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■ 2. On page 56387, column 1, in 

§ 533.6, correct paragraph (c)(4) and 

paragraph (c)(5) introductory text to 

read as follows: 

§ 533.6 [Corrected] 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(4) Off-cycle technologies using 5- 

cycle testing. Through MY 2026, a 

manufacturer may increase its fleet 

average fuel economy performance 

through the use of off-cycle technologies 

tested using the EPA’s 5-cycle 

methodology in accordance with 40 CFR 

86.1869–12(c). The fuel consumption 

improvement is determined in 

accordance with 40 CFR 600.510– 

12(c)(3)(ii). 

(5) Off-cycle technologies using the 

alternative EPA-approved methodology. 

Through MY 2026, a manufacturer may 

seek to increase its fuel economy 

performance through use of an off-cycle 

technology requiring an application 

request made to the EPA in accordance 

with 40 CFR 86.1869–12(d). 

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■ 3. On page 56388, column 3, in 

§ 535.5, correct paragraph (a)(9) to read 

as follows: 

§ 535.5 [Corrected] 

(a) * * * 

(9) Advanced, innovative and offcycle technologies. For vehicles subject 

to Phase 1 standards, manufacturers 

may generate separate credit allowances 

for advanced and innovative 

technologies as specified in § 535.7(f)(1) 

and (2). For vehicles subject to Phase 2 

standards, manufacturers may generate 

separate credits allowance for off-cycle 

technologies in accordance with 

§ 535.7(f)(2). Separate credit allowances 

for advanced technology vehicles 

cannot be generated; instead, 

manufacturers may use the credit 

multipliers specified in § 535.7(f)(1)(ii) 

through model year 2027. 

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DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 

1.95. 

Ann Carlson, 

Acting Administrator. 

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National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

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RIN 2127–AM55 

Public Hearing for Corporate Average 

Fuel Economy Standards for 

Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for 

Model Years 2027–2032 and Fuel 

Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty 

Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model 

Years 2030–2035 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of public hearing. 

SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA) is 

announcing a virtual public hearing to 

be held September 28, 2023, on its 

proposal for the ‘‘Corporate Average 

Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger 

Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 

2027–2032 and Fuel Efficiency 

Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup 

Trucks and Vans for Model Years 2030– 

2035,’’ which was signed on July 28, 

2023. This hearing also allows the 

public to provide oral comments 

regarding the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement that accompanies the 

proposal. An additional session will be 

held on September 29, if necessary, to 

accommodate the number of people that 

sign up to testify. 

DATES: NHTSA will hold a virtual 

public hearing on September 28, 2023. 

An additional session will be held on 

September 29, if necessary, to 

accommodate the number of people that 

sign up to testify. The hearing will 

convene at 9 a.m. Eastern time and will 

conclude when the last pre-registered 

speaker has testified but no later than 6 

p.m. Eastern time. All hearing attendees, 

including those who do not intend to 

provide testimony, should preregister by 

September 22, 2023. Please refer to the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

additional information on the public 

hearing. 

ADDRESSES: The link to register will be 

available at https://www.nhtsa.gov/cafe. 

Additional information regarding the 

hearing appears below under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions regarding how to register to 

attend the hearing, please contact 

NHTSA’s Office of Communications at 

NHTSA.Communication@dot.gov. For 

any other questions about this notice, 

please contact Mark Totten, Office of 

Rulemaking, NHTSA, at (202)-209– 

3170. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA, 

on behalf of the DOT, is proposing new 

corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) 

standards for passenger cars and light 

trucks for MYs 2027–2032, and new fuel 

efficiency standards for heavy-duty 

pickup trucks and vans (HDPUVs) for 

MYs 2030–2035. This proposal 

responds to NHTSA’s statutory 

obligation to set CAFE and HDPUV 

standards at the maximum feasible level 

that the agency determines vehicle 

manufacturers can achieve in each MY, 

in order to improve energy 

conservation. Specifically, NHTSA is 

proposing new fuel economy standards 

for passenger cars and light trucks and 

fuel efficiency standards for model years 

(MYs) 2027–31 that increase at a rate of 

2 percent per year for passenger cars 

and 4 percent per year for light trucks, 

and new fuel efficiency standards for 

heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans 

(HDPUVs) for MYs 2030–2035 that 

increase at a rate of 10 percent per year. 

NHTSA is also setting forth proposed 

augural standards for MY 2032 

passenger cars and light trucks, which 

would increase at 2 percent and 4 

percent year over year, respectively, as 

compared to the prior year’s standards. 

In addition, NHTSA is also proposing 

certain technical amendments to clarify 

and streamline our compliance 

regulations. The proposal was signed on 

July 28, 2023, and was published in the 

Federal Register on August 17, 2023. A 

notice of availability for the 

accompanying Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (Draft EIS) was 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 04, 2023 (88 FR 51812). The 

Draft EIS is available on NHTSA’s CAFE 

website, https://www.nhtsa.gov/cafe, 

and is also available in Docket ID No. 

NHTSA–2022–0075 

Participation in Virtual Public Hearing 

NHTSA will begin pre-registering 

speakers for the hearing upon 

publication of this document in the 

Federal Register. To register to speak at 

the virtual hearing, please follow the 

instructions below. The last day to preregister to speak at the hearing will be 

September 22, 2023. 

• To watch the hearing (without 

providing oral comments): Click the link 

at https://www.nhtsa.gov/cafe and 

register. Indicate NO on the registration 

page that you do not wish to provide 

testimony. Within 24 hours of 

registering, you will be emailed your 

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• To comment at the hearing: Click 

the link at https://www.nhtsa.gov/cafe 

and register by September 22. Indicate 

YES on the registration page that you 

would like to provide comments. 

Within 24 hours of registering, you will 

be emailed your link to join. 

Additionally, you will receive an email 

on September 26 with your approximate 

time to testify, and additional 

information about how to turn on your 

audio and camera to comment. We 

recommend you join via a computer, but 

if you are unable to do so, an option to 

join via phone will also be provided in 

that email. 

If you do not receive your 

confirmation email(s), or have further 

questions about this hearing, please 

email NHTSA.Communication@dot.gov. 

NHTSA is committed to providing equal 

access to this event for all participants. 

Closed captioning will be available. 

People with disabilities who need 

additional accommodations should send 

a request to NHTSA.Communication@

dot.gov no later than September 22. 

Each commenter will have 3 minutes 

to provide oral testimony. NHTSA may 

ask clarifying questions during the oral 

presentations but will not otherwise 

respond to the presentations at that 

time. NHTSA recommends submitting 

the text of your oral comments as 

written comments to the rulemaking 

docket or to the Draft EIS docket, as 

appropriate. Written statements and 

supporting information submitted 

during the comment period will be 

considered with the same weight as oral 

comments and supporting information 

presented at the public hearing. If 

identical comments are submitted by 

the same commenter more than once to 

the docket, NHTSA does not consider 

those comments to carry more weight 

than if they had been submitted only 

once. If the oral testimony is specifically 

intended to reference the Draft EIS, 

please mention that in your opening 

remarks. 

Please note that any updates made to 

any aspects of the hearing logistics, 

including any change to the date of the 

hearing or a potential additional session 

on September 29, 2023, will be posted 

online at the CAFE website, https://

www.nhtsa.gov/cafe. While NHTSA 

expects the hearing to go forward as set 

forth above, please monitor our website 

or contact the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

determine if there are any updates. 

NHTSA does not intend to publish a 

document in the Federal Register 

announcing updates. Finally, NHTSA 

will post a video of the hearing at 

https://www.nhtsa.gov/cafe and will 

make a transcript of the hearing 

available in the rule making docket as 

soon as practicable. 

How can I get copies of the proposed 

action, the Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement, and other related 

information? 

NHTSA has established a docket for 

the proposal under Docket ID No. 

NHTSA–2023–0022 and a separate 

docket for the Draft EIS at Docket ID No. 

NHTSA–2022–0075. Relevant 

documents and information can also be 

accessed at NHTSA’s CAFE website, at 

https://www.nhtsa.gov/cafe. Please refer 

to the notice of proposed rulemaking for 

detailed information on accessing 

information related to the proposal and 

the Draft EIS. 

Issued on August 21, 2023, in Washington, 

DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 

1.95. 

Ann Carlson, 

Acting Administrator. 

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