[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 8386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4010]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 86
[FRL-5967-8]
Control of Air Pollution From Motor Vehicles and New Motor
Vehicle Engines; Modification of Federal On-Board Diagnostic
Regulations for Light-Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks; Notice of
Document Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Proposed rule; document availability.
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SUMMARY: On May 28, 1997, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA
or Agency) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (see 62 FR 28932)
proposing changes to the federal on-board diagnostics program. One of
the proposed changes to the federal OBD program was to indefinitely
allow manufacturers to comply with EPA's regulations by demonstrating
compliance with the exception of the CARB OBDII anti-tampering
provisions and certain evaporative emission monitoring requirements. In
that NPRM, the Agency also proposed to update the version of the
California OBDII regulations which with manufacturers must comply to a
more recently revised version. The NPRM noted that the current version
of CARB's regulations were contained in Mail-Out #96-34. However, CARB
Mail-Out #96-34 was intended primarily for public comment purposes. In
the May 28, 1997 NPRM, the Agency went on to state that, after CARB
finalized their regulatory revisions being developed via Mail-Out #96-
34, the Agency would, in its final rule, allow compliance with that
revised final version provided that relevant portions of that version
were acceptable for federal OBD compliance demonstration. The Agency
received comments during the public comment period following
publication of the NPRM that this approach of incorporating CARB OBDII
regulations would not allow EPA enough time to analyze the final
revised version of the CARB OBDII changes for appropriateness and
applicability to the federal OBD program. The Agency is in the process
of developing the final rulemaking. CARB recently finalized its OBDII
changes in CARB Mail-Out #97-24. The Agency has analyzed CARB Mail-Out
#97-24 and has determined that it is appropriate for federal OBD
compliance and its use for federal OBD presents no regulatory process
concerns. This analysis, as well as CARB Mail-Out #97-24 is available
in EPA Air Docket A-96-32 (see ADDRESSES).
DATES: The Docket will remain open until March 23, 1998 for any parties
wishing to submit comment on CARB Mail-Out #97-24.
ADDRESSES: Materials relevant to this rulemaking are contained in
Docket No. A-96-32. The docket is located at The Air Docket, 401 M.
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460, and may be viewed in room M1500
between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone
number is (202) 260-7548 and the facsimile number is (202) 260-4400. A
reasonable fee may be charged by EPA for copying docket material.
Comments must be submitted to Holly Pugliese, Vehicle Programs and
Compliance Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2565
Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, or Internet e-mail at
pugliese.holly@epamail.epa.gov.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Holly Pugliese, Telephone 313-668-
4288.
Dated: February 9, 1998.
Richard D. Wilson,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 98-4010 Filed 2-18-98; 8:45 am]
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