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Title	LINKING TRANSPORTATION AND AIR QUALITY PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY REGULATIONS IN 15 NONATTAINMENT AREAS. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Accession No	00805045
Authors	Howitt, A M; Moore, E M
Corp. Authors / Publisher	John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University ; Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date	19990300
Description	14 p.
Languages	English
Abstract	Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1980 requires far reaching efforts under the "transportation conformity" regulations to assure that transportation investments in non-attainment and maintenance areas are consistent with state commitments to meet national air pollution standards. This research documents how these regulations were implemented during the period 1991 through January 1998. The focal questions that organized the study are how has conformity affected key agencies and coinstituencies' organizational capacity and relationships; how has conformity changed the transportation planning/programming process and its results; and how has conformity changed air quality planning and regulation. Although the research does not attempt to evaluate the technical dimensions of conformity modeling, it seeks to place the technical process in the larger context of the institutional relationships involved.
TRT Terms	Air pollution ; Air quality management ; Federal government agencies ; Implementation ; Local government ; Regulatory constraints ; Standards ; Transportation planning
Identifier Terms	Clean Air Act Amendments
Subject Areas	H17 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT; I93 VEHICLE NUISANCE
Report Number	EPA/420/S-99/002
Availability	National Technical Information Service Order Document: http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.asp?ABBR=PB2001100898&starDB=GRAHIST Order Number: PB2001-100898
URLs	Document: http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/17000/17300/17330/PB2001100898.pdf
TRIS Files	HRIS; NTL
Database	TRIS Online

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