Bryan
Manning
EPA­
OAR,
OTAQ,
ASD
Received
Date:
09/
18/
2003
03:
41:
39
PM
Transmission
Date:
09/
18/
2003
03:
41:
39
PM
To:
cc:
Subject:
Aircraft
Emissions
Propos
Rulemaking
All
Interested
Parties:

The
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
is
pleased
to
announce
that
the
Acting
Administrator,
Marianne
Lamont
rinko,
signed
a
Notice
of
Proposed
Rulemaking
for
Aircraft
Engine
Emission
Standards
on
September
12,
2003.
This
action
propose
amend
the
existing
emission
standards
for
oxides
of
nitrogen
(
NOx)
for
new
commercial
aircraft
engines.
These
new
standards
are
uivalent
to
the
latest
NOx
emission
standards
of
the
International
Civil
Aviation
Organization
(
ICAO),
and
thereby
would
bring
the
Un
ates
aircraft
standards
into
alignment
with
the
international
standards,
which
become
effective
in
2004.

The
proposed
rule
will
likely
be
published
in
the
Federal
Register
by
the
end
of
October
2003.
Meanwhile,
we
wanted
you
to
kn
at
the
proposal
is
available
electronically.
The
attached
fact
sheet
explains
how
to
access
the
proposed
rule
from
our
website
and
ovides
information
on
the
public
hearing
for
this
proposal.
If
you
need
assistance
obtaining
a
copy
of
the
proposed
rule,
please
conta
n
Petche
at
(
734)
214­
4872
or
petche.
ken@
epa.
gov.

ncerely
yours,

yan
Manning
fice
of
Transportation
and
Air
Quality
t
sheet.
pdf
