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Colorado Division
June 27, 2017
Doug Rex
Director, Transportation Planning and Operations
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
Fax 720-963-3001
RECEIVED
JUL 062017
WELD COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
Subject: Conformity Determination for the DRCOG 2040 MVRTP and 2018-2021 TIP
Dear Mr. Rex:
In accordance with the Clean Air Act of 1990, as amended, and 23 CFR 450, the U.S. Department of
Transportation (U.S. DOT) is required to make air quality conformity determinations of Regional
Transportation Plans (RTP) and Transportation Improvement Programs (TIP) in non -attainment and
maintenance areas. In Colorado, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issues the conformity
determination on behalf of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Region 8 office per the current
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for Transportation Planning Oversight (FHWA/FTA
Transportation Planning MOA).
On April 19, 2017, DRCOG adopted an air quality conformity determination for the Denver,
Boulder, and Longmont urbanized areas for the 2040 Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan
(MVRTP) and the 2018-2021 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 (Upper Front Range TPR) 2040 RTP and the portion of the 2018-2021 State
Transportation Improvement Program within the Upper Front Range region. The 2040 MVRTP and
2018-2021 TIP are the fiscally constrained RTP and TIP for the DRCOG region.
Based on our evaluation of the DRCOG 2040 MVRTP and 2018-2021 TIP conformity determination,
in coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency, the DRCOG, the North Front Range
Metropolitan Organization (NFRMPO) , the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission, the
Regional Air Quality Council, and the Colorado Department of Transportation , 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, the
DRCOG correctly followed the procedures of the 2008 DRCOG/NFRMPO 8 -Hour Ozone MOA.
A conformity determination for the DRCOG 2040 MVRTP and the DRCOG 2018-2021 TIP is
hereby made. We are also making a conformity determination for the southern section of the Upper
Front Range TPR 2040 RTP. The date of this letter is the effective date of the conformity
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determination for the DRCOG 2040 MVRTP. The effective date for the 2018-2021 TIP is July 1,
2017. Our action is consistent with the FHWA/FTA Transportation Planning MOA.
Sincerely yours,
John M. Cater, PE
Division Administrator
cc: Terri Blackmore, NFRMPO
Barbara Kirkmeyer, Upper Front Range TPR
Peter Lee, APCD
Marissa Gaughan, CDOT
Jeff Sudmeier, CDOT
Tim Kirby, CDOT
Larry Squires, FTA
Tim Russ, EPA
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