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APPENDIX: Committee Statement of Task
Pages 125-126

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... The committee will commission a consulting firm to gather and synthesize information from MPOs and state DOTs. This work will be guided by the committee's judgment about appropriate information to collect and how the information should be presented.
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... d. Based on evidence collected by the consultant, what, if any, are the technical shortcomings in the models for their intended uses, such as technical analysis of the Transportation Improvement Program and the Long-Range Plan, emissions analyses, FTA New Starts analyses, and NEPA analyses?
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