Środowisko i energia · 28.06.2010

Proposed Settlement Agreement

In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended ("Act"), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement agreement to address lawsuits filed by Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: Navistar v. EPA, Nos. 09-1113, 09-1114 and 09-1317 (DC Cir.). Navistar filed petitions for review of the following: (1) An EPA rule published January 18, 2001 promulgating standards for new heavy duty motor vehicles and engines; (2) a letter, dated February 18, 2009, sent by the Director of the Compliance and Innovative Strategies Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, providing guidance to manufacturers of heavy-duty diesel engines; and (3) an agency notice, published November 9, 2009, approving new scheduled maintenance for new motor vehicles and engines using selective catalytic technologies. Under the terms of the proposed settlement agreement, Navistar agrees to dismiss these petitions with prejudice, to withdraw related Freedom if Information Act requests, and to be precluded from challenging certain other related actions. EPA agrees to engage in a public process within a specific tim