The federal conformity rules under 40 CFR Part 93 Subpart A, in addition to any existing applicable state requirements, establish the conformity criteria and procedures necessary to meet the requirements of CAA Section 176(c) until such time as this conformity implementation plan revision is approved by EPA. Following EPA approval of this revision to the applicable implementation plan (or a portion thereof), the approved (or approved portion of the) criteria and procedures in 20.11.3 NMAC shall govern conformity determinations and the federal conformity regulations contained in 40 CFR Part 93 shall apply only for the portion, if any, of 20.11.3 NMAC conformity provisions that is not approved by EPA. In addition, any previously applicable implementation plan requirements relating to conformity remain enforceable until 20.11.3 NMAC is adopted.

HISTORY OF 20.11.3 NMAC:

Pre-NMAC History: The material in this part was derived from that previously filed with the commission of public records - state records center and archives.

Regulation No. 42, Transportation Conformity, 12/16/94.

History of Repealed Material: 20 NMAC 11.03, Transportation Conformity, filed 10/27/95 repealed and replaced by 20 NMAC 11.03, Transportation Conformity, filed 06/01/98.

Other History: Regulation No. 42, Transportation Conformity, filed 12/16/94 was reformatted, renumbered and replaced by 20 NMAC 11.03, Transportation Conformity, filed 10/27/95.

20 NMAC 11.03, Transportation Conformity, filed 06/01/98 renumbered, reformatted, amended, and replaced by 20.11.3 NMAC, effective 6/01/02.

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