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Notice s
385.214 ) amotio nt o interven e o r notic e o f interventio nan dpursuan t t o § 157.20 5 o f

th e Regulation s unde r

th e Natura l Ga s Ac t

(1 8 CF R157.205 ) a protes t t o th e request

. If

n o protes t

i s file dwithi ndi e tim e allowe dtherefor , th e propose dactivit y shal l b e deeme dt o b e authorize deffectiv e th e da y afte r th e tim e allowe dfo r

filin g aprotest

. I

f a protes t i s file dan dno t

withdraw n withi n3 0 day s afte r

th e tim e allowe d fo r filin g aprotest , th e instan t reques t shal l b e treate da s a napplicatio nfo r authorizatio npursuan t t o Sectio n7 o f th e Natura l Ga s Act

. Linwoo dA

. Watson , Jr. , Acting Secretary. [F RDoc

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opportunit y for

publi c hearin g an dpubli c commen t period

. SUMMARY

: Th e Californi aAi r

Resource s Boar d(CARB ) ha s notifie dEP A tha t i t ha s adopte dregulation s regardin g on
boar ddiagnosti c syste mrequirement s fo r 199 4 an dlate r

mode l yea r

passenge r cars , light-dut y trucks , an dmedium

dut y vehicle s (OB D II)

. On-boar d diagnostic s consis t

o f acomputer-base d syste mincorporate dint o th e vehicl e electronic s for

th e purpos e o f

detectin g operationa l malfunction s withi nth e emissio ncontro l system

. Whe n malfunction s ar e detected , a malhinctio nligh t

i s illuminate do nth e instrumen t

pane l an datroubl e cod e i s store di nth e compute r

memor y identifyin g th e syste mi nwhic hth e faul t ha s occurred

. CAR B initiall y requeste dtha t

EP A fin dit s OB D II regulation s withi nth e scop e o f existin g waiver s o f

Federa l preemptio npursuan t t o sectio n20 9 o f

th e Clea nAi r

Ac t (Act) , 4 2 U.S.C

. 7543(b) , a s amended

. Subsequently , CAR B twic e amende dth e subjec t regulations

. O nJun e 14,1995 , Californi arequeste dthat , pursuan t t o sectio n209(b ) o f

th e Clea nAi r

Act , EP A waiv e Federa l preemptio nfo r it s onboar ddiagnostic s amendment s includin g th e Decembe r 199 4 revisions

. Thi s notic e announce s tha t EP A ha s tentativel y schedule dapubli c hearin g fo r Octobe r 17,1995 , t o hea r

comment s fro mth e genera l publi c concernin g

CARB' s request

. DATES : EP A ha s tentativel y schedule da publi c hearin g fo r

Octobe r 17,1995 , beginnin g a t

9:3 0 a.m
. An y perso nwh o wishe s t o testif

y o nth e recor da t

th e hearin g mus t

notif y EP A b y Septembe r 29,1995 , tha t

i t wishe s t o presen t

ora l testimon y regardin g CARB' s request

. An y part y ma y submi t

writte n comment s regardin g CARB' s reques t b y Novembe r

17,1995

. If

EP A receive s on e o r mor e request s t o testif y o nth e pendin g request , ahearin g wil l b e held

. Pleas e not e tha t

i f n o on e notifie s EP A tha t the y wis ht o testify , n o hearin g wil l b e held

. Therefore , an y perso nwh o plan s t o atten dth e hearin g shoul dcal l Leil aHolme s Coo k

o f EPA' s Manufacturer s Operatio nDivisio na t (202 ) 233-9252 , o no r

afte r Octobe r 2 , 1995 , t o determin e i f

areques t

for a hearin g ha s bee nreceive db y th e Agenc y an dthu s whethe r ahearin g wil l b e held

. Regardles s o f

whethe r o r no t a hearin g i s held , writte ncomment s regardin g CARB' s reques t wil l b e accepte dthroug hNovembe r 17,1995

. ADDRESSES : I

f areques t

i s received , a publi c hearin g wil l b e hel dat : Sherato n Inn , 320 0 Boardwalk , An nArbor , Michiga n48108

. Partie s wishin g t o testif y a t th e hearin g shoul dprovid e writte nnotic e to : Charle s N

. Freed , Director , Manufacturer s Operation s Divisio n(6405J) , U.S

. Environmenta l Protectio nAgency , 40 1 M Street , S.W. , Washington , D.C

. 20460

. I naddition , writte ncomments , i nduplicate , shoul d b e sen t t o Mr

. Free da t

th e sam e address

. Copie s o f

materia l relevan t

t o th e waive r reques t (Docke t No

. A-90-28 ) wil l b e availabl e fo r

publi c inspectio ndurin g th e workin g hour s o f

8:3 0 A M t o 12:0 0 P M an d1:3 0 P M t o 3:3 0 PM , Monda y throug hFriday , at : U.S

. Environmenta l Protectio nAgency , Ai r Docke t (LE-131) , Roo mM1500 , Firs t

Floo r Watersid e Mall , 40 1 M Street , S.W. , Washington , D.C

. 2046 0 [Telephon e (202 ) 260-7548]

. FO RFURTHE

RINFORMATIO

NCONTACT

: Leil aHolme s Cook , Attorney/Advisor , Manufacturer s Operation s Divisio n (6405J) , U.S

. Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , Washington , DC

. 20460 , Telephone : (202 ) 233-9252

.

SUPPLEMENTAR YINFORMATION : I

. Backgroun daud i Bisciissio m Sectio n209(a ) o f

th e Ac t a s amended , 4 2 U.S.C

. 7543(a) , provide s i npart : "N o Stat e o r an y politica l subdivisio n thereo f shal l adop t

o r attemp t t o enforc e an y standar drelatin g t o th e contro l o f emission s fro mne w moto r vehicle s o r ne w moto r

vehicl e engine s subjec t t o thi s par t * * *[or ] requir e certification , inspection , o r

an y othe r

approva l relatin g t o th e contro l o f emission s * * * a s conditio npreceden t t o th e initia l retai l sale , titlin g (i f any) , o r registratio no f

suc hmoto r

vehicle , moto r vehicl e engine , o r

equipment. " Sectio n209(b ) o f

th e Ac t require s th e Administrator , afte r

notic e an da n opportunit y fo r

publi c hearing , t o waiv e applicatio no f

th e prohibition s o f sectio n209(a ) fo r

Californi a" * * * i f th e Stat e determine s tha t th e Stat e standard s wil l be , i nth e aggregate , a t leas t a s protectiv e o f

publi c healt han d welfar e a s applicabl e Federa l standards

. N o suc hwaive r

shal l b e grante di f

th e Administrato r

find s that—(A ) th e determinatio no f

th e Stat e i s arbitrar y an dcapricious , (B ) [California ] doe s no t nee dsuc h* * * standard s t o mee t compellin g an dextraordinar y conditions , o r

(C ) [its ] standard s an d accompanyin g enforcemen t procedure s ar e no t consisten t

wit hsectio n202(a ) o f [th e Act]. " A s previou s decision s grantin g waiver s o f

federa l preemptio nhav e explained , Stat e standard s ar e inconsisten t

wit hsectio n202(a ) i f

ther e i s inadequat e lea dtim e t o permi t th e developmen t

o f th e necessar y technolog y give nth e cos t o f complianc e withi ntha t

tim e perio do r

i f th e Federa l an dstat e tes t

procedure s impos e inconsisten t

certificatio nrequirements

. Wit hregar dt o enforcemen t procedure s accompanyin g standards , I mus t gran t th e requeste dwaive r

unles s I fin dtha t

thes e procedure s ma y caus e th e Californi astandards , i nth e aggregate , t o b e les s protectiv e o f publi c healt han dwelfar e tha nth e applicabl e Federa l standard s promulgate dpursuan t t o sectio n202(a) , o r

unles s th e Californi aan dFedera l certificatio ntes t procedure s ar e inconsistent

. Onc e Californi aha s bee ngrante d waive r fo r ase t o f standard s an d enforcemen t

procedure s fo r

aclas s o f vehicles , i t

ma y adop t

othe r condition s preceden t

t o initia l retai l sale , titlin g o r registratio no f

th e subjec t

clas s o f vehicle s withou t

havin g t o receiv e a furthe r waive r o f Federa l preemption

. CAR B initiall y requeste dtha t EP A fin dit s OB D I I regulation s withi nth e scop e o f existin g waiver s o f

federa l preemptio npursuan t

t o sectio n20 9 o f th e Clea nAi r

Ac t (Act) , 4 2 U.S.C

. 7543(b) , a s amended

. Subsequently , CAR B twic e amende dth e subjec t regulations

. EP A finalize dit s On-Boar d Diagnostic s Rul e o nJanuar y 29,199 3 [5 8 F R946 8 (Februar y 19,1993)]

. B y lette r date dJun e 14,1995 , Californi a requeste dthat , pursuan t t o sectio n 209(b ) o f th e Clea nAi r

Act , EP A waiv e Federa l preemptio nfo r it s onboar d diagnostic s amendment s includin g th e Decembe r

199 4 revisions

. Thes eP. 4

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Notice s
amendments , whic happl y t o 199 4 an d late r mode l yea r

passenge r

cars , light

dut y trucks , an dmedium-dut y vehicle s requir e th e monitorin g o f essentiall y al l emissio ncontro l systems , an demissio n relate dcomponents

. I naddition , i t addresse s deficiencie s i nth e OB D I requirement s tha t

hav e becom e apparen t sinc e thei r

adoption , an destablishe s ne w testin g protoco l an d standardizatio nprocedures

. OB D I I provide s fo r

ne w monitorin g requirement s covering : catalys t syste m condition , engin e misfir e detection , evaporativ e contro l syste moperation , supplementar y ai r

syste mfunction , th e exhaus t ga s recirculatio n(EGR) syste m flo w rate , chloroflourocarbo n los s (ai r conditionin g refrigerant) , an d monitorin g o f

othe r component s an d system s controlle db y th e on-boar d engin e contro l computer

. I ngenera l th e Californi aOB D I I regulation s requir e tha t adeteriorate dcomponen t o r syste m b e detecte da s malfunctionin g b y th e tim e it s lac k

o f performanc e cause s vehicl e emission s t o excee d1. 5 time s an y o f th e standard s t o whic hth e vehicl e i s certifie do r

whe na componen t

i s completel y non
functioning

. Therefore , permissibl e emissio nincrease s ar e afunctio no f th e standard s t o whic hth e vehicl e i s certified

. A numbe r

o f change s t o requirement s initiall y establishe dunde r OB D I wer e mad e t o increas e th e effectivenes s o f th e monitorin g system s i ndetectin g emission-relate dmalfunctions

. Thes e requirement s includ e tamperin g deterrenc e features , a s wel l as , improvement s t o th e malfunctio n detectio neffectivenes s o f th e fue l system , oxyge nsensor , EG Rsystem , othe r emission-relate delectroni c components

. Manufacturer s ar e require dt o perfor m emissio ntest s o nadurabilit y demonstratio nvehicl e equippe dwit h deteriorate demission-critica l part s an d sho w tha t

th e on-boar ddiagnosti c syste mwil l identify whe na nemissio n standar di s exceede db y 1. 5 time s th e applicabl e standard

. I norde r t o facilitat e vehicl e repair s an dassis t

Inspectio nan dMaintenanc e Program s i nutilizin g th e OB D system , CAR B ha s require dstandardize dvehicl e communicatio nsystem s tha t interfac e wit harelativel y low-cost , hand-held , universa l diagnosti c tool

. Th e too l wil l b e abl e t o rea dspecifi c diagnosti c informatio nsuc ha s faul t code s whic h 'ea dservic e personne l t o th e likel y are a o f an y malfunctions , an dwil l provid e continuousl y update dengin e paramete r dat atha t wil l furthe r

hel p t o isolat e faul t code s an densur e prope r repairs

. I nrespons e t o aPetitio nfro mFor d

Moto r Company , date dMarc h29,1993 , CARB modifie dit s OB D I I regulation s t o giv e th e Executiv e Officer , upo nreques t fromamanufacturer ; th e authorit y t o waiv e on e o r

mor e o f th e OB D I I requirement s fo r

vehicl e model s o r engin e familie s introduce dprio r t o Apri l 1,1994

. I nmakin g thi s determinatio nth e Executiv e Office r woul dconsider , amon g othe r things , th e overal l exten t

t o whic hth e OB D II requirement s wil l b e met , an dwhethe r th e manufacture r

mad e good-fait h effort s t o compl y wit hth e regulation

. Fo r 199 5 mode l yea r

vehicle s fo r

whic h productio nbegin s afte r Marc h31,1994 , pe r vehicl e penaltie s i nincrement s o f $2 5 o r $5 0 pe r vehicl e fo r

th e thir dan d subsequentl y identifie ddeficienc y no t t o excee d$50 0 pe r

vehicl e ar e possible

. O nDecembe r

8,1994 , CAR B approve damendment s whic haddresse d manufacture r

concern s wit hdevelopin g full y complian t

monitorin g system s b y th e 199 6 mode l year
. Specifically , thes e amendment s giv e additiona l complianc e flexibilit y fo r

manufacturer s havin g difficult y creatin g enhance ddiagnosti c system s whic hmonito r catalyst s use di n low-emissio nvehicle s (LEV ) an d adequat e misfir e detection

. I naddition , th e amendment s als o addres s monitorin g requirement s fo r evaporativ e syste mleak s an dfo r

th e monitorin g o f diese l an dalternat e fue l vehicles

. I nit s reques t

lette r dated , Jun e 14 , 1995 , Californi aha s state dtha t regardles s o f

whethe r th e EP A view s th e subjec t regulatio na s accompanyin g enforcemen t

procedure s o r

ne w standards , th e requisit e finding s t o suppor t agran t o f awaive r

o f federa l preemptio nhav e bee nmade

. Tha t is , a s accompanyin g enforcemen t procedures , th e regulation s d o no t

endange r

th e protectivenes s findin g tha t th e AR Eha s mad e fo r previousl y grante dwaive r determination s an dth e regulation s ar e consisten t

wit hth e inten t

o f sectio n 202(a ) o f th e federa l CAA

. I nth e alternative , i f

th e OB D I I regulation s ar e viewe da s ne w emissio nstandards , a waive r shoul db e grante dbecaus e th e regulation s (a s amended ) are , i nth e aggregate , a t

leas t a s stringen t

a s th e comparabl e federa l OB D regulations , Californi aneed s it s ow nmoto r vehicl e progra mt o mee t

compellin g an d extraordinar y condition s i nth e state , an dth e regulation s ar e consisten t wit h sectio n202(a ) o f

th e CAA

. Sectio n 202(a ) require s tha t

th e procedure s provid e sufficien t

lea dtim e t o permi t th e developmen t

an dapplicatio no f requisit e technology , givin g appropriat e consideratio nt o th e cos t o f complianc e withi nsuc hperiod

. I naddition , th e Agenc y ha s hel dtha t

t o avoi d inconsistenc y wit hsectio n202(a) ,

California' s procedure s ma y no t impos e inconsisten t

certificatio nrequirement s suc htha t manufacturer s woul db e unabl e t o mee t

bot hth e Californi aan d Federa l requirement s wit hth e sam e tes t vehicle

. Onc e Californi aha s bee ngrante d waive r o f Federa l preemptio nfo r ase t o f standard s an denforcemen t procedure s fo r

aclas s o f

vehicles , i t

ma y adop t othe r condition s preceden t

t o th e initia l retai l sale , titlin g o r registratio n o f th e subjec t

clas s o f vehicle s withou t havin g t o receiv e afurthe r waive r o f Federa l preemption

. California' s reques t

wil l b e considere d accordin g t o th e procedure s fo r awaive r decision , whic hinclude s providin g th e opportunit y fo r

apubli c hearing

. An y part y wishin g t o presen t testimon y a t th e hearin g shoul daddres s th e followin g issues : (1 ) Whethe r

California' s OB D I I regulation s ar e appropriatel y considere d accompanyin g enforcemen t procedure s o r ne w emissio nstandards ; (2 ) If CARB' s regulation s ar e accompanyin g enforcemen t procedures , addres s (A ) whethe r

thes e procedure s ma y caus e th e Californi astandards , i n th e aggregate , t o b e les s protectiv e o f publi c healt han dwelfar e tha nth e applicabl e Federa l standard s promulgate dpursuan t

t o sectio n202(a) , an d(B ) whethe r

th e Californi aan d Federa l certificatio ntes t procedure s ar e inconsistent

. (3 ) If CARB' s regulation s ar e standards , addres s (A ) whethe r California' s determinatio ntha t th e amende dstandard s ar e a t leas t a s protectiv e o f

publi c healt han dwelfar e a s applicabl e Federa l standard s i s arbitrar y an dcapricious ; (B ) whethe r Californi aneed s separat e standard s t o mee t compellin g an dextraordinar y conditions ; and , (C ) whethe r California' s standard s an daccompanyin g enforcemen t

procedure s ar e consisten t wit hsectio n202(a ) o f

th e Act

. II

. Procedmire s fo r

Publi c Participatio n An y perso ndesirin g t o mak e a nora l statemen t

o nth e recor dshoul dfil e te n (10 ) copie s o f

thei r propose dtestimon y an dothe r

relevan t materia l wit hth e Directo r o f EPA' s Manufacturer s Operation s Divisio na t

th e Director' s addres s liste dabov e no t late r tha n Octobe r 13,1995

. I naddition , tha t perso nshoul dsubmi t

2 5 copies , i f feasible , o f

th e planne dstatemen t t o di e presidin g office r

a t th e tim e o f

th e hearing

. Becaus e apubli c hearin g i s designe d t o giv e intereste dpartie s a nopportunit y t o participat e i nthi s proceeding , ther e ar e n o advers e partie s a s such

.

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Notice s
Statement s b y participant s wil l no t subjec t t o cross-examina ! participant s withou t

specia l appr o th e presidin g officer

. Th e presidin g office r i s authorize dt o strik e fro n recor dstatement s whic h deem s irrelevan t

o r repetitiou s a

i impos e reasonabl e limit s o n duratio no f

th e statemen t

o f an y witness

. I f ahearin g i s held , th e Agenc y wil l mak e averbati mi proceedings

. Intereste dperson s n arrang e wit hth e reporte r at th e h e t o obtai nacop y o f

th e transcrip t

a t thei r ow nexpense
. Regardles s o f

whethe r hearin g i s held

. EP A wil l kee i recor dope nunti l Novembe r 17.1995

. Th e Administrato r

wil l the nrende r

he r decisio no nCARB' s reques t bas e th e recordo f

th e pu r i s held , relevan t

writte n an dothe r

i --me d pertinent

. Al l informatio nwil l b e abl e for publi c inspecti ' i EP A Ai r Doc k Dated : Augus t

3 , 1995

. An nE

. Goods , Acting Assistant

Admi Radiation. [F RDoc

. 95-1990 2 File d8

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draf t ni l •lansan dv

i exemptions

. SUMMARY : T h

• tio nAge

. nitroge noxide s (N O an dwritte nexemp t Rai nProgra mpermittin g an d monitorin g require. i utilit y unit s at

3 0 plant s i h e Aci dRai n' (4 0 CF Rpart s Agenc y doe s n complianc e p i als o bein g issue da s ad i - i nth complia : an dwrit t exempti o today' s Federa l Registe r DATES: ( complianc e plan s an d exe u opose db mus t b e recei

afte r notic e isg i l h e are awher e th e vhicheve r

i s later

. ADOREs ? :omment s t o th e g addresses : Maryland , Pennsylvania , an dWes t

Virginia : Thoma s Maslany , Radiatio n an dToxic s Regio n3 , 84 1 Chestnu t iadelphia , P A 19107

. o an dWisconsin : Ai r an dRadiatio n Ralp hH

. Bldg.

. 7 7 Wes t

Jackso n 60604

. > r plant s i nArkansas , Ne w Mexico ,

Coleman

. Director

. anc e an dEnforcemen t 6 , Firs t Interstat e 144 5 Ros s Ave

. (6EN-AA) , 102-2733

. i iowa : Willia mA

. \i r an dToxic s 7

. 72 6 Minnesot a S66101

. m aan dCalifornia : EPA Regio n9 , Ai r

an d \-5-2)

. 7 5 Hawthorn e o
. CA , 94105

. lplicat e an d iianc e pla no r t o whic hth e ommenter' s telephon e number ,

ii ; th e i f any
. t o th e th e uni t inplianc e pla no r

• FO RFURTHE RINFORMATIO

NCONTACT

: Fo r mnsylvania , an d tiller , (215 ) 597

- plant s i n 112)886

- fo r plant s i nOhio : 12)886-9653 , I • i nArkansas , is : Danie l Meyer ,

for 913)551

- plant s i n oia : Celi a 14-1249

. EP A

SUPPLEMENTAR

YINFORMATION : I fn o

"nent s ar e ctivit y i s i t o thes e draf

t

• an dwritte n ) x complianc e option s issue-. 1 tii e notic e o f

NO x .her e i n Registe r wil l : o nth e dat e lfsignif U nel y receive d a no r writte n exemption , tha t NO xcomplianc e pla n o r writte nexemptio ni nth e NO x complianc e plan s an dwrit ! exemption s wil l b e withdraw na m publi c commen t

receive do ntha t

N ( K complianc e pla no r

wrin< ptio n wil l b e addresse di nasubsequen t fina l actio nbase do nth e relevan t •• complianc e pla no r

writte nexemptio n i nthi s notic e o f

drat : plan s an dwritte nexe i i • • is e t h e Agenc y wil l no t

institut e commen t perio do nthi s notic e <» f draf t NO x complianc e plan s an dwrit ! exemptions , an y partie s intereste din commentin g shoul dd o s o durin g thi s commen t period

. Fo r furthe r informatio r descriptio no f

th e NO \ plan s an dwritte nexemption ! informatio nprovid e NO x complianc e plan s exemption s elsewher e in Federa l Register

. Dated : Augus t

7,1 9 Josep hA

. Kragl Acting Director, Acid

Rain i of Atmospheric Progrt; Radiation. [F RDoc

. 95-1990 0 File d8-10-95 ; 8:4 5 nm | BILLIN G COO E WW-60- P [FRL-6275-3 ] Aci d Rai n Program : Aci d Rai n Complianc e Plan s & Exemption s AGENCY : Environ n Agenc y (EPA)

. ACTION : Notic e o

f m complianc e plan s exemptions

. SUMMARY

: Th e U.S

. E n ia l Protectio nAgenc \ final action , nftrog i complianc e plan s an dwrit t exemption s fro mI permittin g an dm

i t o atota l o f

7 4 utilit y i naccordanc e wit h Progra mregulatio n an d76)

. Becaus e th e Ag ' anticipat e receivin g a- ' thes e complianc e plan s an dexempt l ar e bein g issue da DATES : Eac hNO x ' writte nexern , fina l action , wil l b 21

. 1995

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. give ni napub ; circulatio ni nth e are awher e t h i s located , wi s significant , ad\ v re db y Se p day s afte r

th e notic e i s publish " I f sig ; timel y receiv e pla no r o nan y exemptio ni nti n