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# Part II I 

# Environmenta l Protectio n Agency
4 0 CF R Part s 80 , 86 , an d 60 0 Contro l o f Ai r Pollutio n Fro m Ne wMoto r Vehicle s an d Ne wMoto r Vehicl e Engines ; Propose d Rul e

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4368 2 Federa l Registe r/ Vol . 56 , No . 17 0 /

Tuesday , Septembe r3 , "199 1 / Propose d Rule s
ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENC Y 4 0 CF R Part s 80,86 , an d 60 0 [FRL-3992-2 ] Contro l o f Ai r Pollutio n Fro m Ne w Moto r Vehicle s an d Ne wMoto r Vehicl e Engines ; Refuelin g Emissio n Regulation s fo r Gasoline-Fuele d Light Duty Vehicle s an d Truck s an d Heavy Duty Vehicle s AGENCY : Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA) . ACTION : Notic e o f

publi c hearin g an d repor tavailability . SUMMARY : Thi s notic e announce s th e availabilit y o f

a Departmen to f Transportatio n (DOT ) stud y o n th e safet y o f onboar d refuelin g vapo r recover y system s an d th e tim e an d place . fo ra publi c hearin g concernin g th e safet y issue s associate d wit h onboar d refuelin g contro l systems . Thi s notic e seek s commen to n th e DO T safet y stud y an d provide s opportunit y fo rcommen t o n an y issue s relate d t o thi s rulemaking . DATES : Th e publi c hearin g wil l b e hel d o n Septembe r26,1991 . Itwil l star ta t9 a.m . an d wil l continu e throughou tth e da y a s lon g a s necessar y t o complet e testimony . Comment s wil l b e accepte d unti l 3 0 day s afte rth e hearing . ADDRESSES : Th e publi c hearin g wil l b e hel d a tth e Royc e Hote l (formerl y th e Airpor tHilton) , 3150 0 Wickha m Road , Romulus , Michiga n 4817 4 (telephone : 313-292-3400) . Intereste d partie s ma y submi twritte n comment s (i n duplicat e i f possible ) t o Publi c Docke tNo . A-87-11 , at : Ai rDocke tSectio n (LE-131) , U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , Attention : Docke tNo . A-87-11,401 M Stree tSW. . Washington . D C 20460 . A cour treporte rwil l b e presen ta tth e hearin g t o mak e a writte n transcrip to f th e proceeding s an d a cop y wil l b e place d i n th e docket . Anyon e desirin g t o purchas e a cop y o f

th e transcriptshoul d mak e individua l arrangement s wit h th e cour treporte ra tth e tim e o f th e hearing . FO RFURTHE

RINFORMATIO

N CONTACT

: Mr . Do n Kopinski , Standard s Developmen tan d Suppor tBranch , Emissio n Contro l Technolog y Division , U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , 256 5 Plymout h Road , An n Arbor , Michiga n 48105 . Telephone : (313 ) 668 - 4229 . SUPPLEMENTAR

Y INFORMATION

: I . Backgroun d O n Augus t19.198 7 EP

A publishe d i n th e Federa l Registe ra notic e o f propose d rulemakin g (NPRM ) fo rth e contro l o f

vehicl e refuelin g emission s (5 2 F R31162) . Thi s proposa l wa s th e culminatio n o f

a n EP A stud y o n gasolin e marketin g emissions , whic h assesse d th e nee d fo rcontro l o f

refuelin g emission s an d th e relative merit s o f th e tw o technologie s availabl e t o achiev e this control , namely , control s incorporate d int o th e desig n o f th e vehicl e (know n a s onboard ) an d control s a tth e gasolin e dispensin g pum p (know n a s Stag e II) (se e Publi c Docke t A-84-07) . A tth e tim e th e proposa l wa s published , EP

A als o released severa l importan tregulator y suppor tdocuments . Thes e include d a respons e t o comment s receive d o n th e above-mentione d gasolin e marketin g study , a draf t Regulator y Impac tAnalysis , an d technica l suppor tdocument s relate d t o onboar d safet y an d th e certificatio n tes t procedure . Thes e an d othe rrelate d document s ar e availabl e i n Publi c Docke tA-87-11 . Subsequen tt o publicatio n o f th e proposal , a publi c hearin g wa s hel d i n Octobe r1987 , followe d b y a n extensiv e publi c commen tperio d whic h close d i n Februar y 1988 . EPA analyze d th e ke y issue s identifie d b y commenter s an d determine d tha ta final rul e shoul d b e delaye d base d o n safet y concern s raise d b y commenters . Furthe rdela y occurre d whe n i tbecam e eviden ttha tCongres s woul d includ e provision s regarding th e contro l o f

refuelin g emission s i n th e amendment s t o th e Clea n Ai rAct . Th e legislativ e proces s resulte d i n a n amendment , b y Congress , fo ronboar d technolog y unde rsectio n 202(a)(6) . Sectio n 202(a)(6 ) require s that : "Withi n 1 yea rafte rth e dat e o f

th e enactmen to f th e Clea n Ai rAc tAmendment s o f 1990 , th e Administrato rshall , afte r consultatio n wit h th e Secretar y o f Transportatio n regarding th e safet y o f vehicle-base d ('onboard' ) system s fo r th e contro l o f

vehicl e refueling emissions , promulgat e standard s unde r thi s sectio n requiring tha tne w light-dut y vehicle s manufacture d beginnin g i n th e fourth mode l yea rafte rth e mode l yea r i n whic h th e standard s ar e promulgate d an d thereafte rshal l b e equippe d wit h suc h systems. " Safet y consideration s ar e addresse d unde rsectio n 202(a)(4 ) whic h states : "(A ) * * * n o emissio n contro l device , system , o relemen to f desig n shal l b e use d i n a ne w moto rvehicl e o r ne w moto rvehicl e engin e fo rpurpose s o f complyin g wit h requirement s prescribe d unde rthi s titl e i f suc h device , system , o relemen to f

desig n wil l caus e o rcontribut e t o a n unreasonabl e risk t o publi c health , welfare , o rsafet y i n it s operatio n o rfunction . (B ) I n determinin g whethe ra n unreasonabl e ris k exist s unde r subparagrap h (A) , th e Administrato r shal l consider , amon g othe rfactors , (i ) whethe ran d t o wha texten tth e us e o f an y device , system , o relemen to f desig n causes , increases , reduces , o reliminate s emission s o f

an y unregulate d pollutants ; (ii ) availabl e method s fo rreducin g o r eliminatin g an y risk t o publi c health , welfare , o rsafet y whic h ma y b e associate d wit h th e us e o f suc h device , system , o relemen to f

design , an d (iii ) th e availabilit y o f

othe rdevices , systems , o relement s o f desig n whic h ma y b e use d t o confor m t o requirement s prescribe d unde rthi s titl e withou t causin g o rcontributin g t o suc h unreasonabl e risk. Th e Administrato r shal l includ e i n th e consideratio n require d b y thi s paragrap h al l relevan t informatio n develope d pursuan tt o sectio n t o sectio n 214. " Th e Clea n Ai rAc tAmendment s o f 199 0 als o requir e Stag e I I control s i n certai n nonattainmen tarea s an d EP A i s developin g thi s progra m separately . EPA i s continuin g it s consultatio n wit h DO T regardin g safety . I n July , 1991 , th e Nationa l Highwa y Traffi c Safet y Administratio n (NHTSA) , whic h i s par t o f DOT , complete d a n update d stud y o n th e safet y o f

onboar d vapo rrecover y systems . A cop y o f

thi s report , entitle d "A n Assessmen to f

th e Safet y o f Onboar d Refuelin g Vapo rRecover y Systems, " ha s bee n place d i n th e publi c docke tfo rthi s rulemaking . EP A strongl y encourage s revie w an d commen to n th e conten tan d findings o f th e DO T study . In ligh to f

thi s ne w information , EP A request s commen to n th e rulemakin g cours e tha tth e Agenc y shoul d take . Itshoul d als o b e note d tha tsinc e th e clos e o f th e commen tperio d o n th e NPRM , a numbe ro f

othe rmaterial s hav e bee n submitte d t o th e docke twhic h relat e t o th e safet y issue . Include d i s EPA' s safet y analyse s entitle d "Summar y an d Analysi s o f Comment s Regardin g th e Potentia l Safet y Implication s o f

Onboar d Vapo r Recover y Systems. " Als o include d i s technica l informatio n whic h relate s t o safet y concern s raise d b y DO T an d others , an d document s discussin g onboard-equippe d vehicles . EP A encourage s intereste d partie s t o revie w an d commen to n thes e material s a s well . Th e publi c i s als o welcom e t o commen to n othe rmatter s relate d t o th e NPRM . Th e publi c docke tA-87-1 1 contain s a numbe ro f

material s o n issue s othe rtha n safety , includin g a documen tentitle d "Summar y o f Change d Circumstances " whic h discusse s statutor y changes , technolog y development , an d potentia l modification s t o th e refuelin g tes t procedure .P. 4 

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o present testimon y a tth e public hearing (se e "DATES" ) should notif

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f suc h inten ta t leas tseve n day s prio

rt o th e da y o f th e hearing . Th

e contactperson should als o b e provided a

n estimat e o f the tim e require d fo rthe presentatio n o

f th e testimony and notificatio n o f an y nee d fo raudio/visua l equipment . A sign-u p shee twil l b e availabl e a

tth e registration tabl e the mornin g o f the hearing fo r schedulin g th

e orde ro f testimony . Due t

o th e anticipate d hig

h leve l o f interes ti n thi s issue , EP

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r t o allo w all partie s t

o testify . I ti s suggeste d tha

tsufficien tcopie s o f the statemento

rmateria l t o b e presente d b e brough

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n addition , i twil l b e helpfu

l fo rEP A t o receiv e a

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g prio rt o the schedule d hearing date , in orde rfo rEP A staf f t o giv e suc h materia l ful l consideration . Suc

h advanc e copie s shoul d b e submitted t o the contact person liste d above . Th e officia l recor d o f th e hearin g wil l b e keptopen fo

r3 0 day s followin g the hearing t o allo w submissio n o

f rebutta l an d supplementar

y testimony . Du e t o th e significance o

f the vehicl e safet y issu e in thi s rulemakin

g an d the importanc

e o f the consultatio n proces s calle d fo rin sectio n 202(a)(6) o

f the Clea n AirAct, DO

T wil l b e a participant o n the hearing panel . Mr

. Richar d D . Wilson , Directoro

f the Offic e o f Mobile Sources , i s hereb y designate d presiding officero f the hearing . Th

e hearing wil l b e conducted informally , an d technical rule s o f evidenc e wil l notapply . Writte n transcript s o f the hearing wil l b e made . Dated : Augus t27,1991 . Jerr y Kurtzweg , Acting Assistant

Administrator

for Air and Radiation. (F R Doc

. 91-2098 8 File d 8-30-91 ; 8:4 5 am ] BILUN Q COO E 6M0-50- M