How to Participate
To participate in the workshop, please register before the workshop begins. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to join the Zoom webinar through a computer, digital device, or phone. During the workshop, participants will be able to ask questions and provide comments through the Zoom “raise hand” feature or via phone line.
Background
In the 2022 State Strategy for the State Implementation Plan (2022 State SIP Strategy), CARB committed to exploring multiple options to reduce reactive organic gases (ROG) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions through reductions in vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Two SIP commitments that CARB made, which are being fulfilled by this project, were to (1) evaluate the process for identifying TCMs for purposes of analyzing Reasonably Available Control Measures (RACM) for inclusion in the SIP and (2) update the quantification methodologies for the California Motor Vehicle Registration Fee program and the CMAQ program to support efforts to evaluate a broader range of projects and best identify cost-effective projects that advance new approaches and technologies in reducing air pollution.
TCM Analysis: Under the Clean Air Act, MPOs in ozone and particulate matter nonattainment areas must conduct an analysis of TCMs as part of the SIP, in coordination with local air districts. The TCM analysis must consider all available TCMs, which are strategies that reduce transportation-related air pollution by reducing vehicle use or changing traffic flow or congestion conditions.
CMAQ Program: The CMAQ program is a funding program that is administered by the Federal Highway Administration. The overall purpose of the CMAQ program is to help meet the requirements of the Clean Air Act by funding transportation projects or programs that reduce congestion and improve air quality in areas that are in nonattainment for ozone and particulate matter.
MV Fees Program: In 1990, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 2766, which allows local air districts in California to impose a surcharge of up to $6 per vehicle on motor vehicle registration fees. Revenues from the MV Fees program are to be used to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles or for planning, monitoring, enforcement, and other activities necessary to implement the California Clean Air Act.
Contact
If you have questions about the workshop, please email cmaq@arb.ca.gov.
For any questions regarding the project, please contact Kristen Mazur, Air Pollution Specialist, or Dr. Nesamani Kalandiyur, manager of the Transportation Analysis Section in the Sustainable Transportation and Communities Division.
More information about the project is available at: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Program.
Special Accommodation Request
Consistent with California Government Code section 7296.2, special accommodation or language needs may be provided for any of the following:
- An interpreter to be available at the hearing;
- Documents made available in an alternate format or another language; and
- A disability-related reasonable accommodation.
To request these special accommodations or language needs, please contact Kristen Mazur, or 279-216-0641 as soon as possible, but no later than ten business days before the scheduled meeting. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service.
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