Adequacy Status of the Submitted 2009 PM2.5 Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets for Transportation Conformity Purposes for the New York Portions of New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT PM2.5 Nonattainment Area; New York

In this document, EPA is notifying the public that it has found the motor vehicle emissions budgets for PM<INF>2.5</INF> and NO<INF>X</INF> in the submitted attainment demonstration state implementation plans for the New York portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT PM<INF>2.5</INF> nonattainment area to be adequate for transportation conformity purposes. The transportation conformity rule requires that the EPA conduct a public process and make an affirmative decision on the adequacy of budgets before they can be used by metropolitan planning organizations in conformity determinations. As a result of our finding, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (excluding Putnam County) and the Orange County Transportation Council must use the new 2009 PM<INF>2.5</INF> budgets for future transportation conformity determinations.