Serving Native Nations in Texas, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma

Southern Plains

Tribal Technical Assistance Program Center

An Outreach and Extension of the Center for Local Government Technology

in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology

at Oklahoma State University

5202 N. Richmond Hill Dr., Stillwater, OK 74078 | 405-744-6049 | ttap.okstate.edu

Tribal Transportation Program News

Sept. 2, 2016

Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program (TTSGP)

As required by Section 1121 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, the Secretary shall, pursuant to a negotiated rulemaking process, develop a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that contains the regulations required to carry the Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program (TTSGP). Section 1121 also requires that in establishing this committee, the Secretary will (1) apply the procedures of negotiated rulemaking under subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5 (the Negotiated Rulemaking Act) in a manner that reflects the unique government-to-government relationship between the Indian tribes and the United States. This website will contain the working documents of the committee.

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Don't forget the Tribal Transportation Program Funding proposals are due September 16!

A Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund (TTPSF) Notice of FundingOpportunity (NOFO) was published in the Federal Register on July 18,2016. Federally recognized tribes may apply for this grant until September 16, 2016. For additional application information please visit the TTP Safety Fund website at

http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/ttp/safety/ttpsf.htm.

Note that the eligibility list for the TTP Safety Fund has changed under the FAST Act. Projects that are eligible for the TTP Safety Fund are now limited to safety plans, crash data improvement, road safety audits, and other activities, primarily infrastructure improvements, as listed in 23 U.S.C. 148(a)

Questions can also be sent to: TTPSF@dot.gov.

Russell Garcia, P.E.
TTP Operations Team Supervisor
(202) 366-9815

Russell.Garcia@dot.gov

Adam Larsen

Safety Engineer and Tribal Coordinator

(360) 772-1870

Adam.Larsen@dot.gov

For additional information go to the TTPSF website.

Tribal Transportation Program Coordinating Committee

Sept. 20-22 in Lakewood, CO

The next Tribal Transportation Program Coordinating Committee meeting will be held at the Central Federal Lands Highway Division in Lakewood, Colorado, September 20-22, 2016. The address is

12300 West Dakota Ave., Lakewood, Colorado 80228.

Agenda

Oklahoma Tribal Transportation Council - 10 am

ODOT's Tribal Advisory Board - 11 am

Sept. 27

The next Tribal Advisory Board meeting will be held at the Commission Room at Oklahoma DOT on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 11:00 am. The Oklahoma Tribal Transportation Council will also meet at the ODOT Commission Room. That meeting will start at 1 pm.

Preliminary Agenda

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This material is based upon work supported by the U. S. Department of Transportation under Agreement No. DTFH61-12-H-00004. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the Author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Federal Highway Administration.