Examples of SAFE Rule in a sentence
On April 30, EPA and NHTSA published SAFE Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks (Final SAFE Rule) rolling back federal fuel economy standards.
Under CARB regulations, with the promulgation of SAFE Rule Part Two, compliance with the Federal Program is no longer deemed compliance with the CA Standards, and instead manufacturers are required to comply with the CA Standards without regard to the Federal Program beginning with the 2021 Model Year.
The outcome of this litigation or additional federal regulatory actions may result in two GHG compliance standards in the United States for the covered Model Years: requirements to comply with more stringent CA Standards in California and the Section 177 States; and less stringent SAFE Rule Part Two standards throughout the rest of the United States.
The SAFE Rule Part Two is a final rule that reduces the stringency of the 2018 Federal Program and modifies alternative compliance measures.
CARB has initiated litigation challenging the SAFE Rule Part Two.
California (including CARB), the Section 177 States, and others have also petitioned for review of the EPA and NHTSA actions in the SAFE Rule Part One in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
CARB and the Section 177 States take the position that they may enforce their regulations if the revoked portions of the waiver are reinstated or if the EPA and NHTSA actions in the SAFE Rule Part One are vacated.
CARB takes the position that its authority pursuant to Health & Safety Code § 43213 among other authorities to enforce the CA Standards was illegally restricted by SAFE Rule Part One, although CARB has stated that it will not take enforcement actions as to model years covered by EPA’s waiver revocation in the SAFE Rule Part One unless and until the revoked portions of the waiver are reinstated.
The SAFE Rule Part One is a final agency action in which 1) EPA published a revocation of the CAA waiver of federal preemption previously granted to CARB for the CA Standards, at least as to certain Model Years, and 2) NHTSA adopted a rule declaring that state law regulations pertaining to motor vehicle emissions of carbon dioxide are preempted by the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act (“EPCA”).
The SAFE Rule Part One and SAFE Rule Part Two, and the related litigation, also entail risks that California and the Section 177 States may not achieve the pollutant reduction goals they expected to result from the CA Standards.