Press Releases, Federal Register Notices and Recent Announcements for EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality
November 2017
- November 30, 2017: EPA Finalizes RFS Volumes for 2018 and Biomass Based Diesel Volumes for 2019
- November 9, 2017: Administrator Pruitt Advances Effort to Keep EPA within Regulatory Lane with Proposed Repeal of Glider Provisions from Heavy-Duty Truck Rule
October 2017
- October 26, 2017: EPA Provides Support to New Jersey for Program to Cut Diesel Emissions
- October 24, 2017: EPA awards Utah $2.3M to reduce diesel emissions along the Wasatch Front
- October 23, 2017: EPA’s SmartWay Honors Top Performers in the Freight Industry for Exceptional Supply Chain Efficiency
- October 6, 2017: EPA Awards $240,000 Clean Diesel Grant to Minnesota
- October 3, 2017: EPA Diesel Grant to Upgrade School Buses in Delaware
August 2017
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August 17, 2017: EPA Announces Intent to Revisit Provisions of Phase 2 Heavy-Duty Rules
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August 10, 2017: EPA, DOT Open Comment Period On Reconsideration of GHG Standards for Cars and Light Trucks
July 2017
June 2017
- June 21, 2017: U.S. EPA Awards More than $320,000 to California, Arizona Tribes to Reduce Diesel Emissions
May 2017
- May 23, 2017: United States Files Complaint Against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles for Alleged Clean Air Act Violation
April 2017
- April 19, 2017: EPA Announces Grants to Reduce Emissions from Diesel Engines
- April 19, 2017: EPA Grants Available to Reduce Emissions from Diesel Engines
March 2017
- March 15, 2017: EPA to Reexamine Emission Standards for Cars and Light Duty Trucks -- Model Years 2022-2025
January 2017
- January 18, 2017: Two Maine School Bus Fleets Get Funds for New Buses
- January 18, 2017: Ashford Conn. Gets Funds for New Cleaner School Bus
- January 13, 2017: Carbon Pollution Standards for Cars and Light Trucks to Remain Unchanged Through 2025
- Jaunary 12, 2017: EPA Notifies Fiat Chrysler of Clean Air Act Violations
- January 11, 2017: U.S. EPA awards Sundale Union Elementary School $20,000 for cleaner school bus
- January 11, 2017: EPA Awards Nearly $4 Million to Reduce Diesel Emissions in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska
- January 11, 2017: U.S. EPA awards Marana Unified School District $465,000 for cleaner school buses
- January 11, 2017: U.S. EPA awards Santa Cruz City Schools $155,000 for cleaner school buses
- January 11, 2017: EPA awards Moorpark Unified School District $25,000 for cleaner school bus
- January 11, 2017: Volkswagen Agrees to Plead Guilty, Pay $4.3 Billion in Criminal and Civil Penalties
- January 11, 2017: TODAY: EPA Admin. Gina McCarthy, Atty. Gen. Loretta Lynch, Other Federal Officials Announce Major Development in Volkswagen Investigation
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December 2017
- December 27, 2017: Proposed Rule; Renewable Fuel Standard Program; Grain Sorghum Oil Pathway (PDF) (9 pp, 309 K)
- December 26, 2017: Approval of Louisiana's Request To Relax the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) Gasoline Volatility Standard for Several Parishes (PDF) (5 pp, 243 K)
- December 22, 2017: Approval of Tennessee's Request To Relax the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) Gasoline Volatility Standard for Shelby County (Memphis) (PDF) (5 pp, 229 K)
- December 12, 2017: Periodic Reviews of the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (PDF) (2 pp, 213 K)
- December 12, 2017: Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2018 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2019; Rule (PDF) (42 pp, 1.10 MB)
- December 8, 2017: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; EPA's Light-Duty In-Use Vehicle Testing Program (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0222.11, OMB Control No. 2060-0086. (PDF) (2 pp, 209 K)
- December 8, 21017: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (PDF) (2 pp, 209 K)
November 2017
- November 30, 2017: Notice of Denial of Petitions for Rulemaking To Change the RFS Point of Obligation (PDF) (2 pp, 213 K)
- November 17, 2017: Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; SmartWay Transport Partnership (Renewal) (2 pp, 209 K)
- November 16, 2017: Repeal of Emission Requirements for Glider Vehicles, Glider Engines, and Glider Kits (PDF) (8 pp, 278 K)
October 2017
- October 16, 2017: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Aircraft Engines--Supplemental Information Related to Exhaust Emissions (Renewal) (PDF) (1 pp, 184 K)
- October 6, 2017: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Detergent Gasoline (Renewal) (PDF) (3 pp, 198 K)
- October 4, 2017: Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2018 and Biomass- Based Diesel Volume for 2019; Availability of Supplemental Information and Request for Further Comment (PDF) (7 pp, 316 K)
August 2017
- August 29, 2017: Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Engine Emission Defect Information Reports and Voluntary Emission Recall Reports (Renewal) (PDF) (2 pp, 214 K)
- August 29, 2017: Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Gasoline Volatility (Renewal) (PDF) (2 pp, 209 K)
- August 23, 2017: Public Hearing for Reconsideration of the Final Determination of the Mid-term Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Model Years 2022-2025 Light-Duty Vehicles (PDF) (2 pp, 178 K)
- August 21, 2017: Request for Comment on Reconsideration of the Final Determination of the Mid-Term Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Model Year 2022-2025 Light-Duty Vehicles; Request for Comment on Model Year 2021 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards (PDF) (3 pp, 216 K)
- August 17, 2017: Relaxation of the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) Gasoline Volatility Standard for Shelby County (Memphis), Tennessee (PDF) (4 pp, 236 K)
- August 9, 2017: Relaxation of the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) Gasoline Volatility Standard for Several Parishes in Louisiana (PDF) (5 pp, 236 K)
July 2017
- July 26, 2017: Notice of Opportunity To Comment on an Analysis of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Attributable to Production and Transport of Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris (Sugar Beets) for Use in Biofuel Production (PDF) (8 pp, 310 K)
- July 21, 2017: EPA's Intent To Disclose Confidential Business Information (CBI) Contained in Vehicle Sales Data for Model Years 2015 to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) for Use in Modeling and Projecting Energy Demand in the Light-Duty Vehicle Sector (PDF) (2 pp, 190 K)
- July 21, 2017: Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2018 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2019; Proposed Rule (PDF) (40 pp, 598 K)
- July 18, 2017: Public Hearing for Standards for 2018 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2019 Under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (PDF) (2 pp, 212 K)
- July 3, 2017: EPA Information Collection Request Number 2265.03; Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Information Collection Activities Associated With the SmartWay Transport Partnership (PDF) (3 pp, 218K)
June 2017
- June 30, 2017: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles—Phase 2 (PDF) (2pp, 267K)
- June 29, 2017: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Engine Emission Defect Information Reports and Voluntary Emission Recall Reports (PDF) (2pp, 197 K)
- June 29, 2017: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Gasoline Volatility (PDF) (2pp, 214K)
- June 29, 2017: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Alternative Affirmative Defense Requirements for Ultra-low Sulfur Diesel (PDF) (2pp, 227K)
- June 19, 2017: Alternative Method for Calculating OffCycle Credits Under the Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Program: Applications From BMW Group, Ford Motor Company, and Hyundai Motor Group (PDF) (4 pp, 240 K)
- June 7, 2017: Approval of Tennessee’s Request To Relax the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure Gasoline Volatility Standard for Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, and Wilson Counties; and Minor Technical Corrections for Federal Reid Vapor Pressure Gasoline Volatility Standards in Other Areas (PDF) (6pp, 234 K )
April 2017
- April 25, 2017: Meeting of the Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee (PDF) ((1 pp, 171K)
- April 12, 2017: Relaxation of the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure Gasoline Volatility Standard for Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, and Wilson Counties, Tennessee (PDF) (5 pp, 214 K)
March 2017
- March 22, 2017: Notice of Intention To Reconsider the Final Determination of the Mid-Term Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Model Year 2022-2025 Light Duty Vehicles (PDF) (2 pp, 185 K)
January 2017
- January 19, 2017: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Evaporative Emission Standards and Test Procedures for Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles (OHRVs); Notice of Decision (PDF) (8 pp, 223 K)
- January 19, 2017: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision (PDF) (7 pp, 215 K)
- January 19, 2017: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; In- Use Diesel-Fueled Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs) and TRU Generator Sets and Facilities Where TRUs Operate; Notice of Decision (PDF) (8 pp, 223 K)
- January 17, 2017: California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Amendments to On-Highway Heavy-Duty Vehicle In-Use Compliance Program, Amendments to 2007 and Subsequent Model Year On-Highway Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles, and Amendments to Truck Requirements; Notice of Decision (PDF) (7 pp, 217 K)
- January 13, 2017: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information Collection for Importation of On-Highway Vehicles and Motorcycles and Nonroad Engines, Vehicles, and Equipment (PDF) (2 pp, 195 K)
Added November 2017
- November 30, 2017: EPA finalizes RFS volumes for 2018 and biomass based diesel volumes for 2019.
- November 22, 2017: EPA denied requests from petitioners to initiate a rulemaking to change the point of obligation for compliance under the Renewable Fuels Standards program.
Added October 2017
- October 23, 2017: SmartWay honors top performers in the freight industry for exceptional supply chain efficiency.
- October 23, 2017: EPA and CARB approve emissions fixes for Audi, Porsche, and VW diesel 3.0 liter sport utility vehicles.
Added September 2017
- September 5, 2017: Midterm Evaluation of Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards: EPA will hold a public hearing on September 6, 2017 in Washington DC.
Added August 2017
- August 11, 2017: Proposed relaxation of the federal volatility (RVP) standard applicable to gasoline supplied to Shelby County (Memphis) Tennessee.
- August 10, 2017: Reconsideration of the Midterm Evaluation final determination.