{"abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving and announcing the availability of the latest version of the California EMFAC (short for EMission FACtor) model for use in state implementation plan (SIP) development and transportation conformity in California. EMFAC2021 is the latest update to the EMFAC model for use by California state and local governments to meet Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements. The new model, which is based on new and improved data and new and amended regulations in California, calculates air pollution emissions factors for passenger cars, trucks, motorcycles, motor homes, and buses. The EPA is also approving EMFAC2017 adjustment factors, which are based on these same new regulations, for those areas that have already begun SIP development with EMFAC2017. This notice also sets the date after which EMFAC2021, rather than EMFAC2017 or the EMFAC2017 adjustment factors discussed in this notice, must be used to satisfy the requirement that conformity determinations be based on the latest emissions model available. Because the EMFAC model is used only in California, this notice does not affect the applicability of the Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator (MOVES) model for users in other states.","action":"Notice of availability.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2022/11/15/2022-24790.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"87 FR 68483","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The EPA's approval of the EMFAC2021 emissions model and EMFAC2017 adjustment factors for SIP, conformity purposes, and applicable CAA purposes as described in this notice is effective November 15, 2022. EMFAC2021 must be used as described in this notice for all new regional emissions analyses for transportation conformity purposes that are started on or after November 15, 2024 and for all new carbon monoxide (CO) and particulate matter (PM<INF>10</INF> and PM<INF>2.5</INF>) hot-spot analyses that are started on or after November 15, 2023.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["FRL-10366-01-R9"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Adequacy Status of the Cleveland/Akron, Ohio and the Columbus, Ohio Submitted 8-Hour Ozone Redesignation and Maintenance Plans for Transportation Conformity Purposes","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-6733"},{"title":"DELETE","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-6642"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-6334"},{"title":"Literature Search for 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin(TCDD) Dose-Response Studies for Use in an Upcoming Expert Panel Workshop","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-6019"},{"title":"Regulatory Agenda Semiannual Regulatory Agenda","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-6015"},{"title":"Correction to MVEBs for the Indiana and Ohio Portions of the Cincinnati-Hamilton, Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana, Submitted 8-Hour Ozone Attainment Demonstration","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-5132"},{"title":"Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities: Pyriproxyfen","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-3649"}],"agency_name":"EPA","documents":[{"comment_count":0,"comment_start_date":"2022-11-15","updated_at":"2023-02-27T21:03:44.561-05:00","comment_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/EPA_FRDOC_0001-28943","allow_late_comments":null,"id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-28943","comment_end_date":null,"regulations_dot_gov_open_for_comment":false}],"supporting_documents_count":7,"id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001","title":"Recently Posted EPA Rules and Notices from FR Feed."}],"document_number":"2022-24790","effective_on":"2022-11-15","end_page":68489,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2022/11/15/2022-24790.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/11/15/2022-24790/official-release-of-emfac2021-motor-vehicle-emission-factor-model-for-use-in-the-state-of-california","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2022-24790?publication_date=2022-11-15","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2022-11-15/2022-24790/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":7,"page_views":{"count":1752,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 18:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-11-15/pdf/2022-24790.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-24790.pdf?1668433528","publication_date":"2022-11-15","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2022/11/15/2022-24790.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Adequacy Status of the Cleveland/Akron, Ohio and the Columbus, Ohio Submitted 8-Hour Ozone Redesignation and Maintenance Plans for Transportation Conformity Purposes","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-6733"},{"title":"DELETE","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-6642"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-6334"},{"title":"Literature Search for 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin(TCDD) Dose-Response Studies for Use in an Upcoming Expert Panel Workshop","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-6019"},{"title":"Regulatory Agenda Semiannual Regulatory Agenda","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-6015"},{"title":"Correction to MVEBs for the Indiana and Ohio Portions of the Cincinnati-Hamilton, Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana, Submitted 8-Hour Ozone Attainment Demonstration","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-5132"},{"title":"Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities: Pyriproxyfen","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-3649"}],"comments_count":0,"agency_id":"EPA","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=EPA_FRDOC_0001","supporting_documents_count":7,"docket_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-28943","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Recently Posted EPA Rules and Notices from FR Feed.","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2023-02-28T02:03:43Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":68483,"subtype":null,"title":"Official Release of EMFAC2021 Motor Vehicle Emission Factor Model for Use in the State of California","toc_doc":"Official Release of EMFAC2021 Motor Vehicle Emission Factor Model for Use in the State of California","toc_subject":null,"topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":87}