If an adjacent area, CBSA or CSA is located in another State, does that have any impact on the decision to approve or deny an application?

No. There is no impact. The adjacent area, Core-Based Statistical Area or Combined Statistical Area can cross state borders. The only requirement is the proposed community as a whole meets the statutory requirements of being a well-defined local community. Adjacent Area, MSA, metro, micro, metropolitan, statistical area, micropolitan, combined statistical area, CBSA, CSA, state border, community