1502

TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY – PURPOSE

1502.1 In accordance with §§ 110 and 171-193 (Part D) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7410 and 7501 et seq., the District must develop an air quality SIP that includes conformity of transportation plans, programs, and projects funded or approved by the United States Department of Transportation; the metropolitan planning organization; the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1962, as amended, 23 U.S.C. § 134 et seq.; or the federal transit laws, 49 U.S.C. § 5303 et seq.

1502.2 In accordance with 40 CFR §§ 51.390 and 93.100 - .160, the District must periodically revise the air quality SIP to address transportation conformity.

1502.3 Information that the District submits to the MPO for purposes of seeking a transportation conformity determination shall demonstrate that the total emissions projected for a plan or program are within the emissions limits established by the SIP, and that transportation control measures (TCMs) included in United States Environmental Protection Agency-approved SIPs are implemented in a timely fashion.

SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 527 (January 8, 2010), incorporating text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 3132, 3133 (April 24, 2009).