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10 <br />b. Review and approval of a Prospectus for transportation planning which defines <br />work tasks and responsibilities for the various agencies participating in the <br />transportation planning process; <br />c. Review and approval of the transportation Unified Planning Work Program; <br />d. (Review and approval of changes to the National Highway System, Functional <br />Classification, and Metropolitan Planning Area boundary;( comment[BE17]:OldMOUincludes ` iuban <br />area boundary". Urbanized area set by Census. <br />Smoothed UZA no longer necessary. <br />e. (Review and approval of the Comprehensive and Metropolitan Transportation <br />Plans. As specified in General Statutes Section 136- 66.2(a), the Comprehensive <br />Transportation Plan shall include the projects in the Metropolitan Transportation <br />Plan as well as projects that are not included in the financially constrained plan <br />or are anticipated to be needed beyond the horizon year as required by 23 U.S.C. <br />Section 134. As specified in General Statutes Section 136- 66.2(d) revisions to the <br />Comprehensive Transportation Plan may be required to be jointly approved by <br />the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the MPO Board; <br />Review and approval of the Transportation Improvement Program and changes <br />to the Transportation Improvement Program. As specified in 23 U.S.C. Section <br />134(k), all federally funded projects carried out within the boundaries of a <br />metropolitan planning area serving a transportation management area <br />(excluding projects carried out on the National Highway System) shall be <br />selected for implementation from the approved TIP by the metropolitan <br />planning organization designated for the area in consultation with the State and <br />any affected public transportation operator;) <br />g. (Review and approval of planning procedures for air quality conformity and <br />review and approval of air quality conformity determination for projects, <br />programs, and plans;) <br />h. (Review and approval of a Congestion Management Process;) <br />i. (Review and approval of the distribution and oversight of federal funds designated <br />for the Durham Urbanized Area under the provisions of MAP -21 and any other <br />subsequent Transportation Auth <br />Comment [BE181: Updated to reflect current <br />names of plans and legislation. <br />Comment [BE19]: Added reference to specific <br />language for selection of TIP projects in <br />Transportation Management Areas. <br />Comment [BE20]: Added <br />Comment [BE21]: Added <br />Comment [BE22]: Added <br />j. (Review and approval of a policy for public involvement for the DCHC MPO; _- Comment [BE23]: Added <br />k. (Review and approval of an agreement between the MPO, the State, and public <br />transportation operators serving the Metropolitan Planning Area that defines <br />mutual responsibilities for carrying out the metropolitan planning process in <br />accordance with 23 C.F.R. 450.314;1 Comment [BE24]: Added <br />