[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 164 (Friday, August 25, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 58232-58233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18309]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

49 CFR Parts 531, 533, 535, and 537

[NHTSA-2023-0022]
RIN 2127-AM55


Public Hearing for Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for 
Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027-2032 and Fuel 
Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model 
Years 2030-2035

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is 
announcing a virtual public hearing to be held September 28, 2023, on 
its proposal for the ``Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for 
Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027-2032 and Fuel 
Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model 
Years 2030-2035,'' which was signed on July 28, 2023. This hearing also 
allows the public to provide oral comments regarding the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement that accompanies the proposal. An 
additional session will be held on September 29, if necessary, to 
accommodate the number of people that sign up to testify.

DATES: NHTSA will hold a virtual public hearing on September 28, 2023. 
An additional session will be held on September 29, if necessary, to 
accommodate the number of people that sign up to testify. The hearing 
will convene at 9 a.m. Eastern time and will conclude when the last 
pre-registered speaker has testified but no later than 6 p.m. Eastern 
time. All hearing attendees, including those who do not intend to 
provide testimony, should preregister by September 22, 2023. Please 
refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for additional 
information on the public hearing.

ADDRESSES: The link to register will be available at https://www.nhtsa.gov/cafe. Additional information regarding the hearing 
appears below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions regarding how to 
register to attend the hearing, please contact NHTSA's Office of 
Communications at [email protected]. For any other questions 
about this notice, please contact Mark Totten, Office of Rulemaking, 
NHTSA, at (202)-209-3170.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA, on behalf of the DOT, is proposing 
new corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for passenger cars 
and light trucks for MYs 2027-2032, and new fuel efficiency standards 
for heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans (HDPUVs) for MYs 2030-2035. This 
proposal responds to NHTSA's statutory obligation to set CAFE and HDPUV 
standards at the maximum feasible level that the agency determines 
vehicle manufacturers can achieve in each MY, in order to improve 
energy conservation. Specifically, NHTSA is proposing new fuel economy 
standards for passenger cars and light trucks and fuel efficiency 
standards for model years (MYs) 2027-31 that increase at a rate of 2 
percent per year for passenger cars and 4 percent per year for light 
trucks, and new fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty pickup trucks 
and vans (HDPUVs) for MYs 2030-2035 that increase at a rate of 10 
percent per year. NHTSA is also setting forth proposed augural 
standards for MY 2032 passenger cars and light trucks, which would 
increase at 2 percent and 4 percent year over year, respectively, as 
compared to the prior year's standards. In addition, NHTSA is also 
proposing certain technical amendments to clarify and streamline our 
compliance regulations. The proposal was signed on July 28, 2023, and 
was published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2023. A notice of 
availability for the accompanying Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
(Draft EIS) was published in the Federal Register on August 04, 2023 
(88 FR 51812). The Draft EIS is available on NHTSA's CAFE website, 
https://www.nhtsa.gov/cafe, and is also available in Docket ID No. 
NHTSA-2022-0075

Participation in Virtual Public Hearing

    NHTSA will begin pre-registering speakers for the hearing upon 
publication of this document in the Federal Register. To register to 
speak at the virtual hearing, please follow the instructions below. The 
last day to pre-register to speak at the hearing will be September 22, 
2023.
     To watch the hearing (without providing oral comments): 
Click the link at https://www.nhtsa.gov/cafe and register. Indicate NO 
on the registration page that you do not wish to provide testimony. 
Within 24 hours of registering, you will be emailed your link to join.

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     To comment at the hearing: Click the link at https://www.nhtsa.gov/cafe and register by September 22. Indicate YES on the 
registration page that you would like to provide comments. Within 24 
hours of registering, you will be emailed your link to join. 
Additionally, you will receive an email on September 26 with your 
approximate time to testify, and additional information about how to 
turn on your audio and camera to comment. We recommend you join via a 
computer, but if you are unable to do so, an option to join via phone 
will also be provided in that email.
    If you do not receive your confirmation email(s), or have further 
questions about this hearing, please email [email protected]. 
NHTSA is committed to providing equal access to this event for all 
participants. Closed captioning will be available. People with 
disabilities who need additional accommodations should send a request 
to [email protected] no later than September 22.
    Each commenter will have 3 minutes to provide oral testimony. NHTSA 
may ask clarifying questions during the oral presentations but will not 
otherwise respond to the presentations at that time. NHTSA recommends 
submitting the text of your oral comments as written comments to the 
rulemaking docket or to the Draft EIS docket, as appropriate. Written 
statements and supporting information submitted during the comment 
period will be considered with the same weight as oral comments and 
supporting information presented at the public hearing. If identical 
comments are submitted by the same commenter more than once to the 
docket, NHTSA does not consider those comments to carry more weight 
than if they had been submitted only once. If the oral testimony is 
specifically intended to reference the Draft EIS, please mention that 
in your opening remarks.
    Please note that any updates made to any aspects of the hearing 
logistics, including any change to the date of the hearing or a 
potential additional session on September 29, 2023, will be posted 
online at the CAFE website, https://www.nhtsa.gov/cafe. While NHTSA 
expects the hearing to go forward as set forth above, please monitor 
our website or contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section to determine if there are any updates. NHTSA does not 
intend to publish a document in the Federal Register announcing 
updates. Finally, NHTSA will post a video of the hearing at https://www.nhtsa.gov/cafe and will make a transcript of the hearing available 
in the rule making docket as soon as practicable.

How can I get copies of the proposed action, the Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement, and other related information?

    NHTSA has established a docket for the proposal under Docket ID No. 
NHTSA-2023-0022 and a separate docket for the Draft EIS at Docket ID 
No. NHTSA-2022-0075. Relevant documents and information can also be 
accessed at NHTSA's CAFE website, at https://www.nhtsa.gov/cafe. Please 
refer to the notice of proposed rulemaking for detailed information on 
accessing information related to the proposal and the Draft EIS.

    Issued on August 21, 2023, in Washington, DC, under authority 
delegated in 49 CFR 1.95.
Ann Carlson,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2023-18309 Filed 8-24-23; 8:45 am]
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