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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles-Phase 3

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Edison Electric Institute filed 2 comments on this docket between Jun 20, 2023 and Jun 26, 2023. 94 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 1138d ago.

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Jun 26, 2023· Comment submitted by Edison Electric Institute (EEI)· EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0985-1646

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Jun 20, 2023· Comment submitted by Edison Electric Institute (EEI)· EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0985-1509

Dear Mr. Goffman, The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) appreciates the opportunity to provide the enclosed responses to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed rule, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles: Phase 3. 88 Fed. Reg. 25,926 (Apr. 27, 2023). EPA's Proposed Rule is of critical importance to EEI members as they continue to lead this clean energy transformation. A Phase 3 rule that supports the continued electrification of the transportation sector and leverages the existing investment in the electric system and the electric sector's ongoing clean energy transformation will provide both environmental benefits and send appropriate signals to support the continued buildout of infrastructure to support increased electrification. EEI is the association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies. Our members provide electricity for about 220 million Americans and operate in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. As a whole, the electric power industry supports more than 7 million jobs in communities across the United States. EEI's member companies are proud to provide America's resilient clean energy and to be leading the transformation of energy. If you have any questions or need additional information regarding EEI's comments, please feel free to reach out to me at abond@eei.org, 202-508-5523.

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Transportation is the largest source of GHG emissions in the United States, making up 29 percent of all emissions. Within the transportation sector, heavy-duty vehicles are the second-largest contributor, at 23 percent. Reducing GHG emissions is a critical step in reducing the probability of impacts from climate change, including heat waves, drought, sea level rise, extreme climate and weather events, coastal flooding, and wildfires. Some populations may be especially vulnerable to damages associated with climate change, such as the very young, the elderly, low-income people, the disabled, people of color, and indigenous populations. EPA previously took action to reduce GHG emissions from heavy-duty trucks with its Phase 1 and Phase 2 GHG standards (76 FR 57106, 81 FR 73478). With this action, EPA would revise GHG standards for all heavy-duty vehicles and engines to go beyond the existing standards.

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