Air pollution control; new motor vehicles and engines: duty engines— Original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket conversion manufacturers; optional certification streamlining procedures,

[Federal Register: September 11, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 176)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 48664]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 86

[FRL-6159-9]

Optional Certification Streamlining Procedures for Light-Duty Vehicles, Light-Duty Trucks, and Heavy-Duty Engines for Original Equipment Manufacturers and for Aftermarket Conversion Manufacturers

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of public comment period.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the public comment period on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which proposes optional certification procedures for light-duty vehicles, light duty trucks, and heavy-duty engines that meet Clean- Fuel Vehicle requirements as well as for certain gaseous-fueled vehicles certified to EPA's Tier 1 standards. The NPRM was published in the Federal Register on July 20, 1998 (63 FR 38767). The purpose of this document is to extend the comment period from August 19, 1998 to October 13, 1998, to allow commenters additional time to respond to the NPRM.

The document provided an opportunity for a public hearing, if requested by August 19, 1998. No request for a hearing was made and, therefore, no public hearing will be scheduled for this proposal.

DATES: EPA will accept comments on the NPRM until October 13, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted in duplicate to the EPA Air & Radiation Docket #A-97-27, Room 1500-M (Mail Code 6102), 401 M Street SW., Washington, D.C. 20460. Copies of information relevant to this NPRM are available for inspection in public docket A-97-27 at the above address, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning the NPRM, contact Clifford Tyree, Sr. Project Manager, Vehicle Programs and Compliance Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, Phone (734) 214-4310, E-mail: tyree.clifford@epa.gov.

Dated: September 4, 1998. Robert Perciasepe, Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation.

[FR Doc. 98-24476Filed9-10-98; 8:45 am]

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