Transportation for Communities - Advancing Projects Through Partnerships
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Transportation Phases
- Long Range Transportation Planning
- Integrated Programming and Fiscal Constraint
- Corridor Planning
- Environmental Review Merged with Permitting
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LRP-11
Approve Conformity Analysis
Description: This is a legally required decision consisting of the federal approval of conformity of the LRTP.
There is information developed in prior key decisions that informs this step.
Purpose
To receive conformity determination from Federal Agencies.
Outcome
Federal conformity determination.
Partner Roles | ||
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FHWA |
Decision Maker |
Approves and accepts the air quality conformity analysis and documents the adopted LRTP meets federal requirements |
MPO |
Observer |
Observes the federal approval of the submitted conformity analysis |
Resource Agency |
Decision Maker |
USEPA approves the conformity analysis for the LRTP. Other resource agencies have no role. |
State DOT |
Observer |
Observes final conformity determination for LRTP |
Process |
Integration Type |
Integration Description |
|---|---|---|
| Land Use and Smart Growth | None. | None. |
| Air Quality Conformity | None. | None. |
| Natural Environment and the IEF | None. | None. |
| Capital Improvement | None. | None. |
| Safety and Security | None. | None. |
| Human Environment | None. | None. |
| Economic Development | None. | None. |
| Greenhouse Gas | None. | None. |
Linkages to other Phases of Transportation Decision Making | |
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None. |
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Policy Questions |
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Questions about purpose and roles |
No specific questions. |
Questions about stakeholders |
No specific questions. |
Questions about the transportation process supporting the decision |
Does the plan conform? |
Questions about other phases |
No specific questions. |
Questions about non-transportation sectors/processes |
No specific questions. |
Questions to Gather Stakeholder Interests |
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None. |
Questions to Incorporate Stakeholder Interests |
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None. |
Case Study Example(s): |
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None. |
Supporting Data for the Key Decision |
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From other phases of transportation decision making |
Long Range Planning |
LRP-9: MPO adoption of conformity analysis | Programming |
PRO-6: Adopted TIP |
Corridor Planning |
No Specific Data |
Environmental Review |
No Specific Data |
From other sectors and processes |
Land Use and Smart Growth |
No Specific Data | Air Quality Conformity |
SIP budget. |
Natural Environment and the IEF |
No Specific Data |
Capital Improvement |
No Specific Data |
Safety and Security |
No Specific Data |
Human Environment |
No Specific Data |
Economic Development |
No Specific Data |
Greenhouse Gas |
No Specific Data |
From the transportation technical process supporting this key decision |
No Specific Data | |
From stakeholder collaboration |
No Specific Data | |
From public private partnership |
No Specific Data | |
The following is a list of data needed to support the key decision. Practitioners collect this information for decision makers to consider. You may add to this list using the comment box at the bottom of the page. Supporting Tools and Technology | |
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None. | |
Key Decision Relationship to Other Topics | |
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| None. |