Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standards, Model Years 1998-2006

Résumé

In a final rule published elsewhere in today's edition of the Federal Register, NHTSA is establishing light truck average fuel economy standards for model years 1996 and 1997. The purpose of this advance notice is to announce that the agency is beginning to develop a proposal for light truck average fuel economy standards for model years after 1997, and to request comments to assist the agency in developing the proposal. NHTSA plans to propose standards for some or all of model years 1998 to 2006. The agency is seeking information that will help it assess the extent to which manufacturers can improve light truck fuel economy during the period in question, the benefits and costs to consumers of improved fuel economy, the benefits to the nation of reducing fuel consumption, and the number of model years that should be covered by the proposal.