Title 23, Part 450 — Planning Assistance and Standards

Purpose.

Applicability.

Definitions.

Purpose.

Applicability.

Definitions.

Scope of the statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning process.

Coordination of planning process activities.

Interested parties, public involvement, and consultation.

Transportation planning studies and project development.

Development of programmatic mitigation plans.

Development and content of the long-range statewide transportation plan.

Development and content of the statewide transportation improvement program (STIP).

Self-certifications, Federal findings, and Federal approvals.

Project selection from the STIP.

Applicability of NEPA to statewide transportation plans and programs.

Phase-in of new requirements.

Purpose.

Applicability.

Definitions.

Scope of the metropolitan transportation planning process.

Funding for transportation planning and unified planning work programs.

Metropolitan planning organization designation and redesignation.

Metropolitan Planning Area boundaries.

Metropolitan planning agreements.

Interested parties, participation, and consultation.

Transportation planning studies and project development.

Development of programmatic mitigation plans.

Congestion management process in transportation management areas.

Development and content of the metropolitan transportation plan.

Development and content of the transportation improvement program (TIP).

TIP revisions and relationship to the STIP.

TIP action by the FHWA and the FTA.

Project selection from the TIP.

Annual listing of obligated projects.

Self-certifications and Federal certifications.

Applicability of NEPA to metropolitan transportation plans and programs.

Phase-in of new requirements.