[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 66 (Thursday, April 6, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 17509-17510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8503]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 86
[FRL-5185-1]
RIN 2060-AE27
Revisions to the Federal Test Procedure for Emissions From Motor
Vehicles
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public hearing.
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SUMMARY: On April 19 and 20, 1995, the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) will hold a public hearing in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to receive
comments from interested parties on the Proposed Regulations for
Revisions to the Federal Test Procedure for Emissions from Motor
Vehicles, published in the Federal Register on February 7, 1995 (60 FR
7404).
DATES: Comments on the published proposal (60 FR 7404) will be accepted
through May 20, 1995. The public hearing will be held on April 19,
1995, from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and on April 20, 1995, from 8:00
a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit written comments (in duplicate
if possible) to Public Docket No. A-92-64, at: Air Docket Section, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460.
Materials relevant to this notice have been placed in Docket No. A-
92-64. The docket is located at the above address in Room M-1500,
Waterside Mall, and may be inspected weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and
5:30 p.m. A reasonable fee may be charged by EPA for copying docket
materials.
The public hearing will be held at the Towsley Auditorium, Morris
Lawrence Building, Washtenaw Community College, 4800 East Huron River
Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan. This facility can be reached from exit no.
39 on U.S. Route 23 by going east on Geddes Rd., then south on Dixboro
Rd., then east on Huron River Drive. A map is available by mail or fax
by calling the EPA at (313) 668-4384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Markey, Certification Division,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Vehicle and Fuel
Emissions Laboratory, 2565 Plymouth Road, Ann [[Page 17510]] Arbor,
Michigan, 48105. Telephone (313) 668-4534. Fax (313) 741-7869.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On February 7, 1995, EPA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) in the Federal Register that proposed additions and revisions to
the tailpipe emissions portions of the Federal Test Procedure (FTP) for
light-duty vehicles and light-duty trucks (60 FR 7404). Interested
parties should consult that notice and/or the public docket for a
detailed description and background of the proposal. The primary
element of that NPRM was a Supplemental Federal Test Procedure (SFTP)
designed to address shortcomings with the current FTP in the
representation of aggressive driving behavior (high speed and/or high
acceleration), rapid speed fluctuations, driving behavior following
startup, air conditioning, and intermediate-duration periods where the
engine is turned off. An element of the proposed SFTP that also would
affect the conventional FTP is a new set of requirements designed to
more accurately reflect real road forces on the test dynamometer. The
Agency also proposed emission standards for the new control areas with
a specified phase-in period for these standards.
II. Public Participation
A. Comments and the Public Docket
The Agency welcomes comments on all aspects of this proposed
rulemaking. All comments, with the exception of proprietary
information, should be directed to the EPA Air Docket Section, Docket
No. A-92-64 (see ADDRESSES). Commenters who wish to submit proprietary
information for consideration should clearly separate such information
from other comments by:
Labeling proprietary information ``Confidential Business
Information'' and
Sending proprietary information directly to the contact
person listed (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) and not to the
public docket. This will help ensure that proprietary information is
not inadvertently placed in the docket. If a commenter wants EPA to use
a submission labeled as confidential business information as part of
the basis for the final rule, then a non-confidential version of the
document, which summarizes the key data or information, should be sent
to the 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 it is received by EPA, the submission may be made available to the
public without notifying the commenters.
B. Public Hearing
Anyone wishing to present testimony about this proposal at the
public hearing (see DATES) should, if possible, notify the contact
person (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least seven days prior
to the day of the hearing. The contact person should be given an
estimate of the time required for the presentation of testimony and
notification of any need for audio/visual equipment. A sign-up sheet
will be available at the registration table the morning of the hearing
for scheduling those who have not notified the contact earlier. This
testimony will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis, and
will follow the testimony that is arranged in advance.
The Agency recommends that multiple copies of the statement or
material to be presented be brought to the hearing for distribution to
EPA and members of the audience. In addition, EPA would find it helpful
to receive an advance copy of any statement or material to be presented
at the hearing at least one week before the scheduled hearing date.
This is to give EPA staff adequate time to review such material before
the hearing. Such advance copies should be submitted to the contact
person listed in this notice.
The official records of the hearing will be kept open for 30 days
following the hearing to allow submissions of rebuttal and
supplementary testimony. All such submittals should be directed to the
Air Docket, Docket No. A-92-64 (see ADDRESSES).
The hearing will be conducted informally, and technical rules of
evidence will not apply. Written transcripts of the hearing will be
made and a copy thereof placed in the public docket. Anyone desiring to
purchase a copy of the transcript should make individual arrangements
with the court reporter recording the proceeding.
Dated: March 29, 1995.
Mary D. Nichols,
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 95-8503 Filed 4-5-95; 8:45 am]
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