Event Details — Public comment deadline, TIP and RTP air quality conformity findings

H-GAC is announcing the opening of a 30-day public comment period to give the public an opportunity to review the following:

· New air quality conformity finding for revisions to the 2008-2011 Transportation Improvement Program and the 2035 Regional Transportation Program.

· 2009 Section 5307 Program of Projects (POP) for transit providers in the Houston, Lake Jackson/Angleton, The Woodlands, Texas City/LaMarque and Galveston Urbanized Areas. The transit providers are the Metropolitan Transit Authority (METRO), Harris County, Fort Bend County, Connect Transit and The District. This public notice and public comment period will satisfy the federal public notice requirements for each of the transit providers regarding its transit program of projects for fiscal year 2009. The proposed program unless amended, will meet the requirements regarding the final POP. Upon amendment, H-GAC will make available a final publication of the POP.

· The Metropolitan Transit Authority (METRO) has applied for a Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGER) grant made available to transit agencies in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. As part of the grant application process METRO has requested an amendment to the 2008-2011 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) to include the following:

1. Design and installation of a one megawatt distributed solar array at the Kashmere Bus Operating facility - $8,456,700

2. Purchase and installation of an electric fan system on 263 buses - $4,209,561

H-GAC will host a public meeting on the items shown above on August 13, 2009, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the H-GAC offices, 3555 Timmons Lane, 2nd Floor Conference Room A. The public is encouraged to attend and provide comments to H-GAC. Submit all written comments to Transportation Public Information, Houston-Galveston Area Council, P.O. Box 22777, Houston, Texas 77227-2777, email to publiccomments@h-gac.com, or fax to (713) 993-4508.

The public comment period began on July 22, 2009 and will end on August 22, 2009 at 5:00 pm. For more information regarding any of the information above, visit http://www.h-gac.com/taq/public_info.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, H-GAC will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending H-GAC functions. Requests from persons needing special accommodations should be received by H-GAC staff 24 hours prior to a function. The public meeting will be conducted in English, and requests for language interpreters or other special communication needs should be made at least two working days prior to a function. Please call 713-993-4557 for assistance.

New air quality conformity findings