UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

NATIONAL VEHICLE AND FUEL EMISSIONS LABORATORY

2000 TRAVERWOOD DRIVE

ANN ARBOR, MI  48105-2498

									     OFFICE OF

									AIR AND RADIATION

July 2016

MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:  Summary of Comments on Vocational Vehicle Baselines

FROM:  L. Steele and G. Mitchell, EPA-OTAQ, Assessment and Standards
Division

TO:  Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards
for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles - Phase 2 - Docket
EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0827

This memo summarizes significant comments submitted by vocational
vehicle manufacturers regarding configurations of current product
offerings with respect to tire sizes, axle ratios, and other driveline
specifications that influence the ratio of engine speed to vehicle
speed, sometimes referred to as N/V.  This is not an exhaustive list.
Other comments are found elsewhere in the docket.  However these were
particularly influential with respect to the agencies’ final selection
of light heavy-duty and medium heavy-duty diesel and gasoline baseline
configurations.

Data were received from several vocational vehicle manufacturers, as
noted below:

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) email received on 05/18/2016 with
attachments MHD_Baseline_Adjustments_20160518.xlsx and
MHD_Baseline_Adjustment_20160518.pptx containing sales volumes of
particular rear axle ratio, wheel radius and engine speed at 65 mph for
MHD diesel and gasoline vehicles,

Navistar email received on 05/24/2016 as an email with attachment
CBI-Navistar class 6-7 baseline inf-052416.pdf containing sales volumes
of particular rear axle ratio, wheel radius and engine speed at 65 mph
for MHD diesel vehicles,

The Ford Motor Company email received on 05/02/2016 as an email with
spreadsheet 2b-5 Ford Vocational Vehicle Axel Tires Combos.xlsx
containing sales volumes of particular rear axle ratio, wheel radius and
engine speed at 65 mph for LHD, MHD gasoline and diesel vehicles.

These data points allowed the agencies to align our regulatory baseline
vehicle configurations used in GEM for Regional, Multipurpose, and Urban
vocational vehicle subcategories with real world production to better
represent the current fleet.


[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 231 (Monday, December 4, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57246-57247]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26035]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 9088-051]

Sugar River Power LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Comments, Protests and Motions to Intervene

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Proceeding: Extension of License Term.
    b. Project No.: P-9088-051.
    c. Date Filed: November 2, 2017.
    d. Licensee: Sugar River Power LLC.
    e. Name and Location of Project: Lower Village Project, located on
the Sugar River in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    g. Licensee Contact Information: Mr. Robert King, Manager, Sugar
River Power LLC, 42 Hurricane Rd., Keene, New Hampshire 03431, 603-352-
3444, [email protected].
    h. FERC Contact: Mr. Ashish Desai,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
[email protected].
    i. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protests,
is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice by the Commission. The
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions
to intervene, protests, comments, and recommendations, using the
Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected],<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-9088-051.
    j. Description of Proceeding: The licensee, Sugar River LLC,
requests the Commission extend the term of the license for the Lower
Village Project No. 9088, from August 31, 2026 to August 31, 2031,
which will align its modified expiration date with that of the nearby
Sweetwater Project No. 10898, which has an expiration date of February
28, 2031. The licensee received a 40-year

license for the project on September 10, 1986. The licensee states that
in order to facilitate a basin-wide relicensing approach with the
Sweetwater Project, it needs to extend the license term to synchronize
the license expiration date with that of the Sweetwater Project. The
licensee's request includes letters from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, and New Hampshire
Department of Environmental Service, all stating that they do not
support extending the license term.
    k. This notice is available for review and reproduction at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be viewed on the Commission's
Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the
Docket number (P-9088-051) excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the notice. You may also register online
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending
projects. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or email
[email protected]. For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    l. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    m. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
and .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
    n. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1)
bear in all capital letters the title COMMENTS, PROTEST, or MOTION TO
INTERVENE as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the
person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions
to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments,
motions to intervene, or protests should relate to the request to
extend the license term. Agencies may obtain copies of the application
directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to
intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant
specified in the particular application. If an intervener files
comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an
issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource
agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource
agency. A copy of all other filings in reference to this application
must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the
service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.

    Dated: November 28, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-26035 Filed 12-1-17; 8:45 am]
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