Presidential Documents

27717 

Federal Register 

Vol. 72, No. 94 

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 

Title 3— 

The President 

Executive Order 13432 of May 14, 2007 

Cooperation Among Agencies in Protecting the Environment 

With Respect to Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Motor Vehicles, Nonroad Vehicles, and Nonroad Engines 

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the 

laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: 

Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to ensure the coordinated and effective exercise of the authorities of the President and the 

heads of the Department of Transportation, the Department of Energy, and 

the Environmental Protection Agency to protect the environment with respect 

to greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, nonroad vehicles, and 

nonroad engines, in a manner consistent with sound science, analysis of 

benefits and costs, public safety, and economic growth. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this order: 

(a) ‘‘agencies’’ refers to the Department of Transportation, the Department 

of Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency, and all units thereof, 

and ‘‘agency’’ refers to any of them; 

(b) ‘‘alternative fuels’’ has the meaning specified for that term in section 

301(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211(2)); 

(c) ‘‘authorities’’ include the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q), the 

Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–486), the Energy Policy Act 

of 2005 (Public Law 109–58), the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (Public 

Law 94–163), and any other current or future laws or regulations that may 

authorize or require any of the agencies to take regulatory action that directly 

or indirectly affects emissions of greenhouse gases from motor vehicles; 

(d) ‘‘greenhouse gases’’ has the meaning specified for that term in Executive 

Order 13423 of January 24, 2007; 

(e) ‘‘motor vehicle’’ has the meaning specified for that term in section 

216(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550(2)); 

(f) ‘‘nonroad engine’’ has the meaning specified for that term in section 

216(10) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550(10)); 

(g) ‘‘nonroad vehicle’’ has the meaning specified for that term in section 

216(11) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550(11)); 

(h) ‘‘regulation’’ has the meaning specified for that term in section 3(d) 

of Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993, as amended (Executive 

Order 12866); and 

(i) ‘‘regulatory action’’ has the meaning specified for that term in section 

3(e) of Executive Order 12866. 

Sec. 3. Coordination Among the Agencies. In carrying out the policy set 

forth in section 1 of this order, the head of an agency undertaking a regulatory 

action that can reasonably be expected to directly regulate emissions, or 

to substantially and predictably affect emissions, of greenhouse gases from 

motor vehicles, nonroad vehicles, nonroad engines, or the use of motor 

vehicle fuels, including alternative fuels, shall: 

(a) undertake such a regulatory action, to the maximum extent permitted 

by law and determined by the head of the agency to be practicable, jointly 

with the other agencies; 


cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with PROPOSALS5
27718 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 94 / Wednesday, May 16, 2007 / Presidential Documents 

(b) in undertaking such a regulatory action, consider, in accordance with 

applicable law, information and recommendations provided by the other 

agencies; 

(c) in undertaking such a regulatory action, exercise authority vested by 

law in the head of such agency effectively, in a manner consistent with 

the effective exercise by the heads of the other agencies of the authority 

vested in them by law; and 

(d) obtain, to the extent permitted by law, concurrence or other views 

from the heads of the other agencies during the development and preparation 

of the regulatory action and prior to any key decision points during that 

development and preparation process, and in no event later than 30 days 

prior to publication of such action. 

Sec. 4. Duties of the Heads of Agencies. (a) To implement this order, the 

head of each agency shall: 

(1) designate appropriate personnel within the agency to (i) direct the agency’s implementation of this order, (ii) ensure that the agency keeps the 

other agencies and the Office of Management and Budget informed of the 

agency regulatory actions to which section 3 refers, and (iii) coordinate 

such actions with the agencies; 

(2) in coordination as appropriate with the Committee on Climate Change 

Science and Technology, continue to conduct and share research designed 

to advance technologies to further the policy set forth in section 1 of this 

order; 

(3) facilitate the sharing of personnel and the sharing of information among 

the agencies to further the policy set forth in section 1 of this order; 

(4) coordinate with the other agencies to avoid duplication of requests to 

the public for information from the public in the course of undertaking 

such regulatory action, consistent with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501et seq.); and 

(5) consult with the Secretary of Agriculture whenever a regulatory action 

will have a significant effect on agriculture related to the production or 

use of ethanol, biodiesel, or other renewable fuels, including actions undertaken in whole or in part based on authority or requirements in title XV 

of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, or the amendments made by such title, 

or when otherwise appropriate or required by law. 

(b) To implement this order, the heads of the agencies acting jointly may 

allocate as appropriate among the agencies administrative responsibilities 

relating to regulatory actions to which section 3 refers, such as publication 

of notices in the Federal Register and receipt of comments in response 

to notices. 

Sec. 5. Duties of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

and the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality. (a) The Director 

of the Office of Management and Budget, with such assistance from the 

Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality as the Director may 

require, shall monitor the implementation of this order by the heads of 

the agencies and shall report thereon to the President from time to time, 

and not less often than semiannually, with any recommendations of the 

Director for strengthening the implementation of this order. 

(b) To implement this order and further the policy set forth in section 

1, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may require the 

heads of the agencies to submit reports to, and coordinate with, such Office 

on matters related to this order. 

Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) This order shall be implemented in accordance 

with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations. 

(b) This order shall not be construed to impair or otherwise affect the 

functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating 

to budget, administrative, and legislative proposals. 


cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with PROPOSALS5
Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 94 / Wednesday, May 16, 2007 / Presidential Documents 27719 

(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right, benefit 

or privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by 

any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities, its officers or employees, or any other person. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, 

May 14, 2007. 

[FR Doc. 07–2462 

Filed 5–15–07; 12:04 pm] 

Billing code 3195–01–P 


cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with PROPOSALS5GWBOLD.EPS</GPH>