Coastal Region (CORE) 2012-13 MPO Certification Questions Federal Subject Area No. Certification Topics/Questions (Reference / Comment) B. Description of Planning Area 1 Please give a geographic description of your urbanized area and any unique characteristics or demographics that have changed since the last Federal TMA Certification Review. (e.g. Census boundary changes, new population shifts, housing, and electronic file of the map of your area). C. MPO Boundaries 1 Where multiple Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) are sharing geographic Title 23 CFR Part 450.314(f) portions of a TMA, are there agreements in place to address the responsibilities of each MPO for its share of the overall Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA)? If yes, please provide copies (see requested documents). 2 If an MPA has been adjted to include Federal and/or Indian Tribal lands, are those Title 23 CFR Part 450.316(c) affected appropriately involved in the metropolitan planning process? If yes, please “newly” describe how. D. Organization/Structure 1 Describe the organization/structure of the MPO? Title 23 USC Section 134(d)(2) Who are the members of the MPO? Title 49 USC Section 5303(d)(2) Who is represented on the policy board? Title 23 CFR Part 450.310(d) Is the largest incorporated city represented? What are the Area transit agencies? 2 Describe the voting structure of the MPO Board and the MPO committees. (Please provide a copy of organization chart and a summary of staff responsibilities). E. Agreements and Contracts
Coastal Region (CORE) 2012-13 MPO Certification Questions No. Certification Topics/Questions Federal Subject Area (Reference / Comment) B. Description of Planning Area 1 Please give a geographic description of your urbanized area and any unique characteristics or demographics that have changed since the last Federal TMA Certification Review. (e.g. Census boundary changes, new population shifts, housing, and electronic file of the map of your area). C. MPO Boundaries 1 Where multiple Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) are sharing geographic portions of a TMA, are there agreements in place to address the responsibilities of each MPO for its share of the overall Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA)? If yes, please provide copies (see requested documents). Title 23 CFR Part 450.314(f) 2 If an MPA has been adjted to include Federal and/or Indian Tribal lands, are those “newly” affected appropriately involved in the metropolitan planning process? If yes, please describe how. Title 23 CFR Part 450.316(c) D. Organization/Structure 1 Describe the organization/structure of the MPO? Who are the members of the MPO? Who is represented on the policy board? Is the largest incorporated city represented? What are the Area transit agencies? Title 23 USC Section 134(d)(2) Title 49 USC Section 5303(d)(2) Title 23 CFR Part 450.310(d) 2 Describe the voting structure of the MPO Board and the MPO committees. (Please provide a copy of organization chart and a summary of staff responsibilities). E. Agreements and Contracts
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