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Administration
Colorado Division
April 23, 2018
Doug Rex
Executive Director
Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG)
1290 Broadway, Suite 100
Denver, CO 80203
12300 W. Dakota Ave., Suite #180
Lakewood, Colorado 80228
720-963-3000
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APR 3 0 208
WELD COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
Subject: Conformity Redetermination for DRCOG Amended 2040 MVRTP and Amended
2018-2021 TIP
Dear Mr. Rex:
In accordance with the Clean Air Act of 1990, as amended, and 23 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) 450, the U.S. Department of Transportation is required to make air quality conformity
determinations of Regional Transportation Plans and Transportation Improvement Programs (TIP) in
non -attainment and maintenance areas. Consistent with the Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA)/Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Region 8 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for
Transportation Planning Oversight, the FHWA Colorado Division office signs the letter on behalf of
the FTA Region 8 office.
On April 18, 2018, DRCOG adopted an air quality conformity redetermination for the Denver,
Boulder, and Longmont urbanized areas for the amended 2040 Metro Vision Regional Transportation
Plan (MVRTP) and the amended 2018-2021 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) in its
capacity as the Metropolitan Planning Organization. The conformity determination also included the
southern section of the Upper Front Range Transportation Planning Region 2040 RTP and the portion
of the 2018-2021 State Transportation Improvement Program within the Upper Front Range region.
Based on our evaluation of DRCOG amended 2040 MVRTP and amended 2018-2021 TIP
conformity redetermination, in coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency, DRCOG,
the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization (NFRMPO), the Colorado Air Quality
Control Commission, the Regional Air Quality Council, and CDOT, we have determined the
Denver, Boulder, and Longmont urbanized areas have met the requirements of 40 CFR 51 and 93, 23
CFR 450, and 49 CFR 613, along with FHWA/FTA policies and guidance. Furthermore, DRCOG
correctly followed the procedures of the 2008 DRCOG/NFRMPO 8 -Hour Ozone MOA.
A conformity redetermination for DRCOG amended 2040 MVRTP and amended 2018-2021 TIP is
hereby made. This conformity redetermination does not restart the clock for conformity for either
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DRCOG amended 2040 RTP or amended 2018-20121 TIP. This action is consistent with the
FHWA/FTA Transportation Planning MOA.
Sincerely yours,
John M. Cater, PE
Division Administrator
cc: Rick Coffin, APCD
Marissa Gaughan, CDOT
Tim Kirby, CDOT
Kristin Kenyon, FTA
Tim Russ, EPA
Barbara Kirkmeyer, Upper Front Range TPR
Suzette Mallette, NFRMPO
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