Program Approval Actions. Regional ITS architectures must be developed and maintained to document the ITS integration strategies and guide the development of specific projects and programs. FHWA will serve as a technical resource during the development and revisions of the regional architectures and will be furnished a copy of the adopted regional architectures and any amendments. It will be up to the owners of the regional architecture to decide whether they want to request FHWA concurrence or acknowledgement of the regional architecture.
Program Approval Actions. Regional Conformity Determinations. The FHWA and FTA-Region IV, in consultation with USEPA Region IV, make joint conformity determinations on, LRTP/MTP, TIPs, STIPs, and amendments to those documents for nonattainment and maintenance areas. The LRTP/MTP and TIPs, in nonattainment or maintenance area, are updated on a four-year cycle and must be amended when transportation projects are added or deleted or have a major change in project cost, project/project phase initiation dates, or design concept or design scope. Plans in attainment areas are updated on a 5-year cycle. CMAQ Annual Report Approval. The FHWA must approve the CMAQ Annual Report that is submitted by KYTC through the web- based CMAQ tracking system.
Program Approval Actions. FHWA will have approval authority for the authorization and obligation of Federal-aid funds for all Federal-aid projects. • FHWA will approve KYTC Standard Specifications, Supplemental Specifications and Standard Plans applicable to NHS projects on a program basis. • FHWA will review and concur in KYTC policies, procedures and manuals that will be used and be applicable to NHS projects.
Program Approval Actions. The KYTC must specifically request assistance under the ER program for each natural disaster or catastrophic event. This should be initiated with a letter of intent to seek ER funds as soon as it is evident that there is eligible damage. (See the FHWA ER Manual for sequence of events.) • FHWA will respond to written requests for ER assistance with a letter of acknowledgement and brief instructions on how to proceed. • Following a KYTC/FHWA/Local Public Agency (if applicable) site-by-site inspection, KYTC will prepare a Damage Survey Report to support the request for ER funding. The KYTC will then forward the report formally to FHWA with the request for ER funding. • FHWA will respond to the report with a determination of ER eligibility. The list of sites outlined in the report constitutes the program of projects required prior to authorization of permanent repairs.
Program Approval Actions. To the extent permitted in 23 USC Section 109(o), non-NHS projects administered by KYTC or LPAs will be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with state laws, rules, and standards. For LPA administered projects, KYTC shall develop and maintain a Local Program Administration Manual that encompasses the requirements of local governments to utilize Federal-aid funds. FHWA will review and comment on any additions, modifications, or changes to such manual.
Program Approval Actions. There is no reporting or approval actions associated with maintenance activities or the management of maintenance activities that are required to be accomplished by the KYTC or caused to be accomplished by KYTC. Preventive Maintenance eligibility determinations will be made by FHWA.
Program Approval Actions. The AHTD must specifically request assistance under the ER program for each natural disaster or catastrophic event. This should be initiated with a letter of intent to seek ER funds as soon as it is evident that there is eligible damage. FHWA will respond to written requests for ER assistance with a letter of acknowledgement and brief instructions on how to proceed. Typically, the letter of acknowledgement establishes a beginning date of potential eligibility for immediate emergency repairs. AHTD prepares and submits to FHWA a Damage Survey Summary Report in support of the ER funding request. The Damage Survey Summary Report is prepared for each particular event in accordance with the ER Manual requirements, after consulting with the FHWA Division Office as to which of the three methods of developing and processing an ER request will be utilized. FHWA will respond to the report with a determination of ER eligibility. The list of sites outlined in the report constitutes the program of projects required prior to authorization of permanent repairs.
Program Approval Actions. FHWA approval is on a yearly basis for the programs listed above and where noted on the following chart. As a condition for receipt of federal funds, LADOTD agrees to develop plans and work programs for statewide, metropolitan, and other transportation planning activities. FHWA will review these plans and programs to assure they meet applicable laws and regulations. Programs requiring oversight include:
1) State and metropolitan planning sub-programs under the State Planning and Research Program (SPR).
2) Statewide transportation planning process, including the STIP.
3) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) transportation planning process. LADOTD must also submit other planning related reports to FHWA. The reports include information on public road mileage for apportionment of highway safety funds; information collected from the Highway Performance Monitoring System; and information relating to the identification of Federal-aid highways, the functional classification of roads and streets, the designation of urban area boundaries, and the designation of routes on the Federal-aid highway systems. FHWA will serve on the MPOs Committees as an advisor and not as a voting member. Through FHWA/LADOTD’s involvement with the MPOs, both agencies will continue to stress the importance of the public involvement process and will assist in applying appropriate levels of environmental consideration during the planning process to result in a more feasible, efficient, and acceptable transportation planning product.
Program Approval Actions. LADOTD Standard Drawings are approved by FHWA on a program basis. • LADOTD Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction are approved on a program basis. • LADOTD’s consultant selection procedures are approved by FHWA.
Program Approval Actions. Regional ITS architectures for each of the MPOs, statewide and rural areas shall be developed and maintained to document the ITS integration strategies and guide the development of specific projects and programs. FHWA will serve as a technical resource during the development, maintenance and use of the regional architectures and shall be furnished a copy of the adopted regional architectures and any amendments. Regional architectures will conform to the latest version of the National Architecture.
