WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing to stand up for the public’s interest, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) today sent a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Administrator Mark Rosekind to extend an ongoing comment period.
“We write regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s recently released Draft Technical Assessment Report: Midterm Evaluation of Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Model Years 2022-2025. … The Agencies have provided a public comment period on the Draft TAR from July 15, 2016 to Sept. 26, 2016. We assert that the current comment period does not provide necessary time for adequate public review," said Upton, Whitfield, and Burgess.
The leaders continued, “The Draft TAR exceeds 1,000 pages in length, contains extensive technical information, and references a large number of supporting documents. Furthermore, a portion of the referenced supporting documents were not available at the beginning of the public comment period. … We believe the Agencies should provide a full 60-day extension for comment on the Draft TAR, allowing the public to comment until Nov. 26, 2016."
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