[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: 23CFR940.9]

[Page 412]
 
                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 940--INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND STANDARDS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 940.9  Regional ITS architecture.

    (a) A regional ITS architecture shall be developed to guide the 
development of ITS projects and programs and be consistent with ITS 
strategies and projects contained in applicable transportation plans. 
The National ITS Architecture shall be used as a resource in the 
development of the regional ITS architecture. The regional ITS 
architecture shall be on a scale commensurate with the scope of ITS 
investment in the region. Provision should be made to include 
participation from the following agencies, as appropriate, in the 
development of the regional ITS architecture: Highway agencies; public 
safety agencies (e.g., police, fire, emergency/medical); transit 
operators; Federal lands agencies; State motor carrier agencies; and 
other operating agencies necessary to fully address regional ITS 
integration.
    (b) Any region that is currently implementing ITS projects shall 
have a regional ITS architecture by April 8, 2005.
    (c) All other regions not currently implementing ITS projects shall 
have a regional ITS architecture within four years of the first ITS 
project for that region advancing to final design.
    (d) The regional ITS architecture shall include, at a minimum, the 
following:
    (1) A description of the region;
    (2) Identification of participating agencies and other stakeholders;
    (3) An operational concept that identifies the roles and 
responsibilities of participating agencies and stakeholders in the 
operation and implementation of the systems included in the regional ITS 
architecture;
    (4) Any agreements (existing or new) required for operations, 
including at a minimum those affecting ITS project interoperability, 
utilization of ITS related standards, and the operation of the projects 
identified in the regional ITS architecture;
    (5) System functional requirements;
    (6) Interface requirements and information exchanges with planned 
and existing systems and subsystems (for example, subsystems and 
architecture flows as defined in the National ITS Architecture);
    (7) Identification of ITS standards supporting regional and national 
interoperability; and
    (8) The sequence of projects required for implementation.
    (e) Existing regional ITS architectures that meet all of the 
requirements of paragraph (d) of this section shall be considered to 
satisfy the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section.
    (f) The agencies and other stakeholders participating in the 
development of the regional ITS architecture shall develop and implement 
procedures and responsibilities for maintaining it, as needs evolve 
within the region.

[66 FR 1453, Jan. 8, 2001, as amended at 66 FR 19856, Apr. 18, 2001]