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DISTRICT DEPARTMENT OF ThE ENVIRONMENT

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

Proposed rules that amend conformity re quirements that will help develop and imple ment the air quality State Implementation Plan (SIP)

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 6:00 P.M. District Department of the Environment

51 N Street, NE Sixth Floor Conference Room

Washington, D.C. 20002

The District Department of the Environment (DDOE) announces a public hearing to receive testimony on a Proposed Rulemaking that amends Chapter 4, reserves Chapters 11-14, and adopts a new Chapter 15 to Title 20 (Environment) of the District of Columbia Municipai Regulations (DCMR). The Proposed Rulemaking is published in this volume of the DC Register or is available for review at

The proposed rules are necessary to amend gen eral conformity requirements and adopt new transportation conformity regulations that will help develop and implement the air quality State Implementation Plan (SIP). The air quality SIP in cludes conformity of federaI actions based on the federal Clean Air Act, § 110 and 171-193 (Part D), 42 U.S.C. § 7410 and 7501 at seq., as amended. The

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federal conformity regulations in 40 CFR § -.160 establish standards and procedures to follow when evaluating the conformity of federal projects to all applicable implementation plans.

Transportation conformity is a way to ensure that federal funding goes to transportation activities that are Consistent with national, regional, and local air quality goals. A transportation Conformi ty determination demonstrates that the total emissions projected for a plan or program are within the emissions limits established by the SIP, and that transportation control measures are im plemented in a timely fashion. Transportation conformity applies to transportation plans, trans portation improvement programs, and projects funded or approved by the Federal Highway Ad ministration or the Federal Transit Administration in areas that do not meet or previously have not met air quality standards for ozone, carbon mon oxide, particulate matter, or nitrogen dioxide. These areas are known as “nonattainment’ and ‘maintenance” areas. The District of Columbia is currently in nonattainment for ozone and the an nual fine particulate matter (PM2.5) standard. The District is also a maintenance area for the daily PM2.5 standard and carbon mononide.

Individuals who wish to testify should contact Cecily Beau at 202-535-2626 or by e-mail at cjIj.bealkwçgpy by 4:00 P.M. May 26, 2009. E-mail submissions should include the full name, title, and affiliation, if applicable, of the person(s) wishing to testify.

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