[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR660.105]

[Page 315]
 
                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 660--SPECIAL PROGRAMS (DIRECT FEDERAL)--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart A--Forest Highways
 
Sec. 660.105  Planning and route designation.

    (a) The FS will provide resource planning and related transportation 
information to the appropriate MPO and/or State Highway Agency (SHA) for 
use in developing metropolitan and statewide transportation plans 
pursuant to the provisions of part 450 of this title. Cooperators shall 
provide various planning (23 U.S.C. 134 and 135) information to the 
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for coordination with the FS.
    (b) The management systems required under 23 U.S.C. 303 shall 
fulfill the requirement in 23 U.S.C. 204(a) regarding the establishment 
and implementation of pavement, bridge, and safety management systems 
for FHs. The results of bridge management systems and safety management 
systems on all FHs and results of pavement management systems for FHs on 
Federal-aid highways are to be provided by the SHAs for consideration in 
the development of programs under Sec. 660.109 of this part. The FHWA 
will provide appropriate pavement management results for FHs which are 
not Federal-aid highways.
    (c) The FHWA, in consultation with the FS, the SHA, and other 
cooperators where appropriate, will designate FHs.
    (1) The SHA and the FS will nominate forest roads for FH 
designation.
    (2) The SHA will represent the interests of all cooperators. All 
other agencies shall send their proposals for FHs to the SHA.
    (d) A FH will meet the following criteria:
    (1) Generally, it is under the jurisdiction of a public authority 
and open to public travel, or a cooperator has agreed, in writing, to 
assume jurisdiction of the facility and to keep the road open to public 
travel once improvements are made.
    (2) It provides a connection between adequate and safe public roads 
and the resources of the NFS which are essential to the local, regional, 
or national economy, and/or the communities, shipping points, or markets 
which depend upon those resources.
    (3) It serves:
    (i) Traffic of which a preponderance is generated by use of the NFS 
and its resources; or
    (ii) NFS-generated traffic volumes that have a substantial impact on 
roadway design and construction; or
    (iii) Other local needs such as schools, mail delivery, commercial 
supply, and access to private property within the NFS.