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comprehensive plans for growth and development in the MPO planning area; <br /> d. Endorse, review and approval of the Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP). As <br /> required by the NCGS 136-66.2(d), any revision in the CTP must be jointly <br /> approved by the MPO and NCDOT; <br /> e. The TAC, as required, shall review, approve, and endorse amendments to the <br /> Planning Work Program, the CTP, the LRTP and the Transportation Improvement <br /> Program; <br /> f. The TAC shall have the responsibility for keeping boards of general purpose local <br /> government informed of the status and requirements of the transportation planning <br /> process; assisting in the dissemination and clarification of the decisions, inclinations, <br /> and policies of these boards; and ensuring meaningful citizen participation in the <br /> transportation planning process; <br /> g. The TAC shall review, approve and endorse changes to the Federal-Aid Functional <br /> Classification System and MPO's Metropolitan Planning Area Boundary(MPA); <br /> h. The TAC shall review, approve, and endorse a "Prospectus for Transportation <br /> Planning"which defines work tasks and responsibilities for the various agencies <br /> participating in the transportation planning process;and <br /> i. The TAC shall review and approve related air quality planning in conformance with <br /> federal regulations if the Planning Area becomes non-attainment for air quality. <br /> j. The representative from each general purpose local government on the TAC shall be <br /> responsible for instructing the clerk of his/her local government to submit copies of <br /> minutes or resolutions to the secretary of the TAC when formal action involving any <br /> MPO plan is taken by his/her local government. <br /> k. Any other duties identified as necessary to further facilitate the transportation <br /> planning process. <br /> 9. Municipal councils, boards of alderman and county commissioners represented on the TAC <br /> shall serve as the primary means for citizen input in the transportation planning process. <br /> This citizen involvement will be obtained through goals and objectives surveys, forums, and <br /> public meetings. <br /> 10. A Technical Coordinating Committee, hereinafter referred to as the TCC, shall be <br /> established with the responsibility of general review, guidance and coordination of the <br /> transportation planning process for the planning area, and with the responsibility for making <br /> recommendations to the respective local and state governmental agencies and the TAC <br /> regarding any necessary actions relating to the continuing transportation planning process. <br /> The TCC shall be responsible for development,review, and recommendation for approval <br /> of the Comprehensive Transportation Plan, Prospectus, Transportation Improvement <br /> Program, Long Range Transportation Plan, and Federal-Aid Urban System and Urbanized <br /> Boundary. The TCC shall also be responsible for promoting citizen participation and <br />