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The Environment Category: Subject Description: Information on enviromental impacts of motor vehicle transportation and the efforts to reduce them. Page Sections: Documents · Article Index |
| Date | Document | Details |
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| 20 June 2019 hearing date | Driving in Reverse: The Administration's Rollback of Fuel Economy and Clean Car Standards Joint Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce and the Subcomittee on Environment and Climate Change of the Committee on Energy and Commerce | Hearing Transcript ( PDF) 78.6MB · 304 pagesPublisher: U.S. House of Representatives |
| 29 October 2019 hearing date | Trump's Wrong Turn on Clean Cars The Effects of Fuel Efficiency Rollbacks on the Climate, Car Companies, and California Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Environment of the Committee on Oversight and Reform | Hearing Transcript ( PDF) 234KB · 51 pages Publisher: U.S. House of Representatives |
| December 2021 publication date | The 2021 EPA Automotive Trends Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Fuel Economy, and Technology since 1975 | Research Report Summary ( PDF) 415KB · 14 pages Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency |
| December 2021 publication date | The 2021 EPA Automotive Trends Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Fuel Economy, and Technology since 1975 | Research Report ( PDF) 3.6MB · 155 pages Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency |
| 16 February 2022 hearing date | The Environmental Protection Agency's Renewable Fuel Standard: Challenges and Opportunities Hearing Before the Committee on the Environment and Public Works | Hearing Transcript ( PDF) 259MB · 768 pages Publisher: United States SenateEnvironmental Protection Agency |
| December 2022 publication date | The 2022 EPA Automotive Trends Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Fuel Economy, and Technology since 1975 | Research Report Summary ( PDF) 455KB · 15 pages Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency |
| December 2022 publication date | The 2022 EPA Automotive Trends Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Fuel Economy, and Technology since 1975 | Research Report ( PDF) 3.7MB · 158 pages Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency |
| 17 May 2023 hearing date | Driving Bad Policy: Examining EPA's Tailpipe Emissions Rules and the Realities of a Rapid Electric Vehicle Transition Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability | Hearing Transcript ( PDF) 187KB · 31 pages Publisher: U.S. House of Representatives Topic: Environmental Protection Agency |
| 21 June 2023 hearing date | Clearing the Air: Examining the Environmental Protection Agency's Proposed Emissions Standards Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability | Hearing Transcript ( PDF) 172KB · 25 pages Publisher: U.S. House of Representatives |
| January 2024 publication date | California’s Sustainable Transportation Equity Project (STEP) | Research Report ( PDF) 332KB · 4 pages Publisher: Argonne National Laboratory |
| January 2024 publication date | The Bronx is Breathing Reimagining a Cleaner Hunts Point | Research Report ( PDF) 294KB · 4 pages Publisher: Argonne National Laboratory |
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| 27 December 1928 | Bronx Men Urge City to Cart Off Junked Autos; Piles of Hulks on Lots Held Realty Problem The removal of battered tonneaus, strewn wheels and shredded upholstery incurs an expense of from $100 to $200 on the purchasers of lots in such “auto graveyards” according to the statement of the Board of Trade. | News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times |
| 5 August 2021 | FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Steps to Drive American Leadership Forward on Clean Cars and Trucks President Biden Outlines Target of 50% Electric Vehicle Sales Share in 2030 to Unleash Full Economic Benefits of Build Back Better Agenda and Advance Smart Fuel Efficiency and Emission Standards. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House |
| 5 August 2021 | Statements on the Biden Administration’s Steps to Strengthen American Leadership on Clean Cars and Trucks “Today, Ford, GM and Stellantis announce their shared aspiration to achieve sales of 40-50% of annual U.S. volumes of electric vehicles by 2030 in order to move the nation closer to a zero-emissions future consistent with Paris climate goals.” | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House |
| 4 October 2021 | Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets in Submitted 8-Hour Ozone Attainment Plan for San Diego; California Specifically, our finding relates to budgets in the area's “2020 Plan for Attaining the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone in San Diego County.” We find that these budgets are adequate for transportation conformity purposes for the 2008 and 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards. | Federal Register Notice  (text)Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Deborah Jordan |
| 7 October 2021 | Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Highway Improvements in Brunswick County, North Carolina and Horry County, South Carolina This project is called the “Carolina Bays Parkway Extension” and is North Carolina Department of Transportation Project No. R-5876 and South Carolina Department of Transportation, Project No. P029554. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Clarence W. Coleman |
| 8 October 2021 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Transportation Project in Florida These actions relate to the proposed SW 10th Street Connector Project Development and Environment Study. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Karen M. Brunelle |
| 13 October 2021 | Adequacy Status of Post-Attainment Year Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets in 2006 PM2.5 Serious Area Plan for South Coast; California The California Air Resources Board submitted the South Coast 2006 PM2.5 Serious Area Plan to the EPA on April 27, 2017, as a revision to the California State Implementation Plan. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Deborah Jordan |
| 18 October 2021 | Notice of Final State Agency Actions Under 23 U.S.C. 327 on the North-South Corridor U.S. Route 60 to Interstate 10 in Pinal County, AZ The FHWA, on behalf of the Arizona Department of Transportation, is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by ADOT and other relevant Federal agencies that are final. The actions relate to the Tier 1 Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Karla S. Petty Topic: United States Numbered Highways |
| 27 October 2021 | Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Servicing of Motor Vehicle Air Conditioners (Renewal) Section 609 of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 provides general guidelines for the servicing of motor vehicle air conditioners. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Courtney Kerwin |
| 28 October 2021 | Air Plan Approval; NC; Removal of Transportation Facilities Rules for Mecklenburg County These sources are known as indirect sources because they may indirectly increase emissions by causing increased motor vehicle traffic where they are built. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: John Blevins |
| 29 October 2021 | Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act The government's Amended Complaint alleges that Navistar, Inc. violated the Clean Air Act by introducing into commerce 7,749 heavy-duty diesel engines for use in trucks and buses in model year 2010 without a valid EPA-issued certificate of conformity demonstrating compliance with Clean Air Act standards to control nitrogen oxide emissions. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Department of Justice Byline: Patricia McKenna Topic: Navistar |
| 5 November 2021 | Air Plan Approval; California; Opacity Testing of Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to approve a revision to the California State Implementation Plan concerning particulate matter emissions from heavy-duty diesel vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Deborah Jordan |
| 8 November 2021 | Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Washington; Low Emission Vehicle Program The EPA is approving a revision to the Washington State Implementation Plan pertaining to adoption by reference of a Low Emission Vehicle program by the State of Washington. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Michelle L. Pirzadeh |
| 22 November 2021 | Air Plan Approval; FL; Removal of Motor Vehicle Rules The revision removes rules prohibiting tampering with motor vehicle air pollution control equipment and rules concerning visible emissions from motor vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: John Blevins |
| 22 November 2021 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Interstate-11 (I-11), Nogales to Wickenburg, in Santa Cruz, Pima, Pinal, Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, AZ The actions relate to the Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision for the Interstate-11. The actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Karla S. Petty Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 21 December 2021 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: RFS Annual Rules Under section 211 of the Clean Air Act, the EPA is required to set standards every year to implement nationally applicable renewable fuel volume targets. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Michael S. Regan |
| 22 December 2021 | Public Workshop on Corporate Average Fuel Economy Reporting Templates The workshop will provide a demonstration of the use of the templates which automobile manufacturers will use to provide NHTSA required compliance data. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne L. Collins |
| 29 December 2021 | Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Preemption This document finalizes NHTSA’s proposal to repeal in full “The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule Part One: One National Program,” in which NHTSA codified regulatory text and made additional pronouncements regarding the preemption of state and local laws related to fuel economy standards. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff |
| 2 February 2022 | Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) and Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebate Programs; EPA ICR No. 2461.04, OMB Control No. 2060-0686 Renewal An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Michael Moltzen |
| 2 February 2022 | Public Workshop on Corporate Average Fuel Economy Reporting Templates The workshop was intended to present three new compliance reporting templates for the Corporate Average Fuel Economy Program. The workshop will be rescheduled for later this year. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Otto G. Matheke III |
| 2 February 2022 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Extension of Compliance and Attest Engagement Reporting Deadlines EPA is extending the RFS compliance reporting deadline and the associated attest engagement reporting deadline for the 2019 compliance year for small refineries only. EPA is extending the RFS compliance reporting deadline and the associated attest engagement reporting deadline for the 2020, 2021, and 2022 compliance years for all obligated parties. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Michael S. Regan |
| 8 February 2022 | Rescission of Finding of No Significant Impact for the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project in Portland, Oregon | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Phillip A. Ditzler Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 10 February 2022 | Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets in 1997 Annual PM2.5 Serious Area and Section 189(d) Attainment Plan Revision for San Joaquin Valley; California EPA is notifying the public that the Agency has found motor vehicle emissions budgets adequate in a California state implementation plan submittal for the San Joaquin Valley. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Martha Guzman Aceves |
| 11 February 2022 | Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program EPA is planning to submit an information collection request, “Recordkeeping and Reporting for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program,” to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Byron J. Bunker |
| 15 February 2022 | Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program; Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Third Audit Report The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act established the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Programthat allows a State to assume FHWA's environmental responsibilities for environmental review, consultation, and compliance under the National Environmental Policy Act and related environmental authorities for Federal highway projects. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Stephanie Pollack |
| 18 February 2022 | Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for a Proposed Highway Project; Cities of Chesapeake and Suffolk, Virginia FHWA, in coordination with the Virginia Department of Transportation, is issuing this notice of intent to solicit comment and advise the public, agencies, and stakeholders that an Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared to study potential improvements to seven miles of Interstate 664 (I-664) and the Bowers Hill Interchange area. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Thomas L. Nelson, Jr. Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 7 March 2022 | Fact Sheet: Vice President Harris Announces Actions to Accelerate Clean Transit Buses, School Buses, and Trucks New Actions Will Deliver Cleaner Air, Healthier Neighborhoods, and Better Transportation. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House Topic: Vice President Kamala Harris |
| 9 March 2022 | Statement by National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy on EPA’s Reinstatement of the California Waiver For more than 30 years, the Clean Air Act has provided California with an ability to set standards that control of emissions from new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House Byline: President Joe Biden Byline: Gina McCarthy |
| 10 March 2022 | Disclosure of Information Claimed as, or Determined by EPA To Be, Confidential Business Information (CBI) in Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Small Refinery Exemption Petitions and Certain RFS Compliance Reports EPA is providing notice of disclosure to all obligated parties under the Renewable Fuel Standard program that have petitioned for a small refinery exemption or that have submitted any of the following RFS compliance reports: RFS2500 Efficient Producer Data Report, RFS0303 Annual Report, RFS0104 RFS Activity Report, and RFS0105 RFS Activity Report. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Byron Bunker |
| 14 March 2022 | California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Car Program; Reconsideration of a Previous Withdrawal of a Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision EPA has completed the reconsideration of its 2019 action withdrawing a 2013 Clean Air Act waiver of preemption for California’s greenhouse gas emission standards and zero emission vehicle sale mandate. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Michael S. Regan |
| 18 March 2022 | Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act The Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in the lawsuit entitled United States of America v. Power Performance Enterprises Inc. and Kory Blaine Willis. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Department of Justice Byline: Thomas Carroll Topic: PPEI Tuning |
| 23 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Safe Management of Recalled Airbags Rule, EPA ICR No. 2589.05, OMB Control No. 2050-0221 The collection of information is necessary in order to ensure that the hazardous waste airbag modules and airbag inflators exempted under this rule are safely disposed of and that defective airbag modules and airbag inflators are not reinserted into vehicles where they would pose an unreasonable risk of death or serious injury. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Carolyn Hoskinson |
| 28 March 2022 | Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards EPA is proposing a rule that would reduce air pollution from highway heavy-duty vehicles and engines, including ozone, particulate matter, and greenhouse gases. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Michael S. Regan |
| 28 March 2022 | Environmental Impact Statement; Interstate 15: Farmington to Salt Lake City, Utah Persons or agencies who might be affected by the proposed project are encouraged to comment on the information in this Notice of Intent. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Ivan Marrero Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 6 April 2022 | Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; Removal of Stage II Gasoline Vapor Recovery Program Requirements and Revision of Stage I Gasoline Vapor Recovery Program Requirements This revision removes requirements for gasoline vapor recovery systems installed on gasoline dispensers, the purpose of which are to capture emissions from vehicle refueling operations, otherwise known as Stage II vapor recovery. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Adam Ortiz |
| 8 April 2022 | Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance Program Fees (Renewal), EPA ICR 2080.08, OMB Control No. 2060-0545 As required by the Clean Air Act, EPA has regulations establishing emission standards and other requirements for various classes of vehicles, engines, and evaporative emission components. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Byron J. Bunker |
| 14 April 2022 | Rescission of the Notice of Intent for a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Erie and Cattaraugus Counties, NY The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that we are rescinding the Notice of Intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the highway improvement project: US Route 219 Springville to Salamanca, NY Route 39 to NY Route 17 (Interstate 86), Erie and Cattaraugus Counties. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Richard J. Marquis Topic: United States Numbered Highways |
| 25 April 2022 | April 2022 Denial of Petitions for Small Refinery Exemptions Under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program EPA is providing notice of its final action entitled April 2022 Denial of Petitions for RFS Small Refinery Exemptions in which EPA denied 36 small refinery exemption petitions under the Renewable Fuel Standard program. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Joseph Goffman |
| 25 April 2022 | Notice of April 2022 Alternative Compliance Demonstration Approach for Certain Small Refineries Under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program EPA is providing notice of its action to provide an alternative compliance demonstration approach to certain small refineries whose 2018 petitions for small refinery exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard program were denied in the April 2022 Denial of Petitions for RFS Small Refinery Exemptions after being remanded. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Joseph Goffman |
| 29 April 2022 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in Maryland The Record of Decision is combined with the Bay Crossing Study Tier 1 Final Environmental Impact Statement prepared by FHWA and the Maryland Transportation Authority. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Gregory Murrill |
| 2 May 2022 | Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Model Years 2024–2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks NHTSA is finalizing revised fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks for model years 2024–2025 that increase at a rate of 8 percent per year, and increase at a rate of 10 percent per year for MY 2026 vehicles. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff |
| 3 May 2022 | Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards; Extension of Comment Period The Clean Air Act requires that the record of proceedings allowing oral presentation of data, views, and arguments on a proposed rule be kept open for 30 days after completion of the proceeding to provide an opportunity for submission of rebuttal and supplementary information. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Benjamin Hengst |
| 4 May 2022 | Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of HFO-1234yf Under the Significant New Alternatives Policy Program for Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning in Nonroad Vehicles and Servicing Fittings for Small Refrigerant Cans EPA is also adopting the current versions of the industry safety standards SAE J639, SAE J1739, and SAE J2844 by incorporating them by reference into the use conditions for the listings in nonroad vehicles and previous listings for certain onroad vehicles covered in final rules issued separately. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Michael S. Regan |
| 10 May 2022 | Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: California; Opacity Testing of Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles We proposed to approve these rules because we determined that they comply with the relevant CAA requirements. Our proposed action contains more information on the rules and our evaluation. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Martha Guzman Aceves |
| 11 May 2022 | Air Plan Approval; OR; Vehicle Inspection Program and Medford-Ashland PM10 Maintenance Plan Technical Correction Additionally, EPA is proposing to make a technical correction to the Medford-Ashland particulate matter maintenance plan that incorrectly identified a street-sweeping commitment as a transportation control measure. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Michelle L. Pirzadeh |
| 18 May 2022 | Review of Standards of Performance for Automobile and Light Duty Truck Surface Coating Operations The EPA is proposing, in a new NSPS subpart, revised volatile organic compound emission limits for prime coat, guide coat, and topcoat operations for affected facilities that commence construction, modification or reconstruction after May 2022. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Michael S. Regan |
| 19 May 2022 | Air Plan Approval; Missouri; St. Louis Area Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program In the submissions, Missouri requests EPA approval of revisions to a regulation and related plan that implement the St. Louis area's Inspection and Maintenance program called, Gateway Vehicle Inspection Program. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Meghan A. McCollister |
| 23 May 2022 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for these projects are being, or have been, carried-out by TxDOT pursuant to an assignment agreement executed by FHWA and TxDOT. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary |
| 23 May 2022 | Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit Plaintiff Growth Energy filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that the EPA failed to perform a non-discretionary duty in accordance with the Act to establish volumes under the renewable fuel program for 2023. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Gautam Srinivasan |
| 7 June 2022 | Public Workshop on Corporate Average Fuel Economy Reporting Templates This notice announces that NHTSA will hold a workshop to present and demonstrate three compliance reporting templates for the Corporate Average Fuel Economy Program. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Anne Collins |
| 28 June 2022 | Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) and Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebate Programs DERA provides the EPA with the authority to award grants, rebates or low-cost revolving loans on a competitive basis to eligible entities to fund the costs of projects that significantly reduce diesel emissions from mobile sources through implementation of a certified engine configuration, verified technology, or emerging technology. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Courtney Kerwin |
| 1 July 2022 | Exemptions From Average Fuel Economy Standards; Passenger Automobile Average Fuel Economy Standards The low volume manufacturers and MYs are as follows: Aston Martin Lagonda Limited for MYs 2008-2023, Ferrari N.V. for MYs 2016-2018 and 2020, Koenigsegg Automotive AB for MYs 2015 and 2018-2023, McLaren Automotive for MYs 2012-2023, Mobility Ventures LLC for MYs 2014-2016, Pagani Automobili S.p.A for MYs 2014 and 2016-2023, and Spyker Automobielen B.V. for MYs 2008-2010. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff |
| 1 July 2022 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: RFS Annual Rules This action modifies the 2021 and 2022 statutory volume targets for cellulosic biofuel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel, as well as establishes the 2022 volume target for biomass-based diesel. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency |
| 13 September 2022 | Air Plan Approval; Missouri; St. Louis Area Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Meghan A. McCollister |
| 13 September 2022 | Improvements for Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Test Procedures, and Other Technical Amendments These proposed amendments increase compliance flexibility, harmonize with other requirements, add clarity, correct errors, and streamline the regulations. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff |
| 19 September 2022 | Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Model Years 2030 and Beyond New Medium- and Heavy-Duty Fuel Efficiency Improvement Program Standards This notice initiates the process for determining the scope of considerations to be addressed in the EIS and for identifying any significant environmental issues related to the proposed action. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Raymond R. Posten |
| 6 October 2022 | Rescission of the Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Route 2/2A/32 Corridor Improvements Project, New London County, Connecticut The FHWA, in cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Transportation is issuing this Notice to advise the public that we are rescinding the June 3, 1996, Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Route 2/2A/32 Project in New London County, Connecticut. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Amy D. Jackson-Grove |
| 26 October 2022 | Alaska Schools receive $395,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Suzanne Skadowski Dateline: Seattle, Washington |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration announces $203,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for the Teton School District in Jackson, Wyo. Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Rich Mylott Dateline: Jackson, Wyoming |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces $809,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Delaware School District Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Washington, DC |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1,975,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for West Virginia School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Washington, DC |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration announces $2,370,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for North Dakota School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Rich Mylott Dateline: Bismarck, North Dakota |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration announces $2,890,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Colorado School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Rich Mylott Dateline: Denver, Colorado |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration announces $3,600,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for South Dakota School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Rich Mylott Dateline: Pierre, South Dakota |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration announces $3,950,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Montana School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Rich Mylott Dateline: Helena, Montana |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration announces $4,740,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Utah School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Rich Mylott Dateline: Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces $8.8 Million from EPA's Clean School Bus Program for Four Connecticut School Districts Historic investment from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America's school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Mikayla Rumph Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces $9.4 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for a Maryland School District Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Washington, DC |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces $29 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Wisconsin School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Mary Pressley |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces $30,810,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Virginia School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Washington, DC |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces $34.6 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Pennsylvania School Districts | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Washington, DC |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces Close to $95 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for School Districts in American Samoa, Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Joshua Alexander Dateline: San Francisco, California |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $4.3 Million from EPA's Clean School Bus Program for Four Vermont School Districts Historic investment from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America's school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Mikayla Rumph Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $29 Million from EPA's Clean School Bus Program for Five Massachusetts School Districts Historic investment from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America's school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: David Deegan Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1 Billion from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for 389 School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Washington, DC |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1 Billion from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for 389 School Districts Washington, D.C to Receive $7.6 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for 25 New Electric school buses. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Washington, DC |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $2.2M from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Nebraska School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Kellen Ashford Dateline: Lenexa, Kansas |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $3 Million from EPA's Clean School Bus Program for Two New Hampshire School Districts Historic investment from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America's school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $6.6M from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Kansas School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Kellen Ashford Dateline: Lenexa, Kansas |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $10 Million from EPA's Clean School Bus Program for Two Rhode Island School Districts Historic investment from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America's school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: David Deegan Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $11.1M from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Iowa School Districts Region 7 Administrator McCollister will visit Sidney, Iowa, to mark this historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Kellen Ashford Dateline: Lenexa, Kansas |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $21.8M from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Missouri School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Kellen Ashford Dateline: Lenexa, Kansas |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Jersey School Districts Will Get $2,500,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Stephen McBay Dateline: New York, New York |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces New York School Districts Will Get $69,620,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Stephen McBay Dateline: New York, New York |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $1 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Minnesota School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Mary Pressley |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $5 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Indiana School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Mary Pressley |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $5 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Ohio School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Mary Pressley |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $48 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Illinois School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Mary Pressley |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $50 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Michigan School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Mary Pressley |
| 26 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces Puerto Rico School Districts Will Get Nearly $10,000,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Stephen McBay & Brenda Reyes Dateline: New York, New York |
| 26 October 2022 | EPA Announces $4,000,000 from in Clean School Bus Funding for School Districts in New Mexico Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Joe Robledo & Jennah Durant Dateline: Dallas, Texas |
| 26 October 2022 | EPA Announces $4,000,000 in Clean School Bus Funding for School Districts in Arkansas Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Joe Robledo & Jennah Durant Dateline: Dallas, Texas |
| 26 October 2022 | EPA Announces $29 Million in Clean School Bus Funding for School Districts in Oklahoma Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Jennah Durant & Joe Robledo Dateline: Dallas, Texas |
| 26 October 2022 | EPA Announces $43,000,000 in Clean School Bus Funding for School Districts in Louisiana Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Joe Robledo & Jennah Durant Dateline: Dallas, Texas |
| 26 October 2022 | EPA Announces $50 Million in Clean School Bus Funding for School Districts in Texas Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Jennah Durant & Joe Robledo |
| 26 October 2022 | Idaho School Districts receive $5 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleets. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Suzanne Skadowski Dateline: Seattle, Washington |
| 26 October 2022 | La administración Biden-Harris anuncia que los distritos escolares de Puerto Rico recibirán cerca de $10,000,000 del Programa de Autobuses Escolares Limpios de la EPA La inversión histórica de la Ley Bipartidista de Infraestructura del presidente Biden se dirige a los 50 estados en un esfuerzo por transformar la flota de autobuses escolares de Estados Unidos. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish  Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Brenda Reyes & Stephen McBay Dateline: New York, New York |
| 26 October 2022 | Oregon School Districts receive $5 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Suzanne Skadowski Dateline: Seattle, Washington |
| 26 October 2022 | Washington Schools Receive $2 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleets. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Suzanne Skadowski Dateline: Seattle, Washington |
| 27 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces nearly $20 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Alabama School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Montgomery, Alabama |
| 27 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces nearly $59 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for South Carolina Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Columbia, South Carolina |
| 27 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $11 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Florida School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Tallahassee, Florida |
| 27 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $12 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for North Carolina School District Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 27 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $16 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Tennessee School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Nashville, Tennessee |
| 27 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $26 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Kentucky School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Rankfurt, Kentucky |
| 27 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $36 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Mississippi School Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Jackson, Mississippi |
| 27 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $50 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Georgia Districts Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Atlanta, Georgia |
| 27 October 2022 | EPA Reaches Settlement with Petroff Trucking Company, Inc., Over Destroyed Wetlands in East St. Louis, Illinois The company has agreed to purchase and secure 15.5 wetland acres to compensate for wetlands it destroyed in East St. Louis, Illinois. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Allison Lippert Dateline: Chicago, Illinois Topic: Petroff Trucking |
| 27 October 2022 | MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA and Congressman Clyburn to Recognize South Carolina’s Receipt of $58 Million for Clean School Buses in Orangeburg on Tuesday Historic investment from President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law is headed to all 50 states in an effort to transform America’s school bus fleet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Orangeburg, South Carolina Topic: Congressman Jim Clyburn |
| 27 October 2022 | WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Praise for the Biden-Harris Administration’s Plan to Transform America’s School Buses Yesterday, Vice President Harris and EPA Administrator Regan announced that 389 school districts from across all 50 states and U.S. territories will receive nearly $1 billion from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to replace old diesel school buses with new clean school buses. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House |
| 31 October 2022 | Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $13 Million from EPA's Clean School Bus Program for 13 Maine School Districts Historic investment from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America's school bus fleet; Includes Major investment for Wells, Maine. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: David Deegan Dateline: Wells, Maine |
| 31 October 2022 | EPA and Senator Chuck Schumer Highlight the Transition to Clean School Buses After Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investment for New York City Children With nearly $18,500,000, 51 new electric school buses will shuttle New York City children to and from school. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Stephen McBay Dateline: New York, New York Topic: Senator Chuck Schumer |
| 1 November 2022 | Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New York; Gasoline Dispensing Stage I, Stage II, and Transport Vehicles The intended effect of today's action is to approve control strategies, required by the Clean Air Act, which will result in emission reductions that will help attain and maintain national ambient air quality standards for ozone and will reduce volatile organic compounds throughout the State. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Lisa Garcia |
| 1 November 2022 | EPA $18.5 Million Rebate Will Put Clean School Buses on the Streets of New York City New York City is One of Several Cities Nationwide to Benefit from EPA's $1 Billion Clean School Bus Program. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Stephen McBay Dateline: New York, New York |
| 1 November 2022 | EPA Announces more than $6.3 Million in Rebates for Clean School Buses in Orangeburg, South Carolina The funds will allow the district to purchase 16 electric school buses, accelerating the transition to zero-emission vehicles, and producing cleaner air for children and communities. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Orangeburg, South Carolina |
| 1 November 2022 | EPA Region 7 Celebrates Clean School Bus Rebate Program in Sidney, Iowa Event with Sidney Community School District recognizes local district and others in Region 7 for $41.7M in clean school bus funding. | Press Release (text &  photo)Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Kellen Ashford Dateline: Lenexa, Kansas |
| 2 November 2022 | EPA, Congressmembers Announce Dallas Independent School District Clean School Bus Funding “We are thrilled Dallas ISD was selected for the first round of funding through EPA’s new Clean School Bus program and President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,” said Regional Administrator Earthea Nance. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Jennah Durant & Joe Robledo Dateline: Dallas, Texas |
| 3 November 2022 | Environmental Impact Statement: El Paso County, Texas FHWA, on behalf of TxDOT, is issuing this notice to advise the public that an EIS will be prepared for a proposed transportation project to study the effects of the project on Interstate Highway 10, known as the Downtown 10 project. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 9 November 2022 | Oklahoma City Used Oil Recyclers Pay Nearly $2 Million for Processing, Transportation, and Storage Violations January Environmental Services, January Transport, and company-owner Cris January will pay civil penalties of $1.9 million and perform comprehensive corrective measures to resolve allegations that they violated the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act through their used oil transportation and processing operations in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Jennah Durant & Joe Robledo Dateline: Dallas, Texas |
| 10 November 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Bus and Bus Facilities Program The Buses and Bus Facilities Program makes federal resources available to states, designated recipients, and local governmental entities that operate fixed route bus service to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities including technological changes or innovations to modify low- or no-emission vehicles or facilities. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Transit Administration Byline: Nadine Pembleton |
| 10 November 2022 | EPA Clean Air Act Settlements Address Illegal Tampering with Diesel Truck Emission Controls, Making Way for Cleaner Air in New England The first settlement, with Diesel Fuel Systems, Inc. of Bangor, Maine, resolved EPA's allegations that the company sold and installed aftermarket parts, known as “defeat devices,” from 2019 to 2021 in violation of the federal Clean Air Act. EPA also entered into an Expedited Settlement Agreement with 21 Motorsports, an online retailer based in Clinton, Mass., resolving allegations it sold 11 aftermarket emissions tampering devices. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Mikayla Rumph Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts |
| 15 November 2022 | Official Release of EMFAC2021 Motor Vehicle Emission Factor Model for Use in the State of California EPA is approving and announcing the availability of the latest version of the California EMFAC (short for EMission FACtor) model for use in state implementation plan development and transportation conformity in California. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Martha Guzman Aceves |
| 17 November 2022 | EPA Takes Action to Hold School Bus Idling Violators Accountable in Four Massachusetts Communities Companies Will Implement Anti-Idling Programs and Pay Penalties under the Clean Air Act. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: David Deegan Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts |
| 21 November 2022 | California Trucking Company to Pay $71K Penalty for Three Spills into Lake County Waterways “Improper transport of goods can negatively impact waterways and compromise the safety of workers,” said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: John Senn Dateline: San Francisco, California Topic: Steve Wills Trucking and Logging |
| 22 November 2022 | Environmental Impact Statement: Contra Costa, Alameda, & San Joaquin Counties, California The FHWA, on behalf of the California Department of Transportation, is issuing this notice to advise the public that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared for the proposed State Route 239 highway project in Contra Costa, Alameda, and San Joaquin Counties. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Antonio Johnson |
| 22 November 2022 | Environmental Impact Statement; Maui, Hawaii The FHWA, in coordination with the Hawaii Department of Transportation, is issuing this notice to invite comment and advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared to study potential improvements to the Honoapiilani Highway (State Route No. 30) between Ukumehame and Launiupoko in West Maui. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Richelle Takara |
| 23 November 2022 | Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the New York Portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT 2008 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area This revision to the SIP included 2020 summer day VOC and NOX Budgets associated with the SIP's reasonable further progress demonstration. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Lisa Garcia |
| 1 December 2022 | EPA Takes Next Steps in Renewable Fuel Standard Program for 2023-25 Proposal Seeks Public Input on Program’s Role in U.S. Energy Security, Economy and Environment. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Washington, DC |
| 12 December 2022 | EPA Releases Annual Automotive Trends Report U.S. Fuel Economy Maintains Record High; CO2 Emissions Reach Record Lows, and All Large Manufacturers Meet Greenhouse Gas Standards. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Washington, DC |
| 13 December 2022 | EPA Announces Settlement with TForce to Correct Hazardous Waste Violations in 39 States TForce, which operates a freight distribution and transportation operation, generates hazardous waste regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act when a package containing certain hazardous materials is damaged, as well as during day-to-day operations such as maintenance. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Washington, DC Topic: TForce Freight |
| 19 December 2022 | EPA settles with Red Mountain Truck Lines for Butte, Montana fuel spill Company to pay Clean Water Act penalty for discharge of fuel into Blacktail Creek. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Sara Loiacono Dateline: Butte, Montana Topic: Red Mountain Truck Lines |
| 20 December 2022 | Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Vehicle Miles Traveled Emissions Offset Demonstrations for the 2015 Ozone Standards; California The EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the California state implementation plan concerning VMT offset demonstrations for the Los Angeles--South Coast Air Basin (South Coast), Riverside County (Coachella Valley), Los Angeles--San Bernardino Counties (West Mojave Desert), and San Joaquin Valley nonattainment areas for the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Martha Guzman Aceves |
| 20 December 2022 | Final EPA Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles to Slash Dangerous Pollution and Take Key Step Toward Accelerating Zero-Emissions Future Beginning in Model Year 2027, EPA’s Clean Trucks Plan will safeguard clean air for millions in communities overburdened by dangerous pollution. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Washington, DC |
| 20 December 2022 | Normas finales de la EPA para vehículos pesados destinadas a reducir la contaminación peligrosa y dar un paso clave hacia la aceleración del futuro de cero emisiones A partir del Año Modelo 2027, el Plan de Camiones Limpios de la EPA resguardará el aire limpio para millones de personas en comunidades sobrecargadas por la contaminación peligrosa. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Dateline: Washington, DC |
| 27 December 2022 | Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance Program Fees (Renewal) As required by the Clean Air Act, EPA has regulations establishing emission standards and other requirements for various classes of vehicles, engines, and evaporative emission components. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Courtney Kerwin |
| 30 December 2022 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023–2025 and Other Changes This action proposes the applicable volumes and percentage standards for 2023 through 2025 for cellulosic biofuel, biomassbased diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency |
| 24 January 2023 | Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a program to further reduce air pollution, including ozone and particulate matter, from heavy-duty engines and vehicles across the United States. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency |
| 27 January 2023 | FY 2023 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Grant Program and the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program As required by Federal public transportation law, Low or No Emission Grant Program funds will be awarded competitively for the purchase or lease of low or no emission vehicles that use advanced technologies for transit revenue operations, including related equipment or facilities. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Transit Administration Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez |
| 27 January 2023 | Notice of Final State Agency Actions on Sunset Road: I-10 to River Road Pima County, Arizona The actions relate to the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed project Sunset Road: I-10 to River Road, Pima County, Arizona. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Karla S. Petty Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 7 February 2023 | Air Plan Approval; NC; Transportation Conformity Examples of transportation activities include federally-supported highway projects, transit projects, transportation plans, and transportation improvement projects. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Daniel Blackman |
| 9 February 2023 | Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New York; Gasoline Dispensing, Stage I, Stage II and Transport Vehicles The SIP revision consists of amendments to regulations in New York's Codes, Rules and Regulations applicable to gasoline dispensing sites and transport vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Lisa Garcia |
| 14 February 2023 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Action on Proposed Project in Georgia, the Rome-Cartersville Development Corridor Project, Bartow County, Georgia The FHWA's Finding of No Significant Impact provides details on the Selected Alternative for the proposed improvements. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Sabrina S. David |
| 16 February 2023 | Air Plan Approval; California; Innovative Clean Transit Regulation The Environmental Protection Agency is taking final action to approve a revision to the California State Implementation Plan consisting of State rules intended to reduce particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen emissions from public transit buses. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Martha Guzman Aceves |
| 3 March 2023 | Clean Air Plans; 2015 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area Requirements; Clean Fuels for Fleets; California The EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the California State Implementation Plan concerning the provisions for Clean Fuels for Fleets for the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards in the Riverside County, Sacramento Metro, San Joaquin Valley, Los Angeles, Ventura County, and San Bernardino Counties nonattainment areas. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Martha Guzman Aceves |
| 6 March 2023 | Request From States for Removal of Gasoline Volatility Waiver Pursuant to provisions specified by the Clean Air Act, governors of eight states submitted petitions requesting that EPA remove the 1-pound per square inch Reid vapor pressure waiver for summer gasoline-ethanol blended fuels containing 10 percent ethanol (E10). | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Michael S. Regan |
| 9 March 2023 | Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New Jersey; Motor Vehicle Enhanced Inspection and Maintenance Program; Diesel Opacity Cutpoints This final rule will maintain consistency between the State adopted rules and the federally approved New Jersey SIP. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Lisa Garcia |
| 9 March 2023 | Notice of Request for Clearance of a New Information Collection: Electric Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (eVIUS) The information collected will be used to produce national statistics on the characteristics and uses of BEVs. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Transportation Byline: Cha-Chi Fan |
| 13 March 2023 | Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the New Jersey Portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT, 2008 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area This revision to the State Implementation Plan included 2020 summer day VOC and NOX Budgets associated with the SIP's reasonable further progress demonstration. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Lisa Garcia |
| 13 March 2023 | Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards; Correction EPA is making two corrections for inadvertent errors in the amendatory instructions for the final rule. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Joseph Goffman |
| 24 March 2023 | Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act On March 20 the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas in the lawsuit entitled United States, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, State of Maryland, and State of Nevada v. ABF Freight System, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:23-cv-02039-PKH. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Department of Justice Byline: Thomas Carroll Topic: ABF Freight System |
| 27 March 2023 | Notice of Lodging of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act On March 21, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Settlement Agreement entered into with Betteroads Asphalt in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico in In re Betteroads Asphalt, LLC. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Department of Justice Byline: Henry Friedman Topic: Betteroads Asphalt |
| 29 March 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Emissions Certification and Compliance Requirements for Nonroad Compression-Ignition Engines and On-Highway Heavy Duty Engines (Renewal) Title II of the Clean Air Act charges the EPA with issuing certificates of conformity for those engines and vehicles that comply with applicable emission requirements. The emission values achieved during certification testing may also be used in the Averaging, Banking, and Trading Program. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Courtney Kerwin |
| 29 March 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Rubber Tire Manufacturing (Renewal) The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Rubber Tire Manufacturing were proposed on January 20, 1983; promulgated on September 15, 1987; and amended on both September 19, 1989, and October 17, 2000. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Courtney Kerwin |
| 3 April 2023 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for these projects are being, or have been, carried out by TxDOT pursuant to an assignment agreement executed by FHWA and TxDOT. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary |
| 5 April 2023 | Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program The FHWA and FTA are issuing this notice to advise other Federal, State, and local agencies, Tribes, and the public that a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program for proposed highway and high-capacity transit improvements between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, across the Columbia River in the Interstate 5 corridor. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agencies: Federal Highway Administration & FTA Byline: Ralph J. Rizzo, Keith Lynch, Susan K. Fletcher Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 6 April 2023 | California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision The Environmental Protection Agency is granting the California Air Resources Board’s requests for waivers of Clean Air Act preemption for California regulations. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Michael S. Regan |
| 6 April 2023 | Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act The proposed Consent Decree resolves claims in the Complaint, in this matter which sought injunctive relief and civil penalties for violations of Title II of the Clean Air Act by River City Diesel, RCD Performance, Midwest Truck and 4WD Center, and Joshua L. Davis. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Department of Justice Byline: Patricia McKenna |
| 6 April 2023 | Notice of Temporary Restrictions on Motorized Vehicle Use for Specified Routes on Public Lands in Grand County, Utah As authorized under the provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, the Bureau of Land Management is giving notice that temporary restrictions will be in effect on approximately 77 miles of routes crossing public lands administered by the Moab Field Office, to protect public land resources, reduce user conflicts, and minimize health and safety concerns during the Red Rock 4-Wheelers Incorporated's annual Easter Jeep Safari, approved under a 10-year Special Recreation Permit. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Bureau of Land Management Byline: Lance Porter Topic: Easter Jeep Safari |
| 17 April 2023 | Public Hearing for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles--Phase 3 In its proposal, EPA is proposing to promulgate new Greenhouse Gas standards for heavy-duty highway vehicles starting in model year 2028 through MY 2032 and to revise certain GHG standards for MY 2027 that were established previously under EPA's Phase 2 rule. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: William Charmley |
| 17 April 2023 | Section 30D New Clean Vehicle Credit This document contains proposed regulations regarding the Federal income tax credit under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 for the purchase of qualifying new clean vehicles, including new plug-in electric vehicles powered by an electric battery meeting certain requirements and new qualified fuel cell vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Internal Revenue Service Byline: Douglas W. O'Donnell |
| 24 April 2023 | Public Hearing for Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles EPA is proposing new, more stringent emissions standards for greenhouse gases (GHG) and criteria pollutants for light-duty vehicles and Class 2b and 3 (“medium-duty”) vehicles that would phase-in over model years 2027 through 2032. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: William Charmley |
| 27 April 2023 | Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles—Phase 3 The EPA is proposing to promulgate new GHG standards for heavy-duty highway vehicles starting in model year 2028 through MY 2032 and to revise certain GHG standards for MY 2027 that were established previously. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency |
| 5 May 2023 | Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles Under its Clean Air Act authority, the EPA is proposing new, more stringent emissions standards for criteria pollutants and greenhouse gases for light-duty vehicles and Class 2b and 3 vehicles that would phase-in over model years 2027 through 2032. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency |
| 8 May 2023 | Development of Guidance for Zero-Emission Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Port Equipment, and Fueling Infrastructure Deployment Under the Inflation Reduction Act Funding Programs Although EPA already has considerable information about the availability of certain types of these technologies, in order to ensure that EPA has the most comprehensive and current information available in this dynamic space, EPA is inviting this comment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Sarah Dunham |
| 9 May 2023 | Review of Standards of Performance for Automobile and Light Duty Truck Surface Coating Operations The EPA determined that revisions to the NSPS were needed to reflect the degree of emission limitation achievable through the application of the best system of emission reduction. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency |
| 25 May 2023 | Clean Air Plans; 2015 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area Requirements; Clean Fuels for Fleets; California The SIP revision includes the “California Clean Fuels for Fleets Certification for the 70 ppb Ozone Standard,” a multi-district certification that California's Low-Emission Vehicle program achieved emissions reductions at least equivalent to the reductions that would be achieved by the EPA's Clean Fuels for Fleets Program. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Martha Guzman Aceves |
| 22 June 2023 | Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement for the Buick City Site in Flint, Michigan The settlement requires the Settling Party to, if necessary, execute and record a Declaration of Restrictive Covenant; provide access to the Site and exercise due care with respect to existing contamination. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Douglas Ballotti Topic: Buick |
| 28 June 2023 | Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Phase II of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Restoration Project NMFS has received a request from the California Department of Transportation for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to Phase II of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Restoration Project in Richmond, CA. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Byline: Kimberly Damon-Randall |
| 29 June 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Emission Control System Performance Warranty Regulations and Voluntary Aftermarket Part Certification Program (Renewal) Per section 207(a), original vehicle manufacturers must warrant that vehicles are free from defects in materials and workmanship that would cause the vehicles not to comply with emission regulations during their useful life. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Courtney Kerwin |
| 30 June 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Importation of On-Highway Vehicles and Motorcycles and Nonroad Engines, Vehicles, and Equipment (Renewal) This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through June 30, 2023. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Courtney Kerwin |
| 5 July 2023 | Alternative Methods for Calculating Off-Cycle Credits Under the Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Program: Applications From Ford Motor Company “Off-cycle” emission reductions can be achieved by employing technologies that result in real-world benefits, but where that benefit is not adequately captured on the test procedures used by manufacturers to demonstrate compliance with emission standards. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Byline: Byron Bunker Topic: Ford Motor Company |
| 5 July 2023 | Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives--Health-Effects Research Requirements for Manufacturers; EPA ICR No. 1696.11, OMB Control No. 2060-0297 In accordance with the regulations at 40 CFR 79, subparts A, B, C, and D, Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives, manufacturers of motor-vehicle gasoline, motor-vehicle diesel fuel, and additives for those fuels, are required to have these products registered by the EPA prior to their introduction into commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Byline: Environmental Protection Agency Topic: Byron Bunker |
| 5 July 2023 | Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives--Requirements for Manufacturers (Renewal) In accordance with the regulations at 40 CFR part 79, subparts A, B, C, and D, Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives, manufacturers of motor-vehicle gasoline, motor-vehicle diesel fuel, and additives to those fuels, are required to have these products registered by EPA prior to their introduction into commerce. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Byline: Environmental Protection Agency Topic: Byron Bunker |
| 12 July 2023 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023–2025 and Other Changes This action establishes the applicable volumes and percentage standards for 2023 through 2025 for cellulosic biofuel, biomassbased diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency |
| 20 July 2023 | Notice of July 2023 Denial of Petitions for Small Refinery Exemptions Under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program The Clean Air Act provides that a small refinery may at any time petition EPA for an extension of the exemption from the obligations of the RFS program for the reason of disproportionate economic hardship. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Alejandra Nunez |
| 31 July 2023 | Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Information Collection Request (ICR) for On-Highway Motorcycle Certification and Compliance Program; EPA This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through October 31, 2023. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Byron J. Bunker |
| 2 August 2023 | Air Plan Approval; Georgia; Miscellaneous Rule Revisions to Gasoline Dispensing Facility--Stage I The SIP revision revises Georgia's Stage I vapor recovery rules primarily by removing outdated references and making several clarifying edits. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Jeaneanne Gettle |
| 3 August 2023 | Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the Baltimore 2015 8-Hour Ozone Moderate Nonattainment Area As a result of EPA's finding, the State of Maryland must use the MVEBs from the March 7, 2023, attainment demonstration for future conformity determinations for the 2015 8-hour ozone standard. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Adam Ortiz |
| 3 August 2023 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes; Correction This document corrects several amendatory instructions in the regulatory text in the final rule, but does not make any substantive changes. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Joseph Goffman |
| 8 August 2023 | Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act The complaint requests civil penalties and injunctive relief for Sinister's alleged unlawful manufacture, sale, and offer for sale of aftermarket automotive devices that bypass, defeat or render inoperative emissions controls. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Department of Justice Byline: Kathryn C. Macdonald Topic: Sinister Diesel |
| 8 August 2023 | Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement for the Delphi 1 Anderson Site in Anderson, Indiana In notice document 2023-15215 beginning on page 46155 in the issue of Wednesday, July 19, 2023, make the following corrections... | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Topic: Delphi |
| 9 August 2023 | Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Bulk Gasoline Plants, Terminals Vapor Recovery Systems This SIP revision includes changes to NCDEQ's regulations regarding bulk gasoline terminals and plants, gasoline cargo tanks and vapor collection systems, and leak tightness and vapor leak requirements. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Jeaneanne Gettle |
| 10 August 2023 | Air Plan Approval; Washington; Southwest Clean Air Agency; Emission Standards and Controls for Sources Emitting Gasoline Vapors This proposed revision updates SWCAA's requirements in the SIP for Stage I and Stage II vapor recovery systems at gasoline dispensing facilities. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Casey Sixkiller |
| 14 August 2023 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program Compliance; Notification of Webinar EPA is announcing a public webinar on the new regulatory provisions of the Renewable Fuel Standard program. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Byron Bunker |
| 17 August 2023 | Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027–2032 and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model Years 2030–2035 NHTSA is also setting forth proposed augural standards for MY 2032 passenger cars and light trucks, that would increase at 2 percent and 4 percent year over year, respectively, as compared to the prior year’s standards. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann Carlson |
| 23 August 2023 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas The actions relate to various proposed highway projects in the State of Texas. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary Topic: United States Numbered Highways |
| 23 August 2023 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the US 380 Farmersville Project in Texas These actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the US 380 Farmersville project, from County Road 560 to County Road 699 in Collin and Hunt Counties. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary Topic: United States Numbered Highways |
| 23 August 2023 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the US 380 Project in Texas These actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the US 380 project, from Teel Parkway/Championship Drive to Lakewood Drive in Collin and Denton Counties. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary Topic: United States Numbered Highways |
| 25 August 2023 | Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027-2032 and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model Years 2030-2035; Correction Prior to publication of the proposal for new CAFE standards for passenger cars and light trucks and new fuel efficiency standards for HDPUVs, NHTSA noticed several minor typographical errors that could not be corrected prior to printing. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann Carlson |
| 25 August 2023 | Public Hearing for Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027-2032 and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model Years 2030-2035 This hearing also allows the public to provide oral comments regarding the Draft Environmental Impact Statement that accompanies the proposal. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann Carlson |
| 28 August 2023 | Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement for the Buick City Site in Flint, Michigan; Reopening of the Comment Period Additionally, a public meeting will be held in Flint, Michigan prior to the closing of the reopened comment period. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Thomas Short Topic: Buick |
| 8 September 2023 | Air Plan Approval; Texas; Clean Air Act Requirements for Enhanced Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance The SIP revisions being approved describe how CAA requirements for vehicle Inspection and Maintenance are met in the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Serious ozone nonattainment areas. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Earthea Nance |
| 12 September 2023 | Official Release of the MOVES4 Motor Vehicle Emissions Model for SIPs and Transportation Conformity The Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the availability of the latest MOtor Vehicle Emission Simulator model major release for official purposes outside of California. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Karl Simon |
| 28 September 2023 | Air Plan Approval; Washington; Southwest Clean Air Agency; Emission Standards and Controls for Sources Emitting Gasoline Vapors This revision updates SWCAA's requirements in the SIP for Stage I and Stage II vapor recovery systems at gasoline dispensing facilities. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Casey Sixkiller |
| 12 October 2023 | Reformulated Gasoline Covered Areas The subject areas are the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area, the Denver-Boulder-Greeley-Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado area, and the Eastern Kern County, California area. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Michael S. Regan |
| 20 October 2023 | Notice of Adoption of the Department of Energy Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Categorical Exclusion Pursuant to Section 109 of the National Environmental Policy Act The National Environmental Policy Act requires all Federal agencies to assess the environmental impacts of their actions. Congress enacted NEPA to encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between humans and the environment, recognizing the profound impact of human activity and the critical importance of restoring and maintaining environmental quality to the overall welfare of humankind. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Homeland Security Byline: Tracey L. Watkins |
| 27 October 2023 | Transportation and Climate Division (TCD) Grant Program Reporting Templates: Supplemental Project Application Template and Project Reporting Templates for Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA), Clean School Bus (CSB), Clean Heavy Duty (CHD), and Clean Ports Grant Programs; EPA ICR No. 2793.01, OMB Control No. 2060-NEW This supporting statement is for an Information Collection Request for four mobile source related grant programs administered by the Transportation and Climate Division, within Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Transportation and Air Quality. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Karl Simon |
| 31 October 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; On-Highway Motorcycle Certification and Compliance Program This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through October 31, 2023. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Courtney Kerwin |
| 3 November 2023 | Proposed Information Collection Request Renewal; Comment Request; Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebate Program; EPA ICR No. 2461.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0686 (Renewal) An Emergency ICR No. 2780.01 was approved by OMB in September 2023 that included additional data necessary to adequately review and administer the CSB Rebate Program. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Karl Simon |
| 6 November 2023 | Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Vehicle Miles Traveled Emissions Offset Demonstrations for the 2015 Ozone Standards; California The EPA is taking final action to approve revisions to the California state implementation plan concerning vehicle miles traveled offset demonstrations for the Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin, Riverside County, Los Angeles-San Bernadino Counties, and San Joaquin Valley nonattainment areas for the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Martha Guzman Aceves |
| 16 November 2023 | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing To ensure that all emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) from sources in the source category are regulated, the EPA is proposing emissions standards for the rubber processing subcategory of the rubber tire manufacturing industry, which is the only unregulated subcategory within the Rubber Tire Manufacturing source category. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Michael S. Regan |
| 7 December 2023 | National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure This final rule amends FHWA’s regulations governing national performance management measures and establishes a method for the measurement and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions associated with transportation. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Shailen P. Bhatt |
| 13 December 2023 | Notice of Availability for a Joint Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the Last Chance Grade Permanent Restoration Project on U.S. Highway 101 in Del Norte County, California A separate Notice of Availability of the joint Draft EIR/EIS has been issued by Caltrans to meet the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Antonio Johnson Topic: United States Numbered Highways |
| 14 December 2023 | FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Accelerate America’s Clean Transportation Future Leading U.S. Companies Join the Federal Government in Drive to Make Business Travel Cleaner, Save Taxpayer Dollars, Tackle the Climate Crisis, and Boost American Manufacturing. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House |
| 15 December 2023 | Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement To Reconsider a Highway Right-of-Way Application and Associated Amendment of an Incidental Take Permit, Washington County, Utah; Correction The initial notice had an incorrect end date of the scoping period of December 18, 2023. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agencies: Bureau of Land Management & Fish and Wildlife Service Byline: Gregory Sheehan & Anna Muñoz |
| 15 December 2023 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for these projects are being, or have been, carried out by TxDOT pursuant to an assignment agreement executed by FHWA and TxDOT. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary |
| 20 December 2023 | Air Plan Revisions; California; Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Contingency Measure These revisions concern an amendment to the California motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program to include a contingency measure that, if triggered, would narrow the Smog Check inspection exemption for newer model year vehicles in certain California nonattainment areas. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Martha Guzman Aceves |
| 21 December 2023 | Air Plan Approval; Georgia; Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program Georgia's SIP revision removes obsolete references and provisions; updates the State's inspection and maintenance requirements; updates terminology, in part to reflect advances in test and vehicle technology; and makes other minor changes. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Jeaneanne Gettle |
| 22 December 2023 | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing Amendments: Extension of Comment Period Based on consideration of a request letter received from an industry representative (U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association), which is available in the docket for this proposed rule, the EPA is extending the public comment period for an additional 13 days. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Penny Lassiter |
| 26 December 2023 | California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II Regulations; Request for Waiver of Preemption; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Public Comment The ACC II regulations include two sets of requirements, one for conventional vehicles powered by internal combustion engines and one for zero-emission vehicles (with plug-in hybrid electric vehicles subject to both sets). | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Sarah Dunham |
| 10 January 2024 | Air Plan Approval; District of Columbia; Removal of Stage II Gasoline Vapor Recovery Program Requirements This revision removes requirements for gasoline vapor recovery systems installed on gasoline dispensers, the purpose of which are to capture emissions from vehicle refueling operations, otherwise known as vacuum-assist Stage II vapor recovery. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Diana Esher |
| 11 January 2024 | Section 30D Excluded Entities; Transfer of Clean Vehicle Credits Under Section 25E and Section 30D; Section 30D New Clean Vehicle Credit; Hearing The subject of the public hearing is the notices of proposed rulemakings that were published in the Federal Register on Monday, April 17, 2023, Tuesday, October 10, 2023, and Monday, December 4, 2023, respectively. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Internal Revenue Service Byline: Oluwafunmilayo A. Taylor |
| 17 January 2024 | Notice of Adoption of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Categorical Exclusion Under the National Environmental Policy Act The National Environmental Policy Act requires all Federal agencies to assess the environmental impact of their actions. Under NEPA and the CEQ regulations, a Federal agency also can establish CEs--categories of actions that the agency has determined normally do not significantly affect the quality of the human environment--in their agency NEPA procedures. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Christine Koester |
| 17 January 2024 | Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act The United States' Complaint alleges that Cummins violated the Clean Air Act through the company's production and sale of diesel motor vehicle engines--along with associated engine control and emission control systems--that were installed in nearly one million pickup trucks sold in the United States under the RAM 2500 and RAM 3500 model names. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Justice Byline: Patricia A. McKenna Topics: Cummins, Ram 2500, Ram 3500 |
| 29 January 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebate Program (Renewal) | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Courtney Kerwin |
| 31 January 2024 | Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; Amendments to Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program Regulation Overall, the submittal updates and clarifies the implementation of the New Hampshire I/M program. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: David Cash |
| 6 February 2024 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Transportation and Climate Division (TCD) Grant Program Reporting Templates: Supplemental Project Application Template and Project Reporting Templates for Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA), Clean School Bus (CSB), Clean Heavy Duty (CHD), and Clean Ports Grant Programs (New) The DERA Grants Program and the CSB Grant Program currently collect information under an existing ICR, the General Administrative Requirements for Assistance Programs,for most major elements of grants administration. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Courtney Kerwin |
| 6 February 2024 | Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for a Proposed Highway Project; Parsons, Tucker County, WV to Davis, Tucker County, WV The FHWA, as the lead Federal Agency, and WVDOH as joint lead agency/project sponsor, are preparing a SEIS to evaluate environmental impacts of the construction of a new highway on new alignment between Parsons and Davis, West Virginia. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jeffrey S. Blanton |
| 6 February 2024 | Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Clean Highly Efficient Decarbonized Engines The general area of CHEDE-9's planned activity is to develop new and novel technologies that provide clean and efficient decarbonized powertrain solutions; to provide a collaborative environment for evaluation of advanced decarbonized engine and aftertreatment technology to meet the goals of GHG emissions of 35% to 50% below model year 2024 products and NOx to remain below one part per million at the tailpipe. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Justice Byline: Suzanne Morris |
| 8 February 2024 | FY 2024 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Grant Program and the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program The Federal Transit Administration announces the opportunity to apply for approximately $1.10 billion in competitive grants under the fiscal year 2024 Low or No Emission Grant Program and approximately $390 million in competitive grants under the FY 2024 Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program, subject to availability of appropriated funding. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Transit Administration Byline: Veronica Vanterpool |
| 8 February 2024 | Readout of White House Roundtable on Clean Bus Manufacturing The White House and the Federal Transit Administration, in coordination with the American Public Transportation Association, convened a roundtable discussion focused on ensuring adequate U.S. manufacturing capacity to build clean transit buses at the scale and pace needed to meet market demand and achieve national climate and equity goals. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House Topic: Federal Transit Administration |
| 9 February 2024 | Air Plan Approval; Georgia; Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program Georgia's June 8, 2022, SIP revision removes obsolete references and provisions; updates the State's inspection and maintenance requirements; updates terminology, in part to reflect advances in test and vehicle technology; and makes other minor changes. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Jeaneanne Gettle |
| 12 February 2024 | Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Project--METRORapid University Corridor Project, Houston, Harris County, Texas The purpose of this notice is to publicly announce FTA's environmental decisions on the subject project, and to activate the limitation on any claims that may challenge these final environmental actions. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Transit Administration Byline: Megan Blum |
| 20 February 2024 | Exemptions From Average Fuel Economy Standards; Passenger Automobile Average Fuel Economy Standards The low volume manufacturers and MYs are as follows: Aston Martin Lagonda Limited for MYs 2008-2023, Ferrari N.V. for MYs 2016-2018 and 2020, Koenigsegg Automotive AB for MYs 2015 and 2018-2023, McLaren Automotive for MYs 2012-2023, Mobility Ventures LLC for MYs 2014-2016, Pagani Automobili S.p.A for MYs 2014 and 2016-2023, and Spyker Automobielen B.V. for MYs 2008-2010. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| 22 February 2024 | Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act In this action the United States is seeking reimbursement of response costs and future costs incurred from Defendants Arconic Corporation, Navistar, Inc., and Ford Motor Company for alleged violations of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. | Federal Register Notice (text) Department: Justice Byline: Patricia McKenna Topics: Arconic, Ford Motor Company, Navistar |
| 29 February 2024 | Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Cape Cod Bridges Program in Barnstable County, Massachusetts An Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act to study the potential environmental and related social and economic effects of proposed transportation improvements through the Cape Cod Bridges Program in the town of Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Joi B. Singh |
| 29 February 2024 | Request From States for Removal of Gasoline Volatility Waiver Pursuant to provisions specified by the Clean Air Act, the Governors of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin submitted petitions requesting that EPA remove the 1-pound per square inch Reid vapor pressure waiver for summer gasoline-ethanol blended fuels containing 10 percent ethanol. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Michael S. Regan |
| 12 March 2024 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project The actions relate to a proposed highway project, the Interstate-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project in the Rose Quarter District of downtown Portland, Oregon. Those actions grant approvals for the project. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Keith Lynch Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 12 March 2024 | Revised Supplemental Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Proposed I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project The FHWA and the Oregon Department of Transportation propose to undertake safety and operational improvements to I-5 through the Rose Quarter district in downtown Portland, Oregon. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Keith Lynch Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 24 April 2024 | FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Sets First-Ever National Goal of Zero-Emissions Freight Sector, Announces Nearly $1.5 Billion to Support Transition to Zero-Emission Heavy-duty Vehicles The U.S. freight system is vital to our nation’s economy. Trucks, ships, trains, and planes move 55 million tons of goods worth more than $49 billion every day, across a vast network that is essential to how Americans live and work. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House |