Terms Used In 29 CFR Part 99 - Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations

• AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation: means the "Manual for Bridge Evaluation" incorporated by reference in § 650. See 23 CFR 650.505
• Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
• complex tunnel: means a tunnel characterized by advanced or unique structural elements or functional systems. See 23 CFR 650.505
• comprehensive tunnel inspection training: means the FHWA-approved training that covers all aspects of tunnel inspection and enables inspectors to relate conditions observed in a tunnel to established criteria. See 23 CFR 650.505
• end-of-course assessment: means a comprehensive examination given to students after the completion of a training course. See 23 CFR 650.505
• Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. ^{Source: OCC}
• functional systems: means non-structural systems, such as electrical, mechanical, fire suppression, ventilation, lighting, communications, monitoring, drainage, traffic signals, emergency response (including egress, refuge room spacing, or carbon monoxide detection), or traffic safety components. See 23 CFR 650.505
• in-depth inspection: means a close-up inspection of one, several, or all tunnel structural elements or functional systems to identify any deficiencies not readily detectable using routine inspection procedures. See 23 CFR 650.505
• Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}
• initial inspection: means the first inspection of a tunnel to provide all inventory, appraisal, and other data necessary to determine the baseline condition of the structural elements and functional systems. See 23 CFR 650.505
• Inspection Date: means the date established by the Program Manager on which a regularly scheduled routine inspection begins for a tunnel. See 23 CFR 650.505
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• load rating: means the determination of the safe vehicular live load carrying capacity within or above the tunnel using structural plans, and information gathered from an inspection. See 23 CFR 650.505
• National Credit Union Administration: The federal regulatory agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. (NCUA also administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures the deposits of federal credit unions.) ^{Source: OCC}
• portal: means the entrance and exit of the tunnel exposed to the environment; portals may include bare rock, constructed tunnel entrance structures, or buildings. See 23 CFR 650.505
• procedures: means the written documentation of policies, methods, considerations, criteria, and other conditions that direct the actions of personnel so that a desired end result is achieved consistently. See 23 CFR 650.505
• Program Manager: means the individual in charge of the inspection program who has been assigned or delegated the duties and responsibilities for tunnel inspection, reporting, and inventory. See 23 CFR 650.505
• routine inspection: means a regularly scheduled comprehensive inspection encompassing all tunnel structural elements and functional systems and consisting of observations and measurements needed to determine the physical and functional condition of the tunnel, to identify any changes from initial or previously recorded conditions, and to ensure that tunnel components continue to satisfy present service requirements. See 23 CFR 650.505
• Team Leader: means the on-site individual in charge of an inspection team responsible for planning, preparing, performing, and reporting on tunnel inspections. See 23 CFR 650.505
• tunnel: means an enclosed roadway for motor vehicle traffic with vehicle access limited to portals, regardless of type of structure or method of construction, that requires, based on the owner's determination, special design considerations that may include lighting, ventilation, fire protection systems, and emergency egress capacity. See 23 CFR 650.505
• tunnel inspection experience: means active participation in the performance of tunnel inspections in accordance with the National Tunnel Inspection Standards, in either a field inspection, supervisory, or management role. See 23 CFR 650.505
• tunnel inspection refresher training: means an FHWA-approved training course that aims to improve the quality of tunnel inspections, introduce new techniques, and maintain the consistency of the tunnel inspection program. See 23 CFR 650.505
• tunnel-specific inspection procedures: means the written documentation of the directions necessary to plan for, and conduct an inspection. See 23 CFR 650.505