Air Quality and Transportation

Conformity Update

Eddie Dancausse FHWA NC Division

5/17/13

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• Direct Final Rule on 2/22/13 (pending public comments) • Withdrawn 4/15/13 (due to comment received) • Will be approved once comment is addressed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 edward.dancausse@dot.gov o 919-747-7026

o NCDOT TPB • Terry Arellano

o tarellano@ncdot.gov o 919-707-0960

o NCDAQ • Heather Hildebrandt

o heather.hildebrandt@ncdenr.gov o 919-707-8424