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1 74 FR 49454, September 28, 2009. 

2 74 FR 49455, September 28, 2009. 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the CAA; and 

• Does not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

In addition, this rule does not have 

Tribal implications, as specified by 

Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, 

November 9, 2000), because the SIP is 

not approved to apply in Indian country 

located in the State, and EPA notes that 

it will not impose substantial direct 

costs on Tribal governments or preempt 

Tribal law. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Particulate matter. 

Dated: September 28, 2009. 

A. Stanley Meiburg, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

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Administration 

49 CFR Parts 531, 533, 537, and 538 

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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. 

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. 

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. 

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