[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 13, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 52696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20451]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 86

[FRL-7258-2]


Control of Air Pollution From Motor Vehicles and New Motor 
Vehicle Engines; Revisions to Regulations Requiring Availability of 
Information for Use of On-Board Diagnostic Systems and Emission-Related 
Repairs on 1994 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty 
Trucks and 2005 and Later Model Year Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Engines 
Weighing 14,000 Pounds Gross Vehicle Weight or Less; Notice of Document 
Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule, notice of document availability.

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SUMMARY: On June 8, 2001, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (66 FR 30830) proposing 
revisions to regulations requiring availability of information for use 
of on-board diagnostic systems (OBD) and emission-related repairs. One 
of the proposed changes specified that manufacturers comply with SAE 
Standardized Practice J2534 for ``pass-through reprogramming'' for MY 
2003 and later OBD-equipped vehicles with reprogramming capabilities. 
At the time the proposal was issued in June 2001, SAE J2534 had not yet 
been finalized. In the proposal, EPA committed to issuing a notice of 
document availability in the Federal Register to announce that SAE 
J2534 had been finalized.
    SAE J2534 was finalized in February of 2002 and is now available 
for inspection only in EPA Air Docket A-2000-49 (see ADDRESSES). In 
addition, interested parties can purchase this document directly from 
the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) (see ADDRESSES).

ADDRESSES: Materials relevant to this rulemaking are contained in 
Docket No. A-2000-49. The docket is located at The Air Docket, 401 M. 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460, and may be viewed in room M1500 
between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone 
number is (202) 260-7549 and the facsimile number is (202) 260-4400 and 
the Internet e-mail is 
[email protected]. A reasonable fee may be charged by EPA 
for copying docket material.
    SAE J2534 can be purchased from the Society of Automotive Engineers 
(SAE), 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001 or at 
www.sae.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Holly Pugliese, Certification and 
Compliance Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 
Traverwood, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, Telephone (734) 214-4288, or Internet 
e-mail at [email protected].

    Dated: August 5, 2002.
Robert Brenner,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 02-20451 Filed 8-12-02; 8:45 am]
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