APP EN DIX A 

PROPOSED ACTION ON REGULATIONS ,~.

IlJ :n. oorliMd ",,_101' .MU _lew Il1.o {oeiUl)' 

'" <0 ,m ,/"'"'""'-'It ,.,ql<ind "" ,,", ./u,pW 

KENDL P. PH,:;;;;;,;; Soo<nI.a:y ofu.. En.: 

$ubtltl. 11 AIR QUAUTY 

21.11.21 Confonnlty 

..-.,., £0___*'-'0,,'__ "'0'_"'00. wo,_..-,0-,,,,_ JO-'",

_c..Io.......­

No""" .fProp<>Hd Adio:a

-, Th. Secntary of th. Envi.ronmonl FOpoooN to ......nd 


R'JUI.,ion•.01 _.l1li and .01 _ .Of under COlltAJl 


::1.11.28 CoatormilJ'. 


SCaie...... of~ 

Th. ofUtit action it to updo'" tho citotiona to tho 


tederoJ confonni'J' ...,w..tio... to ..fleet aU omond_nta 


thol ha.... oceurnd.u.:. that lui lOt of omondmonta 10 Co. 


MAR 26.11 .28. Th... includ. 1r0000portotion ....tonlilJ' 


(

replo.tiont 

PloI ..J national 

fct tho 

ombi&n. 

...... &.bou:r 

air qu.olity 

0 ..... 

.ta.ndardo 

ODd Ii... ~ 

!NMc;g;). 


i"""1""".tiOfll of nioti".- r.deral (Uidanoo thOl i. conN· 


- tant .-ith, U.S. Court ofAppealo decitioft, and .,....mUnin' 

and improonmon. of tho ..mini r.do..t "onoportotioD conIOrml11 ",100. 

n.. pt"l' 1 &<ti....100 add. tho Ho(entow-nlEuto.... 

P.nb..ndl. (HEP) M.lnlpolitOJl PI.nninl Orpni...ion 

(MPO) 10 tho Iisl of &tt.ettd MPOo to ....un thai conaulto· 

';0" prOOOduno .... follawod in Wuhil\flOn COIU>ly. 

Th.........<1<1.".nta will be .ubmitled to tho U.s. Environ· 

m.nt&! Pnta<:Uod "..~ (EPA) ... ""';'io" 10 Muyl&lld'. 

Stata lmploomrntatioo PIon (SIP). 

BACKGROUND 

Conformi'y 

s.cti<>n 176 or tho Cl••n Air Act ,nlit!od "Lirnito.tiofl.l on 

oo"";n Pedera! Aai.t&I><OI" ....UJft that fed...l fundi"l. 

",...uta. ond .pp:ovoll" 10 &<tioi';" thaI .... co"""tont 

with air ~ual.i ly rooI. uprHHd ;" tho SIP: Th ... ...-tmtiN 

oannot p..-.dua _ aU qo.aliljr nolatio .... wont....;,ti.... 

';o1~lion.o. <>t delay ,;"",Iy .ttai"m.nt or nation.&! .",biol'll 

air quality .to.ndarda (NAAQS1. Sill<O u.. major .ppHc.ti ... 

of thit proYi.jon i. tz"ano""rtalion plano .nd proj_ EPA 

promuillted rul...po.m••Uy oddreso!nl Ih. 1'...... (01 

mak.in, ttli. detorminatio~. ThHo proYioic>n.o .pply in 1>011· 

atWlImOnt and rnainlfnan<41 .,.... Ib ....un thll publi< 

heal.h it prr>tecI<d b,. "'ely co"';de••ti.n of ' .....poo1.tibn 

doeaionl in ...... with au quality ch,lle.reo. 

Now W..hinpn CoWlty R.equi.."",... 

On o.c...,bo-r 17, 2004, tho EPA ioalOOd fin&! nonolt&ln· 

""I'IIdelipationa ferr II... puticul._IPM. .... Wuhil\flO<l 

County, Muyl...d boc.",. I PM•• ""....u.oinment anI. 

N.... tnnsportotlon pi..,.. ond pnj«ta u.... will ""'" ... 


~ui... conformity do'"min.';oo to nc.i... (ed,,01 op· 


"""a! Ind fundi ..... 


~Mi..A1foctcd 


M.""palito.n pllnn;"1 .rpniuti<>Jl' in Mlryl,nd. tho 

Muylond Ooparlmoonto ofTl-anoportation ond tho I!nviron· 

""01, tho EPA ond tho FHWA and tho FTA Ill...' conoult on 

how tho requiromento of tho (",...01 rul. lrill be met bofo.. 

" ....porta,;o" proj. «o ... IPP""'''' . r>oi ,,".,pon.lion 

tundo ... f'OItONd. 

ArMnd....nt R.eqWft1M"If 

Tho "".n<inant ;""ludto tho W.....ioiUOn County MPO in 

th.......ultation P"""" Ind requi..... confotmj'1 deto""· 

Dltion CD. tnnsportotion pI.no, procramo, . r>oi proi«ta in 

,h.t ",only I>of... """i';nl oppro••1 f"'ID tilt fHWA.nd 

tho FTA. 

",.... .",.nd"",nto ..lIeet th. EPA'. nn.&! ",I. of M.rd!. 

10, 200II requirin. thai <cn. ill tr.noporta.jon p ... j«lI be 

analyw4 fOl PM,. ho..poto. 

1lolIl'l'LAlOD REGISTER. YOL. 11, IUY ~ n MONOAY.IIOVIMBIR I I. 200t 
PROPOSED ACTION ON REGULATIONS 

Comparioo.. to Federo1 Stan<l&r<il 

'nI.... ia a corTe.poDdi", federo1 . t.ondord to lllia propooed ocUon, but thoo pi; ed I<tion ia ..x ....... ....cricU... 


<It .uin(e"t. 

Eotlao.to of Ec:ouomlc hapooet 


n.. prop<IHOi onlo" hq ... _tDIC impKl.. 


£eo_IDle Impod 0.. Salan S...u.-I 

1M p"""""",, KI1oD!Iao mlnllUl or ... _tole Impact

"......an buoU>e-. 

Im,-t _ 1DdIrid......ua. DlaobWliM 

~Ii~:! d a<tIcm h..... ImiW1 on lndiTlduola ...tth 

Oppo........lty for P'Ilbll4 Co_' 

'nil Ooporimu.' of the E.Y\ro"...."c ....m bold °public beorinl o. tho pn>p<>M<I actio..... o..:.mber 14, 200II1, 10 

L III. at W Oo~....nt of tho EDviroIItnotn.. 1800 Wubi",. 

1<>. Sow..-...-d, bt Floor """".c-r........ Il00111., IWtill>Drl, 

M...,.\and 21230-1720. lo_tad ""_ ... h.-ritad to.t­ ..1><1 . Dd ._thoir riewo. c.""" ... 1.0 In&)' be ..nt to 

OobotoJ> Rahin, Korulatioua Cootdl...tor. Air """ Radiatio" 

M......mont ~Uon, Oo-p&rtmoOt of tho E .. o!to... 11111>" 1800 Wubi..,too Boul""",. SW.. 1:10. Boltimo.... 

Muylaod. 2123CJ..112O, .. eaIl (410) ~1-324O.... .mail to 

dnbin4tmd...t....md.ua. ComIll""1.0 IIIIIIt be , _hed _ 

Lallr u.... December I" 2008. 01" be .ublllittad at tho hurin .. For ID()J"e i"fonnotion. eoll Oobonh Rabin .1 1.;0) ~7· 

~. 

Cop;.. of the "",poaod -... and IUPPOm.., cIocumo"1.O 

"" av.nablo for _ II tho toIlo-o<iI'IIlo<alioM: n.. AIr 

and Rad.i.tioo Moo...,._nt A<!.nini.otntioo.; ...1iGn0l om­ 01 tho Oopartment 10 Cumberland and SoIiabu:r, oil !oeaI 

01, quality "",\rtII otrI.-; o.nd 10<01 hoolth <io""""'"nto U. 

thOM countieo "". havill, ..pan.... air 'lU"li1J ",,,troI of· 

-

A .. yo". needi", . peci.al ac<OlIIJDDdltiono . 1 tho pubUe 

he";", Jbou)d. """tact. !boo 00~1II."t'. Fair Proctioto Of· 

~.t 141(1) ~-39M. Tn" u--a In&)' .....tact. IN Depart. ...nl tbrnup. the Muyland Kolo)' Stro1eo at 1-80(1..135­

~~. 

.01 PurpoM ....d &.po. n.. purpooo 01. thio ....ptor 10 to Ion- tho S...... of Maty. 

Laod to] imp;'....o' ,178(.) of tho CIua Air Ac\ (CA.\). II 

amondad (41 U.s.C. 170«11 . t oeq.l,""" the ,..(ltId nquiro­

..."to of23 UAC. U09Ij)...iu. .... poet I<> the ",nronnit1 of 

n-anaportatiol> pl.",. ptOJI"...... tad ~II whid> ... do-­

v.lopod, funded. <It .wrovad by the Uo.itod SU... Oopart.

",.nt of Tr....port.atioft !DOn and by m.trnpo~..... pian. 

ninr or,..iutio'" GIl PO.) or otber ,...,ipi.n1.O of f~",,", 

under Till. 23 U.S.C. or tM F. dorol TUnI;1 La... (49 

U.S.C. Cbaptar S3). TIl;, cb.pter .... Iortb po;;"; <rite"; .. 

and proced...,.... for ""monotr.tin( and. OIIU";'" "'"formily 

of th... .ctiYitiH to u .pp~,"bl. impl.m."lItiol> pIa.o. U. 

~Ioped punuant to 1110 """ P." 0 of IN CM. Tho ~ 

qui,."" ... n!> in ,M, (/'"p''''.''' "I'pli<obl. in """'" 0{ 'h 

S'a'. (u"~~.ltd b, I~' U.S. S""'I"<I""" "lol P""t<,iu ~M1 G. IIOII<IIIGinm<I>I Of" "'Ginlt....... ",..,. an1 ,..1­

,,·.M N"I~tJJ. Ambion' Ai, Q.<>iilJ SItItu!4rd. (NMQS). 

.02 Deli n ill...... 

A. In Uris chapter. 011 terntl not defined ;." thi. ",,,,lotion 

ha .. tho ,,,,,.ninp .utod in 40 CFR U93.IOI . Dd 93.1 . 

{1997 edition] '" .....ndtd. whi<h il incorpor.ted loy refe.. 

enCl. 

B. 	 Ten'" DoClJ1Od. 
 1\) - ,6) Ite. lunoh.ncN) 


(7) ["Jlolttropoli.... [pI'••in, otp";ution1 1't4luU1w 

ar..,n;"'/io,oo IMPOI 

(II "Motropolil4n plAnoi". ",...4n''''';o" 011"0)" 

_..,.the: 

{(.I] r.J - (lbl] (Ii) (...'" o.u><honpd) ~ "1Ifot",poIil4lo pitlnni., ....,.."uorion (MPO) "in· 

dudto: 

{(15l} (I) ('"Innsport.atio.l> StIII,;q Comaoittlll of 

IWtimo", rrscr 111.....1nc "<im.on- RqioMl n....... ponaIion lIoGrd (BRTB),' the MPO for the IWti....".. .. 

Jioo, wltich iDc1ud.oA=. AnmdoI. IWtimoro, CanoIl, Har­

!"on!, tad H...ard <CI""tioo """ tIM eitlM of Baltimore and. 

Aron.opolja [.] ; 

(ii) Trw ·H."...."''''" ' 1i:<Uu,,, Amh411d1. fH1i:P)" 

UPO '"" lAo- Hapnlt><D" ........ ..1Uch inclMdu ~IOII c..u.ty. M4rjltuul and rJu """.wo. of &..u!oy and Jo/fU"­

"'" in W . .. l'ilJ'inia; 

[(8)J (iii) Trw "N.tianal e.pit.ol Tr...portoli." 

I'Io=int: Baont (TPBI ', [i.1 the !>!PO for W Waabio(t04 

rtJioco,. . hid> inc\udoo rick, Moco...,mery, and. f'rira 

a--p.• <CI1IDIiM iQ Yary)and. I.....U u l tho DiaUlcl of 

C.1....bi.. aDd Nonham V"U"Jini. I.1 ; and 

[ (lei I (i"J Thor "WiI=_"'-f'l.aDmq Couneil ol. (me....J tho MPO for N... ClltIt Count y; 

001 . ...... and. Cocil CoWl')!, M.oryIao:od. 


m _ n t ) Ito'" unchanpd) 


.os Tran.portati_ Conlormit,. 


A- ltur. uodoancedl 


B. bquiromo"" for Conr-i.,.. Etoh.,...., and orp.o;. .._ charpd willi IN ....pono;bi~\)' to mab tfOtIOporta. 

tion COlIformit1 ""....... !nationo .hol! do 10 po.orouant to 'hu 

chiJp", ond the PfO"ioiono 01 40 CPR Put 93, Suh~ A­

[.. adopted. at 62 Fa t3801 IA"",", 13. 1997)1 '" tufWllIdtd. 

wbie!> io i"""rporatad by ref""",,:," L """ tbio ... cuI.Iion]. 

.04 Tr.....pon.do4 Co" to....lty-Co.....lt.Uo.. ill

....~ 

A- n.. MPOo. RPOo, the Oopo.rtmo,,!, """ MOOT oholl 

<On1p]y wiu. tho prooedurH i" lIIu l ... ruIationl ,1I<>pu, _ . ..... inc i.II........,. ",no\lltotion, ....tIi.......!~t;on, and 

publie """'ultotio" with ..... other and with di";';'roal .". 

rtJion&l_ of the EPA, Fed. ra! mcb.... y Admi.niotn· 

tico (FHWA~ and FocIaroI Tra...i. Admifti.o....ion IFTA) on 

1M ""..Io.,...ot of 

(1) - 161 (tolt "ncb.npel) 

B. [A po.rty io not ollowod to be a potticipati", .,.".,.1 

No "IfMf """ "'" pGrliciptlU i" the conoultation "....... 

unl"' lthat ~YI il io idontiliod u. participoti", ...".,. 

In du. "'(Ulolion clulp..,. 

.0.:1 "I'rID_rtatlO.. eoof....,.ity- Inte••,e""y COlUIul· •• U . .. Requ(re.......... A. _ B. (toxt W><h...,..,.l 

C. In addidon to """n, u l..d . ",ncr pun.....". 10 ~" ) 01. thio ... (Ulotion, the MPOa . ... ""po",,,bl. for: 

(iI-(\O) (u",undtanpdl 

( 111 I" «IO""ralion wiu. tho OopartnlOnl aDd. MOOT. ....lu.tin....hothor "",}e«.o OIh.....ioo ",.mpto<! fro", __ 

i", tho .-.quire","n" of 40 eFR [ 127] f9J.121.hould be 

tr.aled •• n<>noumpt il> c • ..,. wh",. polential ad ...... 

. ... i ..iono impacto m.oy .>ti,l for ' ''Y ...101l; 

U1J In OOOpt"liom wiu. MOOT tad tbo Department. 

mok.in,. d. llrmio. !ion ao ...qui.-.d by .w eFR 11131 

19J.1/J• ...hetIt. r poo. oboto.cln to implem. n1.Otioa of T"CM. 

thOl .... behind ,h. ochedulo mob/iohtd ,n tho .pplic1oblo 

impitment.1tlon pllll h ••e been identified lnd . ... bl'in, . ""....,.... ON! ..ho"". S.... and 1 ..01 ' ",00" with inn .. · 

IUIItYl.I.HO REGISTEII, VOL ll. \$SUE 11 !l ~OAY. ~[IIB 1t 11. 2001 
PROPOSED ACTION ON REGULATIONS 1151 

..... _.ppronto (If 1'uMi1>6 .... TClU anlP'ril>6 __ 

m~... rriari" to .pp<'O¥m (If for TCIob, &DO! .. PO" 

of <hlo .....uha<ioft,..,....;der;1>6 _MtMr dol.,o I.. TCM 

i"'pl....." ..... io" "Kt..,toto A'Yi.io.... to tho applicabl. ",~..1lon plo .. to ten><rrO Telol (If .....il\11.O Tell. or 

othor .miaoioo> 1"OduttioD "",uuna; 

(13) (to..t 1lD<hanpI) 

(14) In «>opt...."".. with JoIDOT """ tho Deport......\, 

.""10...."1>6 ......UI which .nay lriau ..... ",nformi.y d_ 

II>inIItlono in acl<li~.. to <lI_ triCPrina ......" "",blllhid bJ' 40 cn liUQ.4; 

(15) In _pon.llo<l wirlo loUlO1' &till! tho Dep&f\Ulln\, 

d....lopi... _"'~ ... tho locatio .. &till! "'!po _pi. __po 01 _hlcb .,.. tlio<l....t to tho 

)'!PO u roquind by u,it roru!o<ioft, bu< _'- .~ 

b......... ,.. cIecid.od tlIMe fu•..- III _Dl docail to 

tho ,..;...0,1...,;-;.". ,....J,... t · "rto tho ..

qlllnl_ 0I40Cl'R 193-l22, ... ; 

Utl-(l7) (_ ........npdl 


D. (_ ....'h....,u 

!. I. odditiIUI. to -n.,.. .. 10_ ....aq """,....n. to 

tA(4) '" <hia rop1a<ion, tho ~DI 10 ....ponoibIoIlbr. 

(1)-(21 ltos< .. ..,.J, ..p<l1 

(31 a.uw.,!InaI .._a! •• 1M Sto.. Ieool ........"... 

......." l..plelDO......_ pI.on ....wo.... NOd ..o.ift....UIlDl 

pi.....: 

(4) ldonlll>'!nl... requind by 40 erR lil.IU. proJ-t.o 1o<.lod., ..tel In [PM,J I'll•• """attain_n.........M.h 

w,1I bav....M.I••0<1 ,ood"., .",i..i....nd dilpo ..loll 

char_riot;"1 wblch on _n.illl, idl"tka! to "'-Ii... 

wbltb ""... .;.11" ..... votif\od by mol>l\Ori1>6 &DOl, thorofon. 

roqlll ... q~on,;...i... P!.(,J q~.. II"'lj.,.. q~GIO'i""I.... or 

both, PM•• ,-...pot all&J,.. .. f'lqMird ~ CFR ,U S~"""" A .. "",,1Id.ooI; 

(5) _ (t ) (tot ",rb ••,..u 

.07 Trao>.portatlo.. COnf.......I,.....PuloIlc Co.....ltotlo. 

A. rz:J ',,-;.;.._w'.-.·......... 4Il CFR m .If.l6(. J. 1,\,0 
 "... ill-lSI (__............,
 . 131 AaNu <UUl __ ...........bI. cho.:poo (I.. __ 

do__ith lbo ...0' ',... 4i e nt ,7.85) "" I"'blic ;" . .,..._ IUtd «>F1'", of -.'0 •...,-.",...u ...... ......w.AI ...1. 

,,\,o(H .. '" of9CFll7.,u. B. _ C. (UII _1IInFI1 

.oe n-.n.po....loo Confonol'j'-lo lenpo<T C.......I· 

1011011 Ptoeed_ 

n... MPOo. RPOo. MOOT. and <h. O'po.......1"'.Ylnu, 

Into .,...._nl.llo _ £onh .poci6< conoul".;"n protedu ... 

in...,... dolaU thai..,. DOt ,n conflict with thi. [reru1lllon) 

,il4pIf', 

.(It o.n...a! COn .... nnll,. 

£ad> doportm.nt, _. and ino.rumontal"1 01 tlwo 1M. 

on! _m_.. ' ohalI mmpl1 wirlo lbo .......01 ..."Ia",,,,, ....\II..._"U 0140 CrR 1'.... il. Subport 8.1 .. odoptod at 

!oS FR 1132.lo3 (S.....",bot 30. 1993·) . .. __..&.d . ..hocb ;., i"""'pen'"" by ..ro.....,. Land rIotl rqu!ao-) Thto f'IIII' 

~'- add........Dd ~pbca tho ...........-... a. 41) eFR 

In.ISI for ........... to <lIo ~nd 5.... l ... pIo...." ... 

lIOn PI.... 

KE:'1)L P PIllLBRICK 

Seon..". of tho E......vnmon' 

Title 29 

OF STATE 

,,"'~ 01 OFFICE OF THE ""'".., MARSHAL 

Hongov.mm.nt., EllCrrlc.' 'f.,,~

.-.-,........"""_,IJ_. • 'Coooof""'­

impact 

..... RTlAHO RECllSTEIt, VQ4.. II. 'Ullf tl illOI<OAV. HOVUIBEII. 11. JOI)t