Federal Register - "Major Capital Investment Projects"

Title: Major Capital Investment Projects Source: Federal Register Data/Action: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (Final Rule) Date: 1/9/2013 Text Preview: recommended that FTA wait for the publication of the TCRP Report on Environmental Benefits before advancing measures and data sources. Another comment suggested that, in addition to using U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and TCRP guidance to develop its measures, FTA should examine American would be the long-range statewide transportation plan. In areas classified by the Environmental Protection Agency as ``nonattainment'' or ``maintenance'' of air quality standards, the long-range transportation plan must have been found by DOT to be in conformity with the applicable State Benefits To evaluate and rate environmental benefits, FTA currently uses the EPA air quality designation for the metropolitan area in which a proposed project is located. Thus, FTA assigns projects located in nonattainment areas (areas that EPA has designated as having poor air quality) with a ``high