[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 146 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 36125-36126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14555]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 146 / Friday, August 1, 2025 /
Proposed Rules
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 85, 86, 600, 1036, 1037, and 1039
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0194; FRL-12744-01-OAR]
Public Hearing for Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding
and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notification of public hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a
virtual public hearing to be held August 19 and 20, 2025, on its
proposal for the ``Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and
Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards,'' which was signed on July 29, 2025.
An additional session will be held on August 21, 2025 if necessary, to
accommodate the number of testifiers that sign up to testify. EPA is
proposing to rescind EPA's 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and
repeal all greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for light-duty,
medium-duty, and heavy-duty vehicles and engines.
DATES: EPA will hold a virtual public hearing on August 19 and 20,
2025. An additional session will be held on August 21, 2025, if
necessary to accommodate the number of testifiers that sign up. Please
refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for additional
information on the public hearing.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing for the proposed rule, ``Reconsideration
of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards,''
will be help virtually. All hearing attendees (including those who do
not intend to provide testimony) should notify the contact person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by August 12, 2025,
preferably by email to [email protected]. Additional
information regarding the hearing appears below under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Miller, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division
(ASD), Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann
Arbor, MI 48105; telephone number: (734) 214-4703; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the action listed in this notice, the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to repeal all
greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for light-duty, medium-duty,
and heavy-duty vehicles and engines to effectuate the best reading of
Clean Air Act (CAA) section 202(a). In the notice, we propose that CAA
section 202(a) does not authorize the EPA to prescribe emission
standards to address global climate change concerns and, on that basis,
propose to rescind EPA's prior 2009 findings that GHG emissions from
new motor vehicles and engines contribute to air pollution which may
endanger public health or welfare. In the notice, we further propose,
in the alternative, to rescind those prior findings because the EPA
analyzed unreasonably the scientific record and because developments
cast significant doubt on the reliability of the findings. Lastly, in
the notice, we propose to repeal all GHG emission standards on the
alternative basis that no requisite technology for vehicle and engine
emission control can address the global climate change concerns
identified in the findings without risking greater harms to public
health and welfare.
The ``Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse
Gas Vehicle Standards'' proposal was signed on July 29, 2025 and will
be published separately in the Federal Register. The pre-publication
version is available at https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/proposed-rule-reconsideration-2009-endangerment-finding. Supporting documents can be found in the docket for this rule
established under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0194.
Participation in Virtual Public Hearing
EPA is not holding in-person public meetings at this time. EPA 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 contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section, preferably by email to [email protected]. Registration will be open through the last day of the
hearing; however, we ask that you pre-register by August 12, 2025 if
you intend to testify or are requesting special accommodations.
Each commenter will have 3 minutes to provide oral testimony. EPA
may ask clarifying questions during the oral presentations but will not
respond to the presentations at that time. EPA recommends submitting
the text of your oral comments as written comments to the rulemaking
docket. 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.
Please note that any updates made to any aspect of the hearing
logistics, including any change to the date of the hearing or a
potential additional session on August 21, 2025, will be posted online
at https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/proposed-rule-reconsideration-2009-endangerment-finding. While EPA
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. EPA does not
intend to publish a document in the Federal Register announcing
updates.
If you require the services of a translator or special
accommodations such as audio description, please preregister for the
hearing and describe your needs by August 12, 2025. EPA may not be able
to arrange accommodations without advance notice.
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How can I get copies of the proposed action and other related
information?
EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0194. EPA has also developed a website for this
proposal, which is available at https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/proposed-rule-reconsideration-2009-endangerment-finding. Please refer to the notice of proposed rulemaking
for detailed information on accessing information related to the
proposal.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7675.
Dated: July 29, 2025.
William Charmley,
Director, Assessment and Standards Division, Office of Transportation
and Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 2025-14555 Filed 7-31-25; 8:45 am]
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