Public Hearing for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles--Phase 3 Publication: Federal Register Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: William Charmley Date: 17 April 2023 Subjects: American Government , The Environment

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 23388-23389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07964]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 1036, 1037, 1054, 1065, and 1074

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0985; FRL-10827-01-OAR]


Public Hearing for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-
Duty Vehicles--Phase 3

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a two-
day virtual public hearing to be held May 2 and May 3, 2023, on its 
proposal titled ``Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty 
Vehicles--Phase 3,'' which was signed by Administrator Regan on April 
11, 2023. An additional session may be held on May 4, 2023, if 
necessary to accommodate the number of testifiers that sign up to 
testify. In its proposal, EPA is proposing to promulgate new Greenhouse 
Gas (GHG) standards for heavy-duty highway vehicles starting in model 
year (MY) 2028 through MY 2032 and to revise certain GHG standards for 
MY 2027 that were established previously under EPA's Greenhouse Gas 
Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty 
Engines and Vehicles--Phase 2 rule. Finally, as part of this action, 
EPA is proposing to revise its regulations addressing preemption of 
state regulation of locomotives.

DATES: EPA will hold a virtual public hearing on May 2 and May 3, 2023. 
An additional session may be held on May 4, 2023, if necessary to 
accommodate the number of testifiers that sign-up to testify. Please 
refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document for 
additional information on the proposal, the public hearing, and 
registration. See EPA's heavy-duty GHG website at https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/proposed-rule-greenhouse-gas-emissions-standards-heavy for any updates to the scheduled hearing 
as EPA does not intend to publish a document in the Federal Register 
announcing updates.

ADDRESSES: The virtual public hearing will be held on May 2 and May 3, 
2023. All hearing attendees (including those who do not intend to 
provide testimony) should notify EPA of their intent to attend or speak 
at the hearing by preregistering by April 26, 2023, preferably by email 
to EPA-HD-Hearings@epa.gov, or by contacting the contact person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below. Additional information 
regarding the hearing appears below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Kopin, Office of Transportation 
and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division (ASD), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; 
telephone number: (734) 214-4173; email address: EPA-HD-Hearings@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under its Clean Air Act section 202 
authority, EPA is proposing new, more stringent GHG emissions standards 
for heavy-duty vehicles. Specifically, EPA is proposing new GHG 
standards for heavy-duty highway vehicles starting in MY 2028 through 
MY 2032 and to revise certain GHG standards for MY 2027 that were 
established previously under EPA's Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel 
Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles--
Phase 2 rule (``HD GHG Phase 2''). EPA is also proposing to update 
discrete elements of the Averaging Banking and Trading program, 
including a proposal to eliminate the last model year of the HD GHG 
Phase 2 advanced technology incentive program for certain types of 
electric highway heavy-duty vehicles. EPA is proposing to add warranty 
requirements for batteries and other components of zero-emission 
vehicles and to require customer-facing battery state-of-health 
monitors for plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles. EPA is also 
proposing additional revisions and clarifying and editorial amendments 
to certain highway heavy-duty vehicle provisions of 40 CFR part 1037 
and certain test procedures for heavy-duty engines in 40 CFR parts 1036 
and 1065. Finally, as part of this action, EPA is proposing to revise 
its regulations addressing preemption of state regulation of 
locomotives.
    The ``Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles--
Phase 3'' proposed rule was signed on April 11, 2023 and will be 
published in the Federal Register. The pre-publication version is 
available at https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/proposed-rule-greenhouse-gas-emissions-standards-heavy.
    EPA is hosting a separate hearing for the ``Multi-Pollutant 
Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and 
Medium-Duty Vehicles'' (LMDV) proposed rule that was signed on April 
11, 2023. For more information on the LMDV rule and how to attend the 
LMDV hearing visit the light-duty vehicle GHG rule website at https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/proposed-rule-multi-pollutant-emissions-standards-model.

Participation in Virtual Public Hearing

    To register to speak at the virtual hearing or attend the hearing 
(including those who do not intend to provide testimony) please notify 
EPA by April 26, 2023, preferably by email to EPA-HD-Hearings@epa.gov, 
or by contacting the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. While preregistration by April 26, 2023, is 
preferred, registration will be open through the last day of the 
hearing. However, we request that you register by April 26, 2023, if 
you are requesting special accommodations and describe your needs. To 
the extent possible, EPA will work to accommodate requests to register 
or testify received after April 26, 2023, although EPA may not be able 
to arrange special accommodations without advanced notice. Instructions 
and a link to join the hearing will be provided via email to all 
participants that register.
    Each speaker will have a maximum of three minutes to provide oral 
testimony. EPA may ask clarifying questions during the oral 
presentations but will not respond to the presentations at that time. 
EPA recommends submitting the text of your oral comments as written 
comments to the rulemaking docket for this action (Docket ID EPA-HQ-
OAR-2022-0985); please clearly mark your submittal as hearing 
testimony. Written statements and supporting information submitted 
during the comment period will be considered with the same weight as 
oral comments and supporting information presented at the public 
hearing.
    The testimony provided will be transcribed and included as a part 
of the record in the docket for this rulemaking. Additional written 
comments may be submitted to the rulemaking docket, which may be 
accessed via www.regulations.gov. Do not include, either in testimony 
or written comments submitted directly to the docket, any information 
you consider to be sensitive information, including but not limited to 
Confidential Business Information

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(CBI)/Proprietary Business Information (PBI), medical information about 
someone other than yourself, or any information whose disclosure is 
restricted by an applicable authority. Please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets for additional submission 
methods; the full EPA public comment policy; information about how to 
submit sensitive information such as CBI/PBI, or multimedia 
submissions; and general guidance on making effective comments.
    Please note that any updates made to any aspect of the hearing 
logistics, including a potential additional session on May 4, 2023, 
will be posted online at the heavy-duty vehicle GHG rule website 
(https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/proposed-rule-greenhouse-gas-emissions-standards-heavy). While EPA 
expects the hearing to go forward as set forth above, please monitor 
our website or contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section to determine if there are any updates. EPA does not 
intend to publish a document in the Federal Register announcing 
updates.
    EPA will provide participants with the option to enable live closed 
captioning services and if requested, Spanish interpretation during the 
hearing. If you are requesting special accommodations, please pre-
register for the hearing and describe your needs by April 26, 2023. EPA 
may not be able to arrange accommodations without advanced notice.

How can I get copies of the proposed action and other related 
information?

    EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0985. EPA has also developed a website for this 
proposal, which is available at https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/proposed-rule-greenhouse-gas-emissions-standards-heavy. Please refer to the notice of proposed rulemaking for 
detailed information on accessing information related to the proposal.

William Charmley,
Director, Assessment and Standards Division, Office of Transportation 
and Air Quality.
[FR Doc. 2023-07964 Filed 4-14-23; 8:45 am]
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