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(b) The director shall determine whether the subject road proposed for consideration satisfies the eligibility criteria set out in section 14-26-4. The director shall notify the requester of the director's determination within six months of the date the written request is received by the department. (c) The director shall request comments from the civil defense agency, Hawaii fire department, mass transit agency, and the planning department, regarding whether the subject roads found to satisfy section 14-26-4, meet any or all of the following criteria: (1) The roads were created or platted before December 21, 1966; (2) The roads are necessary to maintain emergency and mass transportation access; (3) The roads can be utilized to develop emergency or alternate routes and thereby promote community safety and the public interest; or (4) The roads can be integrated into public transportation routes for mass transit, multi- modal transportation systems, or department of education bus routes. These agencies and departments shall respond to the director's request for comment within thirty calendar days from the date the request for comment is received. If any agency or department does not respond within this time, the director may proceed without their input. (d) The director shall identify subject roads that have satisfied section 14-26-4 criteria and have been identified by the civil defense agency, Hawaii fire department, mass transit agency, or the planning department, as satisfying any or all of the criteria in subsection (c). Higher priority shall be afforded to subject roads that meet two or more criteria listed in subsection (c). (e) With respect to subject roads deemed by the director to satisfy the criteria in subsection (d), the director shall assess whether the requests are feasible after consideration of: (1) The area of the requested improvements, gradings, repairs or construction work; (2) The designs and the types and amounts of materials appropriate for the improvements, gradings, repairs, or construction work, pursuant to section 14-26-5; and (3) The estimated cost and nature of resources necessary to complete the work for each request. (f) The director after consideration of the criteria set out in section 14-26-6(g) and appropriation and resource limitations, shall identify feasible requests, if sufficient appropriations and necessary resources can be secured. 5