Public Comment Report – April 5, 2018

FY 2019-2020 Unified Planning Work Program Adoption

The FY 2019-2020 Unified Planning Work Program was released for a 30-day public comment period as required by the Commission’s 2014 Public Participation Plan. The comment period began on March 5, 2018 and ended on April 4, 2018. The draft FY 2019-2020 Unified Planning Work Program was made available at www.nirpc.org.

No public comments were received during the comment period on the draft FY 2019-2020 Unified Planning Work Program.

Technical comments were received by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on March 20, 2018. These comments are summarized as follows:

• Requests to provide greater detail to budget tables,

• Requests to provide greater clarity on some tasks, activities, and planning deliverables, and

• Requests to correct minor typographic errors

• Requests to confirm funding eligibility for some activities

All technical comments were reviewed and discussed with representatives from INDOT, FHWA, and FTA via teleconference on March 23, 2018. All comments required to be addressed have been reflected in the final draft of the FY 2019-2020 Unified Planning Work Program. No substantive changes have been made to the tasks or activities as proposed in the initial draft.