2012 Federal Register Notices related to Transportation, Air Pollution, and Climate Change
Federal Register Notices for the current year.
December 2012
- December 26, 2012: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to the Transmix Provisions Under the Diesel Sulfur Program (PDF)(13 pp, 284 K)
- December 17, 2012: Supplemental Determination for Renewable Fuels Produced Under the Final RFS2 Program From Grain Sorghum (PDF)(407KB)
- December 11, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia; Redesignation of the West Virginia Portion of the Wheeling, WV-OH 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Nonattainment Area to Attainment and Approval of the Associated Maintenance Plan (PDF) (12 pp, 286 K)
- December 11, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia; Redesignation of the West Virginia Portion of the Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Nonattainment Area to Attainment and Approval of the Associated Maintenance Plan (PDF) (11 pp, 324 K)
- December 10, 2012: California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption; California's 2010 Model Year Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine On-Board Diagnostic Standards (PDF) (3 pp, 184 K)
- December 6, 2012: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Portable Equipment Registration Program; Notice of Decision (PDF) (6 pp, 218 K)
- December 6, 2012: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; In- Use Portable Diesel Engines 50 Horsepower and Greater; Notice of Decision (PDF) (6 pp, 203 K)
- December 6, 2012: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Renewable Fuel Standard and Diesel Sulfur Programs (PDF) (211KB)
November 2012
- November 27, 2012: Notice of Decision Regarding Requests for a Waiver of the Renewable Fuel Standard (PDF) (25 pp, 351 K)
- November 20, 2012: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) Program (PDF) (1 pp, 173 K)
- November 19, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; Attainment Plan for the Philadelphia-Wilmington, Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware 1997 Fine Particulate Matter Nonattainment Area (PD)< (11 pp, 294 K)
- November 19, 2012: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Emissions Certification and Compliance Requirements for Locomotives and Locomotive Engines (Renewal) (PDF) (2 pp, 179 K)
- November 15, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia; Redesignation of the West Virginia Portion of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 1997 Annual PM2.5 Nonattainment Area to Attainment and Approval of the Associated Maintenance Plan (PDF) (12 pp, 324 K)
- November 15, 2012: 2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (PDF) (1 pp, 209 K)
- November 13, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Nevada; Redesignation of Clark County to Attainment for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard (PDF) (14 pp, 271 K)
- November 8, 2012: Access by EPA Contractors to Information Claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) Submitted under Title II of the Clean Air Act and Related Regulations (PDF) (2 pp, 173 K)
- November 1, 2012: Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Modification to Octamix Waiver (TOLAD MFA-10A) (PDF) (2 pp, 195 K)
October 2012
- October 31, 2012: Section 610 Reviews of Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards and Highway Diesel Fuel Sulfur Control Requirements; NESHAP: Reinforced Plastic Composites Production; and NPDES Permit Regulation and Effluent Limitations Guidelines Standards for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) (PDF) (3 pp, 205 K)
- October 31, 2012: Control of Air Pollution From Aircraft and Aircraft Engines; Emission Standards and Test Procedures (PDF) (2 pp, 257 K)
- October 26, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Indiana; Delaware County (Muncie), Indiana Ozone Maintenance Plan Revision To Approved Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets (PDF) (6 pp, 250 K)
- October 25, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; New Hampshire; Redesignation of the Southern New Hampshire 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area (PDF) (14 pp, 305 K)
- October 15, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Portion of York County, South Carolina Within Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina-South Carolina 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; Reasonable Further Progress Plan (PDF) (8 pp, 267 K)
- October 15, 2012: 2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (PDF) (578 pp, 8.23 M)
- October 12, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; North Carolina Portion of the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina-North Carolina 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; Reasonable Further Progress Plan (PDF) (8 pp, 266 K)
- October 9, 2012: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Renewable Fuel Standard and Diesel Sulfur Programs (PDF) (14 pp, 270 K)
- October 9, 2012: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Renewable Fuel Standard and Diesel Sulfur Programs (PDF) (15 pp, 295 K)
- October 4, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Indiana; South Bend-Elkhart, Indiana Ozone Maintenance Plan Revision To Approved Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets (PDF) (6 pp, 232 K)
- October 3, 2012: Meeting of the Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee (PDF) (1 pp, 193 K)
September 2012
- September 27, 2012: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2013 Biomass-Based Diesel Renewable Fuel Volume; Final Rule (PDF) (29 pp, 922 K)
- September 24, 2012: Adequacy Status: South Carolina: Portion of York County, SC Within Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; Maintenance Plan Motor Vehicle Emissions Budget for Transportation Conformity Purposes (PDF) (2 pp, 193 K)
- September 19, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Beaumont/Port Arthur Ozone Maintenance Plan Revision to Approved Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets (PDF) (6 pp, 235 K)
- September 18, 2012: Request for Comment on Letters Seeking a Waiver of the Renewable Fuel Standard; Extension of Comment Period (PDF) (2 pp, 199 K)
- September 11, 2012: Notice of Opportunity To Comment on a Methodology for Allocating Greenhouse Gas Emissions to a Combined Heat and Power Configuration Under the Renewable Fuels Program, and the Application of this Methodology to a Proposed Plant by Dakota Spirit AgEnergy in Spiritwood, ND (PDF) (4 pp, 207 K)
- September 5, 2012: Nonconformance Penalties for On-Highway Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines (PDF) (19 pp, 424 K)
August 2012
- August 31, 2012: California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Car Program; Request for Waiver of Preemption; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Public Comment (PDF) (3 pp, 204 K)
- August 30, 2012: Request for Comment on Letters Seeking a Waiver of the Renewable Fuel Standard (PDF) (2 pp, 196 K)
- August 27, 2012: EPA's Denial of the Petition To Reconsider the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles (PDF) (5 pp, 208 K)
- August 21, 2012: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Data Reporting Requirements for State and Local Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) Programs (Renewal) (PDF) (2 pp, 197 K)
- August 21, 2012: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; In-Use Heavy-Duty Vehicles (As Applicable to Yard Trucks and Two-Engine Sweepers); Opportunity for Public Hearing and Comment (PDF) (3 pp, 204 K)
- August 21, 2012: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; California Nonroad Compression Ignition Engines—In-Use Fleets; Authorization Request; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Comment (PDF) (3 pp, 204 K)
- August 6, 2012: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Rebate Program (New Collection); EPA ICR No. 2461.01 (PDF) (2 pp, 178 K)
July 2012
- July 27, 2012: Forms and Procedures for Submitting Compliance Reports: Requirements Pertaining to Reformulated Gasoline, Anti-dumping, Gasoline Sulfur, Renewable Fuel Standard Requirements, etc. and Greenhouse Gas Reporting Requirements Related to Coal-Based Liquid Fuels and Petroleum Products (PDF) (4 pp, 224 K)
- July 20, 2012: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Nonconformance Penalties for Heavy-Duty Engines and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Including Light-Duty Trucks (Renewal) (PDF) (2 pp, 179 K)
- July 20, 2012: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Exclusion Determinations for New Nonroad Spark-Ignited Engines, New Nonroad Compression-Ignited Engines, and New On-Road Heavy Duty Engines (Renewal) (PDF) (2 pp, 180 K)
June 2012
- June 18, 2012: Control of Air Pollution From Aircraft and Aircraft Engines; Emission Standards and Test Procedures (PDF) (46 pp, 732 K)
- June 14, 2012: Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives; Modification to Octamix Waiver (TOLAD) (PDF) (3 pp, 198 K)
- June 13, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arizona; Update to Stage II Gasoline Vapor Recovery Program; Change in the Definition of ``Gasoline'' To Exclude ``E85'' (PDF) (7 pp, 270 K)
- June 12, 2012: Notice of Data Availability Concerning Renewable Fuels Produced From Grain Sorghum Under the RFS Program (PDF) (13 pp, 338 K)
- June 8, 2012: Heavy-Duty Highway Program: Revisions for Emergency Vehicles and SCR Maintenance (PDF) (30 pp, 610 K)
- June 8, 2012: Heavy-Duty Highway Program: Revisions for Emergency Vehicles (PDF) (589KB)
- June 7, 2012: Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Modification to Octamix Waiver (TXCeed) (PDF) (3 pp, 219 K)
- June 6, 2012: Adequacy Status: South Carolina: Reasonable Further Progress Plan Motor Vehicle Emissions Budget for Transportation Conformity for the Portion of York County, South Carolina Within Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina-South Carolina; 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area (PDF) (2 pp, 213 K)
May 2012
- May 17, 2012: Notice of Intent to Grant Co-Exclusive Patent License (PDF) (2 pp, 176 K)
- May 16, 2012: Air Quality: Widespread Use for Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery and Stage II Waiver (PDF) (11 pp, 315 K)
- May 14, 2012: Adequacy Status of the Submitted 2008 and 2022 VOC and NOX Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for Transportation Conformity Purposes; New Hampshire; Boston-Manchester-Portsmouth (SE), New Hampshire, 8-Hour Ozone Area (PDF) (2 pp, 213 K)
April 2012
- April 27, 2012: Adequacy Status of the Eagle River, Alaska Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes (PDF) (2 pp, 196 K)
- April 5, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Indiana; Central Indiana (Indianapolis) Ozone Maintenance Plan Revision to Approved Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets (PDF) (6 pp, 230 K)
- April 4, 2012: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Large Spark-Ignition (LSI) Engines; New Emission Standards and In-Use Fleet Requirements (PDF) (5 pp, 228 K)
- April 4, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Implementations Plans; California Air Resources Board--In-Use Heavy-Duty Diesel-Fueled Truck and Bus Regulation, and Drayage Truck Regulation (PDF) (7 pp, 255 K)
- April 2, 2012: Notice of Data Availability Concerning Renewable Fuels Produced from Palm Oil Under the RFS Program; Extension of Comment Period (PDF) (2 pp, 199 K)
March 2012
- March 28, 2012: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; Request for Comment on Three Proposed Information Collection Requests (ICRs) (PDF) (3 pp, 200 K)
- March 14, 2012: Transportation Conformity Rule Restructuring Amendments (PDF) (10 pp, 288 K)
- March 6, 2012: Meeting of the Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee (PDF) (1 pp, 188 K)
- March 5, 2012: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Data Reporting Requirements for State and Local Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) Programs (PDF) (2 pp, 196 K)
- March 5, 2012: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Identification of Additional Qualifying Renewable Fuel Pathways Under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (PDF) (2 pp, 199 K)
- March 1, 2012: Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; South Coast; Attainment Plan for 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standards (PDF) (23 pp, 248KB)
February 2012
- February 29, 2012: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Rebate Program (New); EPA ICR No. 2461.01 (PDF) (3 pp, 154 K)
- February 27, 2012: Transportation Conformity Rule: MOVES Regional Grace Period Extension (PDF) (8 pp, 80 K)
- February 21, 2012: California State Motor Vehicle and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Mobile Cargo Handling Equipment Regulation at Ports and Intermodal Rail Yards; Notice of Decision (PDF) (8 pp, 174 K)
- February 16, 2012: California State Motor Vehicle and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Truck Idling Requirements (PDF) (12 pp, 194 K)
- February 14, 2012: Notice of Data Availability Concerning Renewable Fuels Produced From Palm Oil Under the RFS Program; Extension of Comment Period (PDF) (2 pp, 151 K)
- February 14, 2012: Adequacy Status of the Anchorage, Alaska, Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes (PDF) (2 pp, 148 K)
- February 9, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Illinois; Ozone (PDF) (18 pp, 223 K)
- February 9, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Wisconsin; Redesignation of the Milwaukee-Racine and Sheboygan Areas to Attainment for 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard (PDF) (17 pp, 224 K)
- February 8, 2012: Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee; Request for Nominations (PDF) (1 pp, 141 K)
January 2012
- January 31, 2012: Nonconformance Penalties for On-Highway Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines (PDF) (410KB)
- January 31, 2012: Nonconformance Penalties for On-Highway Heavy Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines (PDF) (10 pp, 281 K)
- January 27, 2012: Notice of Data Availability Concerning Renewable Fuels Produced From Palm Oil Under the RFS Program (PDF) (19 pp, 539 K)
- January 20, 2012: Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Modification to Octamix Waiver (PDF) (3 pp, 162 K)
- January 18, 2012: Great Lakes Steamship Repower Incentive Program (PDF) (4 pp, 157 K) - Notice of proposed rulemaking
- January 18, 2012: Great Lakes Steamship Repower Incentive Program (PDF) (7 pp, 181 K) - Direct final rule
- January 13, 2012: 2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards; Extension of Comment Period (PDF) (2 pp, 149 K)
- January 12, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of Colorado; Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program-- Deletion of Final Enhanced Inspection and Maintenance Emission Cutpoint Standards (PDF) (3 pp, 159 K)
- January 10, 2012: Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: Alaska (PDF) (4 pp, 164 K)
- January 9, 2012: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards (PDF) (40 pp, 1.27 MB)
- January 5, 2012: Control of Emissions From New Nonroad Compression-Ignition Engines: Approval of New Scheduled Maintenance for Selective Catalytic Reduction Technologies (PDF) (3 pp, 158 K)
- January 5, 2012: Control of Emissions From New Highway Vehicles and Engines; Approval of New Scheduled Maintenance for Selective Catalytic Reduction Technologies (PDF) (10 pp, 190 K)
- January 5, 2012: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Identification of Additional Qualifying Renewable Fuel Pathways Under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (PDF) (6 pp, 167 K)
- January 5, 2012: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Identification of Additional Qualifying Renewable Fuel Pathways Under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (PDF) (29 pp, 2.83 MB)