§ 640.113 - Procedures.

(a) Authorization by the FHWA to proceed with work on a CA project will be in response to a written request from the State highway/transportation agency.

(b) If the State finds that exceptions to CA procedures or standards are appropriate on a project, the State will justify and document such decisions.

(c) A project agreement, or modification to a project agreement, will be executed as required by 23 CFR Part 630, subpart C, Project Agreements.

(d) The FHWA may accept projects based on inspections of a type and frequency necessary to ensure the projects are completed in accordance with appropriate standards. The State is to notify the FHWA when a project is complete and/or ready for such inspection and will certify that the plans, design, and construction for the project were in accord with the laws, regulations, directives, and standards contained in the State certification or such project exceptions as were approved by the State.

(e) Revisions or amendments to State certifications will be made when necessary and processed as provided in § 640.111(c). The existing State certification is to be reviewed periodically to determine its adequacy in light of this part, the statutes in effect at the time of the review, and the operational reviews made by FHWA.