

MEMORANDUM

Date:		September 14, 2011
Subject:	Summary of Stakeholder Contact Prior to MOVES Grace Period Extension Rulemaking
From:	Meg Patulski, State Measures and Conformity Group, OTAQ
To:		Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0393

	Starting in September 2010, EPA was contacted by several state and local transportation and air agencies that were concerned that there was insufficient transition time before MOVES2010a would be required in regional conformity analyses.  At the time, the conformity grace period for MOVES2010a would expire on March 2, 2012.  EPA Regional Offices confirmed the status of the transition in their nonattainment and maintenance areas.  These general communications occurred until March of 2011 and informed EPA's decision to proceed with its rulemaking.   

