Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 139 - TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY › Section 096-139-2 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Terms used but not defined in this chapter shall have the
				  meaning given them by the CAA, Titles 23 and 49 U.S.C., other Environmental
				  Protection Agency (EPA) regulations, other DOT regulations, or under Chapter
				  100 of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Regulations in that
				  order of priority.
A.
Applicable implementation plan.
"Applicable implementation plan" is
				defined in Section 302(q) of the CAA and means the portion (or portions) of the
				implementation plan, or most recent revision thereof, which has been approved
				under Section 110, or promulgated under Section 110(c), or promulgated or
				approved pursuant to regulations promulgated under Section 301(d) and which
				implements the relevant requirements of the CAA. This would include a State
				Implementation Plan or Federal Implementation Plan.
B.
CMAQ. "
CMAQ" means the
				Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality program, funded by FHWA and administered
				by MaineDOT.
C.
Control
				strategy implementation plan revision
.
"Control
				strategy implementation plan revision" is the implementation plan which
				contains specific strategies for controlling the emissions of and reducing
				ambient levels of pollutants in order to satisfy CAA requirements for
				demonstrations of reasonable further progress and attainment (including
				implementation plan revisions submitted to satisfy CAA Sections 172(c),
				182(b)(1), 182(c)(2)(A), 182(c)(2)(B), 187(a)(7), 187(g), 189(a)(1)(B), and
				189(b)(1)(A); 189(d), and Sections 192(a) and 192(b) for nitrogen dioxide and
				any other applicable CAA provision requiring a demonstration of reasonable
				further progress or attainment).
D.
Design concept
. "Design concept" means the type of facility
				identified by the project, e.g., freeway, expressway, arterial highway,
				grade-separated highway, reserved right-of-way rail transit, mixed-traffic rail
				transit, exclusive busway, etc.
E.
Design scope
. "Design scope" means the design aspects which will
				affect the proposed facility's impact on regional emissions, usually as they
				relate to vehicle or person carrying capacity and control, e.g., number of
				lanes or tracks to be constructed or added, length of project, signalization,
				access control including approximate number and location of interchanges,
				preferential treatment for high-occupancy vehicles, etc.
F.
DOT
. "DOT" means the United
				States Department of Transportation.
G.
FHWA
. "FHWA" means the
				Federal Highway Administration of DOT.
H.
FHWA/FTA project
. "FHWA/FTA
				project", means any highway or transit project which is proposed to receive
				funding assistance and approval through the Federal-Aid Highway program or the
				Federal mass transit program, or requires Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
				or Federal Transit Administration (FTA) approval for some aspect of the
				project, such as connection to an interstate highway or deviation from
				applicable design standards on the interstate system.
I.
Forecast period
. "Forecast
				period" with respect to a transportation plan is the time period covered by the
				transportation plan pursuant to 23 CFR Part 450.
J.
FTA
. "FTA" means the Federal
				Transit Administration of DOT.
K.
Highway project
. "Highway project" means to implement or modify a
				highway facility or highway-related program. Such an undertaking consists of
				all required phases necessary for implementation. For analytical purposes, it
				must be defined sufficiently to:
(1) Connect
				logical termini and be of sufficient length to address environmental matters on
				a broad scope;
(2) Have independent
				utility or significance, i.e., be usable and be a reasonable expenditure even
				if no additional transportation improvements in the area are made;
				and
(3) Not restrict consideration
				of alternatives for other reasonably foreseeable transportation
				improvements.