2015 Federal Register Notices related to Transportation, Air Pollution, and Climate Change
Federal Register Notices for the current year.
December 2015
- December 21, 2015: 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, 174 K)
- December 14, 2015: Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2014, 2015, and 2016 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2017 (PDF)(100 pp, 3.3 MB)
- December 11, 2015: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards Small Off-Road Engines Regulations; Tier 4 Off-Road Compression-Ignition Regulations; Exhaust Emission Certification Test Fuel for Off-Road Spark-Ignition Engines, Equipment, and Vehicles Regulations (PDF)(9 pp, 244 K)
- December 10, 2015: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Portable Diesel-Fueled Engines Air Toxics Control Measure (PDF)(6 pp, 198.7 K)
- December 9, 2015: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Large Spark-Ignition (LSI) Engines; New Emission Standards and In-Use Fleet Requirements (PDF)(6 pp, 215.6 K)
November 2015
- November 12, 2015: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California; California Mobile Source Regulations (PDF)(11 pp, 289 K)
October 2015
- October 30, 2015: Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Rebate Program (Renewal) (PDF)(2 pp, 197 K)
- October 19, 2015: Notice of Opportunity To Comment on an Analysis of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Attributable to Production and Transport of Jatropha Curcas Oil for Use in Biofuel Production (PDF)(1 pp, 173 K)
- October 14, 2015: Meeting of the Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee (PDF)(1 pp, 190 K)
- October 13, 2015: Notice of Opportunity To Comment on an Analysis of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Attributable to Production and Transport of Jatropha (PDF)(14 pp, 291 K)
September 2015
- September 21, 2015: Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Data Reporting Requirements for State and Local Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) Programs (PDF)(2 pp, 198 K)
- September 8, 2015: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles--Phase 2 (PDF)(2 pp, 220 K)
August 2015
- August 25, 2015: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Rebate Program; EPA ICR No. 2461.02, OMB Control No. 2060-0686 RENEWAL (PDF)(2 pp, 177 K)
- August 5, 2016: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles--Phase 2; Notice of Public Hearings and Comment Period (PDF)(1 pp, 214 K)
- August 3, 2016: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles--Phase 2 (PDF)(2 pp, 192 K)
July 2015
- July 31, 2015: Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Aircraft Engines--Supplemental Information (PDF)(1 pp, 206 K)
- July 29, 2015: Proposed Finding That Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Aircraft Cause or Contribute to Air Pollution That May Reasonably Be Anticipated To Endanger Public Health and Welfare and Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Notice of Updates to Public Hearing (PDF)(2 pp, 200 K)
- July 28, 2015: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles--Phase 2; Notice of Public Hearings and Comment Period (PDF)(2 pp, 2155 K)
- July 14, 2015: Notice of Opportunity To Comment on an Analysis of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Attributable to Production and Transport of Cotton Gossypium spp.) Seed Oil for Use in Biofuel Production (PDF)(8 pp, 358 K)
- July 13, 2015: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles--Phase 2 (PDF)(629 pp, 5.2 MB)
- July 2, 2015: Approval of Alabama's Request To Relax the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure Gasoline Volatility Standard for Birmingham, Alabama (PDF)(2 pp, 290 K) - Withdrawal of direct final rule
- July 2, 2015: Approval of Alabama's Request To Relax the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure Gasoline Volatility Standard for Birmingham, Alabama (PDF)(6 pp, 213 K) - Final rule
- July 1, 2015: Proposed Finding That Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Aircraft Cause or Contribute to Air Pollution That May Reasonably Be Anticipated To Endanger Public Health and Welfare and Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF)(50 pp, 884 K)
June 2015
- June 30, 2015: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Fuel Use Requirements for Great Lake Steamships (Renewal) (PDF)(1 pp, 171 K)
- June 23, 2015: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: RFS Pathways II, and Technical Amendments to the RFS Standards and E15 Misfueling Mitigation Requirements (PDF)(2 pp, 179 K)
- June 10, 2015: Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2014, 2015, and 2016 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2017 (PDF)(55 pp, 1.12 MB)
- June 4, 2015: Public Hearing for the 2014, 2015, and 2016 Standards for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (PDF)(1 pp, 190 K)
- June 3, 2015: Alternative Method for Calculating Off-Cycle Credits Under the Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Program: Applications From Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors Corporation (PDF)(4 pp, 221 K)
May 2015
- May 29, 2015: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Aircraft Engines--Supplemental Information Related to Exhaust Emissions (Renewal) (PDF)(1 pp, 171 K)
- May 29, 2015: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Fuel Quality Regulations for Diesel Fuel Sold in 2001 and Later Years; for Tax-Exempt (Dyed) Highway Diesel Fuel; & Non-Road Locomotive & Marine Diesel Fuel (Renewal) (PDF)(2 pp, 177 K)
- May 28, 2015: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; RFS2 Voluntary RIN Quality Assurance Program (PDF)(3 pp, 213 K)
- May 15, 2015: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Data Reporting Requirements for State and Local Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) Programs (PDF)(2 pp, 200 K)
- May 8, 2015: Partial Withdrawal of Technical Amendments Related to: Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Fuel and Quality Assurance Plan Provisions (PDF)(2 pp, 237 K)
- May 7, 2015: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Mobile Cargo Handling Equipment at Ports and Intermodal Rail Yards Regulations (PDF)(6 pp, 217 K)
- May 7, 2015: Relaxation of the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure Gasoline Volatility Standard for Birmingham, Alabama (PDF)(4 pp, 203 K)
- May 7, 2015: Approval of Alabama's Request To Relax the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure Gasoline Volatility Standard for Birmingham, Alabama (PDF)(5 pp, 244 K)
- May 6, 2015: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Amendments to Spark Ignition Marine Engine and Boat Regulations (PDF)(10 pp, 233 K)
- May 6, 2015: California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Small Off-Road Engines Regulations (PDF)(6 pp, 197 K)
April 2015
- April 24, 2015: Notice of Opportunity To Comment on an Analysis of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Attributable to Production and Transport of Brassica Carinata Oil for Use in Biofuel Production (PDF)(8 pp, 700 K)
- April 22, 2015: Control of Emissions From Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines at or Below 19 Kilowatts (PDF)(1 pp, 215 K)
- April 21, 2015: Sulfur Dioxide Allowance System - CFR Correction (PDF)(1 pp, 170 K)
- April 3, 2015: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Cellulosic Waiver Credit Price and Minor Amendments to Renewable Fuel Standard Regulations (PDF)(6 pp, 267 K) - Proposed rule
- April 3, 2015: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Cellulosic Waiver Credit Price and Minor Amendments to Renewable Fuel Standard Regulations (PDF)(6 pp, 273 K) - Direct final rule
March 2015
- March 26, 2015: Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's Light-Duty In-Use Vehicle Testing Program (Renewal) (PDF)(2 pp, 199 K)
- March 24, 2015: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Cellulosic Production Volume Projections and Efficient Producer Reporting (PDF)(2 pp, 213 K)
- March 24, 2015: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting Related to E15 (Renewal) (PDF)(2 pp, 176 K)
- March 20, 2015: Notice of Opportunity To Comment on an Analysis of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Attributable to Production and Transport of Pennycress (Thlaspi Arvense) Oil for Use in Biofuel Production (PDF)(6 pp, 353 K)
February 2015
- February 25, 2015: Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles (Renewal) (PDF)(2 pp, 214 K)
- February 23, 2015: Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Transportation Conformity Determinations for Federally Funded and Approved Transportation Plans, Programs and Projects (PDF)(3 pp, 218 K)
- February 19, 2015: Amendments Related to: Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards, Nonroad Engine and Equipment Programs, and MARPOL Annex VI Implementation (PDF)(13 pp, 302 K) - Proposed rule
- February 19, 2015: Amendments Related to: Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards, Nonroad Engine and Equipment Programs, and MARPOL Annex VI Implementation (PDF)(48 pp, 1.04 MB) - Direct final rule
- February 6, 2015: Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Extension of the Reformulated Gasoline Program to Maine's Southern Counties (PDF)(5 pp, 232.7 K)