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1 TO: NORTHEAST OHIO AREAWIDE COORDINATING AGENCY M E M O R A N D U M Air Quality Subcommittee Members Samuel Alai, Mayor, City of Broadview Heights, Cuyahoga County George Baker, Commissioner of Air Quality, Cleveland Department of Public Health Melinda Bartizal, Transportation Planner, Ohio Department of Transportation Lynda Bowers, Lafayette Township Trustee Holly Brinda, Mayor, City of Elyria, Lorain County Ed Fasko, Air Pollution Control Manager, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Maribeth Feke, Director of Planning, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Kevin Malecek, Commissioner, Lake County Bert Mechenbier, Air Pollution Control Supervisor, Lake County General Health District Marvin Rogers, Chief of Air Monitoring, Cleveland Department of Public Health Sam Rubens, Administrator, Akron Regional Air Quality Management District Ralph Spidalieri, Commissioner, Geauga County FROM: Mayor Holly Brinda, Chair DATE: September 9, 2016 RE: Air Quality Subcommittee Friday, September 16, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. NOACA Offices 1299 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio Please note that in addition to the members listed above, any interested Board members are welcome to attend. I look forward to seeing you on Friday, September 16 th, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. at the NOACA offices.

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3 NORTHEAST OHIO AREAWIDE COORDINATING AGENCY Friday, September 16, 2016, 9:00AM 10:30AM NOACA Offices 1299 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio AIR QUALITY SUBCOMMITTEE Page 1. Minutes of June 17, 2016 Meeting Public Comment Oral 3. Chair/Executive Director Report Oral 4. Action Items (None) 5. Presentation/Discussion Items a. Future Action (None) b. Information 6. Old Business 7. New Business 8. Adjourn i. Update on Development of Multi-Regional Transportation Demand Management (TDM)/Rideshare Program 5-1 ii. Update on 2016 Commuter Choice Challenge/Awards 5-3 iii. Changes to National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Status a. Motor Vehicle Emissions Budget (MVEB) for 2012 Fine Particulate Matter (PM 2.5 ) (NAAQS) 5-5 b. Attainment Determination for 2008 Ozone NAAQS and Initial Nonattainment Area Designations for 2015 Ozone NAAQS 5-7 iv. Performance Measures 5-9 Next Regular Meeting: Friday, December 9, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. NOACA Offices

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7 NOACA Air Quality Subcommittee Minutes June 17, 2016 NOACA Offices 1299 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio Present: See the attached attendance record. Mayor Holly Brinda, Chair of the Air Quality Subcommittee, convened the meeting at 9:10 a.m. Meeting Minutes A motion was made by Mr. Sam Rubens to approve the minutes of the March 18, 2016, Air Quality Subcommittee meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Marvin Rogers. The motion passed by voice vote. Public Comments No public comments were made at this meeting. Chair / Executive Director s Report Ms. Grace Gallucci stated that she did not have a report, but mentioned that Ms. Kathy Sarli will provide an update later in the meeting on the Signal Timing Optimization Program (STOP) pilot project that will help improve air quality and congestion in the region. ACTION ITEMS No action items were presented at this meeting. PRESENTATION / DISCUSSION ITEMS Update on Air Quality Trends and the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Status for Northeast Ohio Mr. Tim Kovach updated the Air Quality Subcommittee on the following trends: Ground-Level Ozone (O 3 ) - Northeast Ohio was designated nonattainment for 2008 O 3 NAAQS of 75 ppb in Lake County has had the highest 3-year average concentration since at 83 ppb; however the county s average fell to 73 ppb by The region experienced two exceedance days in The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) tightened NAAQS to 70 ppb in October In 2016, Northeast Ohio had a total of six exceedance days in Cuyahoga, Geauga and Lake Counties. The nonattainment designations for 2015 NAAQS will be made by October 1, Fine Particulate Matter (PM 2.5 ) - Cuyahoga and Lorain Counties were designated as nonattainment for the 2012 annual PM 2.5 NAAQS in c 1-1

8 Cuyahoga County s 2015 annual level increased to 13.3 µg/m 3 from 12.4 µg/m 3 in Sulfur Dioxide (SO 2 ) - Lake County was designated as nonattainment for the 2010 SO 2 NAAQS in July The attainment date is on October 4, The daily SO 2 levels spiked in Cuyahoga County in January and February The increase was due to fugitive emissions from a local manufacturer, per the City of Cleveland. Lead (Pb) - A portion of Cleveland was designated as nonattainment under the 2008 NAAQS in November Since that time, the Pb levels have fallen significantly to 0.03 µg/m 3 in The Ohio EPA submitted an attainment demonstration from USEPA in February 2015 and filed a request for redesignation of attainment on May 9, Mr. Kovach stated that NOACA staff will review, finalize and release the CY2015 Air Quality Trends Report during the first half of FY Update on the Development of Multi-Regional Travel Demand Management (TDM)/ Rideshare Program Mr. Kovach stated that the OhioRideshare program is operated by NOACA, the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS) and the Eastgate Regional Council of Governments (Eastgate). The current contract for the OhioRideshare program will expire on October 31, The OhioRideshare partners, the RideshareOhio partners, and the Ohio Association of Regional Councils (OARC) are working together to explore a multi-regional rideshare program. Mr. Kovach stated that the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) used a grant it received through the Local Government Innovation Fund (LGIF) to hire a consultant to guide the development of a new rideshare program. OARC members initiated a two-phase statewide request for proposal (RFP) process: Phase I: RFP to select consultant to help potential partners determine their desired product Phase II: RFP for partners and consultant to select a vendor to provide interactive software platform Mr. Kovach stated that OARC released the Phase I RFP on March 22, 2016, and received bids from three vendors (Southeast Institute of Research (SIR)), Foursquare Integrated Transportation Management, and AECOM). A three-person evaluation committee reviewed the bids and interviewed each vendor on April 22, 2016, in Columbus. SIR was offered the contract effective April 29, OARC and SIR held a stakeholder meeting to discuss the development of the TDM/Rideshare program on June 14, The attendees at that meeting learned about changes to the TDM landscape as well as the options available in the rideshare marketplace in Northeast Ohio. Mr. Kovach mentioned that a survey was created and distributed to the attendees as well as to people on the invitee list who were unable to attend the meeting. The following questions were included in that survey: What purpose should the program serve? What components of the software should be included? 7266c 1-2

9 What budget should be set for the program? Mr. Kovach stated that OARC and SIR plan to release the Phase II RFP in August 2016; select a vendor by mid-september 2016; and launch the program by November 1, Mr. Kovach mentioned that NOACA staff contacted the current OhioRideshare provider, TripSpark, about extending its contract beyond October 31 st, if necessary. TripSpark is open to extension but requires a 90-day written notice announcing termination of the contract. Mr. Kovach stated that NOACA staff will remain involved in the development of the multi-regional TDM/Rideshare program. He noted that staff is currently serving on the Technical Committee created by OARC that is used as a liaison between OARC members and SIR. The next steps will involve reviewing the existing rideshare platforms, RidePro (for RideshareOhio) and Greenride (for OhioRideshare). Mr. Kovach stated that an update will be presented at the Air Quality Subcommittee meeting in September Mayor Brinda asked the target date for the implementation of the new program. Mr. Kovach said November 1, 2016, but noted that the date could be pushed back. Mayor Brinda asked if there was a public engagement component to the program. Mr. Kovach said no, but noted that staff will provide more information on potential platforms to the Air Quality Subcommittee in September. Mr. Kovach asked members to contact staff if they have any concerns or suggestions on platforms that should be considered for the program. Mayor Brinda asked if the implementation of the program includes some type of communication process with local communities. Mr. Kovach said yes and noted that communication will be built into the plan. He also noted that a communications plan will be developed to ensure that all existing users are notified well in advance of changes to the program. Mr. Rubens stated that it sounds like the partners of the two rideshare programs are taking existing products that are good and cherry picking what will work with a new vendor. He asked if there is an extra cost for the short-term extended contract. Mr. Kovach stated that the cost will probably be prorated based on the existing contract rate. Mr. Kovach stated that TripSpark recommended that NOACA, AMATS and Eastgate move away from Greenride at the expiration of the OhioRideshare contract. He noted that TripSpark s goal is to get the full multi-regional contract at the completion of the RFP process. Performance Measures Mr. Mark Zannoni stated that performance measures will help NOACA with its strategic direction when developing goals and objectives for transportation and air quality systems. In 2015, NOACA passed its regional strategic plan that includes five goal areas. NOACA s performance measures will fall under one or more of the five goal areas. Air quality supports at least two of those goals (economic development and enhance quality of life in Northeast Ohio). NOACA s goals and performance measures will be aligned with the goals of USDOT (MAP-21) and ODOT (Access Ohio 2040). Mr. Zannoni stated that performance measures are indicators of transportation and environmental system conditions. Indicators are assessed against defined goals and targets. NOACA is currently developing performance measures that will be used in addition to the measures mandated by USDOT (safety, infrastructure condition, congestion reduction, system 7266c 1-3

10 reliability, freight movement and economic vitality, environmental sustainability, and reduced project delivery delays). Mr. Zannoni reviewed the proposed measures for congestion/reliability/freight and environmental sustainability, as well as suggested measures proposed by the attendees at the first long-range transportation plan (LRTP) stakeholder meeting and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Council (BPAC) meeting. The stakeholders stated there needs to be more investment in transit and other transportation modes with emphasis on mobility and access. He noted that the BPAC suggested creating measures for the percentage of the population living within one mile of a bike lane and the percentage of jobs within one mile of a bike lane. Mr. Zannoni noted that input from the Air Quality Subcommittee would be considered, as well. Mr. Dave Schroedel suggested measuring the traffic flow so that people can get to their destinations quicker. Ms. Kessa Turnball suggested developing air quality measures for peak traffic flow conditions. Mayor Brinda asked if there are any required measurements that NOACA has to take when comparing air quality and emissions adjustments in the automobile industry. Mr. Kovach stated that NOACA needs to model and demonstrate mobile emission efforts for PM 2.5 and Ozone precursors as part of the process of moving towards attainment under existing EPA criteria and air pollutant guidelines. He noted that NOACA also needs to develop a mobile vehicle emissions budget. Mr. Kovach stated that NOACA staff currently tracks the reduction of mobile emissions. FHWA would like NOACA to track emissions reductions associated specifically with projects that receive funds from the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program. Ms. Gallucci stated that NOACA s performance measurement program will ensure that the agency reaches its milestones, objectives, goals and mission. She noted that performance measures should be done regardless of the federal requirements. Mayor Brinda asked if NOACA is looking at federal compliance requirements and performance measure requirements when developing performance measures. Ms. Gallucci stated that NOACA could develop performance measures as part of a three-tier process that consists of broad aspirational goals that have targets; strategic goals; and tactical goals that include day-to-day activities. Ms. Gallucci suggested that the Air Quality Subcommittee focus more on developing performance measures that would be good for the region and focus less on the performance measures required by the federal government. She noted that NOACA s performance measures will automatically cover the national performance measures if done correctly. Ms. Melinda Bartizal suggested measuring Commuter Challenge long term. Mr. Kovach stated that the goal of the new rideshare platform and marketing approach is to encourage people to use the program. He said if people change their transportation mode, it would help to reduce carbon emissions, air pollutants and vehicle miles traveled (VMT). 7266c 1-4

11 Mr. Rubens cautioned against developing goals that cannot be controlled by NOACA, such as health-related problems. Ms. Gallucci agreed with Mr. Rubens, but noted that NOACA can provide information on what is happening and what can be done to help lessen the impact of health-related problems. Commuter Choice Challenge/Awards Update Mr. Kovach stated that the Commuter Choice Awards recognize employers in the region that promote alternative transportation modes. Organizations that participate in the program are eligible to receive a gold, silver, bronze, honorable mention, or most improved award. The goal of the program is to encourage commuters to choose modes other than single-occupancy vehicle (SOV). Mr. Kovach stated that 2016 is the Year of Sustainable Transportation for the City of Cleveland. As part of the Sustainable Cleveland 2019 Initiative ( ), a theme is created every year. NOACA and Cleveland s Office of Sustainability are working together on the Commuter Challenge Choice Awards this year and have developed a survey instrument tool. Mr. Kovach noted that NOACA staff contacted the previous Commuter Choice Awards participants as well as various stakeholders, including the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA), Bike Cleveland and the Cleveland 2030 District, to ask them to share information about the program. Mr. Kovach stated that businesses that pledged to participate by June 10 were eligible to receive bonus points. He noted that 49 businesses and organizations have taken the pledge so far this year. The deadline for entries is July 31, A panel of three expert judges will review the submissions and award prizes. The winners will be announced at the City of Cleveland Sustainability Summit on September 21-22, 2016, and at the NOACA Annual Meeting on October 6, Signal Timing Optimization Program (STOP) Update Ms. Sarli stated that NOACA is using CMAQ funds to implement a signal timing corridor pilot project in Based on the operational and emissions criteria, the Cedar Road and Pearl Road corridors were selected for the project. Ms. Sarli stated that a request for proposal (RFP) for a consultant was released on March 21, 2016, and closed on April 21, The firms were scored over three categories: qualifications (25%); experience (25%); and project approach (50%). The selection committee determined that Albeck Gerken, Inc. best met the selection criteria. Ms. Sarli used a map to point out the corridors for the pilot project. She noted that Albeck Gerken created a project website. The website currently has limited content, but more information will be added as the project moves forward. Ms. Sarli provided an overview of the six steps of the traffic signal system retiming process and then showed two videos on travel time runs created by Albeck Gerken. She stated that the next steps will involve NOACA staff working closely with the local communities and the consultant to successfully complete the signal timing project. Mayor Brinda asked the names of the communities involved in the pilot project. Ms. Sarli said the Cedar Road corridor includes the Cities of University Heights, South Euclid, Beachwood, Lyndhurst, and Pepper Pike; and the Pearl Road corridor includes the Cities of Parma, Parma Heights, Middleburg Heights and Cleveland. 7266c 1-5

12 Old Business No old business was discussed at this meeting. New Business No new business was discussed at this meeting. Adjournment Mayor Brinda stated that the next Air Quality Subcommittee meeting will be held on September 16, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. There being no further discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 10:10 a.m. 7266c 1-6

13 2016 NOACA AIR QUALITY SUBCOMMITTEE (AQS) MEETING DATES 03/18/16 06/17/16 09/16/16 12/09/16 Samuel Alai Mayor of Broadview Heights (David Schroedel, Alternate) (Gary Yelenowsky, Alternate on 3/18/16 only) Ralph Spidalieri Geauga County Commissioner (Joe Cattell, Alternate) A A A Kevin Malecek, Lake County Commissioner (Kevin Potter, Alternate) A Holly Brinda Mayor of Elyria (Timothy Ujvari, Alternate) X X Lynda Bowers, Lafayette Township George Baker, Air Quality Commissioner Cleveland Department of Public Health Bert Mechenbier Air Pollution Control Supervisor, Lake County General Health District Marvin Rogers, Chief of Air Monitoring Cleveland Division of Air Quality X X Sam Rubens, Administrator Akron Regional Air Quality Management District X X Melinda Bartizal, Transportation Planner, ODOT D 12 (John Motl, Alternate) Maribeth Feke, Planning Director GCRTA X X X X Ed Fasko, Supervisor, Ohio EPA NE District (Misty Koletich, Alternate) X X X - Member present A - Alternate present 1-7

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17 Agenda Item No. 3 CHAIR/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR S REPORT

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23 NORTHEAST OHIO AREAWIDE COORDINATING AGENCY MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Air Quality Subcommittee Grace Gallucci, Executive Director DATE: September 9, 2016 RE: Update on Development of Multi-Regional Transportation Demand Management (TDM)/Rideshare Program ACTION REQUESTED No action requested. This is an information item. BACKGROUND/INFORMATION Since July 2015, NOACA, AMATS, and Eastgate have been exploring alternatives to the current system (GreenRide) in order to improve the OhioRideshare program. Similarly, the metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) involved in RideshareOhio - namely the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (MVRPC), the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC), the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI), and the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG) raised the possibility of pursuing a multi-regional partnership. These discussions have continued over the past year. In February, MORPC received a grant from the Local Government Innovation Fund (LGIF). MORPC opted to utilize this grant to hire a consultant to review the landscape of potential Rideshare providers and, in cooperation with the other OARC Rideshare management agencies, develop a request for proposals (RFP) to solicit bids from potential providers. MORPC released this RFP for bids on March 22. They received bids from three qualified firms. The OARC Rideshare/Air Quality Subcommittee formed a three-person Evaluation Committee to review these bids; score the written proposals and conduct interviews with each of the three applicants on April 22. Based upon their discussions and review, they chose to offer the contract to the Southeastern Institute of Research (SIR), effective April 29. In order to develop a better sense of what Ohio stakeholders want from an enhanced Transportation Demand Management (TDM)/Rideshare program, OARC and SIR held a broad stakeholders meeting in Columbus on Tuesday, June 14. Attendees reviewed the current and future landscape for TDM/Rideshare and discussed their priorities for a multi-regional system. SIR also conducted a series of stakeholder interviews and completed an evaluation of the existing OhioRideshare and RideshareOhio programs. NOACA worked with SIR to ensure that Northeast Ohio stakeholders took part in these conversations, including the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) and University Circle, Inc. (UCI). SIR provided the results of its evaluation and its list of proposals for advancing TDM in Ohio to OARC members during an August 26 webinar. 5-1

24 Based on its findings and the feedback from stakeholders, MORPC, NOACA and the other OARC members have drafted an RFP to select a new TDM platform provider. The agencies will release this RFP on Friday, September 16; it will remain open for responses until 30 days from the release date. OARC members intend to select a vendor by November 4. The updated, proposed launch date for the new platform is April 1, FINANCIAL IMPACT There is no financial impact. CONCLUSION/NEXT STEPS NOACA staff will actively participate in this process and work towards the realization of a multiregional TDM/Rideshare program by April 1, Staff will consult with and update the Air Quality Subcommittee throughout this process, as necessary. GG/tk/7267c 5-2

25 NORTHEAST OHIO AREAWIDE COORDINATING AGENCY MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: NOACA Air Quality Subcommittee Grace Gallucci, Executive Director DATE: September 9, 2016 RE: Update on 2016 Commuter Choice Challenge/Awards ACTION REQUESTED No action requested. This is an information item. BACKGROUND/INFORMATION NOACA s Commuter Choice Awards recognize organizations in Northeast Ohio that promote alternative transportation modes and foster behavioral changes in their employees commute choices. Organizations are able to receive a Gold, Silver or Bronze rating based on their policies, incentives, education and facility investment. The goal of the program is to encourage commuters in Northeast Ohio toward transportation choices other than driving alone (transit, carpool, vanpool, biking, walking, and telecommuting). This year, NOACA has partnered with the Sustainable Cleveland 2019 initiative, whose focal topic in 2016 is the Year of Sustainable Transportation. Staff has coordinated with Sustainable Cleveland and its Year of Sustainable Transportation working group to provide a survey instrument to interested businesses. Sustainable Cleveland posted the survey and officially launched the program at the beginning of March. NOACA and Sustainable Cleveland contacted employers throughout the region, including previous applicants for NOACA s Commuter Choice Awards, to encourage their participation. A total of 34 applications were received from organizations throughout the region by the August 15 deadline. NOACA, Sustainable Cleveland, and the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) scored the applicants based upon their responses to the survey; the accessibility of their location via biking, transit, and walking; and the data they provided to document the impacts of their organization s initiatives and investments. FINANCIAL IMPACT There is no financial impact. CONCLUSION/NEXT STEPS Participants and winners will be honored at the Sustainable Cleveland Annual Summit on September 22. NOACA will also announce winners at its Annual Meeting on October 6. GG/tk/7268c 5-3

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27 NORTHEAST OHIO AREAWIDE COORDINATING AGENCY MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: NOACA Air Quality Subcommittee Grace Gallucci, Executive Director DATE: September 9, 2016 RE: Motor Vehicle Emissions Budget (MVEB) for 2012 Fine Particulate Matter (PM 2.5 ) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) ACTION REQUESTED No action requested. This is an information item. BACKGROUND/INFORMATION Effective April 15, 2015, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) designated Cuyahoga and Lorain Counties as a nonattainment area for the 2012 PM 2.5 NAAQS. Under the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) and U.S. EPA s final rule outlining the process by which states must attain the NAAQS (81 FR 18768), Ohio must submit its State Implementation Plan (SIP) to the U.S. EPA for approval no later than October 15, As part of its SIP, Ohio must develop an attainment demonstration, which details projected emissions within the nonattainment area by the Attainment Date (December 31, 2021), in order to illustrate that the emissions control measures in place will be sufficient to bring the area into compliance with the standard. The attainment demonstration must include projected emissions from each sector, including transportation. As the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for the counties covered in the nonattainment area, NOACA is required to prepare a motor vehicle emissions budget (MVEB), which outlines the portion of the total emissions within the nonattainment area allocated to on-road sources while ensuring the area attains the NAAQS. Consistent with guidance from U.S. EPA, NOACA staff completed the analysis to create the MVEB, in consultation with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and U.S. EPA. The MVEB includes projected mobile emissions of PM 2.5 and nitrogen oxides (NO x ), a key PM 2.5 precursor from mobile sources. NOACA s analysis meets the U.S. EPA requirements to provide budgets for the attainment year (2021) and two milestone years (2019 and 2022). The results (see following table) demonstrate that emissions control measures ensure that projected mobile emissions will remain within the allotted MVEB. Ohio EPA incorporated a 15% margin of 5-5

28 safety in order to account for unforeseen changes in mobile emissions, such as increases in vehicle miles traveled. *TPY stands for tons per year FINANCIAL IMPACT There is no financial impact. CONCLUSION/NEXT STEPS Ohio EPA has released its draft SIP for public comments and it will submit the final plan to the U.S. EPA by the October 15 deadline. There is no further action required from NOACA at this time. GG/tk/7269c 5-6

29 NORTHEAST OHIO AREAWIDE COORDINATING AGENCY MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Air Quality Subcommittee Grace Gallucci, Executive Director DATE: September 9, 2016 RE: Attainment Determination for 2008 Ozone NAAQS and Initial Nonattainment Area Designations for 2015 Ozone NAAQS ACTION REQUESTED No action requested. This is an information item. BACKGROUND/INFORMATION On May 21, 2012, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) designated the Cleveland-Akron-Lorain region as a marginal nonattainment area under the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone (77 FR 30088). The region had until July 20, 2015 to attain the standard. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) filed a request for a one-year extension of the attainment date in February 2015; U.S. EPA approved this request on August 27, 2015 (80 FR 51992). U.S. EPA issued an attainment determination on June 27, 2016 (81 FR 41444), stating that the Cleveland-Akron-Lorain region had attained the 2008 NAAQS of 75 parts per billion (ppb) before the July 20 deadline. The Agency allotted 60 days for public comment, making the determination effective as of August 26. Ohio EPA filed a formal request for redesignation and a maintenance plan to the Agency on July 6. Ohio EPA requested that U.S. EPA expedite its redesignation in light of the implementation of the 2015 ozone NAAQS. U.S. EPA promulgated this final 2015 ozone NAAQS on October 26 (80 FR 65291), strengthening the standard to 70 ppb from 75 ppb. The Agency issued guidance regarding area designations on February 26, Using this guidance, states are required to recommend their area designations to the Agency by October 1, Ohio EPA responded to this request, providing a list of its recommended area designations in August. Their list included the creation of a Cleveland-Akron-Lorain nonattainment area that includes Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit Counties. This designation does not include Ashtabula County, which has been a part of the Northeast Ohio nonattainment area since the first ozone NAAQS was issued in According to Ohio EPA: Based on the wind roses and HYSPLIT modeling, it is unlikely emissions from sources in 5-7

30 Ashtabula County are contributing to the violating monitors. Ashtabula County has the lowest population and VMT in this analysis area. While there is some commuting between Ashtabula County and the counties with the violating monitors, the violating monitors are more likely impacted by emissions and commuter travel from Cuyahoga County. Ohio EPA does not believe this factor alone warrants including Ashtabula County in the nonattainment designations. U.S. EPA has until June 1, 2017 to respond to Ohio s proposed area designations, and the Agency will issue final designations by October 1, 2017, using three-year ozone values from Based upon data, Lake County would be in violation of the 2015 NAAQS, as it has a three-year average ozone value of 73 ppb. No other county in the region has a three-year average in excess of 70 ppb; however, these numbers are subject to change, based upon final 2016 data. To date, there have been nine days on which 8-hour ozone levels have exceeded 70 ppb in the region during the 2016 ozone monitoring season. FINANCIAL IMPACT There is no financial impact. CONCLUSION/NEXT STEPS There is no further action required from the Subcommittee at this point. NOACA staff will work with the Ohio EPA and U.S. EPA to continue determining how this rule will affect Northeast Ohio, and staff will continue to update the Subcommittee as appropriate. GG/tk/7270c 5-8

31 NORTHEAST OHIO AREAWIDE COORDINATING AGENCY MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: NOACA Air Quality Subcommittee Grace Gallucci, Executive Director DATE: September 9, 2016 RE: Performance Measures ACTION REQUESTED No action is requested. This item is being presented for information and input from the Air Quality Subcommittee. BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION FOR CURRENT ACTION Performance management techniques promote informed decision making, which allow investments to be objectively planned and prioritized. In a constrained funding environment, it is critical to be able to identify the projects and investments that will provide the highest level of benefit. Performance management plays a central role in Federal, State, regional, and local transportation planning and funding. The Fixing America s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act was signed into law in December It stipulates that long-range transportation plans (LRTPs) and the overall work program (OWP) must include a description of the performance measures and performance targets used in assessing the performance of the transportation system and a system performance report evaluating the condition and performance of the transportation system (23 U.S.C. 134(i)(2)(B) and 23 U.S.C. 135 (f)(7)). The NOACA performance measures will support and further the agency s vision to: Strengthen regional cohesion Preserve existing infrastructure Build a sustainable multimodal transportation system Support economic development Enhance quality of life And will simultaneous support USDOT s seven national performance goal areas: 5-9

32 Safety Infrastructure Condition Congestion Reduction System Reliability Freight Movement and Economic Vitality Environmental Sustainability Reduced Project Delivery Delays NOACA is currently developing a performance management plan, which will be consistent with the agency s Regional Strategic Plan, as well as state and national goals for the transportation system and air and water quality systems. The input received from the Air Quality Subcommittee, as well as input from other Councils, Committees, and Subcommittees will inform the indicators measured for performance planning. This process incorporates the initial input of the Air Quality Subcommittee, obtained at its June 2016 meeting. FINANCIAL IMPACT Performance measures will help NOACA monitor and plan its investments for better decision making. Moreover, they will be used to assist NOACA to determine whether or not the agency is meeting its objectives. CONCLUSION/NEXT STEPS Input received from the Subcommittee will be utilized to develop draft performance measures and targets. NOACA staff will continue to update the Subcommittee on the development and implementation of the NOACA performance measures and targets. GG/mz/7271c 5-10

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