Designation of Transportation Management Areas, 36637-36642 [2023-11810]

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Rahat Ali, General Engineer.AJV–P22 [FR Doc. 2023–11883 Filed 6–2–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Federal Transit Administration Designation of Transportation Management Areas Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: On December 29, 2022, the United States Census Bureau published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the qualifying urban areas from the 2020 Census. The FTA and FHWA are announcing that all urbanized areas (UZA) with populations greater than 200,000, as determined by the 2020 Census, are hereby identified as Transportation Management Areas (TMA). The FTA and FHWA are taking this action in compliance with the agencies’ authorizing statutes. This action supersedes the agencies’ previous designations of TMAs made in the Federal Register. DATES: This notice is effective June 5, 2023. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: For FTA related questions, please contact Fleming El-Amin, Office of Planning (TPE–10), (202) 493–0316, or via email FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Jun 02, 2023 Jkt 259001 at fleming.el-amin@dot.gov, or Mark Montgomery, Office of Chief Counsel (TCC), (202) 366–1017, via email at mark.montgomery@dot.gov, Federal Transit Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours for FTA are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., et., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. For FHWA related questions, please contact Kenneth Petty, Office of Planning (HEPP), (202) 366–6654, or via email at kenneth.petty@dot.gov, or Michael Harkins, Office of Chief Counsel (HCC), 202–366–1523, via email at michael.harkins@dot.gov, Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours for FHWA are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., et., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Bureau’s urban-rural classification is a delineation of geographical areas, identifying individual urban areas as well as the rural portion of the Nation. The resulting classification of ‘‘urban areas’’ is distinguishable from FHWA and FTA’s definition of ‘‘urbanized areas,’’ but the population data from the decennial census informs which geographical areas meet the definition of ‘‘urbanized area’’ for transportation planning purposes under Titles 23 and 49 of the United States Code (23 U.S.C. 101(a)(36) and 49 U.S.C. 5302(24)). The Census Bureau defined the qualifying urban areas from the 2020 Census using the criteria published in the Federal Register on March 24, 2022 (87 FR 16706). As a result of these criteria and a decade of population and land use change, there are significant differences in the UZAs based on the 2020 Census from those based on the 2010 Census, including place names, boundary shapes, and population counts. Notably, 192 UZAs have populations over 200,000, the statutory threshold for TMA designation, including 15 UZAs that were not identified in the Federal Register on July 18, 2012 (77 FR 42354). Furthermore, 2 UZAs that were previously above 200,000 are now below the threshold (i.e., Norwich-New London, Connecticut, and Visalia, California). Titles 23 and 49 of the United States Code (U.S.C.) (23 U.S.C. 134(k)(1)(A) and 49 U.S.C. 5303(k)(1)(A)) require the Secretary of Transportation to identify each UZA over 200,000 in population as a TMA. The UZAs that meet this threshold, as determined by the 2020 PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 36637 Census, are listed in the table below and are hereby identified as TMAs. For the multistate UZAs over 200,000 in population, the UZA is listed under the State with the largest share of the population; however, the TMA designation applies to the entire multistate area. The TMAs are subject to special transportation planning and programming requirements. These requirements apply to the metropolitan planning areas that must be determined jointly by the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) and Governor, in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 134(e) and 49 U.S.C. 5303(e). The FTA and FHWA have developed a series of ‘‘Questions and Answers’’ related to applying 2020 Census data to urban areas and UZAs in the joint FTA and FHWA planning processes. More information can be found at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ planning/census_issues/urbanized_ areas_and_mpo_tma/ and https:// www.transit.dot.gov/census. Additional UZAs may be designated as TMAs by the Secretary of Transportation upon request of the Governor and the MPO or affected local officials. Notification of any additional TMAs will be issued through a Secretarial Memorandum to the appropriate State Governors and MPOs, not as a notice published in the Federal Register. For example, the Governor of Texas and the Permian Basin MPO (formerly the Midland Odessa Transportation Organization) requested TMA designations in 2012 for the Midland, Texas, and the Odessa, Texas, UZAs. On July 31, 2012, the Secretary of Transportation approved the request and designated both UZAs as TMAs. Although the Midland, Texas, and Odessa, Texas, UZAs do not meet the statutory population threshold for TMA designation under the 2020 Census, FHWA and FTA continue to recognize the Midland, Texas and Odessa, Texas UZAs as TMAs due to the Secretary’s prior action. In addition, the bi-State Lake Tahoe MPO region shall be treated as a TMA with a UZA population of 145,000 in the State of California and 65,000 in the State of Nevada, per 23 U.S.C. 134(r). Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315, 23 U.S.C. 134(k)(1)(A), 49 U.S.C. 5303(k)(1)(A), 49 CFR 1.85(c)(19), and 49 CFR 1.91(a). Shailen P. Bhatt, Administrator, FHWA. Nuria Fernandez, Administrator, FTA. E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM 05JNN1 36638 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 107 / Monday, June 5, 2023 / Notices State/urbanized area (UZA) UZA 2020 population ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Alabama: Birmingham, AL ......................................................................................................................................... Huntsville, AL ............................................................................................................................................. Mobile, AL .................................................................................................................................................. Montgomery, AL ......................................................................................................................................... 774,956 329,066 321,907 254,348 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Alaska: Anchorage, AK ........................................................................................................................................... 1,680,277 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Arizona: Phoenix—Mesa—Scottsdale, AZ ............................................................................................................... Tucson, AZ ................................................................................................................................................. Phoenix West—Goodyear—Avondale, AZ ................................................................................................ 249,252 249,252 3,976,313 875,441 419,946 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Arkansas: Little Rock, AR ........................................................................................................................................... Fayetteville-Springdale—Rogers, AR-MO ................................................................................................. 5,271,700 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... California: Los Angeles—Long Beach-Anaheim, CA .................................................................................................. San Francisco—Oakland, CA .................................................................................................................... San Diego, CA ........................................................................................................................................... Riverside—San Bernardino, CA ................................................................................................................ Sacramento, CA ......................................................................................................................................... San Jose, CA ............................................................................................................................................. Fresno, CA ................................................................................................................................................. Mission Viejo—Lake Forest—Laguna Niguel, CA ..................................................................................... Bakersfield, CA .......................................................................................................................................... Concord—Walnut Creek, CA ..................................................................................................................... Temecula—Murrieta—Menifee, CA ........................................................................................................... Stockton, CA .............................................................................................................................................. Oxnard—San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA .............................................................................................. Indio—Palm Desert—Palm Springs, CA ................................................................................................... Palmdale—Lancaster, CA .......................................................................................................................... Modesto, CA .............................................................................................................................................. Victorville—Hesperia—Apple Valley, CA ................................................................................................... Antioch, CA ................................................................................................................................................ Santa Rosa, CA ......................................................................................................................................... Santa Clarita, CA ....................................................................................................................................... Livermore—Pleasanton—Dublin, CA ......................................................................................................... Thousand Oaks, CA .................................................................................................................................. Santa Barbara, CA ..................................................................................................................................... 835,551 12,237,376 3,515,933 3,070,300 2,276,703 1,946,618 1,837,446 717,589 646,843 570,235 538,583 528,991 414,847 376,117 361,075 359,559 357,301 355,816 326,205 297,329 278,031 240,381 213,986 202,197 31,669,461 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Connecticut: Hartford, CT ............................................................................................................................................... Bridgeport—Stamford, CT-NY ................................................................................................................... New Haven, CT ......................................................................................................................................... 3,644,973 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Delaware: .......................................................................................................................................................... 2,455,022 N/A State Total. District of Columbia: Washington—Arlington, DC-VA-MD .......................................................................................................... 5,174,759 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Jun 02, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM 05JNN1 Name Change. New TMA. 461,864 373,687 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Colorado: Denver—Aurora, CO .................................................................................................................................. Colorado Springs, CO ................................................................................................................................ Fort Collins, CO ......................................................................................................................................... State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Florida: Miami—Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................................................................................................................... Tampa—St. Petersburg, FL ....................................................................................................................... Orlando, FL ................................................................................................................................................ Jacksonville, FL ......................................................................................................................................... Bradenton—Sarasota—Venice, FL ............................................................................................................ Area comparison to 2010 census TMAs; population Name Change. Name Change. Name Change. Name Change. Name Change. Name Change. Name Change. New TMA. New TMA. 2,686,147 632,494 326,332 977,158 916,408 561,456 Name Change. 5,174,759 6,077,522 2,783,045 1,853,896 1,247,374 779,075 Name Change. Name Change. 36639 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 107 / Monday, June 5, 2023 / Notices State/urbanized area (UZA) UZA 2020 population Cape Coral, FL .......................................................................................................................................... Palm Bay—Melbourne, FL ......................................................................................................................... Port St. Lucie, FL ....................................................................................................................................... Bonita Springs—Estero, FL ....................................................................................................................... Kissimmee—St. Cloud, FL ......................................................................................................................... Daytona Beach—Palm Coast—Port Orange, FL ...................................................................................... Pensacola, FL—AL .................................................................................................................................... Lakeland, FL .............................................................................................................................................. Winter Haven, FL ....................................................................................................................................... Tallahassee, FL ......................................................................................................................................... Navarre—Miramar Beach—Destin, FL ...................................................................................................... Gainesville, FL ........................................................................................................................................... Deltona, FL ................................................................................................................................................ 599,242 510,675 437,745 425,675 418,404 402,126 390,172 277,915 253,251 252,934 226,213 213,748 210,712 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Georgia: Atlanta, GA ................................................................................................................................................. Augusta—Richmond County, GA-SC ........................................................................................................ Savannah, GA ............................................................................................................................................ Columbus, GA-AL ...................................................................................................................................... Gainesville, GA .......................................................................................................................................... 17,359,724 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Hawaii: Honolulu, HI ............................................................................................................................................... 6,273,169 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Idaho: Boise City, ID ............................................................................................................................................. 853,252 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Illinois: Chicago, IL-IN ............................................................................................................................................ Rockford, IL ................................................................................................................................................ Round Lake Beach—McHenry—Grayslake, IL-WI .................................................................................... Peoria, IL .................................................................................................................................................... ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Indiana: Indianapolis, IN .......................................................................................................................................... Fort Wayne, IN ........................................................................................................................................... South Bend, IN-MI ..................................................................................................................................... Evansville, IN ............................................................................................................................................. 4,999,259 431,480 309,466 267,746 265,218 853,252 1,699,881 335,934 278,921 206,855 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Kentucky: Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ............................................................................................................ Lexington-Fayette, KY ............................................................................................................................... 500,231 542,486 285,211 500,231 974,397 315,631 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Louisiana: New Orleans, LA ........................................................................................................................................ Baton Rouge, LA ....................................................................................................................................... Shreveport, LA ........................................................................................................................................... Lafayette, LA .............................................................................................................................................. 1,290,028 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Maine: Portland, ME .............................................................................................................................................. 2,061,225 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Maryland: Baltimore, MD ............................................................................................................................................ 205,356 Frm 00114 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM 05JNN1 Name Change. 9,469,805 827,697 PO 00000 New TMA. 8,671,746 276,443 261,835 259,781 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Kansas: Wichita, KS ................................................................................................................................................ Jkt 259001 New TMA. New TMA. New TMA. 433,180 2,521,591 17:59 Jun 02, 2023 Name Change. Name Change. Name Change. 433,180 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Iowa: Des Moines, IA .......................................................................................................................................... Davenport, IA-IL ......................................................................................................................................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 Area comparison to 2010 census TMAs; population 914,531 631,326 288,052 227,316 205,356 2,212,038 Name Change. 36640 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 107 / Monday, June 5, 2023 / Notices State/urbanized area (UZA) UZA 2020 population Bel Air—Aberdeen, MD ............................................................................................................................. 214,647 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Massachusetts: Boston, MA-NH .......................................................................................................................................... Worcester, MA-CT ..................................................................................................................................... Springfield, MA-CT ..................................................................................................................................... Barnstable Town, MA ................................................................................................................................ 2,426,685 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Michigan: Detroit, MI .................................................................................................................................................. Grand Rapids, MI ....................................................................................................................................... Lansing, MI ................................................................................................................................................ Ann Arbor, MI ............................................................................................................................................. Flint, MI ...................................................................................................................................................... Kalamazoo, MI ........................................................................................................................................... State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Minnesota: Minneapolis—St. Paul, MN ........................................................................................................................ 5,522,071 2,914,866 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Missouri: St. Louis, MO-IL ......................................................................................................................................... Kansas City, MO-KS .................................................................................................................................. Springfield, MO .......................................................................................................................................... 584,037 2,156,323 1,674,218 282,651 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Montana: ........................................................................................................................................................... 4,113,192 N/A State Total. Nebraska: Omaha, NE-IA ............................................................................................................................................ Lincoln, NE ................................................................................................................................................. 819,508 291,217 347,693 236,344 2,196,623 446,529 2,643,152 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... New Jersey: Trenton, NJ ................................................................................................................................................ Atlantic City—Ocean City—Villas, NJ ........................................................................................................ 242,984 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... North Carolina: Charlotte, NC-SC ....................................................................................................................................... Raleigh, NC ................................................................................................................................................ Winston-Salem, NC ................................................................................................................................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Jun 02, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM 05JNN1 Name Change. Name Change. 1,110,725 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... New Hampshire: Nashua, NH-MA ......................................................................................................................................... State Total .......................................................................................................................................... New York: New York—Jersey City—Newark, NY-NJ ................................................................................................. Buffalo, NY ................................................................................................................................................. Rochester, NY ............................................................................................................................................ Albany—Schenectady, NY ......................................................................................................................... Syracuse, NY ............................................................................................................................................. Poughkeepsie—Newburgh, NY ................................................................................................................. Name Change. 3,776,890 605,666 318,300 317,689 298,964 204,562 2,914,866 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... New Mexico: Albuquerque, NM ....................................................................................................................................... Name Change. 5,609,508 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Mississippi: Jackson, MS .............................................................................................................................................. Gulfport—Biloxi, MS ................................................................................................................................... State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Nevada: Las Vegas—Henderson—Paradise, NV .................................................................................................... Reno, NV-CA ............................................................................................................................................. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 4,382,009 482,085 442,145 303,269 Area comparison to 2010 census TMAs; population Name Change. 242,984 370,422 294,921 Name Change. 665,343 769,837 769,837 19,426,449 948,864 704,327 593,142 413,660 314,766 22,401,208 1,379,873 1,106,646 420,924 Name Change. Name Change. 36641 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 107 / Monday, June 5, 2023 / Notices State/urbanized area (UZA) UZA 2020 population Durham, NC ............................................................................................................................................... Greensboro, NC ......................................................................................................................................... Fayetteville, NC .......................................................................................................................................... Asheville, NC ............................................................................................................................................. Concord, NC .............................................................................................................................................. Wilmington, NC .......................................................................................................................................... Hickory, NC ................................................................................................................................................ 396,118 338,928 325,008 285,776 278,612 255,329 201,511 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... North Dakota: Fargo, ND-MN ............................................................................................................................................ 4,988,725 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Ohio: Cleveland, OH ............................................................................................................................................ Cincinnati, OH-KY ...................................................................................................................................... Columbus, OH ........................................................................................................................................... Dayton, OH ................................................................................................................................................ Akron, OH .................................................................................................................................................. Toledo, OH-MI ........................................................................................................................................... Youngstown, OH ........................................................................................................................................ Canton, OH ................................................................................................................................................ 216,214 1,712,178 1,686,744 1,567,254 674,046 541,879 497,952 320,901 295,319 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Oklahoma: Oklahoma City, OK .................................................................................................................................... Tulsa, OK ................................................................................................................................................... 7,296,273 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Oregon: Portland, OR-WA ....................................................................................................................................... Eugene, OR ............................................................................................................................................... Salem, OR ................................................................................................................................................. 1,705,086 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD ...................................................................................................................... Pittsburgh, PA ............................................................................................................................................ Allentown—Bethlehem, PA-NJ .................................................................................................................. Harrisburg, PA ........................................................................................................................................... Lancaster—Manheim, PA .......................................................................................................................... Scranton, PA .............................................................................................................................................. Reading, PA ............................................................................................................................................... York, PA ..................................................................................................................................................... State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Puerto Rico: San Juan, PR ............................................................................................................................................. Aguadilla—Isabela—San Sebastian, PR ................................................................................................... State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Rhode Island: Providence, RI-MA ..................................................................................................................................... ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 216,214 5,696,125 1,745,039 621,703 490,859 394,530 366,713 276,278 238,549 2,076,983 1,285,806 1,158,642 1,056,190 597,257 398,569 200,947 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM 05JNN1 Name Change. 1,844,410 232,573 State Total. Tennessee: Nashville-Davidson, TN ............................................................................................................................. Memphis, TN-MS-AR ................................................................................................................................. Knoxville, TN .............................................................................................................................................. Chattanooga, TN-GA ................................................................................................................................. Clarksville, TN-KY ...................................................................................................................................... Frm 00116 Name Change. 9,829,796 2,179,848 N/A PO 00000 Name Change. 2,642,748 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... South Dakota: ................................................................................................................................................... Jkt 259001 Name Change. 2,104,238 270,179 268,331 1,285,806 17:59 Jun 02, 2023 New TMA. 982,276 722,810 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... South Carolina: Charleston, SC ........................................................................................................................................... Columbia, SC ............................................................................................................................................. Greenville, SC ............................................................................................................................................ Myrtle Beach—North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC .............................................................................................. Rock Hill, SC .............................................................................................................................................. VerDate Sep<11>2014 Area comparison to 2010 census TMAs; population 684,773 590,407 387,271 298,954 218,443 Name Change. Name Change. New TMA. New TMA. 36642 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 107 / Monday, June 5, 2023 / Notices State/urbanized area (UZA) UZA 2020 population State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Texas: Houston, TX ............................................................................................................................................... Dallas—Fort Worth—Arlington, TX ............................................................................................................ San Antonio, TX ......................................................................................................................................... Austin, TX .................................................................................................................................................. El Paso, TX-NM ......................................................................................................................................... McAllen, TX ................................................................................................................................................ McKinney—Frisco, TX ............................................................................................................................... Denton—Lewisville, TX .............................................................................................................................. The Woodlands—Conroe, TX .................................................................................................................... Corpus Christi, TX ..................................................................................................................................... Lubbock, TX ............................................................................................................................................... Killeen, TX .................................................................................................................................................. Laredo, TX ................................................................................................................................................. Brownsville, TX .......................................................................................................................................... College Station—Bryan, TX ....................................................................................................................... Amarillo, TX ............................................................................................................................................... 3,411,605 5,853,575 5,732,354 1,992,689 1,809,888 854,584 779,553 504,803 429,461 402,454 339,066 272,280 257,222 251,462 216,444 206,137 205,860 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Utah: Salt Lake City, UT ...................................................................................................................................... Ogden—Layton, UT ................................................................................................................................... Provo—Orem, UT ...................................................................................................................................... 20,107,832 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Vermont: ............................................................................................................................................................ 2,375,999 N/A State Total. Virginia: Virginia Beach—Norfolk, VA ...................................................................................................................... Richmond, VA ............................................................................................................................................ Roanoke, VA .............................................................................................................................................. 1,451,578 1,059,150 217,312 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Washington: Seattle—Tacoma, WA ............................................................................................................................... Spokane, WA ............................................................................................................................................. Kennewick—Richland—Pasco, WA ........................................................................................................... Bremerton, WA .......................................................................................................................................... Olympia—Lacey, WA ................................................................................................................................. Area comparison to 2010 census TMAs; population 1,178,533 608,857 588,609 New TMA. Name Change. New TMA. New TMA. Name Change. Name Change. 2,728,040 3,544,011 447,279 255,401 224,449 208,157 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... West Virginia: Huntington, WV-KY-OH ............................................................................................................................. 4,679,297 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Wisconsin: Milwaukee, WI ............................................................................................................................................ Madison, WI ............................................................................................................................................... Appleton, WI .............................................................................................................................................. Green Bay, WI ........................................................................................................................................... 200,157 1,306,795 450,305 230,967 224,156 State Total .......................................................................................................................................... Wyoming: .......................................................................................................................................................... 2,212,223 N/A Name Change. Name Change. New TMA. 200,157 State Total. [FR Doc. 2023–11810 Filed 6–2–23; 8:45 am] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 BILLING CODE 4910–22–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary [Docket No. DOT–OST–2023–0087] Department of Transportation Equity Action Plan Update Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Request for information. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Jun 02, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) invites public comment regarding how our work to advance equity has impacted organizations and communities, as well as input on performance metrics, data sets, tools, and research to measure and advance transportation equity. The responses to this RFI will help the Department understand the impact of our equity activities to date and inform SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM 05JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 107 (Monday, June 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36637-36642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11810]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Federal Transit Administration


Designation of Transportation Management Areas

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Transit 
Administration (FTA), Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On December 29, 2022, the United States Census Bureau 
published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the qualifying 
urban areas from the 2020 Census. The FTA and FHWA are announcing that 
all urbanized areas (UZA) with populations greater than 200,000, as 
determined by the 2020 Census, are hereby identified as Transportation 
Management Areas (TMA). The FTA and FHWA are taking this action in 
compliance with the agencies' authorizing statutes. This action 
supersedes the agencies' previous designations of TMAs made in the 
Federal Register.

DATES: This notice is effective June 5, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For FTA related questions, please 
contact Fleming El-Amin, Office of Planning (TPE-10), (202) 493-0316, 
or via email at [email protected], or Mark Montgomery, Office of 
Chief Counsel (TCC), (202) 366-1017, via email at 
[email protected], Federal Transit Administration, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours for FTA are from 
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., et., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.
    For FHWA related questions, please contact Kenneth Petty, Office of 
Planning (HEPP), (202) 366-6654, or via email at [email protected], 
or Michael Harkins, Office of Chief Counsel (HCC), 202-366-1523, via 
email at [email protected], Federal Highway Administration, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours for FHWA are 
from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., et., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Bureau's urban-rural 
classification is a delineation of geographical areas, identifying 
individual urban areas as well as the rural portion of the Nation. The 
resulting classification of ``urban areas'' is distinguishable from 
FHWA and FTA's definition of ``urbanized areas,'' but the population 
data from the decennial census informs which geographical areas meet 
the definition of ``urbanized area'' for transportation planning 
purposes under Titles 23 and 49 of the United States Code (23 U.S.C. 
101(a)(36) and 49 U.S.C. 5302(24)).
    The Census Bureau defined the qualifying urban areas from the 2020 
Census using the criteria published in the Federal Register on March 
24, 2022 (87 FR 16706). As a result of these criteria and a decade of 
population and land use change, there are significant differences in 
the UZAs based on the 2020 Census from those based on the 2010 Census, 
including place names, boundary shapes, and population counts. Notably, 
192 UZAs have populations over 200,000, the statutory threshold for TMA 
designation, including 15 UZAs that were not identified in the Federal 
Register on July 18, 2012 (77 FR 42354). Furthermore, 2 UZAs that were 
previously above 200,000 are now below the threshold (i.e., Norwich-New 
London, Connecticut, and Visalia, California).
    Titles 23 and 49 of the United States Code (U.S.C.) (23 U.S.C. 
134(k)(1)(A) and 49 U.S.C. 5303(k)(1)(A)) require the Secretary of 
Transportation to identify each UZA over 200,000 in population as a 
TMA. The UZAs that meet this threshold, as determined by the 2020 
Census, are listed in the table below and are hereby identified as 
TMAs. For the multistate UZAs over 200,000 in population, the UZA is 
listed under the State with the largest share of the population; 
however, the TMA designation applies to the entire multistate area.
    The TMAs are subject to special transportation planning and 
programming requirements. These requirements apply to the metropolitan 
planning areas that must be determined jointly by the metropolitan 
planning organization (MPO) and Governor, in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 
134(e) and 49 U.S.C. 5303(e). The FTA and FHWA have developed a series 
of ``Questions and Answers'' related to applying 2020 Census data to 
urban areas and UZAs in the joint FTA and FHWA planning processes. More 
information can be found at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/census_issues/urbanized_areas_and_mpo_tma/ and https://www.transit.dot.gov/census.
    Additional UZAs may be designated as TMAs by the Secretary of 
Transportation upon request of the Governor and the MPO or affected 
local officials. Notification of any additional TMAs will be issued 
through a Secretarial Memorandum to the appropriate State Governors and 
MPOs, not as a notice published in the Federal Register.
    For example, the Governor of Texas and the Permian Basin MPO 
(formerly the Midland Odessa Transportation Organization) requested TMA 
designations in 2012 for the Midland, Texas, and the Odessa, Texas, 
UZAs. On July 31, 2012, the Secretary of Transportation approved the 
request and designated both UZAs as TMAs. Although the Midland, Texas, 
and Odessa, Texas, UZAs do not meet the statutory population threshold 
for TMA designation under the 2020 Census, FHWA and FTA continue to 
recognize the Midland, Texas and Odessa, Texas UZAs as TMAs due to the 
Secretary's prior action.
    In addition, the bi-State Lake Tahoe MPO region shall be treated as 
a TMA with a UZA population of 145,000 in the State of California and 
65,000 in the State of Nevada, per 23 U.S.C. 134(r).
    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315, 23 U.S.C. 134(k)(1)(A), 49 U.S.C. 
5303(k)(1)(A), 49 CFR 1.85(c)(19), and 49 CFR 1.91(a).

Shailen P. Bhatt,
Administrator, FHWA.
Nuria Fernandez,
Administrator, FTA.

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   UZA 2020      Area comparison to 2010
  State/urbanized area  (UZA)     population     census TMAs; population
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama:
    Birmingham, AL............         774,956
    Huntsville, AL............         329,066
    Mobile, AL................         321,907
    Montgomery, AL............         254,348
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       1,680,277
Alaska:
    Anchorage, AK.............         249,252
                               ----------------
        State Total...........         249,252
Arizona:
    Phoenix--Mesa--Scottsdale,       3,976,313  Name Change.
     AZ.
    Tucson, AZ................         875,441
    Phoenix West--Goodyear--           419,946  New TMA.
     Avondale, AZ.
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       5,271,700
Arkansas:
    Little Rock, AR...........         461,864
    Fayetteville-Springdale--          373,687
     Rogers, AR-MO.
                               ----------------
        State Total...........         835,551
California:
    Los Angeles--Long Beach-        12,237,376
     Anaheim, CA.
    San Francisco--Oakland, CA       3,515,933
    San Diego, CA.............       3,070,300
    Riverside--San Bernardino,       2,276,703
     CA.
    Sacramento, CA............       1,946,618
    San Jose, CA..............       1,837,446
    Fresno, CA................         717,589
    Mission Viejo--Lake                646,843  Name Change.
     Forest--Laguna Niguel, CA.
    Bakersfield, CA...........         570,235
    Concord--Walnut Creek, CA.         538,583  Name Change.
    Temecula--Murrieta--Menife         528,991  Name Change.
     e, CA.
    Stockton, CA..............         414,847
    Oxnard--San Buenaventura           376,117  Name Change.
     (Ventura), CA.
    Indio--Palm Desert--Palm           361,075  Name Change.
     Springs, CA.
    Palmdale--Lancaster, CA...         359,559  Name Change.
    Modesto, CA...............         357,301
    Victorville--Hesperia--App         355,816  Name Change.
     le Valley, CA.
    Antioch, CA...............         326,205
    Santa Rosa, CA............         297,329
    Santa Clarita, CA.........         278,031
    Livermore--Pleasanton--Dub         240,381  New TMA.
     lin, CA.
    Thousand Oaks, CA.........         213,986
    Santa Barbara, CA.........         202,197  New TMA.
                               ----------------
        State Total...........      31,669,461
Colorado:
    Denver--Aurora, CO........       2,686,147
    Colorado Springs, CO......         632,494
    Fort Collins, CO..........         326,332
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       3,644,973
Connecticut:
    Hartford, CT..............         977,158
    Bridgeport--Stamford, CT-          916,408
     NY.
    New Haven, CT.............         561,456
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       2,455,022
Delaware:.....................             N/A
                               ----------------
        State Total...........
District of Columbia:
    Washington--Arlington, DC-       5,174,759  Name Change.
     VA-MD.
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       5,174,759
Florida:
    Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL       6,077,522  Name Change.
    Tampa--St. Petersburg, FL.       2,783,045
    Orlando, FL...............       1,853,896
    Jacksonville, FL..........       1,247,374
    Bradenton--Sarasota--Venic         779,075  Name Change.
     e, FL.

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    Cape Coral, FL............         599,242
    Palm Bay--Melbourne, FL...         510,675
    Port St. Lucie, FL........         437,745
    Bonita Springs--Estero, FL         425,675  Name Change.
    Kissimmee--St. Cloud, FL..         418,404  Name Change.
    Daytona Beach--Palm Coast--        402,126  Name Change.
     Port Orange, FL.
    Pensacola, FL--AL.........         390,172
    Lakeland, FL..............         277,915
    Winter Haven, FL..........         253,251
    Tallahassee, FL...........         252,934
    Navarre--Miramar Beach--           226,213  New TMA.
     Destin, FL.
    Gainesville, FL...........         213,748  New TMA.
    Deltona, FL...............         210,712  New TMA.
                               ----------------
        State Total...........      17,359,724
Georgia:
    Atlanta, GA...............       4,999,259
    Augusta--Richmond County,          431,480
     GA-SC.
    Savannah, GA..............         309,466
    Columbus, GA-AL...........         267,746
    Gainesville, GA...........         265,218  New TMA.
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       6,273,169
Hawaii:
    Honolulu, HI..............         853,252  Name Change.
                               ----------------
        State Total...........         853,252
Idaho:
    Boise City, ID............         433,180
                               ----------------
        State Total...........         433,180
Illinois:
    Chicago, IL-IN............       8,671,746
    Rockford, IL..............         276,443
    Round Lake Beach--McHenry--        261,835
     Grayslake, IL-WI.
    Peoria, IL................         259,781
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       9,469,805
Indiana:
    Indianapolis, IN..........       1,699,881
    Fort Wayne, IN............         335,934
    South Bend, IN-MI.........         278,921
    Evansville, IN............         206,855  Name Change.
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       2,521,591
Iowa:
    Des Moines, IA............         542,486
    Davenport, IA-IL..........         285,211
                               ----------------
        State Total...........         827,697
Kansas:
    Wichita, KS...............         500,231
                               ----------------
        State Total...........         500,231
Kentucky:
    Louisville/Jefferson               974,397
     County, KY-IN.
    Lexington-Fayette, KY.....         315,631
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       1,290,028
Louisiana:
    New Orleans, LA...........         914,531
    Baton Rouge, LA...........         631,326
    Shreveport, LA............         288,052
    Lafayette, LA.............         227,316
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       2,061,225
Maine:
    Portland, ME..............         205,356
                               ----------------
        State Total...........         205,356
Maryland:
    Baltimore, MD.............       2,212,038

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    Bel Air--Aberdeen, MD.....         214,647  Name Change.
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       2,426,685
Massachusetts:
    Boston, MA-NH.............       4,382,009  Name Change.
    Worcester, MA-CT..........         482,085
    Springfield, MA-CT........         442,145
    Barnstable Town, MA.......         303,269
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       5,609,508
Michigan:
    Detroit, MI...............       3,776,890
    Grand Rapids, MI..........         605,666
    Lansing, MI...............         318,300
    Ann Arbor, MI.............         317,689
    Flint, MI.................         298,964
    Kalamazoo, MI.............         204,562
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       5,522,071
Minnesota:
    Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN.       2,914,866  Name Change.
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       2,914,866
Mississippi:
    Jackson, MS...............         347,693
    Gulfport--Biloxi, MS......         236,344  Name Change.
                               ----------------
        State Total...........         584,037
Missouri:
    St. Louis, MO-IL..........       2,156,323
    Kansas City, MO-KS........       1,674,218
    Springfield, MO...........         282,651
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       4,113,192
Montana:......................             N/A
                               ----------------
        State Total...........
Nebraska:
    Omaha, NE-IA..............         819,508
    Lincoln, NE...............         291,217
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       1,110,725
Nevada:
    Las Vegas--Henderson--           2,196,623  Name Change.
     Paradise, NV.
    Reno, NV-CA...............         446,529
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       2,643,152
New Hampshire:
    Nashua, NH-MA.............         242,984
                               ----------------
        State Total...........         242,984
New Jersey:
    Trenton, NJ...............         370,422
    Atlantic City--Ocean City--        294,921  Name Change.
     Villas, NJ.
                               ----------------
        State Total...........         665,343
New Mexico:
    Albuquerque, NM...........         769,837
                               ----------------
        State Total...........         769,837
New York:
    New York--Jersey City--         19,426,449  Name Change.
     Newark, NY-NJ.
    Buffalo, NY...............         948,864
    Rochester, NY.............         704,327
    Albany--Schenectady, NY...         593,142
    Syracuse, NY..............         413,660
    Poughkeepsie--Newburgh, NY         314,766  Name Change.
                               ----------------
        State Total...........      22,401,208
North Carolina:
    Charlotte, NC-SC..........       1,379,873
    Raleigh, NC...............       1,106,646
    Winston-Salem, NC.........         420,924

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    Durham, NC................         396,118
    Greensboro, NC............         338,928
    Fayetteville, NC..........         325,008
    Asheville, NC.............         285,776
    Concord, NC...............         278,612
    Wilmington, NC............         255,329
    Hickory, NC...............         201,511
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       4,988,725
North Dakota:
    Fargo, ND-MN..............         216,214  New TMA.
                               ----------------
        State Total...........         216,214
Ohio:
    Cleveland, OH.............       1,712,178
    Cincinnati, OH-KY.........       1,686,744  Name Change.
    Columbus, OH..............       1,567,254
    Dayton, OH................         674,046
    Akron, OH.................         541,879
    Toledo, OH-MI.............         497,952
    Youngstown, OH............         320,901  Name Change.
    Canton, OH................         295,319
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       7,296,273
Oklahoma:
    Oklahoma City, OK.........         982,276
    Tulsa, OK.................         722,810
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       1,705,086
Oregon:
    Portland, OR-WA...........       2,104,238
    Eugene, OR................         270,179
    Salem, OR.................         268,331
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       2,642,748
Pennsylvania:
    Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD.       5,696,125
    Pittsburgh, PA............       1,745,039
    Allentown--Bethlehem, PA-          621,703  Name Change.
     NJ.
    Harrisburg, PA............         490,859
    Lancaster--Manheim, PA....         394,530  Name Change.
    Scranton, PA..............         366,713
    Reading, PA...............         276,278
    York, PA..................         238,549
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       9,829,796
Puerto Rico:
    San Juan, PR..............       1,844,410
    Aguadilla--Isabela--San            232,573
     Sebastian, PR.
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       2,076,983
Rhode Island:
    Providence, RI-MA.........       1,285,806
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       1,285,806
South Carolina:
    Charleston, SC............         684,773  Name Change.
    Columbia, SC..............         590,407
    Greenville, SC............         387,271
    Myrtle Beach--North Myrtle         298,954  Name Change.
     Beach, SC-NC.
    Rock Hill, SC.............         218,443  New TMA.
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       2,179,848
South Dakota:.................             N/A
                               ----------------
        State Total...........
Tennessee:
    Nashville-Davidson, TN....       1,158,642
    Memphis, TN-MS-AR.........       1,056,190
    Knoxville, TN.............         597,257
    Chattanooga, TN-GA........         398,569
    Clarksville, TN-KY........         200,947  New TMA.
                               ----------------

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        State Total...........       3,411,605
Texas:
    Houston, TX...............       5,853,575
    Dallas--Fort Worth--             5,732,354
     Arlington, TX.
    San Antonio, TX...........       1,992,689
    Austin, TX................       1,809,888
    El Paso, TX-NM............         854,584
    McAllen, TX...............         779,553
    McKinney--Frisco, TX......         504,803  New TMA.
    Denton--Lewisville, TX....         429,461
    The Woodlands--Conroe, TX.         402,454  Name Change.
    Corpus Christi, TX........         339,066
    Lubbock, TX...............         272,280
    Killeen, TX...............         257,222
    Laredo, TX................         251,462
    Brownsville, TX...........         216,444
    College Station--Bryan, TX         206,137  New TMA.
    Amarillo, TX..............         205,860  New TMA.
                               ----------------
        State Total...........      20,107,832
Utah:
    Salt Lake City, UT........       1,178,533  Name Change.
    Ogden--Layton, UT.........         608,857
    Provo--Orem, UT...........         588,609
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       2,375,999
Vermont:......................             N/A
                               ----------------
        State Total...........
Virginia:
    Virginia Beach--Norfolk,         1,451,578  Name Change.
     VA.
    Richmond, VA..............       1,059,150
    Roanoke, VA...............         217,312
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       2,728,040
Washington:
    Seattle--Tacoma, WA.......       3,544,011  Name Change.
    Spokane, WA...............         447,279
    Kennewick--Richland--Pasco         255,401  Name Change.
     , WA.
    Bremerton, WA.............         224,449  New TMA.
    Olympia--Lacey, WA........         208,157
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       4,679,297
West Virginia:
    Huntington, WV-KY-OH......         200,157
                               ----------------
        State Total...........         200,157
Wisconsin:
    Milwaukee, WI.............       1,306,795
    Madison, WI...............         450,305
    Appleton, WI..............         230,967
    Green Bay, WI.............         224,156
                               ----------------
        State Total...........       2,212,223
Wyoming:......................             N/A
                               ----------------
        State Total...........
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[FR Doc. 2023-11810 Filed 6-2-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-22-P
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