83 FR 55837 - Light-Duty Vehicle GHG Program Technical Amendments; Reopening of Comment Period

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 217 (November 8, 2018)

EPA is announcing a reopening of the comment period for the proposed rule ``Light-duty Vehicle GHG Program Technical Amendments,'' to provide an additional 30 days for public comment. This document reopens the comment period and establishes a new comment period end date. This additional opportunity to submit comments is provided in response to a request for such an extension and to allow the public additional time to comment on the proposed rule.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 55837-55838]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24267]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Light-Duty Vehicle GHG Program Technical Amendments; Reopening of 
Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a reopening of the comment period for the 
proposed rule ``Light-duty Vehicle GHG Program Technical Amendments,'' 
to provide an additional 30 days for public comment. This document 
reopens the comment period and establishes a new comment period end 
date. This additional opportunity to submit comments is provided in 
response to a request for such an extension and to allow the public 
additional time to comment on the proposed rule.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule, published on October 
1, 2018 (83 FR 49344), is reopened. Written comments must be received 
on or before November 30, 2018, in order to be considered timely.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2017-0755, at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot 
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any 
comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any 
information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a 
written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment 
and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA 
will generally not consider comments or comment contents located 
outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other 
file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA 
public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, 
and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Lieske, Office of 
Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ), Assessment and Standards 
Division (ASD), Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, 
Ann Arbor, MI 48105; telephone number: (734) 214-4584; email address: 
[email protected] fax number: 734-214-4816.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the EPA proposal ``Light-duty Vehicle GHG 
Program Technical Amendments,'' published in the Federal Register on 
October 1, 2018 (83 FR 49344), EPA requested comment on all aspects of 
the proposal. The initial comment period ended on October 31, 2018 (30 
days after publication of the proposal in the Federal Register). EPA 
received a request from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for a 30-day 
extension of the comment period based on its concern regarding the 
complexity of calculations involved in the proposal. The request can be 
found in the docket for the

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rulemaking, Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0755. EPA has considered the request 
and believes it is reasonable to provide additional time for commenters 
to submit comments to ensure that the public has sufficient time to 
review and comment on the proposal. EPA is granting the request, 
reopening the comment period to accept comments through November 30, 
2018. Instructions for submitting comments are provided above under 
ADDRESSES.
    The proposal for which EPA is reopening the comment period was 
published in the Federal Register on October 1, 2018 (83 FR 49344) and 
is also available at the web page https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/proposed-rule-technical-amendments-light-duty-vehicle and in the rulemaking docket.

     Dated: October 30, 2018.
Christopher Grundler,
Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air and 
Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
[FR Doc. 2018-24267 Filed 11-7-18; 8:45 am]
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