
[Federal Register: October 6, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 192)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 51252]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 86 and 600

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

49 CFR Parts 531, 533, 537, and 538

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0472; FRL-8966-9; NHTSA-2009-0059]
RIN 2060-AP58; 2127-AK90

 
Public Hearing Locations for the Proposed Rulemaking To Establish 
Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate 
Average Fuel Economy Standards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: EPA and NHTSA are announcing the location addresses for the 
joint public hearings to be held for the ``Proposed Rulemaking to 
Establish Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and 
Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards,'' published in the Federal 
Register on September 28, 2009. This joint proposed rulemaking is 
consistent with the National Fuel Efficiency Policy announced by 
President Obama on May 19, 2009, responding to the country's critical 
need to address global climate change and to reduce oil consumption. As 
described in the joint proposed rule, EPA is proposing greenhouse gas 
emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and NHTSA is proposing 
Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards under the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act, as amended. These standards apply to passenger cars, 
light-duty trucks, and medium-duty passenger vehicles, covering model 
years 2012 through 2016, and represent a harmonized and consistent 
National Program. The joint proposed rule provides the dates, times, 
cities, instructions and other information for the public hearings and 
these details have not changed.

DATES: NHTSA and EPA will jointly hold three public hearings on the 
following dates: October 21, 2009, in Detroit, Michigan, October 23, 
2009 in New York, New York, and October 27, 2009 in Los Angeles, 
California. The hearings will start at 9 a.m. local time and continue 
until everyone has had a chance to speak. If you would like to present 
testimony at the public hearings, we ask that you notify the EPA and 
NHTSA contact persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at 
least ten days before the hearing.

ADDRESSES: NHTSA and EPA will jointly hold three public hearings at the 
following locations: Detroit Metro Airport Marriott, 30559 Flynn Drive, 
Romulus, Michigan 48174 on October 21, 2009; New York LaGuardia Airport 
Marriott, 102-05 Ditmars Boulevard, East Elmhurst, New York 11369 on 
October 23, 2009; and Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel, 9620 
Airport Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90045 on October 27, 2009. 
Please see the proposed rule for addresses and detailed instructions 
for submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: EPA: Tad Wysor, Office of 
Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 
48105; telephone number: 734-214-4332; fax number: 734-214-4816; e-mail 
address: wysor.tad@epa.gov, or Assessment and Standards Division 
Hotline; telephone number (734) 214-4636; e-mail address 
asdinfo@epa.gov. NHTSA: Rebecca Yoon, Office of Chief Counsel, National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366-2992.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposal for which NHTSA and EPA are 
jointly holding the public hearings was published in the Federal 
Register on September 28, 2009.\1\ The proposed rule provides the 
dates, times, cities, instructions for how to participate and other 
information on the public hearings and these details have not changed. 
If you would like to present testimony at the public hearings, we ask 
that you notify the EPA and NHTSA contact persons listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least ten days before the hearing. See 
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section on ``Public Participation'' in 
the proposed rule for more information about the public hearings.\2\ 
Also, please refer to the proposed rule for addresses and detailed 
instructions for submitting comments.
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    \1\ 74 FR 49454, September 28, 2009.
    \2\ 74 FR 49455, September 28, 2009.
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    This notice of public hearings further provides the location 
addresses for the hearings, shown below:

October 21, 2009: Detroit Metro Airport Marriott, 30559 Flynn Drive, 
Romulus, Michigan 48174, 734-214-7555.
October 23, 2009: New York LaGuardia Airport Marriott, 102-05 Ditmars 
Boulevard, East Elmhurst, New York 11369, 718-565-8900.
October 27, 2009: Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel, 9620 Airport 
Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90045, 310-337-2800.

    Dated: October 1, 2009.
Paul N. Argyropoulos,
Acting Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, 
Environmental Protection Agency.
    Dated: October 1, 2009.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking, National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-24159 Filed 10-5-09; 8:45 am]

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