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7 <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; <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 and may include additional projects that are not included in the financially <br />constrained plan or are anticipated to be needed beyond the horizon year as <br />required by 23 U.S.C. Section 134. As specified in General Statutes Section 136 - <br />66.2(d) revisions to the Comprehensive Transportation Plan are required to be <br />jointly approved by the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the <br />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 />Review and approval of the distribution and oversight of federal funds designated <br />for the DCHC MPO under the provisions of MAP -21 and any other subsequent <br />Transportation Authorizations; <br />Review and approval of a policy for public involvement for the DCHC MPO; <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; <br />