Public Hearing for Control of Air Pollution From Aircraft Engines: Emission Standards and Test Procedures

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR Parts 87, 1030, and 1031 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0660; FRL-9354-01 OAR] RIN 2060-AU69 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule; public hearing. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a virtual public hearing to be held on January 20, 2022, on its proposed rulemaking for particulate matter (PM) emission standards for aircraft engines, which was signed on December 17, 2021. DATES: EPA will hold a virtual public hearing on January 20, 2022. The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) and end when all parties who wish to speak have had an opportunity to do so. Please refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for additional information on the public hearing. ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held virtually. Additional information regarding the hearing appears below under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Manning, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; telephone number: 734-214-4832; email address: manning.bryan@epa.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing PM emission standards and test procedures applicable to certain classes of engines used by civil subsonic jet airplanes (those engines with rated output of greater than 26.7 kilonewtons (kN)). These proposed standards and test proced…