# Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform
> **US Department of Transportation** · Final rule. · Published 2017-11-29 · Effective 2017-12-29 · 82 FR 56540
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-25762
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Transportation
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 56540
- **CFR reference:** 23 CFR 450
- **Publication date:** 2017-11-29
- **Effective date:** 2017-12-29
- **DOT docket:** Docket No. FHWA-2017-0003
## Abstract

This rulemaking rescinds certain transportation planning regulations pertaining to the establishment of the metropolitan planning area (MPA) boundaries, the designation of metropolitan planning organizations (MPO), and the coordination among MPOs. The amendments contained in this rule carry out the statutory mandate to rescind the final rule published on December 20, 2016, on this topic.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/11/29/2017-25762/metropolitan-planning-organization-coordination-and-planning-area-reform)
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