Interagency Consultation Procedures. The issues listed in 40 CFR 93.105(c) shall be reviewed and discussed at this meeting, including but not limited to, the following activities:
Interagency Consultation Procedures. General Procedure
Interagency Consultation Procedures. The issues listed in 40 CFR 93.105 (c)93.105(c) shall be reviewed and discussed at this meeting, including but not limited to, the following activities:
6.3.1.1 Evaluating and choosing an appropriate model (or models) and associated methods and assumptions to be used in hot-spot analyses and regional emissions analyses;
6.3.1.2 Determining which minor arterial and other transportation projects should be considered Regionally Significant ProjectsRSPs for the purpose of regional emissions analysis analysis, (in addition to those functionally classified as principal arterials or higher or fixed guideway systems or extensions that offer an alternative to regional highway travel);
6.3.1.3 Evaluating whether projects otherwise exempted from meeting the requirements of 40 CFR 93.126 and 93.127 should be treated as non-exempt in cases where potential adverse emissions impacts may exist;
6.3.1.4 Discussing whether or not adopted TCMs are on schedule and performing as anticipated, as required by 40 CFR 93.113. If TCMs are not on schedule, Parties shall discuss whether 40 CFR 93.113(c)(1) can be met and what will occur if 40 CFR 93.113(c)(1) cannot be met;
6.3.1.5 Choosing conformity tests and methodologies for areas outside the MPO boundary but within the nonattainment or maintenance area as required by 93.109(l)(2)(iii);93.109(g)(2)(iii);
6.3.1.6 Consulting on emissions analysis for transportation activities which cross MPO, nonattainment area area, or air basin boundaries;
6.3.1.7 For the metropolitan planning area that does not include the entire nonattainment or maintenance area, the MPO and NCDOT will work to provide cooperative planning and analysis for the purposes of determining conformity of all projects outside the metropolitan area and within the nonattainment or maintenance area through interagency consultation meetings;
6.3.1.8 Ensuring that plans for construction of RSPs, that are not FHWA/FTA projects, are disclosed to the MPO on a regular basis and any changes to those plans disclosed in writing to the MPO;
6.3.1.9 NCDOT and the MPO, or its designee, will consult on the design, schedule and funding of research and data collection efforts and regional transportation model development through interagency consultation meetings;
6.3.1.10 As defined in Section 2.1.10, the MPO, or its designee will provide final documents and supporting information to each applicable Party after adoption or approval;
6.3.1.11 Latest planning assumptions for developing emis...
Interagency Consultation Procedures. General Procedure
1. Representatives of the Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), and local publicly-owned transit agencies, not associated with the MPOs, shall collectively undertake an interagency consultation process in accordance with the procedures outlined herein with regional representatives of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on the development of the applicable implementation plan, the list of transportation control measures (TCM) in the applicable implementation plan under 23 CFR 450.314, the transportation plan (TP), the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), any revisions to the preceding documents, and associated conformity determinations.
2. For the purposes of regular consultation, the affected agencies shall include:
a. MPOs (Metropolitan Planning Organizations) in non-attainment or maintenance areas;
b. DHEC (South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control);
c. SCDOT (South Carolina Department of Transportation);
d. FHWA (Federal Highway Administration South Carolina Division Office);
e. FTA (Federal Transit Administration);
f. EPA Region 4 (Environmental Protection Agency); and,
g. Local publicly-owned transit agencies, not associated with the MPOs, in nonattainment or maintenance areas.
3. The MPO, as the lead transportation planning agency, shall have the primary responsibility in its designated non-attainment or maintenance area for developing the TP, the TIP, and for providing assistance for technical analyses by employing travel-demand modeling techniques, acquiring all necessary data, and coordinating these activities with agencies specified in Subsection B.2. The MPO shall work in consultation with SCDOT and local publicly-owned transit agencies, not associated with the MPOs, in developing these documents. The MPO shall be responsible for providing written notification of an initial meeting concerning transportation and related air quality issues to each of the affected agencies. Subsequent routine meetings will be agreed upon collectively by affected agencies. Scheduling changes shall be coordinated in a timely manner. The MPO or designee(s) shall be responsible for scheduling and coordinating meetings, preparing and transmitting agendas, and ensuring that meeting notes...
Interagency Consultation Procedures. Specific Processes
1. An interagency consultation process in accordance with Subsection B involving the MPO, DHEC, SCDOT, EPA, and FHWA or FTA shall be undertaken for the following:
a. Evaluating and choosing a model(s) and associated methods and assumptions to be used in hot-spot analyses and regional emissions analyses;
b. For purposes of regional emissions analysis, the MPO shall actively consult with the affected agencies to determine which minor arterials and other transportation projects should be considered “regionally significant” projects (in addition to those functionally classified as principal arterial or higher or fixed guideway systems or extensions that offer an alternative to regional highway travel as defined by 40 CFR 93) and which projects should be considered to have a significant change in design concept and scope from the transportation plan or TIP. Prior to initiating any final action on these issues, the MPO shall consider the views of each agency that comments or responds in writing prior to any final action on these issues. If the MPO receives no comments within thirty (30) calendar days, the MPO may assume consensus by the affected agencies;
c. The MPO shall submit a list of exempt projects to affected agencies to evaluate whether projects otherwise exempted from meeting the requirements of 40 CFR Part 93 Subpart A (see Sections 93.126 and 127) should be treated as nonexempt in cases where potential adverse emissions impacts may exist for any reason. The MPO shall allow thirty (30) calendar days for comments;
d. The MPO and/or SCDOT, in consultation with the affected agencies shall make a determination, as required by 40 CFR 93, whether past obstacles to implementation of TCMs that are behind the schedule established in the applicable implementation plan have been identified and are being overcome and whether state and local agencies with influence over approvals or funding for TCMs are giving maximum priority to approval or funding for TCMs. This process shall also consider whether delays in TCM implementation necessitate revisions to the applicable implementation plan to remove TCMs or substitute TCMs or other emission reduction measures;
e. The MPO and/or SCDOT, in consultation with the affected agencies, shall identify projects located at sites in PM10 and PM2.5 nonattainment and maintenance areas and require a hot-spot analysis (except where a categorical hotspot finding has been made);
f. The MPO shall notify the affected a...
