officials, shall be maintained and kept on file at the DMMPC Office. Contacts on this listing shall be in addition to Committee members representing transportation interests. Other interested parties will include Air Quality consulting partners (EPA, IDEM, FHWA, FTA, INDOT, MCCOG), Army Corps of Engineers, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, the State Historic Preservation Officer, transit users, pedestrian & bicycle facility users, the disabled, and the Chamber of Commerce.

B. Transportation Committees

1. Transportation and Planning Involvement Council (TAPIC): An existing committee comprised of citizens who are not a part of local government and who volunteer or are recruited by the DMMPC Office. Input from TAPIC members is forwarded to the other transportation committees and implementing agencies as applicable.

2. Technical Advisory Committee (TAC): An existing committee representing local government, private industry, transportation interest groups (i.e. airport, transit, freight) and others with technical expertise needed to provide input into the transportation planning process. Action from this committee provides the 1st step in a 2-step local approval process for Transportation Plans and Transportation Improvement Programs.

3. Transportation Policy Committee (TPC): An existing committee representing implementing agencies and decision makers whose input is needed to formulate policy for transportation planning. Action from this committee provides the 2nd step in a 2-step local approval process for Transportation Plans and Transportation Improvement Programs. This is the Policy Committee.

4. Ad-Hoc/Special Task Force Committees: An existing forum for creating a project specific committee to provide input for the 2-step local approval process. The membership would vary and would be geared toward the task at hand.

C. Notification Mediums

1. Web Site: The DMMPC/MPO developed a Delaware County internet web site (www.co.delaware.in.us) which will be enhanced and expanded. The web page will contain information related to planning efforts including transportation planning documents and the dates and times for meetings in the local input and approval process. Links will be added to other websites that serve the transportation public such as the Muncie Indiana Transit System site and the Cardinal Greenway site.

2. Newspapers: There is 1 newspaper of general circulation (as defined by law) for the Muncie, Delaware County, and east central Indiana communities - The Star Press. It publishes upcoming meetings as a regular feature and will list meetings from the transportation planning process. A regional minority newspaper, The Muncie Times, based in Muncie will be used to further inform the public of upcoming meetings in the planning process.

3. Public Posting: The DMMPC/MPO Office is located in the Delaware County Building, which contains all of the local governmental offices for Delaware County, Indiana. Notices and information dealing with transportation will be posted on the public bulletin board at the DMMPC/MPO Office and at City Hall.

4. Legal Notices: Legal notices, with date, time, place and subject matter information for Plan Commission meetings concerning Transportation Plans or TIP’s, will be published in The Star Press, being a newspaper of general circulation and authorized to publish legal notices for the Muncie/Delaware County area.

5. Individual Mailings: Notices will be mailed/emailed to individuals, by request and per the notification databases, specifying the dates and times for committee and Plan Commission meetings where Transportation Plans or TIP’s are to be considered.