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This final rule, published March 10, 2006, establishes requirements for project-level conformity determinations in particulate matter (PM) 2.5 nonattainment and maintenance areas, and revises existing requirements for projects in PM10 areas. The rule requires that PM2.5 hot-spot analyses be included in project-level conformity determinations only for new transportation projects with significant diesel traffic, such as major highway projects and projects at congested intersections that handle significant diesel traffic. For example, hot-spots could occur at congested roadway intersections and truck stops. No hot-spot analyses will be required for most projects in PM2.5 areas, because most projects do not present an air quality concern. The final rule also streamlines existing PM10 project-level requirements in a similar way. This final rule is part of EPA's implementation of the current PM2.5 standards.
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Contact: Meg Patulski at 734-214-4842 or email: patulski.meg@epa.gov.
- Transportation Conformity Rule That Addresses Requirements for Project-level Conformity Determinations in PM2.5 and PM10 Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas (PDF) (45 pp, 4K). On March 10, 2006, EPA published a final rule requiring PM2.5 hot-spot analyses be included in project-level conformity determinations only for new transportation projects with significant diesel traffic.
- Fact Sheet: Transportation Conformity Notice of Final Rulemaking: PM2.5 and PM10 Hot-spot Analyses in Project-level Transportation Conformity Determinations for the PM2.5 and PM10 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (PDF) (EPA420-F-06-022, 3 pp, 288K, February 2006) This document provides general information about the final rule
- Guidance: Transportation Conformity Guidance for Qualitative Hot-spot Analyses in PM2.5 and PM10 Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas (PDF) (EPA420-B-06-902, 35 pp, 306K, March, 2006)
- Federal Register Notice: Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rule Options for PM2.5 and PM10 Hot-Spot Analyses in the Transportation Conformity Rule Amendments for the New PM2.5 and Existing PM10 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (PDF) (17 pp, 135K, published December 2004)