[Federal Register: October 14, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 199)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 541

[Docket No. NHTSA-2008-0112]

Final Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Publication of final theft data.

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SUMMARY: This document publishes the final data on thefts of model year
(MY) 2006 passenger motor vehicles that occurred in calendar year (CY)
2006. The final 2006 theft data indicated an increase in the vehicle
theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2006. The final theft rate for MY 2006
passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2006 is 2.08 thefts per
thousand vehicles. Publication of these data fulfills NHTSA's statutory
obligation to periodically obtain accurate and timely theft data and
publish the information for review and comment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Deborah Mazyck, Office of
International Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Mazyck's telephone
number is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Her fax number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA administers a program for reducing
motor vehicle theft. The central feature of this program is the Federal
Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard, 49 CFR Part 541. The standard
specifies performance requirements for inscribing and affixing vehicle
identification numbers (VINs) onto certain major original equipment and
replacement parts of high-theft lines of passenger motor vehicles.
    The agency is required by 49 U.S.C. 33104(b)(4) to periodically
obtain, from the most reliable source, accurate and timely theft data
and publish the data for review and comment. To fulfill this statutory
mandate, NHTSA has published theft data annually beginning with MYs
1983/84. Continuing to fulfill the Sec.  33104(b)(4) mandate, this
document reports the final theft data for CY 2006, the most recent
calendar year for which data are available.
    In calculating the 2006 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same
procedures it used in calculating the MY 2005 theft rates. (For 2005
theft data calculations, see 73 FR 13150, March 12, 2008). As in all
previous reports, NHTSA's data were based on information provided to
NHTSA by the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation. The NCIC is a government system that receives
vehicle theft information from nearly 23,000 criminal justice agencies
and other law enforcement authorities throughout the United States. The
NCIC data also include reported thefts of self-insured and uninsured
vehicles, not all of which are reported to other data sources.
    The 2006 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by
dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 2006 vehicles of that line
stolen during calendar year 2006 by the total number of vehicles in
that line manufactured for MY 2006, as reported to the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA).
    The final 2006 theft data show an increase in the vehicle theft
rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2005. The
final theft rate for MY 2006 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year
2006 increased to 2.08 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, an
increase of 12.4 percent from the rate of 1.85 thefts per thousand
vehicles experienced by MY 2005 vehicles in CY 2005. NHTSA is not
overly concerned about this increase in the overall theft rate. The
data has shown an overall decreasing trend in theft rates since CY
1993, with periods of increase from one year to the next. As explained
in the publication of preliminary theft data, if the final data, for
calendar year/model year (CY/MY) 2006 showed a second year of increase,
the agency would explore what could be the possible causes for these
elevations. The agency also welcomed comments on the cause for this
increase but no comments were received. Therefore, as indicated by the
publication of preliminary theft rate data, the agency will continue to
monitor this theft rate pattern and explore the possible reasons for
the elevation in theft rates experienced during MY/CY 2005-2006.
    For MY 2006 vehicles, out of a total of 223 vehicle lines, 19 lines
had a theft rate higher than 3.5826 per thousand vehicles, the
established median theft rate for MYs 1990/1991. (See 59 FR 12400,
March 16, 1994). Of the 19 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than
3.5826, 18 are passenger car lines, one is a multipurpose passenger
vehicle lines, and none are light-duty truck lines.

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    On Monday, July 14, 2008, NHTSA published the preliminary theft
rates for CY 2006 passenger motor vehicles in the Federal Register (73
FR 40278). The agency tentatively ranked each of the MY 2006 vehicle
lines in descending order of theft rate. The public was requested to
comment on the accuracy of the data and to provide final production
figures for individual vehicle lines. The agency used written comments
to make the necessary adjustments to its data. As a result of the
adjustments, some of the final theft rates and rankings of vehicle
lines changed from those published in the July 2008 notice.
    The agency received a written comment from Volkswagen Group of
America, Inc. (VW). In its comments, VW informed the agency that the
listing did not include the Volkswagen Touareg vehicle line. In
response to this comment, the agency notes the Touareg vehicle line has
a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) over 6,000 pounds, therefore,
since the scope of the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard
only includes vehicles with a GVWR of 6,000 pounds or less, the
Volkswagen Touareg will not be included on the listing. VW also
informed the agency that the entries for the Volkswagen Bentley Arnage
and the Volkswagen Bentley Continental were listed with incorrect
manufacturer designations. The final theft data has been revised to
reflect that Bentley Motors is the manufacturer for the Arnage and the
Continental vehicles. Additionally, VW noted errors in the ranking
order of some of the vehicle lines having 0.0000 theft rates. As a
result of this error, the final theft data has been revised to correct
the ranking order of those vehicle lines having a 0.0000 theft rate. VW
also informed the agency that the production volume listed for the Audi
TT vehicle line was incorrect. After further review of the final
production volumes VW reported to the EPA, the production volume for
the Audi TT has been corrected and the final theft list has been
revised accordingly. As a result of the correction, the Audi TT
previously ranked No. 203 with a theft rate of 0.0000 is now ranked No.
204 with a theft rate of 0.0000.
    Further reanalysis of the theft rate data revealed that the Jaguar
Vanden Plas/Super V8 entry was inadvertently listed as two entries with
different production volumes. The entry for Jaguar Vanden Plas/Super V8
has been corrected to list the as one entry and the production volumes
have been combined. As a result of this correction, the final theft
data has been revised accordingly.
    The following list represents NHTSA's final calculation of theft
rates for all 2006 passenger motor vehicle lines. This list is intended
to inform the public of calendar year 2006 motor vehicle thefts of
model year 2006 vehicles and does not have any effect on the
obligations of regulated parties under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 331, Theft
Prevention.

      Final Report of Theft Rates for Model Year 2006 Passenger Motor Vehicles Stolen in Calendar Year 2006
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                                                                                2006 Theft
                                                                                Production      rate  (per
             Manufacturer                   Make/model (line)       Thefts 2006    (Mfr's) 2006   1,000 vehicles
                                                                                produced)
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1. DAIMLERCHRYSLER....................  DODGE MAGNUM............             407           46501          8.7525

2. DAIMLERCHRYSLER....................  DODGE CHARGER...........             963          130892          7.3572
3. DAIMLERCHRYSLER....................  DODGE STRATUS...........             569           79998          7.1127
4. GENERAL MOTORS.....................  PONTIAC GRAND PRIX......             802          116458          6.8866
5. LAMBORGHINI........................  MURCIELAGO..............               1             159          6.2893
6. GENERAL MOTORS.....................  CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO...             239           38136          6.2670
7. ROLLS ROYCE........................  PHANTOM.................               2             339          5.8997
8. DAIMLERCHRYSLER....................  CHRYSLER SEBRING........             250           43115          5.7984
9. DAIMLERCHRYSLER....................  CHRYSLER SEBRING                     150           27685          5.4181
                                         CONVERTIBLE.
10. HONDA.............................  ACURA RSX...............              69           15111          4.5662
11. DAIMLERCHRYSLER...................  CHRYSLER 300............             991          217754          4.5510
12. GENERAL MOTORS....................  PONTIAC G6..............             716          170394          4.2020
13. MITSUBISHI........................  GALANT..................             118           28101          4.1991
14. GENERAL MOTORS....................  CHEVROLET MALIBU........             740          177262          4.1746
15. SUZUKI............................  FORENZA.................             175           42550          4.1128
16. FORD MOTOR CO.....................  FORD TAURUS.............             638          156882          4.0668
17. GENERAL MOTORS....................  CHEVROLET IMPALA........            1044          262823          3.9723
18. GENERAL MOTORS....................  CHEVROLET COBALT........             844          229576          3.6763
19. NISSAN............................  SENTRA..................             500          136351          3.6670
20. KIA...............................  AMANTI..................              29            8133          3.5657
21. HYUNDAI...........................  SONATA..................             605          170783          3.5425
22. MERCEDES-BENZ.....................  215 (CL-CLASS)..........              79           22411          3.5251
23. MITSUBISHI........................  ENDEAVOR................              51           14546          3.5061
24. SUZUKI............................  VERONA..................               7            2000          3.5000
25. HONDA.............................  HONDA CIVIC.............             362          103981          3.4814
26. DAIMLERCHRYSLER...................  CHRYSLER PT CRUISER.....             457          131960          3.4632
27. DAIMLERCHRYSLER...................  JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE.....             303           88383          3.4283
28. BMW...............................  M3......................              15            4394          3.4137
29. FORD MOTOR CO.....................  LINCOLN LS..............              29            8499          3.4122
30. NISSAN............................  MAXIMA..................             210           63663          3.2986
31. NISSAN............................  350Z....................             100           30640          3.2637
32. FORD MOTOR CO.....................  FORD FOCUS..............             436          135929          3.2076
33. FORD MOTOR CO.....................  FORD CROWN VICTORIA.....              35           10955          3.1949
34. HYUNDAI...........................  ACCENT..................              59           18685          3.1576
35. KIA...............................  OPTIMA..................             143           45859          3.1183
36. MAZDA.............................  6.......................             190           67327          2.8220
37. FORD MOTOR CO.....................  FORD MUSTANG............             431          153977          2.7991
38. SUZUKI............................  RENO....................              22            7900          2.7848
39. MITSUBISHI........................  LANCER..................             121           43750          2.7657
40. GENERAL MOTORS....................  CHEVROLET AVEO..........             142           51353          2.7652
41. BMW...............................  7.......................              77           28012          2.7488
42. SUBARU............................  LEGACY/OUTBACK..........              59           21696          2.7194
43. DAIMLERCHRYSLER...................  CHRYSLER PACIFICA.......             224           82451          2.7168
44. MITSUBISHI........................  ECLIPSE.................              79           29582          2.6705
45. KIA...............................  RIO.....................              91           34103          2.6684
46. GENERAL MOTORS....................  CADILLAC DTS............             173           65335          2.6479
47. BMW...............................  M5......................              11            4309          2.5528
48. GENERAL MOTORS....................  CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER...             373          148522          2.5114
49. FORD MOTOR CO.....................  LINCOLN TOWN CAR........              97           40317          2.4059
50. TOYOTA............................  SCION TC................             189           80576          2.3456
51. GENERAL MOTORS....................  CHEVROLET HHR...........             267          113967          2.3428
52. KIA...............................  SPECTRA.................             184           79152          2.3246
53. TOYOTA............................  LEXUS LS................              40           17220          2.3229
54. SUZUKI............................  VITARA/GRAND VITARA.....             107           46223          2.3149
55. GENERAL MOTORS....................  CADILLAC CTS............             125           55066          2.2700
56. GENERAL MOTORS....................  BUICK RAINIER...........              26           11503          2.2603
57. NISSAN............................  ALTIMA..................             648          294015          2.2040
58. ISUZU.............................  I SERIES PICKUP.........              10            4546          2.1997
59. BMW...............................  6.......................              17            7893          2.1538
60. TOYOTA............................  LEXUS SC................              15            7008          2.1404
61. LOTUS.............................  ELISE...................               3            1424          2.1067
62. GENERAL MOTORS....................  PONTIAC MONTANA VAN.....              44           20984          2.0968
63. GENERAL MOTORS....................  PONTIAC GTO.............              29           13857          2.0928
64. KIA...............................  SORENTO.................             116           55515          2.0895
65. TOYOTA............................  TOYOTA CAMRY/SOLARA.....             517          252690          2.0460
66. JAGUAR............................  S-TYPE..................              14            6855          2.0423
67. AUDI..............................  A8......................              11            5404          2.0355
68. BMW...............................  M6......................               2             990          2.0202

69. DAIMLERCHRYSLER...................  JEEP WRANGLER...........             155           77976          1.9878
70. GENERAL MOTORS....................  CHEVROLET UPLANDER VAN..             122           62521          1.9513
71. TOYOTA............................  TOYOTA COROLLA..........             653          336871          1.9384
72. GENERAL MOTORS....................  SATURN ION..............             186           96227          1.9329
73. GENERAL MOTORS....................  BUICK RENDEZVOUS........              96           50649          1.8954
74. VOLVO.............................  S80.....................              14            7567          1.8501
75. DAIMLERCHRYSLER...................  JEEP LIBERTY............             266          146897          1.8108
76. NISSAN............................  INFINITI G35............             107           59442          1.8001
77. TOYOTA............................  LEXUS GS................              92           51221          1.7961
78. HYUNDAI...........................  TIBURON.................              41           22959          1.7858
79. NISSAN............................  INFINITI FX45...........               3            1693          1.7720
80. GENERAL MOTORS....................  CADILLAC XLR............               7            3963          1.7663
81. HONDA.............................  HONDA S2000.............              10            5666          1.7649
82. AUDI..............................  A6/A6 QUATTRO/S6/S6                   32           18143          1.7638
                                         AVANT.
83. DAIMLERCHRYSLER...................  DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND                  416          235960          1.7630
                                         CARAVAN.
84. HYUNDAI...........................  ELANTRA.................             174           99126          1.7553
85. FORD MOTOR CO.....................  FORD FUSION.............             217          125335          1.7314
86. MAZDA.............................  5.......................              35           20328          1.7218
87. JAGUAR............................  X-TYPE..................              10            5994          1.6683
88. NISSAN............................  QUEST VAN...............              42           25378          1.6550
89. FORD MOTOR CO.....................  FORD FREESTAR VAN.......              84           51143          1.6425
90. MERCEDES-BENZ.....................  203 (C-CLASS)...........              89           54492          1.6333
91. FORD MOTOR CO.....................  FORD FIVE HUNDRED.......             134           83031          1.6139
92. HUMMER............................  H3......................             116           72227          1.6060
93. MAZDA.............................  RX-8....................              10            6415          1.5588
94. MERCEDES-BENZ.....................  220 (S-CLASS)...........              22           14472          1.5202
95. GENERAL MOTORS....................  PONTIAC VIBE............              77           51168          1.5048
96. FORD MOTOR CO.....................  MERCURY MOUNTAINEER.....              46           30676          1.4995
97. NISSAN............................  FRONTIER PICKUP.........             112           75112          1.4911
98. TOYOTA............................  SCION XB................             125           87219          1.4332
99. GENERAL MOTORS....................  BUICK LACROSSE/ALLURE...             107           76029          1.4074
100. JAGUAR...........................  XKR.....................               1             713          1.4025
101. TOYOTA...........................  TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP....              36           25764          1.3973
102. GENERAL MOTORS...................  GMC ENVOY...............              68           48745          1.3950
103. VOLVO............................  S60.....................              30           21734          1.3803
104. GENERAL MOTORS...................  CHEVROLET EQUINOX.......             170          124123          1.3696
105. JAGUAR...........................  XK8.....................               2            1463          1.3671
106. VOLKSWAGEN.......................  PASSAT..................              85           63019          1.3488
107. NISSAN...........................  MURANO..................             105           77852          1.3487
108. NISSAN...........................  PATHFINDER..............             100           74219          1.3474
109. BMW..............................  5.......................              62           46563          1.3315
110. FORD MOTOR CO....................  FORD RANGER PICKUP......             110           83737          1.3136
111. MAZDA............................  3.......................             125           95420          1.3100
112. NISSAN...........................  XTERRA..................              78           59988          1.3003
113. MAZDA............................  MPV VAN.................              13           10054          1.2930
114. FORD MOTOR CO....................  MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS...              64           49578          1.2909
115. VOLKSWAGEN.......................  GOLF/RABBIT/GTI.........              24           18806          1.2762
116. MITSUBISHI.......................  OUTLANDER...............              13           10190          1.2758
117. FORD MOTOR CO....................  FORD ESCAPE.............             194          152125          1.2753
118. TOYOTA...........................  TOYOTA MATRIX...........              70           56291          1.2435
119. GENERAL MOTORS...................  CHEVROLET COLORADO                   129          104675          1.2324
                                         PICKUP.
120. HONDA............................  HONDA ACCORD............             391          328780          1.1892
121. TOYOTA...........................  TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP....             221          195700          1.1293
122. HONDA............................  ACURA TSX...............              44           40480          1.0870
123. GENERAL MOTORS...................  GMC CANYON PICKUP.......              29           26744          1.0844
124. GENERAL MOTORS...................  SATURN VUE..............             103           95178          1.0822
125. AUDI.............................  A3/A3 QUATTRO...........              12           11162          1.0751
126. MAZDA............................  TRIBUTE.................              35           33565          1.0428
127. TOYOTA...........................  LEXUS ES................              32           30735          1.0412
128. MERCEDES-BENZ....................  129 (SL-CLASS)..........               7            6731          1.0400
129. FORD MOTOR CO....................  FORD FREESTYLE..........              57           54980          1.0367
130. NISSAN...........................  INFINITI M35/M45........              42           40627          1.0338
131. TOYOTA...........................  TOYOTA 4RUNNER..........             108          104758          1.0309
132. AUDI.............................  A4/A4 QUATTRO/S4/S4                   49           48023          1.0203
                                         AVANT.
133. FORD MOTOR CO....................  MERCURY MILAN...........              35           34506          1.0143
134. DAIMLERCHRYSLER..................  CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY.             177          175760          1.0071
135. TOYOTA...........................  SCION XA................              50           49664          1.0068

136. MERCEDES-BENZ....................  208 (CLK-CLASS).........              17           17150          0.9913
137. GENERAL MOTORS...................  PONTIAC TORRENT.........              48           48750          0.9846
138. NISSAN...........................  INFINITI FX35...........              17           17326          0.9812
139. SUBARU...........................  IMPREZA.................              41           41987          0.9765
140. SUZUKI...........................  AERIO...................              17           17417          0.9761
141. HYUNDAI..........................  SANTA FE................              32           32802          0.9756
142. HONDA............................  ACURA 3.2 TL............              74           77849          0.9506
143. GENERAL MOTORS...................  CHEVROLET CORVETTE......              30           31595          0.9495
144. GENERAL MOTORS...................  BUICK LUCERNE...........              81           85961          0.9423
145. HYUNDAI..........................  TUCSON..................              52           55399          0.9386
146. TOYOTA...........................  TOYOTA AVALON...........              90           97247          0.9255
147. ASTON MARTIN.....................  DB9.....................               1            1085          0.9217
148. GENERAL MOTORS...................  CADILLAC FUNERAL COACH/                1            1096          0.9124
                                         HEARSE.
149. MERCEDES-BENZ....................  210 (E-CLASS)...........              55           61563          0.8934
150. VOLVO............................  V50.....................               4            4480          0.8929
151. VOLKSWAGEN.......................  JETTA...................             108          123317          0.8758
152. FORD MOTOR CO....................  MERCURY MONTEGO.........              17           19464          0.8734
153. JAGUAR...........................  XJ8/XJ8L................               3            3444          0.8711
154. TOYOTA...........................  LEXUS IS................              43           49960          0.8607
155. BMW..............................  3.......................             127          151673          0.8373
156. FORD MOTOR CO....................  LINCOLN ZEPHYR..........              26           31265          0.8316
157. TOYOTA...........................  TOYOTA RAV4.............              94          114912          0.8180
158. VOLVO............................  S40.....................              20           24505          0.8162
159. ISUZU............................  ASCENDER................               3            3857          0.7778
160. HYUNDAI..........................  AZERA...................              19           24492          0.7758
161. PORSCHE..........................  BOXSTER.................               4            5314          0.7527
162. PORSCHE..........................  CAYMAN..................               4            5360          0.7463
163. SUBARU...........................  B9 TRIBECA..............              22           30027          0.7327
164. BENTLEY MOTORS...................  CONTINENTAL.............               3            4097          0.7322
165. VOLVO............................  XC90....................              24           32962          0.7281
166. KIA..............................  SPORTAGE................              30           42832          0.7004
167. FORD MOTOR CO....................  MERCURY MARINER.........              21           30137          0.6968
168. GENERAL MOTORS...................  PONTIAC SOLSTICE........              13           18748          0.6934
169. VOLKSWAGEN.......................  NEW BEETLE..............              27           41361          0.6528
170. HONDA............................  HONDA ELEMENT...........              29           45132          0.6426
171. GENERAL MOTORS...................  CADILLAC STS............              20           31368          0.6376
172. BMW..............................  Z4/M....................               7           10981          0.6375
173. TOYOTA...........................  TOYOTA SIENNA VAN.......             120          192771          0.6225
174. TOYOTA...........................  LEXUS RX................              48           77147          0.6222
175. DAIMLERCHRYSLER..................  DODGE VIPER.............               1            1630          0.6135
176. PORSCHE..........................  911.....................               8           13407          0.5967
177. SAAB.............................  9-2X....................               1            1731          0.5777
178. KIA..............................  SEDONA VAN..............              30           52064          0.5762
179. MITSUBISHI.......................  MONTERO.................               1            1778          0.5624
180. TOYOTA...........................  TOYOTA HIGHLANDER.......              96          176213          0.5448
181. BMW..............................  X3......................              15           27743          0.5407
182. MAZDA............................  MX-5 MIATA..............              11           20688          0.5317
183. SUBARU...........................  FORESTER................              28           54405          0.5147
184. FORD MOTOR CO....................  MERCURY MONTEREY VAN....               2            4017          0.4979
185. HONDA............................  HONDA PILOT.............              73          147629          0.4945
186. SAAB.............................  9-3.....................              11           22542          0.4880
187. HONDA............................  ACURA 3.5 RL............               6           12556          0.4779
188. VOLVO............................  V70.....................               3            6355          0.4721
189. HONDA............................  HONDA CR-V..............              70          149659          0.4677
190. VOLVO............................  XC70....................               6           12895          0.4653
191. GENERAL MOTORS...................  SATURN RELAY............               2            4935          0.4053
192. HONDA............................  HONDA ODYSSEY VAN.......              75          192364          0.3899
193. HONDA............................  ACURA MDX...............              20           51380          0.3893
194. BMW..............................  MINI COOPER.............              17           51271          0.3316
195. SUBARU...........................  BAJA....................               2            7498          0.2667
196. MAZDA............................  B SERIES PICKUP.........               1            4229          0.2365
197. GENERAL MOTORS...................  BUICK TERRAZA VAN.......               3           12767          0.2350
198. DAIMLERCHRYSLER..................  CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE......               1            6186          0.1617
199. TOYOTA...........................  TOYOTA PRIUS............              14           87310          0.1603
200. MERCEDES-BENZ....................  170 (SLK-CLASS).........               2           13475          0.1484
201. SUBARU...........................  OUTBACK.................               5           57806          0.0865
202. ASTON MARTIN.....................  VANQUISH................               0             467          0.0000

203. ASTON MARTIN.....................  VANTAGE.................               0             161          0.0000
204. AUDI.............................  TT......................               0            1199          0.0000
205. BENTLEY MOTORS...................  ARNAGE..................               0             228          0.0000
206. BUGATTI..........................  VEYRON..................               0              17          0.0000
207. FERRARI..........................  MARANELLO/F1............               0            1392          0.0000
208. FORD MOTOR CO....................  FORD GT.................               0            1729          0.0000
209. GENERAL MOTORS...................  CADILLAC LIMOUSINE......               0             922          0.0000
210. HONDA............................  HONDA INSIGHT...........               0             803          0.0000
211. JAGUAR...........................  VANDEN PLAS/SUPER V8....               0            1761          0.0000
212. JAGUAR...........................  XJR.....................               0             307          0.0000
213. LAMBORGHINI......................  GALLARDO................               0             392          0.0000
214. MASERATI.........................  GRANSPORT...............               0              51          0.0000
215. MASERATI.........................  QUATTROPORTE............               0            1609          0.0000
216. MASERATI.........................  SPYDER/F1...............               0             777          0.0000
217. NISSAN...........................  INFINITI Q45............               0             140          0.0000
218. SAAB.............................  9-5.....................               0           11620          0.0000
219. SAAB.............................  9-7X....................               0            5484          0.0000
220. SALEEN...........................  S7......................               0              16          0.0000
221. SPYKER...........................  C8......................               0              13          0.0000
222. TOYOTA...........................  TOYOTA YARIS............               0            2571          0.0000
223. VOLKSWAGEN.......................  PHAETON.................               0             259          0.0000
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    Issued on: October 7, 2008.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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hatch emergency access location with a minimum opening of 26 inches by
24 inches, or at least one structural weak point in the roof providing
a minimum opening of the same dimensions, to provide access for
properly equipped emergency response personnel. Each emergency roof
access location shall be conspicuously marked, and legible and
understandable operating instructions shall be posted at or near each
such location.
    (b) New passenger cars. Each passenger car ordered on or after
April

1, 2009 or placed in service for the first time on or after April 1,
2011, shall comply with the emergency roof access requirements
specified in Sec.  238.123.
    (c) New power cars. Each power car ordered on or after April 1,
2009, or placed in service for the first time on or after April 1,
2011, shall have a minimum of one emergency roof access location, with
a minimum opening of 26 inches longitudinally by 24 inches laterally,
and comply with the emergency roof access requirements specified in
Sec. Sec.  238.123(b), (d), and (e).

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18. Appendix A to part 238 is amended by adding entries under subpart B
for new sections 238.114, 238.121, and 238.123, under subpart E by
removing and reserving the entry for section 238.437 and revising the
entry for section 238.441, and by revising footnote 1 and adding
footnote 2 to read as follows:

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    \1\ A penalty may be assessed against an individual only for a
willful violation. Generally when two or more violations of these
regulations are discovered with respect to a single unit of
passenger equipment that is placed or continued in service by a
railroad, the appropriate penalties set forth above are aggregated
up to a maximum of $16,000 per day. However, failure to perform,
with respect to a particular unit of passenger equipment, any of the
inspections and tests required under subparts D and F of this part
will be treated as a violation separate and distinct from, and in
addition to, any substantive violative conditions found on that unit
of passenger equipment. Moreover, the Administrator reserves the
right to assess a penalty of up to $27,000 for any violation where
circumstances warrant. See 49 CFR part 209, appendix A.
    Failure to observe any condition for movement of defective
equipment set forth in Sec.  238.17 will deprive the railroad of the
benefit of the movement-for-repair provision and make the railroad
and any responsible individuals liable for penalty under the
particular regulatory section(s) concerning the substantive
defect(s) present on the unit of passenger equipment at the time of
movement.
    Failure to observe any condition for the movement of passenger
equipment containing defective safety appliances, other than power
brakes, set forth in Sec.  238.17(e) will deprive the railroad of
the movement-for-repair provision and make the railroad and any
responsible individuals liable for penalty under the particular
regulatory section(s) contained in part 231 of this chapter or Sec.
238.429 concerning the substantive defective condition.
    The penalties listed for failure to perform the exterior and
interior mechanical inspections and tests required under Sec.
238.303 and Sec.  238.305 may be assessed for each unit of passenger
equipment contained in a train that is not properly inspected.
Whereas, the penalties listed for failure to perform the brake
inspections and tests under Sec.  238.313 through Sec.  238.319 may
be assessed for each train that is not properly inspected.
    \2\ The penalty schedule uses section numbers from 49 CFR part
238. If more than one item is listed as a type of violation of a
given section, each item is also designated by a ``penalty code,''
which is used to facilitate assessment of civil penalties, and which
may or may not correspond to any subsection designation(s). For
convenience, penalty citations will cite the CFR section and the
penalty code, if any. FRA reserves the right, should litigation
become necessary, to substitute in its complaint the CFR citation in
place of the combined CFR and penalty code citation, should they
differ.

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                    Section                      Violation    violation
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           Subpart B--Safety Planning and General Requirements

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238.114 Rescue access windows.................        2,500        5,000

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238.121 Emergency communication...............        2,500        5,000
238.123 Emergency roof access.................        2,500        5,000

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Subpart E--Specific Requirements for Tier II Passenger Equipment

Sec.  238.437  [Reserved]

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238.441 Emergency roof access.................        2,500        5,000

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    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 17, 2008.
Joseph H. Boardman,
Federal Railroad Administrator.
[FR Doc. 08-247 Filed 1-31-08; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4492-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2021-0001]

South Carolina; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of South Carolina (FEMA-4492-DR), dated March 27, 2020,
and related determinations.

DATES: This amendment was issued February 2, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the
President's Memorandum to Extend Federal Support to Governors' Use of
the National Guard to Respond to COVID-19 and to Increase Reimbursement
and Other Assistance Provided to States, dated January 21, 2021 and the
President's Memorandum on Maximizing Assistance from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, dated February 2, 2021 FEMA is amending
the cost-sharing arrangements regarding Federal funds provided under
the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207 (the ``Stafford Act'') for all of
the COVID-19 emergency and major disaster declarations. FEMA is
amending this declaration as follows:

    Federal funds for emergency protective measures (Category B),
including direct Federal assistance, under the Public Assistance
program (Section 403) are authorized at 100 percent of total
eligible costs for work performed from January 20, 2020 through
September 30, 2021.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA)
are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community
Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment
Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048,
Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households In
Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing Operations for
Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially Declared Disaster
Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared
Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.

Robert J. Fenton,
Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Administrator, Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2021-07782 Filed 4-15-21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

[Docket ID Number: DOT-OST-2014-0031]

Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review;
Passenger Origin-Destination Survey Report

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
(OST-R), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below will be forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for extension of currently approved collections. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was
published on April 30, 2019. No comments were received.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 5, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: OST Desk Officer.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department. Comments should address whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of
the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Bouse, Office of Airline
Information, RTS-42, Room E34-441, OST-R, BTS, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, Telephone Number<PHONE_NUMBER>, Fax
Number<PHONE_NUMBER> or EMAIL<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Comments: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: OST Desk Officer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Approval No.: 2139-0013.
    Title: Passenger Origin-Destination Survey Report.
    Form No.: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Large certificated air carriers that provide scheduled
passenger service.
    Number of Respondents: 47.
    Total Number of Annual Responses: 188.
    Estimated Time per Response: 60 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 11,280 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Survey data are used in monitoring the airline
industry, negotiating international agreements, reviewing requests for
the grant of anti-trust immunity for air carrier alliance agreements,
selecting new international routes, selecting U.S. carriers to operate

limited entry foreign routes, and modeling the spread of contagious
diseases. The Passenger Origin-Destination Survey Report is the only
aviation data collection by DOT where the air carriers report the true
origins and destinations of passengers' flight itineraries. The
Department does have another aviation data collection (T-100) which (1)
gives passenger totals for city-pairs served on a nonstop basis and (2)
market totals for passengers traveling on a single flight number. If
the passenger travels on multiple flight numbers, a new market is
recorded for each change in flight number.
    The Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency
Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), requires a statistical agency to
clearly identify information it collects for non-statistical purposes.
BTS hereby notifies the respondents and the public that BTS uses the
information it collects under this OMB approval for non-statistical
purposes including, but not limited to, publication of both
Respondent's identity and its data, submission of the information to
agencies outside BTS for review, analysis and possible use in
regulatory and other administrative matters.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 17, 2019.
William Chadwick, Jr.,
Director, Office of Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2019-16280 Filed 8-5-19; 8:45 am]
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[Notices]
[Pages 53199-53201]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[AMS-FRL-9724-4]

California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards;
Advanced Clean Car Program; Request for Waiver of Preemption;
Opportunity for Public Hearing and Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Opportunity for Public Hearing and Comment.

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SUMMARY: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has notified EPA
that it has developed an Advanced Clean Car program (ACC) which
combines the control of smog and soot causing pollutants and greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions into a single coordinated package of requirements
for passenger cars, light-duty trucks and medium-duty passenger
vehicles (and limited requirements related to heavy-duty vehicles). The
ACC program includes revisions to California's Low Emission Vehicle
(LEV) program as well as its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program. By
letter dated June 27, 2012, CARB submitted a request that EPA grant a
waiver of preemption under section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act (CAA),
42 U.S.C. 7543(b) for the revisions to the LEV program. CARB also seeks
confirmation that the amendments to the ZEV program are within-the-
scope of prior waiver decisions issued by EPA, or in the alternative
requests a waiver for these revisions. This notice announces that EPA
has scheduled a public hearing concerning California's request and that
EPA is accepting written comment on the request.

DATES: EPA has scheduled a public hearing concerning CARB's request on
September 19, 2012, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Any party planning to
present oral testimony should notify EPA by September 14, 2012,
expressing its interest. EPA will hold the public hearing at EPA's
offices at 1310 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20460. Any party may
submit written comments by October 19, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2012-0562, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
     Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West (Air
Docket), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Room B108, Mail Code 6102T,
Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0562.
Please include a total of two copies.
     Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room
B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC Such deliveries are
only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No EPA-HQ-
OAR-2012-0562.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change and may be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or
email.
    The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access''
system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send an email comment directly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov your email address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you
submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to
consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
    EPA will make available for in person inspection, at the Air and
Radiation Docket and Information Center, written comments received from
interested parties, in addition to any testimony given at the public
hearing. The official public docket is the collection of materials that
is available for public viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket in the
EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is
open from 8:30 to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket is
(202) 566-1743. The reference number for this docket is EPA-HQ-OAR-
2012-0562.
    EPA will make available an electronic copy of this Notice on the
Office of Transportation and Air Quality's (OTAQ's) homepage (http://www.epa.gov/otaq/). Users can find this document by accessing the OTAQ
homepage and looking at the path entitled ``Regulations.'' This service
is free of charge, except any cost you already incur for Internet
connectivity. Users can also get the official Federal Register version
of the Notice on the day of publication on the primary Web site:
(http://www.epa.gov/docs/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/).
    Please note that due to differences between the software used to
develop the documents and the software into

which the documents may be downloaded, changes in format, page length,
etc., may occur.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Dickinson, Compliance Division
(6405J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20460. Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, Fax: (202) 343-
2804, email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. CARB's New Waiver Request and Prior Greenhouse Gas Emission Waivers

    CARB's June 27, 2012, letter to the Administrator notified EPA that
CARB had adopted its ACC regulatory package in January 2012 and that
the package contains amendments to its low emission vehicle (LEV)
program to address both smog forming pollutants and greenhouse gases,
and amendments to its zero emission vehicle program (ZEV).\1\ The
amendments to the LEV program are referred to as LEV III. CARB requests
that EPA grant a new waiver for its LEV III program. CARB also seeks
confirmation that amendments to its ZEV program are within-the-scope of
previous waivers issued by EPA. In the alternative, CARB requests that
EPA grant a new waiver for its ZEV program.
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    \1\ The amendments and adoption of regulations can be found at
title 13, California Code of Regulations, sections 1961.2 and 1961.3
(adoption) and sections 1900, 1956.8, 1960.1, 1961, 1961.1, 1965,
1968.2, 1968.5, 1976, 1978, 2037, 2038, 2062, 2112, 2139, 2140,
2145, 2147, 2235, 2317, and Documents incorporated by reference
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    CARB's waiver request discusses in detail both its ZEV program
amendments and its LEV III amendments. CARB's waiver request includes
an ``analysis setting forth California's basis for the waiver requests.
The analysis sets forth a summary of the regulatory actions, a review
of the criteria governing EPA's evaluation of a California waiver
request, and the legal arguments that support and compel EPA to grant
California's request.'' \2\ With respect to the LEV III greenhouse gas
standards, CARB notes that it plans to adopt a rule which would allow
manufacturers to demonstrate compliance with California's greenhouse
gas regulations for the 2017 through 2025 model years by demonstrating
compliance with EPA's greenhouse gas requirements for the 2017 through
2025 model years (commonly referred to as the `deemed to comply'
provision), subject to review of the contents of EPA's final rule for
these model years.\3\
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    \2\ Letter from Mary D. Nichols, CARB, dated June 27, 2012 at p.
2.
    \3\ ``CLEAN AIR ACT Sec.  209(b) WAIVER SUPPORT DOCUMENT
SUBMITTED BY THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD, May 2012,'' at p. 9
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    CARB plans to commence its ``deemed to comply'' rulemaking shortly
after EPA finalizes the light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas emission
standards for model years 2017-2025, conditioned on its review of EPA's
final GHG rule. As discussed below, EPA invites comment on all aspects
of CARB's waiver request, and specifically invites comment on CARB's
waiver request in light of CARB's plans concerning adoption of a deemed
to comply provision into its LEV III GHG standards. This will allow EPA
to consider any deemed to comply provision and comments on it when
taking action on CARB's request for a waiver.
    EPA previously granted CARB a waiver of preemption for its 2009 and
subsequent model year new motor vehicle greenhouse gas emission
standards on July 8, 2009 (74 FR 32744). Subsequently, CARB adopted a
series of amendments to those regulations, including a deemed to comply
rule whereby compliance with EPA's GHG standards for model years 2012
through 2016 would serve as compliance with California's GHG standards
for those model years. On June 14, 2011 (76 FR 34693), EPA confirmed
that these series of amendments were within-the-scope of the waiver
granted on July 8, 2009. EPA has most recently issued waivers and
within-the-scope decisions for CARB's ZEV program in 2006 (71 FR 78190,
December 28, 2006) and 2011 (76 FR 61095, October 3, 2011). EPA's most
recent waivers and within-the-scope decisions for CARB's LEV II program
were issued in 2003 (68 FR 19811, April 22, 2003), 2005 (70 FR 22034,
April 28, 2005), and 2010 (75 FR 44948, July 30, 2010).

II. Scope of Preemption and Criteria for a Waiver Under the Clean Air
Act

    Section 209(a) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (``Act''), 42
U.S.C. 7543(a), provides:

    No State or any political subdivision thereof shall adopt or
attempt to enforce any standard relating to the control of emissions
from new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines subject to this
part. No state shall require certification, inspection or any other
approval relating to the control of emissions from any new motor
vehicle or new motor vehicle engine as condition precedent to the
initial retail sale, titling (if any), or registration of such motor
vehicle, motor vehicle engine, or equipment.

    Section 209(b) of the Act requires the Administrator, after notice
and opportunity for public hearing, to waive application of the
prohibitions of section 209(a) for any state that has adopted standards
(other than crankcase emission standards) for the control of emissions
from new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines prior to March 30,
1966, if the state determines that the state standards will be, in the
aggregate, at least as protective of public health and welfare as
applicable Federal standards. California is the only state that is
qualified to seek and receive a waiver under section 209(b). The
Administrator must grant a waiver unless she finds that (A) the
determination of the state is arbitrary and capricious, (B) the state
does not need the state standards to meet compelling and extraordinary
conditions, or (C) the state standards and accompanying enforcement
procedures are not consistent with section 202(a) of the Act. Previous
decisions granting waivers of Federal preemption for motor vehicles
have stated that State standards are inconsistent with section 202(a)
if there is inadequate lead time to permit the development of the
necessary technology giving appropriate consideration to the cost of
compliance within that time period or if the Federal and State test
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    \4\ To be consistent, the California certification procedures
need not be identical to the Federal certification procedures.
California procedures would be inconsistent, however, if
manufacturers would be unable to meet the state and the Federal
requirements with the same test vehicle in the course of the same
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III. Request for Comment

    When EPA receives new waiver requests from CARB, EPA traditionally
publishes a notice of opportunity for public hearing and comment and
then, after the comment period has closed, publishes a notice of its
decision in the Federal Register. In contrast, when EPA receives
within-the-scope waiver requests from CARB, EPA usually publishes a
notice of its decision in the Federal Register and concurrently invites
public comment if an interested party is opposed to EPA's decision. In
this case, for the ZEV amendments CARB requests a within-the-scope
determination, or in the alternative a waiver.
    Since CARB has submitted a within-the-scope request for its ZEV
amendments as they affect both the 2012-2017 model years (MYs) and 2018
and subsequent MYs, EPA invites

comment on the following issues. First, should California's ZEV
amendments, as they affect the 2012-2017 MYs and/or the 2018 and later
MYs, be considered under the within-the-scope criteria or should they
be considered under the full waiver criteria? Second, to the extent
part or all of those ZEV amendments should be considered as a within-
the-scope request, do such amendments meet the criteria for EPA to
confirm that they are within-the-scope of prior waivers? Please also
provide comments to address the full waiver analysis (noted below for
the remainder of the ACC program), in the event that EPA cannot confirm
that some or all of CARB's ZEV amendments are within-the-scope of
previous waivers.
    We are requesting comment on all aspects of the full waiver
analysis with regard to the ACC program (the LEV III criteria pollutant
and GHG regulations, and the ZEV amendments to the extent EPA does not
consider them under the within-the-scope analysis noted above). This
includes consideration of the following three criteria: whether (a)
California's determination that its motor vehicle emission standards
are, in the aggregate, at least as protective of public health and
welfare as applicable Federal standards is arbitrary and capricious,
(b) California needs such standards to meet compelling and
extraordinary conditions, and (c) California's standards and
accompanying enforcement procedures are consistent with section 202(a)
of the Clean Air Act. As noted above, CARB plans to propose a deemed to
comply rule for its GHG standards shortly after EPA finalizes its
light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards, conditioned on
its review of EPA's final GHG rule. As such, EPA specifically invites
comment on CARB's waiver request in light of CARB's plans concerning
adoption of a deemed to comply provision into its LEV III GHG
standards. This will allow EPA to consider any deemed to comply
provision and comments on it when taking action on CARB's request for a
waiver.

IV. Procedures for Public Participation

    The Agency will make a verbatim record of the proceedings at the
hearing. Interested parties may arrange with the reporter at the
hearing to obtain a copy of the transcript at their own expense. EPA
will keep the record open until October 19, 2012. Upon expiration of
the comment period, the Administrator will render a decision on CARB's
request based on the record of the public hearing, relevant written
submissions, and other information that she deems pertinent.
    Persons with comments containing proprietary information must
distinguish such information from other comments to the greatest
possible extent and label it as ``Confidential Business Information''
(CBI). If a person making comments wants EPA to base its decision in
part on a submission labeled CBI, then a non-confidential version of
the document that summarizes the key data or information should be
submitted for the public docket. To ensure that proprietary information
is not inadvertently placed in the docket, submissions containing such
information should be sent directly to the contact person listed above
and not to the public docket. Information covered by a claim of
confidentiality will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent allowed and
by the procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. If no claim of
confidentiality accompanies the submission when EPA receives it, EPA
will make it available to the public without further notice to the
person making comments.

    Dated: August 28, 2012.
Gina McCarthy,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP17-178-000]

Alaska Gasline Development Corporation; Notice of Availability of
the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Alaska LNG
Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) with the participation of the cooperating agencies listed
below, has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS) for
the Alaska LNG Project (Project) proposed by the Alaska Gasline
Development Corporation (AGDC). Under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act,
AGDC requests authorization to construct and operate new gas treatment
facilities, an 806.9-mile-long natural gas pipeline and associated
aboveground facilities, and a 20 million-metric-ton per annum
liquefaction facility to commercialize the natural gas resources of
Alaska's North Slope. The Project would have an annual average inlet
design capacity of up to 3.7 billion standard cubic feet per day and a
3.9 billion standard cubic feet per day peak capacity.
    The EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of Project
construction and operation in accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). As described in the EIS, FERC
staff concludes that approval of the Project would result in a number
of significant environmental impacts; however, the majority of impacts
would be less than significant based on the impact avoidance,
minimization, and mitigation measures proposed by AGDC; AGDC's
commitments to additional measures; and measures recommended by staff
in the final EIS. However, some of the adverse impacts would be

significant even after the implementation of mitigation measures.
    The United States (U.S.) Department of Transportation Pipeline and
Hazardous Material Safety Administration, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service
(NPS), U.S. Department of Energy, and National Marine Fisheries Service
participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of this final
EIS. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise
with respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and
participate in the NEPA analysis. Although the cooperating agencies
provided input to the conclusions and recommendations presented in the
EIS, the agencies will present their own conclusions and
recommendations in their respective Records of Decision for the
Project.
    The BLM and NPS will adopt and use the EIS to consider issuing a
right-of-way grant for the portions of the Project on BLM- and NPS-
managed lands, respectively. Other cooperating agencies will use this
EIS in their regulatory processes and to satisfy compliance with NEPA
and other related federal environmental laws (e.g., the National
Historic Preservation Act).
    Section 810(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation
Act, 16 United States Code 3120(a), also requires the BLM to evaluate
the effects of the alternatives presented in the EIS on subsistence
activities, and to hold public hearings if it finds that any
alternative may significantly restrict subsistence uses. The evaluation
of subsistence impacts indicates that the cumulative case analyzed in
the EIS could significantly restrict subsistence uses for the
communities of Nuiqsut, Kaktovik, Utqiagvik, and Anaktuvuk Pass.
Therefore, the BLM held public hearings and solicited public testimony
for these potentially affected communities.
    The Commission mailed a copy of the final EIS to federal, state,
and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
Alaska Native tribal governments and Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act Corporations; and local libraries and newspapers in the area of the
Project. The final EIS was also mailed to property owners that could be
affected by Project facilities, individuals requesting intervenor
status in FERC's proceedings, and other interested parties (i.e.,
individuals and environmental and public interest groups who provided
scoping comments or asked to remain on the mailing list). Paper copy
and CD versions of the final EIS were mailed to subsistence
communities, libraries, and those specifically requesting them; all
others received a CD version.
    The final EIS is also available in electronic format. It may be
viewed and downloaded from FERC's website (www.ferc.gov) on the
Environmental Documents page (http://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). In addition, the final EIS may be accessed by using
the eLibrary link on FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary link
(https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp), then click on General
Search and enter the docket number in the Docket Number field,
excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP17-178). Be sure you have
selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC
Online Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at (866) 208-
3676, or for TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Questions

    Additional information about the Project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription that allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and
submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you
spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: March 6, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-05071 Filed 3-11-20; 8:45 am]
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