrets to success, Sarah Jo Peterson weaves together the history of TRB in order to, as she writes, better imagine: “What will TRB be used for next?” Time and again, she notes the importance of balancing scientists, practitioners, and commercial interests in the make-up of TRB’s work and volunteers as well as the idea that, “Everyone interested is invited.” Read more at nationalacademies.org.

Webinar: Celebrating TRB’s Centennial by Exploring the Future of Transportation Research What is the future of transportation research and what is TRB’s role in that future? Learn from our panel of experts about how the scale and scope of TRB’s activities expanded steadily over the last 100 years, and what we might expect in the transportation field during the next 100 years. Join us on Thursday, November 12 from 3:00 to 4:30 PM ET for a webinar with a panel of TRB veterans and younger TRB leaders to learn about the past and discuss the future. Session attendees will be encouraged to send in their ideas and questions during this moderated event. The webinar is part of TRB’s 2020 Centennial Celebration and is designed to commemorate TRB’s actual diamond anniversary, which is November 11, 2020. Read more and register at nationalacademies.org.

MADD Saskatoon, Police Kickoff Annual Red Ribbon Campaign On Monday MADD and the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) launched project Red Ribbon, an annual awareness campaign to promote sober driving during the holiday season...From now until the beginning of January, MADD Saskatoon and other chapters across the country will distribute thousands of red ribbons and red ribbon car decals for Canadians to display on their vehicles, reminding them and other not to drive impaired. Read more at madd.ca.

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