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Public Hearing Locations for the Proposed Rulemaking To Establish Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards

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[Federal Register: October 6, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 192)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 51252]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr06oc09-16]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 86 and 600
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 531, 533, 537, and 538
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0472; FRL-8966-9; NHTSA-2009-0059]
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Public Hearing Locations for the Proposed Rulemaking To Establish
Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate
Average Fuel Economy Standards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: EPA and NHTSA are announcing the location addresses for the
joint public hearings to be held for the ``Proposed Rulemaking to
Establish Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and
Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards,'' published in the Federal
Register on September 28, 2009. This joint proposed rulemaking is
consistent with the National Fuel Efficiency Policy announced by
President Obama on May 19, 2009, responding to the country's critical
need to address global climate change and to reduce oil consumption. As
described in the joint proposed rule, EPA is proposing greenhouse gas
emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and NHTSA is proposing
Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards under the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act, as amended. These standards apply to passenger cars,
light-duty trucks, and medium-duty passenger vehicles, covering model
years 2012 through 2016, and represent a harmonized and consistent
National Program. The joint proposed rule provides the dates, times,
cities, instructions and other information for the public hearings and
these details have not changed.

DATES: NHTSA and EPA will jointly hold three public hearings on the
following dates: October 21, 2009, in Detroit, Michigan, October 23,
2009 in New York, New York, and October 27, 2009 in Los Angeles,
California. The hearings will start at 9 a.m. local time and continue
until everyone has had a chance to speak. If you would like to present
testimony at the public hearings, we ask that you notify the EPA and
NHTSA contact persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at
least ten days before the hearing.

ADDRESSES: NHTSA and EPA will jointly hold three public hearings at the
following locations: Detroit Metro Airport Marriott, 30559 Flynn Drive,
Romulus, Michigan 48174 on October 21, 2009; New York LaGuardia Airport
Marriott, 102-05 Ditmars Boulevard, East Elmhurst, New York 11369 on
October 23, 2009; and Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel, 9620
Airport Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90045 on October 27, 2009.
Please see the proposed rule for addresses and detailed instructions
for submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: EPA: Tad Wysor, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
48105; telephone number: 734-214-4332; fax number: 734-214-4816; e-mail
address: wysor.tad@epa.gov, or Assessment and Standards Division
Hotline; telephone number (734) 214-4636; e-mail address
asdinfo@epa.gov. NHTSA: Rebecca Yoon, Office of Chief Counsel, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366-2992.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposal for which NHTSA and EPA are
jointly holding the public hearings was published in the Federal
Register on September 28, 2009.\1\ The proposed rule provides the
dates, times, cities, instructions for how to participate and other
information on the public hearings and these details have not changed.
If you would like to present testimony at the public hearings, we ask
that you notify the EPA and NHTSA contact persons listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least ten days before the hearing. See
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section on ``Public Participation'' in
the proposed rule for more information about the public hearings.\2\
Also, please refer to the proposed rule for addresses and detailed
instructions for submitting comments.
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    \1\ 74 FR 49454, September 28, 2009.
    \2\ 74 FR 49455, September 28, 2009.
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    This notice of public hearings further provides the location
addresses for the hearings, shown below:

October 21, 2009: Detroit Metro Airport Marriott, 30559 Flynn Drive,
Romulus, Michigan 48174, 734-214-7555.
October 23, 2009: New York LaGuardia Airport Marriott, 102-05 Ditmars
Boulevard, East Elmhurst, New York 11369, 718-565-8900.
October 27, 2009: Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel, 9620 Airport
Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90045, 310-337-2800.

    Dated: October 1, 2009.
Paul N. Argyropoulos,
Acting Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality,
Environmental Protection Agency.
    Dated: October 1, 2009.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-24159 Filed 10-5-09; 8:45 am]
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