Appendix S 

RFATS Transportation Conformity 
Rock Hilt-Fort Mill Area TranSpOr 

DATE: 

COPY: 

&"t: will ensure tiit cornmicatinn and coasultation ail1 continuc to 

fedaal, &rare and Ioca ah rclgardlng all trwqmmfton pfans, programs or projda im~cf ;air quatity. If fiere ere my outstanding i9sucs rcgardmg &is decision to camplete a 

but p~;"aIlel wnfmmrty rm!ynia to the rcmainmg Nmth Caroh prbxs that ar~ plvt of 

alias Rcgtonal Pl&Cmformity Proces, please c~ntect OUT ofilCtx ~mnrdtately. 
mck HI~I-~ort anillarea mnsmrtation %UUY 

MEMORANDUM 

TO: Trm Gibbs, Regcxwl Plan Program Morwqr 

Charlotte Department of Transporf=rtron 

f ROW. Frances Thomas, EATS - City of Rock Hill 

Ron Patton, SCOOT 

SUBJECT: Metrdina Regond Travel 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 Mmorandifm of 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 

completion cf the Metrolina Regmnd Travel el and the RFATS desire to meet the June 

1 5.2335 deadline as issued by US EPA. Spcifically, the RFATS with asustance from SCDOT 

will use he RFATS Travel Model, vvh~ch n compete and funckonol. to produce the travel 

~utpwts fa the Mobile/hir Quality Mdel and the federally required conforrn~tv 

deterrninohon. The RFATS intends to use the Metrobno RecjonaB Travel Mdel fos any future 

confomrty determinakns offer June of 2CG. This memo fdfows the September 33, M04 

memorandum af ndfymg the Meholjna partners af RFATS intention to pursue a separate 

c~nfomity detenmination from the Pldh Cordina non-attainment area. 

We will ensvre %QI proper cmmunicatron and consultation wig continue to occur 

between federal, state, and bcal officfals regarding all transpottabon plum, program oa 

prqects that 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 Enteragemy Consdtatron Repesentotives 
Jun-14-05 08:IBam From-Ai r PIannInp Branch 

a d .$tEWQQ .a .+- UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PRarrcTIoN AGENCY 

REGION 4 

ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER 

61 FORSYM STREET %C PA&' ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8960 

Mr. lbbert L, L& 

Division Adminkbator 

US. Dcparhnent of Transportation 

Federal Highway Administration 

South Carolina Division Office 

1835 Assembly St, Suite 1270 

Columbia, SC 29201 

Dear Mr, be: 

Thank you for your request for our rvvicw of the transportation conformity determination 

for the Rock Hill, South CaroLina 8-hour ozone nmatrabment area and corresponding 

a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The Rock Hill-Fart Mill Area Tmport Study 

(RFATS) has responsibility for transportation planning in the Rock Hill metropolitan area and 

has deveIoped a 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) for that area. The WATS 

tranrpomtion parrners engaged in a cooperative effort to determine transportation conformity for 

this area for the 8-hour ozone standard by June 15,2005 (i.e., a year after the effective date: of 

this area's nonattainmcnt designation for the 8-hour ozone standard). We have completed our 

review and recommend a finding of conformity for the 2030 RFATS LRTP and the 2006-2008 

TIP for the 8-hour ozone standard. 

On August 15,1997, and subsequently on July 1,2004. the Environmental Protection 

Agmq (?%A) published revisioru dated to the "Criteria and PrOcedms 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 Conformity Rule (40 C.F.R Part 93). These revisions outline the criteria that 

must be met for the 8-hour ozo~ standard. J3PA has reviewed tbe confomrity determination 

related to the 8-hour ozone standard for the 2030 LRTP and bas concluded that all of the criteria. 

including those outlined in the July 1,2004, conformity rule revision entitled, ''Tratlspottation 

Conformity RuIe Amendments: Conformity Amendments 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), have been met 
Jun-14-05 O0:lBam Frw-Air PI anning Branch 

Thank you again for the opportunity to review the %hour ozone conformity determination . for the 2030 Rock HLll LRTP and the 2004-20 10 TIP. If you have any questions rcgerding this 

letter, please contact Mr. Alan Powell at (404) 562-9045. 

Sincerely, 

J~oel pe. Huey 

Acting Chief 

Air Quality Modeling 

and Trausportation Section 

cc: R F. Ktochalis, FTA 

Alex McNeil, FTA 

Hcnry Phillips, SCDHEC 
US. Department 

of Transportation 

June 13,2005 

- Federal Transit AdminlstraUon Fedenl Hlghway Adminlsfratlon 

Region IV South Cemlina Dlvision 

61 Fonyth St., SW, Suite In50 Strorn Thurmond Federal BuiTdlrrg 

Manta, GA 30303 1836 Assembly Street, suite 1270 

466562-3509 803-769-541 1 

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 Detcrmiuation on the Rock Hill-Fort Mill Area 

Transportation Study (RFATS) 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) and tbe 

FY 2006 - 2008 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) 

Dear Ms. Mabry 

We reviewed the Rock Hill-Fort Mill Area Transportation Study (RFATS) Transportation 

Conformity Determination Report for the 2030 LRTP and the FY 2006 - 2008 TIP. 

RFATS made a conformity dctennination on the adopted 2030 LRTP and FY 2006-2008 

TIP on May 20,2005. The adopted FY 2006-2008 TJP is a subsct of the 2030 LRTP 

The FHWA and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have reviewed these 

documems. We have also coordinated our review with the Envixontnental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Region N and have enclosed their comments to this letter. 

Based on our review and the comments providcd to us by the EPA, wo find that 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 Tmsi Udministration 

RF. ~rbchalis 

Acting Regional Administrator 

Federal Transit Administration 

Robert Lee 

Division Administrator 

Federal Highway Administration 
...bw3 1 835 Assembly Street, Ste. 1270 

i. P* Columbia, SC 2920 1 

d &P February 1,2007 

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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 determination is 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 SCDOT provided SCDHEC and the public the opportunity for review and 

comment. The MPO included copies of the comments they received in the enclosed conformity 

determination reports. 

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 

MOVING THE 

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Enclosure 

cc: Leslie Coolidge, SCDHEC 

Ron Patton, SCDOT 

Frances Thomas, City of Rock Hill 

Tajsha LaShore, FTA (wlenclousure) 
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECnON AGENCY 

REGION 4 

ATLANTAFEDERALCENTER 

61 FORSYTH STREET 

ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8960 

FEB 2 6 ZOlD 

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 Transportation Conformity 

Rule: Conformity Implementation in Multijurisdictional Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas 

for Existing and New 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 12 TIP. 

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 Conformity Rule 

(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 12 TIP 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, conformity rule revision entitled, "Transportation Conformity 

Internet Address (URL) 8 hp:lhnww.epa.gov 

RecycledlR.cyslrble VPdnled wth vegetable 01 Based Ink M Recydsd Peper (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 opportunity to previously review advanced drafts of the conformity 

determination for the amended 2030 LRTP and amended FY 2007-201 2 TIP for the Rock HillFort Mill Area. The advanced drafts facilitated our review. If you have any questions regarding 

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 4 
U.S. Department 

of Transportation 

March 5,2007 

Federal Transit Administration Federal Highway Administration 

Region IV South Carolina Division 

61 Forsyth St.. SW, Suite 17T50 Strom Thumond Federal Building 

Atlanta. GA 30303 1835 Assembly 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 comments to 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