95-8503. Revisions to the Federal Test Procedure for Emissions From Motor Vehicles

[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 [phone].

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 [phone]. Fax [phone].

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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