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Attachment A Part Two - Program Specific Information, Continued Transit Agency Coordination with Urban Area Working Group New Urban Areas. Assessment and Strategy Transit agencies located in urban areas that receive FY04 UASI grant program funds must coordinate their emergency plans with the UA WO. A copy of the transit agency's grant program proposal and budget plan should be shared with the UA WO. Any training or exercises conducted with FY04 UASI Transit System Program funds should also be coordinated with the UA WO." Sharing of infonnation and coordination of activities is expected to continue, at a minimum, throughout the perfonnance period for this program. NOTE: The transit agency must provide written concurrence that coordination with the UA WO has occurred. New urban areas must: . Conduct an Urban Area Assessment. Newly identified urban areas receiving funding under this program may use previously collected assessment data from the 2003 State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy (SHSAS) program, which in turo will guide development of an Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy. . Develop an Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy. Newly identified urban areas receiving funding under this program must develop a comprehensive Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy. This strategy must be developed jointly by all units of local government defined as the urban area and meet the requirements for a validated Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy as outlined in ODP's Urban Areas Security Initiative Administrator Handbook, which can be found at http://www.shsasresources.com. Note: Receipt of all funds is contingent upon submission of a validated Urban Area Assessment and a validated Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy. The Urban Area Homeland Security Strategies for the new urban areas were due to ODP by January 31, 2004. Continued on next page FY04 Urban Areas Security Initiative Page 14