82 FR 39976 - Public Hearing for Reconsideration of the Final Determination of the Mid-term Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Model Years 2022-2025 Light-Duty Vehicles
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 162 (August 23, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 162 (August 23, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-17866 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 23, 2017)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 39976-39977] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-17866] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 86 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0827; FRL-9966-91-OAR] Public Hearing for Reconsideration of the Final Determination of the Mid-term Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Model Years 2022-2025 Light-Duty Vehicles AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Announcement of public hearing. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a public hearing to be held in Washington, DC on September 6, 2017 for the notice ``Request for Comment on Reconsideration of the Final Determination of the Mid-term Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Model Years 2022-2025 Light-duty Vehicles; Request for Comment on Model Year 2021 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards'' announced August 10, 2017 and projected to be published on August 21, 2017. In the document signed on August 10, 2017, EPA announced that it is reconsidering whether the light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas standards previously established for model years 2022-2025 are appropriate under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act and invited stakeholders to submit any comments, data, and information they believe are relevant to the Administrator's reconsideration of the January 2017 Mid-term Evaluation Final Determination and in particular, highlight any new information. EPA also requested comment on the separate question of whether the light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas standards established for model year 2021 remain appropriate, regardless of the agency's decision on the Mid-term Evaluation. DATES: The public hearing will be held on September 6, 2017, at the location noted below under ADDRESSES. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. and end when all parties present who wish to speak have had an opportunity to do so. Parties wishing to testify at the hearing should notify EPA by August 30, 2017, by sending an email to Hearing [email protected] or by contacting the contact person listed below under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Additional information regarding the hearing appears below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:. Any updates made to any aspect of the hearing, including any change to the location of the hearing, will be posted online at https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/midterm-evaluation-light-duty-vehicle-ghg-emissions. The EPA does not intend to publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing any such updates. Please go to https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/midterm-evaluation-light-duty-vehicle-ghg-emissions for more information on the public hearing. ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at the following location: Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel, 999 Ninth Street NW., Washington, DC, USA, 20001 (phone number 202-898-9000). A complete set of documents related to the Mid-term Evaluation are available for public inspection through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov, Docket Identification No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0827. Documents can also be viewed at the EPA Docket Center, located at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Lieske, Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ), Assessment and Standards Division (ASD), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor MI 48105; telephone number: (734) 214-4584; fax number: (734) 214-4816; email address: Hearing [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the public hearing is to provide the public an opportunity to present oral comments related to the notice ``Request for Comment on Reconsideration of the Final Determination of the Mid-term Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Model Years 2022-2025 Light-duty Vehicles; Request for Comment on Model Year 2021 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards'' projected to be published on August 21, 2017. Once EPA learns how many people have registered to speak at the public hearing, we will allocate an appropriate amount of time to each participant, allowing time for necessary breaks. In addition, we will reserve a block of time for anyone else in the audience who wants to give testimony. For planning purposes, each speaker should anticipate speaking for no more than five minutes, although we may need to shorten that time if there is a large turnout. We request that you bring two copies of your statement or other material for the EPA panel. EPA will conduct the hearings informally, and technical rules of evidence will not apply. We will arrange for a written transcript of the hearing and keep the official record for the notice open until the close of the comment period to allow speakers to submit supplementary information. You may make arrangements for copies of the transcripts directly with the court reporter. Panel members may ask clarifying questions during the oral statements but will not respond to the statements at that time. Written statements and supporting information submitted during the comment period will be considered with the same weight as oral comments and supporting information presented at the public hearing. Written comments must be received by the last day of the comment period. How can I get copies of this document and other related information? You may learn more about the Mid-term Evaluation by visiting EPA's Web site https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and- engines/midterm-evaluation-light-duty-vehicle- [[Page 39977]] greenhouse-gas-ghg or by searching the Mid-term Evaluation Docket Identification No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0827 at www.regulations.gov. Dated: August 18, 2017. Ben Hengst, Acting Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation. [FR Doc. 2017-17866 Filed 8-22-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-60-P
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Dated: August 15, 2017. projected to be published on August 21, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Martin, 2017. In the document signed on August Christopher Lieske, Office of
Office Program Manager, Office of Regulation 10, 2017, EPA announced that it is Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ),
Policy & Management, Office of the Secretary, reconsidering whether the light-duty Assessment and Standards Division
Department of Veterans Affairs. vehicle greenhouse gas standards (ASD), U.S. Environmental Protection
List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 8 previously established for model years Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann
2022–2025 are appropriate under Arbor MI 48105; telephone number:
Life insurance, Veterans. section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act and (734) 214–4584; fax number: (734) 214–
For the reasons stated in the invited stakeholders to submit any 4816; email address: Hearing
preamble, VA proposes to amend 38 comments, data, and information they RegistrationlASD@epa.gov.
CFR part 8 as set forth below: believe are relevant to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Administrator’s reconsideration of the purpose of the public hearing is to
PART 8—NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE January 2017 Mid-term Evaluation Final provide the public an opportunity to
INSURANCE Determination and in particular, present oral comments related to the
highlight any new information. EPA notice ‘‘Request for Comment on
■ 1. The authority citation for part 8
also requested comment on the separate Reconsideration of the Final
continues to read as follows:
question of whether the light-duty Determination of the Mid-term
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 1901–1929, vehicle greenhouse gas standards
1981–1988, unless otherwise noted.
Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas
established for model year 2021 remain Emissions Standards for Model Years
■ 2. Adding new section 8.34 to read as appropriate, regardless of the agency’s 2022–2025 Light-duty Vehicles; Request
follows: decision on the Mid-term Evaluation. for Comment on Model Year 2021
§ 8.34 Ineligibility for insurance under DATES: The public hearing will be held Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards’’
section 1922A of title 38, U.S.C. on September 6, 2017, at the location projected to be published on August 21,
(supplemental Service-Disabled Veterans’ noted below under ADDRESSES. The 2017. Once EPA learns how many
Insurance) if person insured under section hearing will begin at 9 a.m. and end people have registered to speak at the
1922(b) of title 38, U.S.C. when all parties present who wish to public hearing, we will allocate an
A person who is granted Service- speak have had an opportunity to do so. appropriate amount of time to each
Disabled Veterans’ Insurance under 38 Parties wishing to testify at the hearing participant, allowing time for necessary
U.S.C. 1922(b) is not eligible for should notify EPA by August 30, 2017, breaks. In addition, we will reserve a
supplemental Service-Disabled by sending an email to Hearing block of time for anyone else in the
Veterans’ Insurance under 38 U.S.C. RegistrationlASD@epa.gov or by audience who wants to give testimony.
1922A. contacting the contact person listed For planning purposes, each speaker
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1912, 1922, 1922A) below under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION should anticipate speaking for no more
CONTACT. Additional information than five minutes, although we may
[FR Doc. 2017–17587 Filed 8–22–17; 8:45 am]
regarding the hearing appears below need to shorten that time if there is a
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under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:. large turnout. We request that you bring
Any updates made to any aspect of the two copies of your statement or other
hearing, including any change to the material for the EPA panel.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION location of the hearing, will be posted EPA will conduct the hearings
AGENCY online at https://www.epa.gov/ informally, and technical rules of
regulations-emissions-vehicles-and- evidence will not apply. We will
40 CFR Part 86 engines/midterm-evaluation-light-duty- arrange for a written transcript of the
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0827; FRL–9966–91– vehicle-ghg-emissions. The EPA does hearing and keep the official record for
OAR] not intend to publish a notice in the the notice open until the close of the
Federal Register announcing any such comment period to allow speakers to
Public Hearing for Reconsideration of updates. Please go to https:// submit supplementary information. You
the Final Determination of the Mid-term www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions- may make arrangements for copies of
Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas vehicles-and-engines/midterm- the transcripts directly with the court
Emissions Standards for Model Years evaluation-light-duty-vehicle-ghg- reporter. Panel members may ask
2022–2025 Light-Duty Vehicles emissions for more information on the clarifying questions during the oral
AGENCY: Environmental Protection public hearing. statements but will not respond to the
Agency (EPA). ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at statements at that time. Written
ACTION: Announcement of public the following location: Renaissance statements and supporting information
hearing. Washington, DC Downtown Hotel, 999 submitted during the comment period
Ninth Street NW., Washington, DC, will be considered with the same weight
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection USA, 20001 (phone number 202–898– as oral comments and supporting
Agency (EPA) is announcing a public 9000). A complete set of documents information presented at the public
hearing to be held in Washington, DC on related to the Mid-term Evaluation are hearing. Written comments must be
September 6, 2017 for the notice available for public inspection through received by the last day of the comment
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Determination of the Mid-term Identification No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2015– How can I get copies of this document
Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas 0827. Documents can also be viewed at and other related information?
Emissions Standards for Model Years the EPA Docket Center, located at 1301 You may learn more about the Mid-
2022–2025 Light-duty Vehicles; Request Constitution Avenue NW., Room 3334, term Evaluation by visiting EPA’s Web
for Comment on Model Year 2021 Washington, DC between 8:30 a.m. and site https://www.epa.gov/regulations-
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards’’ 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, emissions-vehicles-and-engines/
announced August 10, 2017 and excluding legal holidays. midterm-evaluation-light-duty-vehicle-
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greenhouse-gas-ghg or by searching the complete the required fields, and enter sardines being more productive during
Mid-term Evaluation Docket or attach your comments. times of higher ocean temperatures.
Identification No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2015– • Mail: Submit written comments to FRACTION under the FMP is currently
0827 at www.regulations.gov. Barry A. Thom, Regional Administrator, bounded between 5 and 15 percent,
Dated: August 18, 2017. West Coast Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand meaning that although the calculated
Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115– EMSY estimate for any given year may be
Ben Hengst,
0070; Attn: Joshua Lindsay. higher or lower, FRACTION is bounded
Acting Director, Office of Transportation and Instructions: Comments must be
Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation.
and is never allowed to be higher than
submitted by one of the above methods 15 percent or lower than 5 percent.
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to ensure that the comments are Since 1999, the formula prescribed in
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by NMFS. Comments sent by any other FRACTION has been based on an
method, to any other address or average 3-year sea surface temperature
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE individual, or received after the end of measured at the SIO Pier and an
the comment period, may not be estimate of the relationship between
National Oceanic and Atmospheric considered by NMFS. All comments Pacific sardine EMSY and ocean
Administration received are a part of the public record temperatures of:
and will generally be posted for public FRACTION = 0.248649805
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Fisheries Off West Coast States; otherwise sensitive information In 2010, new research by scientists at
Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries submitted voluntarily by the sender will the NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science
Management Plan; Adjustments to the be publicly accessible. Do not submit Center (SWFSC) called into question the
Pacific Sardine Harvest Guideline confidential business information, or original relationship between SIO
Control Rule otherwise sensitive or protected temperature and productivity used in
information. NMFS will accept the analysis to establish the existing
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in FRACTION parameter and control rule
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and the required fields if you wish to remain in the FMP. In February 2013, the
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), anonymous). Attachments to electronic Pacific Fishery Management Council
Commerce. comments will be accepted in Microsoft (Council) and the SWFSC convened a
ACTION: Proposed rule. Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats workshop to further examine the
only. temperature-recruitment relationship
SUMMARY: Under the framework FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: used to inform FRACTION. The
procedures of the Coastal Pelagic Joshua Lindsay, West Coast Region, scientists at this workshop found that
Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan NMFS, (562) 980–4034. although a temperature-recruitment
(FMP), NMFS proposes to revise the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The HG correlation based on SIO was still
FRACTION parameter of the Pacific control rule, in conjunction with the scientifically valid, a temperature index
sardine harvest guideline (HG) control overfishing limit (OFL) and acceptable based on data from the California
rule to use a 3-year average of ocean biological catch (ABC) control rules in Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries
temperature data from the California the FMP, are used to set annual harvest Investigations (CalCOFI) survey (a
Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries levels for the northern subpopulation of compilation of temperatures measured
Investigations (CalCOFI) survey that Pacific sardine (hereafter, simply Pacific throughout the southern California
takes place off southern and central sardine), in accordance with the bight, from now on referred to as
California, rather than temperatures Magnuson-Stevens Fishery CalCOFI index) explained a more
measured from the end of the Scripps Conservation and Management Act, 16 significant amount of sardine
Institution of Oceanography (SIO) Pier, U.S.C. 1801 et seq. The HG formula for recruitment variability and success than
and revise the upper bound of fraction Pacific sardine is HG = [(Biomass- the SIO index and was generally better
from 15 percent to 20 percent. These CUTOFF) * FRACTION * aligned with ocean temperatures in the
changes are intended to better reflect the DISTRIBUTION] and was first primary habitat of Pacific sardine
best available science and to better established by Amendment 8 to the CPS (PFMC 2013).
conserve and manage the northern FMP. FRACTION, expressed as a Based on this new information, and a
subpopulation of Pacific sardine off the percentage, is dependent on recommendation from their Scientific
U.S. West Coast managed under the CPS oceanographic conditions, specifically and Statistical Committee (SSC) that the
FMP. ocean temperature, and is a proxy for CalCOFI index represented the best
DATES: Comments must be received by EMSY (the exploitation rate for available science for Pacific sardine
September 22, 2017. deterministic equilibrium maximum management, the Council adopted the
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments sustainable yield (MSY)). The value use of the CalCOFI temperature index
and a new temperature-recruitment
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| Contact | Christopher Lieske, Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ), Assessment and Standards Division (ASD), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor MI 48105; telephone number: (734) 214-4584; fax | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 39976 |
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