Control of Air Pollution From Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicle Engines; Modification of Federal On-Board Diagnostic Regulations for Light-Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks; Extension of Comment Period

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 86

[FRL-5858-6]

Control of Air Pollution From Motor Vehicles and New Motor

Vehicle Engines; Modification of Federal On-Board Diagnostic

Regulations for Light-Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks; Extension of

Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is

extending the comment period on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRM) for modifications to the federal on-board diagnostics program,

which appeared in the Federal Register on May 28, 1997 (see 62 FR

28932). The public comment period was to end on July 28, 1997. The

purpose of this notice is to extend the comment period an additional 12

days beyond that, to end on August 8, 1997. This extension of the

comment period is provided to allow commenters a full 30 days to

respond to this notice following the public hearing, which will be held

on July 9, 1997.

DATES: EPA will accept public comments on the Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking until August 8, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted (in duplicate if

possible) to: the EPA, Air Docket, Room M-1500 (Mail Code 6102),

Waterside Mall, Attn: Docket A-96-32, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC

20460.

Materials relevant to this rulemaking are contained in Docket No.

A-96-32. The docket is located at The Air Docket, 401 M Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20460, and may be viewed in room M1500 between 8:00 a.m.

and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is (202)

260-7548 and the facsimile number is (202) 260-4400. A reasonable fee

may be charged by EPA for copying docket material. The hearing will be

held at the Holiday Inn, North Campus, 3600 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor,

MI.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Holly Pugliese, Vehicle Programs and

Compliance Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2565

Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, Telephone 313-668-4288, or

Internet e-mail at ``[email protected].''

Dated: July 9, 1997.

Mary D. Nichols,

Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.

[FR Doc. 97-18713 Filed 7-15-97; 8:45 am]

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