2012 Federal Register Notices related to Transportation, Air Pollution, and Climate Change

Federal Register Notices for the current year.

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December 2012

December 26, 2012: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to the Transmix Provisions Under the Diesel Sulfur Program (PDF)(13 pp, 284 K)
December 17, 2012: Supplemental Determination for Renewable Fuels Produced Under the Final RFS2 Program From Grain Sorghum (PDF)(407KB)
December 11, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia; Redesignation of the West Virginia Portion of the Wheeling, WV-OH 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Nonattainment Area to Attainment and Approval of the Associated Maintenance Plan (PDF) (12 pp, 286 K)
December 11, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia; Redesignation of the West Virginia Portion of the Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Nonattainment Area to Attainment and Approval of the Associated Maintenance Plan (PDF) (11 pp, 324 K)
December 10, 2012: California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption; California's 2010 Model Year Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine On-Board Diagnostic Standards (PDF) (3 pp, 184 K)
December 6, 2012: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Portable Equipment Registration Program; Notice of Decision (PDF) (6 pp, 218 K)
December 6, 2012: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; In- Use Portable Diesel Engines 50 Horsepower and Greater; Notice of Decision (PDF) (6 pp, 203 K)
December 6, 2012: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Renewable Fuel Standard and Diesel Sulfur Programs (PDF) (211KB)

November 2012

November 27, 2012: Notice of Decision Regarding Requests for a Waiver of the Renewable Fuel Standard (PDF) (25 pp, 351 K)
November 20, 2012: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) Program (PDF) (1 pp, 173 K)
November 19, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; Attainment Plan for the Philadelphia-Wilmington, Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware 1997 Fine Particulate Matter Nonattainment Area (PD)< (11 pp, 294 K)
November 19, 2012: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Emissions Certification and Compliance Requirements for Locomotives and Locomotive Engines (Renewal) (PDF) (2 pp, 179 K)
November 15, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia; Redesignation of the West Virginia Portion of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 1997 Annual PM2.5 Nonattainment Area to Attainment and Approval of the Associated Maintenance Plan (PDF) (12 pp, 324 K)
November 15, 2012: 2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (PDF) (1 pp, 209 K)
November 13, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Nevada; Redesignation of Clark County to Attainment for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard (PDF) (14 pp, 271 K)
November 8, 2012: Access by EPA Contractors to Information Claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) Submitted under Title II of the Clean Air Act and Related Regulations (PDF) (2 pp, 173 K)
November 1, 2012: Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Modification to Octamix Waiver (TOLAD MFA-10A) (PDF) (2 pp, 195 K)

October 2012

October 31, 2012: Section 610 Reviews of Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards and Highway Diesel Fuel Sulfur Control Requirements; NESHAP: Reinforced Plastic Composites Production; and NPDES Permit Regulation and Effluent Limitations Guidelines Standards for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) (PDF) (3 pp, 205 K)
October 31, 2012: Control of Air Pollution From Aircraft and Aircraft Engines; Emission Standards and Test Procedures (PDF) (2 pp, 257 K)
October 26, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Indiana; Delaware County (Muncie), Indiana Ozone Maintenance Plan Revision To Approved Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets (PDF) (6 pp, 250 K)
October 25, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; New Hampshire; Redesignation of the Southern New Hampshire 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area (PDF) (14 pp, 305 K)
October 15, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Portion of York County, South Carolina Within Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina-South Carolina 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; Reasonable Further Progress Plan (PDF) (8 pp, 267 K)
October 15, 2012: 2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (PDF) (578 pp, 8.23 M)
October 12, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; North Carolina Portion of the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina-North Carolina 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; Reasonable Further Progress Plan (PDF) (8 pp, 266 K)
October 9, 2012: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Renewable Fuel Standard and Diesel Sulfur Programs (PDF) (14 pp, 270 K)
October 9, 2012: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Renewable Fuel Standard and Diesel Sulfur Programs (PDF) (15 pp, 295 K)
October 4, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Indiana; South Bend-Elkhart, Indiana Ozone Maintenance Plan Revision To Approved Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets (PDF) (6 pp, 232 K)
October 3, 2012: Meeting of the Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee (PDF) (1 pp, 193 K)

September 2012

September 27, 2012: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2013 Biomass-Based Diesel Renewable Fuel Volume; Final Rule (PDF) (29 pp, 922 K)
September 24, 2012: Adequacy Status: South Carolina: Portion of York County, SC Within Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; Maintenance Plan Motor Vehicle Emissions Budget for Transportation Conformity Purposes (PDF) (2 pp, 193 K)
September 19, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Beaumont/Port Arthur Ozone Maintenance Plan Revision to Approved Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets (PDF) (6 pp, 235 K)
September 18, 2012: Request for Comment on Letters Seeking a Waiver of the Renewable Fuel Standard; Extension of Comment Period (PDF) (2 pp, 199 K)
September 11, 2012: Notice of Opportunity To Comment on a Methodology for Allocating Greenhouse Gas Emissions to a Combined Heat and Power Configuration Under the Renewable Fuels Program, and the Application of this Methodology to a Proposed Plant by Dakota Spirit AgEnergy in Spiritwood, ND (PDF) (4 pp, 207 K)
September 5, 2012: Nonconformance Penalties for On-Highway Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines (PDF) (19 pp, 424 K)

August 2012

August 31, 2012: California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Car Program; Request for Waiver of Preemption; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Public Comment (PDF) (3 pp, 204 K)
August 30, 2012: Request for Comment on Letters Seeking a Waiver of the Renewable Fuel Standard (PDF) (2 pp, 196 K)
August 27, 2012: EPA's Denial of the Petition To Reconsider the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles (PDF) (5 pp, 208 K)
August 21, 2012: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Data Reporting Requirements for State and Local Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) Programs (Renewal) (PDF) (2 pp, 197 K)
August 21, 2012: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; In-Use Heavy-Duty Vehicles (As Applicable to Yard Trucks and Two-Engine Sweepers); Opportunity for Public Hearing and Comment (PDF) (3 pp, 204 K)
August 21, 2012: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; California Nonroad Compression Ignition Engines—In-Use Fleets; Authorization Request; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Comment (PDF) (3 pp, 204 K)
August 6, 2012: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Rebate Program (New Collection); EPA ICR No. 2461.01 (PDF) (2 pp, 178 K)

July 2012

June 2012

June 18, 2012: Control of Air Pollution From Aircraft and Aircraft Engines; Emission Standards and Test Procedures (PDF) (46 pp, 732 K)
June 14, 2012: Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives; Modification to Octamix Waiver (TOLAD) (PDF) (3 pp, 198 K)
June 13, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arizona; Update to Stage II Gasoline Vapor Recovery Program; Change in the Definition of ``Gasoline'' To Exclude ``E85'' (PDF) (7 pp, 270 K)
June 12, 2012: Notice of Data Availability Concerning Renewable Fuels Produced From Grain Sorghum Under the RFS Program (PDF) (13 pp, 338 K)
June 8, 2012: Heavy-Duty Highway Program: Revisions for Emergency Vehicles and SCR Maintenance (PDF) (30 pp, 610 K)
June 8, 2012: Heavy-Duty Highway Program: Revisions for Emergency Vehicles (PDF) (589KB)
June 7, 2012: Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Modification to Octamix Waiver (TXCeed) (PDF) (3 pp, 219 K)
June 6, 2012: Adequacy Status: South Carolina: Reasonable Further Progress Plan Motor Vehicle Emissions Budget for Transportation Conformity for the Portion of York County, South Carolina Within Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina-South Carolina; 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area (PDF) (2 pp, 213 K)

May 2012

May 17, 2012: Notice of Intent to Grant Co-Exclusive Patent License (PDF) (2 pp, 176 K)
May 16, 2012: Air Quality: Widespread Use for Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery and Stage II Waiver (PDF) (11 pp, 315 K)
May 14, 2012: Adequacy Status of the Submitted 2008 and 2022 VOC and NOX Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for Transportation Conformity Purposes; New Hampshire; Boston-Manchester-Portsmouth (SE), New Hampshire, 8-Hour Ozone Area (PDF) (2 pp, 213 K)

April 2012

April 27, 2012: Adequacy Status of the Eagle River, Alaska Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes (PDF) (2 pp, 196 K)
April 5, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Indiana; Central Indiana (Indianapolis) Ozone Maintenance Plan Revision to Approved Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets (PDF) (6 pp, 230 K)
April 4, 2012: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Large Spark-Ignition (LSI) Engines; New Emission Standards and In-Use Fleet Requirements (PDF) (5 pp, 228 K)
April 4, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Implementations Plans; California Air Resources Board--In-Use Heavy-Duty Diesel-Fueled Truck and Bus Regulation, and Drayage Truck Regulation (PDF) (7 pp, 255 K)
April 2, 2012: Notice of Data Availability Concerning Renewable Fuels Produced from Palm Oil Under the RFS Program; Extension of Comment Period (PDF) (2 pp, 199 K)

March 2012

March 28, 2012: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; Request for Comment on Three Proposed Information Collection Requests (ICRs) (PDF) (3 pp, 200 K)
March 14, 2012: Transportation Conformity Rule Restructuring Amendments (PDF) (10 pp, 288 K)
March 6, 2012: Meeting of the Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee (PDF) (1 pp, 188 K)
March 5, 2012: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Data Reporting Requirements for State and Local Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) Programs (PDF) (2 pp, 196 K)
March 5, 2012: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Identification of Additional Qualifying Renewable Fuel Pathways Under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (PDF) (2 pp, 199 K)
March 1, 2012: Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; South Coast; Attainment Plan for 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standards (PDF) (23 pp, 248KB)

February 2012

February 29, 2012: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Rebate Program (New); EPA ICR No. 2461.01 (PDF) (3 pp, 154 K)
February 27, 2012: Transportation Conformity Rule: MOVES Regional Grace Period Extension (PDF) (8 pp, 80 K)
February 21, 2012: California State Motor Vehicle and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Mobile Cargo Handling Equipment Regulation at Ports and Intermodal Rail Yards; Notice of Decision (PDF) (8 pp, 174 K)
February 16, 2012: California State Motor Vehicle and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Truck Idling Requirements (PDF) (12 pp, 194 K)
February 14, 2012: Notice of Data Availability Concerning Renewable Fuels Produced From Palm Oil Under the RFS Program; Extension of Comment Period (PDF) (2 pp, 151 K)
February 14, 2012: Adequacy Status of the Anchorage, Alaska, Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes (PDF) (2 pp, 148 K)
February 9, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Illinois; Ozone (PDF) (18 pp, 223 K)
February 9, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Wisconsin; Redesignation of the Milwaukee-Racine and Sheboygan Areas to Attainment for 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard (PDF) (17 pp, 224 K)
February 8, 2012: Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee; Request for Nominations (PDF) (1 pp, 141 K)

January 2012

January 31, 2012: Nonconformance Penalties for On-Highway Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines (PDF) (410KB)
January 31, 2012: Nonconformance Penalties for On-Highway Heavy Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines (PDF) (10 pp, 281 K)
January 27, 2012: Notice of Data Availability Concerning Renewable Fuels Produced From Palm Oil Under the RFS Program (PDF) (19 pp, 539 K)
January 20, 2012: Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Modification to Octamix Waiver (PDF) (3 pp, 162 K)
January 18, 2012: Great Lakes Steamship Repower Incentive Program (PDF) (4 pp, 157 K) - Notice of proposed rulemaking
January 18, 2012: Great Lakes Steamship Repower Incentive Program (PDF) (7 pp, 181 K) - Direct final rule
January 13, 2012: 2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards; Extension of Comment Period (PDF) (2 pp, 149 K)
January 12, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of Colorado; Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program-- Deletion of Final Enhanced Inspection and Maintenance Emission Cutpoint Standards (PDF) (3 pp, 159 K)
January 10, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: Alaska (PDF) (4 pp, 164 K)
January 9, 2012: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards (PDF) (40 pp, 1.27 MB)
January 5, 2012: Control of Emissions From New Nonroad Compression-Ignition Engines: Approval of New Scheduled Maintenance for Selective Catalytic Reduction Technologies (PDF) (3 pp, 158 K)
January 5, 2012: Control of Emissions From New Highway Vehicles and Engines; Approval of New Scheduled Maintenance for Selective Catalytic Reduction Technologies (PDF) (10 pp, 190 K)
January 5, 2012: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Identification of Additional Qualifying Renewable Fuel Pathways Under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (PDF) (6 pp, 167 K)
January 5, 2012: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Identification of Additional Qualifying Renewable Fuel Pathways Under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (PDF) (29 pp, 2.83 MB)

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