摘要: |
On August 14, 2002, we published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for revised emission standards for highway motorcycles. In that notice, we proposed to largely align the federal exhaust emission standards with those of the California program, but on a delayed schedule relative to implementation in California. We also proposed exhaust emission standards for the currently unregulated category of motorcycles with displacements of less than 50 cc. We held a public hearing on the NPRM in Ann Arbor, Michigan on September 17, 2002. At that hearing, oral comments on the NPRM were received and recorded. A written comment period remained open until January 7, 2003. A complete list of organizations that provided comments on the NPRM is contained in the following table. Abbreviations for the organization names are also included. In addition to the organizations shown in the following table, we received comments from several thousand individuals. All comments and hearing testimony have been placed in Air Docket A-2000-02. This Summary and Analysis of Comments contains a detailed summary of all comments we received on the NPRM as well as our analysis of each comment and our response. The reader should also refer to the final rulemaking notice in the Federal Register as well as the Final Regulatory Support Document. |