Clean air through transportation : challenges in meeting national air quality standards
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Clean air through transportation : challenges in meeting national air quality standards

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    Tech Report
  • Geographical Coverage:
    United States
  • TRIS Online Accession Number:
    00639900
  • OCLC Number:
    29369842
  • NTL Classification:
    NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-Air Quality;NTL-LAWS AND REGULATIONS-LAWS AND REGULATIONS;NTL-LAWS AND REGULATIONS-Federal Standards and Rules;NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT;
  • Abstract:
    This report, required by Section 108(f)(3) of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990, addresses the issues of motor vehicles and air quality. The report discusses the challenges faced in attempting to improve air quality through transportation programs. It also provides a status report on meeting the transportation provisions of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and the air quality provisions of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. The contents are organized as follows: (I) Introduction: A) Purpose and Scope of Report - The Provisions of Section 108(f)(3), B) Summary, and C) Background - CAA and ISTEA; (II) Challenges in Transportation and Air Quality Programs: A) MPOs Face Significant Challenges in Meeting New CAA Requirements, B) Reducing Vehicle Emissions Through TCMs is Difficult, C) By Themselves, Capital-Intensive Investments May Not Be the Best Way to Address Air Quality Concerns, D) Technological Improvements Have Reduced Vehicle Emissions Despite Increasing VMT, E) Better Data and Models Are Needed, and F) Beyond Transportation - Land Use, Public Acceptance, and Fiscal Constraints Figure Prominently; (III) Status of Programs: A) Full Funding of ISTEA Would Help Meet Mobility and Air Quality Goals, B) Limited CAA Funds Exist for Air Quality Operations and Management, C) Regulations and Guidance Implementing CAA and ISTEA Have Been Issued, C) SIP Development, Revisions, and EPA Approvals Are Proceeding, and E) Transportation Plans, TIPs, and Conformity Determinations Are Also Proceeding; and (IV) Conclusions. There are six appendices: (A) Clean Air Act Section 108(f)(3); (B) Specific Transportation-Related Provisions of the Clean Air Act as Amended in 1990 for Ozone Nonattainment Area Classifications; (C) Transportation-Related Provisions of the Clean Air Act as Amended in 1990 for Carbon Monoxide (CO) Nonattainment Area Classifications; (D) Transportation-Related Provisions of the Clean Air Act as Amended in 1990 for PM-10 Nonattainment Area Classification; (E) Transportation Control Measures from Section 108(f)(1) of CAA; and (F) Transportation and Emissions Modeling.
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