Appendix S RFATS Transportation Conformity

### Rock Hilt-Fort Mill 

### Area TranSpOr
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&"t: will ensure tiit cornmicatinn and coasultation ail1 continuc to fedaal, &rare and Ioca ah rclgardlng all trwqmmfton pfans, programs orprojda im~cf ;air quatity. If fiere ere my outstanding i9sucs rcgardmg &is decision to camplete a but p~;"aIlel wnfmmrty rm!ynia to the rcmainmgNmth Caroh prbxsthat ar~ plvt of alias Rcgtonal Pl&Cmformity Proces, please c~ntect OUTofilCtx ~mnrdtately.mck HI~I-~ort anill area mnsmrtation %UUY

MEMORANDUM TO: Trm Gibbs, RegcxwlPlan Program Morwqr Charlotte Department of Transporf=rtron f ROW. FrancesThomas, EATS - City of Rock Hill Ron Patton, SCOOT SUBJECT: Metrdina RegondTravel Mode8 and Ar Quality Confomty Anclysis DATE: March 30,2005 Please consider this memo a formal notification that the Rock Hi?CFort Trans~odafion Sfucly (RFATS), being designated as m-attainment by bemg party dim Ransportofion Conformity Mmorandifmof Agreement (MOA), has the Yo& County Interagency Comulfatmn process to use the RFATS Trave for the determination of the air qualrty confmity OF bansporfafton @an$, programs and projects. d%cismn is prirnady due to the delay ln completioncf the Metrolina Regmnd Travel el andthe RFATS desire to meet the June 15.2335 deadline as issuedby US EPA. Spcifically, the RFATS with asustance from SCDOT will use heRFATS Travel Model, vvh~ch n compete andfunckonol. to produce the travel ~utpwts fa the Mobile/hir Quality Mdelandthe federally requiredconforrn~tv deterrninohon. The RFATS intends to use the Metrobno RecjonaB Travel Mdelfos any future confomrty determinakns offer June of2CG.This memo fdfows the September 33, M04 memorandum af ndfymg the Meholjna partners af RFATS intentionto pursue a separate c~nfomity detenminationfrom the Pldh Cordina non-attainmentarea. Wewill ensvre %QI proper cmmunicatron and consultationwig continue to occur between federal, state, and bcal officfals regarding all transpottabon plum, programoa prqectsthat may rrnpact air quaSty in the Metrolina Region. If fhere ore any qwestmns regarding this deckin, please centacf Frances %oms at 803-329-7W7 or Ron Paiton ot E-03-737-1446.

cc: Ms. Henry Phikps, SC DHEC York County EnteragemyConsdtatron RepesentotivesJun-14-05 08:IBam From-Ai r PIannInp Branch 

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### %C PA&' ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8960



### Mr. lbbert 

### L, 

### L& Division Adminkbator 

### US.Dcparhnent of

### Transportation Federal 

### Highway Administration SouthCarolina 

### Division Office 1835 

### Assembly 

### St, 

### Suite 1270 Columbia, 

### SC 29201 Dear 

### Mr, be: 

### Thankyou 

### foryour requestfor 

### our rvvicw

### of

### the transportation conformity 

### determination for 

### the Rock 

### Hill, 

### South CaroLina 

### 8-hourozone nmatrabment

### area and 

### corresponding 

# a TransportationImprovement

### Program (TIP). 

### The 

### RockHill-Fart 

### Mill Area Tmport Study (RFATS) 

### has responsibility

### for transportation

### planningin 

### the 

### Rock 

### Hill metropolitan area and has 

### deveIoped a 

### 2030 Long Range Transportation

### Plan (LRTP) for that 

### area. 

### The WATS 

### tranrpomtionparrners 

### engaged in a cooperative 

### effortto determinetransportationconformity for 

### this areafor the 8-hourozone standard 

### by June 15,2005 

### (i.e.,

### ayear 

### after the effective date:of 

### this area's nonattainmcnt 

### designationfor the 8-hour ozone standard). 

### We have 

### completed our 

### review

### and recommenda finding of conformity

### for the 

### 2030 

### RFATS LRTP 

### andthe 2006-2008 TIP for

### the 8-hourozone standard. 

### On August 15,1997, and 

### subsequently 

### on July 1,2004. the 

### Environmental 

### Protection Agmq (?%A) 

### published 

### revisioru datedto the "Criteria and

### PrOcedms for Determining 

### Conformityto State 

### or 

### Federal ImplementationPlans 

### ofTransportation 

### Plans, Programs, 

### and ProjectsFunded

### or ApprovedUnder Title 

### 23 

### .U.S,C.

### or the 

### Federal 

### Transit Act," 

### or 

### TransportationConformity 

### Rule (40 

### C.F.R Part 

### 93). 

### These revisions outline the criteriathat 

### must 

### be met 

### for 

### the 8-hour ozo~ standard. J3PA has 

### reviewed tbe 

### confomrity determination 

### related

### to the 

### 8-hourozone standard 

### for the 

### 2030 

### LRTP and bas concluded

### that 

### all 

### ofthe criteria. including

### those

### outlined in

### the July 

### 1,2004, conformityrule

### revision entitled, ''Tratlspottation Conformity RuIe 

### Amendments: 

### ConformityAmendments 

### foT

### New 8-hour Ozone 

### and PM2.5 

### National Ambient

### Air Quality 

### Smdards, 

### Response to

### March 1999, Court 

### Decision 

### and Additional 

### Rule Changes" (69 

### FR 40004), 

### havebeen

### metJun-14-05 O0:lBam Frw-Air PIanning Branch



### Thankyou again 

### for the opportunityto 

### review the 

### %hour ozone conformity 

### determination



# . for the 2030 

### Rock HLll 

### LRTP and the 2004-20 

### 10 

### TIP. Ifyou 

### have any 

### questions rcgerding

### this

letter, 

### please 

### contact

### Mr. Alan 

### Powell at (404) 562-9045. Sincerely, 

# pe.

J~oel 

### Huey Acting 

### Chief 

### Air QualityModeling



### and Trausportation 

### Section

cc: 

### R 

### F. Ktochalis, FTA 

### Alex 

### McNeil, FTA Hcnry 

### Phillips, SCDHECUS. Department of Transportation

June 13,2005 - Federal TransitAdminlstraUon Fedenl Hlghway Adminlsfratlon Region IV South Cemlina Dlvision 61 Fonyth St., SW, Suite In50 StrornThurmond Federal BuiTdlrrg Manta, GA 30303 1836 Assembly Street, suite 1270 466562-3509 803-769-5411 4-2-3505 (lax) 803-2134989 (fax) Ms. 

### Elizabeth Mabry, Executive Director South Carolina

### Dep~rfment 

### of Transportation 955 

### Park Street Columbia, SC 29201 Subject: Traqsportation Conformity Detcrmiuationon 

### the Rock 

### Hill-Fort 

### Mill Area Transportation 

### Study (RFATS) 

### 2030 

### Long Range Transportation

### Plan 

### (LRTP) and tbe 

### FY 2006 

## - 2008 

### TransportationImprovement 

### Program 

### (TIP) Dear

### Ms. Mabry We reviewed the 

### Rock Hill-FortMill Area Transportation Study (RFATS) Transportation ConformityDetermination Report for the 

### 2030 LRTP and the 

### FY 2006 

## - 2008 TIP. 

### RFATS made 

### a conformity 

### dctenninationon 

### the adopted 

### 2030 

### LRTP and FY 2006-2008 

### TIP on May 20,2005. 

### The adopted FY 2006-2008 

### TJP is a 

### subsct ofthe 

### 2030 LRTP 

### The FHWA 

### and 

### the Federal Transit 

### Administration (FTA) 

### have reviewed these 

### documems. We 

### have also coordinated our review 

### with the 

### EnvixontnentalProtection Agency (EPA) Region

### N and have 

### enclosed their comments to 

### this letter. Based 

### on our review and the commentsprovidcd to us by the EPA, wo findthat the RFATS 

### 2030 

### LRTP and the FY 2004

## - 2008 TIP conform to the purpose of

### the State 

### Implementation Plan 

### in accordance with 40 CFR Part 93. 

### Federal 

### TmsiUdministration

RF. 

### ~rbchalis 

### Acting Regional 

### Administrator 

### Federal TransitAdministration Robert Lee 

### Division 

### Administrator Federal Highway 

### Administration...bw3 1835 Assembly Street, Ste. 1270
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# P* Columbia, SC 29201 

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### A: ' P>J 

### In Reply Refer To: HAD-SC Ms Arnanetta Wood Environmental Protection Agency, Region 

### 4 61 Forsyth Street, SW 

### - Atlanta Federal Center Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960

Dear 

### Ms. Wood: Enclosed for your review and comment the Rock Hill-Fort Mill Area Transportation Study (RFATS) Transportation Conformity Determination Report for the 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) and the FY 2007-2012 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The adopted 

### FY 2007-20 12 TIP is a subset of the 2030 LRTP. The transportation conformity determinationis based on a regional emissions analysis on the roadway and transit networks approved by RFATS and the South Carolina Department of Transportation(SCDOT) for the 2030 LRTP and emissions factors developed by the South Carolina Department of the Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC). The MPO and the SCDOTprovided SCDHEC and the public the opportunity for review and comment. The MPO included copies of the comments they received in the enclosed conformity determinationreports. We request that you provide our office and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Region 

### 4 with your comments within 30 days of receipt of these documents, so we can give a timely response on the 

### USDOT conformity determination. Please contact 

### Mr. Dan Hinton at 803-253-3887, if you need additional information for your review.



# or ~obeh L.Lee 

### - Division Administrator


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cc: Leslie Coolidge, SCDHEC Ron Patton, SCDOT Frances Thomas, City of Rock Hill Tajsha LaShore, FTA 

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Robert L. Lee Division Administrator South Carolina Division Office Federal Highway Administration 1835 Assembly Street, Suite 1270 Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Dear 

### Mr. Lee: Thank you for requesting our review of the transportation conformity determination for the amended 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) and the amended Fiscal Year (FY) 2007-2012 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the Rock Hill-Fort Mill Area Transit Study Metropolitan Planning Organization (RFATS MPO) for the York County portion of the bistate Charlotte nonattainrnent area. These conformity determinations are for the 8-hour ozone standard, and are 

### in accordance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) guidance entitled, 

### Companion Guidance for the July 

### 1, 2004, Final TransportationConformity Rule: ConformityImplementation in MultijurisdictionalNonattainment and Maintenance Areas for Existing andNew Air Quality Standards. US. EPA's guidance allows the South Carolina

and North Carolina portions of this bi-state nonattainrnent area to demonstrate conformity independently because there are budgets for a portion of this 

### area, and there 

### was 

### an election made through interagency consultation to implement conformity requirements for each state independently. We have completed our review for the South Carolina portion of this area, and recommend a finding of conformity for the 8-hour ozone standard for the RFATS MPO's amended 2030 LRTP and the FY 2006-20 12TIP. On August 15,1997, and subsequently on July I, 2004, and May 6,2005, U.S. EPA published revisions related to the."Critcria and Procedures for Determining Conformity to State or Federal Implementation Plans of Transportation Plans, Programs, and Projects Funded or Approved Under Title 23 U.S.C. or the Federal Transit Act," or Transportation ConformityRule (40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 93). These revisions outline the criteria that must be met for the 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 standards. U.S. EPA has reviewed the conformity determination related to the 8-hour ozone standards for the amended 2030 LRTP and the amended FY 2007- 20 12TIP and have concluded that all of the criteria, including those outlined in the July 1,2004, conformity rule revision entitled, "Transportation Conformity Rule Amendments: Conformity Amendments for New 8-hour Ozone and PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards, Response to March 1999, Court Decision and Additional Rule Changes," (69 FR 40004), and those outlined in the May 6,2005, conformityrule revision entitled, "Transportation Conformity

Internet Address (URL) 8 hp:lhnww.epa.gov RecycledlR.cyslrble VPdnledwth vegetable01Based Ink MRecydsdPeper (Mhmum Poslmsumer)

### Rule Amendments for the New PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard: PM2.5 Precursors" (70 FR 24280), have been met. We appreciate the opportunityto previously review advanced drafts of the conformity determination for the amended 2030 LRTP and amended 

### FY 2007-2012 TIP for the Rock HillFort Mill Area. The advanced drafts facilitated our review. If you have any questionsregarding this letter, please contact Ms. Arnanetta Wood of the EPA Region 4 staff at (404) 562-9025. Sincerely,

R. Scott Davis Chief Air Quality Modeling

and Transportation Section

cc: Dan Hinton, FHWA SC Leslie Coolidge, SCDHEC Ron Patton, SCDOT Frances Thomas, City of Rock Hill Tajsha LaShore, FTA Region 4U.S. Department of Transportation

March 5,2007 FederalTransit Administration Federal Highway Administration Region IV South Carolina Division 61 Forsyth St.. SW, Suite 17T50 Strom Thumond Federal Building Atlanta. GA 30303 1835Assembly Street, Suite 1270 404-562-3500 803-765541 1 404-562-3505 (fax) 803-253-3989 (fax)

Mr. Tony Chapman Acting Executive Director South Carolina Department of Transportation 955 Park Street Columbia, SC 2920 1 Dear Mr. Chapman: We reviewed the Rock Hill-Fort Mill Area Transportation Study (RFATS) Transportation Conformity Determination Report for the 2030 LRTP and the FY 2006-20 12 TIP. RFATS made a conformity determination on the adopted 2030 LFLTP and FY 2006-20 12 TIP on January 26,2005. The adopted FY 2006-2012 TIP is a subset of the 2030 LRTP The FHWA and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have reviewed these documents. We have also coordinated our review with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region IV and have enclosed their commentsto this letter. 

### Based on our review and the comments provided to 

### us by the EPA,, we find that 

### the RFATS 2030 LRTP and the FY 2006-20 12 TIP conform to the purpose of the State Implementation Plan in accordance with 40 CFR Part 93. Federal Transit Administration Federal Highway Administration 

# & Robert Lee Division Administrator Federal Transit Administration Federal Highway Administration Enclosure Cc: Leslie Coolidge, SCDHEC Ron Patton, SCDOT Frances Thomas, City of Rock Hill Amanetta Wood, EPA