[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57879-57884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28465]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
[FHWA/FTA Docket No. 95-9]
Notification of FY 96 Reviews
AGENCIES: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Transit
Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: On April 28, 1994, the FHWA and the FTA Administrators jointly
issued guidance to their respective regional administrators on the
implementation of the Federal certification of the metropolitan
planning process in transportation management area (TMA) planning
areas. This notice announces the schedule of FY 1996 reviews as known
at this time. The FHWA and the FTA are planning approximately 60
certification and 3 enhanced planning (EPR) reviews for FY 1996. This
will complete the first full cycle of certification reviews, of the
approximately 140 TMA planning processes, under ISTEA. Additional EPRs
and future planning certifications will be announced through the
Federal Register. Interested parties are invited to submit comments on
the individual planning processes to be reviewed.
DATES: Comments on metropolitan planning processes under review must be
received within sixty (60) days of the scheduled site review in order
to be considered during the certification review process. Where reviews
have already been completed prior to the publication of this notice,
parties
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interested in commenting on these metropolitan planning processes
should immediately contact Sheldon Edner (see following paragraph for
phone number and address and further instructions). Where dates are to
be announced, a supplemental notice announcing these dates will be
issued when the specific dates are confirmed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For FHWA: Mr. Sheldon Edner,
Metropolitan Planning Division (HEP-20), (202) 366-4066 (metropolitan
planning) or Mr. Reid Alsop, FHWA Office of the Chief Counsel (HCC-31),
(202) 366-1371. For the FTA: Ms. Deborah Burns, Metropolitan Planning
Division (TPL-12), (202) 366-1637 or Mr. Scott Biehl, FTA Office of the
Chief Counsel (TCC-40), (202) 366-4063. Both agencies are located at
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours for FHWA
are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., e.t., and for the FTA are from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
ADDRESSES: Submit written, signed comments to Docket Number 95-9,
Federal Highway Administration, Room 4232, HCC-10, 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20590. All comments received will be available for
examination at this address during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. Those desiring notification of receipt of
comments must enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections 1024, 1025, and 3012 of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), Public Law
102-240, 105 Stat. 1914, 1955, 1962, and 2098, amended 23 U.S.C. 134
and 135 and Section 8 of the Federal Transit Act (now codified at 49
U.S.C 5303, 5304, and 5305) to require a continuing, comprehensive, and
coordinated transportation planning process in metropolitan areas and
States. The FHWA and the FTA revised their previous metropolitan
planning regulations to implement these changes and published the final
regulations on October 28, 1993 (58 FR 58040).
General
Public Involvement in Certification Process
The FHWA and the FTA are soliciting public comment on the planning
processes of the FY 1996 certification review sites identified below.
The agencies are particularly interested in input regarding the
strengths and weaknesses of the planning process in light of the
requirements identified in 23 CFR part 450 subpart C. Additionally, the
views of local officials and the public are welcomed regarding the use
of the planning process in transportation investment decisions.
Schedule of FY 1996 Certification Reviews
The following schedule is subject to revision. Changes will be
announced in the Federal Register. Parties interested in providing
comments on the metropolitan transportation planning processes in the
identified areas should submit them directly to FHWA/FTA Docket 95-9
identified above, clearly identifying the metropolitan area that the
comments address. Except where the certification review was completed
prior to the publication of this notice, comments on metropolitan
planning processes under review must be received within 60 days of the
scheduled review in order to be considered during the certification
review process. Where the review was completed prior to publication of
this notice, interested parties wishing to make comments on a
particular certification must contact Sheldon Edner within two weeks of
the date of publication of this notice to assure that their comments
will be considered. Where dates for a planned certification review have
not been established, please contact the appropriate FHWA Division
office for the dates.
The site visits are intended to provide an opportunity for the FHWA
and FTA review team to solicit information from the metropolitan
planning organizations (MPO), State DOTs and transit agencies regarding
the implementation of the planning process. In addition, the team will
be experimenting with alternative mechanisms for soliciting public and
local official input. Each relevant MPO is being asked to provide
public notice, through its regular public notice processes, of the
review and the opportunity to provide public input to the review team.
Public officials should contact the appropriate MPO to identify
processes set up to solicit local government input.
The results of the certification reviews will be made public
through the regular MPO public information process at a time to be set
by the MPO policy board.
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Region/State/TMA Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.
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Region1/2:
Connecticut:
Bridgeport-Milford...................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Massachusetts:
Boston.................................. 17/20 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Rhode Island:
Providence-Pawtuck (RI lead)............ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... .......
Providence-Pawtuck (MA lead)............ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
New York:
Rochester............................... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
New York:
Northeast NJ............................ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... .......
Syracuse................................ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Region 3:
Delaware:
Wilmington DE-NJ-MD-PA.................. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
District of Columbia:
DC...................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Pennsylvania:
Harrisburg.............................. ....... ....... ....... 25/26 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh.............................. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 4/29-
5/1 ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
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Virginia:
Petersburg-Colonial Heights............. ....... ....... 11/14 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Region 4:
Alabama:
Birmingham.............................. 01/05 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Montgomery.............................. 23/27 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Florida:
Daytona Beach (Volusia County).......... ....... ....... 11/15 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Fort Lauderdale (Broward County)........ ....... 06/10 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Miami................................... ....... ....... ....... 22/23 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Jacksonville............................ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 13/16 ....... ....... ....... .......
Sarasota................................ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 25/29 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Tampa-St. Petersburg (Pasco County)..... ....... ....... ....... ....... 5/16 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
West Palm Beach......................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 24/27 ....... ....... .......
Kentucky:
Lexington............................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 20/24 ....... ....... ....... .......
North Carolina:
Raleigh................................. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 17/21 ....... ....... .......
Fayetteville............................ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 22/26 ....... .......
South Carolina:
Columbia................................ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 15/19 ....... .......
Tennessee:
Chattanooga............................. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 15/19 ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Knoxville............................... 16/20 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
REGION 5:
Illinois:
Chicago (EPR in December; certification
in May)................................ ....... ....... 11/15 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... .......
Peoria.................................. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Indiana:
NW Indiana (EPR in December)............ ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... .......
South Bend.............................. X ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Michigan:
Grand Rapids............................ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... .......
Lansing................................. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Minnesota:
Minn./St. Paul.......................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Ohio:
Cincinnati.............................. ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Cleveland............................... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Akron................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... .......
Dayton.................................. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... .......
Wisconsin:
Madison................................. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... .......
REGION 6:
Louisiana:
Baton Rouge............................. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
New Orleans (EPR Week of November 6,
1995; certification Spring, 1996)...... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Oklahoma:
Tulsa................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 2/5 ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Texas:
Corpus Christi.......................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 22/26 ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Dallas.................................. ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
El Paso................................. ....... ....... ....... ....... 5/9 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission................ ....... ....... ....... ....... 2/27-
3/1 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
REGION 7:
Iowa:
Des Moines.............................. 10/13 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Missouri:
Kansas City............................. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 01/05 ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
St. Louis............................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 06/10 ....... ....... ....... .......
REGION 8:
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Colorado:
Colorado Springs........................ ....... 28/30 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Utah:
Salt Lake City Ogden.................... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
REGION 9:
California:
Bakersfield............................. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Oakland-San Francisco (EPA in early
November; certification in early
Spring)................................ ....... 10/30-
11/3 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Modesto................................. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Sacramento.............................. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Hawaii:
Honolulu................................ ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Nevada:
Reno.................................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Las Vegas............................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
REGION 10:
Alaska:
Anchorage............................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... .......
Washington:
Seattle................................. ....... ....... ....... X ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
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Note: ``X'' indicates month of certification review; dates are specified where they are scheduled.
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Guidance and Responsibility
The FHWA and the FTA published guidance on the certification of
planning processes (59 FR 42873). The guidance indicated that the
primary responsibility for the certification process rested with the
respective regional offices of the FHWA and the FTA. The preparatory
work and analysis would be conducted by the appropriate division office
of the FHWA, as a prelude to a site visit by representatives of both
agencies to the metropolitan planning area to be certified. During the
site visit, the FHWA and FTA representatives would, in addition to
meeting with representatives of the MPO, State DOTs and transit
agencies serving the metropolitan planning area, also provide an
opportunity to meet with elected local officials of the principal local
governments in the area and citizens. The purpose of these meetings is
to afford the officials and citizens an opportunity to provide input to
the certification decision in terms of the performance of the planning
process.
As indicated above, the MPO and/or State DOT or transit operator
may make arrangements for these meetings through their normal
procedures. Other alternatives are acceptable based on arrangements
between the Federal agencies and the appropriate transportation
planning agencies. Officials and citizens wishing to obtain information
regarding the process of providing input should contact the MPO for the
metropolitan planning areas identified above. Alternatively, the
Transportation Planner or Planning and Research Engineer for the
appropriate Division office of the FHWA also can provide this
information. Each FHWA Division office is located in or near the
capitol of each State.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48; Pub. L. 102-240, sections
1024, 1025, 3012; 105 Stat. 1914, 1955, 1962, and 2098.
Issued on: November 9, 1995.
Rodney E. Slater,
Federal Highway Administrator.
Gordon J. Linton,
Federal Transit Administrator.
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