

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 March 2, 2011, a conference call was held to discuss stakeholder concerns regarding the transition to using MOVES for regional conformity analyses.  EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality hosted the call as a follow-up to a previous call held in October 2010 with state and local transportation agencies.  In addition to EPA, 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, New York, Virginia, Michigan, and Maryland
      * Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO) 
      * American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) 
      * Federal Highway Administration
These agencies confirmed that their previous concerns regarding the transition to using MOVES2010a for regional conformity analyses were still impacting their ability to complete MOVES-based modeling by March 2, 2012, and they requested additional transition time for using MOVES in regional conformity analyses.  
      EPA expressed its intentions to proceed with a rulemaking to extend the MOVES2010 regional conformity analysis grace period.  All agencies strongly supported EPA's decision to proceed with this rulemaking.

