Transportation conformity is a way to ensure that Federal funding and approval are given to those transportation activities that are consistent with air quality goals. It ensures that these transportation activities do not worsen air quality or interfere with the "purpose" of the State Implementation Plan, which is to meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Meeting the NAAQS often requires emissions reductions from mobile sources.
According to the Clean Air Act, transportation plans, programs, and projects cannot:
* Create new NAAQS violations;
* Increase the frequency or severity of existing NAAQS violations; or
* Delay attainment of the NAAQS.
A 45-day public review and comment period of the draft document will commence on April 30, 2010 and conclude on June 14, 2010.
A public hearing on the draft document will be held May 27, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. at the Fresno COG Sequoia Conference Room located at 2035 Tulare St., Suite 201, Fresno, CA 93721.
Public comments are welcomed at the hearing, or may be submitted in writing by 5:00 p.m. on June 14, 2010 to Mike Bitner at mbitner@fresnocog.org
Fresno COG Policy Board adopted the RTP, SEIR, FTIP and Conformity 7-29-2010. |
View completed Conformity documents:
Announcement Letter
Final July 2010 Conformity Determination for the 2011 RTP and FTIP
2011 Regional Transportation Plan & 2011 Federal Transportation Improvement Program
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