; and (2) the Secretary receives, approves, and publishes the workforce development plan under subsection (b) submitted by the eligible entity when required by subsection (b)(1). (b) Workforce development plan (1) In general A recipient of financial assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, proposing to deploy an automated vehicle providing public transportation shall submit to the Secretary, prior to implementation of such service, a workforce development plan if such service, combined with any other automated vehicle providing public transportation offered by such recipient, would exceed by more than 0.5 percent of the recipient’s total transit passenger miles traveled. (2) Contents The workforce development plan under subsection (a) shall include the following: (A) A description of services offered by existing modes of public transportation in the area served by the recipient that could be affected by the proposed automated vehicle providing public transportation, including jobs and functions of such jobs. (B) A forecast of the number of jobs provided by existing modes of public transportation that would be eliminated or that would be substantially changed and the number of jobs expected to be created by the proposed automated vehicle providing public transportation over a 5-year period from the date of the publication of the workforce development plan. (C) Identified gaps in skills needed to operate and maintain the proposed automated vehicle providing public transportation. (D) A comprehensive plan to transition, train, or retrain employees that could be affected by the proposed automated vehicle providing public transportation. (E) An estimated budget to transition, train, or retrain employees impacted by the proposed automated vehicle providing public transportation over a 5-year period from the date of the publication of the workforce development plan. (c) Notice required (1) In general A recipient of financial assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, shall issue a