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CO Protocol

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What Is the CO Protocol?

The Transportation Project-Level Carbon Monoxide Protocol (CO Protocol), University of California Davis, December 1997, deals with project-level air quality analysis needed for federal conformity determinations, NEPA, and CEQA. The Protocol is the standard method for project-level CO analysis by Caltrans, replacing the Air Quality Technical Analysis Notes. CALINE4 use is supported only as described in the Protocol. Appendix B provides guidance for use of the CALINE4 modeling program in cases where the screening procedures contained in the CO Protocol are not sufficient.

Do not use Appendix A of the CO Protocol. Appendix A was developed using EMFAC 7F. If, when following the Protocol, quantitative screening using Appendix A is indicated, the analyst should instead perform modeling using CALINE4 as outlined in Appendix B.

Other Information:

A printed version of the report, with EPA correspondence included, is available through the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies ; ask for report number UCD-ITS-RR-97-21.

CO-related materials can also be obtained from the UCD-Caltrans Air Quality Project web page.

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