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ELIGIBILITY <br />Designated Applicant <br />North Carolina's coordinated approach to service delivery allows only a single applicant (sub - <br />recipient) for CTP funding within a county or group of counties as identified by an approved <br />Community Transportation Service Plan (CTSP). Applicants must maintain a minimum level of <br />coordinated transportation services to be eligible to receive any public transportation assistance <br />through the CTP program. The minimum level will be determined in the CTSP process and <br />must be illustrated beyond vehicle sharing unless local conditions clearly prohibit greater <br />coordinating opportunities. Each applicant shall ensure that, to the maximum extent feasible, all <br />transportation services provided utilizing funding through the CTP are coordinated with <br />transportation services provided by other entities receiving federal funds, including any urban <br />transit providers. Coordination can be used to improve transportation system performance by <br />eliminating duplicative efforts and improving the efficiency of transportation operations. Each <br />transportation system will have a Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) approved by the <br />applicant's governing body. <br />Transportation Advisory Board <br />Each applicant is REQUIRED to have a Transportation Advisory Board (TAB). A TAB is made up <br />of stakeholders from the service area that care about the services provided by the transit system. <br />The make -up of the TAB is representative of the various target audiences in the service area and <br />includes one or more actual passengers of the transit system. An " ACTIVELY ENGAGED <br />Transportation Advisory Board is expected to discuss unmet needs in the service area, service <br />design and scheduling, billing rates and fares, and to resolve complaints. They also monitor <br />compliance with federal regulations and the status of any deficiencies noted in any official <br />federal, state or local review or report. The Transportation Advisory Board is a locally formed <br />advisory group based on the following guidelines and requirements: <br />5 <br />Attachment number 1 <br />G -1 Page 56 <br />