Advance Notice of Proposed Rule: Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine Standards
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Rule Summary
On January 6, 2020, the Administrator signed an Advance Notice of Proposed Rule soliciting pre-proposal comments on a rulemaking that would establish new emission standards for oxides of nitrogen and other pollutants from heavy-duty engines.
EPA sought input on this effort from the public, including all interested stakeholders.
The docket for this ANPR is available at regulations.gov Docket ID #EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0055.
NOTE: The ANPRM and the documents linked below refer to Cleaner Trucks Initiative, which was a previous naming convention for the Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standard NPRM.
- Advance Notice of Proposed Rule (pdf) (512 KB, published January 21, 2020)
Additional Resources
- Fact Sheet: EPA Seeks Pre-Proposal Comments on the Cleaner Trucks Initiative (pdf) (68.9 KB, January 2020, EPA-420-F-20-003)
- Denial of Requests for Extension of Comment Period: six organizations requested that EPA extend the public comment period for the ANPR. EPA sent letters explaining our denial of these requests to each of these organizations.
- Request for Extension from the American Lung Association (pdf)
- Letter from the EPA Office of Air and Radiation Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator Anne L. Idsal to the American Lung Association (pdf)
- Request for Extension from the Environmental Defense Fund (pdf)
- Letter from the EPA Office of Air and Radiation Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator Anne L. Idsal to the Environmental Defense Fund (pdf)
- Request for Extension from the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (pdf)
- Letter from the EPA Office of Air and Radiation Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator Anne L. Idsal to the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (pdf)
- Request for Extension from the National Tribal Air Association (pdf)
- Letter from the EPA Office of Air and Radiation Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator Anne L. Idsal to the National Tribal Air Association (pdf)
- Request for Extension from the Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association and Advanced Engine Systems Institute (pdf)
- Letter from the EPA Office of Air and Radiation Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator Anne L. Idsal to the Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (pdf)
- Letter from the EPA Office of Air and Radiation Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator Anne L. Idsal to the Advanced Engine Systems Institute (pdf)