The Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance, designated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the Metropolitan Planning Organization for Carbon, Monroe, Pike, and Schuylkill counties, is the organization that considers and approves the plans and programs and the Federal and State funding for highway and transit systems in the four-county MPO area.

The NEPA MPO is updating its public participation plan, Title VI plan and limited English proficiency plan. The plans outline the MPO’s processes for providing meaningful public involvement, engaging people with limited English proficiency and ensuring compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The NEPA MPO is holding public comment period on the draft LRTP through April 15.

The draft plans can be viewed on the NEPA MPO website at https://www.nepa-alliance.org/public-participation-title-vi-and-environmental-justice/.

Paper copies of the draft plan can also be viewed at the following locations:

A public meeting to provide comments on the draft plans will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the following locations:

• Monroe County Planning Commission, 701 Main Street, 4th Floor, Stroudsburg.

• Carbon County Emergency Management Agency, 1264 Emergency Lane, Nesquehoning.

• Schuylkill Economic Development Corporation, Union Station, 2nd Floor, 1 Progress Circle, Pottsville.

The public meeting will also be available via phone and video conference. A link to the video conference can be found on the NEPA website at https://www.nepa-alliance.org/public-participation-title-vi-and-environmental-justice/.

Comments on the draft plan can also be submitted by emailing Kate McMahon, Senior Transportation Services Manager, at kmcmahon@nepa-alliance.org.