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REGULATIO N No . 4 9 "TRANSPORTATIO N CONFORMITY " Introductio n The Departmen

t o f Environmenta

l Managemen

t (DEM) , Offic e o f

Ai r Resource s (OAR) , ha s adopte d o n 2 0 Octobe r 201 1 Ai r Pollutio n Contro l Regulatio n No . 4 9 "Transportatio n Conformity" . Th

e inten t o f thi s technica

l suppor t documen t i s t o fulfil l th

e requiremen

t unde r Clea n Ai r Ac t section 176(c ) (42 ) U.S.C . 7506(c) ) t o ensur e tha t federa l fundin g an d approva l ar e given to transportatio n plans , programs an d project s tha

t ar e consisten

t wit h th e ai r qualit y goal s establishe

d i n Rhod

e Island' s Stat

e Implementatio n Pla

n (SIP) ; an d fulfil l the requiremen

t i n 4 0 CF R 51.390(b ) to establish aSI P revision . Descriptio n o f

Propose d Regulatio n Th e regulatio n fulfill s th

e requiremen

t i n 4 0 CF R 51.390(b ) t

o establis h aSI

P revisio n tha t include s th

e followin g thre

e section s o f

th e federa l transportatio n conformity rule :

• 4 0 CF R 93.105 , whic h addresse s consultatio n procedures ;

• 4 0 CF R 93.122(a)(4)(h) , whic h state s tha t conformity SIPs mus

t requir e tha t writte n commitment s to contro l measure s b e obtaine d prio r

to aconformity determinatio n i f

th e contro l measures ar

e no t include d i n aMPO' s transportatio n pla n an d transportatio n improvemen t progra m(TIP) ; an

d tha t suc h acommitmen

t b e fulfilled ; an

d

• 40 CF R 93.125(c) , whic h state s tha t conformity SIPs must

requir e tha t writte n commitment s t

o mitigatio n measure

s b e obtained prio r

to aproject-leve l conformity determination , an d tha t projec t sponsor s comply wit h suc

h commitments . Conformity determination s ar e governe d b y these criteri aan

d procedure s a

s wel l a s an y applicabl e portion s o f

th e federa l conformity rule s tha

t ar e not addresse d b y th e stat e rule .Lega l Authorit y

DE M complie d wit h the requirements o f R.I . Gen . Law s Section 42-35- 3 b y considerin g alternativ e approache s to th e propose d regulation s an

d determined tha

t ther e i s no alternativ e approac

h tha t woul d b e a

s effectiv e an

d les s burdensome . DE M als o determined tha

t the regulatio n does no

t overla p or duplicat e an y othe r stat e regulation . DE M complie d wit h the requirements o f R.I . Gen . Law s Sectio n 42-35.3.3 , 42-35.1- 3 an d 42-35.1- 4 b y preparin g a n Economic Impac

t Statemen t an d aRegulator

y Flexibilit y Analysi s an

d providin g thes

e t o th e Governor' s Office , th

e Departmen

t o f Administratio n an d th e Economi c Developmen t Corporation . These regulation s ar

e authorize d pursuan

t t o R.I . Gen . Law s Section 42-17.1-2(s ) an d 23

- 23 , a s amended , an

d hav e bee n promulgate d pursuan

t t o the procedure s se

t forth i n th

e R.I . Administrativ e Procedure s Act , R.I . Gen . Law s Chapte r 42-35 . Publi c Notic e O n 1 5 Jul y 201 1 anotic e wa s poste d o n the website s o f

th e Rhod e Island Departmen

t o f Environmenta

l Managemen

t (R I DEM ) an

d th e Rhod

e Islan d Offic e o f

Secretar y o f Stat e an d wa s maile d and/o

r emailed t o interested partie s announcin g apubli c commen

t perio d to accep t comment s o n the adoptio n o f

propose d Ai r Pollutio n Contro l Regulatio n No . 49 , Transportatio n Conformity . Th e notic e state

d tha t apubli c hearin g woul d b e hel d i f requested . N o request

s fo r apubli c hearin g wer

e received . Th

e publi c commen

t perio d extende d unti l 4:0 0 P M o

n 2 2 Augus t 2011 . Publi c Comment s Fou r response s wer

e receive d durin g the commen t period . Tw o responses wer e request s fromLenett

e Boissell e an

d Harr y Hallgrin g fo r

clarificatio n concernin g th e applicabilit y o f th e propose d regulation s to othe

r Ai r Pollutio n Contro l Programs : boa t buildin g facilitie s an

d Stag e I I vapo r recover y systems . Bot

h respondent

s wer e informe d o f

the non-applicabilit

y o f th e propose d regulation s to th

e referenced facilit y types . Writte n comment

s wer e received fromth

e Unite d States Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , an

d the R I offic e o f

Statewid e Planning . T o vie w th

e Offic e o f

Ai r Resources ' responses t

o th e writte n comment

s acop y o f the hearin g officer' s Decisio n i s attached .