Section 20-1500. GENERAL CONFORMITY – PURPOSE

 

1500.1In accordance with §§ 110 and 171-193 (Part D) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7410 and 7501 et seq., the District of Columbia (District) must develop an air quality State Implementation Plan (SIP) that includes conformity of federal actions.  The federal conformity regulations in 40 CFR §§ 93.100 - .160 establish standards and procedures to follow when evaluating the conformity of federal projects to all applicable implementation plans.

 

 

authority

Sections 5 and 6(b) of the District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act of 1984, as amended, effective March 15, 1985 (D.C. Law 5-165; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-101.05 and 8-101.06(b)), section 107(4) of the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, effective February 15, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code § 8-151.07(4)), Mayor’s Order 98-44, dated April 10, 1998, and Mayor’s Order 2006-61, dated June 14, 2006

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 527 (January 8, 2010), incorporating text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 3132, 3133 (April 24, 2009).