[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42354-42359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17514]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

Federal Highway Administration


Designation of Transportation Management Areas

AGENCIES: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Federal Highway 
Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of designation.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Federal 
Highway Administration (FHWA) are announcing that all urbanized areas 
(UZAs) with populations greater than 200,000 as determined by the 2010 
Census are hereby designated as Transportation Management Areas (TMAs). 
The FTA and FHWA are taking this action in compliance with the 
agencies' authorizing statutes, 23 U.S.C. 134, and 49 U.S.C. 5303. This 
action supersedes the agencies' designations of TMAs made in the 
Federal Register on July 8, 2002, at 67 FR 45173.

DATES: Effective Date: July 18, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For FTA related questions, Charles 
Goodman, Office of Systems Planning (TPE-10), (202) 366-1944, email: 
[email protected], or Dana Nifosi, Office of Chief Counsel (TCC), 
(202) 366-4011, email: [email protected], Federal Transit 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office 
hours for the FTA are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., et., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For FHWA related questions, James Cheatham, Office of Planning 
(HEPP), (202) 366-0106, email: [email protected], or Janet Myers, 
Office of Chief Counsel (HCC), (202) 366-2019, email: 
[email protected], Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey 
Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., et., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Titles 23 and 49 of the United States Code 
(23 U.S.C. 134(k)(1)(A) and 49 U.S.C. 5303(k)(1)(A)) require the 
Secretary of Transportation to designate urbanized areas over 200,000 
population as TMAs. A number of Census Bureau defined urbanized areas 
across the United States have recently exceeded 200,000 in population 
as determined by the 2010 Census. Accordingly, this notice hereby 
designates such areas as TMAs. Designated TMAs are subject to special 
planning and programming requirements. The FTA and the FHWA have 
developed a series of ``Questions and Answers'' related to applying 
2010 Census data to Urbanized and Urban areas in the joint FTA and FHWA 
planning processes. More information can be found at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/census_issues/ and http://www.fta.dot.gov/grants/12853_12408.html.
    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(d) and 49 U.S.C. 
5303(d). Additional urbanized areas 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. 
The UZAs with populations over 200,000, which are hereby designated as 
TMAs, are listed below. The Santa Barbara, California urbanized area 
did not meet the statutory population threshold for TMA designation, 
but was previously designated as a TMA at the request of the MPO and 
Governor. The Santa Barbara urbanized area continues to be designated 
as a TMA as a result of the previous request.
    There have been significant changes in the urbanized areas defined 
by the 2010 Census from those defined by the 2000 Census. These changes 
include new areas, based primarily on population growth, name changes, 
and areas with significant boundary changes. For multistate urbanized 
areas over 200,000 population, the urbanized area is listed under the 
State with the largest share of the population. However, the TMA 
designation applies to the entire multistate urbanized area.
    The Census Bureau defined the Census 2010 urbanized areas using the 
criteria published in the Federal Register on August 24, 2011 (76 FR 
53030). As a result of using these definitions, there were significant 
changes in the Census 2010 urbanized areas from those defined based on 
the 2000 census and criteria. A detailed discussion of the differences 
in the Census Bureau criteria from 2000 to 2010 can be found at the 
Census Bureau's Web site. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/ua/2000_2010uadif.pdf.

    Authority:  23 U.S.C. 315; 23 U.S.C. 134(k)(1)(A), 49 U.S.C. 
5303(k)(1)(A), 49 CFR 1.48 and 1.51.

    Issued on: May 10, 2012.
Victor M. Mendez,
Administrator.
Peter Rogoff,
Administrator, FTA.

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                                                      UZA 2010          Area comparison to 2000 Census TMAs;
           State/urbanized area (UZA)                population                      population
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Alabama:
    Birmingham, AL.............................            749,495
    Mobile, AL.................................            326,183
    Huntsville, AL.............................            286,692

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    Montgomery, AL.............................            263,907  New TMA.
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        State Total............................          1,626,277
Alaska:
    Anchorage, AK..............................            251,243
                                                -------------------
        State Total............................            251,243
Arizona:
    Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...........................          3,629,114
    Tucson, AZ.................................            843,168
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        State Total............................          4,472,282
Arkansas:
    Little Rock, AR............................            431,388
    Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO......            295,083  New TMA.
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        State Total............................            726,471
California:
    Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.........         12,150,996  Name Change.
    San Francisco-Oakland, CA..................          3,281,212
    San Diego, CA..............................          2,956,746
    Riverside-San Bernardino, CA...............          1,932,666
    Sacramento, CA.............................          1,723,634
    San Jose, CA...............................          1,664,496
    Fresno, CA.................................            654,628
    Concord, CA................................            615,968
    Mission Viejo-Lake Forest-San Clemente, CA.            583,681  Name Change.
    Bakersfield, CA............................            523,994
    Murrieta-Temecula-Menifee, CA..............            441,546
    Stockton, CA...............................            370,583
    Oxnard, CA.................................            367,260
    Modesto, CA................................            358,172
    Indio-Cathedral City, CA...................            345,580  Name Change.
    Lancaster-Palmdale, CA.....................            341,219
    Victorville-Hesperia, CA...................            328,454  Name Change.
    Santa Rosa, CA.............................            308,231
    Antioch, CA................................            277,634
    Santa Clarita, CA..........................            258,653  New TMA.
    Visalia, CA................................            219,454  New TMA.
    Thousand Oaks, CA..........................            214,811
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        State Total............................         29,919,618
Colorado:
    Denver-Aurora, CO..........................          2,374,203
    Colorado Springs, CO.......................            559,409
    Fort Collins, CO...........................            264,465
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        State Total............................          3,198,077
Connecticut:
    Hartford, CT...............................            924,859
    Bridgeport-Stamford, CT-NY.................            923,311
    New Haven, CT..............................            562,839
    Norwich-New London, CT-RI..................            209,190  New TMA.
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        State Total............................          2,620,199
Delaware:
        State Total............................
District of Columbia:
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    Washington, DC-VA-MD.......................          4,586,770
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        State Total............................          4,586,770
Florida:
    Miami, FL..................................          5,502,379
    Tampa--St. Petersburg, FL..................          2,441,770
    Orlando, FL................................          1,510,516
    Jacksonville, FL...........................          1,065,219
    Sarasota--Bradenton, FL....................            643,260
    Cape Coral, FL.............................            530,290
    Palm Bay--Melbourne, FL....................            452,791
    Port St. Lucie, FL.........................            376,047
    Palm Coast--Daytona Beach--Port Orange, FL.            349,064  Name Change.
    Pensacola, FL-AL...........................            340,067

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    Kissimmee, FL..............................            314,071  New TMA.
    Bonita Springs, FL.........................            310,298  Name Change.
    Lakeland, FL...............................            262,596  New TMA.
    Tallahassee, FL............................            240,223
    Winter Haven, FL...........................            201,289  New TMA.
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        State Total............................         14,539,880
Georgia:
    Atlanta, GA................................          4,515,419
    Augusta--Richmond County, GA--SC...........            386,787
    Savannah, GA...............................            260,677
    Columbus, GA--AL...........................            253,602
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        State Total............................          5,416,485
Hawaii:
    Urban Honolulu, HI.........................            802,459  Name Change.
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        State Total............................            802,459
Idaho:
    Boise City, ID.............................            349,684
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        State Total............................            349,684
Illinois:
    Chicago, IL--IN............................          8,608,208
    Rockford, IL...............................            296,863
    Round Lake Beach--McHenry--Grayslake, IL--             290,373
     WI.
    Peoria, IL.................................            266,921
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        State Total............................          9,462,365
Indiana:
    Indianapolis, IN...........................          1,487,483
    Fort Wayne, IN.............................            313,492
    South Bend, IN--MI.........................            278,165
    Evansville, IN--KY.........................            229,351
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        State Total............................          2,308,491
Iowa:
    Des Moines, IA.............................            450,070
    Davenport, IA--IL..........................            280,051
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        State Total............................            730,121
Kansas:
    Wichita, KS................................            472,870
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        State Total............................            472,870
Kentucky:
    Louisville/Jefferson County, KY--IN........            972,546  Name Change.
    Lexington--Fayette, KY.....................            290,263
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        State Total............................          1,262,809
Louisiana:
    New Orleans, LA............................            899,703
    Baton Rouge, LA............................            594,309
    Shreveport, LA.............................            298,317
    Lafayette, LA..............................            252,720  New TMA.
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        State Total............................          2,045,049
Maine:
    Portland, ME...............................            203,914  New TMA.
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        State Total............................            203,914
Maryland:
    Baltimore..................................          2,203,663
    Aberdeen--Bel Air South--Bel Air North, MD.            213,751  New TMA.
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        State Total............................          2,417,414
Massachusetts:
    Boston, MA--NH--RI.........................          4,181,019
    Springfield, MA--CT........................            621,300
    Worcester, MA--CT..........................            486,514
    Barnstable Town, MA........................            246,695
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        State Total............................          5,535,528

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Michigan:
    Detroit, MI................................          3,734,090
    Grand Rapids, MI...........................            569,935
    Flint, MI..................................            356,218
    Lansing, MI................................            313,532
    Ann Arbor, MI..............................            306,022
    Kalamazoo, MI..............................            209,703  New TMA.
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        State Total............................          5,489,500
Minnesota:
    Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI..............          2,650,890  Name Change.
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        State Total............................          2,650,890
Mississippi:
    Jackson, MS................................            351,478
    Gulfport, MS...............................            208,948  Name Change.
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        State Total............................            560,426
Missouri:
    St. Louis, MO--IL..........................          2,150,706
    Kansas City, MO--KS........................          1,519,417
    Springfield, MO............................            273,724
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        State Total............................          3,943,847
Montana:
        State Total............................
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Nebraska:
    Omaha, NE--IA..............................            725,008
    Lincoln, NE................................            258,719
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        State Total............................            983,727
Nevada:
    Las Vegas--Henderson, NV...................          1,886,011  Name Change.
    Reno, NV--CA...............................            392,141  Name Change.
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        State Total............................          2,278,152
New Hampshire:
    Nashua, NH--MA.............................            226,400  New TMA.
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        State Total............................            226,400
New Jersey:
    Atlantic City, NJ..........................            248,402
    Trenton, NJ................................            296,668
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        State Total............................            545,070
New Mexico:
    Albuquerque, NM............................            741,318
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        State Total............................            741,318
New York:
    New York--Newark, NY--NJ--CT...............         18,351,295
    Buffalo, NY................................            935,906
    Rochester, NY..............................            720,572
    Albany--Schenectady, NY....................            594,962  Name Change.
    Poughkeepsie--Newburgh, NY--NJ.............            423,566  Name Change.
    Syracuse, NY...............................            412,317
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        State Total............................         21,438,618
North Carolina:
    Charlotte, NC--SC..........................          1,249,442
    Raleigh, NC................................            884,891
    Winston-Salem, NC..........................            391,024
    Durham, NC.................................            347,602
    Greensboro, NC.............................            311,810
    Fayetteville, NC...........................            310,282
    Asheville, NC..............................            280,648
    Wilmington, NC.............................            219,957  New TMA.
    Concord, NC................................            214,881  New TMA.
    Hickory, NC................................            212,195  New TMA.
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        State Total............................          4,422,732
North Dakota:

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        State Total............................
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Ohio:
    Cleveland, OH..............................          1,780,673
    Cincinnati, OH--KY--IN.....................          1,624,827
    Columbus, OH...............................          1,368,035
    Dayton, OH.................................            724,091
    Akron, OH..................................            569,499
    Toledo, OH--MI.............................            507,643
    Youngstown, OH--PA.........................            387,550
    Canton, OH.................................            279,245
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        State Total............................          7,241,563
Oklahoma:
    Oklahoma City, OK..........................            861,505
    Tulsa, OK..................................            655,479
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        State Total............................          1,516,984
Oregon:
    Portland, OR--WA...........................          1,849,898
    Eugene, OR.................................            247,421
    Salem, OR..................................            236,632
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        State Total............................          2,333,951
Pennsylvania:
    Philadelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD...............          5,441,567
    Pittsburgh, PA.............................          1,733,853
    Allentown, PA--NJ..........................            664,651  Name Change.
    Harrisburg, PA.............................            444,474
    Lancaster, PA..............................            402,004
    Scranton, PA...............................            381,502
    Reading, PA................................            266,254
    York, PA...................................            232,045  New TMA.
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        State Total:...........................          9,566,350
Rhode Island
    Providence, RI--MA.........................          1,190,956
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        State Total............................          1,190,956
South Carolina:
    Columbia, SC...............................            549,777
    Charleston--North Charleston, SC...........            548,404
    Greenville, SC.............................            400,492
    Myrtle Beach--Socastee, SC--NC.............            215,304  New TMA.
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        State Total............................          1,713,977
South Dakota:
        State Total............................
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Tennessee:
    Memphis, TN--MS--AR........................          1,060,061
    Nashville-Davidson, TN.....................            969,587
    Knoxville, TN..............................            558,696
    Chattanooga, TN--GA........................            381,112
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        State Total............................          2,969,456
Texas:
    Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX..........          5,121,892
    Houston, TX................................          4,944,332
    San Antonio, TX............................          1,758,210
    Austin, TX.................................          1,362,416
    El Paso, TX--NM............................            803,086  Name Change.
    McAllen, TX................................            728,825
    Denton--Lewisville, TX.....................            366,174
    Corpus Christi, TX.........................            320,069
    Conroe--The Woodlands, TX..................            239,938  New TMA.
    Lubbock, TX................................            237,356
    Laredo, TX.................................            235,730  New TMA.
    Killeen, TX................................            217,630  New TMA.
    Brownsville, TX............................            217,585  New TMA.
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        State Total............................         16,553,243
Utah:

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    Salt Lake City--West Valley City, UT.......          1,021,243  Name Change.
    Ogden--Layton, UT..........................            546,026
    Provo--Orem, UT............................            482,819
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        State Total............................          2,050,088
Vermont:
        State Total............................
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Virginia:
    Virginia Beach, VA.........................          1,439,666
    Richmond, VA...............................            953,556
    Roanoke, VA................................            210,111  New TMA.
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        State Total............................          2,603,333
Washington:
    Seattle, WA................................          3,059,393
    Spokane, WA................................            387,847  Name Change.
    Kennewick--Pasco, WA.......................            210,975  New TMA.
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        State Total............................          3,658,215
West Virginia:
    Huntington, WV--KY--OH.....................            202,637  New TMA.
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        State Total............................            202,637
Wisconsin:
    Milwaukee, WI..............................          1,376,476
    Madison, WI................................            401,661
    Appleton, WI...............................            216,154  New TMA.
    Green Bay, WI..............................            206,520  New TMA.
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        State Total............................          2,200,811
Wyoming:
        State Total............................
Puerto Rico:
    San Juan, PR...............................          2,148,346
    Aguadilla--Isabela--San Sebastian, PR......            306,196
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        State Total............................          2,454,542
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