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DOT/NHTSA | RIN: 2127-AK50 | Publication ID: Fall 2009 |
Title: ●Passenger Car and Light Truck Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards MYs 2012-2016 | |
Abstract: This joint NHTSA/EPA rulemaking would establish a National Program consisting of new standards for light-duty vehicles that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy. This rulemaking would be consistent with the National Fuel Efficiency Policy announced by President Obama on May 19, 2009, responding to the countrys critical need to address global climate change and to reduce oil consumption. EPA is proposing greenhouse gas emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and NHTSA is proposing Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended. These standards apply to passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty passenger vehicles, covering model years 2012 through 2016. They require these vehicles to meet an estimated combined average emissions level of 250 grams of CO2 per mile in MY 2016 under EPAs GHG program, and 34.1 mpg in MY 2016 under NHTSAs CAFE program and represent a harmonized and consistent national program (National Program). Under the National Program, the overall light-duty vehicle fleet would reach 35.5 mpg in MY 2016, if all reductions were made through fuel economy improvements. The Program would result in approximately 950 million metric tons of CO2 emission reductions and approximately 1.8 billion barrels of oil savings over the lifetime of vehicles sold in model years 2012 through 2016. This rulemaking action was inadvertently published under RIN 2127-AK90. | |
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT) | Priority: Economically Significant |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: Yes | Unfunded Mandates: Private Sector |
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 533 | |
Legal Authority: 49 USC 32902 delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 |
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Statement of Need: NHTSA is required by statute to establish the CAFE standard for a model year not later than 18 months before its beginning, and thus must publish the final rule for model year 2012 on or before April 1, 2010. |
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Summary of the Legal Basis: Section 32910(d) of Title 49 of the United States Code provides that the Administrator may prescribe regulations necessary to carry out his duties under Chapter 329, Automobile fuel economy. |
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Alternatives: The agency is not pursuing any alternatives. |
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Anticipated Costs and Benefits: The costs and benefits of the potential changes addressed in this action have not yet been assessed. |
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Risks: Depending on how manufacturers address Federal fuel economy requirements, there is some potential effect on safety. The most recent NHTSA analysis (2003) indicated that the association between vehicle weight and overall crash fatality rates in heavier MY 1991-99 light trucks and vans was not significant. However, for three other groups of MY 1991-99 vehicles - the lighter LTVs (light trucks and vans), the heavier cars, and especially the lighter cars - fatality rates increased as weights decreased. |
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
Energy Effects: Statement of Energy Effects planned as required by Executive Order 13211. | Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes |
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest. | |
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov | Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Related RINs: Related to 2060-AP58 | |
Agency Contact: Julie Abraham Director Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE, Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202 366-1455 Email: julie.abraham@dot.gov |