Update ACRP Report 84: Guidebook for Preparing Airport Emissions Inventories for State Implementation Plans
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regularly updates its National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for criteria pollutants, classifying areas that do not meet these standards as nonattainment areas. Such designations require states to develop State Implementation Plans (SIPs) that estimate future emissions and outline necessary control measures. The Clean Air Act (CAA) mandates that federally approved projects demonstrate conformity with the applicable SIP, known as General Conformity. Projects exceeding the minimums thresholds must undergo a General Conformity Determination, highlighting the need for accurate emissions inventories in SIPs. Since the release of ACRP Report 84: Guidebook for Preparing Airport Emissions Inventories for State Implementation Plans (2013), the EPA has lowered the NAAQS for ozone and PM2.5. This has resulted in an increased number of nonattainment areas, subjecting airport improvement projects to greater scrutiny. As airport operations are projected to grow, it is crucial that SIPs accurately account for the resulting emissions, particularly for projects like new runways and terminals. Research is needed to update ACRP Report 84: Guidebook for Preparing Airport Emissions Inventories for State Implementation Plans and for airport operators, inside and outside attainment areas, who are more frequently conducting inventories for reasons beyond SIP, such as voluntary commitments, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting, and state and local initiatives. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research is to develop a guide for US airports on how to develop emissions inventories for purposes beyond federal actions, while building on and updating ACRP Report 84: Guidebook for Preparing Airport Emissions Inventories for State Implementation Plans.
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Language
- English
Project
- Funding: $300,000.00
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Contract Numbers:
Project 02-106
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Sponsor Organizations:
Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)
Transportation Research Board, 500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC United States 20591 -
Project Managers:
Picciano, Tara
- Start Date: 20250106
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air quality management; Airports; Handbooks; Inventory; Pollutants
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01926481
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
- Contract Numbers: Project 02-106
- Files: TRB, RIP
- Created Date: Aug 5 2024 5:57PM