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The DNREC Division of Air Quality will hold a public hearing (Docket #2022-R-A-0011) regarding amendments to regulation 7 DE Admin. Code 1140 – Delaware’s Low Emission Vehicle Program. Public comment period closed.
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Theresa Newman
DNREC Office of the Secretary
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
The purpose of the amendments to 7 DE Admin. Code 1140 is to update the adoption by reference of California’s Advance Clean Car II (ACC II) low emission vehicle and greenhouse gas standards and add the requirements for zero emitting vehicles for model year 2027 and beyond.
The ACC II regulations will reduce criteria and greenhouse gas emissions from new light- and medium-duty vehicles beyond the 2025 model year as well as add the new requirements for zero emission vehicles. These standards were adopted in 2010 and went into effect for model year 2014, and since the original adoption California has made changes necessary for automobile manufactures to comply.
Section 177 of the Clean Air Act requires that Delaware standards must be “identical to the California standards.”
The proposed amendments to the regulation may be inspected online starting April 1, 2023, on the Delaware Register of Regulations, on the Division of Air Quality Regulatory Development web page, or by contacting Kyle Krall by phone at 302-739-9402 or by email.
The Department will accept public comment through May 26, 2023. Comments will be accepted in written form via email to DNRECHearingComments@delaware.gov, using the online form at de.gov/dnreccomments, or by U.S. mail to the address on this page.
Hearing Officer’s Report
– Appendix A: revised Proposed Reg. Amendments
– Appendix B: Technical Response Memorandum (Sept. 15, 2023)
– Appendix C: Proposed Reg. Amendments
Secretary’s Order No. 2023-A-0028 — Approving Final Regulations to Amend 7 DE Admin. Code 1140 – Delaware’s Low-Emission Vehicle Program
Exhibit 1: Start Action Notice approved by the Secretary on July 26, 2022
Exhibit 2: Interested Parties List
Exhibit 3: Key Stakeholder Meeting — October 13, 2022
Exhibit 4: Key Stakeholder Meeting — October 26, 2022
Exhibit 5: Public Workshop — November 15, 2022
Exhibit 6: Public Workshop — November 16, 2022
Exhibit 7: Public Workshop — November 17, 2022
Exhibit 8: Public Workshop — December 13, 2022
Exhibit 9: Public Workshop — December 15, 2022
Exhibit 10: Comments Received through December 2, 2022
Exhibit 11: Comments Received through December 30, 2022
Exhibit 12: Comments received through March 31, 2022
Exhibit 13: Public Hearing
Exhibit 14: Department Statement – Presentation
Exhibit 15: Technical Support Document
Exhibit 16: California Code of Regulations
Exhibit 17: Supporting Documentation
Exhibit 18: Proposed Regulation (26 DE Reg. 823 (04/01/23) (Prop.))
Public comments submitted to DNREC for the Low Emission Vehicle Program Public Hearing (Docket #2022-R-A-0011) are posted on a separate webpage. They are organized by date.
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