[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 43, Number 20 (Monday, May 21, 2007)]
[Pages 631-633]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Executive Order 13432--Cooperation Among Agencies in Protecting the 
Environment With Respect to Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Motor 
Vehicles, Nonroad Vehicles, and Nonroad Engines

May 14, 2007

    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and 
the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as 
follows:
    Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to ensure 
the coordinated and effective exercise of the authorities of the 
President and the heads of the Department of Transportation, the 
Department of Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency to protect 
the environment with respect to greenhouse gas emissions from motor 
vehicles, nonroad vehicles, and nonroad engines, in a manner consistent 
with sound science, analysis of benefits and costs, public safety, and 
economic growth.
    Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this order:
    (a) ``agencies'' refers to the Department of Transportation, the 
Department of Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency, and all 
units thereof, and ``agency'' refers to any of them;
    (b) ``alternative fuels'' has the meaning specified for that term in 
section 301(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211(2));
    (c) ``authorities'' include the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401-
7671q), the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486), the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58), the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (Public Law 94-163), and any other current or future 
laws or regulations that may authorize or require any of the agencies to 
take regulatory action that directly or indirectly affects emissions of 
greenhouse gases from motor vehicles;
    (d) ``greenhouse gases'' has the meaning specified for that term in 
Executive Order 13423 of January 24, 2007;
    (e) ``motor vehicle'' has the meaning specified for that term in 
section 216(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550(2));
    (f) ``nonroad engine'' has the meaning specified for that term in 
section 216(10) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550(10));
    (g) ``nonroad vehicle'' has the meaning specified for that term in 
section 216(11) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550(11));
    (h) ``regulation'' has the meaning specified for that term in 
section 3(d) of Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993, as amended 
(Executive Order 12866); and
    (i) ``regulatory action'' has the meaning specified for that term in 
section 3(e) of Executive Order 12866.
    Sec. 3. Coordination Among the Agencies. In carrying out the policy 
set forth in section 1 of this order, the head of an agency undertaking 
a regulatory action that can reasonably be expected to directly regulate 
emissions, or to substantially and predictably affect emissions, of 
greenhouse gases from motor vehicles, nonroad vehicles, nonroad engines, 
or the use of motor vehicle fuels, including alternative fuels, shall:
    (a) undertake such a regulatory action, to the maximum extent 
permitted by law and determined by the head of the agency to be 
practicable, jointly with the other agencies;
    (b) in undertaking such a regulatory action, consider, in accordance 
with applicable law, information and recommendations provided by the 
other agencies;
    (c) in undertaking such a regulatory action, exercise authority 
vested by law in the head of such agency effectively, in a manner 
consistent with the effective exercise by the heads of the other 
agencies of the authority vested in them by law; and

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    (d) obtain, to the extent permitted by law, concurrence or other 
views from the heads of the other agencies during the development and 
preparation of the regulatory action and prior to any key decision 
points during that development and preparation process, and in no event 
later than 30 days prior to publication of such action.
    Sec. 4. Duties of the Heads of Agencies. (a) To implement this 
order, the head of each agency shall:
    (1) designate appropriate personnel within the agency to (i) direct 
the agency's implementation of this order, (ii) ensure that the agency 
keeps the other agencies and the Office of Management and Budget 
informed of the agency regulatory actions to which section 3 refers, and 
(iii) coordinate such actions with the agencies;
    (2) in coordination as appropriate with the Committee on Climate 
Change Science and Technology, continue to conduct and share research 
designed to advance technologies to further the policy set forth in 
section 1 of this order;
    (3) facilitate the sharing of personnel and the sharing of 
information among the agencies to further the policy set forth in 
section 1 of this order;
    (4) coordinate with the other agencies to avoid duplication of 
requests to the public for information from the public in the course of 
undertaking such regulatory action, consistent with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); and
    (5) consult with the Secretary of Agriculture whenever a regulatory 
action will have a significant effect on agriculture related to the 
production or use of ethanol, biodiesel, or other renewable fuels, 
including actions undertaken in whole or in part based on authority or 
requirements in title XV of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, or the 
amendments made by such title, or when otherwise appropriate or required 
by law.
    (b) To implement this order, the heads of the agencies acting 
jointly may allocate as appropriate among the agencies administrative 
responsibilities relating to regulatory actions to which section 3 
refers, such as publication of notices in the Federal Register and 
receipt of comments in response to notices.
    Sec. 5. Duties of the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget and the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality. (a) The 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, with such assistance 
from the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality as the 
Director may require, shall monitor the implementation of this order by 
the heads of the agencies and shall report thereon to the President from 
time to time, and not less often than semiannually, with any 
recommendations of the Director for strengthening the implementation of 
this order.
    (b) To implement this order and further the policy set forth in 
section 1, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may 
require the heads of the agencies to submit reports to, and coordinate 
with, such Office on matters related to this order.
    Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) This order shall be implemented in 
accordance with applicable law and subject to the availability of 
appropriations.
    (b) This order shall not be construed to impair or otherwise affect 
the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
relating to budget, administrative, and legislative proposals.
    (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right, 
benefit or privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or 
in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, 
agencies, instrumentalities, or entities, its officers or employees, or 
any other person.
                                                George W. Bush
 The White House,
 May 14, 2007.

 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 12:04 p.m., May 15, 
2007]

Note: This Executive order was published in the Federal Register on May 
16.

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