Vol. 76 Thursday, No. 231 December 1, 2011 Part II Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR Parts 85, 86, and 600 Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 49 CFR Parts 523, 531, 533 et al. 2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards; Proposed Rule VerDate Mar<15>2010 10:03 Dec 01, 2011 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\TEST.SGM TEST bjneal on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS 74854 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2011 / Proposed Rules ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION also proposing a minor change to the Ave. NW., Washington, DC, Attention AGENCY regulations applicable to MY 2012– Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2010– 2016, with respect to air conditioner 0799. Such deliveries are only accepted 40 CFR Parts 85, 86, and 600 performance and measurement of during the Docket’s normal hours of nitrous oxides. operation, and special arrangements DATES: Comments: Comments must be should be made for deliveries of boxed DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION received on or before January 30, 2012. information. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, • NHTSA: West Building, Ground National Highway Traffic Safety comments on the information collection Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Administration provisions must be received by the Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Office of Management and Budget between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern Time, 49 CFR Parts 523, 531, 533, 536, and (OMB) on or before January 3, 2012. See Monday through Friday, except Federal 537 the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section Holidays. [EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0799; FRL–9495–2; on ‘‘Public Participation’’ for more Instructions: Direct your comments to NHTSA–2010–0131] information about written comments. Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2010– Public Hearings: NHTSA and EPA RIN 2060–AQ54; RIN 2127–AK79 0799 and/or NHTSA–2010–0131. See will jointly hold three public hearings the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section on the following dates: January 17, 2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty on ‘‘Public Participation’’ for more 2012, in Detroit, Michigan; January 19, Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions information about submitting written 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and and Corporate Average Fuel Economy comments. January 24, 2012, in San Francisco, Standards California. EPA and NHTSA will Docket: All documents in the dockets are listed in the http:// AGENCY: Environmental Protection announce the addresses for each hearing www.regulations.gov index. Although Agency (EPA) and National Highway location in a supplemental Federal listed in the index, some information is Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Register Notice. The agencies will not publicly available, e.g., confidential ACTION: Proposed rule. accept comments to the rulemaking documents, and NHTSA will also accept business information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is SUMMARY: EPA and NHTSA, on behalf of comments to the Draft Environmental restricted by statute. Certain other the Department of Transportation, are Impact Statement (EIS) at these hearings material, such as copyrighted material, issuing this joint proposal to further and to Docket No. NHTSA–2011–0056. will be publicly available in hard copy reduce greenhouse gas emissions and The hearings will start at 10 a.m. local in EPA’s docket, and electronically in improve fuel economy for light-duty time and continue until everyone has NHTSA’s online docket. Publicly vehicles for model years 2017–2025. had a chance to speak. See the available docket materials are available This proposal extends the National SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section on either electronically in Program beyond the greenhouse gas and ‘‘Public Participation.’’ for more www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at corporate average fuel economy information about the public hearings. the following locations: EPA: EPA standards set for model years 2012– ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, Docket Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, 2016. On May 21, 2010, President identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. Obama issued a Presidential OAR–2010–0799 and/or NHTSA–2010– NW., Washington, DC. The Public Memorandum requesting that NHTSA 0131, by one of the following methods: Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to and EPA develop through notice and • Online: www.regulations.gov: 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, comment rulemaking a coordinated Follow the on-line instructions for excluding legal holidays. The telephone National Program to reduce greenhouse submitting comments. number for the Public Reading Room is gas emissions of light-duty vehicles for • Email: [email protected] (202) 566–1744. NHTSA: Docket model years 2017–2025. This proposal, • Fax: EPA: (202) 566–9744; NHTSA: Management Facility, M–30, U.S. consistent with the President’s request, (202) 493–2251. Department of Transportation, West responds to the country’s critical need • Mail: Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12–140, to address global climate change and to • EPA: Environmental Protection 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., reduce oil consumption. NHTSA is Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Washington, DC 20590. The Docket proposing Corporate Average Fuel Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code Management Facility is open between 9 Economy standards under the Energy 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday Policy and Conservation Act, as NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention through Friday, except Federal holidays. amended by the Energy Independence Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2010– and Security Act, and EPA is proposing 0799. In addition, please mail a copy of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: greenhouse gas emissions standards your comments on the information EPA: Christopher Lieske, Office of under the Clean Air Act. These collection provisions to the Office of Transportation and Air Quality, standards apply to passenger cars, light- Information and Regulatory Affairs, Assessment and Standards Division, duty trucks, and medium-duty Office of Management and Budget Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 passenger vehicles, and represent a (OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI continued harmonized and consistent 17th St., NW., Washington, DC 20503. 48105; telephone number: (734) 214– National Program. Under the National • NHTSA: Docket Management 4584; fax number: (734) 214–4816; Program for model years 2017–2025, Facility, M–30, U.S. Department of email address: automobile manufacturers would be Transportation, West Building, Ground [email protected], or contact able to continue building a single light- Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey the Assessment and Standards Division; duty national fleet that satisfies all Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. email address: [email protected]. requirements under both programs • Hand Delivery: NHTSA: Rebecca Yoon, Office of the while ensuring that consumers still have • EPA: Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA Chief Counsel, National Highway Traffic a full range of vehicle choices. EPA is West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey VerDate Mar<15>2010 10:03 Dec 01, 2011 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\TEST.SGM TEST bjneal on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2011 / Proposed Rules 74855 Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. A. Does this action apply to me? defined under EPA’s CAA regulations,1 Telephone: (202) 366–2992. and passenger automobiles (passenger This action affects companies that cars) and non-passenger automobiles SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: manufacture or sell new light-duty (light trucks) as defined under NHTSA’s vehicles, light-duty trucks, and CAFE regulations.2 Regulated categories medium-duty passenger vehicles, as and entities include: This list is not intended to be How do I prepare and submit submitted for consideration by one exhaustive, but rather provides a guide comments? agency should be identified as such, and regarding entities likely to be regulated comments that are submitted for by this action. To determine whether In this joint proposal, there are many consideration by both agencies should particular activities may be regulated by issues common to both EPA’s and be identified as such. Absent such this action, you should carefully NHTSA’s proposals. For the identification, each agency will exercise examine the regulations. You may direct convenience of all parties, comments its best judgment to determine whether submitted to the EPA docket will be questions regarding the applicability of a comment is submitted on its proposal. considered comments submitted to the this action to the person listed in FOR Further instructions for submitting NHTSA docket, and vice versa. An FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. comments to either the EPA or NHTSA exception is that comments submitted to docket are described below. B. Public Participation the NHTSA docket on NHTSA’s Draft EPA: Direct your comments to Docket Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) ID No EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0799. EPA’s NHTSA and EPA request comment on will not be considered submitted to the policy is that all comments received all aspects of this joint proposed rule. EPA docket. Therefore, the public only will be included in the public docket This section describes how you can needs to submit comments to either one without change and may be made participate in this process. of the two agency dockets, although available online at http:// they may submit comments to both if www.regulations.gov, including any they so choose. Comments that are personal information provided, unless 1 ‘‘Light-duty vehicle,’’ ‘‘light-duty truck,’’ and vehicle, or minivan of up to 8,500 lbs gross vehicle rating. Medium-duty passenger vehicles do not ‘‘medium-duty passenger vehicle’’ are defined in weight rating, and ‘‘medium-duty passenger include pick-up trucks. 40 CFR 86.1803–01. Generally, the term ‘‘light-duty vehicle’’ means a sport-utility vehicle or passenger 2 ‘‘Passenger car’’ and ‘‘light truck’’ are defined in vehicle’’ means a passenger car, the term ‘‘light- van from 8,500 to 10,000 lbs gross vehicle weight 49 CFR part 523.