

MEMORANDUM

Date:		February 15, 2012
Subject:	Stakeholder call about MOVES Transition for Regional Conformity Analyses 
From:	Meg Patulski, State Measures and Transportation Planning Center, OTAQ
To:		Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0393

	On October 13, 2010, a conference call was held to discuss stakeholder concerns regarding the transition to using MOVES for regional conformity analyses in five metropolitan areas  -  Houston, TX; Dallas, TX; Salt Lake City, UT; Atlanta, GA; and Washington, DC.  EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) hosted the call based on a request from the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).  
      In addition to EPA, FHWA, AMPO, and AASHTO, the following agencies were represented on the conference call:  
         *          MPOs from the following metropolitan areas:  Houston-Galveston, TX; Dallas-Fort Worth, TX; Atlanta, GA; and Washington, DC.  
         *          State DOTs from:  Texas, Utah, Georgia, Virginia and New York.
         *          State air agencies from:  Georgia.
These agencies requested additional transition time for using MOVES in regional conformity analyses, due to the significant software, operational and technical differences between MOVES and the previous emissions model, MOBILE.  Some agencies shared their preliminary experiences to date with using MOVES, and their concerns that there would not be sufficient time to prepare for using MOVES in regional conformity analyses.  At the time, the conformity grace period for regional conformity analyses with MOVES2010a would expire on March 2, 2012.    

