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Statewide Conformity Working Group
February 2, 2006 Meeting

• Printable (PDF) Version of Agenda with Teleconference Sites
• Handouts and Background Material
• Meeting Notes

Draft Agenda

10:30   Welcome; introductions; housekeeping; agenda review

10:40   Public Comment on matters not otherwise on the agenda

10:50   FHWA Updates

• TEA-21 Reauthorization – Implementation Update
• Use of 180-day statute of limitations for NEPA and other actions
• Discussion of transition to planning/conformity 4-year cycles (handout)
• Guidance released
• Checklist for use of previous emission analyses (handout)
• Conformity Information for TIP Amendments (handout)
• PM2.5 - Hot Spot Analysis (with EPA)
• Summary of guidance to date (web link)
• Types of projects affected/FHWA & EPA advice

11:20   US EPA Updates

• Recent EPA SIP Actions (emission budget adequacy, approvals, sanctions clocks, etc.)
• CO Maintenance SIP approval – not including South Coast (web link )
• Hot/Upcoming Conformity/Transportation issues
• 8 hr ozone
• Sacramento ROP SIP status (with ARB and air district) (handout)
• Phase 2 Implementation Rule (web link )
• SIP Timelines (staff paper handout)
• PM2.5 - SIP and other Implementation issues
• Particulate Matter Standards Proposal and Request for Comment (web link)

11:45   Lunch Break

 1:15   ARB Updates

• EMFAC update
• Regional SIP development updates (N. Calif., So. Calif.)

 1:45   Caltrans Updates

• CO Protocol update
• PM10/2.5 Hot Spot Analysis
• RTP Guidelines/Handbook
• Upcoming one-day TCM Workshop at UCD – save the date: 2/27/2006 or 3/8/2006

 2:15   Status of Transportation and Air Quality Planning in California

• Near Term Air Quality Plans – Area Representatives
• RTP and TIP Updates and Amendments – Area Representatives

 3:00   Information sharing

• TRB Conference Summary - Doug Eisinger

3:30 Adjournment