MERRIMACK VALLEYMETROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION PLANNING CERTIFICATION REVIEW MEETING On Thursday, April 4, 2013, the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration will conduct a joint review and evaluation of the transportation planning process for the Merrimack Valley portion of the Boston, MA Transportation Management Area. The purpose of this review is to consider whether the Merrimack Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization’s transportation planning process is compliant with the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Process requirements found in the Code of Federal Regulations (23 CFR Part 450) and the requirements of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act – (MAP-21) of 2012, the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and other legislation. Key participants in the Merrimack Valley MPO’s transportation planning process will be attending this meeting. The public is invited to all sessions related to the Certification Review and is encouraged to provide input on the Transportation Planning Process. Time will be allocated for public input during the session from 8:45 AM to 4:00 PM. An additional session will be held between 6:00 and 7:00 PM where the public may offer comments on the transportation planning process. Comment forms will be available at the Certification Review sessions and may be turned in at the sessions or can be mailed to the Federal Transit Administration or the Federal Highway Administration.
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ON SITE REVIEW MEETING Thursday, April 4, 2013 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM MVPC Offices, 160 Main Street, Haverhill, MA 01830
For additional information, please contact Anthony Komornick at (978) 374-0519. Notice: This location is accessible to people with disabilities. The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance free of charge upon request (including but not limited to interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English, open or closed captioning for videos, assistive listening devices and alternate material formats, such as audio tapes, Braille and large print), as available. For accommodation or language assistance, please contact Anthony Komornick at 978-374-0519 or
[email protected]. Requests should be made as soon as possible prior to the meeting, and for more difficult to arrange services including sign-language, CART or language translation or interpretation, requests should be made at least 3 business days before the meeting.
