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Definitions.

Unless otherwise specified, the following definitions apply to this part:

Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) is a national level highway information system that includes data on the extent, condition, performance, use, and operating characteristics of the Nation's highways.

Measure means an expression based on a metric that is used to establish targets and to assess progress toward meeting the established targets (e.g., a measure for flight on-time performance is percent of flights that arrive on time, and a corresponding metric is an arithmetic difference between scheduled and actual arrival time for each flight).

Metric means a quantifiable indicator of performance or condition.

Non-urbanized area means a single geographic area that comprises all of the areas in the State that are not ''urbanized areas'' under 23 U.S.C. 101(a)(34).

Target means a quantifiable level of performance or condition, expressed as a value for the measure, to be achieved within a time period required by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)