[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 18]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR93.127]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 93--DETERMINING CONFORMITY OF FEDERAL ACTIONS TO STATE OR FEDERAL 
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart A--Conformity to State or Federal Implementation Plans of 
   Transportation Plans, Programs, and Projects Developed, Funded or 
       Approved Under Title 23 U.S.C. or the Federal Transit Laws
 
Sec. 93.127  Projects exempt from regional emissions analyses.

    Notwithstanding the other requirements of this subpart, highway and 
transit projects of the types listed in Table 3 of this section are 
exempt from regional emissions analysis requirements. The local effects 
of these projects with respect to CO or PM10 concentrations 
must be considered to determine if a hot-spot analysis is required prior 
to making a project-level conformity determination. These projects may 
then proceed to the project development process even in the absence of a 
conforming transportation plan and TIP. A particular action of the type 
listed in Table 3 of this section is not exempt from regional emissions 
analysis if the MPO in consultation with other agencies (see 
Sec. 93.105(c)(1)(iii)), the EPA, and the FHWA (in the case of a highway 
project) or the FTA (in the case of a transit project) concur that it 
has potential regional impacts for any reason. Table 3 follows:

        Table 3--Projects Exempt From Regional Emissions Analyses

Intersection channelization projects.
Intersection signalization projects at individual intersections.
Interchange reconfiguration projects.
Changes in vertical and horizontal alignment.
Truck size and weight inspection stations.
Bus terminals and transfer points.