[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
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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
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        State Total...........       2,455,022
Delaware:.....................             N/A
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        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
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        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
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        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
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        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
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        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
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        State Total...........
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