Title
2015 FHWA and FTA TMA Certification Review (9:45-9:55)
Felix Nwoko, LPA Staff
Lindsay Smart, LPA Staff
Narrative
Pursuant to 23 United States Code (USC) (i)(5) and 49 USC 1607, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) must certify jointly the metropolitan transportation planning process in Transportation Management Areas (TMAs) at least once every four years. The Durham - Chapel Hill - Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) is a TMA, a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) with a population of at least 200,000 as defined by the United States Census Bureau. The 2015 review consisted of a desk audit, a public comment session conducted on Thursday, May 21, 2015, and an on-site review that was conducted on May 21 - 22, 2015. In addition to the formal review, routine oversight, such as attendance at meetings, day-to-day interactions, review of work products, and working with the MPO on past certification review recommendations and corrective actions provide a major source of information upon which to base certification findings. After the on-site review was completed, a draft report was written to document the findings and provided to the DCHC MPO staff for review and comment.
Recommendation
TC Action: Review the draft Certification Report from FHWA & FTA for factual verification.