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Subject: Request forApproval of Revision to the State Implementation Plan for Air Quality, for 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity



### Dear Dr. Armendariz,

I am writing to request approval of the attached documentation which will serve as the basis for a revision to the New Mexico State Implementation Plan for air quality {SIP). Specifically, I am submitting documentation for the proposed revision to the regulation, 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity, 

### which applies to Bernalillo County, New Mexico.

The Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board (AQCB) adopted these revisions on February 9, 2011, after a public comment period and subsequent public hearing held on the same evening. I believe that the submitted materials provide adequate documentation to support the requested SIP revision. The proposed regulatory changes to 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity 

### were made in response to EPA:s promulgation ofan amended federal General Conformity rule on March 24, 2010, which became effective on July 6, 2010.
To meet General Conformity requirements, federal entities must demonstrate that emissions from their actions will not exceed emission budgets established in a state's plan to attain or maintain the NAAQS. EPA:s revised rule improves the process federal entities use to demonstrate that their actions will not oontribute to a NAAQS violation, provides tools to encourage better communication and air quality planning between states and federal agencies, and encourages both the federal agencies and the states to take early actions to ensure projects will conform to the state's plans to implement the NAAQS.
To facilitate your review and processing, the following materials are enclosed: 1) SIP Completeness Checklist pursuant to 40 CFR 51; 2) Hearing record, including transcript and exhibits;



### State Capitol • Room400 • Santa Fe, NewMexico 87501 • 505-476·2200 • fax: 505·476·2226Request for Approval of**Revl~ion** to the Sure lmplemcmation Plan forAir Quality, for 20.11.4 N11AC: 

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3) Comments and responses; 4) The proposed SIP revision for 20.11.4 NMAC, 

### General Conformity, adopted by the AQCB; and 5) Other supporting documentation.

Your favorable consideration of this request is appreciated. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Lou Leonard, Director ofthe Albuquerque Environmental Health Department (EHD), at (505) 768-2631.

Sincerely,

# ~r/;r••'-**~·•** Susana Martinez Governor State of New Mexico

cc: Mary Lou Leonard, Director, Albuquerque EHD Richard Goodyear, Acting Chief, Air Quality Bureau, NM Environment Department Margaret Menache, Chair, AQCB Margaret Nieto, Control Strategies Section Supervisor, AQD

Enclosures

# SUBMITTAL LETTERFROM EHD DIRECTOR TO GOVERNOR

# CITY OF ALBUQ!)ERQ!)E

PO Box 1293

Albuquerque

NM87103

www.cabq.gov 

### March 9, 2011

Honorable Susana Martinez Governor, State of New Mexico Office of the Governor Room400 490 Old Santa Fe Trail Santa Fe, NM 87501

SUBJECT: Endorsement of request for the EnvironmentalProtectionAgency to consider a revision to the State ImplementationPlan for 

### Air Quality by amending 20.11.4 NMAC, 

### GeneralConformity

Dear Governor Martinez,

I am writing to request your endorsement of the attached submittal to the EPA which
serves as the basis for a revision to the New Mexico State Implementation Plan (SIP) for 

### Air Quality. The attached documentation supports the proposed SIP revision which incorporates an amended 20.11.4 NMAC, 

### General Conformity, adopted pursuant to Title I of the Clean 

### Air Act Amendments of 1990, into the SIP. If you agree to the submission of the proposed SIP revision, a letter of endorsement should be sent to the EPA with a request for their approval by way of publication in the 

### Federal Register. A draft formal letter to EPA is attached for your convenience. I will 

### provide EPA with the necessary review copies of the submittal, so you do not need to send any accompanying documentation. Please provide me with a copy of your letter of endorsement, or if you prefer to provide me with the original, I will 

### take care of 

### all the details.

The Albuquerque

- Bernalillo County 

### Air Quality Control Board (Board) adopted these revisions on February 9, 2011, after a public comment period and corresponding public hearing held the same evening. We believe that the submitted materials provide adequate documentation to support the requested SIPrevision.

Albuquerque- Makl"ng Histmy I706-2006

### To facilitate your review and processing, the following materials are enclosed:
1) SIP Completeness Checklist pursuant to 40 CPR 51, AppendixV
2) Hearingrecord, including transcripts and exhibits
3) Public comments and responses 4) The final SIPrevision for 20.11.4 NMAC, 

### General Conformity adopted by the

### Air Board.
5) A draft formal submittal letter from the Governor to EPA

Thank you for your assistance in this matter. If you have questions or need clarification, please contactme orMargaret Nieto of my staff at (505) 768-2637.

Sincerely,

Direc r Albuquerque Environmental Health Department

cc: Chair, Albuquerque

- Bernalillo County

### Air Quality Control Board Margaret Nieto, Control Strategies Supervisor, AQD Neal Butt, Environmental Health Scientist, AQD Mary Uhl, Chief, 

### Air Quality Bureau, NM Environment Department

Enclosures

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## 1 REVISION TO THE NEW MEXICO STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PERTAINING TO 20.11.4 NMAC, GENERAL CONFORMITY

March 2011

SIP COMPLETENESS CHECKLIST for regular processing (per 40 CFR 51 Appendix V)

2.1 Administrative Materials (a) A formal letter of submittal from the Governor or his designee, requesting EPA approval of the plan or revision thereof (hereafter "the plan").
__X__YES ___NO ___N/A The package is being sent with a formal submittal letter from the Governor of New Mexico. (b) Evidence that the State has adopted the plan in the State code or body of regulations; or issued the permit, order, consent agreement (hereafter "document") in final form. That evidence shall include the date of adoption or final issuance as well as the effective date of the plan, if different from the adoption/issuance date.
__X__YES ___NO ___N/A The SIP revision to incorporate amendments to 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity, was adopted on February 9, 2011 at the regular meeting of the Albuquerque - Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board, following a public hearing held on the same night. The regulation was filed with the New Mexico State Records Center on February 11, 2011, and became effective March 14, 2011. The first page of Attachment A is the transmittal of the regulation to the State Records Center signed by Board Chair Jens Deichmann, and the date of transmittal is indicated by the date stamp at the top of the page

. (c) Evidence that the State has the necessarylegal authority under State law to adopt and implement the plan.
__X__YES ___NO ___N/A The New Mexico Air Quality ControlAct provides for Regulation 74-2-5.1 and; Plan Revisions 74-2-5.2. (d) A copy of the actual regulation, or document submitted for approval and incorporation by reference into the plan, including indication of the changes made

## 2 to the existing approved plan, where applicable. The submittal shall be a copy of the official State regulation/document signed, stamped, dated by the appropriate State official indicating that it is fully enforceable by the State. The effective date of the regulation/document shall, whenever possible, be indicated in the document itself.
__X__YES ___NO ___N/A Attachment A contains a copy of the regulation and transmittal filed at the State Records Center and the date oftransmittal is indicated by the date stamp at the top of thepage. The changes made to the existing approved regulation/plan were published on February 28, 2011 in the New Mexico Register, Volume XXII, Number 4, as shown in Attachment B. (e) Evidence that the State followed all of the procedural requirements of the State's laws and constitution in conducting and completing the adoption/issuance of the plan.
__X__YES ___NO ___N/A The New Mexico Air Quality ControlAct 74-2-6C requires 30-day notice. See AQD Exhibits # 2a and 2b in Attachment C for evidence that notices were published in the local newspaper and the New Mexico Register. 20.11.82 NMAC requires that a Petition forHearing be filed as well as an NOI. These are also shown in Attachment C. (f) Evidence that public notice was given of the proposedchange consistent with procedures approved by EPA; including the date of publication of such notice.
__X__YES ___NO ___N/A See AQD Exhibits # 2a and 2b in Attachment C as evidence that notices were published in the local newspaper and the New Mexico Register. The New Mexico Air Quality Control Act 74-2-6C requires a 30-day notice. (g) Certification that publichearing(s) were held in accordance with the information provided in the public notice and the State's laws and constitution, if applicable.
__X__YES ___NO ___N/A See certified Hearing Record transcripts in Attachment D. (h) Compilation of public comments and the State's response thereto.
__X__YES ___NO ___N/A

## 3 See AQD Exhibits # 3a, 3b and 3c in Attachment C for public comments and State’s response thereto. 2.2 Technical Support (a) Identification of all regulated pollutants affected by the plan.
__X__YES ___NO ___N/A

Carbon monoxide emissions in Bernalillo County are affected by the plan. (b) Identification of the locations of aff ected sources including the EPA attainment/ nonattainment designation of the locations and the statusof the attainment plan for the affected area(s).
__x__YES ___NO ___N/A 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity, is ap plicable to large scale federal projects in Bernalillo County, New M exico. Bernalillo County is currently designated as an attainment area for carbon monoxide under a limited maintenance plan. The designation fromnon-attainment to attainment under a maintenance plan was approved for Bernalillo County on June 13, 1996 and became effective July 15, 1996. The maintenance plan was revised and was approved in the Federal Register on May 24, 2000. The Albuquerque - Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board adopted a Limited Maintenance Plan for Car bon Monoxide on July 14, 2004, which was approved in the Federal Register on July 21, 2005 effective August 22, 2005. (c) Quantification of the changes in plan-allowable emissions from the affected sources; estimates of changes in current actual emissions from affected sources or, where appropriate, quantification of changes in actual emissions from affected sources through calculations of the differences between certain baseline levels and allowable emissions anticipated as a result of the revision.
____YES ___NO __X__N/A This plan revision does not change plan-allowable emissions. (d) The State's demonstration that the national ambient air quality standards, prevention of significant deterioration increments, reasonable further progress demonstration, and visibility, as applicable, are protectedif the plan is approved and implemented. For all requests to redesignate an area to attainment for a national primary ambient air quality standard, under Section 107 of the Act, a

## 4 revision must be submitted to provide for the maintenance of the national primary ambient air quality standards for at least 10 years as required by section 175A of the Act.
___YES ___NO __X__N/A (e) Modeling information required to support the proposed revision, including input data, output data, models used, justif ication of model selections, ambient monitoring data used, meteorological data used, justification for use of offsite data (where used), modes of models used, assumptions, and other information relevant to the determination ofadequacy of the modeling analysis.
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(f) Evidence, where necessary, that emission limitationsare based on continuous emission reduction technology.
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(g) Evidence that the plan contains emission limitations, work practice standards and record keeping/reporting requirements, where necessary, to ensure emission levels.
__ YES ___ NO __X_ N/A

(h) Compliance/enforcement strategies, including how compliance will be determined in practice.
__ YES ___ NO __X_ N/A (i) Special economic and technical justification required by any applicable EPA policies, or an explanation of why such justifications are not necessary.
___ YES ___ NO _X_ N/A

# ATTACHMENT A

AttachmentA contains the transmittalform required by the New Mexico State Records Center tofile a regulation or an amendment. Theform is signedbyAQCB Chairman Jens Deichmann. Also includedinAttachment A is the officialfiled copy ofthe amended regulation. The date stamp at the top of the transmittal form indicates the date of filing.

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# FEB I I A (lll: I7 This is an amendment to 20.11.4 NMAC, amending Sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 11; reserving Sections 

### 12w 152; renumbering Sections 12-19; and adding Sections 161-165, effective March 14,2011.

20.11.4.1 ISSUING AGENCY: Albuquerque- Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board. P.O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, NM 87103. Telephone: (505) [768 26QQ]768-2601. [12/16/94

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### Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.1.1, 1011/02; A, 3/14111]
20.11.4,2 SCOPE: [A.] The provisions of[lhls-Paft]20.11.4 NMAC shall apply in all nonattainment and maintenance 

### areas ofand within Bernalillo county. A. Prohibition: Pursuant to 40 CFR 93.150: (I) 

### No depanmem. agency or instrumentality ofthe federal government shall engage in. support In any way or provide financial assistance for. license or permit. or approve any activity that does not conform to an**~able** implementation plan or maintenance plan. 

### (2) A federal agency must make adetermination that afederal action conforms to the applicable implementation plan or maintenance plan in accordance with the requirements of20.11.4 

### NMAC before the action is taken. (3) Reserved. 

### (4) Notwithstanding any provision of20.11.4 NMAC. adetermination that an action is in conformance with the applicable implementation plan qr maintenance olan does not exempt the action from any other requirements ofthe applicable implementation plan or maintenance plan. the NEPA or the Clean Air Act !CAAJ. 

### (5) If

## an action would result in emissions originating in more than one nonattainment or maintenance
area. the confonnity must be evaluated for each area separately. B. Exempt; [THis PaF!]20. IJ.4 NMAC does not apply to sources within Bernalillo county, which
are located on Indian lands overwhich the Albuquerque

- Bernalillo county air quality control board lacks 

### jurisdiction. [12116194

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20.11.4.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: [Tiiis Paft]20.11.4 NMAC is adopted pursuant to the authority provided in the New Mexico Air Quality Control Act, NMSA 1978 74-2-4, 74-2-S.C; the Joint Air Quality Control Board Ordinance, Bernalillo County Ordinance 94-5 4; and the Joint Air Quality Control Board Ordinance, Revised Ordinances ofAlbuquerque 1994 9-5-1-4. [12116194

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20.11.4.6 OBJECTIVE: [The eOjeetive efthis Paf! is] To implement Section 176(c) ofthe Clean Air Act (CAA), 

### as amended (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) and [FegYiatiees YRder**4~** Cl'R PaF! 31 SYbpaF! W] the related requirements of23 U.S.C. 1090l, with respect to the confonnity of[geoeFal H!deFalaetieRS ta tile applieaele 

### imfJiemeAmtiea fllBA] transportation plans. programs. and projects which are developed. funded. or approved by the United StJtes dopartment oftransponation IDQT), and by metropolitan planning organizations (MPQs) or other recipients offunds underTitle 23 U.S.C. orthe Federal Transit Laws (49 U.S.C. Chapter 53). This ruie sets forth 

### policy, criteria, and procedures for demonstrating and assuring conformity of[general FeEieFal aGtieRs] such activities to**[~fie]** an applicable implementation plan [URdeF these ""thaFities:] developed pursuant to Section II0 and Part D ofthe CAA. l;t.,.. 

### Jtle def!aFtmeAt, agensy er iAstmmeotality eftlle fedeFal gevemment sHall engage iR, SUJ3f18Ft 

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### wa) er J:)revide Hnaneial assistanee fer, lisense er fJBFmit, er BJ3JIFBYe**a~·** 

### aetivity, wftiel=t daes nat eenferm te an applieable**im~lementatien** f'lan. B. 

### A federal ageRS)' HUlst make a Eletermih.atien that afederal aetiea eea.ferms te tfte BJIJIIiSaBie implementatiaR plan ia aeeerdaaee witH the reetuirements efthis**Sl:fi3~art** 

### Befare tRe 

### aetieR is talcen. C. S•bseetiaR B. af2Q.ll.4.6**~!MAC** daes nat inelHae fedemlaetiens where eitoe.: (1) A**~latianal** EnvirenffieRtal Paliey ft,et**~lllPA)** aoalysis was eempleted as e>·ideneea 9;• a: (a) Final BRI'ireomeotal assessment (EA); (e) eft>'KBRRleAtal impael statomeRI (EIS), er; (e) Finaing efna signilieaRt impaot (¥OMS!) !hat was**~repared ~Fie•**  te Jan•aT} 31, 1994; (2) Or:

20.11.4 NMAC(a) Prier te JaAua!'y 31, 1994, an 

### eA was eemmenoed er a oenlraot was awarded te**de••ele~** the spesHi£ enYirettmenral analysi!r, 8"ffioienten'lirenmental**analysb-i>-eam~lete~roh** I§, 1994 se that Ike fe<ieral ageRey ma) 

### deter:mine tHat !:he 

### federal aetiefl: is in seftfurmity 

### with the speeifie**re~uiremeRts** aAd the purpeses eflfle**ap~lieaele** state**lm~lemealalian** Plan (SIP) pHt'!luanttelhe agenoy's affirmati'le oeligutien under sestien**17~(o)** of the Clean Air ,t\-et; anti (e) A writteR Eletern\inatieA afGenfarmit) under seetion l76(e) afthe CAA has been maEle By tne fedeml agenoy re5Jl9Rsiele far !be fedeml aotien ay Ma•oh 15, f'l94, D.**~Jetwithstanding** an) pre\'isien efthis Part, a eletemtinatien tRat an aetieFJ is in eoRfermanee •.vith 

### tRe aJlfJlieable imf)lementa:lien 13laR Elees net enempt tlie astian fram aR) 

### ether requiremeRts 

### eftAe BJ3pliea.Bie implemeatatien plas, the NliPA, orthe CAA.] [12/16/94

... 12/1/95; 20. 11.4.6 NMAC- Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.1.6, 10/1/02; A, 3/14/11]
20.11.4,7 DEFINITIONS: Tel1Tis used but not defined in [tHis Part]20.II .4 NMAC shall have the meaning given them by the CAA and EPA's regulations, (40 CFR Chapter 1), in that order ofpriority. In addition to the definitions in 20. 11.4.7 NMAC the definitions in 20.11.1.7 NMAC apply unless there is a connict between definitions, in which case the definition in [!1Hs-l>art]20.11.4 NMAC shall govern. A. uAffected federal land manager"' means the federal agency orthe federal official charged with direct responsibility for management ofan area designated as Class I under the CAA (42 U.S.C. 7472) that is located within I00 km ofthe proposed federal action. B. "Air agency" means the [Air Pallatie• Cant<al Di•;ision (APCD)] Air Quality Division (AQD) of the city ofAlbuquerque environmental health department (EHD). The EHD, or its successor agency or authority, as represented bythe department director orhis/her designee, is the lead air quality planning agency for the**Albuquerque~** Bernalillo county nonattainrnentlmaintenance area. The EHD serves as staffto the**Albuquerque~** Bernalillo county (ABC) air quality control board (AQCB). also referred to as the ABC/AQCB, and is responsible for implementing AQCB regulations. C. "Applicability analysis"' [means tile early 

### Efl::UlRtifi:satiee and evaluatieA 

### eluriHg the 

### eaRfaFm:it!J· pFoeess 'Nhere yeaFiy**~ullftlities** oferiteFia pallalaflts aFe ealealat<od te aetern•i•• if!betl!Fesllelas of2Q. 11.4. 12 }IMAG 

### aFe met.) is the process ofdetermining 

### ifa federal action must be supported by a conformity determination. 

### D. "Applicable implementation plan" or "applicable state implementation plan" or "applicable SIP" means the portion (or portions) ofthe SIP or most recent revision thereof, which has been approved under Section 

### [+-J.ll] JJ.Q(!\} ofthe CAA, [er] a federal implementation plan (FIP) promulgated under Section II0(c) ofthe CAA [(federal implemeft!atien plan)], or a plan promulgated orapproved pursuantto [Fegulations promulgated 

### I!RdeF] Section 30I(d) ofthe CAA (tribal implementation plan orTIP) and which implements the relevant requirements ofthe CAA. E. "Area-wide airquality fmBniteriog] modeling analysis" means an assessment on a scale that includes the entire nonattainment or maintenance area [wRiel=l uses] using an air quality dispersion model QI photochemical grid model to determine the effects ofemissions on air quality. for example. an assessment using EPA's communitv multiscale air ouality fCMAQ) modeling system. F. "Causeor contribute to a new violation" means a federal action that: (1) Causes a new violation ofa national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) at a location in a nonattaimnent or maintenance area which would otherwise not be in violation ofthe standard during the future period in question ifthe federal action were not taken; or (2) Contributes, in conjunction with otherreasonably foreseeable actions, to a new violation ofa NAAQS at a location in a nonattainment or maintenance area in a manner that would increase the frequency or severity ofthe new violation. G. "Caused by" as used in the terms "directemissions", and "indirect emissions" means emissions that would not otherwiseoccur in the absence ofthe federal action. H. ''Confidential business information" or ucBI" means information that has been determined 

### by
a federal agency. in accordance with its applicable regulations. to be a trade secret. or commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential and it is exempt from required disclosure under the Freedom ofInformation Act (5 U.S.C.552(b)(4)). I. "Conformity determination" means the evaluation (made after an applicability analysis is completed) that a federal action conforms to the applicable implementation plan or maintenance plan and meets the requirements of20. 11.4 NMAC.

20.11.4 NMAC 2

### J. '"Conformity evaluation'' means the entire process from the applicability analvsis through the conformity determinalion that is used to demonstrate that the federal action conf01ms to the reguirements of20.11.4 NMAC" K. ucontinuing program responsibility" means a federal agency has responsibilitv for emissions caused by: (1) actions 

### it takes itself; or (2) actions ofnon-federal entities that the federal agency. in exercising. its nonnal programs and authorities. approves. funds. licenses or permits. provided the agency can impose conditions on any portion ofthe action that could affect the emissions. L. '"Continuous program to implement" means that the federal agency has started the action identified in the plan and does not stop the actions for more than an 18-month period. unless it can demonstrate that such a stoppage was included in the original plan. (Jb.jM. "'Critet·ia pollutant or standard" means any pollutant for which there is established aNAAQS at 40 

### CFR Part 50. (b(N. '"Direct emissions" means those emissions ofa criteria pollutant or its precursors that are caused
or initiated by the federal action and originate in a nonattainment or maintenance area and occur at the same time and place as the action and are reasonably foreseeable. (J...JO. •'Emergency" means a situation where extremely quick action on the pat1 ofthe federal agencies involved is needed and where the timing ofsuch federal activities makes it impractical to meet the requirements of [this Part]20.11.4 NMAC, such as natural disasters like hurricanes or earthquakes, civil disturbances such as terrorist acts, and milital)' mobilizations such as assembling and organizing troops and**mat~riel** for the defense ofa nation in time ofwar or national emergency. 

### IK.If:. "Emissions budgets" are those portions ofthe applicable SIP's projected emissions inventories that describe the levels ofemissions (mobile, stationary, area, etc.) that provide for meeting reasonable further progress milestones, attainment, 

### [l!fl4leF] or maintenance for any criteria pollutant or its precursors. 

### 0. "Emissions inventory" means a listing ofinformation on the location. 

### tvpe ofsource. type and quantity ofpollutant emitted as well as other parameters ofthe emissions. (b]R. "Emissions offsets" for purposes of[2Q.I1.4.5]20.11.4.158 NMAC are emissions reductions which are quantiftable, consistent with the applicable SIP attainment and reasonable further progress demonstrations, surplus to reductions required by, and credited to, otherapplicable SIP provisions, enforceable at both the state and federal levels, and pel1llanent within the timeframe specified by the program. (M.-1§:. "Emissions that a federal agency has a c:ontinuing program responsibility for" means emissions that are specifically caused by an agency carrying out 

### its authorities, and does not include emissions that
occur due to subsequent activities, unless such activities are required by the federal agency. Where an agency, in perfonning its normal program responsibilities, takes actions itselforimposes conditions that result in air pollutant emissions by a non-federal entity taking subsequent actions, such emissions are covered by the meaning ofa continuing program responsibility. 

## 1-N--JT. "Federal action" means any activity engaged in by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the federal government, or any activity that a department, agency or instrumentality ofthe federal government supports in any way, provides financial assistance for, licenses, petmir:s, or approves, other than activities related to transportation plans, programs, and projects developed, funded, or approved underTitle 23 U.S.C. orthe federal Transit Act (49 U.S.C. 1601 

### et SC!q.). Where the**f~eral** action is a permit, license, or other approval for some aspect ofa non-federal undertaking, the relevant activity is the part, portion, or phase or the non-federal undertaking that t·equires the federal pennit, license, or approval. 

### IQ...)U. "Federal**agency~** means a federal department. agency, orinstrumentality ofthe federal government. (P.)V. "Increase the frequency or severity ofany existing violation ofany standard in any area"'
means to cause a nonattainment area to exceed a standard more often or to cause a violation at a greater concentration than previously existed 

### [aBEJ.ieF] Qf would otherwise exist during the future period in question! ifthe projectwc1·e not implemented. (Q-;)W. "Indirect emissions" 

### ill means those emissions ofa criteria pollutant or 

### its precursors:**[~]** 

### [(-I-)] @) that are caused or initiated by the federal action [but**m~** essur laler i• time ao<ller may be farther remaveS iA SistaAse ffeffl the aetleA itselfBut] and originate in the same nonattainment or maintenance area but occur at a different time or place as the action; (hl that are [slill] reasonably foreseeable; 

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20.11.4 NMAC 3[R)] 

### W that the 

### [Je<IE!fal] agency can practicably control; and [will maiRtaiR eeng·el """" aue tea 

### eeftltnlJing pmgraa1 r:espeR5i8ility 

### efd'le fetieralageney iAeluBing, But 

### net limileEt 

### te: (a) traffie an erte, er slimuiateel 

### By, a pre**pes~**

### a faeility wRieh is related ta inereases Ar ather 

### ehaAges iA the seale ar timing afaperatiens efsueR faeility: 

### fl•) emissiens relates ta tile activities efemployees efaaAIFastars at· feaeFal employees

# ••e!H>o**Slll~leyee** 

### werk trips; 

### (c) emissiens related te**emJJie~·ee** eemnmtiAg ana 

### similar pregfafl15 

### ta i:Rerease-&YeAtge**ooetf~aflsr** 

### iRJJ:)e&eEI Bfl aJl**em~leyet=s** 

### efa eeFtaiR si:te 

### ifl the**I~** 

### El) emissions 

### related ttl 

### the use affel!eral facilities uneler lease or**tem~FBry** 

### permit; (e) emissions relateS !e dte aeti•l'itie!i afeeRtFaGtB¥5 

### ar-.J.easehelEiers that may Be 

### aBtlressee:t by 

### f=Jr&dsiens that are usual and 

### eusteruary fer eeRtl·act£ 

### er leases 

### er ·vitRin 

### the scepe afcefltfaet-ual--J3reteetiaA eftRe interests 

### efthe United 

### States; and (f) fugitive**S~St** lfem diFI feads erais!uFbea Seil.] (d) tOr which the agency has continuing program responsibilitv. (2) For the pumoses ofthis definition. even ifa federal licensing. rulemaking or other approving action is a required initial step for a subsequent activity that causes emissions. such initial steps do not mean thal 

### a federal agency can practically control any resulting emissions. 

### I&.:}X. "Local airquality modeling analysis" means an assessment oflocalized impacts on a scale smaller than the entire nonattainment or maintenance area, including, for example, congested [readwa) interseetieRs aaEI highways ertraasit teFmiaals] roadways on a federal facility. which uses an air quality dispersion**model~** industrial source complex model oremission and dispersion model system). to detennine the effects ofemissions on air quality. 

## I&JY. "Maintenance area" means an**area[~]** that was designated as nonattainment and has been redesionated in 40 CFR Part 81 to attainment. meetingthe provisions ofSection I071dX3liEl ofthe CAA and has a maintenance plan approved under Section 175A ofthe CAA. 

## J:J;.JZ. "Maintenance plan" means a revision to the applicable SlP, meeting the requirements ofSection 175A ofthe CAA. l'=h-IAA. "Metropolitan planning organization" Q! "MPO" [is tRat erganiz.atien Eiesignated as 

### l3eing**resj:~ensible,** tegetker witll the state, fer senduetiRg tl=te eentinuing, eaepeFative. anS eemf!reReasive planniRgf*96eSS ••aer2> ld.£.G. IJ4

## ORa 491d.£.C. 1897] means the oolicy board ofan org;!!lization created as a result ofthe designation process in 23 U.S.C. 134(d). [¥.}BB. "Mil

.. tone" has the meaning given in Sections 182(g)(l) and i89(c)(l) ofthe CAA. A milestone consists ofan emissions level and date on which it is required to be achieved. CC. "Mitigation measure" means any method ofreducing emissions ofthe pollutant or its Precursor taken at the location ofthe federal action and used to reduce the impact ofthe emissions ofthat pollutant caused by the action. I.W..lDD. "National ambient airquality standards" Q! "NAAQS" are those standards established pursuant to Section 109 ofthe CAA and include standards for carbon monoxide (CO). lead (Pb), nitrogen dioxide (N02), orone, particulate matter (PM 10and PM;u), and sulfur dioxide (S02). 

## 1"-JU:.. "NEPA" is the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 

### as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 1¥-IFF. "NonattainmentArea"!!!. "NAA" means an area designated as nonattaimnent under Section 107 ofthe CAA and described in 40 CFR Part 81. 

## IZ.I£!.!1. "Precursors ofa criteria pollutant" are: (1) for ozone, nitrogen oxides (NOx), unless an area is exempted from NOx requirements under Section 182(1) ofthe CAA, and volatile organic compounds (VOC); and**(:~)** for PM 10, those pollutants described in the PM 10 nonattainment area applicable SIP as significant contributors to the PM 10 1evels. 13l ForPM 

### u· (a) sulfur dioxide**(SO~J** in all PMu nonattainment and maintenance areas. 

### Cbl nitrogen oxides in all PMu nonattainment and maintenance areas unless both the department and EPA determine that it is not a significant precursor and (c) volatile organic compounds fVOC) and ammonia (NHJl only in PM:u nonattainment or maintenance areas where eithe1· the department or EPA determines that they are significant precursors. 

### IAAvl!:!l:!: "Reasonably foreseeable emissions" are projected future direct and indirect emissions that are identified at the time the confonnity determination is made; the location ofsuch emissions is known and the

20.11.4 NMAC 4emissions are quantifiable, as described and documented by the federal agency based on its own information and after reviewing any information presented to the federal agency. IBBrl!L "Regional water [&IKI+&F] Qtwastewater projects

.. include construction. operation. and maintenance ofwater or wastewater conveyances, water or wastewater treatment facilities, and water storage reservoirs, which affect a large portion ofa nonanainment or maimeno.nce area. IGG.)JJ. "Regionally signilieant aetion" means a federal action for which the direct and indirect emissions ofany pollutant represent l0 percent ormore ofa nonattainment or maintenance area's emissions inventory for that pollutant. KK. "Restricled inrormation" means information that 

### i.s privileged or that is otherwise protected from disclosure pursuant to applicable statutes. executive order!:i, orregulations. Such information includes. but is not li1nited to: Classified national securitY information. protected critical infrastructure information. sensitive security information. and proorietary business information. L.L.

..Smoke management program"or**~~sMP"** establishes a basic framework ofnrocedures and requirements for managing smoke from fires that are managed for resource benefits. The purooses ofSMPs are to mitigate the nuisance and public safetv ha7ards (e.g

.. on roadways and at airoorts) oosed by stnoke intrusions into populated areas: to prevent deterioration ofair quality and NAAOS violations: and to address visibility impacts in mandatory Class I federal areas in accordance with the regional haze rules. MM. "Take or start the rederal action" means the date that the federal agency signs orapproves the permit. license. grant or contract or otherwise physically begins the federal action that requires a conformity evaluation under 20.11.4 NMAC.**fDD.I~** "Total ordirect and indirect emissions" means the sum ofdirect and indirect emissions increases and decreases caused by the federal action (i.e., the "net" emissions considering all direct and indirect emissions). The portion ofemissions which are exempt orpresumed to conform under Subsections C, D, 

### [et=] E or F of[20.1!.4.12]20.11.4.153 NMAC are not included in the "total ofdirect and indirect emissions." The "total of direct and indirect emissions" includes emissions ofcriteria pollutants and emissions ofprecursors ofcriteria pollutants. [TAe 

### segJHeRtatiea efJ3Fejeets fer seRHnmW; 

### analyses when 

### emissieas are 

### Feasenai:JI)' f.areseeaBie is net 

### peooitted By 

### tHis regYiatieR. Ia many eases, the eveA:tll set efaetivities Beseribed witHin i.Ut 

### eRviraamental !:leeumeRt (e.g. envirenmental assessment, 

### enviraRHleRlal imf)aet statement), 

### a master 

### plan, site 

### pi&R, laRd er faeility maRagemeat plan, ar similar phmniHg Elaeamef\t 

### will senstitl:lte the 

### aetien(s) te he evalklateEl. 1J/Rere**~Rasing** 

### is antieipateB,**aflal~·ses** may aeeB te e\·aiuate 

### IEey lagisal 

### steps in tfle 

### imtJiementat::ieA eftfle 

### J:'FBjeet erJ:Jrepesal.] 

### 00. "Tribalimplementation plan" or "TIP" means a plan to implement the national ambient air gualitv standards adopted and submitted by a federally recognized indian tribal government determined to be eligible under 40 CFR 49.9 and the plan has been approved by the EPA. [12/16/94

...12/1/95; 20.11.4.7 NMAC- 

### Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.1.7, 10/1/02; A, 3/14/11]

20.11.4.9 SAVINGS CLAUSE: Any amendment to 20.11.4 NMAC, which is filed, with the state records center shall not affect actions pending for violation ofa city or county ordinance[, 

### Air**Quali~** 

### CentFel Qearel Reg"latien 43, erPaFI Q4] or 20.11.4 NMAC. Prosecution for a violation under prior regulation wording shall be governed and prosecuted under the statute, ordinance. part, or regulation section in effect at the time the violation
was committed. [ 12116/94

...12/1/95; 20.11.4.9 NMAC- 

### Rn, 20 NMAC li.D4.1.9, 10/1/02; A, 3/14111]

20.11.4.10 SEVERABILITY: Ifany section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or word of[tois PaFt]20.11.4 NMAC is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any cou1t, the decision shall not affect the validity ofremaining provisions of [lois PaFI]20.11.4 NMAC. [12/16/94

...12/1/95; 20.11.4.10 NMAC- Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.1.10, I0/1/02; A, 3/14111]

20.11.4.11 DOCUMENTS: Documents incorporated and cited in [lois Part] 20.11.4 NMAC may be viewed at the Albuquerque Environmental Health Department, 400 Marquette Ave. NW, Albuquerque, NM. [12/1/95; 20.11.4.11 NMAC- Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.1.11 & A, 10/1/02; A, 3/14/11]

20.11.4.12 to 20.11.4.152 [Reserved]
llQ.I\.4.11120.11.4.153 

### IDETERMI.'IATIONS FOR CONFORMITY! APPLICABILITY ANALYSIS: A. Conformity detenninations for federal actions related to transportation plans, programs, and projects developed, funded, or approved under Title 23 U.S.C. or [llle 

### feaeFal TFOesil Aet (49 U.S.C. 

### leQ I et**se~.)]**

20.11.4 NMAC 

### 549 U.S.C. Chapter 53 mustmeet the procedures and criteria of[20.11.3 NMAC-'H¥1Hti'f'tH"(G..'icu**Cb't!{HRH-~]40** CFR Part 51. Suhpart T, in lieu ofthe procedures set forth in [this Pall] 20.11.4 NMAC. B. For federal actions not covered by Subsection A**of\:!ll~l-h4+.!]** 20. 11.4.153 NMAC, a conformity determination is required for each criteria pollutant or precursor where the total oF direct and indirect emissions in a nonattainment or maintenance area caused by a federal action would equal or exceed any ofthe rates in Paragraph (l) or (2) ofSubsection 

### B of 120. 11.4.12] 20.

### I 1.4.153 NMAC. 

### IAn applicability analysis shall ee usee te eeterlfline ifaa aetieH meets these tiu=eshelds fer ae:tiaas, whish ar=e Rat etAerwise exempted. lJJ the-&YeRt tl=le reEJuiremeat!i of iH PamgraflA (I) 

### ana (2), afSubseetieH B, ef20.11.4.t2**~IMAC** are net met, a 

### eomJ3lete eoRfenHity determiRatioo y, ill Ret 

### be nee-essa.f!!. AgeReies are 

### R6\'eFtAeless**~meourageul** re eeerdinate 

### with the air agene:) Efl:lring 

### the applieaeilit;· analysi!;-phase, espeaiali)' when prepesed aetions arelil•el)' te p•eeuce lfleaniagfullevels efpellutien


### even tl::leugl:i the 

### ameuat ealeulateEI ma) be belav· the identi.Aed thresReiGs. Awareness 

### By 

### the air ageRS)'**~** Rl:any actions**b~:~low** the tiueshalds will assist the ai1· agenc) iA eveniii 13lanning effurts (e.g. emissieR inventeries).] (I) For purposes ofSubsection B of[20.11.4. 12] 20.11.4.153 NMAC, the following rates apply in nonattainment areas: Criteria Pollutant or Precursor INONATIAINMENT AREASI Ozone (VOC's or NOx):

Carbon monoxide:
SO,or NO,:



### PMl.S:

Pb: SeriousNAA's Severe NAA's Extreme NAA's Other ozone NAA's outside
an ozone transportregion [Marginal and moderate] Other ozone NAA's inside


### an ozonetransport region:

All NAA's

All NAA's

Moderate NAA's Serious NAA's

Directemissions

### ~ NO, (unless determined not to be significant precursors) VOC or ammonia (if detennined to be significant precursors)

All NAA's VOC NO, Rate (Tons/Year)

50 25 10 100

50 100

100

100

100 70

100 lQQ 100

25
(2) For the purposes ofSubsection B of[2G. II.4.12] 20.11.4.153 NMAC, the following rates apply in maintenance areas:

20.11.4 NMAC 

### 6Criteria Pollutant or Precurso1· IAVINTENAI'ItE o'\RE;.SI Ozone (NOu SOJ or N02):
Ozone (VOC's):

Carbon monoxide:

PMw:


### PM2.5:

Pb: All maintenance areas
Maintenance areas inside an ozone transport region Maintenance areas outside
an ozone transport region

All maintenance areas
All maintenance areas
Direct emissions**~** 

### NOr (unless determined not to be significant precursors) VOC or ammonia (if detennined to be significant precursors)

All maintenance areas Rate (Tons/Year)

100

50

100

100

100

25

C. The requirements of[this !>aFt] 20.11.4 NMAC shall not apply to the following federal actions: (1) actionswhere the total ofdirect and indirect emissions are below the emissions levels specified in Subsection B of[2Q.ll.4.12]20.11.4.153 NMAC. (2) the following actions which would result in no emissions increase or an increase in emissions that is clearly de minimis: (a) Judicial and legislative proceedings. (b) Continuing and recurring activities such as permit tenewals where activities conducted will be similar in scope and operation to activities currently being conducted. (c) Rulemaking and policy development and issuance. (d) Routine maintenance and repair activities including repair and maintenance of administrative sites, roads, trails, and facilities. (e) Civil and criminal enforcement activities, such as investigations, audits, inspections, examinations, prosecutions. and the training oflaw enforcement personnel. (f) Administrative actions such as personnel actions, organizational changes, debt management
or collection, cash management, internal agency audits, program budget proposals, and matters relating to the administration and collection oftaxes, duties and fees. (g) The routine, recurring transportation of[mateFiai) materiel and personnel. (h) Routine movement ofmobile assets, such as ships and aircraft, in home port reassignments and stations (when no new support facilities or personnel are requi1-ed) to perfonn as operational groups [amYef] 

### m:: for repair or overhaul. (i) Maintenance dredging and debris disposal where no new depths are required, applicable pennits are secured, and disposal will be at an approved disposal site. (j) Actions, such as the following, with respect to existing structures, properties, facilities and lands where future activities conducted will be similar in scope and operation to activities currently being conducted at the existing structures, properties, facilities, and lands; for example, relocation ofpersonnel, disposition of federally-owned existing structures, properties, facilities, and lands, rent subsidies, operation and maintenance cost subsidies, the exercise ofreceivership or conservatorship authority, assistance in purchasing structures, and the production ofcoins and currency.

20.\1.4 NMAC 7(k) The granting ofleases, licenses such ac; for expotts and tmde. permits, and easemcms where activitit:s conducted will be similar in scope and operation to activities cun·ently being conducted. (I) Planning, studies, and provision oftechnical assistance. (m) Routine operation offacilities. mobile assets and equipment. (n) Transfers ofownership, interests. and titles in land. facilities, and real and personal properties, regardless ofthe form or method ofthe transfer. (o) The designation ofempowerment zones, enterprise c.:onununities. or viticultural areas. (p) Actions by any ofthe federal banking agencies or the federal reserve banks, including actions regarding chaners, applications, notiees, licenses, the supervision or examination ofdepository institutions
or depository institution holding companies, access to the discount window, or the provision offinancial services to banking organizations or to any depattment, agency or instrumentality ofthe United States. (q) Actions by the board ofgovernors ofthe federal reserve system or any federal reserve bank to elfect monetary or exchange rate policy. (r) Actions that implement a foreign affairs function ofthe United States. (s) Actions (orponions thereof) associated with transfers ofland. facilities, title, and real properties through an enforceable comract or lease agreement where the delivery ofthe deed is required to occur promptly afier a specific, reasonable condition is met, such as promptly after the land is ce1tified as meeting the requirements ofthe Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and where the federal agency does not retain continuing authority to control emissions associated with the lands, facilities, title, or real properties. (t) Transfers ofreal property, including land, facilities, and related personal property from a federal entity to another federal entity and assignments ofreal property, including land, facilities, and related personal property from a federal entity, to another federal entity for subsequent deeding to eligible applicants. (u) Actions by the department ofthe treasury to effect fiscal policy and to exercise the borrowing authority oftheUnited States. (v) Air traffic control activities and adopting approach. departure and enroute procedures for aircraft operations abovethe mixing height soecified in the <y>plicable SIP orTIP. Wherethe applicable SIP orTIP does not specify a mixing heighb the federal agency can use the 3.000 feet above ground level as a default mixing height. unless the agency demonstrates that use ofa different mixing height is appropriate becausethe change in emissions at and above that height caused bythe federal action is de minimis. (3) Actions where the emissions are not reasonably foreseeable, such as the following: (a) Initial outer continental shelflease sales which are made on a broad scale and are followed by exploration and development plans on a project level. (b) Electric power marketing activities that involve the acquisition, sale and transmission of electric energy. (4) Actions which implement a decision to conduct or carry out a conforming program such as prescribed bun1ing actions which are consistent with a conforming land management plan. D. Notwithstanding the other requirements of[

### this PaFI]20.11.4 NMAC, a conformity determination is not required for the following federal actions (orportion thereof): (1) The portion ofan action that includes major or minor new ormodified stationary sources that require a pennit under the new source review (NSR) program (Section 11 0(a)(2)(cl and Section Ii3 ofthe CAA) or the prevention ofsignificant deterioration (PSD) program (Title I, Part C ofthe CAA). (2) Actions in response to emergencies [er natut=al elisasters sueh as Ju:lfrieanes, eaftA(1uai<es. ete.,] which are typically commenced on the order ofhours ordays after the emergency [er disaster] and, ifapplicable, which meet the requirements ofSubsection E of[2Q.l1.4.12]20.11.4.153 NMAC. (3) Research, investigations, studies, demonstrations, ortraining (other than those exempted under Paragraph (2) ofSubsection C of[2Q.Jl.4.12]20.11.4.153 NMAC), where no environmental detriment is incurred 

### [aRdlaf] Q[, the particularaction furthers air quality research, as detennined by the air agency primarily responsible for the applicable SIP. (4) Alte1-ation and additions ofexisting structures as specifically required by new or existing applicable environmental legislation orenvironmental regulations (e.g., hush houses for aircraft engines and scrubbers for air emissions). (5) Directemissions from remedial and removal actions carried out under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and associated regulations to the extent such emissions either comply with the substantive requirements ofthe PSD!NSR permitting program or are exempted

20.11.4 NMAC 8ti·om other environmental regulation under the provisious ofCERCLA and applicable regulations issued under CERCLA. E. Federal actions which are pan ofa continuing response to an emergency or disaster under Paragraph (2) ofSubsection D of[2G.II.<1.12]20.11.4.153 NMAC and which are to be taken more than [a] six months after the commencement ofthe response to the emergency or disaster under Paragraph (2) ofSubsection D of [:1\H.j..4.,8]**~.!l.**

### . .l.Lti:?.l NMAC are exempt from the requitements ofthis regulation only if: (l) the federal agency taking the actions makes a written determination that, for a specified period not to exceed an additional 6 months, it is impractical to prepare the conformity analyses which would otherwise be required and the actions cannot be delayed due to overriding concerns fOr public health and welfare, national security interests and foreign policy commitments, or (2) for actions which are to be taken after those actions covered by Pamgraph (1) ofSubsection E of pn.JJ.4.12] 20.11.4.153 NMAC. the federal agency makes a new detcm1ination as provided in Paragraph (I) of Subsection E of[2G.11.4.12]20.11.4.153 NMAC and: (a) provides a draft copy ofthe written determinations required to affected EPA regional officefsl. the affected state(s) or air pollution control agencies and any federal recognized indian tribal government in the nonattainment or maintenance area; those organizations must be allowed 15 days from the beginning ofthe extension period to comment on the draft determination: and (b) within 30 days after making the determination, publish a notice ofthe determination by placing a Prominent advenisement in a daily newspaper ofgeneral circulation in the are11 affected bv the action. (3) Ifadditional actions are necessary in response to an emergency or disaster under Paragraph (2). of Subsection D of20.11.4.153 NMAC bevond the specified time period in Paragraph (2) ofSubsection E of 20.11.4.153 NMAC. a federal agency can make a new written determination

# as described in Paragraph (2). of Subsection E of20. 11.4.153 NMAC for as many 6-month periods as needed. but in no case shall this exemption extend beyond three 6-month periods except where an agency: (a) orovides information to EPA and the state or tribe stating that the conditions that gave rise to the emergency exemption continue to exist and how such conditions effectively prevent the agency from conducting a conformity evaluation. (b) Reserved. 

### F. Notwithstanding other requirements of[this PaFt]20.11.4 NMAC. actions specified by individual federal agencies that have met the criteria set forth in either [l'aFagmph ( 1) aF (2),] Paragraphs (I) (2) or (3) of Subsection 

### G of[29.11.4.12]20.11.4.153 NMAC and the procedures set forth in Subsection 

### H of[2Q.J 1.4.12] 20.11.4.153 NMAC are "presumed to conform". except as provided in Subsection 

### J of[2Q.11.4.12]20.11.4.153 NMAC. Actions specified bv individual federal agencies as "presumedto conform" may not be used in combination with one another whenthe total direct and indirect emissions from the combination ofactions would equal or exceed any ofthe rates soecified in Paragraphs (1 l or (2) ofSubsection B of20.11.4. 153 NMAC. G. The federal agency must meet the criteria for establishing activities that are "presumedto conform"' by fulfilling the requirements set forth in either [i>arOgFIIJ'A (I) ar (2), efSullseetian A, ef2Q.11.4.12 NMAG] Paragraphs Cll, (2) or(3) ofSubsection 

### G of20.11.4.153 NMAC: (I) The federal agency must clearly demonstrate using methods consistent with 20.11.4 NMAC that the total ofdirect and indirect emissions fium the type ofactivities which wouldbe presumed to confonn would not: (a) cause or contribUle to any new violation ofany standard in any area; (b) interfere with provisions in the applicable SIP for maintenance ofa11y standard; (c) increase the frequency or severity ofany existing violation ofany standard in any a1·ea; or (d) delay timely attainment ofany standard or any requh-ed interim emission reductions or other milestones in any area including, where applicable, e1nission levels specified in the applicable SIP for purposes of: (i) a demonstration ofreasonable further progress; (ii) a demonstration ofattainment: or (iii) a maintenance plan; or (2) The federal agency must provide documentation that the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from such future actions would be below the emission rates for a conformity determinati011 that are established in Subsection B of[2Q.11.4.12]20.11.4.153 NMAC, based, for example, on similar actions taken over recent years. (3) The federal agencv must clearly demonsn·ate that the emissions from the type or category of actions and the amount ofemissions from the action are included in the applicable SIP or maintenance plan. and the state. local ortribal air quality agencies responsible for the SIP(s) or TIP(s)provide written concurrence that the

20.11.4 NMAC 9**emi::>sion~** from the actions alonu with all other expected emissions in the area 

### will not exceed the_emi::;::;ion budget 

### irJ**tho!J'~** H. In addition to meeting the criteria for establishing exemptions set forth 

### in Paragraph::; (I). [of1 (2) 

### '!Lill ofSubsection G of[2Q.ll.U2] 20.11.4.153 NMAC, the following procedures must also be complied with to presume 

### that activities will conform: (1) the federal agency must identify through publication in the federal register its list ofpropo<>cd activities that are "presumed to conform" and the basis forthe presumptions: the notice must clearly idenlify the type and size ofthe action that would be "presumed to conform" and provide criteria for determining ifthe type and size action qualifies it for the presumption; (2) the federal agency must notify the EPA region VI office, [the air ageneyJ state. local and tribal air**~ncies,** and, where applicable, the agency designated under Section 

### 174 oflhe CAA and the 

### MPO and provide at least 30 days for the public to comment on the list ofproposed activities "presumed to conform"; Ifthe "presumed to conform" action has regional or national application (e.g

.. the action 

### will cause emission jncreases in excess ofthe de minimis levels identified in Subsection B of20.1l.4.l53 NMAC in more than one ofEPA's regions). the federal agency. 

### as an alternative to sending it 

### to the EPA Region VI Office, can send the draft conformity determination to U.S. EPA. office ofair quality planning and standards (OAOPS); (3) the federal agency must document its response to all the comments received and make the comments, response, and final list ofactivities available to the public upon request; and (4) the federal agency must publish the final list ofsuch activities in the federal register. 

### 1.**[~latwitnstanding** tne ather**re~•irements** af29.l.'l**~I**

### MAC, wnen tne total afairest ana indiFest emissians afany J3ellutant fram 

### a federal astian 

### Etees nat e(;J:U:BI er

### er£seeel t:lte rates speeifieS in 8wbseetieA 8, ef J(;). 

### 11.4.12 NMAC, but 

### repFesents 

### IQ peFeeRt er mere efa neaattaiRmeflt er maiRtenanse area 1

### s tetal 

### emissiens ef 

### mat J3elh:1tant, the aetiea is 

### BefiReEI as aregienally 

### sighifieant aetiell anel the reEfuinments ef2Q.ll.4.tl NMAC anel SeetiaRS 29.11 A.l4 thra•gh 29. I 1.4. 19 

### HMAG shall**·~~I)** fer the fsaeral aotieR.] Emissions from the following actions are "presumed to conform": (I) Actions at installations with facilitv-wide emission budgets meeting the requirements 

### in Section 

### 93.161 provided that the state or tribe has included the emission budget in the EPA-approved SIP or maintenance plan and the emissions from the action along with all other emissions from the installation will not exceed the facility·wide emission budget. 

### (2) Prescribed fires conducted in accordance with 

### a smoke management program 

### CSMP) whjeh meets the requirements ofEPA's interim airqualitvpolicy on wildlandandm·escribedfires or. 

### an equivalent replacement EPA policy.(31 Emissions for actions that the state or trjbe identifies in the EPA approved SIP orTIP as "presumed to confonn". J. 

### l'I.Zhere an aatiefl ather·,.ise presumeel 

### te eaHferm ua.:ler Sul:tseetian 

### YefJG.Il.4.12 NJII4AC 

### is a 

### r-egieRaJJy signifieantastieA er

### Sees Ret in faet meet ene eftRe 

### sriteria if!: ParagrftfJh (l), ef£u.Bseetiefl: 

### G. ef 29.11.4.12 

### NMAC, tnat aetieR shall Rat be**~res•mea** to eoRfel'f!l aRE! the**re~uirements** of2Q.11.4.6**~IMAG** ana Seetians 29.11.4.14 tnreugl! 29.11.4.19 

### NMAG shall**a~~**

### I) feF !he fsaeral aotien.] Even though an action would otherwise be "presumed to conform" under Subsection For I of20 11.4.153 NMAC. an action shall not be "presumed to confonn" and the requirements ofSection 40 CFR 93.I51. Subsection A'of20.11.4.2 NMAC, Sections 13 through 19 and Sections 21 through 23 of20.I1.4NMAC shall apply to tl1e action 1fEPA or a third party shows that the action would: (I) cause orcontribute to any new violation ofany standard in any area; (2) interfere with provisions in the applicable SIP orTIP for maintenance ofany standard: (3) increase the frequency or severity ofany existing violation ofany standard in any area: or 

### (41 delaytimely attainment ofany standard or any required interim emissions reductions orother milestones in any area including. where applicable. emission levels specified in the applicable SIP orTIP for purposes of: (a) a demonstration ofreasonable further pro2ress: (b) a demonstration ofattainment: or (c) a maintenance plan. K. The provisions of20.11.4 NMAC shall apply in all nonattainment and maintenance areas except confonnitvrequirements for newly designated nonattainment areas are not applicable until one vear after the effective date ofthe final nonattainrnent designation for each NAAOS and pollutant in accordance with Section 176{c){6) ofthe act. [20.1 I.4. I53 NMAC- 

### Rn & A, 20.11.4.12 NMAC, 3114111]

20.11.4 NMAC 10ll0.11.4.13120.11.4.154 !CONFORMITY ANAbY-SIS

### I FEDERALAGENCY CONFORMITY RESPONSIBILITY: Any [teeeFa-l] department, agency, or instrumentality ofthe federal government taking an action subject to [this**regt~lak&AT** 20.lliNMAC must make its own conformity determination consistent with the 

### requirements of[tkis regkllatien] 20.11

### ANMAC. In making its 

### conformity**determination~** 

### a federal agency must follow the requirements in Sections 14 through 19 and 2lthrough 24 of20.11.4 NMAC and must consider comments from any interested parties. Where multiple federal agencies havejurisdiction for various aspects ofa prqject, a federal agency may choose to adopt the analysis ofanother federal agency (to the extent the proposed action and impacts analyzed are the same as the project for which a conformity determination is required) ordevelop its own analysis in order to make its conformity determination. [20.11.4.154 NMAC- Rn & A, 20.11.4.13 NMAC, 3114111]

ll0.11.Uli20.11.4-155 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: -:---,--;A:· -cc::-:A federal agency making a conformity determination under [2Q.l1.4.17l>lt4AC1 Sections 13 through 19 and 21 through 23 of20.11.4 NMAC must provide to the EPA Region VI Office, [the air ageASl'] state and local air agencies. anv federally-recognized indian uibal government 

### in the nonattainment or maintenance area, and, where applicable, affected federal land managers, the agency designated under Section 174 ofthe CAA and the MPO a 30-day notice which describes the proposed action and the federal agency's draft conformity determination
on the action. 

### [Draft seafermity 

### EleterminatieRs shall deseriBe the magniU1ele af

### the iAerease 

### fer reJeyaRt f3SlJutaHt:s
aoa the saurees (iReludiAg laeatiaRs) far these pallutaR!s as**!h~** relate lathe prapesea aetiaR.] Ifthe action has multi-regional or national impacts (e.g

.. the action will cause emission increases in excess ofthe de minimis levels identified in Subsection B of20.11.4.l53 NMAC in three ormore ofEPA's regions). the federal agency. as an alternative to sending it to EPA regional offices. can provide the notice to EPA's office ofair quality planning and standards. B. A federal agency must notify the EPA Region Vl office. state and local air agencies. any federallYrecol!nized indian tribal government

### in the nonattainment or maintenance area. and. where applicable. affected federal land managers. the agencv designated under Section 174 ofthe CAA and the MPO. within 30 days after making a final conformity detennination under20.11.4 NMAC. C. The draft and final conformitv detennination shall exclude anyrestricted information or confidential business information. The disclosure ofrestricted information and confidential business infonnation 

### shall be controlled bv the aoolicable laws. regulations. security manuals. or executive orders concerning the use, access. and release ofsuch materials. Subject to applicable procedures to protect restricted infm·mation from public disclosure. any infonnation or materials excluded from the draftor final conforrnitv determination or supporting materials may be made available in a restricted information annex to the determination for review by federal and state representatives who have received appropriate clearances to review the information. [20.11.4.155 NMAC- Rn & A, 20.11.4.14 NMAC, 3114111]

120.IJ.4.1Si20.11.4.156 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: A. Upon request by any person regarding a specific federal action. a federal agency must make available. subject to the limitation in Subsection E of20.11.4. !56 NMAC. for review its draft conformity detem1ination under [2Q. I 1.4.17**~!MAC)** 20.1 1.4.154J'MAC with cupporting mate,:aIs whioh descrioe the analytical methods and conclusions relied upon in making the applicability analysis and draft conformity determination. [It is**advisa~le** fer ageoeies te maiRtaiR suffieientlr detailed reeaFeis**eft~e** 

### aetual asst:1:mJ3tiens, 

### teehnieal daM, aRd 

### anal)ses whisH Jead ta the senfermity EleteFminatiea ia order fer iaterested J3arties te slearly underslaRd IRe**~as**is far the eeRJ'eRRil)• determiHatiaH. TRese shall**~e** ffiade**a'>'aila~le** fur review**~y** the air ageRBJ' 

### aAd atker intereste8 parties wkere 9f3prepriate.] B. A federal agency must make public its draft conformity determination under [JQ.I1.4.17**~!MAC]** 20.11.4.154 NMACby placing a notice by prominent advertisement in a daily newspaper ofgeneral circulation in the area affected by the action and by providing 30 days for written public comment priol" to taking any formal action on the draft detennination. This comment period may be concurrent with any other public involvement, such
as occurs in the NEPA process. Ifthe action has multi-regional or national impacts (e.g

.. the action will cause emission increases in excess ofthe de minimis levels identified in Subsection B of20.l1.4.153 NMAC in three or more ofEPA's re2"ions). the federal agency. as an alternative to publishing separate notices. can publish a notice in the federal register. C. A federal agency must document its response to all the comments received on its draft confor111ity determination under [2Q.ll.4.17**~IMAC]** 20.11.4.154 NMAC and make the comments and responses available,

20.11.4 NMAC IIsubiect to the limitation in Subsection E of20.11.4.156 NMAC. upon request by any person regarding a specific federal action, within 30 days ofthe final conformity determination. D. A federal agency must make public its final conformity detenninalion under**[l.Q-;~j** 20. 11.4. I54 NMAC for ct federal action by placing a notice by prominent advertisement in a daily newspaper of g,cneral circulation in the area affected by the action within 30 days ofthe final conformity detennination._lfthe action would have multi-regional or national impacts. the federal agency. as an altCJnativc. can publish the notice in the federal register. E. The draft and final conformity detennination shall exclude any restricted information or confidential business infonnation. The disclosure ofrestricted infonnation and confidential husiness information**shalL!;!~**controlled by the applicable laws. regulations or executive orders concerning the release ofsuch materials. [20.11.4.156 NMAC- Rn & A, 20.11.4.15 NMAC, 3114/11]
[20.1 I.U6[20.11.4.157 lfREQYilNCY OF CONFORMITY DETERMINATIONS[ REEVALUATION OF CONFORMITY: A. Once a confOrmity evaluation is completed by a federal agency. that determination is not required to he reevaluated ifthe agencv has maintained a continuous program to implement the action; the determination has not lapsed as specified in Subsection B of20.11.4.157 NMAC: or anv modification to the action does not result in
an increase in emissions above the levels specified in Subsection B of20 11.4.153 NMAC lfa conformity detennination is not required for the action at the time NEPA analysis is completed. the date ofthe finding ofno significant imoact (FONSJ) for an environmental assessment. a record ofdecision CRODl for an environmental impact statement. ora categorical exclusion detennination can be used as a substitute date for the conformity determination date. [A.[B. The conformity status ofa federal action automatically lapses['-] five years from the date a final conformity detennination is reported under [2Q.11.4.14] 20.11.4.155 NMAC, unless the federal action has been completed or a continuous program [Has beea 

### eemmeneeEl] to**implement[~]** the federal aetion [withia-a reasonable 

### time] has been commenced. 

### I&IC. Ongoing federal activities at a given site showing eontinuous progress are not new actions and do not require periodic re-determination so long as such activities are within the scope ofthe final conformity dctennination reported under [20.1 1.4.14]20.1 1.4.155 NMAC. [C. If, after tke eaafermity determination is maae, the federal astian is okaagea se that there is a• 

### inerease in th:e tetalefElire&t aHS iHelirest emissieas abeve tHe 

### le·1els iH SYBseetiefl 8. 

### ef2Q.II.4.12 MMAC, a

### new**eesfuFmi~** 

### eieteffftiAatian is FSEfHireG.] D. Ifthe federal agency originally determined through the applicability analysis that a conformitv detennination was not necessarv because the emissions for the action were below the limits in Subsection B of 20. 11.4.153 NMAC and changes to the action would result in the total emissions from the action being above the limits in Subsection B of20.11.4.153 NMAC, then the federal agency must make a conformity determination. [20.11.4.157 NMAC- 

### Rn & A. 20.11.4.16 NMAC, 3/14/11]
[20,11.4.17120.11.4.158 CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING CONFORMITY OF GENERAL FEDERAL ACTIONS: A. An action required under [2Q.ll.4.12] 20.1 1.4.153 NMAC to have a conformity determination for
a specific pollutant, will be determined to conform to the applicable SIP if, for each pollutant that exceeds the rates in Subsection B of [20.11.4.12] 20.1 1.4.153 NMAC, or otherwise requires a conformity determination due to the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action, the action meets the requirements ofSubsection C of [2Q.ll.4.17]20.11.4.158 NMAC, and meets any ofthe following requirements: (I) for any criteria pollutant orprecursor, the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action are specifically identified and accounted for in the applicable SIP1s attainment or maintenance demonstration QI reasonable further progress milestone or in a facility-wide emission budget included in a SIP accordance with 20.11.4 161 NMAC; (2) for precursors ofozone, or nitrogen dioxide, or PM, the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action are 

### fully offset within the same nonattaimncnt or maintenance area for nearby area ofequal or higher classification provided the emissions from that area contribute to the violations. or have contributed to violations in the past in the area with the federal action) through a revision to the applicable SIP or a similarly enforceable
measure that effects emission reductions so that there is no net increase in emissions ofthat pollutant; (3) for any directly-emitted criteria pollutant, 

### [elteeJJt e2:aRe aael 

### nitregeR ElieniEie,] the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action meet the requirements:

20.11.4 NMAC 12(a) specified in Subsection 8 of[;m,.J-1-4++]20.11.4.1 58 NMAC, based on area-wide air 

### quality modeling analysis and local air quality modeling analysis; or (b) meet the requirements ofParagraph (5] ofSubsection A**of[;>J~H4.+1] N.JW2~**  NMAC and. for local air quality modeling analysis, the requirement ofSubsection 8 of[:W.H4.++] 20.11.4.158 NMAC. (4) For CO or [PM,.]directly emitted PM: (a) where the air agency**prim~Jrily** responsible for the applicable SIP determines that an areawide airquality modeling analysis is not needed, the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action meet the rcquirementsspecified in Subsection 8 of[20.11.4.!+]20.11.4.158 NMAC, based on local air quality modeling analysis; or (b) where the air agency primarily responsible fOr the applicable SIP determines thal an areawide air quality modeling analysis is appropriate and that a local air quality modeling analysis i!; not needed, the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action meer the requirements specified in Subsection 8 of[2G.I 1.4 .17] 20.11.4.158 NMAC, based on area-wide modeling, ormeet the requirements ofParagraph (5) ofSubsection A of [30.11.4.17]20.11.4.158 NMAC or (5) For ozone or nitrogen dioxide, and for purposes ofSubparagraph (b) ofParagraph (3) of Subsection A of[20.11.4.1+]20.11.4.158 NMAC and Subparagraph (b) ofParagraph (4) ofSubsection A of [3Q.II.4.12]20.11.4.158 NMAC, each portion oftho action or the action as a whole meets any ofthe following requirements: (a) Where EPA has approved a revision to [an area's 

### attainmeRt armaintenanse 

### ElemeRstratian after l99G] the applicable implementation plan after the area wac; designated as nonattainment and the state ortrib<:;: makes a determination as provided in Item (i) ofSubparagraph (a) ofParagraph (5) ofSubsection A of[20.11.4.17] 20.11.4.158 NMAC or where the state or tribe makes a commitment as provided in Item (ii) ofSubparagraph 

### [8>)] 

## WofParagraph (5) ofSubsection A of[2Q.ll.4.11]20.11.4.158 NMAC: (i) the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action (or portion thereof) is detennined and documented by the air agency primarily responsible for the applicable SIP to result in a level of emissions which. together with all other emissions in the nonattainment (or maintenance) area, would not exceedthe emissions budgets specified in the appliciJble SIP; (ii) the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action (orportion thereof) is detennined by the air agency responsible for the applicable SIP to result in a level ofemissions which, together with all other emissions in the nonattainment (ormaintenance) area, would exceed an emissions budget specified in the applicable STP and the state governor or the**govemo~s** designee for SIP actions makes a written commitment to EPA which includes the following: 1. A specific schedule for adoption and submittal ofa revision to the SIP which would achieve the needed emission reductions prior to the time emissions from the federal action would occur; 2. Identification ofspecific measures for incorporation into the SIP which would result in a level ofemissions which, together with all other emissions in the nonattainment or maintenance area, would not exceed any emissions budget specified in the applicable SIP; 3. A demonstration that all existing applicable SIP requirements are being implemented in the area for the pollutants affected bythe federal action, and that local authority to implement additional requirements has been fully pursued; 4. A determination that the responsible federal agencies have required all reasonable mitigation measures associated with their action; and 5. Written documentation including all airquality analyses supporting the conformity determination; (iii) Where a feUernl**agen~...y** made a conformity determiRatilln based on**a[~]** smte's
or tribe's commitment under Item (i) ofSubparagraph (a) ofParagraph (5) ofSubsection A of[2Q.II.4.11] 20.11.4.158 NMAC, and the state has submitted a SIP or TIP to EPA eovering the time period during which the emissions will occur or is scheduled to submit such a SIP orTIP within 18 months ofthe conformity determination. [sustl-a] the state commitment is automatically deemed a call for a SIP orTIP revision by EPA under Section IIO(kX5) ofthe CAA, effective on the date ofthe federal conformity determination and requiringresponse within 18 months or any shortertime within which [a semmitment is maEle] the state or tribe commits to revise the applicable SIP; (iv) Where a federal agency made a confonnity determination based on a state ortribal commitment under Item (ii) ofSubparagraph (al ofParagraph 151 ofSubsection A of20.11.4.158 NMAC and the state ortribe has not submitted a SIP covering the time period when the emissions will occur or is not scheduled to submit such a SIP within 18 months ofthe conformitv determination. the state ortribe must. within 18 months. submit to EPA a revision to the existing SIP committingtg include the emissions in the fmure SIP revision. (b) The action (or portion thereof), as detennined bythe MPO, is specifically included in a current transportation plan and transportation improvement program which have been found to conf01m to the

20.11.4 NMAC 13applicable SIP under [2Q.Il.; NMAC. 

### Tr•·•·'I'"''IBii 'II**C..l>,'8>~11i{)'J40** CFR Part 51, Subpart T, or40 CFR Part 93, Subpart A; (c) The action (or portion thereof) fully offsets its emissions within the same nonattainmenl or maintenance area (ornearby area ofequal or higher clllSsification provided the emissions from that area contribute to the violations. orhave contributed to violation in the past. in the area with the federal action) through a revision to the applicable SIP or an equally enforceable measure that effects emission reductions equal to or greater than the total ofdirec1 and indirect emissions fi-om the action so thai there is no net increase in emissions ofthat pollutant; (d) Where EPA has not approved a revision to the relevant SIP [at;tainment ar 

### maiAtenanee l:iemeR!1tratieR siRee--l-9-9(),] since the area was desi!.mated or reclassified the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action for the future years (described in Subsection D of[2Q. H .4.1 8]20.\1.4.159 NMAC) do not increase emissions with respect to the base**lin~** emissions: (i) the baseline emissions reflect the historical activity levels that occurred in the geographic area afft

.. -cted by the proposed federal action during: I. [Calendar year 1990} The most current calendar year with a complete emission inventory available before an area is designated unless EPA sets another vear. or; 2. lTke ealeadar year that is the 13asis tar the elassifieatien (er,**~er:e** the elassifieatieR is Basefl sA 

### mwlti19le years, 

### tRe ffl9St**re~resentarive** year), ifa slas5ifieatiaA is J:lFamulgateeJ iA 4Q CFR PaFt 81] The emission budget in the applicable SIP; or 3. The year ofthe baseline inventory in the PM 10 applicable SIP; (ii) the baseline emissions are the total ofdirect and indirect emissions calculated for the future years (described in Subsection D of[2Q.II.4.I 8]20.1 1.4.159 NMAC) using the historic activity levels (described in Item (i) ofSubparagraph (d) ofParagraph (5) ofSubsection A of[2Q.II.4.17] 20.11.4.158 NMAC) and appropriate emission factors for the future years; or (e) Where the action involves regional water 

### [aAG.leF] QI wastewater projects, such projects are sized to meet only the needs ofpopulation projections that are in the applicable SIP. 

### B. The area-wide 

### [an<li<>F] QI local air quality modeling analyses must; (I) meet the requirements in [2g.l1.4.18]20.11.4.159 NMAC; and (2) show that the action does not: (a) cause or contributeto any new violation ofany standard in any area, or (b) increase the frequency or severity ofany existing violation ofany standard in any area. C. Notwithstanding any otherrequirements of[this seetieH]20. 11.4.158 NMAC, an action subject to this regulation may not be delermined to conform to the applicable SIP unless the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action is in compliance orconsistent with all relevant requirements and milestones contained in the applicable SIP. such as elements identified as pan ofthe reasonable further progress schedules, assumptions specified in the attainment ormaintenance demonstration, prohibition.s, numerical emission limits, and workpractice requirements. D. Any analyses required under [this soetieH]20.11.4.158 NMAC must be completed, and any mitigation requirements necessary for a finding ofconfonnity must be identified before the determination of conformity is made. [20. 11.4.158 NMAC- 

### Rn & A, 20.11.4.17 NMAC, 3114111]
(l0.11.4.18]l0.11.4.15Q PROCEDURES FORCONFORMITY (DETERMINJ':FJOPISJ DETERMINATION OFFEDERAL ACTIONS: A. The analyses required under [this FOg"latiaH]20.11.4 NMAC must be based on the latest planning assumptions. (I) All planning assumptions (such as percapita water and sewer use, vehicle miles traveled per capita orper household, trip generation per household, vehicle occupancy, household size, vehicle fleet mix, vehicle ownership, woodstoves per household, and the geographic distribution ofpopulation growth) must be derived from the estimates ofpopulation, employment, travel, and congestion most recently approved by the MPO, or other agency authorized to make such estimates, where available. (2) Any revisions to these estimates used as part ofthe conformity determination, including projected shifu in geographic location or level ofpopulation, employment, travet, and congestion, must be approved by the MPO or other agency authorized to make such estimates for the urban area. 

### B. The analyses required under 

### [£kis !'art] 20.11.4 NMAC must be based on the latest and most accurate emission estimation techniques available as described below, unless such techniques are inappropriate. If such techniques arc inappropriate, 

### [&REi] the federal agency may obtain written approval [e.f] from the 

### [€-PA] regional administrator [is eBtaiReG] for EPA region VI for{af!-Y)**~** modif1cation or substitution, [they ma) Be

20.11.4 NMAC 14

### I=Ae8ifiee:f m] Q[ another technique [**substitut~d]** on a case-by-case basis or, where appropriate, on a generic basis for
a specifu.: federal agency program. (1) For motor vehicle emissions. the most current version ofthe motor vehicle emissions model specified 

### by EPA and available for.use in the preparation or revision ofthe applicable SIP must be used for the conformity analysis as specified in Subparagraph (a) and 

### lb) ofParagraph (I) ofSubsection B of[39. 11.4.18] 20.11.4.159 NMAC: (a) the EPA must publish in the federal Register 

### anotice ofavailability ofany new mowr vehicle emissions model; and (b) 

### a grace period ofthree months shall apply during which the motor vehicle emissions model previously specified by EPA as the most CUITent version may be used unless EPA announces a longer grace period in the federal register. Confonnity analyses for which the analysis was begun during thegrace period or no more**than[~]** three months before the tederal register notice ofavailability ofthe latest emission model may continuetouse the previous version ofthe model specified by EPA. (2) For non-motor vehicle sources, including stationary and area source emissions, the latest emission factors specified by EPA in the Compilation o.f Air Pollutant Emission Factors (AP-42

.. http://www.epa.gov/ttnlchiefslefpac}must be used for the conformity analysis unless more accurate emission data
are available, such as actual stack test data from stationary sources which are part ofthe conformity analysis. C. The air quality modeling analyses required under [this Feg•lalieA]20. 11.4 NMAC must be based
on the applicable air quality models, data bases, and other requirements specified in tile most recent version ofthc Guideline on Air Quality Models [(ReYisea)" (1986), inolading**··~~lements** (EPA pablieatien ne. 1§!!12 78 Q27R),] (Appendix Wto 40 CFR Part 51 ).unless: (I) the guideline techniques are inappropriate, in which case the model may be modified oranother model substituted on a**case~by-case** basis or, where appropriate, on a generic basis for a specific federal agency program; and (2) written approval ofthe EPA regional administrator is obtained for any modification or substitution. D. The analyses required under [tkis Feg•Jalien**•*•e~l****Paragfii~A** (1 ), ef8ubseetien A, ef3Q.I1.4. 17 WMAG,] 20.11.4 NMAC. must be based on the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action and must reflect emission scenarios that are expected to occur under each ofthe following cases: (I) [tke CAA lftandalod altainmoat year er,**ifap~lieable,** tke farlnesl year fer wkien olftissieHS ""' 

### fJFEJjeeteB ifl the main!enaHse plaa] The attainment year specified in the 

### SIP. or ifthe 

### SIP does not specify 

### an attainmenl year. the latest attainment year possible under the act: or (2) the last year for which emissions are projected in the maintenance plan;**[~]ill** the year during which the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action is expected to be the greatest on an annual basis; and 

### [(;j]ill any year for which the applicable SIP specifies an emissions budget. [20. 11.4.159 NMAC- Rn & A, 20. 11.4.18 NMAC, 3/14/11]

ll0.11.4.19!20.11.4.160 

### MITIGATION OF AIR QUALITY IMPACTS: A. Any measures that are intended to mitigate air quality impacts must be identified (such as the identification and quantification ofall t..'I'Tiission reductions .:\aimed) and the process for implemenlation (such as any necessary funding ofsuch measures and tracking ofsuch emission reductions) and enforcement ofsuch measures tnust be described, including an implementation schedule containing explicit timelines for implementation. 

### B. Prior to detennining that 

### a federal action 

### is in conformity, the federal agency making the conformity determination must obtain written commitments from the appropriate persons or agencies to implement any mitigation measures, which are identified 

### as conditions for making confonnity determinations. [Wfitkffi 

### eemMitments shall 8eseri13e su.eh mitigatieR meas1:1res aR8 tRe**Rat~::~re** 

### efthe eemmitmeRts, ia 

### a maAner eaf!sisteRt witn S"bsoslio• A ef2G. 11.4.29**~IMAC.]** C. Persons or agencies voluntarily committing to mitigation measures to facilitate positive confonnity determinations must comply with the obligations ofsuch commitments. D. In instances where the federal agency is licensing, permitting or otherwise approving the action of another governmental orprivate entity, approval by the federal agency must be conditioned on the other entity meeting the mitigation measures set forth in the confonnity detennination. E. When necessary because ofchanged circumstances, mitigation measu1·es may be moditied so long
as the new mitigation measures continue to support the confonnity detennination. Any proposed change in the

20.11.4 NMAC 15mitigation measures is subject to the reporting requirements of**[~--l-:4:-1-4]** '70.11.4.155 NMAC and the public participation requirements of**(aQ;-~]** f0.11.4J57 NMAC. F. Wriuen commitments to mitigation measures must be obtained prior lo

.... positive conformity detennination and such commitments must be fulfilled. G. After a state or tribe revises its SIP or TIP and EPA approves that SIP revision. any agreements, including mitigation measures, necessary for a conformity determination will be both state or tribal and federally enforceable. Enforceability through the applicable SIP or TIP will apply to all persons who agree to mitigate direct and indirect emissions associated with a federal action for a conformity determination. 

### [20.11.4.160 NMAC- Rn & 

### A, 20.11.4.19 NMAC, 3114/11]

20.11.4.16I CONFORMITY EVALUATION FOR FEDERAL INSTALLATIONS WITH FACILITYWIDE EMISSION BUDGETS: A. The state. local or tribal agency responsible for implementing and enforcing the SIP or TIP can in cooperation with federal agencies or third pa1ties authorized 

### by the agency that operate installations subiect to federal oversight develop and adopt a facility-wide emission budl!et to be used for demonstrating conformity under Parngraph (I)ofSubsection A of20.11.4.158 NMAC. The facility-wide budget musl meet the following criteria. (I) Be for a set time period. (2) Cover the pollutants or precursors ofthe pollutants for which the area is designated nonattainment
or maintenance. (3) Include specific quantities allowed to be etnitted on an annual or seasonal basis. (4) The emissions from the facilitv along with all other emissions in the area will not exceed the emission budget for the area. (5) Include specific measures to ensure compliance with the budget. such as periodic reporting

· requirements or compliance demonstration when the federal agency is taking an action that would otherwise require

a conformity determination. 

### (6) Be submitted to EPA as a SIP revision. (7) The SIP revision mustbe approved by EPA. 

### B. The facility-wide budget developed and adopted in accordance with Subsection A of20.11.4.161 NMAC can be revised by following the requirements in Subsection A of20.11.4.161 NMAC. C. Total direct and indirect emissions from federal actions in conjunction with all other emissions subject to general conformity from the facility that do not exceed the facility budget adopted pursuant to Subsection A of20.11.4.161NMAC are "presumed to conform" to the SIP and do not require a conformitv analysis. D. Ifthe total direct and indirect emissions from the federal actions in conjunction with the other emissions subject to general conformity from the facility exceed the budget adooted pursuant to Subsection A of 20.11.4.\61 NMAC. the action must be evaluated for conformity. A federal agencv can use the compliance with the facilitv-wide emissions budget as part ofthe demonstration ofconformity. i.e

.. the agency wquld have to tnitigate or offset the emissions thatexceed the emission budget. E. Ifthe SIP for the area includes a categorv for construction emissions. the negotiated budget can exempt construction emissions from further conformity analysis. 

### [20.11.4.161 NMAC- N, 3/14/11]

20.11.4.162 EMISSIONS BEYOND THETIME PERIOD COVERED BY THE SIP: !fafederal action would result in total direct and indirect emissions above the applicable thresholds which would be emitted beyond the time period covered by the SIP. the federal agency can: A. demonstrate conformity with the last emission budget in the SIP: or B. request the state or tribe to adopt an emissions budget for the action for inclusion in the SIP. The state ortribe must submit a SIP or TIP revision to EPA within I8 months either including the emissions in the existing SlP or establishing an enforceable commitment to include the emissions in future SIP revisions based on the latestplanning assumruions at the time ofthe SlP revision: no such commitment by a state or tribe shall restrict a state's or tribe's ability to require RACT. RACM or any other control measures within the state's ortribe's authority to ensure timely attainment ofthe NAAOS. 

### [20.11.4.162 NMAC •N, 3/14/11]

20.11.4.!63 TIMING OF OFFSETS AND MITIGATION MEASURES:

20.11.4 NMAC 16A. The emissions reductions from an offset or mitigation measure used to demonstrate conformity must**_occu~** during the same calendar yeaLaS the**~mjssion** increases from the action except. as_.ill.Q_vic!t:d

### iiJ ;;ubsection B of20.11.4.163 Nfyt_L\C.

____ B"'. The stale or tribe may approve emissions reductions in**oth~r** years orovided: (I) The reductions are greater than t!le emission increases by the following ratios: (a) extreme nonattainment areas: 1.5: I (b) severe nonattainment areas: 1.3: I (c) serious nonattainment areas: 1.2: I

_____ ______{Q}_ moderate nonattainment areas: 1.15: I 

### (e) allotherareas: 1.1:1. (2) The time period for completing the emissions reductions must not exceed twice the period ofthe emissions. (3) The otfset or mitigation measure with emissions redt1ctions in another year will not: (a) cause or contribute to a new violation ofany air quality standard: (b) increase the frequency or severity ofany existing violation ofany air quality standard; or (c) delay the timelv anainrnem ofany standard or any interim emissions reductions or other milestones in any area. C. The approval by the state or tribe ofan offset or mitigation measure with emissions reductions in another year does not relieve the state or tribe ofany obligation to meet any SIP or CAA milestone ordeadline. The approval ofan alternate schedule for mitigation measures is at the discretion ofthe state or tribe. and they are not required to aoorove an alternate schedule. 

### [20.11.4.163 NMAC- N, 

### 3/14/11]

20.11.4.164 INTER-PRECURSOR MITIGATION MEASURES AND OFFSETS: Federal agencies must reduce the same type pollutant a'i being increased by the federal action except the state or tribe may approve offsets
or mitigation measures ofdifferent precursors ofthe same criteria pollutant. ifsuch trades are allowed by a state or tribe in a SIP or TIP approved new source review regulation. is technicallY justified. and has a demonstrated environmental benefit. 

### [20.11.4.164 NMAC- N, 

### 3/J4/11]

20.11.4.165 EARLY EMISSION REDUCTION CREDIT PROGRAMSAT FEDERAL FACILITIES AND INSTALLATION SUB.JECT TO FEDERALOVERSIGHT: A. Federal facilities and installations subject to federal oversight can. with the approval ofthe state or tribal agency resoonsible for the SIP or TIP in that area. create an early emissions reductions credit program. The federal agency can create the emission reduction credits in accordance with the requirements in Subsection B of 

### 20 11.4.165 NMAC 

### and can used them in accordance with Subsection C 

### of20.11.4.165 NMAC. 

### B. Creation ofemission reduction credits. (I) Emissions reductions must be quantifiable through the use ofstandard emission factors or measurement techniques. Ifnon-standard factors or techniques to quantifv the emissions reductions are used. the federal agency must receive approval from the state ortribal agency responsible for the implementation ofthe SIP or TIP and ti"om EPA's Region VI omce. Th'l! emis;.;K>11 r;ductfon crec!it.s do not have to be quantified bef.Qre the reduction strategy is imPlemented. but must be quantified before the credits are used in the l!eneral conformity evaluation. (2) The emission reduction methods must be consistent with the applicable SIP or TIP attainment and reasonable further pmgress demonstrations. (3) The emissions reductions cannot be required by or c1·edited to other applicable SIP or TIP provisions. (4) Both the state or tribe and federal air quality agencies must be able to take legal action to ensure continued implementation ofthe emission reduction strategy. In addition. private citizens must also be able to initiate action to ensure compliance with the control requirement. (5) The emissions reductions must be permanent or the timeframe for the reductions must be specified. (6l The fede1·al agencv must document the emissions reductions and provide a copv ofthe document to the state or tribal air quality agency and the EPA region V[ office for review. The documentation must include a detailed description ofthe emission reduction strategyand a discussion ofhow it meets the requirements of 

### Paragraphs (I] 

### throu•h (5] ofSubsection B 

### of20.11.4.165 NMAC.



### 20.1 I.4 NMAC 

### 17C. Use ofemission reduction credits. The emission reducrion credits created in accordance with Suhsection B_of2Q.,.LL.4"_1_65 NMAC**~an** be**usedL.~ubject** to the following**limila~ions.** to reduce !he**emission~** increase frof!l a federal action at the fac.ill!Y..fgr lhe conformjtv_cvaluation. 

### ---c:---:--'(_,_ILI--:-'-'Ifthe tt;chnique used to 

### createJhe emission reduction is implemented at**th~10ame** facilitv 

### as**th~ ~deral**  action and could 

### bave occurred in coniunction with the federal action. then the credits can be used Lo reduce the total direct and mdircct emissions used to determine the applicability ofthe regulation as required in 20.11.4.15-l NMAC and as offsets or mitigation measures required by 20.11.4.158 NMAC. 2 Ifthe technique used to create the emission reduction is not implemented at the same facility as the federal a,9tion orcould not have occurred in conjunction with the federal action then the credits cannot be used to reduce the total direct and indirect emissions used to determine the applicabilitv ofthe regulation as required in**~0.11.4.153** NMAC but can be used to offset or mitigate the emissions as required bv 20.11.4.158 NMAC. {3) Emission!'i reductions credits must be used in the same year in which they are generated. (4) Once the emission reduction credits are used. they cannot be used as credits for another conformitv evaluation. However. unused creditc; from a strategv used for one confonnity evaluation can be used for another conformity evaluation as long as the reduction credits are not double counted. (5) Federal agencies must notify the state ortribal air quality agency responsible for the implementation of' the SIP or TIP and the EPA region VI office when the emission reduction credits are being used. [20.11.4.165 NMAC- N. 3/14/11]

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### '

# ATTACHMENT B

Attachment B is a copy ofthe amended regulation indicating the changes made to the existing approved regulation/plan, aspublished in the NewMexico Register on February 28,2011, VolumeXXIL Number4.NewMexicoRegister 

### IVolumeXXD,Number4 

### I February 28, 2011

This is an amendment to 20.11.4 NMAC, amendingSections 1, 2, 3, 6, 7,9, 10, and 11; reserving Sections 12- 152; renumbering Sections 12-19; and adding Sections 161-165, effective March 14,2011.

20.11.4.1 ISSUINGAGENCY: Albuquerque- Bernalillo CountyAirQualityControl Board. P.O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, NM 87103. Telephone: (505) 

### (168 2600] 768-2601. [12116194

.. .1211195; 20.11.4.1 NMAC- 

### Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.1.1, 1011102; A, 3114111]

20.11.4.2 SCOPE: [A.] Theprovisions of[this Pllft] 20.11.4 NMAC shall apply in all nonattainment and maintenance
areas ofand within Bernalillo county. A. Prohibition: Pursuant to 40 CFR 93.150: (1) No deoartrnenl agency orinstrumentalitv ofthe federal governmentshallengage in. support in any way orprovidefmancial assistancefor. license orpennit, orapprove any activity that doesnot conformto an applicable implementation plan ormaintenanceplaJ). (2) A federal agency must make a determination that a federal action confonnsto the applicable implementation plan or maintenanceplanin accordance with thereguirements of20.11.4 NMAC before the action is taken. (3) Reserved. (4) Notwithstanding any provision of20.11.4 NMAC. a determination that an action is in conformance with the applicableimplementation plan ormaintenanceplan does not exempt the actionfrom any otherreguirements ofthe awlicable implementationplanormaintenanceplan. theNEPA ortheClean AirAct (CAA). (5) Ifan action would result in emissions originating in more than onenonattainment or maintenance
area. the conformity must be evaluated for each area separately. 

### B. Exempt: [Tkis 

### PitA] 20.11.4 NMAC doesnot apply to sources within Bernalillo county, which
are located on Indian landsoverwhich theAlbuquerque- Bernalillo county air quality control board lacks jurisdiction. [12116194

...1211195; 20.11.4.2 NMAC 

### -Rn,20 NMAC 11.04.1.2,1011/02; A, 3114111]

20.11.4.3 STATUTORYAUTHORITY: [ThisP!Ht] 20.11.4 NMAC is adopted pursuantto the authority provided in theNewMexico Air QualityControlAct,NMSA 1978 74-2-4, 74-2-5.C; theJoint Air Quality Control BoardOrdinance, BernalilloCounty Ordinance 94-5 4; and theJoint Air Quality Control BoardOrdinance, Revised Ordinances ofAlbuquerque 1994 9-5-1-4. [12116194

.. .1211195; 20.11.4.3 NMAC- 

### Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.1.3, 1011102; A, 3114111]

20.11.4.6 OBJECTIVE: [The**e~eeave** eftl\isPart is] Toimplement Section 176(c)ofthe CleanAirAct (CAA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) and [Fegl:liiHieRs I:HI:Ser 

### 4{) CfRPaFI: §1 Sttbpart W] the related requirements of23 U.S.C. 109(j), withrespect to theconformity of[geReral felieralaeti9fts te the appiiealde**i~HplemeRtatieR** JIIBR] transportation plans, programs. andprojects which are developed. funded. orapprovedby the United States department oftransportation (DOT). andbymetropolitanplanning organizations (MPQsl orother recipients offunds underTitle 23 U.S.C. or**tb~** FederalTransit Laws(49 U.S.C. Chaptl!r 5li. Thill rJle sets forth policy,criteria, andprocedures for demonstrating and assuring conformity of[geReFB:I feEiefelaetieRs] such activities to [the] an applicableimplementation plan (l:Jfteer these 8\tthefities:J developed pursuant to Section 

### llOand PartD ofthe CAA. 

### (}

..,**~Ia** Eiep&rtmeRt, ageRey eriesB'Il!flt!Rtality efthefeaeral gavemmeRt shall eRgage

## m, SSJIJ19ft iR BHY •;r;ey erJlre·;iae MR8Reial assistaaeefer, lieeese erJleFftlit, erappreveBRY aetivity, wAlielt Eiees Ret eeRferm te 8R llf'JIIieaele implemeRt!Hiee J!IBH. 

### B. •"• feEieral ageRey fftllst make a EieteFRJ:iRatiee that a feEieral: aetiee eeefermste the llf'Jilieahle**imJ~lemeRtatieR** JIIBR ifl aeeerllaBee vlith the Ft!Ej:lliretBeRts eftltis stthf!art heferethe aetieR istakeR. C, 8ehseetieR 8. ef:!Q.llA

## .a**~l~'I,A,C** Eiees Ret iRell:l&e feEieral aetieRs where eitHer: (1) •"• NatieBal ERYiffiftmeiHal PelieyAet (1>/EP,"'.) ll:ftalysis was**ee~Hpletee** aseviEieReeEi hy a:

(e) FiREiiBg efRe sigeiiie&Rt iA'IJI&et (FONSI) that was f!FI!IJiftfee fiRer te J&HI:Iftl1' :H, 1994; (2) Or:

20.11.4 NMACNewMexicoRegister IVolumeXXD,Number4 IFebruary 28,2011**(~** 

### PFieFte**Jan~·~],** 1994, B:llJ!A

- .. 

### vas 88Rlftl8B88d BF 8: 

### 8BBH=8et was &WBfEied te fle\·e}ef3 the speeiHe esvireftffteHtal B:fl&l)sis, (h) Sl:ifHeieB:t eRoireHmeRftll fttlal:)sis is eemf'lel:eel h) l:1aFeft**1~,** 1994 sa 

### tftat tfte fetieFal 

### &gefl:BY**~·** 

### detemtiRe 11\atthe fedeFal aetiBR is in: 

### BBRfeRBit)' with the speeifie FBEJ:H:iFBfBefttS anQ theJ3tiFf18S8S eftfte 

### applieahle state lfft13lemeatatiee Plan**(S~** JUH'S\:Ulftt 

### te the**&geBe~'s** 

### atfifiBative eBligatiea Uflder seeHes 

### l?,(e) ef the Clean AifAet; Md 

### (e) A**wf'i~teR** 

### eletemria&tiea efeeafeRBHy l:lR8er 

### seetiea 17"(e) 

### efifte CAA RB£1 hefMl 

### maele h) 

### the fedeFBlag;'eRey Fespeasible fer .SefeBBF&laetieH b)· Mareh 1§, 1994. D. }'Jetwithstanttiflg &B) 

### pre\isieR efthis PaR, a EletemriR&t:iea that ftflaet:ieR is in 

### eeftfeFmBHee nitl:t tfte &JJpliealtle implemefttetieH J'I&H tiees set eMempt 

### the asHeR 

### R=em**~·ether**FeEJ:Hit

### eH'IeAM**ef~e** 

### applieable**i~leFAelftatiea** plBft, die**Ul~iPt"t;** 

### SF die 

### CAA.] [12116194

...12/1195; 20.11.4.6NMAC- 

### Rn, 20NMAC 11.04.1.6, 1011102; A, 3114111]

20.11A.7 DEFINITIONS: Termsusedbut not defmed in [!his Part]20.11.4NMAC shall have the meaning given them by the CAA and EPA's regulations, (40CFRChapterI), in that orderofpriority. In addition to the definitions in 20.11.4.7NMAC the definitions in 20.11.1.7NMAC apply unless there is a conflict between defmitions, in which case the defmition in [this Part] 20.11.4 NMAC shall govern. A. "Affected federal land manager" meansthe federal agency orthe federal official charged with direct responsibility for management ofan areadesignated as Class I under the CAA (42 U.S.C. 7472) that is located within 100 km oftheproposed federal action. B. "Airagency"means the 

### (AifPellutieR Ceetfel9i.isieR (MC9)]Air OualitvDivision (AQD) of the city ofAlbuquerqueenvironmental health department (EHD). TheEHD, or its successor agency or authority, as represented by the department director orhis/her designee, is the lead air quality planning agency for the Albuquerque- Bernalillo county nonattainment/maintenance area. TheEHD serves as staffto the AlbuquerqueBernalillocounty (ABC) airquality control board (AQCB), also referred to asthe ABCIAQCB, and is responsible for implementingAQCB regulations. C. "Applicability analysis" 

### [meen:s !he early tjtt&at:if'ieatiBH aRB**fh<ta~eR** B!:H'&tg

### tfte**eeRfaffRi~y** 

### pFeeess ,,fteFe**yeBfl~·** 

### EttfBRtities efeFiteria pelltit:&Rts BFe eelet:ilated te detemHee ifthe thfesh:el8s ef2Q.ll.4. 12**~~~YzC** 

### BFS met] is theprocess ofdetennining ifa federal action must be suooorted by a conformity determination. D. "Applicableimplementation plan"or "applicablestateimplementation plan"or "applicable SIP" means the portion (orportions) ofthe SIPormost recent revision thereof, which has been approved under Section 

### [+-HJ]l.l.Q(k) oftheCAA, 

### [Elf] a federal implementation plan (F!Pl promulgated under Section 110(c)ofthe CAA 

### [(fe8eFBI implemeRt&tieRplan)], or a plan promulgated or approved pursuant to 

### [Fegttl&tiees pFemttlgate8 

### ....a...] Section 301(d)oftheCAA (tribal implementation plan orTIP) and which implements the relevant requirements ofthe CAA. E. "Area-wide airquality [meaiteFiag] modeling analysis" means an assessment on a scalethat includes the entirenonattainment or maintenance area 

### [·,-.cftieB Hses] using an air quality dispersion model or photochemical grid model to determine the effects ofemissions on air quality. for example an assessment using EPA's communitv multiscaJe airqualitv (CMAQ) modeling svstem. F. "Causeorcontribute to a new violation"means a federal action that: (I) Causes a new violation ofa national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) at a location in a nonattainment ormaintenance area which would otherwise not be in violation ofthe standard during the future periodin question ifthe federal action were not taken; or (2) Contributes, in conjunction with otherreasonably foreseeable actions, to a new violation ofa NAAQS at a location in a nonattainment ormaintenance areain a manner that would increase the frequency or severity ofthe new violation. G. "Caused by" as used in the terms "directemissions", and "indirect emissions" means emissions that would not otherwise occur in the absence ofthe federal action. H. "Confidentialbusiness information"or "CBI"means information that has been determined by
a federal agency. in accordance with its aPPlicable regulations. tobea trade secret orcommercial or fmancial information obtained from a oerson and privileged orconfidential and it is exempt from required disclosure under the Freedom ofinformation Act (5 U.S.C.552CbX4)). I. "Confonnitvdetermination" means the evaluation <made after an applicability analysis is completed)that a federal action conforms to the applicable implementationplan ormaintenance plan and meets the requirements of20.11.4 NMAC.

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### J. "Conformity evaluation" means the entireprocess from the 

### applicability analysis through the conformity determination that is used to demonstrate that the federal action conforms to the requirements of20.11.4 NMAC. K. 

### "Continuing program resnonsibility" means a

### federal agency has resoonsibilitv for emissions caused by: (I) actions it takes itself: or 

### (2) actions of

### non-federal entities that the federal agencY. in 

### exercising its normal programs and authorities. aooroves. funds. licenses or permits. provided the agency can impose conditions on any oortion ofthe action that could affect the emissions. L. "Continuous program to implement" means that the federal agency has started 

### the action 

### identified in 

### the plan and does not stop the actions for more than an IS-month oeriod. unless 

### it can demonstrate that 

### such astoppage was included in 

### the originalplan. 

## [II.JM. "CriteriapoUutant or standard" means any pollutant for which there is established a NAAQS at 40CFRPart 

### 50.**[1.~** 

### "Directemissions" means 

### those emissions ofacriteriapollutant or its precursors that are caused
or initiated by the federal action and originate in 

### anonattainment or maintenancearea and occur at the same time and place as the action and are reasonably foreseeable. [.J.]O. "Emergency"means a situation where extremely quick action on the part ofthe federal agencies 

### involved is needed and where the timing ofsuch federal activities makes it impractical to meet the requirements of [!his Pllfl] 20.1 I.4 NMAC. such as natural disasters like hurricanes or earthquakes, civil disturbances such as 

### terrorist acts, and military mobilizations such as assembling and organizing troops and materiel for the defense ofa nation in time ofwarornational emergency. [K.)P. "Emissionsbudgets"are those portions ofthe applicable SIP'sprojected emissions inventories that describe the levels ofemissions (mobile, stationary, area, etc.) that provide for meeting reasonable further 

### progress milestones, attainment, [aftEYef] QI

### maintenance for any criteriapollutant or its precursors. 0. "Emissions inveutorv" means alisting ofinformation on the location. type ofsource. tvoe and guantitv ofpollutant emitted as well as other parameters ofthe emissions. [b)R. "Emissionsoffsets"for purposes of[29.11.4

### .S) 20.11.4.158 NMAC are emissions reductions which are quantifiable, consistent with the applicable SIP attainment and reasonable further progress 

### demonstrations, surplus to reductions required by, and credited to, other applicable SIP provisions, enforceable at both the state and federal levels, and permanent within the timeframe specified by the program.**[M.]~** "Emissions tbat a federal ageney bas a continuingprogram responsibilityfor" means 

### emissions that are specifically caused by an agency carrying out its authorities, and does not include emissions that
occur due to subsequent activities, unless such activities are required by the federal agency. Where an agency, in performing its normal program responsibilities, takes actions itselfor imposes conditions that result in air pollutant emissions by anon·federal entity taking subsequent actions, such emissions are covered by the meaning ofa continuing programresponsibility. [N.]T. "Federal action"means any activity engaged in by a department, agency, orinstrumentality of the federal govemmen4 or any activity that a departmen4 agency or instrumentality ofthe federal government 

### supports in any way, provides financial assistance for,licenses, permits, or approves, other than activities related to transportation plans, programs, and projects developed, funded, or •pproved und<T Tit:e 23 u.S.C. or tl:e federal Transit Act (49 U.S.C. 1601 etseq.). Where the federal action is a permit, license, or other approval for some aspect ofa non-federal undertaking, the relevant activity is the part, portion, or phase or the non-federal undertakingthat 

### requires the federal permit, license, or approval. 

## [().J.Y. "Federal agency" means a federal department, agency, or instrumentality ofthe federal 

### government. [JI.]V. "Increasetbefrequency orseverityofanyexistingviolation ofany standard 

### in any area" 

### means to cause anonattainment area to exceed astandard more often or to cause aviolation at agreater concentrationthan previously existed [aftEYef] QI

### would otherwise exist during the future period in question, ifthe project were not implemented. [Q.)W. "Indirect emissions" 

### ill means those emissions ofacriteria pollutantor its precursors:**[~]** 

## [fBI W that are caused or initiated by the federal action [lnll-·**eee>~Fllllor** islime and/or**ma~·** be 

### far.h:er 

### nmevea iR Elislaftee fFem the aetieR itselflntt] and originate in the samenonattainment or maintenance area but occur at adifferent time orplaceas the action: 

### f!il that are [slill] reasonably foreseeable; 

### [aR<I)

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### IVolumeXXD,Number4/ February28,2011**[~]** (£) that the 

### [fe<lerel] agency can practicably control; and 

### [will maialai11 eelllfel e·.erEillele a 

### e8fltimliBgJUBgRUB 

### respeHsiBilify**ef~e** 

### fedef&l ageney 

### ifleltuliRg, 9tH aet

### limited te: ta) tfaffie BB: BF te, Bf !!ttifHttla:ted

## e,' a pFBflBSetl feeilit, ••BieR isrelatedte Htereases Bf etfter 

### eh&eges iR 

### tfte seale ertimiRg 

### efBJ3eP&tieR:s 

### efsueh faeili4:y:**~8)** 

### emissieas nlateElte die aetivikes efempleyees ef

### eeRtfaeteFs er feEleRI:I**em~leyees** 

### sHeH as empleyee weFlt tftps; 

### (e) em:issiess nlateEl te**em~leyee** eeHHfttltiRg 

### aHd sirBilarJ'FBgFamB 

### te ifiere&Se a,epage eeeHpBRe,· impese8 

### ea all employers 

### efaeeftaia sii!ie 

### ifl the leeality; 

### (EI) emissieas reltHeEI te tke Hse effeEieFBI faeilities uad:er lease ertefftJ3Bf'S.f5 flet=Rlit; (e) emissieHs

### R!lateS te the**aeth~ties** efeeHWeteFB er

### JeeseftelSeFS tftat ma, 

### 8eaEJ&iesseEl By J3Fe or.isiBHS tft&t 81'8 U:Seel 

### anQ BlHHBRl&r-y 

### fer 88Rft:aets Bf 

### }eases Sf

### v:itftia the SBBJ38 

### efeefttftlefttal J:IFBteelieR eftfte**iRtere~s** 

### ef

### the URite8 States; and (f) 

### fttgitive Ehtst Hem

### Elirtrea8s 9F disturBed 

### sail.] (d) for which the agencyhas continuingprogramresponsibility. (2) Forthepurposesofthis defmition. evenifa federal licensing. rulemaking orother aooroving action is a reauired initial step for a subsequent activity that causes emissions. suchinitial steps do not mean that a federal agency can practically control any resulting emissions. 

### [&JK: "Local airqualitymodeling analysis" means an assessment oflocalized impacts on a scale smallerthan the entire nonattainment ormaintenance**are~** including, for example, congested 

### [read>.v&y iRteFSeetiees 

### ana higlw;ays erIFallsill...,.iBals] roadways on a federal facility, which uses an air quality dispersion**model~** industrial source complex model or emission and disoersion model system). to detennine theeffects ofemissions on airquality. [S.]Y. "Maintenancearea" means an area 

### [w!Ht] thatwas designated as nonattainment and has beenredesignated in 40CFRPart 81 to attainment. meeting theprovisionsofSection 1071dX3XE) ofthe CMandhas a maintenance plan approved under Section 175A oftheCM. [.J;.}Z. "Maintenanceplan" means a revision to the applicable SIP, meeting the requirements ofSection 175AoftheCAA 

### [-lhlAA. "Metropolitau planningorganization"!!!: 

### "MPO" [isthat et=ganii!!atiee 8esigRate8 as**~eieg** 

### FSSf:JBRsiBie, tegeiftet" with the state, fer eeR&I:ieting th:e eeRt:itu:tiRg, eeeJiefllfive, 

### aR:EI eempreftBRsive J3lanAiRg Pfeees5 

### uaaer**~]** U.S.C. B4 

### ana 49 U.S.C.**I~Q'I]** means the oolicy 

### board ofan organization created as a result ofthe designation process in 23 !J.S.C. 134(d). [¥.]BB. "Milestone"has the meaning given in Sections 182(gXI)and 189(eX!)oftheCM. A milestone consists ofan emissions level and date on which it isrequired tobe achieved. CC. "Mitigation measure"means any method ofreducing emissions ofthe oollutant orits precursor taken at the location ofthe federal action and used to reducethe impact ofthe emissionsofthat pollutant caused by the action. [W.]DD. "National ambient airquality standards"!!! "NMQS"are those standards establishedpursuant to Section 109 ofthe CM and include standards for carbon monoxide (CO), lead (Pb), nitrogen dioxide (NO,), ozone, particulate matter (PM 10and PMu), and sulfur dioxide (SO,). ['!k.]EE. "NEPA" is theNational Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended(42U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). [¥.liE: "NonattainmentArea"!!!: "NAA" means an area designated as nonattainment under Section 107 ofthe CMand described in 40CFRPart 8I.**[~]GG.** "Precursors ofa criteriapoUutant"are: (I) for ozone, nitrogen oxides (NOx), unless an areais exempted from NOx requirements under Section !82(f)ofthe CAA, and volatile organic compounds (VOC); and (2) for PM10, thosepollutants described in the PMw nonattainment areaapplicable SIP as significant contributors to the PM10 levels. 13) ForPMU: Ia) sulfurdioxide IS{)z) in all PM,< nonattairunent andmaintenance areas, (b) nitrogen oxides in all PM, 1nonattainment and maintenance areas unless both the department andEPA determine that it is not a significantprecursor. and (c) volatileorganic compounds

### CVOC) and ammonia

### fNH1) only in PM, 5·nonattainment or maintenance areaswhere either the department orEPA determines that they are significant precursors. [M.JHB. "Reasonablyforeseeable emissions" are projected future direct and indirect emissions that are identified at the time the conformity determination is made; the location ofsuch emissionsis known and the

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emissions are quantifiable, as described and documented by the federal agency basedon its owninformation and afterreviewing any information presented to the federal agency. [11&)11. "Regionalwater [iHMU&F] !!!wastewaterprojects"include co'nstruction, operation, and 

### maintenance ofwateror wastewater conveyances, water or wastewater treatment facilities, and water storage reservoirs, which affect a large portion ofa nonattainment or maintenance area.**[~]JJ.** "Regionallysignificantaction"means a federal action for which the direct and indirect emissions ofany pollutant represent 10 percent or more ofa nonattainrnent or maintenance area's emissions inventory for thatpollutant. 

### KK. "Restrictedinformation"means information 

### that is privileged or that is otherwise orotected from disclosurepursuant to applicable statutes executive orders.orregulations. Such information includes. butisnot limited to: Classifiednational security information. orotected critical infrastructure information. sensitive securitv information. and proorietarv business information. LL. ''Smokemanagementprogram"or "SMP" establishes a basic framework ofprocedures and requirements for managing smoke from fires that are managed for resource benefits. Thepumoses ofSMPs areto mitigate thenuisance andpublic safety hazards (e.g

.. on roadways and at airports) posed by smokeintrusions into ponulated areas: toprevent deterioration ofair qualitv andNAAOS violations: and to address visibilitv impacts in mandatorv Class Ifederal areas in accordance with the regional haze rules. MM. "Takeorstartthefederal action" meansthe date that the federal agency signs oraooroves the permit. license. grant orcontract orotherwisephysically begins the federal action thatreauires a conformity evaluation under 20.11.4 NMAC. (DD.INN. "Totalofdirect and indirectemissions"means the sum ofdirect and indirect emissions increases and decreases caused by the federal action (i.e., the "net"emissions considering all direct and indirect emissions). Theportion ofemissions which are exempt or presumed to conform under Subsections C, D, 

### [tw] E 

### .2I..f of**[~Q.I1.4 .1~]20.11.4.153**  NMAC are not included in the "total ofdirectand indirect emissions." The "total of direct and indirect emissions" includes emissions ofcriteria pollutants and emissionsofprecursors ofcriteria pollutants. 

### [+he segmeatatieR**ef~Jrejeets** 

### fer eeafeFmity**anal~·ses** whea 

### emissiens BFe 

### reasea:ably fereseeable is

### Ret peHHiHed 1:1) 

### tlHs regHIBtiea. IB**~·eases,** 

### the eyefQR set ef**~iH:es** 

### SesefteeElwi-thin 

### an 

### eRvifafln:uMttal d:eeumeRt (e.g. ettoireRmeatal assessmeBt, ea•ireBmeetal ifltl'&et statemettt), a Hl&Ster f!IBA:, site filaR, l811d: er**faeili~** 

### m£magemeat filM, er sim:il8fJ!IBfming d:eel:lfBeBt 

## 'h'm eeBstiaK:e the**aetie~s)** 

### te l:le e"t'9luate8. 'WfteFe J!hesiag is**BA:tiei~J&ted,** 

### anal) ses Hl&y need: te e·faluate IEey legieal stef!s iR the**im~JiemeRtatieR** 

### eftheJ!Fejeet erJ'FBJ!Bsal.] 00. "Tribalimplementation plan"or "TIP"means a plan to implementthenational ambient air quality standards adopted and submitted by a federally recognized indian tribal government determinedto be eligibleunder40 CFR49.9 and theplanhas been aPProved by theEPA. [12/16/94

...12/1195; 20.11.4.7 NMAC- 

### Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.1.7, 10/1102; A, 311411 I]

20.ll.4.9 SAVINGS CLAUSE: Any amendment to 20.11.4 NMAC, which is filed, with the state records center shall not affect actions pending for violation ofa city or county ordinance[, AirQua!ily Cealfel lleBfd Regu!Biiaa 

### 43, er

### Pari 

### Q4] or20.11.4 NMAC. Prosecution for a violation under priorregulation wording shall be governed and prosecutedunder the statute, ordinance, part, orregulation section in effect at the time the violation
was committed. [12.'16/94

...12/1/95; 20.11.4.9 NMAC- Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.1.9, 10/1102; A, 3/14/11]

20.ll.4.10 SEVERABILITY: Ifany section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or word of[this PBfl]20.11.4 NMAC is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court, the decision shall not affect the validity ofremaining provisions of[this PBF1]20.11.4 NMAC. [12/16/94

...12/1195; 20.11.4.10NMAC- 

### Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.1.10, 1011/02; A, 311411 I]

20.ll.4.ll DOCUMENTS: Documents incorporated and cited in [this P8Ft]20.11.4NMAC may be viewed at the Albuquerque Environmental Health Department, 400Marquette Ave. NW, Albuquerque, NM. [12/1195; 20.11.4.11 NMAC- 

### Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.1.11 & A, 10/1102; A, 311411 I]

20.11.4.12 to 20.ll.4.152 [Reserved]
[20,U,U2]20.ll.4.153 [DI!iTI!iRl\IIN/.:H9NS FORCONFQRl\IITY] APPLICABILITYANALYSIS: A. Conformity determinations for federal actions related to transportation plans, programs, and projects developed, funded, orapproved underTitle 23 U.S.C. or [the fed..alTransit Ael (49U.S.C. 1691 el**seq.~]**

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49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 must meetthe procedures and criteria of[2Q.IU**~IMt>,C** 'FIWIISJ'BI'IaHBII b6•!fil""'i"•]40 CFR Part 51. Suboart T. 

### in lieu ofthe procedures set forth in [this Pafl]20.11.4NMAC. 

### B. For federal actionsnot covered by Subsection A of[2Q.ll.U2]20.11.4.153 NMAC, a conformity 

### determination is required for each criteria pollutant or precursor where the total ofdirect and indirect emissions in a nonattainment or maintenance area caused by a federal action would equal or exceed any ofthe rates in Paragraph (1) or (2) ofSubsection B of[2Q.11.4.12] 20.11.4.153 NMAC. 

### [AB lljlplieal!ilit, aBBl) sis sloall 

## eo usedto detOfffiiHe 

### ifan aeties meets these 

### thfesRelds far aetiess, 

### wkiek are Bet 

### etherr..ise enempteEI. 

### Is the e·,eHt 

### lhe FeEft:tifemeHts ef in 

### PaF&gHph (1) and (2),**efS~seeHen** 

### B, ef2Q.11.4.12**~~~41\C** 

### &Fe net met, aeelflJJlete eeRfeRflit:y 

### deteRBinaties will aet Be seeessary. AgBReies Bfe Be,el'lheless eReelH'ageel te eeerdin&te nif:h:**~e** 

### air ageserEIHi.ng the**applieabili~ 8ft~sis** 

### pRase, espeeially wheB f1FBJIBSe8 

### aeHens ar-e 

### likely te preektee meaningfl:tllevels efpellutieR


### e·rea**the~:~gh** 

### die ameHllt ealetd&ted may Be Bela•• 1:fte i8e&tiHe8 t1Hesftel8s. 

### AnB:FeB:ess 

### 8::, the air ageRey ef1:fte fftBft)' 

### aetieRs Belew the thresftel8s 

### will assist the 

### air ageRey iB 

### e;erall plBRBillg efferts {e.g. efflissiea iao**eRteFie~.]** (1) Forpurposes ofSubsection B of**[~Q.ll.4.12]20.11.4.153** NMAC, the following rates apply 

### in 

### nonattainment areas: 

### Criteria Pollutantor Rate (Tons/Year)

zt\HEAS] 

### Ozone (VOC's orNOx):

Carbon monoxide:


### S01 

### orN01 :



### PM 2.5:



### Pb: Serious NAA's SevereNAA's ExtremeNAA's Other ozoneNAA's outside
an ozone transport region**[~fargiaal** 

### an8 ffteelerate] Other ozoneNAA's inside
an ozone transport region:

All NAA's

AllNAA's

ModerateNAA's 

### Serious NAA's
Direct emissions**~** NO,(unless determined 

### !!2! to be signiticant orecursorsl VOC or ammonia (if 

### determined to be significant orecursorsl

All NAA's 

## voc NO, 50 25 10 100

50 100

100

100

100 70

100 100 100

100

25
(2) Forthe purposes ofSubsection B**of[~Q.ll.4.1~]20.11.4.153** NMAC, the following rates apply in 

### maintenanee areas:

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### CriteriaPoUutantor Precursor [1\IADITEN.'..NCE 

### AllEI

..S] 

### Ozone (NO., SO,orNO,):

Ozone (VOC's):

Carbon monoxide:

PM2.5:

Pb: All maintenance areas
Maintenance areas inside an ozonetransport region Maintenance areas outside
an ozone transport region

All maintenance areas
All maintenance areas
Direct emissions 

# m NO, (unless determined not to 

### be significant precursors) VOC or ammonia (if determined to 

### be significant 

### precursors>

All maintenance areas 

### Rate (Tons/Year)

100

50

100

100

100

100 100 100

100

25


### C. 

### The requirementsof[lhio Port]20.ll.4

### NMAC shaU notapply to the foUowing federal actions: (1) actions wherethe total ofdirect and indirect emissions are below the emissions levels specified in Subsection B of[29.11.4.12]20.11.4.153 NMAC. (2) the following actions which wouldresult in no emissions increase or an increase in emissionsthat is clearly de minimis: (a) Judicial and legislative proceedings. (b) Continuingandrecurring activities such as permit renewals where activities conducted 

### will be similarin scope and operation to activities currently being conducted. (c) Rulemaking and policy development and issuance. (d) Routine maintenance and repair activities includingrepairand maintenance of administrative sites, roads,trails, and facilities. (e) Civil and criminal enforcement activities, such as investigations, audits, inspections, examinations, prosecutions, andthe training oflaw enforcement personnel. (f) Administrative actiom such abpcn.MJJrnel a:tions, organintional changes, debt management
orcollection, cash management, internal agency audits, program budgetproposals, and matters relating to the administration andcollection oftaxes, duties and fees. (g) Theroutine, recurring transportation of[FR&Iefiol] materiel and personnel. (h) Routine movement ofmobile assets. such as ships and aircraft, in home port reassignments and stations (when no new support facilities orpersonnel are required) to perform as operational groups 

### [&A<J.lef] 

## m: for repair or overhaul. (i) Maintenance dredging and debris disposal where no newdepths are required, applicable permits are secured, anddisposal will be at an approved disposal site. U) Actions, such as the following, with respect to existing structures, properties, facilities and lands where future activities conducted will be similarin scope and operation to activities currently being conducted at the existing structures, properties, facilities, and lands; for example, relocation ofpersonnel, disposition of federaJiy-owned existing structures, properties, facilities, and lands, rent subsidies, operation and maintenance cost subsidies, the exercise ofreceivership or conservatorship authority, assistance in purchasing structures, and the production ofcoins and currency.

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(k) The granting ofleases, licenses such as for exports and trade, permits, and easements where activities conducted will be similar in scope and operation to activities currently being conducted. 

### (1) Planning, studies, and provision oftechnical assistance. (m) Routine operation offacilities, mobile assets and equipment. (n) Transfers ofownership, interests, and titles in land, facilities, and real and personal properties, regardless ofthe form or method ofthe transfer. 

### (o) The designation ofempowerment zones, enterprise communities, or viticultural areas. (p) Actions by any ofthe federal banking agencies orthe federal reserve banks, including 

### actions regarding charters, applications, notices, licenses, the supervision orexamination ofdepository institutions
·or depository institution holding companies, access to the discount window, or the provision offmancial services to banking organizations orto any department, agency or instrumentality oftheUnited States. (q) Actions bythe board ofgovernors ofthe federal reserve system or any federal reserve bank 

### to effect monetary or exchange rate policy. (r) Actions that implement a foreign affairs function ofthe United States. (s) Actions (or portions thereof) associated with transfersofland, facilities, title, and real properties through an enforceable contract or lease agreement where the delivery ofthe deed is required to occur 

### promptly after aspecific, reasonable condition is met, such as promptly afterthe land is certified as meeting the requirements ofthe ComprehensiveEnvironmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and 

### where the federal agency does not retain continuing authority to control emissions associated with the lands, facilities, title, or real properties. (t) Transfers ofreal property, including land, facilities, and related personal proP.,rty from a federal entity to another federal entity and assignments ofreal property, including land, facilities, andrelated personal property from a federal entity, to another federal entity for subsequent deeding to eligible applicants. (u) Actions bythe department ofthe treasury to effect fiscal policy and to exercise the borrowing authority oftheUnited States. 

### (v) Air traffic control activities and adopting aooroach. deoarture and enroute procedures for aircraftoperations above the mixing height specified in the aoolicable SIP orTIP. Wherethe aoolicable SIP orTIP 

### does not snecify amixingheight thefederal agency can usethe 3.000 feet above ground level as adefault mixing height. unless the agency demonstrates that use ofadifferent mixing height is aopropriatebecause the change in emissions at and above thatheight caused bythe federal action isdeminimis. (3) Actions where the emissions are not reasonably foreseeable, such as the following: (a) Initial outer continental shelflease sales which are made on a broad scale and are followed by exploration and development plans on a project level. 

### (b) Electric power marketing activities that involve the acquisition, sale and transmission of electric energy. (4) Actions which implement adecision to conduct or carry out aconforming program such as 

### prescribed burning actions which are consistent with aconforming land management plan. D. Notwithstanding the other requirements of[lkis Jlllfl]20.11.4 NMAC, a conformity determination is not required for the following federal actions (orportion thereof): 

### (1) The portion ofan action that includes major or minornew or modified stationary sources that require apermit under the new sourcereview (NSR) program (Section llO!'aX2Xcl and Section 173 ofthe CAA) or the prevention ofsignificant deterioration (PSD) program (Title I, Part C ofthe CAA). 

### (2) Actions in response to emergencies [ernaftlfal disasters stteR Bfl h:I:IFf'ieiHles, e&Fth:ettta:ltes,**e~e.,]** which are typically commenced on the order ofhours or days after the emergency [ar a;...,IOI'] and, ifapplicable, which meet the requirements ofSubsection E of[2Q.ll.4.12]20.11.4.153 NMAC. 

### (3) Research, investigations, studies, demonstrations, or training (other than those exempted under Paragraph (2) ofSubsection C of[2Q.ll.4.12] 20.11 4.153 NMAC), where no environmental detriment is incurred 

### [M<l,ler] Q[, the particularaction furthers air quality research, as determined bythe air agency primarily responsible for the applicable SIP. (4) Alteration and additions ofexistingstructures as specifically required by new orexisting 

### applicable environmental legislation or environmental regulations (e.g., hush houses for aircraft engines and scrubbers for air emissions). (5) Direct emissions from remedial and removal actions carried out under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and associated regulations to the extent such 

### emissions either comply with the substantive requirements ofthe PSD/NSRpermitting program or are exempted

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from other environmental regulation under the provisionsofCERCLA and applicable regulations issued under CERCLA. E. Federal actions which are part ofa continuing response to an emergency or disasterunder Paragraph (2) ofSubsection D of[2Q.ll.4.12] 20.11.4.153 NMAC and which are to be taken more than [&] six months after the commencement ofthe response to the emergency or disasterunder Paragraph (2) ofSubsection D of[2Q.Il.U2]20.11.4.153 NMAC are exempt from the requirements ofthis regulation only if: (I) the federal agency taking the actions makes a written determination that, for a specified period not to exceed an additional6 months, it is impractical to prepare the conformity analyses which would otherwise be 

### required and the actions cannot 

### be delayed due to overridingconcerns for public health and welfare, national security interests and foreign policy commitments, or (2) for actions which are to be taken after those actions covered by Paragraph (I) ofSubsection E of [2Q.Il.U2]20.11.4.153NMAC, the federal agency makes a new determination as provided in Paragraph (I) of Subsection E of[2Q.ll.4.12]20.11.4.153 NMAC and: 

### (a) provides a

### draft copy ofthe written determinations required to affected EPA regional 

### office(sl. the affected statefs) or airpollution control 

### agencies. and any federal recognized indian tribal government in the nonattainment or maintenance area: those organizations must be allowed 15 days from the beginning ofthe extension neriod to comment on the 

### draft determination: and (bl wjthin 30 days after making the determination. publish a notice ofthe determination by 

### placing aprominent advertisement in adaily newsoaper ofgeneral circulation in the areaaffected by the action. (3) If

### additional actions are necessary in resoonse to an emergencyor disaster under Paragraph (2). of Subsection D of20.11.4.153 NMAC beyond the specified time period in Paragraph (2) ofSubsection E of 20.11.4.153 NMAC. afederal agency can make a new written determination as described in Paragraph (2). of Subsection E of20.11.4.153 NMAC for as many 6-month periods as needed, but in nocase shall thisexemption 

### extend beyond three 6-month periods excent where an agency: (a) 

### provides information to EPA and the stateor tribe 

### stating that the conditions that gave rise to the emergency exemption continue to exist and how such conditions effectively prevent the agency from conducting aconformitvevaluation. (bl Reserved. F. Notwithstanding other requirements of[this PIIFI]20.1!.4NMAC. actions specified by individual federal agencies that have met the criteria set forth in either [l'aFagFII(lh (I) er(2),] Paragraphs (I)(2) or131 of Subsection G of[2Q.Il.U2]20.11.4.153 NMAC and theprocedures set forth in Subsection H of[2Q.ll.4.12] 20.11.4.153 NMAC are "presumed to conform", except as provided in Subsection 

### Jof[2Q.l1.4.12]20.11.4.153 

### NMAC. Actions soecified by individual federal agencies as "oresumed to conform" may not be used in combination with one another when the total direct and indirect emissions from the combination ofactions would equal or exceed any ofthe rates specified in Paragraphs 

### (I\or (2) ofSubsection B of20.11.4.153 NMAC. G. Thefederal agency must meet the criteriafor establishing activities that are "presumedto conform" by fulfilling the requirements set forth in either [Paragfll(lh (I) er (2), efS..Sseetiea A, ef2Q.ll.4.12 NMAG] Paragraphs (1), (2) or 131 ofSubsection G of20.1 1.4.153 NMAC: (I) The federal agency must clearly demonstrate using methods consistent with 20.11.4 NMAC that 

### the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the type ofactivities which would be presumed to conform would not: (a) c.1use or contribute to any new violation of:my sta11danl in any area; (b) interfere with provisions in the applicable SIP for maintenance ofany standard; 

### (c) increase the frequency or severity ofany existing violation ofany standard in any area; or (d) delay timely attainment ofany standard or any required interim emission reductions or other milestones in any area including, where applicable, emission levels specified in the applicable SIP for purposes of: (i) a demonstration ofreasonable further progress; (ii) 

### ademonstration ofattainment; or (iii) amaintenance plan; or (2) The federal agency mustprovide documentation that thetotal ofdirect and indirect emissions 

### from such future actions would be below the emission rates for aconformity determination that are established in Subsection B of[2Q.Il.4.12]20.11.4.153NMAC, based, for example, on similar actions taken overrecent years. (3) 

### The federal agency must clearly demonstrate that the emissions from the tvoe or category of actions and the amount ofemissions from the action are included in the aPPlicable SIP or maintenance plan. and the state. local or tribal air quality agencies resoonsible for the SIPC's) or TIP(s) provide written concurrence that the

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emissions from the actions along with all other expectedemissions in the area 

### will not exceed the emission budget in the SIP. H. In addition to meeting the criteriafor establishing exemptions set forth 

## ill Paragraphs (I), 

### [91'] (2)
or (3) ofSubsection

### G of[1Q.IU.l2]20.11.4.153 NMAC,the following procedures must also becomplied with to 

### presume that activities will conform: (I) the federal agency must identify through publication in the federal register its list ofproposed activities that are ''presumedto conform" and the basis for thepresumptions: the notice must clearly identify the type and size ofthe action that wouldbe"presumedto conform" and provide criteria for determining ifthe type and size action qualifies 

### it for thepresumptjon; (2) the federal agency must notify the EPA region VI office, 

### [tho air ogORe)] state local and tribal air agencies, and, where applicable, the agency designated under Section 174 oftheCAA and the MPO and provide at least 30days for thepublic to comment on the list ofproposed activities "presumedto conform": Ifthe "presumed to conform" action hasregional ornational application (e.g

.. the action 

### will cause emission increases in excess ofthe 

### de minimis levels identified in Subsection B of20.11.4.153NMAC in morethan one ofEPA'sregions). the federal agency. as an alternativeto sending 

### it to theEPARegion VI Office.. can sendthe draft confonnitv determination to U.S. EPA. officeofair qualityplanning and standardsIOAOPSl: (3) the federal agency must document its response to all the comments received and make the comments, response, and final list ofactivities available tothepublic upon request; and (4) the federal agency must publish the final list ofsuch activities in the federal register. 

### I.**~letv.**

### ithstaneiag the etherreEj:\:lifemeats ef29.1.4 }U4A:C, wfteft thetetel efdireet &A:d iftEiifeet emissieRs**efaa~·** 

### JJellHHm:t frem a fedefBI aetiea Sees Bet eEfH&l eF eneeeEltke rates SJieeified ia S\:19seetiea 8, ef 29.11.4.12**~~~4.:\(;.** 

### httt reJ3reseats 19 pereeat eF Htere efa aeR&M:ainHteat ermaiRteRanee 8fea's tetel emissieRs ef that

### .Jielhttant, the aetiea is ElefiBeEl as aFegienelly sigsifie&nt aetiea andthe reEj:\:liremeHts ef29.11.4.6**~r~4.t\-C** 

### &Bd Seetieas 29.11.4.14 thfeHgft 29.11.4 .19**~~~~~** 

### ..C shall apJ3ly fer the federal aetiea.] Emissions from the following actions are ••presumed to conform"· Cll Actions at installations with facility-wide emission budgets meeting thereauirements in Section 93.161 provided that the state ottribe has included the emissionbudget in the EPA-aPProved SIP or maintenance plan and the emissions from the action alongwith all otheremissions from the installation will not exceedthe facility-wide emission budget, (2) Prescribedfires conducted in accordance with a smoke management program CSMPl which meets the reauirements ofEPA's

### interim airqualitvpolicyon wildlandandprescribedfires or. an eauivalent replacement EPA policy.(3) Emissions for actions that the state or tribe identifies in theEPA aPProved SIP orTIP as ••presumedto conform". 

### J. [\¥here an aetiea etftep.;ise J3reSHHted te eeafeffft \:lllder S\:19seetiea f 

### ef19.11.4.12**~~~II** ..C

### is a regieRally sigAifieant aetiea er Sees RetiaHlet meet efte eftke eflteFia ia PftfBgraJJh (1), efSI:t9seetiea G. ef 29.11.4.12**~r~4A-C,** that 

### aetiea shall setBe JIFeSHmeElte eeafeffft and the re:Ef\:IH:emeHts ef29.11.4.6**~~~4t'\C** 

### and Seetieas 29.11.4.14 threHgh 29.11.4 .19**~~~II** ..C

### shall apply fer the federal aetiea.] Even though an action would otherwisebe "presumedto conform"under SubsectionForI of20.11.4.153 NMAC. an action shall not be "presumedto conform" and the requirements ofSection 40CFR93.151. Subsection A of20.11.4.2 NMAC. Sections 13 through 19 and Sections 21 through 23 of20.I 1.4 NMAC shall aPPly to theaction ifEPA or a third partv showsthat the action would· (ll cause orcontribute to anynewviolation ofany standard in any area; 12) interfere with provisions in the aoolicable SIP orTIP for maintenance ofany standard; (3) increase the freauency or severity ofany existing violation ofany standardin any area: or (4) delay timely attainment ofany standard or any reauired interim emissionsreductions or other milestones in any areaincluding. where applicable. emission levels soecified in the aoolicable SIP orTIP for pumosesof: (a) a demonstration ofreasonable further progress: (bl a demonstration ofattainment: or (c) a maintenance plan K. Theprovisions of20.11.4NMAC shall apply in all nonattainment and maintenance areas exceot conform.itv requirements for newly designated nonattainment areas are not applicable until oneyear after the effective date ofthe final nonattainment desimation for eachNAAOS and oollutant in accordancewith Section 1761cX6l ofthe act. [20.11.4.153 NMAC- Rn 

### & A, 20.11.4.12 NMAC, 3/14/11]

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[lo.ti,U3]20.11.4.154 [CQl'IF{)RMITY

### IL"'ALYSIS] FEDERAL AGENCYCONFORMITY RESPONSIBILI1Y: Any [fe<ieFal] department, agency, orinstrumentality ofthe federal government taking an action subject to [this**Fog~<latioa]** 20.11.4 NMAC must make its own conformity determination consistent with the requirements of[!his FegHiatioa] 20.11.4 NMAC. 

### In making its conformity determination, a federal agency must follow the reauirements in Sections 14 through 19 and 21 through 24 of20.11.4NMAC and mustconsider 

### comments from any interested parties. Where multiple federal agencies havejurisdiction for various aspects ofa project, a federal agency may chooseto adopt the analysis ofanother federal agency (to the extent the proposed 

### action and impacts analyzed are the same as the project for which aconformity determination is required) or develop its own analysis in order to make its conformity determination. [20.11.4.154 NMAC- Rn & A, 20.11.4.13 NMAC, 3/14/11] 

### [lo.tM.I4]20.11.4.155 REPORTINGREQUIREMENTS: ---,-"'A."-...,...,-A federal agency making a conformity determination under [19.11.4.17**~!MAC]** Sections 13 through 19 and 21 through 23 of20.11.4NMAC must provide to the EPA Region VI Office, [the air 

### agBRey] state 

### and local air agencies. any federally-recognized indian tribal government in the nonattainment or maintenance area and, where applicable, affected federal land managers, the agency designated under Section 174 ofthe CAA and the MPO a 30-daynoticewhich describes the proposed action and the federal agency's draft conformity determination 

### on the action. 

### [I>mft**eenfat=FA:i~** 

### Eietem'liaatieas sftall EieseFibe the magaiRu!e efthe iaeFease fer relevantpelll:ttants BHEi 

### tfte settfees (iBeltieting leeatieBs) fer these pelhttBftts as**tft~** 

### relate te tfte prepese8aetieB.] lfthe action has multi-regional or national impacts (e.g
.. the action will cause emission increases in excess ofthedeminimis 

### levels identified in Subsection B of20.11.4.153 NMAC in threeormore ofEPA'sregions), the federal agency, as an 

### alternative to sending it to EPA regional offices. can providethe noticeto EPA's office ofair qualitv planning and standards. B. 

### A federal agency must notify the EPA Region VI office stateand local air agencies. any federallyrecognized indian tribal government in the nonattainment or maintenance area. and. where aoolicable. affected federal land managers. the agency designatedunder Section 174 ofthe CAA andthe MPO, within 30 days after making a final conformitv determination under 20.I 1.4 NMAC. C. Thedraft and final conformity determination shall exclude anyrestricted information or 

### confidential business information. The disclosure ofrestricted information and confidential business information shall be controlled by the applicable laws. regulations. security manuals orexecutive orders concerning the use. access. and release ofsuch materials. Subject to aPPlicableorocedures to protect restricted information from public disclosure. any information or materials excluded from the 

### draft or final conformity determination or supoorting materials may 

### be made available in arestricted information annex to the determination for review by federal and state representatives who have received annropriate clearances to review the information. [20.1 1.4.155 NMAC- Rn & A, 20.11.4.14NMAC, 3/14/11] 

### [lO,U,US]20.11.4.156 PUBLICPARTICIPATION: A. Upon request by any person regarding a specific federal action, a federal agency must make available. subject to the limitation in Subsection E of20.11.4.156 NMAC. for review its draft conformity det.,minat'on un<h.r [l0ollo4.17**~IMA~]20** II 4 154 NMAC with >liJ'IIOrti"!! materials which de;cribe the analytical methods and conclusionsrelied upon in making the applicability analysis and draft conformity 

### determination. 

### [It is a&\is&Bie fer ageBeies ta RlBim&iB sttffleiea:tly detailed reeertis eftfte aetl:l£1:1 asst:llftJ3tieBs, teelmieal Set&:; 

### 8fld &Halyses ':Vftieft leaS te tke eeflfeRBity deteRBiBatieB 

### itt erEier fer iftteresteE1}3arties te eleady ttRdeFSt&Hd tfte basis fer the eeBfeFRlity deteRBiBatieB. TRese shall be FBaEie availa9le fer review**a~·** 

### the air agBRey an& 

### ether iBterested }3arties where apprepriate.] B. A federal agency must make public its draft conformity determination under [29.11.4.17**~IMI.C]** 20.11.4.154 NMAC by placing a notice by prominent advertisement in a daily newspaperofgeneral circulation in the area affected by the action and by providing 30 days for written public comment prior to taking any formal 

### action on the draft determination. This comment period may be concurrent 

### with any other public involvement, such as occurs in the NEPA process. Ifthe action has multi-regional ornational impacts (e.g
.. the action will cause emission increases in excessofthe

### de minimis levels identified in Subsection B of20.1 1.4.153 NMAC in three or 

### more ofEPA's regions). the federal agency. as an alternative to publishing seoarate notices. can publish anotice in the federal register. 

### C. Afederal agency must document its response to all the comments received on its draft conformity determination under [29.11.4.17**~IMAC]20.11.4.!54** NMAC and makethe comments andresponses available,

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subject to the limitation in SubsectionE of20.11.4.156NMAC.upon request by any personregarding a specific federal action, within 30 days ofthe fmal conformity determination. D. A federal agency must makepublic its final conformity determination under [1Q.IIA.17**~>~Y.C]** 20.11.4.154 NMAC for a federal action by placing a notice byprominent advertisement in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the area affected by the action within 30days ofthe fmal conformity determination. Ifthe 

### action would have multi-regional or national impacts. the federal agency. as an alternative. can publish the notice in the federal register. E. The draft and fmal conformity determination shall exclude any restricted information or 

### confidential business information. The disclosure ofrestricted information and confidential business information shall be controlled by the apolicable laws. regulations or executive orders concerning the release ofsuch materials. [20.11.4.156 NMAC • Rn & A, 20.11.4.15 NMAC, 3114111] 

### [l9,1l.Ufi]20.11.4.1S7 [FIII:Qlll:l'l(;¥QF (;Ql'IFQW.IIT¥DK'R:IUIIII'I/lfiQI'IS] REEVALUATION OF CONFORMITY: A. Once a conformity evaluation is completed by afederal agency. that determination is not reouired to be reevaluated 

### ifthe agency has maintained acontinuous program to implement the action: the determination has not laosed as specified in Subsection B of20;!1.4.157NMAC; or any modification to the action does not result in
an increase in emissions above the levels specified in Subsection B of20.11.4.153NMAC. !faconformity 

### detennination is not required for the action at the time NEPA analysis is completed the date ofthe finding ofno significant impact lFONSI) for an environmental assessment. arecord ofdecision lRODl for an environmental impact statement. or acategorical exclusion determination can be used as asubstitute date for the conformitv detennination date. [A.lli. Theconformity status ofa federal action automatically lapses**[~]** five years from the date a fmal conformity determination is reported under [2Q.ll.4.14] 20.11.4.155 NMAC, unless the federal action has been completed or a continuousprogram [ilas boOR eeftlHIOReed] to implement [tltal] the federal action ["ilhin a •easeBable lime] has 

### been commenced. 

### [&]C. Ongoing federal activities at agiven site showing continuous progress are not new actions and do not require periodic re-determination so long as such activities are within the scopeofthe final conformity determination reported under [2Q.ll.4.14]20.11.4.155NMAC. [C If, aftOF !Ito**eeBfeflft~'** delefflliBalieB is made, !he fedOFalae!ieB is ehangea sa !ha!!hOFo is an 

### ieeFease ie Hie *eHH efd:iFeet

### BA:tiie&ireet eftlissiees &8eve tke le\·els ie StteseetieR 8. ef2Q.11.4.12**~~~11£,** 

### aee·n**eeRftu=tni~** 

### dehm:sinatieB is FeetttH=ed.] D. Ifthe federal agency originally determined through the aoolicability analysis that a conformity 

### determination was not necessary because the emissions for the action were below the limits in Subsection B of 20.11.4.153 NMAC and changes to the action wouldresult in the total emissions from the action being above the limits in Subsection B of20.11.4.153 NMAC. then the federal agency must make a conformity determination. [20.11.4.157NMAC • Rn & A, 20.11.4.16 NMAC, 3114/11] 

### [l9,li.U;t]20.11.4.1S8 CRITERIAFORDETERMININGCONFORMITYOFGENERALFEDERAL ACTIONS: A. An action required under [2Q.ll.4.12]20.11.4.153NMAC to have a conformity determination for
a specific pollutant, will bedetermined to conform to the applicable SIPif, for eachpollutant that exceeds therates in Subsection B of[2Q.ll.4.12] 20.11.4.153 NMAC, or otherwiserequiresa conformity determination due to the 

### total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action, the action meets the requirements ofSubsection Cof [2Q.ll.4.17] 20.11.4.158NMAC, and meets any ofthe following requirements: (I) for any criteriapollutant ororecursor, the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action are 

### specifically identified and accounted for in the applicable SIP's attainment or maintenance demonstration or reasonable further progress milestone or in 

### afacilitv-wide emission budget included in a SIP accordance with 20.11.4.161 NMAC; 

### (2) for precursors ofozone, ornitrogen dioxide, orPM. the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action are fully offset within the same nonattainment ormaintenance area (ornearby area ofequal or higher' classification nrovided the emissions from that area contribute to the violations. orhave contributed to violations in thepast. in thearea with the federal action) through a revision to the applicable SIP ora similarly enforceable 

### measure that effects emission reductions so that there isno net increase 

### in emissions ofthatpollutant; 

### (3) for any directly-emitted criteriapollutant, [

### eneept ei!eRe and Ritregea dieJtide,] the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action meet the requirements:

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(a) specified in SubsectionB of[2Q.Il.4.1'7]20.11.4.158NMAC, basedon area-wide air quality modeling analysis and local airquality modeling analysis; or (b) meet the requirements ofParagraph (5) ofSubsectionA of[2Q.Il.4.17] 20.11.4.158 

### NMAC and, for local air quality modeling analysis, the requirement ofSubsection

### B of[2Q.Il.4.17]20.11.4.158 

### NMAC. (4) For

### CO or 

### [liM..] directly emittedPM: (a) where the air agency primarily responsible for the applicable SIP determines that an areawide air quality modeling analysis is not needed, thetotal ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action meet the requirements specified in Subsection 

### Bof[2Q.I1.4.1'7]20.11.4.158 

### NMAC, basedon local air quality modeling analysis; or (b) where the air agency primarilyresponsible for the applicable SIP determines that an areawide air quality modeling analysis is appropriate and that a local air quality modeling analysis is notneeded, the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action meet the requirements specified in Subsection B of[2Q.Il.4 17] 20.11.4.158 NMAC, based on area-wide modeling, ormeet therequirements ofParagraph(5) ofSubsection A of [2Q.Il.4.17]20.11.4.158 

### NMAC or (5) For ozoneornitrogen dioxide, and for purposes ofSubparagraph (b) ofParagraph(3) of SubsectionA of[2Q.Il.4.17]20.11.4.158 NMAC and Subparagraph (b) ofParagraph (4) ofSubsection A of [2Q.Il.4.12]20.11.4.158 

### NMAC, eachportion ofthe action orthe action as a whole meets any ofthe following requirements: (a) Where EPAhas approveda revision to [an &fea's 

### attai11:meRt SF maietenanee Elemenst:mtiea after 199Q] the aoolicable implementationplan after the area was designated as nonattainment and the state ortribe makes a determination as provided in Item (i)ofSubparagraph (a) ofParagraph (5) ofSubsectionA of[2Q.Il.4.17] 20.11.4.158 NMAC orwhere the stateortribe makes a commitment as providedin Item {ii) ofSubparagraph 

### [fi>t] ill}ofParagraph (5) ofSubsectionA of[2Q.Il.4.17]20.11.4.158 

### NMAC: (i) the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action (orportionthereof) is determined and documented by the air agency primarily responsible for the applicable SIP to result in a level of emissions which, together 

### with all other emissions in the nonattainment(or maintenance) area, would not exceedthe emissionsbudgets specified in the applicable SIP; (ii) the total ofdirect andindirectemissions from the action (orportion thereof) is determined by the air agency responsible for the applicable SIP to result in a level ofemissions which, together with all otheremissionsin the nonattainment(or maintenance) area, would exceed an emissionsbudget specified in the applicable SIPand the state governororthe governor's designee for SIP actions makes a written commitmentto EPAwhich includes the following: I. A specific schedule for adoption and submittal ofa revision to the SIP which would achieve the needed emissionreductions prior tothe time emissions from the federal action would occur; 2. Identification ofspecific measures for incorporation into the SIP which wouldresult in a level ofemissions which, together with all otheremissions in the nonattainment or maintenance area, would not exceed any emissionsbudget specified in the applicable SIP; 

### 3. A demonstration thatall existing applicable SIPrequirements are being implemented in the area for thepollutants affected by the federal action, and that local authority toimplement additional requirements has been fully pursued; 4. A determination thattheresponsible federal agencies have required all reasonable mitigation measures associated with their action; and

### 5. Written docwnentation including all air quality analyses supporting the conformity determination; (iii) WI.ere a fede.7.1 agency made a conformity detmnination based on a[-] state's
ortribe's commitment under Item (i) ofSubparagraph (a) ofParagraph (5) ofSubsection A of[2Q.II.4.17] 20.11.4.158 NMAC, and the slatehas submitted a SIP orTIPtoEPA covering thetime period during which the emissions will occuroris scheduled to submit such a SIP orTIPwithin 18 monthsofthe conformity determination, 

### [sueft-a] the state commitmentis automatically deemed a 

### call for a SIP orTIPrevision by EPA under Section IIO(k)(5) ofthe CAA,effective onthe date ofthe federal conformity determination and requiring response within 18 months or any shorter time within which [a eeftlftlitmeat is HlBEie] the state ortribe commits to revise the applicable SIP; fiv) Where a federal agency made a conformity detenninationbased on a state ortribal commitmentunder Item fii) ofSubparagraph {a) ofParagraph {5) ofSubsection A of20.11.4.158 

### NMAC andthe state ortribehasnot submitteda SIP covering thetimeperiod when the emissions will occur orisnot scheduledto submit such a SIPwithin 18 months ofthe confonnitvdetermination. the state ortribe must. within 18 months. submit toEPA a revision to theexisting SIP committing to include the emissions 

### in thefuture SIPrevision. (b) The action(orportion thereof), asdetertnined by the

### MPO, is specifically included in a cWTent transportation plan and transportation improvementprogram which havebeen found to conformto the

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### applicable SIP under**[10.11.~ ~~~** 

### 4l
..C, 'FranspsFiaHs"**Gs~{e~Wiit,·]** 

### 40 CFRPart 51. Subpart T. or40 CFR Part 93, Subpart A; (c) Theaction (or portion thereof) 

### fully offsets its emissions

### within the same nonattainment or 

### maintenance area (or nearby area ofequal or higherclassification provided the emissions from that area contribute to the violations, or have contributed to violation in the oast in the areawith the federal action)through a revision to the applicable SIP or an equally enforceable measure that effects emission reductions equal to or greater than the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action 

### so that there is no net increase in emissions ofthatpollutant; (d) Where EPA has not approved a revision to the relevant SIP [attainmeat ermaiateaaaee 

### Semaaswetiea siftee 1999,] since the area was designated or reclassified. the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action for the future years (described in Subsection D of[2Q.ll.U8]20.11.4.159NMAC) do not increase 

### emissions 

### with respect to the baseline emissions: (i) the baseline emissionsreflect the historical activity levels that occurred in the geographic area affectedby the proposedfederal action during: I. [CaiORdar year !99Q] Themost current calendar 

### year 

### with acomplete emission inventorv available beforean area is designated unless EPA sets another year. or; 2. [The ealeREi&F yeBF 

### that is the basis fer the elassifieetieB (er, ·.vhere the elassifieetien is SaseEI ea**m~dHple** 

### yeBffij the**me~ Fef!Fesea~et:i,/e** **ye~,** 

### ifa elassifieet:ien is premkllgeteEl 

### in 4 Q

### CPRPeA: 81] The emission budget in the applicable SIP; or 3. Theyear ofthebaseline inventory in the PMw applicable SIP; (ii) the baseline emissions are the total ofdirect and indirect emissions calculated for the future years (described in Subsection D of[2Q.Il.4.18]20.11.4.159NMAC)using the historic activity levels (described in Item (i) ofSubparagraph (d) ofParagraph (5) ofSubsection A of[2Q.II.4.17] 20.11.4.158NMAC) and 

### appropriate emission factors for the future years; or (e) Where the action involvesregional water 

### [<HMI!ef] Q! wastewater projects, such projects are sized to meet only the needs ofpopulation projections that are in the applicable SIP. B. The area-wide 

### [<HMI!ef] or local air quality modeling analyses must: (I) meet the requirements in [2Q.Il.4.18]20.11.4.159NMAC; and (2) show that the action does not: 

### (a) cause or contribute to any new violation ofany standard in any 

### area. or (b) increase the frequency or severity ofany existing violation ofany standard in any area. 

### C. Notwithstanding any other requirements of[this seotioa] 20.11.4.158NMAC, an action subject to this regulation may not bedetermined to conform to the applicable SIP unless the total ofdirect and indirect 

### emissions from the action is in compliance or consistent with all relevant requirements and milestones contained in the applicable SIP, such aselements identified as part ofthe reasonable further progress schedules, assumptions 

### specified in the attainment or maintenance demonstration, prohibitions, numerical emission 

### limits, and work practice requirements. D. Any analyses required under [this seetieR]20.11.4.158 NMAC must becompleted, and any 

### mitigation requirements necessary for afinding ofconformity must be identified before the determination of conformity is made. [20.11.4.158 NMAC- 

### Rn & A, 20.11.4.17 NMAC, 3/14/11]
[19.11.4.18]20.11.4.159 PROCEDURES FORCONFORMITY 

### [DI:'fi!RAW<lJIONS] DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL ACfiONS: A. The analyses required under [this rogt<latiea] 20.11.4NMAC must be basedon the latest planning 

### assumptions. (I) All planning assumptions (such as per capita water and sewer use, vehicle miles traveled per 

### capita or per household, trip generation per household, vehicle occupancy, household size, vehicle fleet mix, vehicle ownership, woodstoves

### perhousehold, and the geographic distribution ofpopulation growth) must bederived from the estimates ofpopulation, employment, travel, and congestion most recently approvedby the MPO, or other 

### agency authorized to make such estimates, where available. (2) Any revisions to these estimates used as part oftheconformity determination, including projected shifts in geographic location or level ofpopulation, employment, travel, and congestion, must be approved by the 

### MPO or other agency authorized to make such estimates for the urban area. 

### B. The analyses required under [this PaF1]20.11.4 NMAC must bebased on the latest and most 

### accurate emission estimation techniques available as described below, unless such techniques are inappropriate. If such techniques are inappropriate, [aad] the federal agency may obtain written approval [ef] from the 

### [!OAA] regional administrator [is eetaiaed] for EPA region VI for [ aay]**~** modification or substitution, [they may ee

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medifieEiar] 

### Qfanother technique [MstituteEI] on acase-by-case basis or, where appropriate, on ageneric basis for
a specific federal agency program. (1) For motor vehicle emissions, the most current version ofthe motor vehicle emissions model specified by EPA and available for use in the preparation orrevision ofthe applicable SIP must be

### used for the confonnity analysis as specified in Subparagraph (a) and (b) ofParagraph (I)ofSubsection B of[29.II.U8] 20.11.4.159 NMAC: (a) the EPA must publish in the federal Register a notice ofavailability ofany new motor 

### vehicle emissions model; and (b) a grace period ofthree months shall apply during which the motor vehicle emissions model 

### previously specified by EPA as the most current version may 

### be used unless EPA announces alonger grace period in 

### the

### federal register. Conformity analyses for which the analysis was begun during the grace period orno more than**[~]** three months before the federal registernotice ofavailability ofthe latestemission model may continue to use the previous version ofthe model specified

### by EPA. 

### (2) Fornon-motor vehicle sources, including stationary and area source emissions, the latest emission factors specified by EPA in the Compilation of AirPollutantEmission Factors (AP-42, http:/lwww.epa.gov/ttn/chiefs/efpac)must be used for the confonnity analysis unless more accurate eroission data
are available, such as actual stack test data from stationary sources which 

### are part ofthe conformity analysis. 

### C. The air quality modeling analyses required under 

### [lffis FogulotieR]20.11.4 NMAC must be based 

### on the applicable air quality models, data bases, and otherrequirements specified in themost recent version ofthe Guideline onAirQuality Models**[(Revise~"** 

### (19813), ifielttEiiHg supplemems (EPst\ puhlie&tiaR HB. 4§Q,Q '78 Q1'7R),] (Appendix 

### W to 40CFRPart 51\.unless: (I) theguideline techniques

### are inappropriate, in which casethe model may be modified or another model substituted on a case·by·casebasisor, where appropriate, on a generic basis for a specific federal agency 

### program; and (2) written approval oftheEPA regional administrator is obtained for any modification or 

### substitution. D. The analyses required under**[~is**

### Feg\tiaften 

### eneept**Pa~agrapR** 

### (l), efSli9seetieR 

### A, ef2Q.ll.4.17 l#.4A(;,]20.11.4NMAC, must bebased on the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action and must 

### reflect emission scenarios that are expected to occur under each ofthe following cases: (1) 

### [the GAa'\ mandated attaiRIReRt ye&F BF, ifapplieaBle, the far.hest)ear fuF wftieft emissiens BFe pFejeeted 

### iH the maiBteBanee plaR] The attainment year specified in the SIP. or ifthe SIP does not 

### specifv an attainment year. the latest attainment yearoossible underthe act or (2) 

### the last year for which emissions are orojected in the maintenanceplan:**[~]Q)** theyear during which the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action is expected to be the greatest on an annual basis; and**[~Jill** any year for which the applicable SIP specifies an emissions budget. [20.11.4.159 NMAC • Rn & A, 20.11.4.18 NMAC, 3114/11] 

### [lQ,U,U9]20.11.4.160 MITIGATION OFAIR QUALITY

### IMPACTS: A. Any measures that

### are intended to mitigate air quality impacts must be identified (such as the 

### identification and quantification orall .:mission reductions :::laimed) 6lhi 

### the process for implementation (such as any necessary funding ofsuch measures and tracking ofsuch emission reductions) and enforcement ofsuch measures must be described, including an implementation schedule containing explicit timelines for implementation. B. Prior to determining that a federal action is in confonnity,the federal agencymakingthe 

### conformity determination must obtain written commitments from the appropriatepersons or agencies to implement any mitigation measures, which are identified 

### as conditions for making conformity determinations.**[~** 

### eeRUBitmeBts sRall!leseFibe sueR Rlitig&tiaa meQStifes and the s&ttife efthe eeRIHlitffleRts, is aHl8flflet' 

### eessistent with Sl:tbseetieaA ef1Q.ll.4.1Q**}J~Y:C.]** 

### C. Persons or agencies voluntarily committing to mitigation measures to facilitate positive conformity determinations must comply with the obligations ofsuch commitments. D. In instances where the federaJ agency is licensing, permitting or otherwise approving the action of anothergovernmental or private entity, approval by the federal agency must beconditioned on the other entity meeting the mitigation measures set forth in the conformity determination. E. When necessary because ofchanged circumstances, mitigation measuresmay be modified so long
as the new mitigation measures continue to support the conformity determination. Any proposed change in the

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mitigation measures is subjectto the reportingrequirements of**[~Q.II.U**

### 4] 20.11.4.155 NMAC and the public participation requirements**of[~Q.II.U3]20.11.4.157** NMAC. F. Written commitments to mitigation measures must be obtained prior to a positive conformity determination and such commitments must be fulfilled. G. After a state or tribe revisesits SIP orTIP and EPA approves that SIP revision. any agreements, including mitigation measures, necessary for a conformity determination will be both state or tribal and federally enforceable. Enforceability through the applicable SIP orTIP will apply to all persons who agreeto mitigate direct 

### and indirect emissions associated with afederal action for aconformity determination. [20.11.4.160 NMAC • Rn & A, 20.11.4.19 NMAC, 3/14/11]


### 20.ll.4.161 CONFORMITYEVALUATION FORFEDERALINSTALLATIONS WITH FACILITYWIDE EMISSION BUDGETS: A. 

### The state. local ortribal agency responsible for implementing and enforcing the SIP orTIP can in cooperation with 

### federal agencies or third 

### parties authorized by

### the agency that operate installations subject to federal oversight develoo and adopt afacility-wide emission budget to be used for demonstrating conformitv under Paragraph(!)ofSubsection A of20.11.4.158 NMAC. Thefacilitv-wide budget must meet the following criteria. (!) Befor a set timeperiod. 

### (2) Cover the oollutants or precursors ofthe oollutants for which the area is desimated nonattainment
or maintenance. (3) 

### Include specific quantities allowed to be emitted on an annual or seasonal basis. (4) The emissions from the facility along with all other emissions in the area will not exceed the emission budget for the area. (5) Include specific measures to ensure compliance with the budget. such as oeriodic reporting roouirements or compliance demonstration. when the federal agency is taking an action that would otherwise reauire
aconfonnitydetennination. (6) Besubmitted to EPA as a SIP revision. (7) The SIP revision must be approved by EPA. B. Thefacilitv-wide budget developedand adopted in accordance with Subsection A of20.11.4.161 NMAC can berevisedby following the reouirements in Subsection A of20.11.4.161 NMAC. 

### C. Total direct and indirect emissions from federal actions in conjunction with all other emissions subject to general conformitv from the facilitv that do not exceed the facilitv budget adopted pursuant to Subsection A of20.11.4.161 NMAC are "presumedto conform" to the SIP anddo not require a conformitv analysis. D. Ifthe total direct and indirect emissions from the federal actions in conjunction with the other 

### emissions subject to general conformity from the facility exceed the budget adopted pursuant to Subsection A of 20.11.4.161 NMAC, the action must be evaluated for conformitv. A federal agency can use the compliance with the 

### facility-wide emissions budget as oart ofthe demonstration ofconformity. i.e
.. the agency would have to mitigate or offset the emissions that exceed the emission budget. E. Ifthe SIP for the area includes acategory for construction emissions. the negotiated budget can exempt construction emissions from further confonnity analysis. [20.11.4.161 NMAC- N, 3/14/11]


### 20.U.4.162 EMISSIONSBEYONDTHE TIMEPERIODCOVEREDBYTHE SIP; !fafederal action would result in total direct and indirect emissions abovethe aAAlicable thresholds which would be emitted beyond the time period covered by the SIP, the federal agencycan: A. demonstrate conformity with the last emission budget in the SIP: or 

### B. request the state or tribe to adopt an emissions budget for the action for inclusion in the SIP. The state or tribe must submit aSIP orTIP revision to EPA within 18 months either including the emissions in the existing SIP or establishing an enforceable cominitment to include the emissions in future SIP revisions based on the latest planning assumptions at the time ofthe SIP revision: no such commitment by astate or tribe shall restrict a state's or tribe's abilitv to roouire RACT 

### RACM or any other control measures within the state's or tribe's authority to ensure timely attainment ofthe NAAOS. [20.11.4.162 NMAC- N, 3/14/11]


### 20.U.4.163 TIMINGOFOFFSETS AND MITIGATION MEASVRES:

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A. The emissions reductions from an offset or mitigation measure used to demonstrate conformitv 

### must occur during the same calendaryear as the emission increases from the action exceot. 

### as provided in Subsection B of20.11.4.163 NMAC B. The stateor tribe may approve emissions reductions 

### in other yearsprovided: (I) The reductions are greaterthan the emission increasesbythe following ratios: (a) extreme nonattainment areas: 

### 1.5:1 (b) 

### severe nonattainment areas: 1.3: 1 

### (cl serious nonattainment areas: 1.2:1 · ldl moderate nonattainment areas: 1.15:1 lel all other areas: I I: I. (2) The time period for completing the emissionsreductions must not exceed twice the period ofthe emissions. (3l Theoffset or mitigation measure with emissions reductions in another year 

### will not: (a) cause or contribute to a new violation ofany 

### airquality standard; 

### fb) increasethe frequency or severity ofany existing violation ofany airqualitv standard: or (c) delay thetimely attainment ofany standard orany interimemissionsreductions orother milestones in any area. C. The aoomval by the state or tribe ofan offset ormitigation measurewith emissions reductions in another year does not relieve the state or tribe ofany obligation to meet any SIP or CAA milestone or deadline. The aooroval ofan alternate schedule for mitigation measures is at the discretion ofthe stateortribe. and they are not recuired to approve an alternate schedule. [20.11.4.163 NMAC- N, 3114111]

20.11.4.164 INTER-PRECURSORMITIGATIONMEASURESAND OFFSETS: Federal agencies must reduce the sametvoeoollutant as being increased bythe federal action except the state ortribe may approve offsets
ormitigation measures ofdifferentprecursors ofthe same criteriapollutant. ifsuch trades are allowed bya state or tribe in a SIP or TIP approvednew sourcereview regulation. is technically justified. andhas a demonstrated environmental benefit. [20.11.4.164 NMAC- N, 3114111]

20.11.4.165 EARLYEMISSIONREDUCTIONCREDITPRQGRAMS AT FEDERAL FACILITIES AND INSTALLATION SUBJECTTOfEDERAL OVERSIGHT: A. Federal facilities and installations subjectto federal oversight can. with the aooroval ofthestate or tribal agency responsible for the SIP orTIP in thatarea create an early emissions reductions credit program. The federal agency can create the emissionreduction credits in accordance with thereauirements in Subsection B of 20.11.4.165 NMAC and canused them in accordance with Subsection C of20.11.4 165 NMAC. B. Creationofemission reductioncredits. (1) Emissionsreductions must be quantifiable through the use ofstandard emission factors or measurement techniques. Ifnon-standard factors or techniques to quantify the emissions reductions are used the federal agency must receiveaooroval from the state or tribal agencyresoonsible for the implementation ofthe SIP or TIP and from EPA'sRo;gion VI Office. Theemission reduction cM!ito 

### do nothave to be quanti

### lie.! before the reduction strategy is implemented. but must be quantifiedbefore thecredits are used inthe general conformitv evaluation. (2) Theemission reduction methods must be consistent with the applicable SIP orTIP attainment and reasonable further progress demonstrations. (3) Theemissions reductions cannot berequiredby orcreditedto other applicable SIP orTIP proyisions. I4) Both the state ortribe and federal air gualitv agencies must be able to take legal action to ensure continued implementation ofthe emission reduction strategy. In addition. private citizens must also beable to initiateaction to ensure compliance with thecontrol reauirement. (5) Theemissions reductions must benermanent orthe timeframe for the reductions must be specified. (6) Thefederal agency must document the emissions reductions andprovide a copy ofthe document to the state or tribal air qualitv agency andthe EPA region VI office for review. The documentation must include a detailed description ofthe emissionreduction strategy and a discussion ofhow it meets the requirements of Paragraphs(!)through (5) ofSubsection B of20.11.4.165 NMAC.

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C. Use ofemission reduction credits. The emission reduction credits created 

### in accordance 

### with Subsection B of20.11.4.165 NMAC can 

### be used. subject to the following limitations. to reduce the emissions 

### increasefrom afederal action at the facilitv for the conformity evaluation. (ll If

### the technique used to create the emission reduction is implemented at the same facility as the federal action and could have occurred in conjunction withthe federal action. then thecredits can be

### used to reduce the total direct and indirect emissions 

### used to determine the aoolicabilitv ofthe regulation asrequired in 20.11.4.153 NMAC and asoffsets ormitigation measures reouired by 20.11.4.158 NMAC. (2) Ifthe technique used to create the emissionreduction is not implemented at the same facility as 

### the federal action or could not have occurred in conjunction with the federal action. then the credits cannot be used to reduce the total direct and indirect emissions used to determine the aoolicabilitv ofthe regulation as required in 20.11.4.153 NMAC. but can be

### used to offset or mitigate the emissions as reouired by 20.11.4.158 NMAC. (3) 

### Emissions reductions credits must be used in the same

## vear in which they are generated. (4) Once 

### the emission reduction credits are

## used. they 

### cannot be used as credits for another confonnitv evaluation. However. unused credits from astrategy used for one confonnitv evaluation can be used for another confonnitvevaluation as long as the reduction credits are not double counted. (5) Federal agencies must notifv the state or tribal air quality agency resnonsible for the implementation ofthe SIP or TIP and the EPAregion VI office when the emission reduction credits are being used. [20.11.4.165 NMAC- N, 3114111]

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# ATTACHMENT C

Attachment Cisa copy of theNotice of Intent to testifY, including exhibits,filed on January 25, 2011

## BEFORETHE ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO COUNTY AIR QUALITY CONTROL BOARD



# ""' IN THE MATTEROFTHE PETITION TO AMEND 

## 20.ll.4NMAC, GENERAL :x 

## CONFORMITY, AND INCORPORATE SAID AMENDMENTS INTO THE NEW 

## ·"2 MEXICO STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP) FORAIR QUALITY (._

## ~ r.> AQCB Petition No. 

## 2010-5 

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Air Quality Division, Environmental Health Department City ofAlbuquerque, Petitioner

CITY OFALBUQUERQUE'S NOTICE OF INTENT TO PRESENTTECHNICAL TESTIMONY

Pursuant to 20.11.82 NMAC,Rulemaking Procedures-Air Quality ControlBoard,

## The CityofAlbuquerque Environmental Health Department, Air Quality Division ("the Division") hereby submits its NoticeofIntent to present technical testimony in this proceeding.

1. 

## The person for whom thewitness will testify. City ofAlbuquerque Environmental Health Department, Air Quality Division.

2. Thename and qualifications ofeach technical witness.

Neal T. Butt. Environmental Health Scientist, Control Strategies Section, Air Quality

Division. M.S. Biology (Wildlife Biology), University ofNorth Dakota; B.S. Biology (Zoology), University ofNew Mexico; A.A.S. Criminal Justice, Central New Mexico CommunityCollege; A.A.S. Environmental Protection Technology, CNM; WERC Waste 

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## Management Certificate, UNM Chemical & 

## NuclearEngineering Department. Employed bythe CityofAlbuquerque's Environmental Health Department for 13 +years; the last nine ofwhich

havebeen in the Air Quality Division. Chiefresponsibility is the promulgation ofair quality regulations for implementation within theCounty ofBernalillo.

Notice ofIntentPage I of4

## 3. Summary and Estimated Duration ofTestimony



## Mr. Butt's written testimony is attached as AQD Exhibit#4. Mr. Butt will testifythat

this revision to the SIP shouldbe approved.

Amendments to 20.I 1.4 NMAC, General C01iformity 

## are proposed due to the fact that on
March 24, 20I0, the EPA revised their General Conformity Rule, which became effective on July6, 2010 [FR Vol. 75, No. 64, 17254-79, 4/5/10]. 

## In response, and as required byEPA, the

Air Quality Division (AQD) ofthe CityofAlbuquerque's Environmental Health Department is proposing amendments to the current Air Quality Control Board regulation, 20.11.4NMAC,

General C01iformity 

## in order to complyto this recent federal rule change.

General conformity is an important provision ofthe Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Act).

Section 176(c) ofthe Act clearly illustrates the intent ofCongress with respect to this program by explicitlyrequiring federal actions to conform to the applicable State Implementation Plan (SIP),

and defines a conforming state action as onethat does not: 1) cause or contribute to a new
violation ofanyhealth-based air quality standard in any area; 2) increase the severity or frequency ofan existing violation ofany standard in any area; or 3) delay timely attainment of

any standard, required interim emission reduction or othermilestone in any area.

The intent ofthe Act's General Conformity provision is to encourage a process where federal agencies would work with their counterparts at the state and local levels to coordinatereview of projects whose air quality impacts are real, but which do not fit neatly into the stationary source "box," where applicable processes and requirements are more well-defined. Examples of

covered actions include airport construction or expansion. Notice ofIntentPage 2 of4

## 4. Text ofRecommended Revisions to the New Mexico State Implementation Plan

The Division recommends adoption ofthe proposed amendments to 20.11.4
NMAC, General Conformity 

## as proposed in the Public Review Draft, shown as AQD Exhibit

#Ia, which is attached to the Petition to Amend, filed November 19, 2010, shown as AQD

Exhibit# I. Mr. Butt'stestimony is anticipated to take approximately 30 minutes.

5. List and Description ofExhibits

The Division has attached the following exhibits to this Noticeoflntent:

ExhibitNumber Title ofExhibit
AQD Exhibit # I Petition to Amend 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity


## AQD Exhibit# I a Public Review Draft 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity 

## (attached to AQD Exhibit I}
AQD Exhibits# 2a!b/c Notice ofProposed Rulemaking: Albuquerque Journal, 12/12/10 {2a}; NM Register 12/30/10 {2b}; and the Air Quality Announce List Serve 12/10/10 {2c}
AQD Exhibits # 3a!b/c

AQD Exhibit#4
AQD Exhibit # 5 Comments Received from EPA, 10/7/10 {3a}; Comments Received from KAFB ll/10/10 (3b};andAQD'sResponsetoKAFB Il/19/10, {3c}

Direct Testimony

Draft Agenda

6. Reservation ofRights

ThisNoticeofIntent to Present Technical Testimony is based onthe Division's Petition.

The Division reserves the right to call any person to testify and to present any exhibit in response

to anothernotice ofintent orpublic comment filed in this matterorto any testimonyorexhibit

Notice ofIntentPage 3 of4

### offered at the public hearing. The Division also reserves the right to call any person as a rebuttal

witness and to present any exhibit in support thereof.

Environmental Health Scientist Air Quality Division Environmental Health Department One Civic Plaza, NW, Suite 3023 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103 (505) 768-2660



## CERTIFICATION

I hereby certifythat onJanuary 25, 2011, an original and nine copies ofthis Notice ofIntent to present technical testimony (NOI), with attached exhibits were delivered to the following person for filing.

Janice Wright Air Quality Control Board Liaison 

## I Hearing Clerk Environmental Health Department One Civic Plaza, NW, Room 3023 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103

And that onJanuary 25, 2011, a copy ofthis NOI with attached exhibits was sent to the Attorney for 

## the Board, Bill 

## Grantham, at the following**e-~nrn~w**



### Neal Butt Environmental Health Scientist Air Quality Division Environmental Health Department

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.4 NMAC, General Conformity



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. #2a-ABQ Journal Legal Ad (12-12-10), #2b-New Mexico Register Legal Ad (12-30-10), #2c-Legal Ad Sentto ListServe (12-10-10)

AQD Ex. #3a-Comments Received from EPA (10-7-10), #3b-Comments Received from KAFB (11-10-10), #3c-AQO's Response to KAFB (11-19-10)

AQO Ex

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AQD Ex

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## ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO COUNTY AIRQUALITY CONTROL BOARD :>



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## IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION TO AMEND 20.11.4 NMAC, 

## GENERAL CONFORMITY, AND INCORPORATE SAID AMENDMENTS INTO THE NE:W MEXICO STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FORAIRQUALITY(SIP) C

Air

## Quality Division, Environmental Health Department, CityofAlbuquerque, Petitioner AQCB PetitionNo. 2010-5 

## n 

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Petition to Amend 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity, 

## and Incorporate an Amended 20.11.4 NMAC into the New Mexico State Implementation Plan for Air Quality (SIP)

The Environmental Health Department of the City of Albuquerque, by and through the Air Quality Division (AQD), asks the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board (Air Board) for a hearing at which the Air Board will hear the Air QualityDivisions' request to adopt amendments to 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity,


## and submit said amendments to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a
revision to the SIP. This Petition includes a request for a hearing on these matters and permission to provide a court reporter and hearing officer for the hearing. As 

## grounds,

Petitioner statesthe following:

1. 

## The New Mexico Air Quality Control Act (Air Act), NMSA 1978, Sections

74-2-4 and 74-2-5.B(I) [1967 as amended through 2007] authorizes and requires the Air

Board to adopt, amend, or replace air quality regulations and to adopt air quality plans
(SIPs) under NMSA 1978, Section 74-2-5.B(2).

### 2. On 

### March 24, 2010, the EPA revised their General Conformity Rule, which

became effective on July 6, 2010 [FR Vol. 75, No. 64, 17254-79, 4/5/10]. 

## In response,
the Air Quality Division (AQD) of the City of Albuquerque's Environmental Health
Department, is proposing amendments to the current Air Quality Control Board regulation, 20.11.4 NMAC, 

## General Conformity in order to conform to these recent

federal rule changes.

General conformity is an important provision ofthe Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
(Act). Section 176(c) ofthe Act clearly illustrates the intent ofCongress with respect to
this program by explicitly requiring federal actions to conform to the applicable State Implementation Plan (SIP), and defines a conforming state action as onethat does not: I)

cause or contribute to a new violation of any health-based air quality standard in any

area; 2) increase the severity or frequency ofan existing violation ofany standard in any

area; or 3) delay timely attainment of any standard, required interim emission reduction

orother milestone in any area.

The intent ofthe Act's General Conformity provision is to encourage a process where

federal agencies would work with their counterparts at the state and local levels to

coordinate review of projects whose air quality impacts are real, but which do not fit neatly into the stationary source "box," where applicable processes and requirements are

more well-defined. Examples of covered actions include airport construction or expansion.

2

### 3. It

### is anticipated that the hearing will take approximately 1hour or less.

4. 

### The proposed Public Review Draft of20.11.4 NMAC, 

## General Conformity is

attached as Exhibit #1a.

CERTIFICATION 

### Respectfully submitted,

M;tfy u eonard Dl.reo or, Environmental Health Department CityofAlbuquerque OneCivic Plaza,NW, Room 3047 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103 (505) 768-1965

I hereby certify that a copy of this Petition to Amend 20.11.4 NMAC, 

## General Conformity, and Incorporate said amendments into the New Mexico State Implementation Plan for Air Quality (SIP), was delivered to the following person on November 19,2010.

JaniceWright Air Quality Control Board Liaison Environmental Health Department OneCivic Plaza, NW, Room 3023 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103

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### 55 56 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TITLE 20 CHAPTER 11 PART4 ALBUQUERQUE- BERNALILLOCOUNTY AIR QUALITY CONTROL BOAR;J> GENERAL CONFORMITY
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### 20.11.4.1 ISSUING AGENCY: Albuquerque- Bernalillo County AirQuality Control Board. P.e>. Box 1293, Albuquerque, NM 87103. Telephone: (505)[798 

### 2900] 768-260

### I. [12/16/94

...12/1/95; 20.11.4.1 NMAC**~** 

### Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.1.1, 10/1/02]

20.11.4.2 SCOPE: '1 

### [A.] The provisions of [this PaR] 20.11 .4 NMAC shall apply in all nonattainment and maintehance
areas ofand within Bernalillocounty.**~** 

### (' A. Prohibition: Pursuant to 40CFR93.150: 

### V {l) 

### No de.partment. agency or instrumentality ofthe federal government shall engage in, support in any way orprovide financial assistance for, license or permit, or approve any activity

## tMt does not conform to an aoolicable implementation plan or maintenance plan. (2) A federal agency must make a determination that a federal action conforms to the aoolicable implementationplan

### or maintenance plan in accordance with the requirements of20.11.4 NMAC before the action is taken. (3) 

### Reserved. (4) Notwithstanding 

### any provision of20.11.4 NMAC. a determination that an action is in conformance with the applicable implementation plan ormaintenanceplan does notexempt the action from any other requirements ofthe applicable implementation plan 

### ormaintenance 

### plap. the NEPA or the Clean

### Air Act (CAA).{20.ll.4.6.A-D NMAC} (5) Ifan action would result in emissions originating in more than one nonattainment or maintenance
area. the conformitymust be evaluated for each area separately. {4/5/lO 

### FRre: 40 CFR 93.150} B. Exempt: [This Part] 20.11.4 NMAC does not apply to sources within Bernalillo county, which
are located on Indian lands over which the Albuquerque

- Bernalillo county airquality control board lacks jurisdiction. [12116/94

...12/1/95; 20.11.4.2 NMAC**~** 

### Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.1.2, 10/1/02]

20.11.4.3 STATUTORYAUTHORITY: [This Patt]20.11.4 NMAC is adopted pursuant to the authority provided in the New Mexico Air Quality Control Act, NMSA 1978 74-2-4, 74-2-5.C; the Joint Air Quality Control BoardOrdinance, Bernalillo County Ordinance 94-5 4; and the Joint Air Quality Control Board Ordinance, Revised Ordinances ofAlbuquerque 1994 9-5-1-4. [12/16/94

...12/1/95; 20.11.4.3 NMAC**~** 

### Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.1.3, 1011/02]

20.11.4.4 DURATION: Permanent. [12/1/95; 20.11.4.4 NMAC**~** 

### Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.1.4, 10/1102]

20.11.4.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: December 

### 1, 1995, unless a later date is cited atthe end ofa section. [1211/95; 20.11.4.5 NMAC- 

### Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.1.5 & A, l0/1/02]

20.11.4.6 OBJECTIVE: [The e9jeetive efthis Part is] To implement Section I76(c) ofthe Clean AirAct (CAA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 7401 etseq.) and [Fegulatiennaaer

### 40 CFR ParOl 

### Subf)art W] the related requirements of23 U.S.C. 1 09(j), withrespect to the conformityof[geReFal feaeFal aetieas te the ltflfllieaele i1HJ3lementatien Jllan] transportation plans. programs, and projects which 

### are developed, funded. or approved bythe United States Department ofTransportation (DOT), and bymetropolitan planning organizations fMPOs) or other recipients offunds under Title 23 U.S.C. or the Federal Transit Laws (49 U.S.C. Chapter 53). This rule sets forth policy, criteria, and procedures for demonstrating and assuring conformity of[geHeflll fedeflll aetieHs] such activities**to[~]** 

### an applicable implementation plan developed pursuant to Section 110 and PartD ofthe CAA. {40 CFR 93.100} [Under these aHiherities: 

### A. Ne**de~ar@HeRt, ageRe~·**  

### er instmmeatalit-y eftlte feeeFal geYemmeRt 

### saall engage iR,**SQJ)~8Ft** 

### lR aay way er**~revide** 

### linaneial assistanee 

### fer, liseRBe erJleRBit, er**ltflflF8\~** 

### llRY**aeti\r.i~·,** 

### ·.vhieh dees 

### Bat eenferm te 

### aa**af)~lieaele im~lemeatatiea**  

### plaa.

20.11.4 NMAC KAA 

### I Stalutllshle• Public Review Draft Wi:IOJlQ 11119/10

### I B, A feBend ageaey fffiiSt malEe a Betefmiaatiaa tkat 

### a**fe~eral** 

### aetiea eeafaFmS te tke BflplieaBle 2 

### imf!lemeatatiea fllaa iR aeeeftianee witk the reEJ:airemeRt:s efthis sl!BfJaft Befere the aetiea is tal(eH. 

### 3 C.**~aBseetiaa** Q. 

### ef1Q.ll.1.ti**~~4t\C** 

### Bees aet iaehule federal aetiellS wHere either: 4 (1) 

### A**~latieaal** 

### Bavirenmeatal Peliey Aet (}lBPl\) 

### analysis was eefBfJleteB as evideaeed by a: 5 

### Ea) Yiaal eavireamestal assessment (HA); 6 

### EB) EavirenmeRtal iRlfJaet statemeat CElS), 

### er; 7 

### Ee) l"iadiag efaa sigaifieant imfJaet**CYO~JSI) ~twas**  

### Jlrepared f!rier ta JaRt:HlfY 31, 1991; 8 (2) OF: 9 

### Ea) Prier te JaRl:I:ElfY 31, 1991, aa BA was eammeaeeQ eraeaatFaet was a-..·;arQeQ ta Qel,relap tHe 10 

### speeiHe BH\iranmeatal aaalysis; 11 (b) SlifiieieHt eavifBam8RtaJ aaalysis is**eample~ei** 

### ByAfaFeh 1 §, 

### 1994 se 

### fRat tlie ieSSFal 12**ageae~·** 

### may BeteffRiRe that the feQeral aetiaa is iR**eeafeABi~·** 

### ·.vitA the SfleeiHe reEJ:l:liremeRts and tHe flt:UJ'B&es afthe 13**Bflt:~lieable** 

### state lmfllemeatatiaa Plaa (SIP) f:ll:lFSttant te tHe ageRey's aft'H:mative ebligatiea l:lREler seetiea l?(;(e) ef 14 tHe CleaR J\ir l'zet; aRB 15 (e) A wflttea deteRRinatiea ef**eeafeFHli~·**

### ueBer seetiea 17(;(e) efl:Re CA/\has BeeR made By 16 the federal ageaey respensiBle far tHe federal aetiea By**~fareh** 

### lj, 1991. 17 D, :t>let:vlithstandiag any previsiea efthis PaR, a detefmiRatiea that 8:11 

### aetiea is is eeafeRBaaee witH 18 

### the appliea81e iffil)lemeBtatiea fllan Sees aet enempt the aetiea frem aBy ether reEJ:l:liremeats efthe**at~fllieallle** 

### 19 ifll!llemeelalieel'laa, the**~leP/\,** 

### eF the CAA.] {moved to 20.11.4.2.A NMAC} 20 [12/16/94

...12/1/95; 20.11.4.6 NMAC- 

### Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.1.6, 10/1/02] 21 22 20.11.4.7 DEFINITIONS: Terms used but not defined in [Yiis Paft] 20.11.4 NMAC shall have the meaning 23 given them by the CAA and EPA's regulations, (40 CFRChapter 1), in that orderofpriority. In additionto the 24 defmitions in 20.11.4.7 NMAC the definitions in 20.11.1.7 NMAC applyunless there is a conflict between 25 

### defmitions, in which case the definition in [t8is Paft] 20.11.4 NMAC shall govern. 26 A.**~Affected** 

### federal land manager" means the federal agency or the federal official charged with 27 direct responsibility for management ofan area designated as Class Iunder the CAA (42 U.S.C. 7472) that is 28 located within I00 km 

### ofthe proposed federal action. 29 B. "Air agency" means the [AiF Pellllliee Cee!Fel bli,•isiee (A.°Cbl)] Air Quality Division CAODl of 30 the cityofAlbuquerque environmental health department (EHD). The EHD, or its successor agency or authority, as 31 represented bythe department director or his/her designee, is the lead airquality planning agency for the 32 Albuquerque

- Bernalillo county nonanainmentlmaintenance area. The EHD serves as staffto the Albuquerque

- 33 Bernalillo county (ABC) air quality control board (AQCB), also referred to as the ABC/AQCB, and is responsible 34 for implementing AQCB regulations. 35 C. "Applicability analysis" [meaas the eat:ly EJ:l:laatif.ieatiea anB evalaatiea Bw=ing the eeafermity 36 flreeess ''rbere yearly Efl:lB:Iltities efeFitet=ia flBll\ltBflts are ealel:llated te deteffflifte ifthe thresRelds ef19.11.4.11 

### 37**~~fAG** 

### aFe mel.] is the process ofdetermining ifa federal action must be supported by a conformity determination. 38 D.**~Applicable** 

### implementationplan"or "applicable stateimplementation plan"or "applicable 39 SIP" means the portion (orportions) ofthe SIP or mostrecent revision thereof, which has been approved under 40 Section 

### [.J-1.()] IIO(k) ofthe CAA, 

### [eF] a federal implementation plan (FIP) promulgated under Section IIO(c) ofthe 41 CAA [(feaeFal ifll!llemeetatieel'laa)], or a planpromulgated orapprovedpursuantto [Feg>tlaliees I'Fem•llgalea 42 

### .....!eF] Section 30l(d) ofthe CAA (tribal implementation plan orTIP) and which implements the relevant 43 requirements ofthe CAA. 44 E. "'Area-wide air quality [monitoring) modeling analysis" means an assessment on a scale 

### that 45 

### includes the entire nonanainment ormaintenance area [•Nhie8

..ses] using an air quality dispersion model or 46 photochemical grid model to determine the effects ofemissions on air quality_. for example. an assessment using 

### 47 EPA's community multiscale air quality (CMAOl modeling system. 48 F. "Cause or contribute to a new violation" means afederal action that: 

### 49 (I) Causes a new violation ofa national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) at a location in a 50 

### nonanainment ormaintenance area which would otherwise notbe in violation ofthe standard during the future 51 period in question ifthe federal action were not taken; or 52 

### (2) Contributes, in conjunction with other reasonably foreseeable actions, to a new violation ofa 53 NAAQS 

### at alocation in anonattainment or maintenance area in a manner that would increase the frequency or 54 

### severity ofthe new violation. 55 

### G. "'Caused by" 

### as used in the terms :_:directemissions:, and :,:indirect emissions: means emissions 56 

### that would not otherwise occur in the absence ofthe federal action.

20.11.4 NMAC iiPI.. / i•ahilulllu**~Review** 

### Draft 9/iJQ'lQ 11119/10 2

### I 

### 2 3 

### 4 5 6 7 8 

### 9 10 

### II 12 13 14 15 

### 16 17 

### 18 19 20 21 

### 22 23 24 

### 25 26 

### 27 28 

### 29 30 31 32 

### 33 34 35 

### 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 

### 44 45 

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### 47 48 49 

### 50 51 

### 52 53 54 55 

### H. "Confidentialbusiness information" or "CBI" means information that has been determined by
a federal agency. in accordance with its applicable regulations. to be a trade secret. orcommercial or financial information obtained from a person andprivileged orconfidential and 

### it is exempt from requireddisclosure under the Freedom oflnfonnation Act (5 

### U.S.C.552(b)(4\l. I. ••conformity 

### determination" means the evaluation (made after an aoolicabihtvanalysis is completed) that a federal action conforms to the anolicable implementationplan or maintenanceplan and meets the requirements of20.11.4 NMAC. 

### J.**~•conformity** 

### evaluation" means the entire process 

### from the applicabilitv

### analysis through the conformitydetermination that is used to demonstrate that the federal action conforms to the requirements of20.11.4 NMAC. K. ''Continuing program responsibiUty" means a federal agency has responsibility for emissions caused by: (1l Actions it takes itself; or (2) 

### Actions ofnon-federal entities that the federal agency. in exercising its normal programs and authorities. approves. funds. licenses orpermits. provided the agency can impose conditions on anyportion ofthe action that could affect the emissions. 

### L. "Continuous orogram to implement" means that the federal agency has started the action identified in the plan and does not stop the actions for more than an 18-month period. unless it candemonstrate that such a stoooage was included in the original plan. (H.(M.,**~criteria** 

### pollutant or standard" means anypollutant for which there is established a NAAQS at 40 CFR Part 

### 50. (L.JN. "Directemissions" means those emissions ofa criteriapollutant or its precursors that are caused
or initiated by the federal action andoriginate in a nonattainment or maintenance area and occur at the same time and place as the action and are reasonablyforeseeable. (.J.]O.**~Emergency"** 

### means a situation where extremely quick action on the part ofthe federal agencies involved is needed and where the timing ofsuch federal activities makes it impractical to meet the requirements of [1his 

### !'aft] 20.11.4 NMAC, such as natural disasters like hurricanes or earthquakes, civil disturbances such as terrorist acts, and military mobilizations such as assembling and organizing troops and materiel for the 

### defense ofa nation in time ofwar or national emergency. (.K.]P.**~Emissions** 

### budgets" are those portions ofthe applicable SIP's projected emissions inventories that describe the levels ofemissions (mobile, stationary, area, etc.) thatprovide for meeting reasonable further progress milestones, attainment, 

### [at'Kifet:] or maintenance for any criteria pollutant or its precursors. 0. "Emissionsinventorv" means a listing ofinformation on the location. tvoe ofsource. type and quantity ofpollutantemitted as well as otherparameters ofthe emissions. 

### [b]R.**~Emissions** 

### offsets" for purposes of 

### [2Q.ll.Ci] 20.11.4.158 NMAC are emissions reductions which are quantifiable, consistent with the applicable SIP attainment and reasonable further progress demonstrations, surplus to reductions required by, andcredited to, other applicable SIP provisions, enforceable at both the state and federal levels, andpermanent within the timeframe specified by the program. [M.]S.**~Emissions** 

### that a federal agency has a continuingprogram responsibility for" means emissions that are specifically causedby an agency carrying out its authorities, anddoes not include emissions that
occur due to subsequent activities, unless such activities are required by the federal agency. Where an agency, in performing its normalprogram responsibilities, takes actions itselfor imposes conditions that result in air pollutant emissions by a non-federal entity taking subsequentactions, such emissions are covered by the meaning ofa continuing programresponsibility. [l'!.]T.**~Federal** 

### action" means any activity engaged in by a department, agency, orinstrumentality of the federal government, or any activitythat a department, agency or instrumentality ofthe federal government supports in any way, provides financial assistance for, licenses, permits, or approves, other than activities related to transportation plans, programs, and projects developed, funded, orapproved underTitle 23 U.S.C. or the federal Transit Act (49 U.S.C. 1601 

### etseq.). Where the federal action is a permit, license, or other approval for some aspect ofa non-federal undertaking, the relevant activity is the part, portion, orphase or the non-federal undertaking that requires the federal permit, license, or approval. [O.]U.**~Federal** 

### agency" means a federal department, agency, or instrumentalityofthe federal government. 

### (.Jl.]V.**~Increase** 

### the frequency or severity ofany existing violation ofany standardin any area"
means to cause a nonattainment area to exceed a standard more often or to cause a violation at a greater

20.11.4 NMAC**~p** 

### •**'~talii!k&llli!rl~J..h.W!** 

### Review Draft O'lQ'lQ 11/19/10 

### 3

### 1 concentration than previously existed**[i~~Mlief]** 

### or would otherwise existduring the future period 

### in question, ifthe 2 project were not implemented. 

### 3 [Q.[W. "Indirectemissions" 4 

## ill means those emissions ofa criteria pollutant orits precursors: 

### [tl!atf] 5 

### [fB] 

## ill that are caused or initiated by the federal action [eHt may aeeiH' later ia lime aail/ar may be 6 faRBer remaveB ia Sistaa.se Hem the astian itselflntt] and originate in the same nonattainment or maintenance area 7 but occur at a different time or place as the action; 

### 8 .(hl 

### that are [!!Iii!] 

### reasonably foreseeable; 

### [aBEl] 9**[~]** 

## 1£1 that the [federal] agency can practicably control; and 

### 10 

### [will maiatais 

### seatrel B\'BF 

### due tea seatiallisg J3Fegram 

### resJ3eRsiBility eftRe 

### federal**agene~·** 

### ieehulisg, 

### 8H:t set 

### 11 limited te: 

### 12 (a) traiiie as er te, er 

### stimu:lated by, 

### aJ3FBfJBsed faeilifj· w.ftieft is related te itu1reases er ather 13 ehanges is the seale er timiag efeJ3eFatieas efsueR faeiliey: 

### 14 (B) emissiens 

### related te the aetivikes efemple)

### ees afeeat:FaetefS er**~Beral** Blllflleyees 

### sueR as 15 empleyee weFlE B=i13s; 

### 16 (e) 

### emissiens 

### related ta emJ:llayee 6BR11Bl:lting anEl similar J:lragFams ta iRGrease average 17 B66l:IJ3B:R6Y impesed an all emJ:lleyers afa 6ertaiR size in the leGality; 18 (8) eRHssiaas related ta the 1:1se affe8eFal fa6ilities Hnder lease ar temftaraf)' peRHit; 19 (e) emissieM related ta the a6tivities ef6BRtFa6ters ar leasehel8ers that ma:,· Be addf"essed By 20 f'revisians tHat are l:lsl:la:l aa8 61:l8tamary fer 6eRtra6ts er leases ar witbia the s6ape ef6eBtra6ftlal prate6tiea eftRe 21 interests aftRe UaiteEl States; aad 

### 22 

### (B fugiti,•e i!Hst !ramdirt Faails ar aislllreed sail.] 23 (d) for which the agency has continuing program responsibility. 24 (2) For the pumoses ofthis definition. even ifa federal licensing. rulemaking or other approving 25 action is a required initial step for a subsequent activitv that causes emissions such initial steps do not mean that a 26 federal agency can practically control any resulting emissions. ' 

### 27 [lb[X. "Local air quality modeling analysis" means an assessment oflocalized impacts on a scale 28 smaller than the entire nonattainment or maintenance area, including, for example, congested 

### [raaElway iaterseGtians 

### 29 aad highways ar traasit termi&als] roadways on a federal facility. which uses an air quality dispersion model....kb 30 industrial source complex model or emission and dispersion model system). to determine the effects ofemissions on 

### 31 air quality. 32 [S..JY. "Maintenance area" means an area that was designated as nonattainment and has been re

### 33 designated in 40 CFR Part 81 to attainment. meeting the provisions ofSection 107(d)(3)(El ofthe CAA and has 34 [with] a maintenance plan approved under Section 175A ofthe CAA. 35 [l'.[Z. 

### "Maintenanceplan"means a revision to the applicable SIP, meeting the requirements ofSection 36 175A ofthe CAA 37 [ti.)AA. "Metropolitanplanning organization"!!!: "MPO" [is that**argaai~atiao** 

### aesigaatea as eeiag 38**resf3ens~le, tege~er**  

### v.'it.R tRe state, fer 6BBEIH6tiag the 6aRtiRl:liRg, 6BBf'BFatiYe, and GampreheesiYe plar.-Bing**~** 

### 39 HAder 2J U.S.C. IJ4 all<i 49 U.S.C. 16Q7] 

### means the policyboard ofan organization created as a result ofthe 40 designation process in 23 U.S.C. 134(d). 41 [¥.)BB. "Milestone" has the meaning given in Sections 182(g)(l) and 189(c)(l) ofthe CAA. A milestone 42 consists ofan emissions level and date on which it is required to be achieved. 43 CC. "Mitigation measure" means any method ofreducing emissions ofthe pollutant or its precursor 

### 44 taken atthe location ofthe federal action and used to reduce the impact ofthe emissions ofthat pollutantcaused by 45 the action. 46 [W.)DD. "Nationalambient air quality standards"!!!: "NAAQS" are those standards 47 established pursuant to Section 109 ofthe CAA and include standards for carbon monoxide (CO), lead (Pb), 48 nitrogen dioxide (N02), 

### ozone, particulate matter (PM 10

### and PM;u). and sulfur dioxide (S02). 

### 49**[~]EE.** 

### "NEPA" is the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 50 [¥.)FF. "Nonattainment Area"

## m:.**~'NAA"** means an area designated as nonattainment under Section I 07 

### 51 ofthe CAA and described 

### in 40 CFR Part 81. 52 [;&[GG. "Precursorsofa criteriapollutant" are: 53 (1) for ozone, nitrogen oxides (NOx). unless an area is exempted from NOx requirements under 54 Section 182(!) ofthe CAA, and volatile orgartic compounds (VOC); and 55 (2) for PM 10, 

### those pollutants described inthe PM 10 

### nonattainment area applicable SIP as significant 56 contributors to the PM 10 

### levels.

20.11.4 NMAC**~P** t :' 

### f!talulullllilr

### fll.bJ.k Review Draft 0()0 110 11/19{10 4

### I (3) 

### ForPM:u; 2 (a) Sulfurdioxide (S01) in all PM;u nonattainment and maintenance areas. 3 (b) nitrogen 

### oxides in all**PM .~**  

### nonattainment and maintenance areas unless both the 4 department and EPAdetermine that it is not a significant precursor. and 

### 5 (c) volatile organic compounds IVOC) and ammonia !NHl)only in PM;u nonattainmentor 6 

### maintenance areas where either the denartment or EPAdetermines that they are significant precursors. · 

### 7 [AA.)HH. "Reasonably foreseeable emissions" are projected future direct and indirect emissions 8 that are identified at the time the conformity determination is made; the location ofsuch emissions is known and the 9 emissions are quantifiable, as described and documented by the federal agency based on its own information and I

### 0 afterreviewing any information presented to the federal agency. II [B&]H. "Regional water [l!fld.lef] 

### orwastewater projects" include construction, operation, and 12 maintenance ofwateror wastewaterconveyances, wateror wastewater treatment 

### facilities, and water storage 13 reservoirs, 

### which affect a large portion ofa nonattainment or maintenance area. 14**(~]JJ.** 

### "Regionally significant action" means a federal action for which the direct and indirect 15 emissions ofanypollutant represent 10 percentor more ofa nonattainment or maintenance area 1

### s emissions 16 inventory for that pollutant. 17 KK. "Restrictedinformation" means information that is privileged or that 

### is otherwise protected from 18 

### disclosure pursuant to applicable statutes. executive orders. orregulations. Such information includes. but is not 19 

### limited to: Classified national securitv information.protected critical infrastructure information. sensitive security 20 information. and proprietarybusiness information. 21 I,L, "Smoke Management Program" or "SMP"

### establishes a basjc framework ofprocedwes and 22 reauirements for managing smoke from fires that are managed for resource bepefits The pumoses ofSMPs are to 23 

### mitigate the nuisance and public safetyhazards (e 

### g on roadways and at aimorts) posedby smoke intrusions into 24 

### populated areas; to preyentdeterioration ofajr gualitv andNMOS 

### violations; and to address visibility

### impacts in 25 

### mandatoryClass I Federal 

### areas in accordance with the 

### regional haze rules {EPA's

### InterimAir QualityPolicy on 26 

### WildlandandPrescribedFires) 27 MM. "Take or start the federal action" means the date that the federal agency signs orapproves the 28 

### permit. license. grant orcontract or otherwise physically begins the federal action that requires a conformity 29 evaluation under 20.11.4 NMAC. 30 [DD.)NN. "Total ofdirect and indirect emissions" means the sum ofdirect and indirect emissions 

### 31 increases and decreases caused by the federal action (i.e., the

..net" emissions considering all direct and indirect 32 emissions). The portionofemissions which are exempt orpresumed to conform under Subsections C, D, [ef] E, or 33 

## .E of[2Q.llA.l2]20.11.4.153 NMAC are not included in the "total ofdirect and indirect emissions." The "total of 34 

### direct and indirect emissions" includes emissions ofcriteria pollutants and emissions ofprecursors ofcriteria 35 

### pollutants. [THe segmeat8tiea efprejeets fer**ee~Rni.ty** analyses wHen emissieas are feasaaatlly feteseeable is set 36 fJBFRli1:4:e8 bythis regulatiea. [a fRBRy eases, the evemll set afaetivities tlessribeel withia 8R ealireameRt8l 3 7 ElaeufReRt (e.g. eavitanmeatal assessmeat, ewliraflHleatal imtJast**statefReBt~,** 8 masterfJlBR, site fll8R, lanel er faeility 38 HUHlagemetH: tJlaa, ar similHpl8:RBiag Elaeameat will eanstintte the 8etiaa(!ij te 8e ev8lii8teel. Vtlhere phasiag is 39 antieitJate8, analyses Hlay oeeEI ta ev8liiate lEey lagieal steps is the ifRfJlefReRtatiaa aftfte fJFBjeet erprepesal.] {40 

### 40 CFR 93.152) 

### 41 00. "Tribalimplementation plan" or "TIP"means a plan to implement the national ambient air 42 gualitv standards adopted and submitted by a federally recognized indian tribal governmentdetermined to be 43 eligible under40 CFR49.9 and the plan has been approvedbythe EPA. {4/5/10 FR re: 40 CFR 93.152) 44 [12/16/94

...12/1/95; 20.11.4.7 NMAC- 

### Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.1.7, 10/1/02] 45 46 20.11.4.8 VARIANCES: [Reserved] 47 [12/1/95; 20.11.4.8 NMAC- 

### Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.1.8, 10/1/02] 48 49 20.11.4.9 SAVINGS CLAUSE: Any amendment to 20.11.4 NMAC, which is filed, with the state records 

### 50 center shall not affect actions pending for violation ofa cityorcountyordinance[, Air Q"ality Geotrel8eanl 51 Reg,.Jatieo**4~,** 

### erPart Q4] or 20.11.4 NMAC. Prosecution for a violation under priorregulation wording shall be 

### 52 governed and prosecuted under the statute, ordinance, part, orregulation section in effect at the time the violation 53 was committed. 54 [12/16/94

...12/1/95; 20.11.4.9 NMAC- 

### Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.1.9, 10/1/02] 

### 55

20.11.4 NMAC I:P

### t**'~taltollaltlorl..u.b.lk** 

### Review Draft 0'10 1

### 10 11/19/10 

### 5

### I 20.11.4.10 SEVERABILITY: Ifany section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or word of[litis !>aFt] 20.11.4 2 NMAC is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court, the decision shall not affect 3 the validity ofremaining provisions of[this Pafl] 20.11.4 NMAC. 4 [12/16/94

.. .1211195; 

### 20.11.4.10 NMAC- Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.1.10, 10/1/02] 

### 5 6 

### 20.11.4.11 DOCUMENTS: Documents incorporated and cited in [!his llafl] 20.11.4 NMAC may be viewed 7 at the Albuquerque Environmental Health Department, 400 Marquette Ave. NW, Albuquerque, NM. 8 [12/1/95;20.11.4.11 NMAC-Rn,20NMAC 11.04.1.11 &A, 10/1/02] 9 10 

### 20.11.4.12 to 

### 20.11.4.152 [Reserved] II 

### 12 

### [lo.tM,U]20.11.4.153 ]llETERl\UNATIONS FORCONFORMITY] APPLICABILITY ANALYSIS: 13 {4/5/10 FR re: 40 CFR 93.153(a)} 14 A. Confonnity determinations for federal actions related to transportation plans, programs, and 15 

### projects developed, funded, or approved underTitle 23 U.S.C. or [IRe foaera1 TF<IflBitAst (19 U.S.C. 1MH ol SOl}.)] 16 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 (12/8/08 FR Proposed Rule re: 40 CFR 93.153(a)} must meet the procedures and criteria of 17 [2Q.1l.J 

### NMAC HWitlifJ9I'Iatien b'8F,'o...,itj·] 

### 40 CFR Part 51, SubpartT, in lieu ofthe procedures set forth in [tltis 18 Part]20.11.4NMAC. {40CFR93.153(a)} 19 B. 

### For federal actions not covered by Subsection A, 

### of[2Q.1 1.4. 12]20. 11.4.153 NMAC, a 20 confonnitydetermination is required for each criteria pollutantorprecursor where the total ofdirect and indirect 

### 21 emissions in a nonattainment or maintenance area 

### caused 

### by a federal action would equal or exceed any ofthe rates 22 in Paragraph (l) or (2) ofSubsection 

### B, of[2Q. 11.4. 12] 20.11.4.153 NMAC. [An**·~~1isal!ilil:l'** 

### aRalysis sltalll!e 

### 23 l;lseS ta deteffll:iae ifaa aetiea meela these thfeshelBs fer aetiens,**·~.<BieR** 

### are nat atherwise eKetBf!teEl. 

### IR Hie e··eat the 24 re'l>lirOB>ORIS efiB Parag<af!R (l) aaa (2), efSul!sestieB 

### B, af2<l.l 1.1 '12**~fMAC** 

### are 881

### met, a**··~1oto** 

### saafaff8ity 

### 25 SeteABiaatiee will aetBe aeeessary. J'zgeseies 

### IH'e aeveRheless eaea\ifaged ta eaarGiaate with the ai£**ageae~·** 

### ElHriBg 26 tRe**8flpliea9ilit~/** 

### analysis phase, t!Sf!eeially wftee fiFBfiBSed ae"eas are liltely te pred1:1:ee meaniagfullevels ef 27 

### pellYliea ev-eR tfleygh the ameHat ealsulateS 

### marBe Bela\v the ideatiHeEl thnshel8s. Awareeess By 

### the air ageaey 28 eftlto maay aetiafl!l bolaw tlto lllroslte1as will 

### assist lito air agoasy ill

### e•iorall**~lilfHiiag** 

### offarts (o.g. omissiaR 29 ia•ioHterios).] {l/8/08 FRProposed Rule re: 40 CFR93.153(b)} 30 (I) For purposes ofSubsection 

### B, of[2<l.ll.1.12]20.11.4.153 NMAC, the following rates apply in 31 nonattainment areas: {4/5/10 FRre: 40 CFR 93. l53(b)(l)}



### 20.11.4 NMAC 

### KPJ**'~talil!llBhle•** 

### l.u.hl.it Review Draft**9~Q'1Q** 

### 11119/10 6

### Criteria Pollutant or Rate (Tons/Year) Precursor ji'IQNA:n:,,.II'IMENl' AREAS 

### Ozone (VOC's or NOx): Serious NAA's 50 Severe NAA's 

### 25 Extreme NAA's 10 Other ozone NAA's outside 100
an ozone transport region [Margiaal aHS mederate] 

### Other ozone NAA's inside
an ozone transport region: 

# voc 50 NO, 100 Carbon monoxide: 

### All NAA's 100 S02

### orN02: 

### All NAA's 100 PM 10: 

### Moderate NAA's 100 Serious NAA's 

### 70 PM2.5: Direct emissions 

### 100 

# so_, 100 NO• (unless determined not 100 to be significantprecursors) VOC orammonia (if 100 

### detennined to be significant orecursors) Pb: All NAA's 25 I 

### 2 (2) For the purposes ofSubsection B, of[2G.ll.4.12] 20.11.4.153 NMAC, the following rates apply 3 in maintenance areas: (40 CFR 93.153(b)(2))

20.11.4 NMAC I»Ptt**'~t&lii!hHlller.l!u.bJ.it** Review Draft OQQ'lQ 11/19/10 7

### Criteria Pollutant or Rate (Tons/Year) 

### Precursor**ll\iJ,~t-.~:~:,:KNl.t** 

### __**~c;;~** 

### AREAS Ozone (NO, S02

### or N02): 

### All maintenance areas 

### \00 Ozone (VOC's): 

### Maintenance areas inside an 50


### ozone transport region 

### Maintenance areas outside 100
an ozone transport region Carbon monoxide: 

### All maintenance areas 

### 100 PM 10: 

### All maintenance areas 

### \00 PM2.5: Direct emissions 

### 100 

## so, 100 NO, (ll!lless determined not \00 to be significant !lrecursors) VOC or ammonia (if 100 

### determined to be significant orecursors) Pb: 

### All maintenance areas 25 

### I 2 

### 3 

# c. The requirements of [this P8H] 20.11.4 NMAC shaU not apply to the following federal

4 (I) actions where the total ofdirect and indirect emissions are below the emissions levels specified in 

### 5 Subsection B, of[2Q.ll.4.12]20.11.4.153 NMAC. 

### 6 (2) the following actions which would result in no emissions increase or an increase in emissions that 7 

### is clearly de minimis: 

### 8 (a) Judicial and legislative proceedings. 9 (b) Continuing and recurring activities such as permit renewals where activities conducted will 

### I0 be similar in scope and operation to activities currentlybeing conducted. II (c) Rulemaking and policy development and issuance. 12 (d) Routine maintenance and repair activities including repair and maintenance of 

### 13 administrative sites, 

### roads, trails, and facilities. 14 (e) Civil and criminal enforcement activities, such as investigations, audits, inspections, 15 examinations, prosecutions, and the training oflaw enforcement personnel. 16 (f) 

### Administrative actions such as personnel actions, organizational changes, debt management 17 or collection, cash management, internal agency audits, program budgetproposals, and matters relating to the 18 administration and collection oftaxes, duties and fees. 19 (g) The routine, recurring transportation of [HHltofial] materiel and personnel. 20 (h) Routine movement ofmobile assets, such as ships and aircraft, in home port reassignments 21 and stations (when no new support facilities orpersonnel are requrred) to perform as operational groups 

### [aR<IIef] or 22 for repair oroverhaul. 23 (i) Maintenance dredging and debris disposal where no newdepths arerequired, applicable 24 permits are secured, and disposal will be at an approved disposal site. 25 (j) 

### Actions, such as the following, withrespect to existing structures, properties, facilities and 26 lands where future activities conducted will be similar in scope and operation to activities currently being conducted 27 at the existing structures, properties, facilities, and lands; for example, relocation ofpersonnel, disposition of 28 federally-owned existing structures, properties, facilities, and lands, rent subsidies, operation and maintenance cost 

### 29 subsidies, the exercise ofreceivership or conservatorship authority, assistance in purchasing structures, and the 30 production ofcoins andcurrency.

20.11.4 NMAC 

### KllA**'S~&Jisll**

### ahhr**~Review** 

### Draft 0/lQ'lQ 11/19/10 8

### I (k) The granting ofleases, licenses such as for exports and trade, permits, and easements where 2 activities 

### conducted will be similar in scope and operation to activities currently being conducted. 3 (I) Planning, studies, and provision oftechnical assistance. 4 (m) Routine operation offacilities, mobile assets and equipment. 5 

### (n) Transfers ofownership, interests, and titles in land, facilities, and real and personal 6 properties, regardless ofthe form ormethod ofthe transfer. 

### 7 (o) 

### The designation ofempowerment zones, enterprise communities, or viticultural areas. 8 (p) Actions by any ofthe federal banking agencies orthe federal Reserve Banks, including 9 actions regarding charters, applications, notices, licenses, the supervision or examination ofdepository institutions 10 or depository institution holding companies, access to the discount window, or the provision offinancial services to II banking organizationsorto any department, agency orinstrumentality ofthe United States. 12 (q) Actions by the board ofgovernors ofthe federal reserve system or any federal reserve bank 13 to effect monetary orexchange rate policy. 14 (r) Actions that implement a foreign affairs function ofthe United States. 15 (s) Actions (orportions thereof) associated with transfers ofland, facilities, title, and real 16 properties through an enforceable contractorlease agreement where the delivery ofthe deed is required to occur 17 promptly after a specific, reasonable condition is met, such as promptly after the land is certified as meeting the 18 requirements ofthe Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and 19 where the federal agency does not retain continuing authority to control emissions associated 

### with the lands, 

### 20 facilities, title, orreal properties. 21 (t) Transfers ofreal property, including land, facilities, and related personal property from a 22 federal eniity to another federal entity and assignments ofreal property, including land, facilities, and related 23 personal property from a federal entity, to another federal entity for subsequent deeding to eligible applicants. 24 (u) Actions by the departmentofthe treasury to effect fiscal policy and to exercise the 

### 25 borrowing authority ofthe United States. 26 

### (v) 

### Air traffic control activities and adooting approach. departure and enroute procedures for 

### 27 aircraft operations above the mixing height specified in the applicable SIP orTIP. Where the applicable SIP or TIP 28 does not specify a mixing height. the federal agencycan use the 3.000 feet above ground level as a default mixing 29 height. unless the agency demonstrates that use ofa different mixing height is appropriate because the change in 

### 30 emissions atand above that height caused bythe federal action is 

### de minimis. { 4/5110 FR re: 40 CFR 93.153} 31 (3) Actions where the emissions are not reasonably foreseeable, such as the following: 32 (a) Initial outercontinental shelflease sales which are made on a broad scale and are followed 33 byexploration and developmentplans on a project level. 34 (b) Electric power marketing activities that involve the acquisition, sale and transmission of 

### 35 electric energy. 36 (4) Actions which implement a decision to conductor carry outa conforming program such as 37 prescribed burning actions which are consistent with a conforming ]and management plan. 

### 38 D. 

### Notwithstanding the otherrequirements of[!IUs POFt]20.11.4 NMAC, a conformity determination 39 is notrequired for the following federal actions (orportion thereof): 40 (I) The portion ofan action that includes majororminornew or modified stationary sources that 41 require a permit underthe new source review (NSR) program (Section 110(a)(2)(c) and Section 173 ofthe CAA) or 42 the prevention ofsignificant deterioration (PSD) program (Title I, 

### Part C ofthe CAA). 43 (2) Actions in response to emergencies [ersamm.l disasters sHell as hl:iffieanes, e&RHI:}1:l8lces, ete.,] 

### 44 which are typically commencedon the orderofhours ordays afterthe emergency [er disaster] and, ifapplicable, 

### 45 which meet the requirements ofSubsection E, of[2Q.IIA

### .12] 

### 20.11.4.153 NMAC. 46 (3) Research, investigations, studies, demonstrations, ortraining (otherthan those exempted under 47 Paragraph (2), ofSubsection C of[2Q.II.4.12] 

### 20.11.4.153 NMAC), where no environmental detriment is incurred 48 

### [aOOier] or, the particular action furthers air quality research, as detemtined by the air agencyprimarily responsible 49 for the applicable SIP. 

### 50 (4) Alteration and additions ofexisting structures as specifically required by new orexisting 51 applicable environmental legislation orenvironmental regulations (e.g., hush houses for aircraftengines and 52 scrubbers for air emissions). 

### 53 (5) Direct entissions from remedial and removal actions carried out under the Comprehensive 

### 54 Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and associated regulations to the extent such 

### 55 emissions either comply with the substantive requirements ofthe PSD/NSRpemtitting program or are exempted

20.11.4 

### NMAC**~p** '-: 1**~taluhslllsr** Pnhlje 

### Review Draft t)Q0 11Q 

### 11/19/10 9

### I froin otherenvironmental regulation under the provisions ofCERCLA and applicable regulations issued under 2 CERCLA. {4/5/10 FR re: 40 CFR 93.153(d)(l)} 

### 3 E. Federal actions which are part 

### ofacontinuing response to an emergency or disaster under 4 Paragraph (2), ofSubsection D. 

### of[2().11.4.12] 20.11.4.153 NMAC and which are to be taken more than [8] six 5 months after the commencement ofthe response to the emergency ordisaster under Paragraph (2), ofSubsection D. 

### 6 of[2Q.ll.4.12]20.11.4.153 NMAC are exempt from the requirements ofthis regulation only if: 7 (I) the federal agency taking the actions makes a written determination that, for a specified period not 8 to exceed an additional 6 months, it is impractical to prepare the confonnity analyses which would otherwise be 9 required and the actions cannotbe delayed due to overriding concerns for public health and welfare, national I

### 0 security interests and foreign policy commitments, or II 

### (2) for actions which are to be taken after those actionscoveredby Paragraph (I), 

### ofSubsection E. of 12 [2().11.4.12] 20.11.4.153 NMAC, the federal agency makes a new detennination as provided in Paragraph (I), 

### of 13 Subsection E. of[2().11.4.12] 20.11.4.153 NMAC and: 14 lil Provides a draft cooyofthe written determinations required to affected EPA regional 15 officelsl. the affected state!sl orairpollution control agencies. and any federal recognized indian tribal government 

### 16 

### in 

### the nonattainment or maintenance area. Those organizations must

### be allowed 15 days from the beginning ofthe 

### 17 extension 

### period to comment on the draft determination: and 18 Iii) Within 30 days after making the detennination. publish a notice ofthe determination by 

### 19 placing aprominent advertisement in adai1y 

### newspaper ofgeneral circulation in the area affected by 

### the action. 20 (3) 

### Ifadditional actions are necessary in response to an emergency or disaster under Paragraph (2). of 21 Subsection D 

### of20.11.4.153 NMAC beyond the specified time oeriod in Paragraph 12). ofSubsection E of 22 20.11.4.153 NMAC. a federal agency can make a new written determination asdescribed in Paragraph 121. of 23 Subsection E of20.11.4.153 NMAC for as many 6-month periods as needed. but in no case shall this exemption 

### 24 extend beyond three 6-month periods except where an agency: 25 lil provides information to EPA and the state or tribe stating that the conditions that gave rise 

### 26 to the emergency exemption continue to exist and how such conditions effectively prevent the agency from 27 conducting aconformity evaluation. 28 (ii) Reserved. {4/5/10 FR re: 40 CFR 93.153(e)(2)} 29 F. 

### Notwithstanding other requirements of[lhisPaFI]20.11.4 NMAC, actions specified by individual 30 federal agencies that have met the criteria set forth in either**[PIH'l>gFa~h** 

### (I) •• (2),] Paragraphs(]) 121 or (3) 

### of 31 Subsection G. 

### of[2Q.ll.4.12]20.11.4.153 NMAC and the procedures set forth in Subsection H 

### of[2Q.ll.U2] 32 20.11.4.153 NMAC are "presumed to conform", except as provided in Subsection Jof[2Q.l1.4.12] 20.11.4.153 33 NMAC. Actions specified by individual federal agencies as "presumed

### to conform" may not be used in 

### 34 combination with one another when the total direct and indirect emissions from the combination ofactions would 35 equal or exceed any ofthe rates specified in Paragraphs (I) 

### orl2l ofSubsection B 

### of20.11.4.153 NMAC. {4/5/10 36 FR re: 40 CFR93.153(!)} 3

### 7 G. The federal agency must meet the criteria for establishing activities that are "presumed to 38 conform" by fulfilling the requirements set forth in either [PaFag""''h (I) 

### aF (2), afs..esoeliaa A, 

### af2().11.4 .12 39 NMAG] 

### Paragraphs Ill. 12), or 131 ofSubsection G 

### of20.11.4.153 NMAC: 40 (1) The federal agency must clearlydemonstrate using methods consistent with 20.11.4 NMAC that 41 the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the type ofactivities which would be presumed to conform would not: 42 (a) cause orcontribute to any new violation ofany standard in any area; 43 (b) interfere with provisions in the applicable SIP for maintenance ofany standard; 44 (c) increase the frequency orseverity ofany existing violation ofany standard in any area; or 45 (d) delay timely attainment ofany standardor any required interim emission reductions or 46 other milestones in any area including, where applicable, emission levels specified in the applicable SIP for 4

### 7 purposes of: 48 (i) a demonstration ofreasonable further progress; 49 (ii) a demonstration ofattainment; or 50 (iii) a maintenance plan; or 51 (2) The federal agency must provide documentation that the total ofdirect and indirectemissions 52 from such future actions would be below the emission rates for a conformity determination that are established in 53 Subsection B, 

### of[2().11.4.12]20.11.4.153 NMAC, based, for example, on similar actions taken over recent years. 54 13) The federal agency must clearlydemonstrate that the emissions from the tvoe orcategoryof 

### 55 actions and the amount ofemissions from the action are included in the applicable SIP or maintenance plan and the 56 state. local or tribal air quality agencies responsible for the SIP(s) or TIPfsl provide written concurrence that the

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### NMAC 

### KP t 

### 'it:alulut1hr

### l!u.b.lit Review Draft P/aQ/lQ 

### 11/19/10 10

### l emissions from the actions along with all other expected emissions in the area will not exceed the emission budget in 

### 2 the SIP. {4/5/10 FR re: 40 CFR 93.153(g)} 3 H. In addition to meeting the criteria for establishing exemptions set forth 

## i!! Paragraphs (I) [

### <>f] (2) 4 or (3), 

### ofSubsection G, 

### of[2Q.II.4.12]20.ll.4.153 NMAC, the following procedures must also be complied with to 5 presume that activities will confonn: 

### 6 (I) the federal agency must identify through publication in the federal register its list ofproposed 7 activities that are "presumed to conform" and the basis for the presumptions; the notice must clearly identify the 8 type and size ofthe action that would be "presumed to conform" and orovide criteria for determining ifthe type and 9 size action qualifies it for the presumption: 

### 10 (2) the federal agency must notify the EPA region VI office, [the aiF ageosy] 

### state, local and tribal air 11 agencies, and, where applicable, the agency designated under Section 174 ofthe CAA and the MPO and provide at 12 least 30 days for the public to comment onthe list ofproposed activities "presumed to conform"; Ifthe "presumed 13 to conform" action has regional or national application (e.g
.. the action will cause emission increases in excess ofthe 

### 14 de minimis 

### levels identified in Subsection B 

### of20.ll.4.153NMAC in more than one ofEPA's Regions), the federal 15 agency. as an alternative to sending it to the EPARegion VI Office. can send the draft conformity determination to 

### 16 U.S. EPA, Otlice ofAir QualityPlanning and Standards (OAOPSJ: 17 (3) the federal agency must document its response to all the commentsreceived and make the 18 comments, response, and final listofactivities available to the public upon request; and 19 (4) the federal agency must publish the final list ofsuch activities in the federal register. {4/5/10 FR 20 re: 40 CFR 93.153(h)} 

### 21 I.**[~Jetwitbstanding** 

### the ather**re~ifemen~** 

### af29.1.4**~~fAG,** 

### wHea tHe tatal efdirest and iaEiifest 22 emissiaas efaRy**~elh1taRt** 

### ffem a federal aetiaa Bees net BEJ:ual er exseed the Fates Sf'BSif.ieB ia SuhsestieR 8, ef 23 29.11.4.12**~~fAG,** 

### 81:1t**re~reseRts** 

### 19**~erseRt** 

### er mere efaaenattair..meat er IBaiRteaanse area's tetal emissieRs ef 24 

### that**~ellul&Rt,** 

### tHe astiea is Bef.iReEi as aregienally signif.ieant astiea and the**retfl:lifemen~** 

### af29.11.4.fi**~~fA.C** 

### aaEi 25 

### SeetiaRB 29.11.4.14 thre1:1gh 29.11.4.19**~~fA.C** 

### sHall**a~~ly** 

### fer tile 

### MEiera1 aetiaa.] Emissions from the following 26 actions are ..presumed to conform": 

### 27 (I) 

### Actions at installations with facility-wide emission budgets meeting the requirements in§ 93.161 28 provided that the state or tribe has included the emission budget in the EPA-approved SIP or maintenance olan and 29 the emissions from the action along with all other emissions from the installation will not exceed the facility-wide 30 emission budget. 31 (2) Prescribed fires conducted in accordance with a smoke management program (SMPJ which meets 32 the requirements ofEPA'sInterimAirQualityPolicy on WildlandandPrescribedFires 

### or, an equivalent 33 replacement EPA policy. 34 (3) Emissions for actions that the state or tribe identifies in the EPA approved SIP orTIP 

### as 35 "presumed to conform". {4/5/10 FRre: 40 CFR93.153(i)} 

### 36 J. 

### ['.llhere 8ft

### astian etBerwise fJFBSl:liHeEi ta eeafeRRuREier Su8seetiaa F 

### af29.11.4.12**~J~f:ft:C** 

### is a 37 regienally sigtHHeaat aetieR ar dees Ret iB 

### fast meet eRe aft8e sriteria 

### itt PamgrapB (1), afSuBsestiea G. af 38 29.11.4.12**~~fAG,** 

### tHat aetiea sHall aet Be fJFBS1:lmeEi te senfeFHl aaE:i the retf1:1iremeats ef2Q.11.4**.~ ~~fAG**  

### aaEi 39 Seelians 

### 2Q.II.4.14 lhfa

.. gk 

### 2Q.II.4.19**~1MA.C** 

### shall 

### lll'f'IY fer Ike feeeFOI asliao.] 

### 40 Even though an action would otherwise be "presumed to conform" under Subsection For I, 

### of20.11.4.153 NMAC. 41 an action shall not be "presumed to conform" and the requirements of§40 CFR93.151, Subsection A 

### of20.11.4.2 42 NMAC, Sections 13 through 19 and Sections 21 through 23 of20.11.4 NMAC shall apply to the action ifEPA or a 43 third party shows that the action would: 44 (I

### l cause orcontribute to any new violation ofany standard in any area; 45 (2) interfere with provisions in the applicable SIP or TIP 

### for maintenance ofany standard; 46 (3) 

### increase the frequency or severity ofany existing violation ofany standard in any area: or 

### 47 (4) delay timely attainment ofany standard oranyrequired interim emissions reductions 

### orother 48 milestones in any area including, where applicable, emission levels specified in the applicable SIP orTIP 

### for 49 purposes of: 50 (i) a demonstration ofreasonable further progress; 51 (ii) a demonstration ofattainment; or 52 (iii) a maintenance plan. {4/5/10 FRre: 40 CFR 93.153(j)} 53 K. 

### The provisions of20.11.4 NMAC shall applyin all nonattainment and maintenance areas excent 54 confonnitv requirements for newly designated nonattainment areas are not applicable until one year after the 

### 55 effective date ofthe flnal nonattainment designation for each NAAQS and oollutant in accordance with Section 56 176(c)(6) ofthe Act. (4/5/10 FRre: 40 CFR93.153(k)}

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### Repealed, 10/1/02; Rn, 20 NMAC 2 11.04.11.1, 10/1/02] 3 4 

### [lQ,U,UmO.Il.4.154 [CONFORMITY

### MALYSIS) FEDERALAGENCY CONFORMITY 5 

### RESPONSIBILITY: Any 

### [fe<iefal] department, agency, or instrumentality ofthe federal government taking an 6 action subject to [this Feg»latieR] 20.11.4 NMAC must make its own conformitydetermination consistent with the 7 requirements of[tl!is FOg»latieR] 20.11.4 NMAC. In making its conformitydetermination, a federal agency must 8 follow the requirements in Sections 14 through 19 and 21 through 24 of20.11.4 NMAC and mustconsider 9 comments from any interested parties. Where multiple federal agencies havejurisdiction for various aspects ofa 

### 10 project, a federal agency may choose to adopt the analysis ofanother federal agency (to the extent the proposed II action and impacts analyzed are the same as 

### the project for which a conformitydetermination is required) ordevelop 12 its own analysis in orderto make its conformitydetermination. {4/5/10 FR re: 40 CFR 93. 1"54} 13 [12/16/94,20.11.4.13NMAC-Rn,20NMAC 11.04.11.2, 10/1/02] 14 15**[l9,U.~.H)20.11.4.155** 

### REPORTINGREQUIREMENTS: 16 A. A federal agency making a conformitydetermination under [2Q.ll.4.17 

### }!Mfl,C] Sections 13 17 through I 9 and 21 through 23 of20.11.4 NMAC mustprovide to the EPARegion VI Office, [tl!e ail' age&sy] state 18 and local air agencies. any federally-recognized indian tribal government in the nonattainment or maintenance area. 

### 19 and, where applicable, affected federal land managers, the agency designated under Section 174 ofthe CAA and the 20 MPO a 30-daynotice which describes the proposed action and the federal agency's draft conformitydetermination 21 on the action. [IlFBft eenfsm!ity aetemliRatieRB sl!all aeoefille the magnilllae 

### sftl!e iRerease 

### fe• •ele·>'aRt**~ell>lla&ts** 

### 22 

## aae the SBl:tFSBS**(iael~Eling** 

### leeatieHs) fer**~ese** 

### J181ll:l:taBtB 8B 

### they relate te tfte J3f8J38S89 

### aetieR.] Ifthe action has 23 multi-regional or national impacts (e.g
.. the action 

### will cause emission increases in excess ofthe 

### de minimis levels 

### 24 identified in Subsection B 

### of20.11.4.153 NMAC in three ormore ofEPA'sregions). the federal agency. as an 25 alternative to 

### sending it to EPA regional offices. canprovide the notice to EPA's Office of

### AirOualitvPlanning and 26 Standards. 27 B. A federal agencymust notify the EPARegion VI office. state and local air agencies. any federally28 recognized indian tribal government in the nonattainment ormaintenance area. and. where anolicable. affected 

### 29 federal land managers. the agency designated under Section 174 ofthe CAAand the MPO. within 30 days after 30 making a final conformitvdetermination under 20.11.4 NMAC. 31 C. The draft and fmal conformitvdetermination shall exclude any restricted information or 32 confidential business information. The disclosure ofrestricted information and confidential business information 33 shall be controlled by the applicable laws. regulations. security manuals. or executive orders concerning the use. 34 access. and release ofsuch materials. Subject to applicable procedures to protect restricted information from public 35 disclosure. any information or materials excluded from the draft or final conformity determination or suooorting 

### 36 materials may be made available in a restricted information annex to the determination for review byfederal and 3 7 state representatives who have received appropriate clearances to 

### review the information. { 4/5110 FR re: 40 CFR 38 93.155} 39 [12/16/94

...12/1195; 20.11.4.14 NMAC- Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.11.3, 10/1/02] 40 41 

### [JQ,U,US120.11.4.156 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: 42 A. Upon request by any person regarding a specific federal action, a federal agency mustmake 43 available, subject to the limitation in Subsection E of20.11.4.156 NMAC. for review its draft conformity 44 determination under [2Q.I1.4.17 

### }!Mfl.C]20.11.4.154 NMAC with supporting materials which describe the 45 analytical methods and conclusions relied upon in making the applicability analysis and draft conformity 46 determination. 

### [It 

### is aGvisaBle fer ageaeies te FHai&taie sl:lft.ieieatly detailed reeerBs efthe aetual assttHI:fJkeas, 4 7 teehnieal Bata, 

### ana**aaal~rses** 

### whieA lead te the**eeRfeFHlit~,.** 

### BetefflllRatieR iR erBer fer iRteresteB parties te elearly 48 unBerstaRB the Basis fer the eeflieFRlit.y BeteRRinatieR. These sHall ae Rl88e &vaila9le fer re•liew**a~·** 

### tBe air ageney 49 and ether iateresteB parties ·.vhere apprepFiate.] 50 B. A federal agency must make public its draft conformitydetermination under [2Q.11.4 .17 

### }!Mfl.C] 51 20.11.4.154 NMAC by placing a notice by prominent advertisement in a daily newspaper ofgeneral circulation in 52 the area affected by the action and byproviding 30 days for written public comment prior to taking any formal 53 action on the draft determination. This comment period may be concurrent with any other public involvement, such 54 as 

### occurs in the NEPA process. Ifthe action has multi-regional ornational impacts (e.g

.. the action will cause 55 

### emission increases in excess ofthe de minimis 

### levels identified in Subsection B 

### of20.11.4.153 NMAC in three or



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### I more ofEPA's Regions). the federal agency. as an alternative to publishing separate notices. can publish a notice in 

### 2 the federal register. 3 C. A federal agency must document its response to all the comments received on its draft conformity 4 determination under [2Q.11.4 .17**~~4J.C]** 

### 20.11.4.154 NMAC and make the comments andresponses available, 5 subject to the limitation in Subsection E of20.11.4.156 NMAC. upon request by anypen;on regarding a specific 6 federal action, within 30 days ofthe final conformity determination. 7 D. 

### A federal agency must make public its final conformity determination under [2G.I1.4.17**~~4AG]** 

### 8 20.11.4.154 NMAC for a federal action by placing a notice by prominent advertisement in a daily newspaper of 9 general circulation in the area affected by the action within 30 days ofthe final conformity determination. Ifthe 10 action would have multi-regional or national impacts. the federal agency. as an alternative. can publish the notice in 

### II the federal register. 12 E. The draft and final conformity determination shall exclude any restricted information or 13 confidential business information. The disclosure ofrestricted information and confidential business information 

### 14 shall be controlled by the applicable laws. regulations or executive orden; concerning the release ofsuch materials. 15 {4/5/10 FR re: 40 CFR 93.156) 16 [12/16/94

...12/1/95; 20.11.4.15 NMAC- Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.11.4, 10/1/02] 17 18 (lo.tl,U6(20.11.4.157 (FREQVENCY OFCONFORMITY DETERMINATIONS] REEVALUATION OF 19 CONFORMITY: 20 A. Once a conformity evaluation is completed bya federal agencv. that determination is not required 21 to be reevaluated ifthe agency has maintained acontinuous program to implement the action: the determination has 

### 22 not lapsed as specified in Subsection B 

### of20.11.4.157 NMAC: or any modification to the action does not result in 23 an increase in emissions above the levels specified in Subsection B 

### of20.11.4.153 NMAC. Ifa conformity 24 determination is not required for the action at the time NEPA analysis is completed. the date ofthe finding ofno 25 significant impact (FONSI) for an Environmental Assessment. a record ofdecision (ROD\ for an Environmental 26 Impact Statement. or acategorical exclusion determination can be used as asubstitute date for the conformity 

### 2 7 determination date. 28 (A.]B. 

### The conformity status ofa federal action automatically lapses [.)] five years from the date a fmal 29 conformity determination is reported under [2G.Il.4.14] 20.11.4.155 NMAC, unless the federal action has been 30 completed or a continuous program [kas eooR es!RRIOReoe] to implement [tl!a!] the federal action [witkiB a 31 ••asasaelo time] has 

### been commenced. 32 (B.]C. Ongoing federal activities at a given site showing continuousprogress are not new actions and do 33 not require periodic re-determination so long as such activities are within the scope ofthe final conformity 

### 34 determinationreported under [2G.ll.4.14] 20.11.4.155 NMAC. 

### 35 [C,**I~.** 

### after tHe seafermity determHtatiea is fllade, the fedefal aetiea is sRaaged sa tRat tReFe is an 36 iasrease ia tRe tetal**e~diHet** 

### aad Htdifeet efllissieflB aBeve tHe levels ia Sl:t:Bseetiea 8.**e~1Q.ll.4.11 ~~{t\C,**  

### a aew 37 eeafeFHJ.i*'· detemtinatieR is Fe£tHired.] 

### 38 D. 

### Ifthe federal agency originallydetermined through the applicability analysis that a conformity 39 detennination was not necessarv because the emissions for the action were belowthe limits in Subsection B of 

### 40 20.11.4.153 NMAC and changes to the action would result in the total emissions from the action being above the 41 limits in Subsection B 

### of20.11.4.153 NMAC. then the federal agency must make 

### a conformity determination. 42 {4/5/10 FR re: 40 CFR 93.157) 43 [12/16/94

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### 20 NMAC 11.04.11.5, 1011/02] 44 45 (lQ,ll,U7]20.11.4.158 CRITERIA FOR DETERMININGCONFORMITY OF GENERAL FEDERAL 46 ACTIONS: 47 A. An 

### action required under [2Q.ll.4.12] 20.11.4.153 NMAC to have a conformitydetermination for 48 a specific pollutant, will be determined to conform to the applicable SIP if, for eachpollutant that exceeds the rates 49 in Subsection B, of[2G.11.4.12] 20.11.4.153 NMAC, orotherwise requires a conformity determination due to the 50 total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action, the action meets the requirements ofSubsection C, of 51 [2Q.ll.4.17]20.11.4.158 NMAC, and meets any ofthe following requirements: 52 (1) for any criteriapollutant or precursor, the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action are 53 specifically identified and accounted for in the applicable SIP's attainment or maintenance demonstration or 54 reasonable further progress milestone or in a facility-wide emission budget included in a SIP accordance with 55 20.11.4.161 NMAC;

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### (2) for precursors ofozone, ornitrogen dioxide, or PM. the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from 

### 2 the action are fully offset within the same nonattainment or maintenance area (or nearby area ofequal or higher 3 classification provided the emissions from that area contribute to the violations. or have contributed to violations in 4 the past. in the area with the federal action) through a revision to the applicable SIP or a similarly enforceable 5 

### measure that effects emission reductions so that there is no net increase in emissions ofthat pollutant; 6 (3) for any 

### directly-emitted criteria pollutant, (eneept 8i!!BR8 

### anQ RitregeR 

### elieniQe,] the total ofdirect 7 and indirect emissions from the action meet the requirements: 

### 8 (a) specified in Subsection B of[19.11.4.17)20.11.4.158 NMAC, based on area-wide air 9 quality modeling analysis and local airqualitymodeling analysis; or 10 (b) meet the requirements ofParagraph (5), ofSubsection A, of[19.11.1.17]20.11.4.158 II 

### NMAC and, for local airquality modeling analysis, the requirement ofSubsection B, 

### of[19.11.4.17] 20.11.4.158 12 NMAC. 

### 13 (4) ForCO or 

### [I'M..)directly emitted PM: 14 (a) wherethe air agency primarily responsible for the applicable SIP determines that an areaIS wide air quality modeling analysis is not needed, the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action meet the 16 requirements specified in Subsection B, 

### of[19.11.1.17] 20.11.4.158 NMAC, based on local air quality modeling 17 analysis; or 18 (b) where the air agency primarily responsible for the applicable SIP determines that an areal

### 9 wide airqualitymodeling analysis is appropriate and that a local air quality modeling analysis is not needed, the 20 total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action meet the requirements specified in Subsection B 

### of[1Q.ll.1.17) 21 20.11.4.158 NMAC, based on area-wide modeling, or meet the requirements ofParagraph (5), ofSubsection A, of 22 [29.11.4.17] 20.1 1.4.158 NMAC or 23 (5) Forozone or nitrogen dioxide, and for purposes ofSubparagraph (b), ofParagraph (3), of 24 Subsection A, of[29.11.1.17) 20.11.4.158 NMAC and Subparagraph (b), ofParagraph (4), ofSubsection A, of 25 [19.11.4.11] 20.11.4.158 NMAC, each ponion ofthe action orthe action as a whole meets any ofthe following 26 requirements: 

### 27 (a) 

### Where EPA has approved arevision to [ao at=ea's MtaimH:eat er fBaiRteeanae ElemeRSHatiae 28 

### after 1999] the applicable implementation plan after the area was designated as nonattainment and the state or tribe 29 makes a determination as provided in Item (i) ofSubparagraph (a), ofParagraph (5), ofSubsection A of[29.11.4.17) 30 20.11.4.158 NMAC or where the state or tribe makes a commitment as provided in Item (iil ofSubparagraph [{bt) 

### 31 li!}, 

### ofParagraph (5), ofSubsection A of[29.11.4.17] 20.11.4.158 NMAC: 32 (i) the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action (or ponion thereof) is 33 determined and·documented by the airagency primarily responsible for the applicable SIP to result in a level of 

### 34 emissions 

### which, together with all other emissions in the nonattainment (or maintenance) area, would not exceed the 35 emissions budgets specified in the applicable SIP; 36 (ii) the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action (orponion thereof) is 

### 3 7 determined by the air agencyresponsible for the applicable SIP to result in a level ofemissions which, together with 38 a11 other emissions in the nonattainment (or maintenance) area, would exceed an emissions budget specified in the 

### 39 applicable SIP and the state governororthe governor's designee for SIP actions makes a written commitment to 40 EPA which includes the following: I. A specific schedule for adoption and submittal ofa revision to the SIP which 41 would achieve the needed emission reductions prior to the time emissions from the federal action would occur; 2. 42 Identification ofspecific measures for incorporation into the SIP which would result in a level ofemissions which, 

### 43 together 

### with all other emissions in the nonattainment or maintenance area, would not exceed any emissions budget 44 specified in the applicable SIP; 3. A demonstration that all existing applicable SIP requirements are being 45 implemented in the area for the pollutaots affected bythe federal action, and that local authority to implement 46 additional requirements has been fully pursued; 4. A determination that the responsible federal agencies have 47 required all reasonable mitigation measures associated with their action; and 

### 5. Written documentation including all 48 airquality analyses supponing the conformity determination; 49 (iii) Where a federal agency made a conformitydetermination based on a [slate) state's 50 

### or tribe's commitmentunder Item (i),ofSubparagraph (a), ofParagraph (5), ofSubsection A of[19.11.1.17] 51 20.11.4.158 NMAC, and the state has submitted a SIP orTIP to EPA covering the time period during which the 52 emissions will occur or is scheduled to submit sucha SIP orTIP within 18 months ofthe conformity determination. 53 [SHe!H] 

### the state commitment is automatically deemed a call for a SIP orTIP revision by EPA under Section 54 IIO(k)(5) ofthe CAA, effective on the date ofthe federal conformitydetermination and requiring response within 

### 55 18 months or any 

### shoner time within which [a eefRRliHHeat is maEie] the state or tribe commits to revise the 56 applicable SIP;

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### 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 

### 55 liv) Where a federal agency made a conformitydetermination based on a state or tribal commitmentunder Item (iil ofSuboaragraph Ia) ofParagraph 151 ofSubsection A of20.11.4.158 NMAC and the 

### state or tribe has not submitted aSIP covering the time period when the emissions will occur or is not scheduled to submit such a SIP within 18 months ofthe conformitydetermination. the state or tribe must. within 18 months. submit to EPA a revision to the existing SIP committing to include the emissions in the future SIP revision. 

### (b) The action (or portion thereof), as determined bythe MPO, is specifically included in a current transportationplan and transportation improvement program which have been found to conform to the applicable SIP under [21l.ll.J**~!MAC, 1'Fti~5fJeffl!lie~**  

### CB":fo•w•il)]40CFR Part 51 Subpart T, or40 CFR Part 93, Subpart A; (c) The action (orportion thereof) fully olfsets its emissions within the same nonattainrnent or 

### maintenance area (or nearby area ofequal or higher classification provided the emissions from that area contribute to the violations. orhave contributed to violation in the past. in the area with the federal action) through a revision to the applicable SIP oran equally enforceable measure that effects emission reductions equal to orgreater than 

### the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action so that there is no net increase in emissions ofthat pollutant; 

### (d) Where EPA has not approved a revision to the relevant SIP since the area was designated or 

### reclassified. [attaifHB:eRt 

### er maiateaanee Semense:atiea siaee 199Q,] the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action for the future years (described in Subsection D, 

### of[21l.ll.4.18] 20.11.4.159 NMAC) do not increase 

### emissions with 

### respect to the baseline emissions: (i) the baseline emissions reflect the historical activity levels that occurred in the geographic area affected by the proposed federal action during: l. [CaleREIO£ yeO£ t991l] The most current calendar 

### year with acomplete emission inventory available before an area is designated unless EPA sets another year. or; 2. [The ealeREIBfyeBftl:tat is the Basis fur the elassifieatiea (er, \Vhen die elassifieatieR is BaseS eR fRt:dtit:tle )Sars, 

### the tRest represeatative year), if

### aelassif.ieatiea is fJF8fHYlgateEI ia 4Q CFRPart 81] The emission budget in the applicable SIP; or3. The year ofthe baseline inventory in the PM 10 

### applicable SIP; (ii) the baseline emissions are 

### the total ofdirect and indirect emissions calculated for the future years (described in Subsection D 

### of[21l.lt.4.18]20.11.4.159 NMAC) using the historic activity levels (described in Item (i) 

### ofSubparagraph (d), orParagraph (5), ofSubsection A of[21l.ll.4.17] 20.11.4.158 NMAC) 

### and appropriate emission factors for the future years; or (e) Where the action involves regional water 

### [&ll<lief] !l!: wastewaterprojects, such projects are sized to meet only the needs ofpopulation projections that are in the applicable SIP. B. The area-wide 

### [&ll<lief] or local airquality modeling analyses must: (I) 

### meet the requirements in [21l.ll.U 

### 8] 20.11.4.159 NMAC; and (2) showthat the action does not: 

### (a) cause or contribute to any new violation ofany standard in any area, or (b) increase the frequency orseverity ofany existing violation ofany standard in any area. 

### C. Notwithstanding any otherrequirements of[!his 

### sosliaa] 20.11.4.158 NMAC, an action subject to this regulation maynot be determined to conform to the applicable SIP unless the total ofdirect and indirect 

### emissions from the action is in compliance or consistent with all relevant requirements and milestones contained in the applicable SIP, such as elements identified as partofthe reasonable further progress schedules, assumptions 

### specified in the attainment or maintenance demonstration, prohibitions, numerical emission limits, and work practice requirements. D. 

### Any analyses required under [!his 

### sesliaR]20.11.4.158 NMAC must be completed, and any mitigation requirements necessaryfor a finding ofconformity must be identified before the determination of conformity is made. {4/5/10 FRre: 40 CFR93.158} [12/16/94

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[lll.ll.4,18]20.11.4.159 PROCEDURES FOR CONFORMITY [Qii;TERMII'I,&TIQNS] DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL ACTIONS: A. 

### The analyses required under [lhis Fegylaliaa] 20.11.4 NMAC must be based on the latest planning 

### assumptions. (l) All planning assumptions (such as percapita water and sewer use, vehicle miles traveled per capitaor perhousehold, trip generation perhousehold, vehicle occupancy, household size, vehicle fleet mix, vehicle ownership, woodstoves perhousehold, and the geographic distribution ofpopulation growth) must be derived from the estimatesofpopulation, employment, travel, and congestion most recently approved bythe MPO, or other 

### agency authorized to make such estimates, where available.

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### I (2) Any revisions to these estimatesused as part ofthe conformity determination, including projected 2 shifts in geographic location or level ofpopulation, employment, travel, and congestion, must be approved by the 3 MPO or other agency authorized to make suchestimates for the urban area. 4 B. The analyses required under [litis Pafl] 20.11.4 NMAC must be based on the latest and most 

### 5 accurate emission estimation techniques available as described below, unless such techniques are inappropriate. If 

### 6 such techniques are inappropriate, the federal agency may obtain 

### [aR<i] written approval [ef] from the [EPA] 7 regional administrator for EPA region VI [is**e~taiReEI] for[~]**  

### a modification or substitution, [lltey may

# ee 8 meoli!ieaer] ofanother technique [s..Sslitulea] on a case-by-case basis or, where appropriate, on a generic basis for 9 a specific federal agency program. 10 (I) 

### For motor vehicle emissions, the most current version ofthe motor vehicle emissions model II specified by EPA and available for use in the preparation orrevision ofthe applicable SIP must be used for the 12 conformity analysis as specified in Subparagraph (a) and (b), ofParagraph (I), ofSubsection B, of[2Q.II.4.18] 13 20.11.4.159 NMAC: 14 (a) the EPA must publish in the federal Register a notice ofavailability ofany new motor 15 vehicle emissions model; and 16 (b) a grace period ofthree months shall apply during which the motor vehicle emissions model 17 previously specified 

### by EPA as the most current version may be used unless EPA announces a longer grace period 

### 18 in 

### the federal register. Conformity analyses for which the analysis was begun during the grace period or no more 19**than[~]** 

### three months before the federal register notice ofavailability ofthe latest emission model may 20 continue to use the previous version ofthe model specified by EPA. 

### 21 (2) For non-motor vehicle sources, including stationary and area source emissions, the latest emission 22 factors specified by EPA in the 

### Compilation of AirPollutantEmission Factors (AP-42, 23 http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chiefs/efuac) must beused for the conformity analysis unless more accurate emission data 24 are available, such as actual stacktest data from stationary sources which are part ofthe conformity analysis. 25 C. 

### The air quality modeling analyses required under [litis regylalieR] 20.11.4 NMAC must be based 26 on the applicable air quality models, data bases, and other requirements specified in the most recent version ofthe 27 

### Guideline on AirQualityModels [(Revises)"**(198~)]1Appendix** 

### W to 40 CFR Part 51), [iRelYEiiRg S"J'J!IORIORIB 28**(~PA** 

### I'YblieatieR ne. 4)Q 1 

### 2 78 Q27R)], unless: 29 (I) the guideline techniques are inappropriate, in which case the model may be modified or another 30 model substituted on a case-by-case basis or, where appropriate, on a generic basis for a specific federal agency 31 program; and 32 (2) written approval ofthe EPA regional administrator is obtained for any modification or 33 substitution. 34 D. The analyses required under [litis regulatien """"1'1 Paragral'lt (I), efS..SseelieR A, ef2Q.II.4.17 35 NMAb,] 20.11.4 NMAC, must be based on the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action and must 36 reflect emission scenarios that are expected to occur under each ofthe foHowing cases: 

### 37 (1) [tHe Cl\::\

### mtuuiateEl attaimHeRt yeaF eF, ifaftf'lieaBie, th:e fa:Ah:est year feF whish: emissieas are 38 

### J3FejeeteS ia tfte 

### maiateR&B:ee f'lBR] The attainment year specified in the SIP. or ifthe SIP does not specify an 39 attainment year. the latest attainment year nossible under the Act or 40 (2) The last year for which emissions are projected in the maintenance plan: 

### 41**[~]ill** 

### the year during which the total ofdirect and indirect emissions from the action is expected to 42 be the greatest on an annual basis; and 43**[~Jill** 

### any year for which the applicable SIP specifies anemissions budget. {40 CFR 93 .159} 44 [12/16/94

...12/1/95; 20.11.4.18 NMAC**~** 

### Rn, 20 NMAC 11.04.11.7, I0/1/02] 45 46 

### (1Q,Il,U9]20.11.4.160 MITIGATION OF

### AIR QUALITY IMPACTS: 47 A. 

### Any measures that are intended to mitigate air quality impacts mustbe identified (such as the 48 identification and quantification ofall emission reductions claimed) and the process for implementation (such as any 49 necessary funding ofsuch measures and tracking ofsuch emission reductions) and enforcement ofsuch measures 

### 50 mustbe described, including an implementation schedule containing explicit timelines for implementation. 51 B. Prior to determining that a federal action is in conformity, the federal agency making the 52 conformity determination must obtain written conunitments from the appropriate persons or agencies to implement 53 any mitigation measures, which are identified as conditions for making conformity determinations. 

### [\lfFittea 54 eemmitmeais sHall Sesefit:le sHeftmitigatiea measHFes anS tfte aaWFe eftHe eeHlRI:itmeRts, in 

### amanneF eensisteat 

### 55 will! Subseetien A ef2Q.I1.4.2Q**~JHAC.]** 

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### 55 56 C. Persons or agencies voluntarily committing to mitigation measures to facilitate positive conformity determinations must comply with the obligations ofsuch commitments. 

### D. In instances where the federal agency is licensing. permitting orotherwise approving the action of another governmental or private entity, approval by the federal agency mustbe conditioned on the otherentity meeting the mitigation measures set forth in the conformitydetermination. 

### E. When necessary because ofchanged circumstances, mitigation measures may be modified so long
as the new mitigation measures continue to support the conformity determination. 

### Any proposed change in the 

### mitigation measures is subject to the reporting requirements of[2Q.II :4

### .14] 20.11.4.155 NMAC and the public participation requirements of[2Q.Il.4.13] 20.11.4.157 NMAC. F. Written commitments to mitigation measures must be obtained prior to apositive conformity 

### determination and such commitments must be fulfilled. G. After a state or tribe revises its SIP orTIP and EPA approves that SIP revision. any agreements, including mitigation measures, necessary for a conformitydetermination will 

### be both state or tribal and federally enforceable. Enforceability through the applicable SIP orTIP will apply to all persons who agree to mitigate direct and indirect emissions associated with a federal action for a conformitydetermination. {40 CFR93.160

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### 20.11.4.161 CONFORMITY EVALUATION FORFEDERAL INSTALLATIONS WITH FACILITY-WIDE EMISSION BUDGETS: A. The state. local or tribal agencyresponsible for implementing and enforcing the SIP orTIP can in 

### cooperation with 

### federal agencies or third parties authorized by

### the agency 

### that ooerate installations subject to federal oversight develop and adopt a facilitv-wide emission budget to be used for demonstrating conformity under Paragraph (I) 

### ofSubsection A of20.11.4.158 NMAC. Thefacility-wide budget must meet the following criteria. (I) 

### Be for a set time oeriod. [2) Cover the pollutants orprecursors ofthe pollutants for which the area is designated nonattainment


### or maintenance. 13) 

### Include specific quantities allowed to be emitted on an annual orseasonal basis. (4) The emissions from the facility along with all otheremissions in the area will not exceed the 

### emission budget for-the area. (5) Include specific measures to ensure compliance with the budget. such as periodic reporting requirements or compliance demonstration. when the federal agency is taking an action that would otherwise require
aconformitv determination. (6) 

### Be submitted to EPA as a SIP revision. (71 

### The SIP revision mustbe approved by EPA. B. The facility-wide budgetdeveloped and adopted in accordance with Subsection A of20.11.4.161 NMAC canbe revised byfollowing the requirements in SubsectionA of20.11.4.161 NMAC. 

### C. Total direct and indirect emissions from federal actions in conjunction with all otheremissions subjectto general conformity from the facility that do not exceed the facility budget adoptedpursuantto Subsection A of20.1 I.4.161 NMAC are "presumed to conform" to the SIP and do notrequire a conformity analysis. D. Ifthe total direct and indirect emissions from the federal actions in conjunction with the other emissions subject to general conformity from the facility exceed the budget adopted pursuant to Subsection A of 20.11.4.161 NMAC. the action mustbe evaluated for conformity. A federal agency canuse the compliance with the facilitv-wide emissions budget as part ofthe demonstration ofconformity. i.e

.. the agency would have to mitigate or offsetthe emissions that exceed the emission budget. E. Ifthe SIP for the area includes a category for construction emissions. the negotiated budget can exempt construction emissions from further conformity analysis. {4/5/10 FRre: 40 CFR93.161} [20.11.4.20 NMAC, N, XX/XX/XX]



### 20.11.4.162 EMISSIONS BEYONDTHE TIME PERIOD COVEREDBY THE SIP: Ifa federal action would result in total direct and indirect emissions above the applicable thresholds which would 

### be emitted beyond the timeperiod covered by the SIP. the Federalagency can: A. demonstrate conformity with the last emission budget in the SIP: or B. request the state or tribe to adopt an emissions budget for the action for inclusion in the SIP. The



### . 20.11.4 NMAC KP t**'~talutuhiMr** Public Review Draft 9'210'10 11/19{10 

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### 53 54 55 state's or tribe's ability to require RACT. RACM orany other control measures within the state's or tribe's authority to ensure timely attainmentofthe NAAQS. {4/5/10 FR, re: 40 CFR 93.162} [20.11.4.21 NMAC, N, XX/XX/XX]



### 20.11.4.163 TIMING OF OFFSETS AND MITIGATION MEASURES: 

### A. The emissions reductions from an offset or mitigation measure used to demonstrate conformitv 

### must occurduring the same calendar year as the emission increases from the action except. as provided in Subsection B of20.11.4.163 NMAC. 

### B. The Stateor tribe may approve emissions reductions in other years provided: (1) The reductions are greater than the emission increases by the following ratios: 

### (a) extreme nonattainment areas: 1.5:l (b) 

### severe nonattainment areas: 1.3: I 

### (c) serious nonattairunent areas: 

### 1.2: I (d) moderate nonattainment areas: 1.15:1 (e) all other areas: 1.1: I. 

### (2) The time period for completing the emissions reductions must not exceed twice the period ofthe cmtsstons. (3) 

### The offset or mitigation measure with emissions reductions in another year will not: (a) cause or contribute to a new violation ofany air qualitv standard. (b) increase the frequency orseverityofanyexisting violation ofany air gualitv standard: or (c) delay the timely attairunent ofany standard or any interim emissions reductions orother milestones in any area. C. The approval by the state or tribe ofan offset or mitigation measure with emissions reductions in another year does not relieve the state or tribe ofany obligation to meet any SIP orCAA milestone or deadline. The approval ofan alternate schedule for mitigation measures is at the discretion ofthe State orTribe. and they are not required to approve an alternate schedule. { 4/5/I

### 0 FR, re: 40 CFR 993.163} [20.11.4.22 NMAC, N, XX/XX/XX]



### 20.ll.4.164 INTER-PRECURSORMITIGATION MEASURES AND OFFSETS: Federal agencies mustreduce the same tvne pollutant as being increased by the federal actionexcept the state or tribe may aPProve offsets ormitigation measures ofdifferentprecursors ofthe same criteria pollutant. ifsuch trades
are allowed bya state or tribe in a SIP orTIP aonroved new source review regulation. is technicallyjustified. and has a demonstrated environmental benefit. {4/5/10 FR, re: 40 CFR 93.164} [20.11.4.23 NMAC, N, XX/XX/XX]



### 20.ll.4.165 EARLYEMISSION REDUCTION CREDIT PROGRAMS AT FEDERAL FACILITIES AND INSTALLATION SUBJECT TO FEDERAL OVERSIGHT: A. Federal facilities and installations subject to federal oversight can. with the approval ofthe state or tribal agency responsible for the SIP orTIP 

### in that area. create an earlyemissions reductions creditprogram. The federal agency can create the emission reduction credits in accordance with the requirements in Subsection B of 20.11.4.165 NMAC and can used them 

### in accordance with Subsection C of20.11.4.l65 NMAC. 

### B. Creationofemission reductioncredits, ( l

### l Emissions reductions must be quantifiable through the use ofstandard emission factors or measurement techniques. Ifnon-standard factors or techniques to guantifvthe emissions reductions are used. the federal agency must receive approval from the state or tribal agency responsible for the implementation ofthe SIP or TIP and from EPA's Region VI Office. The emission reduction credits do not have to be quantified before the reduction strategy is implemented. but must be quantified before the credits are used in the general confonnitv evaluation. (2) The emission reduction methods mustbe consistent with the applicable SIP orTIP attainment and reasonable further progress demonstrations. (3

### l The emissions reductions cannotbe required byor credited to other applicable SIP or TIP provisions. ( 4

### l Both the state or tribe and federal air quality agencies mustbe able to take legal action to ensure continued implementation ofthe emission reduction strategy. In addition. private citizens must also be able to initiate action to ensure compliance with the control requirement.



### 20.11.4 NMAC i:Pt**'~talisll&hhr** 

### l.ubJkReview DraftO'iiO'lU 11/19/10 

### 18

### 1 (5) The emissions reductions must be permanent or the timeframe for the reductions must be 2 specified. 3 (6) 

### The federal agency must document the emissions reductions and provide a copyofthe document 4 to the state or tribal airquality agency and the EPA region VI office for review. The documentation must include a 

### 5 detailed description ofthe emission reduction strategy and adiscussion ofhow it meets the requirements of 6 Paragraphs (I) 

### through (5) ofSubsection B of20.11.4.165 NMAC. 7 C. Use ofemission reduction credits. The emission reduction credits created in accordance with 8 Subsection 

### B of20.11.4.165 NMAC can be used. subject to the following limitations. to reduce the emissions 9 increase from a federal action at the facility for the conformity evaluation. 10 (!) 

### Ifthe technique used to create the emission reduction is implemented at the same facility as the II federal action and could have occurred 

### in conjunction withthe federal action. then the credits can be used to reduce 12 the total direct and indirect emissions used to determine the applicability ofthe regulation as required in 20.11.4.153 13 NMAC and as offsets ormitigation measures required by 20.11.4.158 NMAC. 14 (2) Ifthe technique used to create the emission reduction is not implemented at the same facility as 15 the federal action or could not have occurred in conjunction with the federal action. then the credits cannot be used 16 to reduce the total direct and indirect emissions used to determine the applicability ofthe regulation as required in 17 20.11.4.153 NMAC. but can be used to offset ormitigate the emissions as required by 20.11.4.158 NMAC. 18 (3) 

### Emissions reductions credits must be used in the same year in which they are generated. 19 (4) Once the emission reduction credits are used. they cannot be used as credits for another 20 conformity evaluation. However. unused credits from astrategy used for one conformity evaluation can be used for 21 another conformityevaluation as long as the reduction credits are not double counted. 22 (5) Federal agencies must notify the state or tribal air quality agencyresponsible for the 23 implementation ofthe SIP orTIP and the EPA region VI office when the emission reduction credits are 

### being used. 24 {4/5/10 FR, re: 40 CFR 93.165} 

### 25 [20.11.4.24 NMAC, N, 

### XX/XX/XX] 26 27 HISTORY OF 20.ll.4 NMAC: 28 Pre-NMAC History: The material in [this j!I!R] 

### 20.11.4 NMAC was derived from that previously filed with the 29 commission ofpublic records- state records center and archives. 30 Regulation No. 43, General Conformity, 12/16/94. 31 32 History ofRepealed Material: [Reserved] 33 34 Other History: Regulation No. 43, General Conformity, filed 12/16/94 was renumbered and reformatted into 35 first version ofthe New Mexico Administrative Code as 20 NMAC 11.04, General Conformity, filed 10-27·95. 36 20 NMAC 11.04, General Conformity, filed 10-27-95 was renumbered, reformatted, amended and replaced by 37 20.11.4 NMAC, effective 1011/02.

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## Quality ControlBoard (Air Board) will 

## rnki a public hearing in the Vincent E. Griego Chambers heated in 

## the basement level ofthe AlbtK}uerque-BernaJilb Cmmty Govenunent Center, 400 Marquette Avenue NW, AlbtKJuerque, NM. The hearingwill address: Proposalto rurend 20.11.4NMAC, General ConfOrmity, and to 

## incorporate an amended 20.11.4 NMAC into 

## the New Mexico State Implementatim P1an (SIP) fur air quality. OnMarch 24, 2010, the EPA revf;ed their GeneralConfOrmityRule, whichbecame effuctive on July 

## 6, 2010 [FR Vol 75, No. 64, 17254-79, 4/5/10}. In response, the Air QualityDivisi>n (AQD) of the City ofAlbtKJuerque's EnvironmertalHealth Department, is 

## proposingrurendrrents to the 

## currentAir Quality Control Board regulation, 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conrormity in order to 

## confOrm to these recent federal ru1e changes. General confOrmity 

## is an important provf;bnoftheClean Air Act Arrendments of1990 (Act). Secti>n 176(c) of the Act clearly illustrates 

## the intent ofCongress withrespect to 

### this 

## program by explicitlyrequiring federal actions to confurmto the applicable State Implementati>n Plan (SIP), and defines a confOrming state acti>n as one that does not: 1) cause orcontnbute to a new vi>lationofany health-based air quality standard in any area; 2) increase the severity orfrequency ofan existing vi>lati>n ofany standard in any area; or3) delay timely attairnnent of any standard, required interimernissbnreduction orotherrrnlestone in any
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## intent oftheAct's GeneralConfunnityprovf;bn is to 

## encourage a process where federal agencies wouki work with their counterparts at the state and heallevels to coordinate review of projects wrnse airquality impacts are**rea~** 

## but which do not fit 

## neatly into the stationary source ''box," where applicable processes and requirerrents are rrore well-defined. Examples ofcovered acti>ns inchxie airport constructionorexpansbn Folbwingthe hearing, the Air 

## Board will rnki its 

## regularrronthlymeeting during which the Air Board 

## is expected to 

## consderadoptingthe proposed arrendrrents to 

## 20.11.4 NMAC, GeneralConfurmity, and incorporating the 

## rurended regu]atbn into the SIP. The Air**Board~** 

## the fuderaftydelegated air quality autmrity fi:>r AlbtK}uerque and Bemalilb County. Localdelegation**~** 

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## submitrelevant evilence, data, views and argwnents, orallyor in 

## writing, to introduce exhilits and to 

## examine witnesses in accordance 

## with 

## the Joint Air QualityControlBoard Ordinances, Sectim 9-5-1-6 ROA 1994 and Bemalilb CoWJty Ordinance 94-5, Section6. Anyone intending to present technicaltestimony is required by20.11.82 NMAC, Rulernaking Procedures- AQCB, to 

## submit a writtenNotice Oflntent (NO!)be:IOre 5:00 pmon January 25, 2011 to: 

## Attn: FebruaryHearing Record, Ms. Janice Wright, Albuquerque EnvironmentalHeahh Department, P

## .0. Box 1293, Albuquerque, NM 87103, or inperson in Room3023, 400 Marquette Avenue NW. 

## The NO! shan identifY 

## the person's name, address and afliliatiln In addition, writtencomments to be incorporated into 

## the public record should bereceived at 

## the above P.O. Box, orEnvironmentalHeahh Department office, be:IOre 5:00pmonFebruary 2, 2011. The comments shan include the name and address ofthe indivilualororganjzatiln submitting the statement. Written comments may also be submitted electronically to jcwright@cabq.gov and shan include the required name and address infurmatiln Interested persons may obtain a copyof

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ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO COUNTY AIR QUALITY CONTROL BOARD NOTICE OF HEARING AND REGULAR MEETING

On February9, 2011, at 5:30pm, the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board (Air Board) will hold a public hearing in the Vincent E. Griego Chambers located in the basement level ofthe AlbuquerqueBernalillo County Government Center, 400 Marquette Avenue NW, Albuquerque, NM.

The hearing will address: Proposal to amend 20.11.4 NMAC, 

### General Conformity, and to incorporate an amended 20.11.4 NMAC into the New Mexico State Implementation Plan (SIP) for airquality.

On March 24, 2010, the EPA revised their General Conformity Rule, whichbecame effective on July 6, 2010 [FR Vol. 75, No. 64, 17254-79, 4/5/10}. In response, the Air Quality Division (AQD) ofthe City ofAlbuquerque's Environmental Health Department, is proposing amendments to the current Air Quality Control Board regulation, 20.11.4 NMAC, 

### General Conformity in order to conform to these recent federal rule changes.

General conformity is an importantprovision ofthe Clean AirAct Amendments of 1990 (Act). Section 176(c) of the Act clearly illustrates the intent ofCongress with respect to this program by explicitly requiring federal actions to conform to the applicable State Implementation Plan (SIP), and defines a conforming state action as one that does not: 1) cause or contribute to a new violation ofany health-based air quality standard in any area; 2) increase the severity or frequency ofan existing violation ofany standard in any area; or 3) delay timely attainment ofany standard, required interim emission reduction or other milestone in any area.
The intent ofthe Act's General Conformity provision is to encourage a process where federal agencies would work with their counterparts at the state and local levels to coordinate review ofprojects whose airquality impacts are real, but which do not fit neatly into the stationary source "box," where applicable processes and requirements are more well-defined. Examples ofcovered actions include airport construction or expansion. Following the hearing, the Air Board will hold its regular monthly meeting during which the Air Board is expected to consider adopting the proposed amendments to 20.11.4 NMAC, 

### General Conformity, and incorporating the amended regulation into the SIP.

The Air Board is the federally delegated airquality authority for Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. Local delegation authorizes the Air Board to administer and enforce the CAA and the New Mexico Air Quality Control Act, and to require local air pollution sources to comply with airquality standards and regulations. Hearings and meetings ofthe Air Board are open to the public and all interested persons are encouraged to participate. All persons who wish to testify regarding the subject ofthe hearingmay do so at the hearing and will be given a reasonable opportunity to submitrelevant evidence, data, views and arguments, orally or in writing, to introduce exhibits and to examine witnesses in accordance with the Joint Air Quality Control Board Ordinances, Section 9-5-1-6 ROA 1994 and Bernalillo County Ordinance 94-5, Section 6. Anyone intending to present technical testimony is required by 20.11.82 NMAC, 

### RulemakingProcedures- AQCB, to submit a written Notice Ofintent (NOI) before 5:00pm on January 25, 2011 to: Attn: February Hearing Record, Ms. Janice Wright, Albuquerque Environmental Health Department, P.0. Box 1293, Albuquerque, NM 87103, orin person in Room 3023,400 Marquette Avenue NW. The NOI shall identify the person's name, address and affiliation.

In addition, written comments to be incorporated into the public record shouldbe received at the above P.O. Box, or Environmental Health Department office, before 5:00pm on February 2, 2011. The comments shall include the
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Interested persons may obtain a copy ofthe proposedregulation at the Environmental Health Department Office, or by contacting Ms. Janice Wright, Albuquerque Environmental Health Department, P.O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, NM 87103, or byphone 768-2601, or by e-mail atjcwright@cabg.gov, orbydownloading a copy from the City of Albuquerque Air Quality Division website.

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## February 9, 2011, at 5:30pm, the Albuquerque-Bernalillo CountyAir Quality Control Board (Air Board) will hold a public hearing in the Vincent E. Griego Chambers located in the basement level ofthe Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Government Center, 400 Marquette Avenue NW, Albuquerque, NM.
The hearing will address: Proposal to amend 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity, 

## and to incorporate an amended 20.11.4 NMAC into the New Mexico State Implementation Plan (SIP) for air quality.

On March 24, 20l0, the EPA revised their Genera] Conformity Rule, which became effective on July 6, 2010 [FR Vol. 75, No. 64, 17254-79, 4/5/10]. In response, the Air Quality Division (AQD) of the City of Albuquerque's Environmental Health Department, is proposing amendments to the current Air Quality Control Board regulation, 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity 

## in order to conform to these recent federal rule changes.
General conformity is an important provision ofthe Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Act). Section 176(c) of the Act clearly illustrates the intent of Congress with respect to this program by explicitly requiring federal actions to conform to the applicable State Implementation Plan (SIP), and defmes a

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## conforming state action as one that does not: I) cause or contribute to a new violation of any health-based air quality standard in any area; 2) increase the severity or frequency ofan existing violation ofany standard in any area; or 3) delay timely attainment ofany standard, required interim emission reduction
or othermilestone in any area.
The intent of the Act's General Conformity prov1s1on is to encourage a process where federal agencies would work with their counterparts at the state and local levels to coordinate review ofprojects whose air quality impacts are real, but which do not fit neatly into the stationary source "box," where applicable processes and requirements are more well-defined. Examples of covered actions include airport construction or expansiOn. Following thehearing, the Air Board will hold its regular monthly meeting during which theAir Board is expected to consider adopting the proposed amendments to 20.11.4 NMAC, 

## General Conformity, and incorporating the amended regulation into the SIP.
The Air Board is the federally delegated air quality authority for Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. Local delegation authorizes the Air Board to administer and enforce the CAA and the New Mexico Air Quality Control Act, and to require local air pollution sources to comply withair quality standards and regulations. Hearings and meetings ofthe Air Board are open to the public and all interested persons are encouraged to participate. All persons who wishto testifY regarding the subject ofthehearing may do so at the hearing and will begiven areasonable opportunity to submit relevant evidence, data, views and arguments, orally or in writing, to introduce exhibits and to examinewitnesses in accordance with the Joint Air Quality Control Board Ordinances, Section 9-5-1-6 ROA 1994 and Bernalillo County Ordinance94-5, Section 6. Anyone intending to present technical testimony is required by 20.11.82 NMAC, 

## RulemakingProcedures -AQCB, to submit a written Notice Oflntent (NO!) before 5:00pm on January 25, 2011 to: Attn: February Hearing Record, Ms. JaniceWright, Albuquerque Environmental Health Department, P.O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, NM 87103, orin person in Room 3023, 400 Marquette Avenue NW. The NO! shall identifY the person's name, address and affiliation.

In addition, written comments to be incorporated into the public record should be received at the above P.0. Box, or

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Interested persons may obtain a copy ofthe proposed regulation at the Environmental Health Department Office, orby contacting Ms. Janice Wright, Albuquerque Environmental Health Department, P.O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, NM 87103,
orbyphone 768-2601, or by e-mail at jcwright@cabq.gov , or by downloading a copy from the City ofAlbuquerqueAir Quality Division website.

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### Green Good Afternoon Neal,

Thanks again for the opportunity to review this draft revision. EPA Region 6 has no comments, it looks like a very thorough incorporation ofthe revised federal rule into 20.11.4 NMAC.

As always, your promptness in developing this revision is appreciated!

Jeffrey Riley US EPA

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### Jeff,

Attached is the EPA Review Draft of 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity. The Air Quality Division intends on filing the Petition to Amend this rule on 11/23/10, and to go to hearing on 2/9/11. Please review and comment by November 15, 2010.

Thank you

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Good Morning, Today, EPA has published a final rule revising the General Conformity regulations. This action will become effective on July 6, 2010. The Federal Register notice and accompanying fact sheet are attached below.

Please pass this information along to any interested parties. Thanks!

Jeffrey Riley US EPA- Region 6 Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division (214)665-8542 riley.jeffrey@epa.gov[attachment "20_11_ 4 NMAC EPA- Stakeholder Review Draft 9-20-1 O.doc" deleted by Jeffrey Riley/R6/USEPA/US]



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Thank you, Melissa

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## Dear Stakeholders,

On March 24,2010, the EPA revised their General Conformity regulation [FR Vol. 75, No. 64, 17254-79, 4/5/10]. General conformity is an important provision ofthe Clean Air Act (Act) Amendments of 1990. Section 176(c) ofthe Act clearly illustrates the intent ofCongress with respect to this program by explicitly requiring federal actions to conform to the applicable State Implementation Plan (SIP), and defines a conforming state action as one that does not: I) cause or contribute to a new violation ofany health-based air quality standard in any area; 2) increase the severity or frequency ofan existing violation of any standard in any area; or 3) delay timely attainment ofany standard, required interim emission reduction orother milestone many area.
The intent ofthe Act's General Conformity provision is to encourage a process where federal agencies would work with their counterparts at the state and local levels to coordinate review ofprojects whose air quality impacts are real, but which do not fit neatly into the stationary source "box," where applicable processes and requirements are more well-defined. Examples ofcovered actions include airport construction or expansion.

In response, The City ofAlbuquerque Air Quality Division (AQD) is proposing amendments to the current Air Quality Control Board regulation, 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity 

## in order to conform to these recent federal rule changes. The Stakeholder Review Draft is available on the AQD website. TheAQD respectfully requests that stakeholders provide comments onthis draftby November 15, 20I0. Comments can be sent electronically to nbutt@cabq.gov, or delivered to Neal Butt, c/o Air Quality Division, Environmental Health Dept., PO Box 1293, One Civic Plaza NW, Albuquerque, NM 87103; (505) 768-2660.

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## I. 20.11.4.2(A)(l)- change to read"

... implementation plan and/or approved maintenance plan." 2. 20.11.4.2(A)(2)- change to read"

... implementation plan or maintenance plan in accordance

..." 3. 20.11.4.2(A)(4)

- change to read"

... implementation plan or an approved maintenance plan does not exempt.

. .implementation plan, NEPA, or the Clean

..." 4. 20.11.4.6

- the proposed changes discuss applicabilitywith agencies and/or organizations that receive funds under Title 23 USC or 49 USC. It

## does not address other entities that do not receive funds under Title 23 or49. 5. 20.11.4.7(1)- change to read"

... applicable implementation or maintenance plan and

..." 6. 20.11.4.7(0)- Emergency definition includes "militarymobilizations." However there is no discussion orexplanation ofwhat is included in "military mobilization." Recommend adding
aphrase indicating what is meant bymilitary mobilization or adding a separate definition for military mobilization. 7. 20.11.4.7(T)- this is rather expansive. This definition would include the issuance ofreal estate documents to other federal agencies. Recommend deleting the reference to licenses and permits. 8. 20.11.4.153(C)(2) -recommend adding "emergency/backup generators" to this list offederal actions not covered bythe section. 9. 20.11.4.153(D)- recommend adding "emergency/backup generators" to this list offederal actions not requiring a conformitydetermination. 10. 20.11.4.153(0)(3)- change to read"

...applicable SIP and/or approved maintenance plans and the state

..." II. 20.11.4.153(H)- change to read"

... set forth in Paragraphs

..." 12. 20.11.4.153(H)(2)- change to read"

... state, local ortribal air agencies

..." 13. 20.11.4.153(I)(l) -changeto read "

...EPA approved SIP and/or maintenance plan and the emissions
. .." 

## 14. 20.11.4.153(I)(2)

- Smoke Management Plan (SMP) is identified for the first time. Recommend adding a definition in 20.11.4.7. 15. 20.11.4.155(C) -recommenddeleting 3'd sentence beginning with "Subject to applicable

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## Butt, Neal T.

From: Butt, Neal T. 

### Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 10:48AM 

### To: 'Clark, Melissa B Civ USAF AFMC 377 MSG/CEANC' 

### Cc: Dann, Jennifer L Civ USAF AFMC 377 MSG/CEANC; Nieto, Margaret; Leonard, Mary Lou; Tavarez, Isreal 

### L.; Kearny, Adelia W. 

### Subject: RE: Stakeholder Review Draftfor 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity


### Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Purple


### Attachments: COA AQD response to KAFB comments 20 11 4 NMAC 11-19-10.pdf; AK 20 11 4 NMAC Public Review Draft 11-19-10.doc

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### KAFB corrAC Public RevieVIMelissa,
Find attached Air Quality Division's response to KAFB's comments, as well as the Public Review Draft showing changes made to address KAFB's comments. Hard copy to follow.

Thanks,
Neal

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### William Shakespeare- The Tempest -Ariel's Song -----Original Message----- From: Clark, Melissa B Civ USAF AFMC 377 MSG/CEANC [mailto:Melissa.Clark@kirtland.af.mil] Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 10:53 AM To: Butt, Neal T. Subject: RE: Stakeholder Review Draft for 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity
Thanks Neal. Will follow up with him again to see if he has had a chance to address your other question.
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### -----Original Message----- From: Butt, Neal T. [mailto:NButt@cabq.gov] Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 10:52 AM To: Clark, Melissa B Civ USAF AFMC 377 MSG/CEANC Subject: RE: Stakeholder Review Draft for 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity Melissa,

I 

### have crafted language to address "Mobilization" {see below). My main issue is what does Comment #4 mean, and what is his suggested language?

Thanks,
Neal'. [J.]O. "Emergency" means a situation where extremely quick action on the part of the federal agencies involved is needed and where the timing of such federal activities makes it impractical to meet the requirements of [this Part] 20.11.4 NMAC, such as natural disasters like hurricanes or earthquakes, civil disturbances such as terrorist acts, and military mobilizations such as assembling and organizing troops and materiel for the defense of a nation in time of war or national emergency.

-----Original Message----- From: Clark, Melissa B Civ USAF AFMC 377 MSG/CEANC [mailto:Melissa.Clark@kirtland.af.mil] Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 10:49 AM To: Butt, Neal T. Subject: RE: Stakeholder Review Draft for 20.11.4 NMAC·, General Conformity
Hi Neal,
We don't have a citation for the definition of "military mobilization" for comment #6. I just spoke with our Legal and he just wanted to know what the City defined as a "military mobilization". Would it help if we tried to come up with something for the definition? Thanks, Melissa
//SIGNED//
Melissa Clark Air Program Manager 377 MSG/CEANC Phone: (505) 853-1588 DSN: 263-1588 Fax: (505) 853-6970 email: melissa.clark@kirtland.af.mil

-----Original Message----- From: Butt, Neal T. [mailto:NButt@cabq.gov] Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 2:30 PM To: Clark, Melissa B Civ USAF AFMC 377 MSG/CEANC Cc: Dann, Jennifer L Civ USAF AFMC 377 MSG/CEANC Subject: RE: Stakeholder Review Draft for 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity Melissa,
what do you mean by comment #4? 2

### do you have a citation for the definition of "military rnobilizationn for 

### comment 

### # 6

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From: Clark, Melissa B Civ USAF AFMC 377 MSG/CEANC [mailto:Melissa.Clark@kirtland.af.rnil] Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 8:23 AM To: Butt, Neal T. Cc: Dann, Jennifer L Civ USAF AFMC 377 MSG/CEANC Subject: RE: Stakeholder Review Draft for 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conforrnity

Neal,

Please find attached Kirtland AFB comments on the stakeholder review 

### draft for 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity.

Thank you,
Melissa



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### On March 24, 2010, the EPA revised their General Conformity regulation [FR Vol. 75, No. 64, 17254-79, 4/5/10]. General conformity is an important provision of the Clean Air Act (Act) Amendments of 1990. Section 176(c) of the Act clearly illustrates the intent of Congress with 

### respect to this program by explicitly requiring federal actions to 

### conform to the applicable State Implementation Plan (SIP), and defines a conforming state action as one that does not: 1) cause or contribute to a new violation of any health-based air quality standard in any area; 2) increase the severity or frequency of an existing violation of any 

### standard in any area; or 3) delay timely attainment of any standard, required interim emission reduction or other milestone in any area.

The intent of the Act's General Conformity provision is to encourage a process where federal agencies would work with their counterparts at the state and local levels to coordinate review of projects whose air quality impacts are real, but which do not fit neatly into the stationary source nbox," where applicable processes and requirements are more well-defined. Examples of covered actions include airport construction or expansion.



### In response, The City of Albuquerque Air Quality Division (AQD) is proposing amendments to the current Air Quality Control Board regulation, 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity in order to conform to these recent federal rule changes. The Stakeholder Review Draft 

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Re: COA/AQD Response to KAFB Comments on Stakeholder Review Draft for 20.11.4 NMAC

DearMelissa

Thank you and your colleagues for the comments on our proposed rule. We have attempted to address your concerns point-by-point below. If 

### you have any further conunents, please let me know.
Sincerely,

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### Margaret Nieto, Control Strategies Supervisor, Air Quality Division Mary Lou Leonard, Director, Environmental Health Department



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### KAFB 

## I. 20.11.4.2(A)(l) -changeto read"

... implementation plan and/or approved maintenance plan." AQD We concur and have made the change.

KAFB 

## 2. 20.11.4.2(A)(2)- change to read"

... implementation plan or maintenance plan in accordance

.." AQD We concur and have made the change.

KAFB 

## 3. 20.11.4.2(A)(4)- change to read"

... implementation plan or an approved maintenance plan does not exempt

...implementation plan, NEPA, or the Clean

..." AQD We concur and have made the change.

KAFB 

## 4. 20.11.4.6

- the proposed changes discuss applicability with agencies and/or organizations that receive funds under Title 23 USC or 49 USC. It

## does not address other entities that do not receive funds under Title 23 or 49. AQD We do not understand what change you wish to have made to the proposed draft. Please clarify.

KAFB 

## 5. 20.11.4.7(!)- change to read"

... applicable implementation or maintenance plan and

..." AQD We concur and have made the change.

KAFB 

## 6. 20.11.4.7(0)- Emergency definition includes "militarymobilizations." However there is no discussion or explanation ofwhat is included in "militarymobilization." Recommend adding a phrase indicating what is meant bymilitarymobilization or adding a separate definition for military mobilization.

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### AQD We concur and have made the change.

KAFB 7. 20.11.4.7(T) -this is rather expansive. This definition would include the issuance ofreal estate documents to other federal agencies. Recommend deleting thereference to licenses and permits. AQD Wedisagree. The proposed language is taken verbatim from 40 CFR 93.152. Modifying this language could reduce the stringency ofthe federal rule. No change made.

KAFB 8. 20.11.4.153(C)(2)- recommend adding "emergency/backup generators" to this list offederal actions not covered by the section. AQD Wedisagree. Webelieve that if'emergency/backup generators' are to be excluded, then they would have to be excluded pursuant to 20.11.4.C.(l) NMAC (see below), and therefore do not warrant a special exclusion. No change made.

KAFB 

### "C. The requirements of[this 

### Part] 20.11.4 NMAC shall not apply to the following federal actions: (I) actions where the total ofdirect and indirect emissions arebelow the emissions levels specified in SubsectionB, of[20.11.4.12]20.11.4.153 NMAC."

9. 20.11.4.153(D) -recommend adding "emergency/backup generators" to this list offederal actions not requiring a conformity determination. AQD We disagree. Theproposed language is taken verbatim from 40 CFR 93.153.(d). Modifying this language could reduce the stringency ofthe federal rule. No change made.

KAFB 

### I0. 20.11.4.153(G)(3)- change to read"

...applicable SIP and/or approved maintenanceplans and the state

..." AQD Weconcur and have madethe change.

KAFB 

### II. 20.11.4.153(H)- change to read "

... set forth 

### in Paragraphs

..."

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## AQD We concur and have made the change.

KAFB 

## 12. 20.11.4.153(H)(2)- change to read "

... state, local ortribal air agencies

..." AQD We disagree. The proposed language is taken verbatim from 40 CFR 93.153.(h).(2). Modifying this language could reduce the stringency ofthe federal rule. No change made.

KAFB 

## 13. 20.11.4.153(!)(l)- changeto read"

...EPA approved SIP and/or maintenance plan and the emissions
. .." 

## AQD We concur and have madethe change.

KAFB 

## 14. 20.11.4.153(1)(2)- Smoke Management Plan (SMP) is identified for the first time. Recommend adding a definition in 20.11.4.7. AQD We concur and havemade the change.

KAFB 

## 15. 20.11.4.155(C) -recommend deleting 3rrl sentence beginning with "Subjectto applicable

..." AQD We disagree. The proposed language is taken verbatim from 40 CFR 93.155.(c). Modifying this language could reduce the stringencyofthe federal rule. No change made.

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[Direct Testimony for Hearing to amend 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity]

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## Thank you Chairman Deichman, and members ofthe Board. Myname is Neal Butt. I

am an Environmental Health Scientist with the Air Quality Division, Control Strategies

Section. I am here

IN THE MAITER OF THE PETITION TO AMEND 20.11.4 NMAC, GENERAL
CONFORMITY, AND INCORPORATE SAID AMENDMENTS INTO THE NEW

MEXICO STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR AIR QUALITY(SIP)

AQCB Petition No. 2010-5

SLIDE 2

So what is General Conformity?



## General conformity is an important provision ofthe Clean AirAct Amendments of 1990
(Act). Section 176(c) ofthe Act clearly illustrates the intent ofCongress with respect to
this program by explicitly requiring federal actions to conform to the applicable State Implementation Plan (SIP), and defines a conforming state action as one that does not: I)

cause or contribute to a new violation ofany health-based airquality standard in any

area; 2) increase the severityorfrequency ofan existing violation ofany standard in any

I

### area; or 3) delay timely attainment ofany standard, required interim emissionreduction

orothermilestone in any area.

The intent ofthe Act's General Conformityprovision is to encourage a process where

federal agencies would work with their counterparts at the state and local levels to

coordinate review ofprojects whose air quality impacts are real, but which do not fit neatly into the stationary source "box,"where applicable processes and requirements are
more well-defined. Examples ofcovered actions include airport construction or expansion and dredging shipping channels.

SLIDE 3 Reason for Proposed Amendments to 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity

On March 24, 20I0, the EPA revised their General Conformity Rule, which

became effective on July 6, 2010 [FR Vol. 75, No. 64, 17254-79, 4/5/10]. These rules implement Clean Air Act provisions prohibiting federal agencies from taking actions that

may cause orcontribute to violations ofthe national ambient airquality standards
(NAAQS).

In response, the Air Quality Division (AQD) ofthe City ofAlbuquerque's Environmental

Health Department, is proposing amendments to the current Air Quality Control Board regulation, 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity in order to comply with these recent

federal rule changes.

SLIDE 4 Changes to General Conformity

2

## This revised rule improves the process federal entities use to demonstrate that their

actions will not contribute to a NAAQS violation, provides tools to encourage better

communication and air quality planning between states and federal agencies, and

encourages both the federal agencies and the states to take early actions to ensure projects

will conform to the state's plans to implement the NAAQS. These plans are known as

state implementation plans or SIPs.

To meet General Conformityrequirements, federal entities must demonstrate that

emissions from their actions will not exceed emission budgets established in a state's plan to attain ormaintain the NAAQS.

SLIDE 5 Changes to General Conformity



## The final rule: establishes requirements that will allow federal facilities expecting future expansion ormodifications to negotiate a facility-wide emission budget with the applicable state air quality agencies. Actions taken that do not exceed thesebudgets

conform to the SIP and do not need a conformity determination;

SLIDE 6 Changes to General Conformity



## The final rule: incorporates an early emissionreduction credit program for all agencies

that follow the Airport Early Emission Reduction guidance developedjointlyby EPA and

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## the Federal Aviation Administration. This program encourages emission reduction

actions on federal installations by providing emission reduction credits that can be used

to demonstrate conformity for subsequent actions on the facility;

SLIDE 7 Changes to General Conformity



## The final rule: allows emissions ofone precursor pollutant to be offset by the reduction

ofemissions ofanother precursor pollutant. For example both oxides ofnitrogen and

volatile organic compounds are ozone precursors- they are emitted and then react in the atmosphere to form ground-level ozone. In an area that does not meet EPA's groundlevel ozone standard, reductions in nitrogen oxide emissions could be offset by

reductions ofvolatile organic compounds;

SLIDE 8 Changes to General Conformity



## The final rule: allows alternative schedules for mitigating emission increases where state
air quality agencies can accommodate temporary emission increases in exchange for long-term or permanent emission reductions;

SLIDE 9 Changes to General Conformity



## The final rule: removes requirements for federal agencies to conduct conformity

determinations for "regionally significant" actions. Such actions have emissions greater

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## than I0 percent ofthe emissions inventory for a nonattainment area. These analyses have

been conducted for 16 years and have never shown an action to interfere with attainment

or maintenance ofa NAAQS.

SLIDE 10 Changes to General Conformity

The final rule: lists categories ofactions that federal agencies can presume to conform.

The final rule also allows states to establish "presumed to conform" lists for actions in

their state;

SLIDE 11 Request

This hearing has been legally noticed as shown byAQD Exhibits 2a, 2b, and 2c.

Comments were received from EPA and Kirtland Air Force Base, shown as AQD

Exhibits 3a and 3crespectively. The Division has responded to these comments as
shown as AQD Exhibit 3c.
Therefore, The Environmental Health Department ofthe City ofAlbuquerque, by

and through the Air Quality Division (AQD), asks the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County

Air Quality Control Board (Air Board) to adopt amendments to 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity, as shown in AQD Exhibit# Ia, and submit said amendments to U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to the SIP.

SLIDE 12 Questions

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## That concludes my testimony, and I stand for questions

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### ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO COUNTY AIR QUALITY CONTROL BOARD

ChQir, Jens Delchmann, County Mr. Steve Baca, County Mr. ArtSharpe, City Vice ChQir, Dr. Margaret Menache, County Mr. Augustine Grace Ill, PE, City Mr.JackSullivan, City Dr. Dona Upson, City Non-voting members: Mr. George Castillo, BCPC Liaison and Margaret Nieto, COAJAQD, Secretary to the Board



### Date: February

### 9, 2011 (Wednesday) 

### Location: Time: 5:30p.m. Vincent E. Griego Chamber Albuquerque-Bernalillo County 

### General inquires regarding this agenda may be directed to Janice Wright (505) 768-2601 GovernmentCenter 

### (jnvright(a,cabq.go11). 

### One Civic Plaza NW For documents related to each agenda item, please go to Albuquerque, NM 87102 htto:/iwww.cabq.(!ov/aimualitv/aacb/events/Februarv-9-201 l/ 

## Hearing Petition to Amend 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity, and Incorporate an Amended 20.11.4 NMAC into the New Mexico State Implementation Plan for Air Quality (SIP) (AQCB Petition No. 2010-5) 

## Regular Monthly Meeting DraftAgenda

CALL TO ORDER

Item

## #1 Approval ofAgenda (Chair)

Item #2 

### Approval of 1

### anuary 12, 20I0 Meeting Minutes (Chair)



## PUBLIC COMMENT

ACTION ITEMS Item#3 Decision on PetitiontoAmend 20.11.4 NMAC, General Conformity, and Incorporate an Amended 20.11.4 NMAC into the New Mexico State Implementation Plan for Air Quality (SIP) (AQCB Petition No. 2010-5)



## Item#4 Request for a hearing on Petition to Amend 20.11.46 NMAC, SuljilrDioxide Emissions Inventory Requirements; Western Backstop SulfurDioxode Trading Program, and Incorporate an Amended 20.11.46 NMAC into the New Mexico State Implementation Plan (SIP) for Air Quality (AQCB Petition No. 2011-1)



## REPORTs· Division Report and monthly Air Qualitywebsite update. Staffavailable for questions.



## OTHER BUSINESS

ADJOURNMENT

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# ATTACHMENT D

AttachmentDisa copy of theHearingRecord Transcripts forFebruary 9, 2011

### AQCB HEARING, 2/9/11

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2 3 1**BE~ORE** THE ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO COUNTY AIR QUALITY CONTROL BOARD AQCB Petition NO. 2010-5 1

2 EXHIBITS MARKED/ADMITTED
AQO EXHIBIT:
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION TO AMEND 20.11.4 NMAC, 3 4 GENERAL CONFORMITY, AND INCORPORATE SAID AMENDMENTS INTO THE NEW MEXICO STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP) FOR 5 AIR QUALITY. 6 Air Quality Division 7 Environmental Health Department City of Albuquerque, Petitioner B 9 10 11 HEARING AND MEETING BEFORE AIR QUALITY CONTROL BOARD 12 13 14 15 16 BE IT REMEMBERED that on the 9th day of 17 February, 2011, this matter came on for hearing before 18 BILL GRANTHAM, Hearing officer, at the vincent E. 19 Griego Chambers of the Albuquerque-Bernalillo county 20 Government Center, one Civic Plaza, NW, Albuquerque, 21 New Mexico, at the hour of 5:37 p.m. 22 23 24 25

1 APPEARANCES 2 For the Albuquerque-Bernalillo county Air Quality Control Board: 3 OR. MARGARET MENACHE, Vice Chairman 4 MR. AUGUST GRACE III, PE, county MR. JACK SULLIVAN, City 5 MR. ART SHARPE, City MR. STEVE BACA, County 6 DR. DONA UPSON, City 7 HEARING OFFICER: 8 MR. BILL GRANTHAM 9 For the Environmental Health Department: 10 MR, NEAL BUTT Environmental Health Department 11 one civic Plaza, NW Albuquerque, NM 87102 12 13 I N 0 E X PAGE 14

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18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 opening Remarks by Mr. Grantham 4
NEAL BUTT
Direct Testimony 6
Examination by the Board 11 1. Petition to Amend 20.11.4 NMAC, 4 General conformity 5 1a. Public Review craft 20.11.4 NMAC, General conformity, (Attached to AQD Exhibit 1)
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2a/b/c. Notices of Proposed Rulemaking 11 7 

### J 3a/b/c. comments Received from EPA, (3a); 8 comments Received from Kirtland Air Force Base, (3b); and AQO's Response to Kirtland 9 Air Force Base, (3c) 11 10 4. Direct Testimony 11 5. Draft Agenda 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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1 MR. GRANTHAM: Good evening. I will go ahead
2 and call this meeting to session. This public hearing
3 is being held on February 9th, 2011, in the vincent E. 4 Griego Chambers of the A 1buquerque-Bernali 11o county
5 Government center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The time

6 is 5:37 p.m. 7 This is a hearing of the 8 Albuquerque-Bernalillo county Air Quality control Board 9 to consider a petition by the Air Quality Division to 10 amend 20.11.4 NMAC, General conformity, and incorporate 11 those amendments into the New Mexico State 12 Implementation Plan.
13 I am Bill Grantham. I am an attorney. And I 14 advise the Board, but I am not a member of the Board. 15 I have been authorized by the Board to conduct this 16 hearing. The members present at this public hearing at 17 this time are Mr. Gus Grace, or. Margaret Menache, Mr. 18 Art Sharpe, Mr. Jack Sullivan, and Dr. oona Upson. 19 we will begin this hearing with the testimony 20 of the proponent, the Air Quality Division of the 21 Albuquerque Environmental Health Department, and no 22 other parties have entered an appearance in this 23 hearing. However, if you would like to testi_fy or make 24 public comment at this hearing, please sign up with Ms. 25 wright here at the front table. 

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5 1 After the Division's testimony, we will take 2 comment from the public. Air Board hearings do not 3 follow the rules of evidence as used in a court of 4 law. However, it is important to remember that the
5 Board must make its decisions based on the sworn 6 testimony and evidence admitted at this hearing and 7 that the sworn testimony will become part of the 8 record. 9 so, again, if you would like to testify and 10 have your testimony on the record, please sign up at 11 this time. Everyone who testifies will be sworn in by 1 Implementation Plan for air quality, SIP. This will be 2 under Air Quality Control Board Petition Number
3 2010-5.
4 so what is General Conformity? General 5 conformity is an important provision of the clean Air
6 Act Amendments of 1990. section 176(c) of the Act 7 clearly illustrates the intent of congress with respect 8 to this program by explicitly requiring federal actions 9 to conform to the applicable State Implementation Plan 10 and defines a conforming state action as one that does
11 not, one, cause or contribute to a new vio1ation of any 12 the court reporter before giving testimony and must 12 health-based air quality standard in any area; two, 13 identify him or herself for the record and indicate 13 increase the severity or frequency of an existing 14 whether you represent another person or organization. H violation of any standard in any area; or, three, delay 15 And after each witness has testified, the Air 15 timely attainment of any standard, required interim 16 Board members and I may ask questions of the witness. 16 emission reduction, or other milestone in any area. 17 After that, if there are questions from members of the 17 The intent of the Act's Genera1 Conformity 18 public of the witness regarding the testimony of that 18 provision is to encourage a process where federal 19 witness, 1 will allow such questions. 19 agencies would work with their counterparts at the 20 After the hearing closes tonight, a quorum of 20 state and local levels to coordinate review of projects 21 the Board is present, so the Board will hold its 21 whose air quality effects are real, but which do not 22 regular monthly meeting. And an agenda item at that 23 meeting is consideration of whether to adopt the 22 fit neatly into the "box" where applicable processes 23 and requirements are more well-defined. Examples of 2q proposals, the proposed amendments that are the subject 24 covered actions include airport construction or 25 of this hearing. 25 expansion and dredging shipping channels.

6 1 I must instruct the Board that in making its 2 regulation in accordance with the Air Quality control 3 Act, section 74-2-S(E), the Board shall give weight it 4 deems appropriate to all facts and circumstances, 5 including but not limited to, one, the character and 6 degree of injury to or interference with health, 7 welfare, visibility of property; and, 

### nwo, the public 8 interest, including the social and economic value of 9 the sources and those subject to air contaminants. 10 And I will note at this time, Member Baca has 11 also joined the hearing. 12 with that, Mr. Butt, you may proceed to be 13 sworn in and give testimony for the Division. 1q NEAL BUTT 15 after having been first duly sworn under oath, 16 testified as follows: 17 DIRECT TESTIMONY 18 MR. BUTT: Thank you, Mr. Hearing officer, 19 vice Chairman Menache, and members of the Board. My 20 name is Neal Butt and I am an Environmental Health 8 1 On March 24th, 2010, the EPA revised their 2 General conformity Rule, which became effective on July 3 6th, 2010. These rules implement the Clean Air Act 4 provisions prohibiting federal agencies from taking 5 actions that may cause or contribute to violations of 6 the NMQS. 7 In response, the Air Quality Division of the 8 City of Albuquerque's Environmental Health Department 9 is proposing amendments to the current Air Quality 10 Control Board regulation, 20.11.4 NMAC, entitled
11 ''General conformity," in order to comply with these 12 recent federal rule changes. 13 This revised rule improves the process 1q federal entities use to demonstrate that their actions 15 will not contribute to a NAAQS violation, provides 16 tools to encourage better communication and air quality 17 planning between states and federal agencies, and 18 encourages both the federal agencies and the states to 19 take early actions to ensure projects will conform to 20 the state's plans to implement the NMQS. These plans 21 scientist with the Air Quality Division, control 21 are also known as "State Implementation Plans," or 22 strategies section. 22 SIPs. 23 1 am here in the matter of the petition to 23 To meet General Conformity requirements, 2q amend 20.11.4 NMAC, General confonmity, and incorporate 2q federal entities must demonstrate that emissions from 25 said amendments into the New Mexico state 25 their actions will not exceed emission budgets 

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# ' 1 established in a state's plan to attain or maintain the

2 NMQS. 3 The final rule establishes requirements that 4 will allow federal facilities expecting future

s expansion or modifications to negotiate a facility-wide 6 emission budget with the applicable state air quality 7 

### agencies. Actions taken that do not exceed these

a budgets conform to the SIP and do not need a conformity 9 determination.
10 The final rule incorporates an early emission 11 reduction credit program for all agencies that follow 12 the Airport Early Emission Reduction guidance which was 13 developed jointly by EPA and the Federal AViation 14 Administration. This program encourages emission 15 reduction actions on federal installations by providing 16 emission reduction credits that can be used to 17 demonstrate conformity for subsequent actions on the 18 facility. 19 The final rule allows emissions of one 20 precursor pollutant to be offset by the reduction of 21 emissions of another precursor pollutant. For example, 22 both oxides of nitrogen and volatile organic compounds 23 are ozone precursors, they are emitted and then react 24 in the atmosphere to form ground-level ozone. In an 25 area that does not meet EPA's ground-level ozone

lO 1 standard, reductions in nitrogen oxide emissions could 2 be offset by reductions of volatile organic compounds.
3 The final rule also allows alternative 4 schedules for mitigating emission increases where state 5 air quality agencies can accommodate temporary emission 6 increases in exchange for long-term or permanent 7 emission reductions. 8 The final rule removes requirements for 9 federal agencies to conduct conformity determinations 10 for "regionally significant" actions. Such actions 11 have emissions greater than 10 percent of the emissions 12 inventory for a nonattainment area. These analyses 13 have been conducted for 16 years and have never shown 14 an action to interfere with attainment or maintenance 15 of NMQS. 16 The final rule lists categories of actions 17 that federal agencies can prepare to conform. The 18 final rule also allows states to establish "presumed to 19 conform" lists for actions in their state. 20 This hearing has been legally noticed as 21 shown by AQD Exhibits la, 2b, and lc. comments were 11 1 Therefore, the Environmental Health 2 Department of the City of Albuquerque, by and through 3 the Air Quality Division, asks the 4 Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality control Board 5 to adopt amendments to 20.11.4 NMAC, General 6 conformity, as shown in AQO Exhibit 1a, and submit said 7 amendments to the U.s. Environmental Protection Agency 8 as a revision to the SIP. 9 And that concludes my testimony and I stand 10 for questions. And I would ask that Exhibits 1 through 11 5 be admitted. 12 MR. GRANTHAM: Thank you, Mr. Butt. Exhibits 13 1 through 5 are admitted. 14 (AQO Exhibits 1 through 5 admitted.)
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17 MR. GRANTHAM: Questions from the Board? MR. BACA: No questions. MR. GRANTHAM: or. Menache? 18 EXAMINATION 19 BY THE BOARD:
20 oR. MENACHE: sort of more of a big picture 21 thing, it seems like a lot of this

-- this is relating 22 to federal activities within the Albuquerque-Bernalillo 23 area that would not normally be subject to our 24 regulations, is that sort of where it fits in?
25 MR. BUTT: vice chairman Menache, no. The

l2 1 gist of it is, general conformity, as I may have 2 mentioned v.tlen I did the petition, is analogous to 3 transportation conformity. Both these rules affect us 4 because 

### we are in a maintenance area for NAAQS 5 pollutants. If we were not in maintenance or we were 6 in nonattainment for a NAAQS pollutant, both Part 3 and 7 Part 4 would be irrmaterial to us. 8 so similar to transportation conformity, 9 general conformity requires that projects, large 10 federal projects, have to conform to your carbon 11 monoxide SIP and don't exacerbate the levels of co and 12 don't violate the NAAQS. 13 And so transportation conformity has to do 14 with the Metropolitan Transportation Plan, which you'll 15 hear about later. so that transportation projects 16 cannot insult the levels of co in the air shed, that 17 has to conform, those two documents have to conform, 18 transportation conformity and the MTP have to conform, 19 and that affects road projects. 20 similar here, if you're going to do a runway 21 with federal dollars, then it's going to have to 22 received from EPA and Kirtland Air Force Base, shown as 22 conform to your co SIP, and if and when we ever go into 23 AQD Exhibits 3a and 3c respectively. The Division has 23 nonattainment for ozone and we develop an ozone SIP, 24 responded to these co0111ents as shown in AQD Exhibit 24 same thing, road projects are going to have to conform 25 3c. 25 with Part 3, and large federal projects, like dredging 

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]] 1 shipping channels, which doesn't matter here, but it's
2 an example, or if you are building a new runway, are 3 going to have to conform and they are going to have to
4 follow everything in that rule. And since I have been 5 here, we have not had to use Part 4, but if they have 6 to do another runway, then it will kick in. 7 DR. MENACHE: All right. And then because my 8 other question was related to in the first section, 15 1 agenda tonight, which is our decision on the Petition 2 to Amend 20.11.4 NMAC, General conformity, and 3 Incorporate an Amended 20.11.4 NMAC into the New Mexico
4 State Implementation Plan for Air Quality, SIP, 5 Albuquerque Air Quality control Board Petition Number 6 2010-5, Air Quality control Board Resolution 2011-1. 7 Is there any discussion?


### a All right. At this point, then, I will read 9 4.2, where it refers to the scope, it says that it 9 the motion to approve the amendment, and this is 10 applies to all nonattainment and maintenance areas, and 10 Resolution Number 2011-1, Adopting an Amended 20.11.4 11 I wondered what that meant about everything else, but I 11 NMAC, General conformity, and submitting an Amended 12 guess it means that everything else is not part of it 12 20.11.4 NMAC to EPA as a Revision to the New Mexico 13 on purpose, that this is only invoked when you are in 13 state Implementation Plan, SIP, for Air Quality. 14 maintenance or in nonattainment? 14 whereas, the New Mexico Air Quality control
15 MR. BUTT: vice chairman Menache, that's 16 correct. If we were in attainment and not in 17 maintenance or not in containment for anything, then 18 both transportation conformity and general conformity 19 would not be in effect. 20 DR. MENACHE: And if they wanted to build a 21 runway and everything was in attainment, they would 22 just go into the standard permitting processes? 23 24 25 MR. BUTT: That's my understanding. DR. MENACHE: Okay. Thank you. MR. GRANTHAM: Questions from other members
14 15 Act, the Air Act, NMSA 74-2-5, requires the 16 Albuquerque-Bernalillo county Air Quality control 17 Board, the "Air Board," to "adopt, promulgate, publish, 18 amend, and repeal regulations consistent with the Air 19 Quality control Act to attain and maintain national 20 ambient air quality standards and prevent or abate air 21 pollution, including regulations prescribing air 22 standards" within Bernalillo county, and to meet 23 requirements of the united States clean Air Act, the
24 city of Albuquerque and Bernalillo county Joint Air 25 Quality control Board ordinances and the

16 1 of the Board? I had one question regarding the deleted 1 Albuquerque-Bernalillo county Air Quality control 2 language under the "objectives" section under 2 Board, the "Air Board," regulations; and whereas, on 3 20.11.4.6(B) --or, actually, (C). It excludes some 3 February 9th, 2011, the Air Board held a public hearing 4 federal actions where NEPA has complied whh

-- the 4 in the vincent E. Griego chambers, on the basement 5 National Environmental Policy ACt

-- has complied with 5 level of the Albuquerque-Bernalillo county Government 6 EPA, and my question is, that language that's stricken 6 center, one civic Plaza, Northwest, in Albuquerque, New 7 in that paragraph there, is that moved to elsewhere in 7 Mexico, and the hearing was held consistent with the 8 the rule, or is it just no longer applicable? 8 notice requirements of the New Mexico Air Quality 9 MR. BUTI: Mr. Hearing officer, the 9 control Act, and 20.11.82 NMAC, "Rulemaking 10 applicable portions have been moved to 20.11.4, down 10 procedures," for the Air Quality control Board; and 11 to, in "Scope," paren 4 talks about NEPA. 11 Whereas, on February 9th, 2011, the Air Board met and 12 MR. GRANTHAM: Okay. Thank you. YeS, I 13 looked for that and didn't find it. so thanks.
H Any other questions from the Board? 15 Any questions from members of the audience 16 directed to the Division? 17 And is there anybody signed up for conment? 18 okay. unless there are any objections to 19 closing the hearing, I will close it at this time. so 20 the hearing is closed at 5:53 p.m. 21 22 Thank you. OR. MENACHE: I would like to call the 23 regular monthly meeting of the Albuquerque-Bernalillo
24 county Air Quality control Board to order at 5:54p.m. 12 determined that 20.11.4 NMAC, "General conformity,'' 13 should be amended, and that the amended 20.11.4 NMAC 14 should be submitted to EPA as a revision to the New 15 Mexico State Implementation Plan for Air Quality; and 16 whereas, at the February 9th, 2011, public hearing, 17 testimony was presented to establish a present need, or 18 a reasonably anticipated future need, which exists to 19 warrant taking the fo11owing actions to help prevent or 20 abate air pollution. 21 Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board 22 that, one, Regarding 20.11.4 NMAC, General conformity, 23 as proposed in the Air Quality Division Exhibit 1a, 24 which was admitted at the February 9th, 2011, hearing,
25 we move then to the first action item on our 25 is hereby adopted; two, The Board hereby directs staff 

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17 1 to take all actions necessary to submit the amended 2 regulation to EPA as a revision to the SIP; three, The 3 effective date of the amended 20.11.4 NPIIAC, General conformity, shall be March 14th, 2011; and, four, staff 5 

### ;s hereby directed to submit the amended 20. 11.4 NMAC, 6 General conformity, to the State Records center in the 7 format currently required by the State Records Center, 8 without changing the substance of the amendments as 9 adopted by the Air Board on February 9th, 2011. 10 Is there a second to that motion?
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25 at this favor, MR. BACA: Second. DR. MENACHE: second by Member Baca. Is there any discussion? All right. Having no request for discussion moment, we wi 11 vote on this motion. All in please say "aye." MR, SHARPE: Aye.
OR. UPSON: Aye.
OR. MENACHE: Aye.

MR. GRACE: Aye.

MR. BACA: Aye.

MR. SULLIVAN: Aye. DR. MENACHE: The motion passes unanimously. (Proceedings concluded at 5:59 p.m.)

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2 J COUNTY OF BERNALILLO 4 I, DENISE KOPAN, the undersigned Court 5 Reporter, HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing hearing was 6 recorded by me by machine shorthand; that 1 later 7 caused my notes to be transcribed under my personal 8 supervision; and that the foregoing is a true and 9 accurate record, to the best of my ability, of said 10 proceedings. 11 I FURTHER CERTIFY that I am not a relative or 12 employee of any of the parties or attorneys involved in 13 this matter and that I have no personal interest in the 14 final disposition of this matter. 15 DATED this 14th day of February, 2011.
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