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long as the area continues to attain the 

1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS. Second, 

pursuant to sections 179 and 

181(b)(2)(A) of the CAA, EPA is 

proposing to determine that the 

Philadelphia Area has attained the 1997 

8-hour ozone NAAQS by its attainment 

date, June 15, 2011. These proposed 

determinations are based upon 

complete, quality assured, and certified 

ambient air monitoring data that show 

the area has monitored attainment of the 

1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS for the 

2008–2010 monitoring period. EPA is 

soliciting public comments on the 

issues discussed in this document. 

These comments will be considered 

before taking final action. 

VII. Withdrawal Action 

Based on ambient air quality 

monitoring data that demonstrates 

attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone 

NAAQS, EPA is withdrawing the May 8, 

2009 proposed disapprovals of 

Delaware’s, Maryland’s, New Jersey’s, 

and Pennsylvania’s 8-hour ozone 

attainment demonstrations for the 

Philadelphia Area. (74 FR 21599, 74 FR 

21588, 74 FR 21578, and 74 FR 21604) 

VIII. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

This action proposes to make a 

determination of attainment based on 

air quality, and would, if finalized, 

result in the suspension of certain 

Federal requirements, and would not 

impose additional requirements beyond 

those imposed by state law. For that 

reason, this proposed action: 

• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ subject to review by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993); 

• Does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

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

• Is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• Does not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• Does not have Federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• Is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• Is not subject to requirements of 

Section 12(d) of the National 

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 proposed 

determination that the Philadelphia 

Area has attained the 1997 8-hour ozone 

NAAQS 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, Intergovernmental 

relations, Ozone, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: October 25, 2011. 

W.C. Early, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. 

Dated: November 22, 2011. 

Judith A. Enck, 

Regional Administrator, Region 2. 

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Public Hearings for 2017 and Later 

Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle 

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and 

Corporate Average Fuel Economy 

Standards 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) and National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

DOT. 

ACTION: Announcement of public 

hearings 

SUMMARY: EPA and NHTSA are 

announcing public hearings to be held 

for the joint proposed rules ‘‘2017 and 

Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle 

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and 

Corporate Average Fuel Economy 

Standards,’’ published in the Federal 

Register on December 1, 2011. The 

agencies will also accept comment on 

NHTSA’s Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (Draft EIS), available on 

NHTSA’s Web site at http:// 

www.nhtsa.gov/fuel-economy. Three 

hearings will be held, on January 17, 

January 19, and January 24, 2012. The 

agencies will assume that all oral 

comments presented at the hearing are 

addressed to the joint proposed rules 

only, unless speakers specifically 

reference NHTSA’s Draft EIS in oral or 

written testimony. 

DATES: NHTSA and EPA will jointly 

hold three public hearings on the 

following dates: January 17, 2012 in 

Detroit, Michigan; January 19, 2012 in 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and January 

24, 2012 in San Francisco, California. 

The hearings will start at 10 a.m. local 

time and continue until 5 p.m. or until 

everyone has had a chance to speak. If 

you would like to present oral testimony 

at one of these public hearings, please 

contact the person identified under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, at least 

ten days before the hearing. 

ADDRESSES: The January 17, 2012 

hearing will be held at the Courtyard 

Detroit Downtown, 333 East Jefferson 

Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48226. The 

January 19, 2012 hearing will be held at 

the Crowne Plaza Philadelphia 

Downtown, 1800 Market Street, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. The 

January 24, 2012 hearing will be held at 

the Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf, 555 

North Point Street, San Francisco, 

California 94133. The hearings will be 

held at sites accessible to individuals 

with disabilities. In addition, the 

agencies will provide the opportunity 

for the public to listen to each hearing 

through the following conference call-in 

line: 1–(866) 299–3188; conference code 

734 214 4423#. Please note that this 

conference line will allow the public to 

listen only; persons listening will not be 

able to give an oral presentation via the 

conference line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you would like to present oral testimony 

at a public hearing, please contact 

JoNell Iffland at EPA by the date 

specified under DATES, at: Office of 


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Transportation and Air Quality, 

Assessment and Standards Division 

(ASD), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann 

Arbor, MI 48105; telephone number: 

(734) 214–4454; fax number: (734) 214– 

4816; email address: 

iffland.jonell@epa.gov. Please provide 

the following information: Name, 

affiliation, address, email address, 

telephone and fax numbers, time you 

wish to speak (morning, afternoon) if 

there is a preference, and whether you 

require accommodations such as a sign 

language interpreter or translator. 

Questions concerning the proposed 

rules should be addressed to NHTSA: 

Rebecca Yoon, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Telephone: (202) 366–2992. EPA: Chris 

Lieske, Office of Transportation and Air 

Quality, Assessment and Standards 

Division (ASD), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood 

Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; telephone 

number: (734) 214–4584; fax number: 

(734) 214–4816; email address: 

lieske.christopher@epa.gov. You may 

learn more about the proposal by 

visiting NHTSA’s or EPA’s web pages at 

http://www.nhtsa.gov/fuel-economy or 

http://www.epa.gov/otaq/climate/ 

regulations.htm or by searching the 

public dockets (NHTSA–2010–0131 (for 

the proposed rule) or NHTSA–2011– 

0056 (for the Draft EIS); EPA–HQ–OAR– 

2010–0799) at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the public hearings is to 

provide the public an opportunity to 

present oral comments regarding 

NHTSA and EPA’s proposals for ‘‘2017 

and Later Model Year Light-Duty 

Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and 

Corporate Average Fuel Economy 

Standards.’’ (December, 1, 2011; 76 FR 

74854) These hearings also offer an 

opportunity for the public to provide 

oral comments regarding NHTSA’s Draft 

EIS, accompanying the proposed 

NHTSA fuel economy standards. The 

agencies will assume that all oral 

comments presented at the hearing are 

addressed to the joint proposed rules 

only, unless speakers specifically 

reference NHTSA’s Draft EIS in oral or 

written testimony. 

The joint proposed rules issued by 

EPA and by NHTSA on behalf of the 

Department of Transportation, would 

further reduce greenhouse gas emissions 

from and improve fuel economy for 

light-duty vehicles for model years 

2017–2025. The proposal extends the 

National Program beyond the 

greenhouse gas and corporate average 

fuel economy standards for these 

vehicles set for model years 2012–2016. 

On May 21, 2010, President Obama 

issued a Presidential Memorandum 

requesting that NHTSA and EPA 

develop through notice and comment 

rulemaking a coordinated National 

Program to reduce greenhouse gas 

emissions of light-duty vehicles for 

model years 2017–2025. The proposal, 

consistent with the President’s request, 

responds to the country’s critical needs 

to address global climate change and to 

reduce oil consumption. NHTSA is 

proposing Corporate Average Fuel 

Economy standards under the Energy 

Policy and Conservation Act, as 

amended by the Energy Independence 

and Security Act, and EPA is proposing 

greenhouse gas emissions standards 

under the Clean Air Act. These 

standards would apply to passenger 

cars, light-duty trucks, and mediumduty passenger vehicles, and, if 

ultimately adopted, would represent a 

continued harmonized and consistent 

National Program. Under the National 

Program for model years 2017–2025, 

automobile manufacturers would be 

able to continue building a single lightduty national fleet that satisfies all 

requirements under both programs 

while ensuring that consumers still have 

a full range of vehicle choices. EPA is 

also proposing minor changes to the 

light-duty vehicle regulations applicable 

to model years 2012–2016, with respect 

to air conditioner performance, 

regulatory treatment of emergency 

vehicles, and measurement of nitrous 

oxides. 

The proposal for which EPA and 

NHTSA are holding the public hearings 

was published in the Federal Register 

on December 1, 2011 (76 FR 74854) and 

is also available at the Web pages listed 

above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT and also in the rulemaking 

dockets. NHTSA’s Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement is available on 

NHTSA’s web page and in NHTSA’s 

docket for the EIS, both referenced 

above. Once NHTSA and EPA learn how 

many people have registered to speak at 

each public hearing, we will allocate an 

appropriate amount of time to each 

participant, allowing time for necessary 

breaks. In addition, we will reserve a 

block of time for anyone else in the 

audience who wishes to give an oral 

presentation. For planning purposes, 

each speaker should anticipate speaking 

for approximately ten minutes, although 

we may need to shorten that time if 

there is a large turnout. We request that 

you bring three copies of your statement 

or other material for the EPA and 

NHTSA panels. To accommodate as 

many speakers as possible, we prefer 

that speakers not use technological aids 

(e.g., audio-visuals, computer 

slideshows). However, if you wish to do 

so, you must notify the contact persons 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section above. You also must 

make arrangements to provide your 

presentation or any other aids to 

NHTSA and EPA in advance of the 

hearing in order to facilitate set-up. 

NHTSA and EPA will conduct the 

hearings informally, and technical rules 

of evidence will not apply. We will 

arrange for a written transcript of each 

hearing and keep the official record of 

each hearing open for 30 days to allow 

speakers to submit supplementary 

information. Panel members may ask 

clarifying questions during the oral 

presentations, but will not respond to 

the presentations at that time. You may 

make arrangements for copies of the 

transcripts directly with the court 

reporter. 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 hearings. To be 

assured of consideration, written 

comments on the proposal must be 

received by January 30, 2012 (76 FR 

74854). Written comments on NHTSA’s 

Draft EIS must be received or uploaded 

to NHTSA’s docket for the EIS by 

January 31, 2012. 

Dated: December 5, 2011. 

Ronald Medford, 

Deputy Administrator, National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration. 

Dated: December 5, 2011. 

Margo T. Oge, 

Director, Office of Transportation and Air 

Quality, Environmental Protection Agency. 

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