2017 Federal Register Notices for EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality
Federal Register Notices for the current year.
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December 2017
- December 27, 2017: Proposed Rule; Renewable Fuel Standard Program; Grain Sorghum Oil Pathway (PDF) (9 pp, 309 K)
- December 26, 2017: Approval of Louisiana's Request To Relax the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) Gasoline Volatility Standard for Several Parishes (PDF) (5 pp, 243 K)
- December 22, 2017: Approval of Tennessee's Request To Relax the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) Gasoline Volatility Standard for Shelby County (Memphis) (PDF) (5 pp, 229 K)
- December 12, 2017: Periodic Reviews of the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (PDF) (2 pp, 213 K)
- December 12, 2017: Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2018 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2019; Rule (PDF) (42 pp, 1.10 MB)
- December 8, 2017: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; EPA's Light-Duty In-Use Vehicle Testing Program (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0222.11, OMB Control No. 2060-0086. (PDF) (2 pp, 209 K)
- December 8, 21017: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (PDF) (2 pp, 209 K)
November 2017
- November 30, 2017: Notice of Denial of Petitions for Rulemaking To Change the RFS Point of Obligation (PDF) (2 pp, 213 K)
- November 17, 2017: Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; SmartWay Transport Partnership (Renewal) (2 pp, 209 K)
- November 16, 2017: Repeal of Emission Requirements for Glider Vehicles, Glider Engines, and Glider Kits (PDF) (8 pp, 278 K)
October 2017
- October 16, 2017: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Aircraft Engines--Supplemental Information Related to Exhaust Emissions (Renewal) (PDF) (1 pp, 184 K)
- October 6, 2017: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Detergent Gasoline (Renewal) (PDF) (3 pp, 198 K)
- October 4, 2017: Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2018 and Biomass- Based Diesel Volume for 2019; Availability of Supplemental Information and Request for Further Comment (PDF) (7 pp, 316 K)
August 2017
- August 29, 2017: Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Engine Emission Defect Information Reports and Voluntary Emission Recall Reports (Renewal) (PDF) (2 pp, 214 K)
- August 29, 2017: Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Gasoline Volatility (Renewal) (PDF) (2 pp, 209 K)
- August 23, 2017: Public Hearing for Reconsideration of the Final Determination of the Mid-term Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Model Years 2022-2025 Light-Duty Vehicles (PDF) (2 pp, 178 K)
- August 21, 2017: Request for Comment on Reconsideration of the Final Determination of the Mid-Term Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Model Year 2022-2025 Light-Duty Vehicles; Request for Comment on Model Year 2021 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards (PDF) (3 pp, 216 K)
- August 17, 2017: Relaxation of the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) Gasoline Volatility Standard for Shelby County (Memphis), Tennessee (PDF) (4 pp, 236 K)
- August 9, 2017: Relaxation of the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) Gasoline Volatility Standard for Several Parishes in Louisiana (PDF) (5 pp, 236 K)
July 2017
- July 26, 2017: Notice of Opportunity To Comment on an Analysis of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Attributable to Production and Transport of Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris (Sugar Beets) for Use in Biofuel Production (PDF) (8 pp, 310 K)
- July 21, 2017: EPA's Intent To Disclose Confidential Business Information (CBI) Contained in Vehicle Sales Data for Model Years 2015 to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) for Use in Modeling and Projecting Energy Demand in the Light-Duty Vehicle Sector (PDF) (2 pp, 190 K)
- July 21, 2017: Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2018 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2019; Proposed Rule (PDF) (40 pp, 598 K)
- July 18, 2017: Public Hearing for Standards for 2018 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2019 Under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (PDF) (2 pp, 212 K)
- July 3, 2017: EPA Information Collection Request Number 2265.03; Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Information Collection Activities Associated With the SmartWay Transport Partnership (PDF) (3 pp, 218K)
June 2017
- June 30, 2017: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles—Phase 2 (PDF) (2pp, 267K)
- June 29, 2017: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Engine Emission Defect Information Reports and Voluntary Emission Recall Reports (PDF) (2pp, 197 K)
- June 29, 2017: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Gasoline Volatility (PDF) (2pp, 214K)
- June 29, 2017: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Alternative Affirmative Defense Requirements for Ultra-low Sulfur Diesel (PDF) (2pp, 227K)
- June 19, 2017: Alternative Method for Calculating OffCycle Credits Under the Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Program: Applications From BMW Group, Ford Motor Company, and Hyundai Motor Group (PDF) (4 pp, 240 K)
- June 7, 2017: Approval of Tennessee’s Request To Relax the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure Gasoline Volatility Standard for Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, and Wilson Counties; and Minor Technical Corrections for Federal Reid Vapor Pressure Gasoline Volatility Standards in Other Areas (PDF) (6pp, 234 K )
April 2017
- April 25, 2017: Meeting of the Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee (PDF) ((1 pp, 171K)
- April 12, 2017: Relaxation of the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure Gasoline Volatility Standard for Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, and Wilson Counties, Tennessee (PDF) (5 pp, 214 K)
March 2017
- March 22, 2017: Notice of Intention To Reconsider the Final Determination of the Mid-Term Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Model Year 2022-2025 Light Duty Vehicles (PDF) (2 pp, 185 K)
January 2017
- January 19, 2017: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Evaporative Emission Standards and Test Procedures for Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles (OHRVs); Notice of Decision (PDF) (8 pp, 223 K)
- January 19, 2017: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision (PDF) (7 pp, 215 K)
- January 19, 2017: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; In- Use Diesel-Fueled Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs) and TRU Generator Sets and Facilities Where TRUs Operate; Notice of Decision (PDF) (8 pp, 223 K)
- January 17, 2017: California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Amendments to On-Highway Heavy-Duty Vehicle In-Use Compliance Program, Amendments to 2007 and Subsequent Model Year On-Highway Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles, and Amendments to Truck Requirements; Notice of Decision (PDF) (7 pp, 217 K)
- January 13, 2017: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information Collection for Importation of On-Highway Vehicles and Motorcycles and Nonroad Engines, Vehicles, and Equipment (PDF) (2 pp, 195 K)