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number of small entities. See 5 U.S.C.
605(b). As explained above, this rule is
ministerial in nature and does not
impose any additional regulatory
burdens.
rescind 29 CFR part 34 in its entirety as
follows:
H. Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996
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This proposed rule is not a major rule
as defined by Section 804 of the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996. This proposed rule
will not result in an annual effect on the
economy of $100,000,000 or more; a
major increase in costs or prices; or
significant adverse effects on
competition, employment, investment,
productivity, innovation, or on the
ability of the United States-based
companies to compete with foreignbased companies in domestic and
export markets.
Signed at Washington, DC, on September
13, 2018.
Bryan Slater,
Assistant Secretary, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Administration and
Management, Department of Labor.
1. Remove and reserve part 34,
consisting of §§ 34.1 through 34.53.
I. Executive Order 13175 (Indian Tribal
Governments)
This proposed rule does not have
tribal implications under Executive
Order 13175 that would require a tribal
summary impact statement. The
proposed rule would not have
substantial direct effects on one or more
Indian tribes, on the relationship
between the Federal government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities between the
Federal government and Indian tribes.
J. Executive Order 12630 (Government
Actions and Interference With
Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights)
This NPRM is not subject to Executive
Order 12630 because it does not involve
implementation of a policy that has
takings implications or that could
impose limitations on private property
use.
K. Executive Order 12988 (Civil Justice
Reform)
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12988 and will not unduly burden the
Federal court system. The NPRM was:
(1) Reviewed to eliminate drafting errors
and ambiguities; (2) written to minimize
litigation; and (3) written to provide a
clear legal standard for affected conduct
and to promote burden reduction.
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Training Partnership Act of 1982, as
Amended (JTPA).
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A request
was received by the Commission asking
that the comment period for the advance
notice of proposed rulemaking
(ANPRM) be extended to allow ‘‘extra
time . . . to coordinate a response to the
[notice] among various labor unions and
employee advocacy groups.’’ To make
the ANPRM comment process as
inclusive as possible, the Commission
has extended the comment period for
the ANPRM (83 FR 45366) to November
16, 2018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: September 18, 2018.
Heather L. MacDougall,
Chairman.
[FR Doc. 2018–20859 Filed 9–25–18; 8:45 am]
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
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29 CFR Part 2200
Revisions to Procedural Rules
Governing Practice Before the
Occupational Safety and Health
Review Commission
40 CFR Parts 85 and 86
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Occupational Safety and Health
Review Commission.
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed
rulemaking; extension of comment
period.
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
On September 7, 2018, the
Occupational Safety and Health Review
Commission solicited recommendations
for amendments to the Commission’s
rules of procedure. The comment
period, which was set to expire on
October 9, 2018, has been extended to
November 16, 2018.
DATES: The comment period for the
advance notice of proposed rulemaking
(83 FR 45366) is extended. Submit
comments on or before November 16,
2018.
[NHTSA–2018–0067; EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–
0283; FRL–9984–62–OAR; NHTSA–2017–
0069]
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Email: rbailey@oshrc.gov. Include
‘‘Advance notice of proposed
rulemaking, 29 CFR part 2200’’ in the
subject line of the message.
• Fax: 202–606–5417.
• Mail: One Lafayette Centre, 1120
20th Street NW, Ninth Floor,
Washington, DC 20036–3457.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: same as
mailing address.
Instructions: All submissions must
include your name, return address, and
email address, if applicable. Please
clearly label submissions as ‘‘Advance
notice of proposed rulemaking, 29 CFR
part 2200.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron
Bailey, via telephone at 202–606–5410,
or via email at rbailey@oshrc.gov.
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The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient
(SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years
2021–2026 Passenger Cars and Light
Trucks; Extension of Comment Period
Environmental Protection
Agency and National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of
comment period.
AGENCY:
This document extends the
comment period for a proposed rule
published in the August 24, 2018 issue
of the Federal Register entitled The
Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE)
Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021–
2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks
and also extends the comment period
for NHTSA’s Draft Environmental
Impact Statement that accompanies it.
This extension is shorter than that
requested by several parties, and those
requests are accordingly denied.
DATES: The comment period for the
proposed rule published August 24,
2018, at 83 FR 42986, is extended. The
comment period for the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement
accompanying that proposed rule and
SUMMARY:
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published on NHTSA’s website is also
extended. Comments on both
documents should be received on or
before October 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
identified by Docket No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2018–0283 and/or NHTSA–2018–
0067, by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for sending comments.
• Fax: EPA: (202) 566–9744; NHTSA:
(202) 493–2251.
• Mail:
Æ EPA: Environmental Protection
Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20460, Attention
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–
0283. In addition, please mail a copy of
your comments on the information
collection provisions for the EPA
proposal to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attn:
Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th St. NW,
Washington, DC 20503.
Æ NHTSA: Docket Management
Facility, M–30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground
Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery:
Æ EPA: Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA
West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC, Attention
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–
0283. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the Docket’s normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
Æ NHTSA: West Building, Ground
Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern Time,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number or Regulatory
Information Number (RIN) for this
rulemaking. All comments received will
be posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. For
detailed instructions on sending
comments and additional information
on the rulemaking process, see the
‘‘Public Participation’’ heading of the
proposed rule (83 FR at 43470).
Docket: For access to the dockets to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, and/or:
• For EPA: EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20460. The Public Reading Room is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744.
• For NHTSA: Docket Management
Facility, M–30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground
Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. The
Docket Management Facility is open
Requester
Date submitted
Northeast States for Coordinated Air
Use Management (NESCAUM).
Attorneys General of the States of California, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa,
Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont,
Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the Secretary of the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
National Coalition for Advanced Transportation (NCAT).
Environmental Law and Policy Center ..
August 24, 2018 ....
Center for Biological Diversity (CBD),
Conservation
Law
Foundation,
Earthjustice, Environmental Defense
Fund (EDF), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Public Citizen, Sierra Club, and Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
and Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Consumer Federation of America .........
August 30, 2018 ....
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August 29, 2018 ....
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between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern Time,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
EPA: Christopher Lieske, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality,
Assessment and Standards Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000
Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
48105; telephone number: (734) 214–
4584; fax number: (734) 214–4816;
email address: lieske.christopher@
epa.gov, or contact the Assessment and
Standards Division, email address:
otaqpublicweb@epa.gov. NHTSA: James
Tamm, Office of Rulemaking, Fuel
Economy Division, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590; telephone number: (202) 493–
0515.
On August
24, 2018, NHTSA and EPA published in
the Federal Register a document titled
‘‘The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient
(SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years
2021–2026 Passenger Cars and Light
Trucks.’’ 83 FR 42986. The public
comment period for the proposed rule
was scheduled to end on October 23,
2018. Additionally, the public comment
period for NHTSA’s DEIS was
scheduled to end on September 24,
2018.
Eighteen requests to extend the
comment period have been received by
the agencies’ dockets as of the time of
this writing, as follows:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Docket ID No.
Length of extension requested
NHTSA–2018–0067–2158;
OAR–2018–0283–0790.
NHTSA–2018–0067–2567;
OAR–2018–0283–0792.
EPA–HQ–
NHTSA–2018–0067–2872;
OAR–2018–0283–0794.
NHTSA–2018–0067–2728;
OAR–2018–0283–0892.
NHTSA–2018–0067–3278;
OAR–2018–0283–0797.
EPA–HQ–
EPA–HQ–
EPA–HQ–
EPA–HQ–
120 days for comment period as a
whole.
120 days for comment period as a
whole.
120 days for comment period as a
whole.
120 days for comment period as a
whole.
120 days for comment period as a
whole.
August 30, 2018 ....
NHTSA–2018–0067–3580;
OAR–2018–0283–0798.
EPA–HQ–
180 days for comment period as a
whole.
September 5, 2018
NHTSA–2018–0067–3400;
OAR–2018–0283–0872.
EPA–HQ–
120 days for comment period as a
whole.
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Requester
Date submitted
Docket ID No.
Length of extension requested
National Governors Association (NGA),
Environmental Council of the States
(ECOS), National Association of
Clean Air Agencies (NACAA), Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies (AAPCA), National Association
of State Energy Officials (NASEO).
Georgetown Climate Center ..................
September 5, 2018
EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–0283–0871 ........
120 days for comment period as a
whole.
September 6, 2018
At least 120 day comment period.
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
(Alliance).
City of Los Angeles ...............................
September 6, 2018
American Lung Association ...................
September 9, 2018
32 U.S. Senators 1 .................................
September
2018.
September
2018.
September
2018.
September
2018.
10,
NHTSA–2018–0067–3610; EPA–HQ–
OAR–2018–0283–0873.
NHTSA–2018–0067–3619; EPA–HQ–
OAR–2018–0283–0876.
NHTSA–2018–0067–4159; EPA–HQ–
OAR–2018–0283–0893.
NHTSA–2018–0067–3615; EPA–HQ–
OAR–2018–0283–0875.
Received by mail ..................................
10,
Received by mail ..................................
12,
EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–0283–0885 ........
18,
Received by mail ..................................
September 18,
2018.
September 19,
2018.
Received by mail ..................................
At least 120 days as a whole.
Received by mail ..................................
At least 120 day comment period.
New York Department of Environmental
Conservation.
South Coast Air Quality Management
District (SCAQMD).
Edison Electric Institute (EEI), National
Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), National Association
of Manufacturers (NAM), Electric
Drive Transportation Association
(EDTA), and American Public Power
Association (APPA).
New York University School of Law Institute for Policy Integrity.
Alliance to Save Energy ........................
September 7, 2018
Not less than 120 day comment period.
120 days for comment period as a
whole.
At least 120 day comment period.
120 days for a comment period as a
whole.
120 days for a comment period as a
whole.
Not less than 120 day comment period.
120 days for comment period as a
whole.
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1 Kamala D. Harris (D, CA); Dianne Feinstein (D, CA); Charles E. Schumer (D, NY); Edward J. Markey (D, MA); Sheldon Whitehouse (D, RI);
Jeffrey A. Merkley (D, OR); Richard Blumenthal (D, CT); Patrick Leahy (D, VT); Chris Van Hollen (D, MD); Ron Wyden (D, OR); Catherine Cortez Masto (D, NV); Tina Smith (D, MN); Richard J. Durbin (D, IL); Mazie K. Hirono (D, HI); Benjamin L. Cardin (D, MD); Michael F. Bennet (D,
CO); Jeanne Shaheen (D, NH); Margaret Wood Hassan (D, NH); Maria Cantwell (D, WA); Tammy Duckworth (D, IL); Cory A. Booker (D, NJ);
Tammy Baldwin (D, WI); Jack Reed (D, RI); Patty Murray (D, WA); Kirsten Gillibrand (D, NY); Bernard Sanders (D, VT); Elizabeth Warren (D,
MA); Thomas R. Carper (D, DE); Robert Menendez (D, NJ); Christopher A. Coons (D, DE); Bill Nelson (D, FL); Amy Klobuchar (D, MN).
Many of these requesters also asked
that the agencies hold additional public
hearings to allow more opportunities for
oral presentation of public comments, in
additional locations. Specifically:
• NESCAUM requested a public
hearing be held in a central location in
a Northeast state that has adopted
California’s greenhouse gas (GHG)
standards and zero emissions vehicle
(ZEV) program for light-duty vehicles
and ZEV, such as Hartford, CT or
Boston, MA;
• The Attorneys General requested
that EPA (alone or with NHTSA) hold
an additional hearing in Sacramento
specifically on the California waiver
withdrawal proposal, as well as holding
additional hearings on the proposal in
Los Angeles, Washington, DC, either
Portland, OR or Seattle, WA, somewhere
in New York State, and Baltimore, MD;
• Georgetown Climate Center also
requested that a public hearing be held
in Sacramento specifically on the
California waiver withdrawal proposal,
as well as holding hearings in Los
Angeles and Washington, DC, and in
other states that have adopted
California’s vehicle standards;
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• The City of Los Angeles requested
that a public hearing be held in Los
Angeles, and supported the requests
from other parties to hold additional
hearings elsewhere around the country;
• The Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency and Minnesota Department of
Transportation requested that the
agencies provide workshops like EPA
did during development of the Clean
Power Plan rule to help states and other
stakeholders understand and comment
on the content of the proposal and the
agencies’ modeling and analyses; and
• SCAQMD supported the requests
from other parties to hold additional
hearings.
A separate request to hold a public
hearing in Oregon was submitted by the
Democratic members of the U.S.
Congressional Delegation from Oregon.2
This request did not include a request
for an extension of the comment
period.3
2 Specifically, U.S. Senators Jeffrey A. Merkley
and Ron Wyden, and U.S. Representatives Earl
Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio, and
Kurt Schrader.
3 Docket No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–0283–0894.
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In addition to requesting extension to
the comment period on the proposal,
the Attorneys General, the 32 U.S.
Senators, the Alliance, ELPC, the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency,
Consumer Federation of America,
NCAT, CBD et al., SCAQMD, and New
York University School of Law’s
Institute for Policy Integrity also
requested extensions of the comment
period for NHTSA’s DEIS, to align the
end of that comment period with the
(extended) comment period for the
proposal.
In support of their requests for longer
comment periods and additional public
hearings (for those who requested
them), all requesters cited the breadth
and depth of the record to review, the
changes from prior analyses conducted
on the same topic, and the importance
of the proposal in terms of its potential
effects on the U.S. economy, safety,
health, and the environment. Several
requesters also stated that EPA had
provided a 120-day comment period for
its Clean Power Plan rule.
The requests for extension of the
comment period for the proposal to 120
days (or 180 days, in the case of the
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Minnesota requesters) and for additional
public hearing locations are denied.
Automakers will need maximum lead
time to respond to the final rule, and
extending the comment period and
holding additional public hearings
(which would also cause the comment
period to be extended) are inconsistent
with provision of maximum lead time.
We recognize, however, that the original
schedule for the proposed rule public
comment period did not reflect the
Clean Air Act requirement that the
record of proceedings allowing oral
presentation of data, views, and
arguments on a proposed rule be kept
open for thirty days after completion of
the proceeding to provide an
opportunity for submission of rebuttal
and supplementary information. 42
U.S.C. 7607(d)(5). Because the final
‘‘proceeding allowing oral presentation
of data, views, and arguments,’’ is
expected to be the September 26, 2018
public hearing in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, the comment period for
the proposed rule is being extended by
3 days to Friday, October 26, 2018. To
provide additional flexibility to
commenters, NHTSA is also extending
the public comment period for the DEIS
by 32 days to Friday, October 26, 2018.
The agencies believe that this amount of
time should be adequate for commenters
to comment meaningfully on the
proposal and on NHTSA’s DEIS.
Issued on September 21, 2018 in
Washington, DC, under authority delegated
in 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.5
Heidi R. King,
Deputy Administrator, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration.
Dated: September 21, 2018.
William L. Wehrum,
Assistant Administrator for Air and
Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency.
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[EPA–HQ–OARM–2015–0657; FRL–9936–
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Environmental Protection Agency
Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR);
Scientific Integrity
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is issuing a proposed rule
to address scientific integrity
SUMMARY:
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requirements in the creation of a
contract clause for inclusion in
solicitations and contracts when the
contractor may be required to perform,
communicate, or supervise scientific
activities or use scientific information to
perform advisory and assistance
services. This clause will complement
the EPA scientific integrity policy to
ensure all scientific work developed and
used by the Government is
accomplished with scientific integrity.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OARM–2015–0657; FRL–9936–63–
OARM, at https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for
submitting comments. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or removed
from Regulations.gov. The EPA may
publish any comment received to its
public docket. Do not submit
electronically any information you
consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video,
etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment is
considered the official comment and
should include discussion of all points
you wish to make. The EPA will
generally not consider comments or
comment contents located outside of the
primary submission (i.e. on the web,
cloud, or other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, the full
EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on
making effective comments, please visit:
https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Holly Hubbell, Policy, Training, and
Oversight Division, Acquisition Policy
and Training Service Center (3802R),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: 202–564–
1091; email address: hubbell.holly@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
1. Submitting Classified Business
Information. Do not submit CBI to EPA
website https://www.regulations.gov or
email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI.
For CBI information in a disk or CD–
ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the
outside of the disk or CD–ROM as CBI,
and then identify electronically within
the disk or CD–ROM the specific
information that is claimed as CBI. In
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addition to one complete version of the
comment that includes information
claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment
that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for
inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be
disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments.
When submitting comments, remember
to:
• Identify the rulemaking by docket
number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal
Register date and page number).
• Follow directions—The Agency
may ask you to respond to specific
questions or organize comments by
referencing a Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Part or section
number.
• Explain why you agree or disagree,
suggest alternatives, and substitute
language for your requested changes.
• Describe any assumptions and
provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
• If you estimate potential costs or
burdens, explain how you arrived at
your estimate in sufficient detail to
allow for it to be reproduced.
• Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns, and suggest
alternatives.
• Explain your views as clearly as
possible, avoiding the use of profanity
or personal threats.
• Make sure to submit your
comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. Background
The Agency’s policy on scientific
integrity was based on a Presidential
Memorandum for the Heads of
Executive Departments and Agencies,
Subject Line: Scientific Integrity, Dated:
March 9, 2009. The memo directs the
Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy (OSTP) to work with
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) and agencies to develop policies
to ensure all scientific work developed
and used by the Government is done so
with scientific integrity. This proposed
rule requires the Contractor to ensure
that all personnel within its
organization, subcontractors and
consultants, that perform, communicate,
or supervise scientific activities or use
scientific information to perform
advisory and assistance services under
the specified contract, have read and
understand their compliance
responsibilities regarding the EPA’s
Scientific Integrity Policy.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 85 and 86
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 523, 531, 533, 536, and 537
[NHTSA-2018-0067; EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0283; FRL-9984-62-OAR; NHTSA-2017-
0069]
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The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for
Model Years 2021-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks; Extension of
Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: This document extends the comment period for a proposed rule
published in the August 24, 2018 issue of the Federal Register entitled
The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model
Years 2021-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks and also extends the
comment period for NHTSA's Draft Environmental Impact Statement that
accompanies it. This extension is shorter than that requested by
several parties, and those requests are accordingly denied.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published August 24,
2018, at 83 FR 42986, is extended. The comment period for the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement accompanying that proposed rule and
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published on NHTSA's website is also extended. Comments on both
documents should be received on or before October 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2018-0283 and/or NHTSA-2018-0067, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for sending comments.
Fax: EPA: (202) 566-9744; NHTSA: (202) 493-2251.
Mail:
[cir] EPA: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2018-0283. In addition, please mail a copy of your comments on the
information collection provisions for the EPA proposal to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th St. NW, Washington, DC
20503.
[cir] NHTSA: Docket Management Facility, M-30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery:
[cir] EPA: Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2018-0283. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's
normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
[cir] NHTSA: West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this
rulemaking. All comments received will be posted without change to
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see the ``Public Participation''
heading of the proposed rule (83 FR at 43470).
Docket: For access to the dockets to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov, and/or:
For EPA: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334,
1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. The Public Reading
Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading
Room is (202) 566-1744.
For NHTSA: Docket Management Facility, M-30, U.S.
Department of Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Management
Facility is open between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: EPA: Christopher Lieske, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
48105; telephone number: (734) 214-4584; fax number: (734) 214-4816;
email address: [email protected], or contact the Assessment
and Standards Division, email address: [email protected]. NHTSA:
James Tamm, Office of Rulemaking, Fuel Economy Division, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590; telephone number: (202) 493-0515.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 24, 2018, NHTSA and EPA published
in the Federal Register a document titled ``The Safer Affordable Fuel-
Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021-2026 Passenger Cars
and Light Trucks.'' 83 FR 42986. The public comment period for the
proposed rule was scheduled to end on October 23, 2018. Additionally,
the public comment period for NHTSA's DEIS was scheduled to end on
September 24, 2018.
Eighteen requests to extend the comment period have been received
by the agencies' dockets as of the time of this writing, as follows:
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Length of extension
Requester Date submitted Docket ID No. requested
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Northeast States for Coordinated Air August 24, 2018........ NHTSA-2018-0067-2158; 120 days for comment
Use Management (NESCAUM). EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0283-0 period as a whole.
790.
Attorneys General of the States of August 27, 2018........ NHTSA-2018-0067-2567; 120 days for comment
California, Connecticut, Delaware, EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0283-0 period as a whole.
Iowa, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, 792.
Massachusetts, Minnesota, New
Jersey, New York, North Carolina,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Vermont, Washington, and the
District of Columbia, and the
Secretary of the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental
Protection.
National Coalition for Advanced August 29, 2018........ NHTSA-2018-0067-2872; 120 days for comment
Transportation (NCAT). EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0283-0 period as a whole.
794.
Environmental Law and Policy Center.. August 30, 2018........ NHTSA-2018-0067-2728; 120 days for comment
EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0283-0 period as a whole.
892.
Center for Biological Diversity August 30, 2018........ NHTSA-2018-0067-3278; 120 days for comment
(CBD), Conservation Law Foundation, EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0283-0 period as a whole.
Earthjustice, Environmental Defense 797.
Fund (EDF), Natural Resources
Defense Council (NRDC), Public
Citizen, Sierra Club, and Union of
Concerned Scientists (UCS).
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency August 30, 2018........ NHTSA-2018-0067-3580; 180 days for comment
and Minnesota Department of EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0283-0 period as a whole.
Transportation. 798.
Consumer Federation of America....... September 5, 2018...... NHTSA-2018-0067-3400; 120 days for comment
EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0283-0 period as a whole.
872.
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National Governors Association (NGA), September 5, 2018...... EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0283-08 120 days for comment
Environmental Council of the States 71. period as a whole.
(ECOS), National Association of
Clean Air Agencies (NACAA),
Association of Air Pollution Control
Agencies (AAPCA), National
Association of State Energy
Officials (NASEO).
Georgetown Climate Center............ September 6, 2018...... NHTSA-2018-0067-3610; At least 120 day
EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0283-0 comment period.
873.
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers September 6, 2018...... NHTSA-2018-0067-3619; Not less than 120 day
(Alliance). EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0283-0 comment period.
876.
City of Los Angeles.................. September 7, 2018...... NHTSA-2018-0067-4159; 120 days for comment
EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0283-0 period as a whole.
893.
American Lung Association............ September 9, 2018...... NHTSA-2018-0067-3615; At least 120 day
EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0283-0 comment period.
875.
32 U.S. Senators \1\................. September 10, 2018..... Received by mail....... 120 days for a comment
period as a whole.
New York Department of Environmental September 10, 2018..... Received by mail....... 120 days for a comment
Conservation. period as a whole.
South Coast Air Quality Management September 12, 2018..... EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0283-08 Not less than 120 day
District (SCAQMD). 85. comment period.
Edison Electric Institute (EEI), September 18, 2018..... Received by mail....... 120 days for comment
National Rural Electric Cooperative period as a whole.
Association (NRECA), National
Association of Manufacturers (NAM),
Electric Drive Transportation
Association (EDTA), and American
Public Power Association (APPA).
New York University School of Law September 18, 2018..... Received by mail....... At least 120 days as a
Institute for Policy Integrity. whole.
Alliance to Save Energy.............. September 19, 2018..... Received by mail....... At least 120 day
comment period.
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\1\ Kamala D. Harris (D, CA); Dianne Feinstein (D, CA); Charles E. Schumer (D, NY); Edward J. Markey (D, MA);
Sheldon Whitehouse (D, RI); Jeffrey A. Merkley (D, OR); Richard Blumenthal (D, CT); Patrick Leahy (D, VT);
Chris Van Hollen (D, MD); Ron Wyden (D, OR); Catherine Cortez Masto (D, NV); Tina Smith (D, MN); Richard J.
Durbin (D, IL); Mazie K. Hirono (D, HI); Benjamin L. Cardin (D, MD); Michael F. Bennet (D, CO); Jeanne Shaheen
(D, NH); Margaret Wood Hassan (D, NH); Maria Cantwell (D, WA); Tammy Duckworth (D, IL); Cory A. Booker (D,
NJ); Tammy Baldwin (D, WI); Jack Reed (D, RI); Patty Murray (D, WA); Kirsten Gillibrand (D, NY); Bernard
Sanders (D, VT); Elizabeth Warren (D, MA); Thomas R. Carper (D, DE); Robert Menendez (D, NJ); Christopher A.
Coons (D, DE); Bill Nelson (D, FL); Amy Klobuchar (D, MN).
Many of these requesters also asked that the agencies hold
additional public hearings to allow more opportunities for oral
presentation of public comments, in additional locations. Specifically:
NESCAUM requested a public hearing be held in a central
location in a Northeast state that has adopted California's greenhouse
gas (GHG) standards and zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) program for light-
duty vehicles and ZEV, such as Hartford, CT or Boston, MA;
The Attorneys General requested that EPA (alone or with
NHTSA) hold an additional hearing in Sacramento specifically on the
California waiver withdrawal proposal, as well as holding additional
hearings on the proposal in Los Angeles, Washington, DC, either
Portland, OR or Seattle, WA, somewhere in New York State, and
Baltimore, MD;
Georgetown Climate Center also requested that a public
hearing be held in Sacramento specifically on the California waiver
withdrawal proposal, as well as holding hearings in Los Angeles and
Washington, DC, and in other states that have adopted California's
vehicle standards;
The City of Los Angeles requested that a public hearing be
held in Los Angeles, and supported the requests from other parties to
hold additional hearings elsewhere around the country;
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Minnesota
Department of Transportation requested that the agencies provide
workshops like EPA did during development of the Clean Power Plan rule
to help states and other stakeholders understand and comment on the
content of the proposal and the agencies' modeling and analyses; and
SCAQMD supported the requests from other parties to hold
additional hearings.
A separate request to hold a public hearing in Oregon was submitted
by the Democratic members of the U.S. Congressional Delegation from
Oregon.\2\ This request did not include a request for an extension of
the comment period.\3\
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\2\ Specifically, U.S. Senators Jeffrey A. Merkley and Ron
Wyden, and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici,
Peter DeFazio, and Kurt Schrader.
\3\ Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0283-0894.
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In addition to requesting extension to the comment period on the
proposal, the Attorneys General, the 32 U.S. Senators, the Alliance,
ELPC, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Consumer Federation of
America, NCAT, CBD et al., SCAQMD, and New York University School of
Law's Institute for Policy Integrity also requested extensions of the
comment period for NHTSA's DEIS, to align the end of that comment
period with the (extended) comment period for the proposal.
In support of their requests for longer comment periods and
additional public hearings (for those who requested them), all
requesters cited the breadth and depth of the record to review, the
changes from prior analyses conducted on the same topic, and the
importance of the proposal in terms of its potential effects on the
U.S. economy, safety, health, and the environment. Several requesters
also stated that EPA had provided a 120-day comment period for its
Clean Power Plan rule.
The requests for extension of the comment period for the proposal
to 120 days (or 180 days, in the case of the
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Minnesota requesters) and for additional public hearing locations are
denied. Automakers will need maximum lead time to respond to the final
rule, and extending the comment period and holding additional public
hearings (which would also cause the comment period to be extended) are
inconsistent with provision of maximum lead time. We recognize,
however, that the original schedule for the proposed rule public
comment period did not reflect the Clean Air Act requirement that the
record of proceedings allowing oral presentation of data, views, and
arguments on a proposed rule be kept open for thirty days after
completion of the proceeding to provide an opportunity for submission
of rebuttal and supplementary information. 42 U.S.C. 7607(d)(5).
Because the final ``proceeding allowing oral presentation of data,
views, and arguments,'' is expected to be the September 26, 2018 public
hearing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the comment period for the
proposed rule is being extended by 3 days to Friday, October 26, 2018.
To provide additional flexibility to commenters, NHTSA is also
extending the public comment period for the DEIS by 32 days to Friday,
October 26, 2018. The agencies believe that this amount of time should
be adequate for commenters to comment meaningfully on the proposal and
on NHTSA's DEIS.
Issued on September 21, 2018 in Washington, DC, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.5
Heidi R. King,
Deputy Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Dated: September 21, 2018.
William L. Wehrum,
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection
Agency.
[FR Doc. 2018-20962 Filed 9-21-18; 4:15 pm]
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