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EPA/AR | RIN: 2060-AI56 | Publication ID: Spring 2004 |
Title: Transportation Conformity Amendments: Response to March 2, 1999, Court Decision | |
Abstract: The Clean Air Act requires EPA to promulgate rules that establish the criteria and procedures for determining whether highway and transit plans, programs, and projects conform to state air quality plans. Conformity means that the transportation actions will not cause or worsen violations of air quality standards or delay timely attainment of the standards. The original conformity rule was finalized on November 24, 1993, and most recently amended on August 15, 1997. On March 2, 1999, the U.S. Court of Appeals overturned certain provisions of the 1997 conformity amendments. This rulemaking will amend the conformity rule in compliance with the court decision. The rulemaking will formalize the May 14, 1999 EPA guidance and the June 18, 1999 DOT guidance that was issued to guide action on this issue until a rulemaking could be issued. Specifically, the rulemaking will clarify the types of projects that can be implemented in the absence of a conforming transportation plan. It will also explain EPA's process for reviewing newly submitted air quality plans and when those submissions can be used for conformity purposes. | |
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 93 | |
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 to 7671q |
Legal Deadline:
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Additional Information: SAN 4340. | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Local, State |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
Agency Contact: Angela Spickard Environmental Protection Agency Air and Radiation NFEVL, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:734 214-4238 Email: Spickard.Angela@epamail.epa.gov |