Transportation Conformity Regulations - What Parts of the Final Rule Apply to Me?

The table in Federal Register notice 69 FR 40006-7, Section II.D., "What Parts of the Final Rule Apply to Me?", is incomplete. EPA intends to publish a correction notice in the Federal Register in the near future. All other preamble and regulatory text printed in the July 1, 2004 Notice are correct. Conformity implementers can begin to use the preamble and regulation as published.

Type of Area:

8-hour ozone
PM_2.5 - fine particles
1-hour ozone
PM₁₀ - particles up to 10 microns in diameter
Carbon monoxide (CO)
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂)

Type of Area	Issue Addressed in Final Rule	Preamble Section	Regulatory Section
Complete List of Issues Addressed in the July 1, 2004 Final Conformity Rule (69 FR 40006-7) (Replaces the table in Section II. D. "What Parts of the Final Rule Apply to Me?")
8-hour ozone	Conformity grace period	III.A.	§93.102(d)
	Revocation of 1-hour ozone standard	III.B.	Not applicable
	General implementation of new standards	III.C.	Not applicable
	Early Action Compacts	III.D.	Not applicable
	Baseline year test	IV.B.	§93.119(b)
	Build/no-build test (marginal classification and subpart 1 areas ¹)	IV.C.	§93.119(b)(2) §93.119(g)(2)
	Regional conformity tests (moderate and above classifications)	IV.D.	§93.119(b)(1)
	Regional conformity tests (areas without 1-hour ozone budgets)	V.	§93.109(d)
	Regional conformity tests (areas with 1-hour ozone budgets)	VI.	§93.109(e)
	Federal projects during a lapse	XIV.	§93.102(c) §93.104(d)
	Adequacy process of submitted SIPS	XV. XXIII.G.	§93.118(e) §93.118(f)
	Non-federal projects during a lapse	XVI.	§93.121(a)
	Consequences of SIP disapprovals	XVII.	§93.120(a)(2)
	Safety margins	XVIII.	Deletes §93.124(b) of previous rule
	Frequency	XIX.	§93.104(c) §93.104(e)
	Latest planning assumptions	XX.	§93.110(a)
	Relying on a previous analysis	XXII.	§93.122(g) §93.104(b) §93.104(c)
	Definitions	XXIII.A.	§93.101
	Insignificance	XXIII.B.	§93.109(k) §93.121(c)
	Transportation plan and modeling requirements (moderate and above classifications)	XXIII.D.	§93.106(b) §93.122(c)
	Non-federal projects (for isolated rural areas only)	XXIII.F.	§93.121(b)(1)
	Implementation of budget tests	XXIII.H. XXIII.I.	§93.118(b) §93.118(d)
	Exempt projects	XXIII.J.	§93.126
	Conformity SIPs	XXV.	Not applicable
¹ "Subpart 1 areas" are areas that are designated nonattainment under subpart 1 of part D of title 1 of the Clean Air Act. EPA also referred to these areas as "basic" nonattainment areas in its April 30, 2004 final designations rule for the 8-hour ozone standard (69 FR 23862).

PM _2.5	Applicability	III.A.	§93.102(b)(1)
	Conformity grace period	III.A.	§93.102(d)
	General implementation of new standards	III.C.	Not applicable
	Baseline year test	IV.B.	§93.119(e)
	Build/no-build test	IV.C.	§93.119(e) §93.119(g)(2)
	Regional conformity tests	VII.	§93.109(i)
	Direct PM _2.5 in regional analyses from tailpipe, brake wear, tire wear	VIII.	§93.102(b)(1)
	Precursors in regional analyses	VIII.	No regulatory text being finalized at this time
	Re-entrained road dust in regional analyses	IX.	§93.102(b)(3) §93.119(f)
	Construction-related fugitive dust in regional analyses	X.	§93.122(f)
	Compliance with SIP control measures	XI.	§93.117
	Hot-spots	XII.	No regulatory text being finalized at this time
	Federal projects during a lapse	XIV.	§93.102(c) §93.104(d)
	Adequacy process of submitted SIPs	XV. XXIII.G.	§93.118(e) §93.118(f)
	Non-federal projects during a lapse	XVI.	§93.121(a)
	Consequences of SIP disapprovals	XVII.	§93.120(a)(2)
	Safety margins	XVIII.	Deletes §93.124(b)of previous rule
	Frequency	XIX.	§93.104(c) §93.104(e)
	Latest planning assumptions	XX.	§93.110(a)
	Relying on a previous analysis	XXII.	§93.122(g) §93.104(b) §93.104(c)
	Definitions	XXIII.A.	§93.101
	Insignificance	XXIII.B.	§93.109(k) §93.121(c)
	Non-federal projects (for isolated rural areas only)	XXIII.F.	§93.121(b)(1)
	Implementation of budget tests	XXIII.H. XXIII.I.	§93.118(b) §93.118(d)
	Exempt projects	XXIII.J.	§93.126
	Conformity SIPs	XXV.	Not applicable

1-hour ozone	Revocation of 1-hour ozone standard	III.B.	Not applicable
	Regional conformity tests	III.B.	§93.109(c)
	Build/no-build test (marginal and below classifications)	IV.C.	§93.119(b)(2) §93.119(g)(2)
	Regional conformity test (moderate and above classifications)	IV.D.	§93.119(b)(1)
	Federal projects during a lapse	XIV.	§93.102(c) §93.104(d)
	Adequacy process of submitted SIPs	XV. XXIII.G.	§93.118(e) §93.118(f)
	Non-federal projects during a lapse	XVI.	§93.121(a)
	Consequences of SIP disapprovals	XVII.	§93.120(a)(2)
	Safety margins	XVIII.	Deletes §93.124(b) of previous rule
	Frequency	XIX.	§93.104(c) §93.104(e)
	Latest planning assumptions	XX.	§93.110(a)
	Relying on a previous analysis	XXII.	§93.122(g) §93.104(b) §93.104(c)
	Definitions	XXIII.A.	§93.101
	Insignificance	XXIII.B.	§93.109(k) §93.121(c)
	Limited maintenance plans	XXIII.C.	§93.101 §93.109(j) §93.121(c)
	Transportation plan and modeling requirements (moderate and above classifications)	XXIII.D.	§93.106(b) §93.122(c)
	Non-federal projects (for isolated rural areas only)	XXIII.F.	§93.121(b)(1)
	Implementation of budget test	XXIII.H. XXIII.I.	§93.118(b) §93.118(d)
	Exempt projects	XXIII.J.	§93.126
	Conformity SIPs	XXV.	Not applicable

PM ₁₀	Build/no-build test	IV.C.	§93.119(d) §93.119(g)(2)
	Hot-spots	XII.	No new or revised regulatory text being finalized at this time
	Federal projects during a lapse	XIV.	§93.102(c) §93.104(d)
	Adequacy process of submitted SIPs	XV. XXIII.G.	§93.118(e) §93.118(f)
	Non-federal projects during a lapse	XVI.	§93.121(a)
	Consequences of SIP disapprovals	XVII.	§93.120(a)(2)
	Safety margins	XVIII.	Deletes §93.124(b) of previous rule
	Frequency	XIX.	§93.104(c) §93.104(e)
	Latest planning assumptions	XX.	§93.110(a)
	Horizon years in hot-spot analyses	XXI.	§93.116
	Relying on a previous analysis	XXII.	§93.122(g) §93.104(b) §93.104(c)
	Definitions	XXIII.A.	§93.101
	Insignificance	XXIII.B.	§93.109(k) §93.121(c)
	Limited maintenance plans	XXIII.C.	§93.101 §93.109(j) §93.121(c)
	Clarification to Precursors	XXIII.E.	§93.102(b)(2)(iii) §93.119(f)(5)
	Non-federal projects (for isolated rural areas only)	XXIII.F.	§93.121(b)(1)
	Implementation of budget test	XXIII.H. XXIII.I.	§93.118(b) §93.118(d)
	Exempt projects	XXIII.J.	§93.126
	Conformity SIPs	XXV.	Not applicable

CO	Build/no-build test (lower CO classifications)	IV.C.	§93.119(c) §93.119(g)(2)
	Regional conformity tests (higher CO classifications)	IV.D.	§93.119(c)(1)
	Federal projects during a lapse	XIV.	§93.102(c) §93.104(d)
	Adequacy process of submitted SIPs	XV. XXIII.G.	§93.118(e) §93.118(f)
	Non-federal projects during a lapse	XVI.	§93.121(a)
	Consequences of SIP disapprovals	XVII.	§93.120(a)(2)
	Safety margins	XVIII.	Deletes §93.124(b) of previous rule
	Frequency	XIX.	§93.104(c) §93.104(e)
	Latest planning assumptions	XX.	§93.110(a)
	Horizon years in hot-spot analyses	XXI.	§93.116
	Relying on a previous analysis	XXII.	§93.122(g) §93.104(b) §93.104(c)
	Definitions	XXIII.A.	§93.101
	Insignificance	XXIII.B.	§93.109(k) §93.121(c)
	Limited maintenance plans	XXIII.C.	§93.101 §93.109(j) §93.121(c)
	Transportation plan and modeling requirements (moderate and serious classifications	XXIII.D.	§93.106(b) §93.122(c)
	Non-federal projects (for isolated rural areas only)	XXIII.F.	§93.121(b)(1)
	Implementation of budget test	XXIII.H. XXIII.I.	§93.118(b) §93.118(d)
	Exempt projects	XXIII.J.	§93.126
	Conformity SIPs	XXV.	Not applicable

NO₂	Build/no-build test	IV.C.	§93.119(d) §93.119(g)(2)
	Federal projects during a lapse	XIV.	§93.102(c) §93.104(d)
	Adequacy process of submitted SIPs	XV. XXIII.G.	§93.118(e) §93.118(f)
	Non-federal projects during a lapse	XVI.	§93.121(a)
	Consequences of SIP disapprovals	XVII.	§93.120(a)(2)
	Safety margins	XVIII.	Deletes §93.124(b) of previous rule
	Frequency	XIX.	§93.104(c) §93.104(e)
	Latest planning assumptions	XX.	§93.110(a)
	Relying on a previous analysis	XXII.	§93.122(g) §93.104(b) §93.104(c)
	Definitions	XXIII.A.	§93.101
	Insignificance	XXIII.B.	§93.109(k) §93.121(c)
	Non-federal projects (for isolated rural areas only)	XXIII.F.	§93.121(b)(1)
	Implementation of budget test	XXIII.H. XXIII.I.	§93.118(b) §93.118(d)
	Exempt projects	XXIII.J.	§93.126
	Conformity SIPs	XXV.	Not applicable

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