1、131 Federal Highway Administration, DOT Pt. 460 in order to better integrate NEPA consider-ations into transportation planning studies. The answers to the following two questions also contain useful information on training and staffing opportunities. 18. How have environmental, regulatory, and resou
2、rce agency liaisons (Federally- and State DOT-funded positions) and partnership agreements been used to provide the exper-tise and interagency participation needed to enhance the consideration of environmental factors in the planning process? For several years, States have utilized Federal and State
3、 transportation funds to support focused and accelerated project re-view by a variety of local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies. While Section 1309(e) of the TEA21 and its successor in SAFETEALU section 6002 speak specifically to transpor-tation project streamlining, there are other authorities
4、that have been used to fund posi-tions, such as the Intergovernmental Co-operation Act (31 U.S.C. 6505). In addition, long-term, on-call consultant contracts can provide backfill support for staff that are de-tailed to other parts of an agency for tem-porary assignments. At last count (as of 2003),
5、246 positions were being funded. Addi-tional information on interagency funding agreements is available at: http:/environ-ment.fhwa.dot.gov/strmlng/igdocs/index.htm. Moreover, every State has advanced a vari-ety of stewardship and streamlining initia-tives that necessitate early involvement of envir
6、onmental, regulatory, and resource agencies in the project development process. Such process improvements have: addressed the exchange of data to support avoidance and impact analysis; established formal and informal consultation and review schedules; advanced mitigation strategies; and resulted in
7、a variety of programmatic reviews. Inter-agency agreements and workplans have evolved to describe performance objectives, as well as specific roles and responsibilities related to new streamlining initiatives. Some States have improved collaboration and efficiency by co-locating environmental, regul
8、atory, and resource and transportation agency staff. 19. What training opportunities are avail-able to MPOs, State DOTs, public transpor-tation operators and environmental, regu-latory, and resource agencies to assist in their understanding of the transportation planning and NEPA processes? Both the
9、 FHWA and the FTA offer a vari-ety of transportation planning, public in-volvement, and NEPA courses through the National Highway Institute and/or the Na-tional Transit Institute. Of particular note is the Linking Planning and NEPA Workshop, which provides a forum and facilitated group discussion am
10、ong and between State DOT; MPO; Federal, Tribal, and State environ-mental, regulatory, and resource agencies; and FHWA/FTA representatives (at both the executive and program manager levels) to develop a State-specific action plan that will provide for strengthened linkages between the transportation
11、 planning and NEPA proc-esses. Moreover, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv-ice offers Green Infrastructure Workshops that are focused on integrating planning for natural resources (green infrastructure) with the development, economic, and other infrastructure needs of society (gray infra-structure). R
12、obust planning and multi-issue environ-mental screening requires input from a wide variety of disciplines, including information technology; transportation planning; the NEPA process; and regulatory, permitting, and environmental specialty areas (e.g., noise, air quality, and biology). Senior man-ag
13、ers at transportation and partner agencies can arrange a variety of individual training programs to support learning curves and skill development that contribute to a strengthened link of the transportation plan-ning and NEPA processes. Formal and infor-mal mentoring on an intra-agency basis can be
14、arranged. Employee exchanges within and between agencies can be periodically sched-uled, and persons involved with professional leadership programs can seek temporary as-signments with partner agencies. IV. Additional Information on this Topic Valuable sources of information are FHWAs environment we
15、bsite (http:/ www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/index.htm) and FTAs environmental streamlining website (http:/www.environment.fta.dot.gov). Another source of information and case studies is NCHRP Report 838 (Consideration of Envi-ronmental Factors in Transportation Sys-tems Planning), which is available
16、at http:/ www4.trb.org/trb/crp.nsf/All+Projects/ NCHRP+838. In addition, AASHTOs Center for Environmental Excellence website is con-tinuously updated with news and links to in-formation of interest to transportation and environmental professionals (www.transportation.environment.org). PART 460PUBLIC
17、 ROAD MILEAGE FOR APPORTIONMENT OF HIGH-WAY SAFETY FUNDS Sec. 460.1 Purpose. 460.2 Definitions. 460.3 Procedures. AUTHORITY: 23 U.S.C. 315, 402(c); 49 CFR 1.48. SOURCE: 40 FR 44322, Sept. 26, 1975, unless otherwise noted. VerDate Mar2010 09:39 May 11, 2011 Jkt 223076 PO 00000 Frm 00141 Fmt 8010 Sfmt
18、 8010 Y:SGML223076.XXX 223076wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with CFRProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-132 23 CFR Ch. I (4111 Edition) 460.1 460.1 Purpose. The purpose of this part is to pre-scribe the policies and procedures fol-lowed in ide
19、ntifying and reporting pub-lic road mileage for utilization in the statutory formula for the apportion-ment of highway safety funds under 23 U.S.C. 402(c). 460.2 Definitions. As used in this part: (a) Public road means any road under the jurisdiction of and maintained by a public authority and open
20、to public travel. (b) Public authority means a Federal, State, county, town, or township, In-dian tribe, municipal or other local government or instrumentality there-of, with authority to finance, build, op-erate or maintain toll or toll-free high-way facilities. (c) Open to public travel means that
21、 the road section is available, except during scheduled periods, extreme weather or emergency conditions, pass-able by four-wheel standard passenger cars, and open to the general public for use without restrictive gates, prohibi-tive signs, or regulation other than re-strictions based on size, weigh
22、t, or class of registration. Toll plazas of pub-lic toll roads are not considered re-strictive gates. (d) Maintenance means the preserva-tion of the entire highway, including surfaces, shoulders, roadsides, struc-tures, and such traffic control devices as are necessary for its safe and effi-cient ut
23、ilization. (e) State means any one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puer-to Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. For the purpose of the application of 23 U.S.C. 402 on In-dian reservations, State and Governor of a State include the Secretary of the In-terior. EFFECTIVE DATE
24、 NOTE: At 76 FR 12849, Mar. 9, 2011, 460.2 was amended by revising para-graph (e), effective Apr. 8, 2011. For the con-venience of the user, the revised text is set forth as follows: 460.2 Definitions. * * * * * (e) State means any one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Vir
25、gin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. For the purpose of the application of 23 U.S.C. 402 on Indian reservations, State and Governor of a State include the Secretary of the Interior. 460.3 Procedures. (a) General requirements. 23 U.S.C. 402(c) provi
26、des that funds authorized to carry out section 402 shall be appor-tioned according to a formula based on population and public road mileage of each State. Public road mileage shall be determined as of the end of the cal-endar year preceding the year in which the funds are apportioned and shall be ce
27、rtified to by the Governor of the State or his designee and subject to the approval of the Federal Highway Ad-ministrator. (b) State public road mileage. Each State must annually submit a certifi-cation of public road mileage within the State to the Federal Highway Ad-ministration Division Administr
28、ator by the date specified by the Division Administrator. Public road mileage on Indian reservations within the State shall be identified and included in the State mileage and in computing the States apportionment. (c) Indian reservation public road mile-age. The Secretary of the Interior or his des
29、ignee will submit a certification of public road mileage within Indian reservations to the Federal Highway Administrator by June 1 of each year. (d) Action by the Federal Highway Ad-ministrator. (1) The certification of In-dian reservation public road mileage, and the State certifications of public
30、road mileage together with comments thereon, will be reviewed by the Fed-eral Highway Administrator. He will make a final determination of the pub-lic road mileage to be used as the basis for apportionment of funds under 23 U.S.C. 402(c). In any instance in which the Administrators final determina-t
31、ion differs from the public road mile-age certified by a State or the Sec-retary of the Interior, the Adminis-trator will advise the State or the Sec-retary of the Interior of his final deter-mination and the reasons therefor. VerDate Mar2010 09:39 May 11, 2011 Jkt 223076 PO 00000 Frm 00142 Fmt 8010
32、 Sfmt 8010 Y:SGML223076.XXX 223076wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with CFRProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-133 Federal Highway Administration, DOT 470.103 (2) If a State fails to submit a certifi-cation of public road mileage as re-quired by
33、 this part, the Federal High-way Administrator may make a deter-mination of the States public road mileage for the purpose of apportioning funds under 23 U.S.C. 402(c). The States public road mileage determined by the Administrator under this sub-paragraph may not exceed 90 percent of the States pub
34、lic road mileage utilized in determining the most recent appor-tionment of funds under 23 U.S.C. 402(c). PART 470HIGHWAY SYSTEMS Subpart AFederal-aid Highway Systems Sec. 470.101 Purpose. 470.103 Definitions. 470.105 Urban area boundaries and highway functional classification. 470.107 Federal-aid hi
35、ghway systems. 470.109 System proceduresGeneral. 470.111 Interstate System procedures. 470.113 National Highway System proce-dures. 470.115 Approval authority. APPENDIX A TO SUBPART A OF PART 470 GUIDANCE CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING RE-QUESTS FOR INTERSTATE SYSTEM DESIGNA-TIONS UNDER 23 U.S.C. 103(c)(4)
36、(A) AND (B) APPENDIX B TO SUBPART A OF PART 470DES-IGNATION OF SEGMENTS OF SECTION 332(a)(2) CORRIDORS AS PARTS OF THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM APPENDIX C TO SUBPART A OF PART 470POL-ICY FOR THE SIGNING AND NUMBERING OF FUTURE INTERSTATE CORRIDORS DES-IGNATED BY SECTION 332 OF THE NHS DES-IGNATION ACT OF 1
37、995 OR DESIGNATED UNDER 23 U.S.C. 103(c)(4)(B) APPENDIX D TO SUBPART A OF PART 470 GUIDANCE CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING RE-QUESTS FOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE NA-TIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM Subparts BC Reserved AUTHORITY: 23 U.S.C. 103(b)(2), 103(c), 134, 135, and 315; and 49 CFR 1.48(b). SOURCE: 40 FR 42344, Sep
38、t. 12, 1975, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 41 FR 51396, Nov. 22, 1976. Subpart AFederal-aid Highway Systems SOURCE: 62 FR 33355, June 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted. 470.101 Purpose. This part sets forth policies and pro-cedures relating to the identification of Federal-aid highways, the
39、 functional classification of roads and streets, the designation of urban area boundaries, and the designation of routes on the Federal-aid highway systems. 470.103 Definitions. Except as otherwise provided in this part, terms defined in 23 U.S.C. 101(a) are used in this part as so defined. Consulta
40、tion means that one party confers with another identified party and, prior to taking action(s), con-siders that partys views. Cooperation means that the parties involved in carrying out the planning, programming and management sys-tems processes work together to achieve a common goal or objective. C
41、oordination means the comparison of the transportation plans, programs, and schedules of one agency with re-lated plans, programs, and schedules of other agencies or entities with legal standing, and adjustment of plans, pro-grams, and schedules to achieve gen-eral consistency. Federal-aid highway s
42、ystems means the National Highway System and the Dwight D. Eisenhower National Sys-tem of Interstate and Defense High-ways (the Interstate System). Federal-aid highways means highways on the Federal-aid highway systems and all other public roads not classified as local roads or rural minor collec-to
43、rs. Governor means the chief executive of the State and includes the Mayor of the District of Columbia. Metropolitan planning organization (MPO) means the forum for cooperative transportation decisionmaking for the metropolitan planning area in which the metropolitan transportation plan-ning process
44、 required by 23 U.S.C. 134 and 49 U.S.C. 53035305 must be carried out. Responsible local officials means (1) In urbanized areas, principal elected officials of general purpose local governments acting through the Metropolitan Planning Organization designated by the Governor, or (2) In rural areas and urban areas not within any urbanized area, principal VerDate Mar2010 09:39 May 11, 2011 Jkt 223076 PO 00000 Frm 00143 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:SGML223076.XXX 223076wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with CFRProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
