Why hasnt the BIA become actively involved?
The BIA Regional offices provide TIP information to FHWA for approval and submittal to the states for inclusion in their STIPs. BIAs processes and planning efforts are different than the states as a whole and FHWA has requested coordination between BIA and FHWA when TIPs are submitted to states. The Navajo Region TIP is provided to the states as soon as FHWA approval is acquired. This is done directly by the Federal Lands Highways Office in Washington, DC to the respective states. BIA-Western Regional Office (WRO) involvement in the STIP is currently limited to providing IRR Program project information to Councils of Government, upon request, and providing ADOT with a copy of the IRR program – TIP, which usually comes from FHWA after IRR-TIP approval.
