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User Roles

Users have different levels of access to the FMCSA Portal based on their role. You will request your role  (or level of access) when requesting your portal account.  The portal uses the following types of roles:

Portal Roles – View Only

Portal Roles - Administrative

Portal Roles - Assignments

Existing System Roles - MCMIS

Existing System Roles - DataQs

Existing System Roles - L&I

Existing System Roles - EMIS

 

Portal Roles – View Only 

•Default View-Only
oMay view and download all company information and access Single Sign-On to MCMIS, EMIS, L&I, and DataQs systems if authorized
oMay access online help, feedback, and survey functionality
oMay manage their User Profile and request addition role and system access as needed
oThis role is not available for selection as it is assigned by default when an Account Request Form is submitted and approved
oUsers that have requested and been approved for other Portal Roles such as Assign Review will also be assigned the View Only role by default

Portal Roles - Administrative

•Organization Coordinator
oApproves all requests within a specific domain (office, division, Service Center or Headquarters) for access to the Portal, MCMIS, EMIS, L&I, and DataQs 
•Point of Contact
oServes in an agency or office other than MCSAP or FMCSA as first-line support for an Organization Coordinator
oPre-approves a request for an account before the request is sent to the Organization Coordinator
•Organization Coordinator Proxy
oMaintains the same rights as the Organization Coordinator for whom they serve as Proxy
•Point of Contact Proxy
oMaintains the same rights as the Point of Contact for whom they serve as Proxy

Portal Roles - Assignments 

•Assign Review
oMakes any type of Review assignment, including Compliance Reviews and Safety Contact Reviews
oCan assign Reviews on any company with a physical address within the assigned division
oRole may be assigned to a user for multiple divisions
•Assign Review Designated to the State
oMakes Review assignments within a user’s State when the Review assignment type is set to “State”
•Assign Safety Audit
oMakes New Entrant and Mexican Safety Audit assignments
oCan assign Safety Audits on any company with a physical address within the assigned division
oRole may be assigned to a user for multiple divisions
•Assign New Entrant Safety Audits Designated to the State
oMakes Safety Audit assignments within a user’s State when the Safety Audit assignment type is set to “State” 
•Assign New Entrant Safety Audits Designated to the Contractor
oMakes Safety Audit assignments when the Safety Audit assignment type is set to “Contractor”

Existing System Roles - MCMIS 

•View
oAble to view all display screens and generate reports
•Field Staff (Basic)
oAble to perform functions specific to Federal or state partner field personnel
•Division Administrator / State Director
oAble to perform functions specific to a Division Administrator or State Director
•HQ Licensing Team
oAble to perform functions specific to the Headquarters Licensing support team
•HQ MCMIS Team
oAble to perform functions specific to the Headquarters MCMIS support team
•HQ SafetyNet Team
oAble to perform functions specific to the Headquarters SafetyNet support team
•Intrastate State Staff
oAble to perform functions specific to state staff supporting intrastate companies
•MCSAP State Staff
oAble to perform functions specific to state staff at a MCSAP state location
•PRISM State Staff
oAble to perform functions specific to state staff at a PRISM state location
•Service Center Administrator
oAble to perform functions specific to a Service Center Administrator
•Border Office
oAble to perform functions specific to FMCSA staff in Border offices
•Assign Review
oAble to assign Reviews
•Assign Safety Audit
oAble to assign Safety Audits
•Authorize Review
oAble to authorize Reviews
•Authorize Safety Audit
oAble to authorize Safety Audits (FMCSA only)
•Review SA/Review
oAble to only review a Safety Audit or Review
•FMCSA HM
oAble to perform functions specific to an Hazardous Material (HM) Specialist for FMCSA
•NE Specialist
oAble to perform functions specific to a New Entrant (NE) Specialist for FMCSA
•Receive Letters
oAble to view letters
•Receive MCMIS Quality Management Reports
oAble to view MCMIS management reports
•Contractor Data Entry (Basic)
oAble to perform functions specific to personnel of the FMCSA data entry contractor (CoTs)
•Contractor Data Entry (Super)
oAble to perform functions specific to a supervisor of the FMCSA data entry contractor (CoTs)
•Developers
oAble to perform functions specific to the MCMIS Development support staff
•Third Party Manager
oAble to perform functions specific to a Manager employed by a third party contractor (CSS)
•Third Party Safety Auditor
oAble to perform functions specific to a Safety Auditor employed by a third party contractor (CSS)
•Third Party Specialist
oAble to perform functions specific to an FMCSA specialist dealing with a third party contractor (CSS)
•Volpe Tech Support
oAble to perform functions specific to the Volpe Technical Support staff

Existing System Roles - DataQs

•Access
oAble to access DataQs to respond to company safety information challenges

Existing System Roles - L&I

•Data Entry (HQ only)
oAble to access the L&I secure enforcement functionality (login required) performed by FMCSA Headquarters personnel
oRe-registration does not need to occur to be able to access the L&I public functionality (no login required)

Existing System Roles - EMIS

•View
oAble to view display screens.  This role is defaulted for all users when EMIS access is approved
•Update
oAble to modify enforcement case information
•CaseRite
oAble to upload information to EMIS from the CaseRite system
•Legal
oAble to exercise functionality specific to Service Center legal staff
•Negotiator
oAble to enter information about negotiations
•Payment
oAble to enter payment information
•PIE Modify
oAble to modify enforcement case information
•Review Web Feedback
oAble to view user feedback (Volpe Technical Support only)
•Security
oAble to change passwords (Volpe Technical Support only)
•Table Maintenance
oAble to maintain system tables (Volpe Technical Support only)
•Audit
oAble to view audit information (Volpe Technical Support only)