Notice of Decision: Reconsideration of a Previous Withdrawal of a Waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Car Program (Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Zero Emission Vehicle Requirements)
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Rule Summary
This action concludes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) reconsideration of 2019’s Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule Part One: One National Program Rule (SAFE-1) by finding that the actions taken as a part of SAFE-1 were decided in error and are now entirely rescinded. With this action California’s authority under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to implement its own greenhouse gas emission (GHG) emission standards and zero emission vehicle (ZEV) sales mandate is restored.
A virtual public hearing session on this action was held on June 2, 2021.
Final Decision Documents
- Notice of Decision (pdf) (published March 14, 2022)
- Fact Sheet: California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Car Program; Reconsideration of a Previous Withdrawal of a Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision (pdf) (March 2022, EPA-420-F-22-005)
Rule History
- Notice of Reconsideration: California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Car Program; Reconsideration of a Previous Withdrawal of a Waiver of Preemption; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Public Comment (PDF) (10 pp, 326 K, published April 28, 2021)
- Petitions for Reconsideration of SAFE-1 Submitted to EPA.
- Final Rule: One National Program on Federal Preemption of State Fuel Economy Standards (2019)
- Proposed Rule: The Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Proposed Rule for Model Years 2021-2026 (2018)