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Outline • Transportation Conformity Overview • Non-attainment/Maintenance Areas • State Implementation Plan Status • Emissions Model • Transportation Conformity Status • Challenges • Remedies
Transportation Conformity Overview • Connects air quality and transportation planning
SIP
Transportation Plan, TIP
& NEPA
(Project Development) CONFORMITY
Current Non-attainment and Maintenance Areas 1997 Ozone, PM2.5 and CO
Great Smokey Mountain National Park
Haywood County* Swain County*
Metrolina Region Cabarrus County Gaston County Iredell County* Lincoln County
Mecklenburg County Rowan County Union County
Triad Region Davidson County
Davie County Forsyth County
Triangle Region Chatham County* Durham County Franklin County Granville County Johnston County Orange County Person County Wake County
Hickory Area Catawba County
Rocky Mount Area Edgecombe County
Nash County
*Partial County
7/20/13 - Non-attainment and Maintenance Areas: 2008 Ozone, PM2.5 and CO
Metrolina Region Cabarrus County* Gaston County* Iredell County* Lincoln County
Mecklenburg County Rowan County* Union County*
Triangle Region Chatham County* Durham County Franklin County Granville County Johnston County Orange County Person County Wake County
Great Smokey Mountain National Park
Haywood County* Swain County*
Triad Region Davidson County
Davie County Forsyth County
Rocky Mount Area
Edgecombe County
Nash County
Hickory Area Catawba County
State Implementation Plan Status
• Metrolina Area o Maintenance Plan for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard o MOVES Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets (MVEBs) o Submitted to EPA: 3/28/13 o Approval: Before 7/20/13
• Triad Area o Supplemental Section 110(a)(1) Maintenance Plan for the 1997 8-Hour
Ozone Standard o RVP Requirements from 7.8 psi to 9.0 psi o Submitted to EPA: 4/12/13 o Approval: No date given
State Implementation Plan Status
• Triangle Area o Supplement for the Maintenance Plan for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone
Standard o MOVES MVEBs o RVP Requirements from 7.8 psi to 9.0 psi o Submitted to EPA: 3/27/13 o Approval: EPA working on Federal Register Notice - No date given
State Implementation Plan Status
• Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham & Winston Salem o CO Limited Maintenance Plan o Removes CO regional emissions analysis requirement o Submitted to EPA: 8/2/12 o Approval
• Direct Final Rule on 2/22/13 (pending public comments) • Withdrawn 4/15/13 (due to comment received) • Will be approved once comment is addressed
• NC Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) SIP o Incorporates Legislative Changes to Vehicle Inspection Program o Under development
Emissions Model o MOVES (MOVES2010b) Model
• Released December 23, 2009 • Grace period ended March 2, 2013 • EPA’s approved model for VOCs, NOx, CO and direct
PM2.5
o MOVES Model (Project Level) • Released December 20, 2010 • Grace period ended December 20, 2012 • EPA’s approved model for project level analysis • Will be used for Mobile Source Air Toxics and
greenhouse gas emissions analysis
Transportation Conformity Status
• Hickory Area o 2040 MTP Update: 4/5/14
• Hickory MPO
• Metrolina Area o 2008 Ozone Standard: 6/7/13 o Mecklenburg Union MPO (MUMPO) I-77 (I-4750AA/I-5405/I-
3311C)Amendment: 6/7/13 o Cabarrus Rowan MPO Amendment (I-3802/I-3803): 8/30/13 o 2040 MTP Update: 5/3/14
• Cabarrus Rowan MPO • Gaston MPO • MUMPO
Transportation Conformity Status
• Triad Area o Greensboro MPO (U-2524BC) Amendment: 9/30/13
• Triangle Area o 2040 MTP Update: 6/15/13
• Burlington Graham MPO • Capital Area MPO • Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro MPO
• Rocky Mount Area o 2040 MTP Update: 6/15/13
• Rocky Mount MPO
Transportation Conformity Status
o 15-22 TIP: 12/16/15 o Hickory Area
• Hickory MPO o Metrolina Area
• Cabarrus Rowan MPO • Gaston MPO • MUMPO
o Triad Area • Burlington Graham MPO • Greensboro MPO • High Point MPO
o Triangle Area • Capital Area MPO • Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro MPO
Challenges • Consistency of Project Scope
o LRTP (horizon year), TIP/STIP, travel demand model, and environmental document
• Red Flags o Change in number of lanes o Auxiliary lanes o Managed lanes (HOV/HOT) o Change in project length o Addition/deletion of an interchange o Replacing an intersection with an interchange o Project accelerated or delayed o Project added or deleted from TIP (first 4 years)
Remedies o Training o Value added participation at meetings o Document action Items/follow-up o Communicate, Communicate, Communicate
Questions? • Conformity Contacts
o FHWA NC Divison • Eddie Dancausse
o [email protected] o 919-747-7026
o NCDOT TPB • Terry Arellano
o [email protected] o 919-707-0960
o NCDAQ • Heather Hildebrandt
o [email protected] o 919-707-8424