95-12771. Revisions to the Federal Test Procedure for Emissions From Motor Vehicles

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 27468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12771]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 86

[FRL-5209-9]
RIN 2060-AE27


Revisions to the Federal Test Procedure for Emissions From Motor 
Vehicles

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On February 7, 1995 (60 FR 7404), EPA published a Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register that proposed additions and 
revisions to the tailpipe emissions portions of the Federal Test 
Procedure for light-duty vehicles and light-duty trucks. Interested 
parties should consult that notice and/or the public docket (see 
ADDRESSES below) for a detailed description and background of the 
proposal.
    A public hearing regarding the proposed regulations was held on 
April 19 and 20, 1995. In joint testimony presented at that hearing the 
Agency was asked by the American Automobile Manufacturers Association 
and the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers to 
consider extending the comment period from 30 days after the public 
hearing to 90 days after the public hearing. As a continuation of 
previous EPA-industry cooperation efforts, the automobile manufacturers 
have extensive test programs in progress to investigate many aspects of 
the proposed regulations. The completion of these programs and the 
necessary data analyses to follow can not be accomplished within the 
original comment period. The EPA believes that the test programs and 
the resulting data have sufficient merit to warrant the requested 
extension of the comment period.

DATES: The comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking will be 
extended from the original closing date of May 22, 1995 to July 19, 
1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted in duplicate to Public Docket 
No. A-92-64, at: Air Docket Section, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460. (Phone [phone]; FAX 
202-260-4000).
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John German, Certification Division, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Vehicle and Fuel 
Emissions Laboratory, 2565 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105. 
Telephone [phone]. Fax [phone].

    Dated: May 16, 1995.
Mary D. Nichols,
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 95-12771 Filed 5-23-95; 8:45 am]
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