Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 11, 2024 / Notices 99859 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency has submitted an information 

collection request (ICR), NSPS for 

Electric Utility Steam Generating Units 

(EPA ICR Number 1053.14, OMB 

Control Number 2060–0023) to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. This is a proposed 

extension of the ICR, which is currently 

approved through December 31, 2024. 

Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register on 

May 18, 2023 during a 60-day comment 

period. This notice allows for an 

additional 30 days for public comments. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before January 9, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2023–0114, to EPA online 

using https://www.regulations.gov/ (our 

preferred method), by email to a-and-rdocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes profanity, threats, 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

Submit written comments and 

recommendations to OMB for the 

proposed information collection within 

30 days of publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Muntasir Ali, Sector Policies and 

Program Division (D243–05), Office of 

Air Quality Planning and Standards, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 

27711; telephone number: (919) 541– 

0833; email address: ali.muntasir@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

proposed extension of the ICR, which is 

currently approved through December 

31, 2024. An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register (88 

FR 31748) on May 18, 2023 during a 60- 

day comment period (88 FR 31748). 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comments. Supporting 

documents that explain in detail the 

information that the EPA will be 

collecting are available in the public 

docket for this ICR. The docket can be 

viewed online at https://

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC. The telephone number 

for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. 

For additional information about EPA’s 

public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

Abstract: The New Source 

Performance Standards (NSPS) for NSPS 

for Electric Utility Steam Generating 

Units (40 CFR part 60 subpart Da) were 

proposed on September 18, 1978, 

promulgated on June 11, 1979, and 

amended on November 19, 2014 and 

April 6, 2016. These regulations apply 

to new and existing electric utility 

steam generating units capable of 

combusting more than 73 megawatts 

(MW) heat input of fossil fuel. New 

facilities include those that commenced 

construction, modification, or 

reconstruction after the date of proposal. 

This information is being collected to 

assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60, 

subpart Da. 

In general, all NSPS standards require 

initial notifications, performance tests, 

and periodic reports by the owners/ 

operators of the affected facilities. They 

are also required to maintain records of 

the occurrence and duration of any 

startup, shutdown, or malfunction in 

the operation of an affected facility, or 

any period during which the monitoring 

system is inoperative. These 

notifications, reports, and records are 

essential in determining compliance, 

and are required of all affected facilities 

subject to NSPS. 

Form numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Owners and operators of electric steam 

generating units. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart Da). 

Estimated number of respondents: 

732 (total). 

Frequency of response: Initially, 

semiannually, and quarterly. 

Total estimated burden: 171,000 

hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.3(b). 

Total estimated cost: $37,100,000 (per 

year), includes $15,600,000 annualized 

capital or operation & maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is no 

change in burden from the most recently 

approved ICR as currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved 

Burdens. This is due to two 

considerations. First, the regulations 

have not changed over the past three 

years and are not anticipated to change 

over the next three years. Second, the 

growth rate for this industry is very low 

or non-existent, so there is no 

significant change in the overall burden. 

There is an increase in operation & 

maintenance costs due to an adjustment 

to increase from 2008 to 2022 $ using 

the CEPCI Equipment Cost Index. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Information Engagement Division. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29067 Filed 12–10–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0007; FRL–12450–01– 

OCSPP] 

Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; 

Agency Decisions and State and 

Federal Agency Crisis Declarations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has granted emergency 

exemptions under the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) for use of pesticides as 

listed in this notice. The exemptions 

were granted during the period April 1, 

2024, to September 30, 2024, to control 

unforeseen pest outbreaks. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Smith, Director, Registration 

Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; main 

telephone number: (202) 566–1030; 

email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 


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• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

If you have any questions regarding 

the applicability of this action to a 

particular entity, consult the person 

listed after FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0007, is available 

at https://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 

Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001. The Public Reading Room 

is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room and the OPP 

Docket is (202) 566–1744. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

II. Background 

EPA has granted or denied emergency 

exemptions to the following State and 

Federal agencies. The emergency 

exemptions may take the following 

form: specific, quarantine, public 

health, or crisis. 

Under FIFRA section 18 (7 U.S.C. 

136p), EPA can authorize the use of a 

pesticide when emergency conditions 

exist. Authorizations (commonly called 

emergency exemptions) are granted to 

State and Federal agencies and are of 

four types: 

1. A ‘‘specific exemption’’ authorizes 

use of a pesticide against specific pests 

on a limited acreage in a particular 

State. Most emergency exemptions are 

specific exemptions. 

2. ‘‘Quarantine’’ and ‘‘public health’’ 

exemptions are emergency exemptions 

issued for quarantine or public health 

purposes. These are rarely requested. 

3. A ‘‘crisis exemption’’ is initiated by 

a State or Federal agency (and is 

confirmed by EPA) when there is 

insufficient time to request and obtain 

EPA permission for use of a pesticide in 

an emergency. 

EPA may deny an emergency 

exemption: If the State or Federal 

agency cannot demonstrate that an 

emergency exists, if the use poses 

unacceptable risks to the environment, 

or if EPA cannot reach a conclusion that 

the proposed pesticide use is likely to 

result in ‘‘a reasonable certainty of no 

harm’’ to human health, including 

exposure of residues of the pesticide to 

infants and children. 

If the emergency use of the pesticide 

on a food or feed commodity would 

result in pesticide chemical residues, 

EPA establishes a time-limited tolerance 

meeting the ‘‘reasonable certainty of no 

harm standard’’ of the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). 

In this document: EPA identifies the 

State or Federal agency granted the 

exemption, the type of exemption, the 

pesticide authorized and the pests, the 

crop or use for which authorized, 

number of acres (if applicable), and the 

duration of the exemption. EPA also 

gives the Federal Register citation for 

the time-limited tolerance, if any. 

III. Emergency Exemptions 

A. U.S. States and Territories 

American Samoa 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Public health exemption: EPA 

authorized the use of 95,000 units of the 

unregistered product, Guardian, a 

hanging polyester mesh emanator that 

passively releases TRANSFLUTHRIN in 

communities to protect residents from 

mosquitoes that may transmit the 

dengue virus. This authorization was 

effective July 9, 2024, to July 9, 2025. 

Arkansas 

Department of Agriculture 

Crisis Exemption: EPA concurred 

upon a crisis exemption declared by the 

Arkansas Department of Agriculture for 

the use of methoxyfenozide on rice to 

control fall armyworms. The 

authorization was effective July 11, 

2024. 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of methoxyfenozide on a 

maximum of 250,000 acres of rice to 

control fall armyworms. Permanent 

tolerances in connection with a 

previous action are established in 40 

CFR 180.544 to support this emergency 

use. The authorization was effective 

September 4, 2024, to September 30, 

2024 

California 

Department of Pesticide Regulation 

Crisis Exemption: EPA concurred 

upon a crisis exemption declared by the 

California Department of Pesticide 

Regulation for the use of afidopyropen 

on field-grown strawberries to control 

lygus bugs. The authorization was 

effective May 20, 2024. 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of afidopyropen on a maximum 

of 17,000 acres of field-grown 

strawberries to control lygus bugs. A 

time-limited tolerance supports this 

emergency use and is established in 40 

CFR 180.700(b). The authorization was 

effective June 13, 2024, to October 31, 

2024. 

Colorado 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific Exemption: On September 

12, 2024, EPA denied a specific 

exemption request for use of the 

unregistered product MAGNET, 

containing the unregistered active 

ingredients alpha-pinene, anisyl 

alcohol, butyl salicylate, cineole 

(eucalyptol), and phenylacetaldehyde as 

well as the registered active ingredient 

d-limonene on up to 1,400 acres of 

sweet corn as an insect attractant to 

manage corn earworm. Because an 

unregistered pesticide was requested, a 

Notice of Receipt, with opportunity for 

public comment (required by 40 CFR 

166.24), published in the Federal 

Register on June 7, 2024 (89 FR 48610) 

(FRL–11998–01–OCSPP). The public 

comment period closed on June 24, 

2024. EPA received two comments, one 

negative comment was submitted 

anonymously concerning potential risk 

and one from a federal government 

stakeholder supported allowing the use. 

Florida 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of clothianidin on a maximum 

of 75,000 acres of immature (3 to 5 years 

old) citrus trees to control the Asian 

citrus psyllid, the vector of 

huanglongbing (HLB, or citrus greening) 

disease. A time-limited tolerance in 

connection with this action supports 

this emergency use and is established in 

40 CFR 180.586(b). Because the 

applicant proposed a use that has been 

requested in 5 or more previous years, 

a Notice of Receipt, with opportunity for 

public comment in accordance with the 

requirements at 40 CFR 166.24(a)(7)(i), 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 29, 2023 (88 FR 80717) FRL– 

11634–01–OCSPP). The public 

comment period closed on January 16, 

2024. Two public comments were 

received: one from a nongovernmental 

organization that included substantive 

supporting material objected to the use 

and the other from a federal government 

stakeholder supported the use. EPA 

posted a document addressing the 

comments in response to the NOR to the 

docket, as well as EPA’s evaluations 

associated with the use, which may be 

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www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQOPP-2023-0597. The authorization was 

effective April 16, 2024, to April 16, 

2025 

Hawaii 

Department of Agriculture 

Crisis Exemption: EPA concurred 

upon a crisis exemption declared by the 

Hawaii Department of Agriculture for 

the use of cypermethrin on the crowns 

of ornamental palm trees to control 

coconut rhinoceros beetles. This 

authorization was effective November 

13, 2023. 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of the unregistered product, 

DQB Males (Wolbachia pipientis DQB 

strain (wAlbB) contained in live adult 

male Culex quinquefasciatus 

mosquitoes) on a maximum of 20,000 

acres of State, Federal, and private lands 

to control mosquitoes (Cx. 

quinquefasciatus). Because the 

applicant proposed a use of a new 

chemical, a Notice of Receipt, with 

opportunity for public comment in 

accordance with the requirements at 40 

CFR 166.24(a)(1), published in the 

Federal Register on February 8, 2024 

(89 FR 8675) (FRL–11721–01–OCSPP). 

The public comment period closed on 

February 23, 2024. Eighty-seven public 

comments were received. EPA posted a 

document addressing the comments in 

response to the NOR to the docket, as 

well as EPA’s evaluations associated 

with the use, which may be accessed at 

https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ 

EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0035. The 

authorization was effective April 25, 

2024, to April 25, 2025. 

Quarantine Exemption: EPA 

authorized the use of cypermethrin on 

a maximum of 10,000 acres of 

ornamental palm trees, applied on the 

crowns via unmanned aerial vehicles, to 

control coconut rhinoceros beetles. The 

authorization was effective April 22, 

2024, to April 22, 2027. 

Louisiana 

Department of Agriculture and Forestry 

Crisis Exemption: EPA concurred 

upon a crisis exemption declared by the 

Louisiana Department of Agriculture 

and Forestry for the use of 

methoxyfenozide on rice to control fall 

armyworms. The authorization was 

effective July 16, 2024. 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of methoxyfenozide on a 

maximum of 40,000 acres of rice to 

control fall armyworms. Permanent 

tolerances in connection with a 

previous action are established in 40 

CFR 180.544 to support this emergency 

use. The authorization was effective 

September 4, 2024, to September 30, 

2024. 

Michigan 

Department of Agriculture and Rural 

Development 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of acifluorfen on a maximum of 

48,000 acres of sugar beets for 

postemergence control of invasive 

Amaranthus (pigweed) spp., water 

hemp, and Palmer amaranth. Timelimited tolerances in connection with a 

previous action support this emergency 

use and are established in 40 CFR 

180.383(b). The authorization was 

effective May 1, 2024, to July 31, 2024. 

Minnesota 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of acifluorfen on a maximum of 

65,000 acres of sugar beets for 

postemergence control of glyphosateresistant water hemp. Time-limited 

tolerances in connection with a 

previous action support this emergency 

use and are established in 40 CFR 

180.383(b). The authorization was 

effective May 20, 2024, to July 31, 2024. 

Mississippi 

Department of Agriculture and 

Commerce 

Crisis Exemption: EPA concurred 

upon a crisis exemption declared by the 

Mississippi Department of Agriculture 

and Commerce for the use of 

methoxyfenozide on rice to control fall 

armyworms. The authorization was 

effective July 11, 2024. 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of methoxyfenozide on a 

maximum of 60,000 acres of rice to 

control fall armyworms. Permanent 

tolerances in connection with a 

previous action are established in 40 

CFR 180.544 to support this emergency 

use. The authorization was effective 

September 4, 2024, to September 30, 

2024. 

Missouri 

Department of Agriculture 

Crisis Exemption: EPA concurred 

upon a crisis exemption declared by the 

Missouri Department of Agriculture for 

the use of methoxyfenozide on rice to 

control fall armyworms. The 

authorization was effective July 18, 

2024. 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of methoxyfenozide on a 

maximum of 60,000 acres of rice to 

control fall armyworms. Permanent 

tolerances in connection with a 

previous action are established in 40 

CFR 180.544 to support this emergency 

use. The authorization was effective 

September 4, 2024, to September 30, 

2024. 

North Dakota 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of acifluorfen on a maximum of 

20,000 acres of sugar beets for 

postemergence control of glyphosate 

resistant water hemp. Time-limited 

tolerances in connection with a 

previous action support this emergency 

use and are established in 40 CFR 

180.383(b). The authorization was 

effective May 27, 2024, to July 31, 2024. 

Puerto Rico 

Department of Agriculture 

Public Health Exemption: EPA 

authorized the use of 750,000 units of 

the unregistered product, Guardian, a 

hanging polyester mesh emanator that 

passively releases TRANSFLUTHRIN in 

communities to protect residents from 

mosquitoes that may transmit the 

dengue virus. This authorization was 

effective June 20, 2024, to June 20, 2025. 

B. Federal Departments and Agencies 

United States Department of Agriculture 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Quarantine Exemptions: EPA 

authorized the use of acetic acid 

(vinegar) on hard nonporous surfaces to 

control African swine fever virus. The 

authorization was effective June 10, 

2024, to June 10, 2027. 

EPA authorized the use of sodium 

hypochlorite on porous and nonporous, 

nonfood/feed contact surfaces to control 

foot-and mouth disease virus (FMDv), 

African swine fever virus (ASFv), and 

classical swine fever virus (CSFv). The 

authorization was effective September 

17, 2024, to September 17, 2027. 

EPA authorized the use of sodium 

hydroxide on hard, nonporous, 

nonfood/feed contact surfaces to control 

prions. The authorization was effective 

September 25, 2024, to September 25, 

2027. 

EPA authorized the use of sodium 

hypochlorite on hard, nonporous, 

nonfood/feed contact surfaces to control 

prions. The authorization was effective 

September 25, 2024, to September 25, 

2027. 

C. Annual Report of Crisis Exemptions 

Declared and Revoked 

Seven crisis exemptions were 

declared, and none were revoked 

between November 6, 2023, to July 18, 

2024. 


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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 

Dated: December 5, 2024. 

Charles Smith, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29019 Filed 12–10–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OCFO–2024–0107; FRL–12487– 

01–OMS] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

General Performance Reporting for 

Assistance Programs 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) has submitted an 

information collection request (ICR), 

General Performance Reporting for 

Assistance Programs (EPA ICR Number 

2802.01, OMB Control Number 2090– 

NEW) to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. This is a request for 

approval of a new collection. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on March 7, 

2024 during a 60-day comment period; 

and on September 19, 2024 during a 30- 

day comment period. This notice allows 

for an additional 30 days for public 

comments. 

DATES: Comments may be submitted on 

or before January 9, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–OCFO–2024–0107, to EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by email to Docket_

OMS@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Aarti Iyer, Office of the Chief Financial 

Officer, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460; email address: 

iyer.aarti@epa.gov; phone: 202–564– 

0214. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

request for approval of a new collection. 

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, 

and a person is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register on 

March 7, 2024 during a 60-day comment 

period, and on September 21, 2024 

during a 30-day comment period. This 

notice allows for an additional 30 days 

for public comments. Supporting 

documents, which explain in detail the 

information that the EPA will be 

collecting, are available in the public 

docket for this ICR. The docket can be 

viewed online at www.regulations.gov 

or in person at the EPA Docket Center, 

WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. 

The telephone number for the Docket 

Center is 202–566–1744. For additional 

information about EPA’s public docket, 

visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

Abstract: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) awards 

billions of dollars in funding for grants 

and other assistance agreements, with 

recipients ranging from small non-profit 

organizations to large state governments. 

With this Information Collection 

Request (ICR), EPA seeks authorization 

to collect information to track progress 

by the Agency’s assistance programs. 

Collection of this information from 

award recipients enables EPA to assess 

and manage its assistance programs, 

which in turn ensures responsible 

stewardship of public funds; rigorous 

evidence-based learning and 

improvement; and transparent 

accountability to the American public. 

The information requested under this 

ICR will be collected via performance 

report forms, including work plans, 

interim reports, and final reports. 

Form numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Recipients of financial assistance 

awards from EPA. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory for grant recipients as per 

reporting requirements included in EPA 

regulations 2 CFR parts 200 and 1500. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

2,662 (per year). 

Frequency of response: Varies. 

Total estimated burden: 87,088 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $7,071,495.82 

(per year), there are no annualized 

capital or operation & maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in the estimates: This is a 

new collection, and so does not involve 

any program changes or burden 

adjustments. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Information Engagement Division. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29068 Filed 12–10–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–12127–01–OAR] 

Official Release of the MOVES5 Motor 

Vehicle Emissions Model for SIPs and 

Transportation Conformity 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is announcing the 

availability of the latest major release of 

the MOtor Vehicle Emission Simulator 

(MOVES) model, MOVES5, for official 

purposes outside of California. MOVES5 

is the latest version of EPA’s state-of-the 

science modeling tool for estimating 

emissions from cars, trucks, buses, and 

motorcycles based on the latest data and 

regulations. MOVES5 is available for 

use in state implementation plans (SIPs) 

and transportation conformity analyses 

outside of California. This notice starts 

a two-year grace period before MOVES5 

will need to be used as the latest EPA 

emissions model for transportation 

conformity determinations outside of 

California, both in new regional 

emissions analyses and in new hot-spot 

analyses. 

DATES: EPA’s announcement of the 

MOVES5 emissions model for SIPs and 

transportation conformity 

determinations in states other than 

California is effective December 11, 

2024. This announcement starts a twoyear transportation conformity grace 

period that ends on December 11, 2026. 

After this date, MOVES5 will need to be 

used as the latest EPA emissions model 

for new transportation conformity 

analyses outside of California in both 

regional emissions analyses and in hotspot analysis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical model questions regarding the 

official release or use of MOVES5, 

please email EPA at mobile@epa.gov. 

For questions about SIPs, contact 

Kaitlyn Leffert at Leffert.Kaitlyn@

epa.gov. For transportation conformity 

questions, contact Aaron Letterly at 

Letterly.Aaron@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The contents of this notice are as 

follows: 

I. General Information 


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