81 FR 52678 - California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Amendments to On-Highway Heavy-Duty Vehicle In-Use Compliance Program, Amendments to 2007 and Subsequent Model Year On-Highway Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles, and Amendments to Truck Requirements; Request for Waiver of Preemption; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Public Comment
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 153 (August 9, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 153 (August 9, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-18897 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 52678-52680] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-18897] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [AMS-FRL-9950-45-OAR] California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Amendments to On-Highway Heavy-Duty Vehicle In-Use Compliance Program, Amendments to 2007 and Subsequent Model Year On-Highway Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles, and Amendments to Truck Requirements; Request for Waiver of Preemption; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Public Comment AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of opportunity for public hearing and comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has notified EPA that it has adopted a series of amendments to its on-highway heavy-duty vehicle and engine regulations. The amendments to CARB's in-use compliance program align CARB's program with EPA's program in terms of measurement allowances during on-road testing (In-Use Amendments). The amendments to CARB's 2007 and subsequent model year (MY) regulation (2007 Amendments) are minor technical amendments regarding mathematical expression of emission results and certain compliance flexibilities. The amendments to CARB's truck idling requirements (Truck Idling Amendments) clarify that certain vehicles are exempt from the new vehicle requirements. By letter dated January 27, 2016, CARB submitted a [[Page 52679]] request that EPA grant a full waiver of preemption under section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), 42 U.S.C. 7543(b) for the In-Use Amendments. CARB separately seeks EPA's confirmation that the 2007 Amendments and the Truck Idling Amendments are within the scope of prior EPA waiver decisions. This notice announces that EPA has scheduled a public hearing concerning California's request and that EPA is accepting written comment on the request. DATES: EPA has tentatively scheduled a public hearing concerning CARB's request on September 28, 2016, at 10 a.m. EPA will hold a hearing only if any party notifies EPA by September 21, 2016 to express interest in presenting the Agency with oral testimony. Parties wishing to present oral testimony at the public hearing should provide written notice to David Dickinson at the email address noted below. If EPA receives a request for a public hearing, that hearing will be held at the William Jefferson Clinton Building (North), Room 5528 at 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. If EPA does not receive a request for a public hearing, then EPA will not hold a hearing, and instead will consider CARB's request based on written submissions to the docket. Any party may submit written comments until November 1, 2016. Any person who wishes to know whether a hearing will be held may call David Dickinson at (202) 343-9256 on or after September 21, 2016. ADDRESSES: EPA will make available for in person inspection, at the Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, written comments received from interested parties, in addition to any testimony given at the public hearing. The official public docket is the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket is (202) 566-1743. The reference number for this docket is EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0017. EPA will make available an electronic copy of this Notice on the Office of Transportation and Air Quality's (OTAQ's) homepage (http://www.epa.gov/otaq/). Users can find this document by accessing the OTAQ homepage and looking at the path entitled ``Regulations.'' This service is free of charge, except any cost you already incur for Internet connectivity. Users can also get the official Federal Register version of the Notice on the day of publication on the primary Web site: (http://www.epa.gov/docs/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/). Please note that due to differences between the software used to develop the documents and the software into which the documents may be downloaded, changes in format, page length, etc., may occur. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Dickinson (6405J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: (202) 343-9256, Fax: (202) 343-2804, email address: [email protected]. For Obtaining and Submitting Electronic Copies of Comments Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2016- 0017, by one of the following methods:http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. Email: [email protected] Fax: (202) 343-2804. Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West (Air Docket), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Room B108, Mail Code 6102T, Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0017. Please include a total of two copies. Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No EPA-HQ- OAR-2016-0017. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or email. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (A) CARB's Waiver Request and Within-the-Scope Request CARB's January 27, 2016, letter to the Administrator presents EPA with CARB's series of amendments related to the control of emissions from California on-road medium- and heavy-duty engines and vehicles. The In-Use Amendments include amendments adopted by CARB in 2011 that allow a measurement allowance of 0.006 grams per brake horsepower-hour (g/bhp-hr) when using portable emission measurement systems (PEMS) for on-road in-use testing of heavy-duty vehicles. The 2007 Amendments are minor technical amendments regarding mathematical expression of emission results and certain compliance flexibilities. These amendments specify the NOx emission standards to the correct number of significant digits (e.g. 0.2 g/bhp-hr is now expressed as 0.20 g/bhp-hr for NOx). The 2007 Amendments also make corrections to the formaldehyde standards for medium-duty diesel vehicles, harmonize labeling requirements with EPA's requirements, maintain consistency with deterioration factors between CARB and EPA, and provide manufacturers with certain compliance flexibilities for the 2007 through 2009 model years. The Truck Idling Amendments clarify that new [[Page 52680]] engine provisions do not apply to armored cars and workover rigs.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ A further description of the CARB amendments can be found in CARB's Waiver Support document in docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0017. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (B) Scope of Preemption and Criteria for a Waiver Under the Clean Air Act Section 209(a) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7543(a), provides: No state or any political subdivision thereof shall adopt or attempt to enforce any standard relating to the control of emissions from new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines subject to this part. No state shall require certification, inspection or any other approval relating to the control of emissions from any new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine as condition precedent to the initial retail sale, titling (if any), or registration of such motor vehicle, motor vehicle engine, or equipment. Section 209(b) of the Act requires the Administrator, after notice and opportunity for public hearing, to waive application of the prohibitions of section 209(a) for any state that has adopted standards (other than crankcase emission standards) for the control of emissions from new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines prior to March 30, 1966, if the state determines that the state standards will be, in the aggregate, at least as protective of public health and welfare as applicable federal standards. California is the only state that is qualified to seek and receive a waiver under section 209(b). EPA must grant a waiver unless the Administrator finds that (A) the determination of the state is arbitrary and capricious, (B) the state does not need the state standards to meet compelling and extraordinary conditions, or (C) the state standards and accompanying enforcement procedures are not consistent with section 202(a) of the Act. Previous decisions granting waivers of federal preemption for motor vehicles have maintained that state standards are inconsistent with section 202(a) if there is inadequate lead time to permit the development of the necessary technology giving appropriate consideration to the cost of compliance within that time period or if the federal and state test procedures impose inconsistent certification procedures.\2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ To be consistent, the California certification procedures need not be identical to the federal certification procedures. California procedures would be inconsistent, however, if manufacturers would be unable to meet the state and the federal requirements with the same test vehicle in the course of the same test. See, e.g., 43 FR 32182 (July 25, 1978). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If California amends regulations that were previously granted a waiver, EPA can confirm that the amended regulations are within the scope of the previously granted waiver. Such within-the-scope amendments are permissible without a full waiver review if three conditions are met. First, the amended regulations must not undermine California's determination that its standards, in the aggregate, are as protective of public health and welfare as applicable federal standards. Second, the amended regulations must not affect consistency with section 202(a) of the Act. Third, the amended regulations must not raise any ``new issues'' affecting EPA's prior waivers. (C) Request for Comment First, EPA requests comment on whether the 2007 Amendments and the Truck Idling Amendments, each individually assessed, should be considered under the within-the-scope analysis or whether they should be considered under the full waiver criteria. Specifically, we request comment on whether the 2007 Amendments and the Truck Idling Amendments (1) undermine California's previous determination that its standards, in the aggregate, are at least as protective of public health and welfare as comparable Federal standards, (2) affect the consistency of California's requirements with section 202(a) of the Act, and (3) raise any other ``new issue'' affecting EPA's previous waiver or authorization determinations. For the In-Use Amendments and to the extent commenters believe the 2007 Amendments or the Truck Idling Amendments should be considered under the full waiver criteria, EPA invites comment under the following three criteria: Whether (a) California's determination that its motor vehicle emission standards are, in the aggregate, at least as protective of public health and welfare as applicable federal standards is arbitrary and capricious, (b) California needs such standards to meet compelling and extraordinary conditions, and (c) California's standards and accompanying enforcement procedures are consistent with section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. Procedures for Public Participation The Agency will make a verbatim record of the proceedings. Interested parties may arrange with the reporter at the hearing to obtain a copy of the transcript at their own expense. EPA will keep the record open until November 1, 2016. Upon expiration of the comment period, the Administrator will render a decision on CARB's request based on the record of the public hearing, relevant written submissions, and other information that she deems pertinent. Persons with comments containing proprietary information must distinguish such information from other comments to the greatest possible extent and label it as ``Confidential Business Information'' (CBI). If a person making comments wants EPA to base its decision in part on a submission labeled CBI, then a non-confidential version of the document that summarizes the key data or information should be submitted for the public docket. To ensure that proprietary information is not inadvertently placed in the docket, submissions containing such information should be sent directly to the contact person listed above and not to the public docket. Information covered by a claim of confidentiality will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent allowed and by the procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. If no claim of confidentiality accompanies the submission when EPA receives it, EPA will make it available to the public without further notice to the person making comments. Dated: August 4, 2016. Christopher Grundler, Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation. [FR Doc. 2016-18897 Filed 8-8-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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10 LLC, Emera Maine, Rumford Power Filed Date: 8/1/16. Any person desiring to intervene or
Inc., Tampa Electric Company, Tiverton Accession Number: 20160801–5062. protest in any of the above proceedings
Power LLC. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/16. must file in accordance with Rules 211
Description: Notice of Change in Docket Numbers: ER16–2334–000. and 214 of the Commission’s
Status of the Emera Entities, et al. Applicants: Emera Energy U.S. Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
Filed Date: 8/1/16. Subsidiary No. 2, Inc. 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Accession Number: 20160801–5061. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: time on the specified comment date.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/16. Amend Market-Based Rate Tariff to be Protests may be considered, but
Docket Numbers: ER11–2855–021; effective 7/1/2016. intervention is necessary to become a
ER11–2856–021; ER11–2857–021; Filed Date: 8/1/16. party to the proceeding.
ER10–2488–013; ER10–2722–006; Accession Number: 20160801–5063. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
ER10–2787–005; ER12–2037–007; Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/16. information relating to filing
ER10–2532–007; ER13–343–006; ER13– Docket Numbers: ER16–2335–000. requirements, interventions, protests,
342–011. Applicants: Emera Energy Services service, and qualifying facilities filings
Applicants: Avenal Park LLC, Sand Subsidiary No. 1 LLC. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
Drag LLC, Sun City Project LLC, Oasis Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
Power Partners, LLC, Eurus Combine Amend Market-Based Rate Tariff to be other information, call (866) 208–3676
Hills I LLC, Eurus Combine Hills II LLC, effective 7/1/2016. (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Crescent Ridge LLC, Spearville 3, LLC, Filed Date: 8/1/16. Dated: August 1, 2016.
CPV Maryland, LLC, CPV Shore, LLC. Accession Number: 20160801–5066. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Description: Notice of Non-Material Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/16. Deputy Secretary.
Change in Status of the Eurus MBR Docket Numbers: ER16–2336–000. [FR Doc. 2016–18798 Filed 8–8–16; 8:45 am]
Affiliates, et al. Applicants: Emera Energy Services BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Filed Date: 7/29/16. Subsidiary No. 2 LLC.
Accession Number: 20160729–5274. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/19/16. Amend Market-Based Rate Tariff to be ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Docket Numbers: ER16–2328–000. effective 7/1/2016. AGENCY
Applicants: New England Power Filed Date: 8/1/16.
Company. Accession Number: 20160801–5067. [AMS–FRL–9950–45–OAR]
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: New Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/16.
California State Motor Vehicle
England Power—Facilities Use Docket Numbers: ER16–2337–000.
Pollution Control Standards;
Agreement with Deepwater Block Island Applicants: Emera Energy Services
Amendments to On-Highway Heavy-
Wind to be effective 7/28/2016. Subsidiary No. 3 LLC.
Duty Vehicle In-Use Compliance
Filed Date: 7/29/16. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Program, Amendments to 2007 and
Accession Number: 20160729–5228. Amend Market-Based Rate Tariff to be
Subsequent Model Year On-Highway
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/19/16. effective 7/1/2016.
Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles, and
Docket Numbers: ER16–2329–000. Filed Date: 8/1/16.
Amendments to Truck Requirements;
Applicants: PacifiCorp. Accession Number: 20160801–5069.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/16. Request for Waiver of Preemption;
Description: Tariff Cancellation: Opportunity for Public Hearing and
Termination of Clatskanie PUD E&P Take notice that the Commission Public Comment
Agreement ? Troutdale Sub to be received the following electric securities
effective 10/3/2016. filings: AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Filed Date: 7/29/16. Docket Numbers: ES16–49–000. Agency (EPA).
Accession Number: 20160729–5230. Applicants: New England Power ACTION: Notice of opportunity for public
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/19/16. Company. hearing and comment.
Docket Numbers: ER16–2330–000. Description: Application of New
SUMMARY: The California Air Resources
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, England Power Company under Section
Board (CARB) has notified EPA that it
Inc. 204 of the Federal Power Act for
has adopted a series of amendments to
Description: Petition of Southwest Authorization to Issue Securities.
its on-highway heavy-duty vehicle and
Power Pool, Inc. for Tariff Waiver. Filed Date: 7/29/16.
engine regulations. The amendments to
Filed Date: 7/29/16. Accession Number: 20160729–5275.
CARB’s in-use compliance program
Accession Number: 20160729–5284. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/19/16.
align CARB’s program with EPA’s
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/19/16. Take notice that the Commission program in terms of measurement
Docket Numbers: ER16–2332–000. received the following public utility allowances during on-road testing (In-
Applicants: Emera Maine. holding company filings: Use Amendments). The amendments to
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Docket Numbers: PH16–10–000. CARB’s 2007 and subsequent model
Amend Market-Based Rate Tariff to be Applicants: Southern Company Gas. year (MY) regulation (2007
effective 7/1/2016. Description: Southern Company Gas Amendments) are minor technical
Filed Date: 8/1/16. submits FERC 65–A Exemption amendments regarding mathematical
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Accession Number: 20160801–5060. Notification. expression of emission results and
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/16. Filed Date: 7/29/16. certain compliance flexibilities. The
Docket Numbers: ER16–2333–000. Accession Number: 20160729–5240. amendments to CARB’s truck idling
Applicants: Emera Energy U.S. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/19/16. requirements (Truck Idling
Subsidiary No. 1, Inc. The filings are accessible in the Amendments) clarify that certain
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Commission’s eLibrary system by vehicles are exempt from the new
Amend Market-Based Rate Tariffs to be clicking on the links or querying the vehicle requirements. By letter dated
effective 7/1/2016. docket number. January 27, 2016, CARB submitted a
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engine provisions do not apply to regulations are within the scope of the submissions, and other information that
armored cars and workover rigs.1 previously granted waiver. Such within- she deems pertinent.
the-scope amendments are permissible Persons with comments containing
(B) Scope of Preemption and Criteria
without a full waiver review if three proprietary information must
for a Waiver Under the Clean Air Act
conditions are met. First, the amended distinguish such information from other
Section 209(a) of the Clean Air Act, as regulations must not undermine comments to the greatest possible extent
amended (‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C. 7543(a), California’s determination that its and label it as ‘‘Confidential Business
provides: standards, in the aggregate, are as Information’’ (CBI). If a person making
No state or any political subdivision protective of public health and welfare comments wants EPA to base its
thereof shall adopt or attempt to enforce any as applicable federal standards. Second, decision in part on a submission labeled
standard relating to the control of emissions the amended regulations must not affect CBI, then a non-confidential version of
from new motor vehicles or new motor consistency with section 202(a) of the the document that summarizes the key
vehicle engines subject to this part. No state Act. Third, the amended regulations data or information should be submitted
shall require certification, inspection or any
other approval relating to the control of
must not raise any ‘‘new issues’’ for the public docket. To ensure that
emissions from any new motor vehicle or affecting EPA’s prior waivers. proprietary information is not
new motor vehicle engine as condition inadvertently placed in the docket,
(C) Request for Comment
precedent to the initial retail sale, titling (if submissions containing such
any), or registration of such motor vehicle, First, EPA requests comment on information should be sent directly to
motor vehicle engine, or equipment. whether the 2007 Amendments and the the contact person listed above and not
Section 209(b) of the Act requires the Truck Idling Amendments, each to the public docket. Information
Administrator, after notice and individually assessed, should be covered by a claim of confidentiality
opportunity for public hearing, to waive considered under the within-the-scope will be disclosed by EPA only to the
application of the prohibitions of analysis or whether they should be extent allowed and by the procedures
section 209(a) for any state that has considered under the full waiver set forth in 40 CFR part 2. If no claim
adopted standards (other than crankcase criteria. Specifically, we request of confidentiality accompanies the
emission standards) for the control of comment on whether the 2007 submission when EPA receives it, EPA
emissions from new motor vehicles or Amendments and the Truck Idling will make it available to the public
new motor vehicle engines prior to Amendments (1) undermine California’s without further notice to the person
March 30, 1966, if the state determines previous determination that its making comments.
that the state standards will be, in the standards, in the aggregate, are at least Dated: August 4, 2016.
aggregate, at least as protective of public as protective of public health and Christopher Grundler, Director,
health and welfare as applicable federal welfare as comparable Federal
Office of Transportation and Air Quality,
standards. California is the only state standards, (2) affect the consistency of Office of Air and Radiation.
that is qualified to seek and receive a California’s requirements with section
[FR Doc. 2016–18897 Filed 8–8–16; 8:45 am]
waiver under section 209(b). EPA must 202(a) of the Act, and (3) raise any other
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grant a waiver unless the Administrator ‘‘new issue’’ affecting EPA’s previous
finds that (A) the determination of the waiver or authorization determinations.
state is arbitrary and capricious, (B) the For the In-Use Amendments and to ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
state does not need the state standards the extent commenters believe the 2007 AGENCY
to meet compelling and extraordinary Amendments or the Truck Idling
conditions, or (C) the state standards Amendments should be considered [AMS–FRL–9950–44–OAR]
and accompanying enforcement under the full waiver criteria, EPA
California State Motor Vehicle
procedures are not consistent with invites comment under the following
Pollution Control Standards;
section 202(a) of the Act. Previous three criteria: Whether (a) California’s
Greenhouse Gas Emissions From 2014
decisions granting waivers of federal determination that its motor vehicle
and Subsequent Model Year Medium-
preemption for motor vehicles have emission standards are, in the aggregate,
and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles;
maintained that state standards are at least as protective of public health
Request for Waiver of Preemption;
inconsistent with section 202(a) if there and welfare as applicable federal
Opportunity for Public Hearing and
is inadequate lead time to permit the standards is arbitrary and capricious, (b)
Public Comment
development of the necessary California needs such standards to meet
technology giving appropriate compelling and extraordinary AGENCY: Environmental Protection
consideration to the cost of compliance conditions, and (c) California’s Agency (EPA).
within that time period or if the federal standards and accompanying ACTION: Notice of opportunity for public
and state test procedures impose enforcement procedures are consistent hearing and comment.
inconsistent certification procedures.2 with section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act.
If California amends regulations that SUMMARY: The California Air Resources
Procedures for Public Participation
were previously granted a waiver, EPA Board (CARB) has notified EPA that it
can confirm that the amended The Agency will make a verbatim has adopted a greenhouse gas emission
record of the proceedings. Interested regulation for new 2014 and subsequent
1 A further description of the CARB amendments
parties may arrange with the reporter at model year on-road medium-and heavy-
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can be found in CARB’s Waiver Support document the hearing to obtain a copy of the duty engines and vehicles (California
in docket EPA–HQ–OAR–2016–0017.
2 To be consistent, the California certification transcript at their own expense. EPA Phase 1 GHG Regulation). This
procedures need not be identical to the federal will keep the record open until regulation aligns California’s GHG
certification procedures. California procedures November 1, 2016. Upon expiration of emission standards and test procedures
would be inconsistent, however, if manufacturers the comment period, the Administrator with the federal GHG emission
would be unable to meet the state and the federal
requirements with the same test vehicle in the
will render a decision on CARB’s standards and test procedures that EPA
course of the same test. See, e.g., 43 FR 32182 (July request based on the record of the adopted in 2011. By letter dated January
25, 1978). public hearing, relevant written 29, 2016, CARB submitted a request that
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| Dates | EPA has tentatively scheduled a public hearing concerning CARB's request on September 28, 2016, at 10 a.m. EPA will hold a hearing only if any party notifies EPA by September 21, 2016 to express interest in presenting the Agency with oral testimony. Parties wishing to present oral testimony at the public hearing should provide written notice to | |
| Contact | David Dickinson (6405J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: (202) 343-9256, Fax: (202) 343-2804, | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 52678 |
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