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Regulatory and Legislative Tracking Reports for Vehicle Manufacturers and Suppliers

Since 1999, Kardos & Associates LLC has supplied the auto industry with the most comprehensive regulatory and legislative tracking reports available. We currently offer clients the following:

Motor Vehicle Safety & Emissions Regulatory Update (the REG UPDATE)

The REG UPDATE has been tracking US and Canadian regulatory activity impacting the auto industry for over twenty years. Regulations developed by the NHTSA, FMCSA, EPA, FCC, CARB, Transport Canada, and Environment Canada are the focus. For each rulemaking, the Reg Update provides a description of the rulemaking, comment deadlines, effective dates, a docket reference, and links to documents available online. Deadlines and critical path items are color-coded so that you can quickly identify what’s new and important. In addition to being an excellent tool for tracking regulatory activity, the Reg Update is a great archive of past actions. The report contains information on virtually every rulemaking affecting automakers from the past two decades. Approximately 400 pages in length.

U.S. Safety & Fuel Economy Regulatory & Legislative Update
The U.S. Safety & Fuel Economy Regulatory & Legislative Update provides a snapshot of the past month’s legislative and regulatory activities relating to safety, emissions and fuel economy. The report provides brief summaries of notices issued by DOT, EPA, CARB and others. With regard to federal legislation, the report covers newly introduced bills, information on committee hearings, etc. Activities at the state level pertaining to emerging technologies (e.g., automated vehicles, advance driver assistance systems, EVs and EV infrastructure, etc.) are also covered.

Federal Legislation Tracking Report
Our legislative tracking report focuses on matters relating to environment and energy, safety and fuel economy/climate change. The report covers two years-worth of bills (the length of each Congressional session) and includes summaries and status updates for each tracked bill. Links to bill text and related information are provided.

All of our reports are distributed monthly via email as a PDF. Subscribers also get access to an online archive of past reports.

For pricing, contact Dale Kardos at (202) 3064997 or [email protected]. For more information about Kardos & Associates LLC, see www.kardosllc.com.

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Monthly Regulatory & Legislative Tracking Reports Available for 2013 - Sign Up Now!

Since 1995, Dale Kardos & Associates, Inc. (DKA Inc.) has been supplying automakers, automotive suppliers and their trade associations with comprehensive detailed regulatory and legislative tracking reports.  Each month, DKA Inc. publishes the following three related, but uniquely-focused, tracking reports:

The Reg Update

The Reg Update is a monthly report that tracks the status of all North American regulatory activity concerning emissions, fuel economy (CO2) and safety (we track all regulatory actions of NHTSA, EPA, California Air Resources Board, Transport Canada, Environment Canada, and Section 177 States (i.e., states that have adopted CA’s Low Emission Vehicle program rules). For each rulemaking, the Reg Update provides electronic links to the latest official publications and includes information concerning comment period deadlines, anticipated future actions, projected implementation dates, and more.  In print since 1998, the Reg Update also serves as a tremendous archive of past actions. 

U.S. Motor Vehicle Safety and Legislative Update

The U.S. Motor Vehicle Safety & Legislative Update is a monthly report summarizing the past month’s legislative and regulatory activity concerning motor vehicle safety, emissions, and fuel economy/GHG issues.  The report provides brief summaries of and electronic links to key Federal Register notices, Congressional bills, public laws, NHTSA interpretation letters, recall listings, defect reports, NCAP test results, etc.  The report also covers financial incentive program announcements coming out of the Department of Energy, California and elsewhere.

Status of Motor Vehicle Related Legislation in the 113^th Congress

This report is devoted to keeping automakers and supplier up-to-date on the status of all legislation pending in the U.S. Congress that may potentially affect the auto industry.  We cover the introduction of all new bills and track their status over the course of the next two years.  We’ll provide updates on any official new activity related to the bill, increases in sponsorship, etc.  The report typically groups bills into the following categories:  Appropriations, Climate Change/GHG/Environment, Financial Incentive Programs, Biofuels and Flex Fuel Vehicles, Funding for Vehicle Development, Safety, Toxic Chemicals, misc.

 Report samples are available via the links below:

1.  Download REG UPDATE (SAMPLE - DEC 2012)

2. Download US Motor Vehicle Regulatory and Legislative Update (Dec 2012)

3. Download 111TH CONGRESS MOTOR VEHICLE LEGISLATION TRACKING SUMMARY (SAMPLE)

Pricing: The above reports can be purchased individually or at a discount (as a package).  A one year subscription is required (12 monthly updates).  For pricing and/or questions, please send an email to Dale Kardos ([email protected]).

Canada Proposes Light Duty Vehicle GHG Standards for 2011 and Later Model Years

On April 17, 2010, Environment Canada issued a proposal to adopt light duty vehicle fleet average GHG standards for the 2011 and later model years.  Environment Canada intends to align the Canadian rules with those in the U.S. For a copy of the notice, click here.  

Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations

Environment Canada has prepared a consultation draft of the planned Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations, to seek comments from interested parties in advance of the publication of proposed regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part I. The draft regulations, developed under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), would establish progressively more stringent regulated standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new passenger automobiles and light trucks in Canada beginning with the 2011 model year. The draft regulations are designed to align with U.S. national standards for improving fuel economy and reducing greenhouse gases for vehicles of the 2011 to 2016 model years.

Comments received by January 15, 2010, will be taken into account in developing the proposed regulations for publication in the Canada Gazette, Part I. The publication of proposed regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part I will initiate a 60-day formal public comment period, which will provide interested parties a further opportunity to provide input on this regulatory initiative.

A notice of the Government's intent to develop these regulations under CEPA was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on April 4, 2009.

Consultation Draft: Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations (HTML, PDF - 150 KB)

News Release and Backgrounder

Notice of Intent (Canada Gazette Part 1, April 4, 2009) (HTML, PDF - 135 KB) 

Canadian Fuel Consumption Regulations - Technical Discussion Paper Issued

The Canadian government has issued the document "A BETTER CANADA - A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT: The Development of Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption Regulations - Technical Discussion Paper, Feb. 8, 2008. This document is issued in conjunction with the announcement that the Government of Canada intends to regulate motor vehicle fuel economy starting with the 2011 model year for the purpose of providing stakeholders with information on the analytical methodolgy that will be employed in setting future standards. Canada has already indicated that the standards will be at least as stringent as those recently passed by the U.S. Congress (35 mpg by 2020). For a copy of the document, click here.

CANADA’S FIRST MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL CONSUMPTION REGULATIONS: CONSULTATIONS BEGIN

On Jan. 17, 2008, the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, announced he is delivering on the Government of Canada's commitment to implement fuel consumption regulations. He said that for the first time Canada will regulate the fuel consumption of new cars and light trucks, beginning with the 2011 model year. Consultations will begin with automotive, environmental and other stakeholders as part of the government's commitment to implement national fuel consumption regulations for motor vehicles. Excerpts from the Minister's press statement are below.

In 2006, the combined (car and light truck) new vehicle fleet average fuel consumption was approximately 8.6 L/100 km in Canada. This is equivalent to 27 miles per gallon. The regulations will prescribe a standard that will be designed to maximize the environmental and economic benefits for Canada. The federal government will monitor closely the work of the U.S. government, towards establishing an environmentally ambitious North American regulatory standard for cars and light-duty trucks.

"The United States Congress has set an ambitious target of 35 miles per gallon — or 6.7 litres/100 kilometres — for the average fuel economy of vehicles sold in 2020," explained Minister Cannon. "We welcome the U.S. goal, but are committed to developing made-in-Canada standards that achieve — at minimum — that same target in Canada. The consultations ahead will be key to delivering the standard. Put simply, this means that the government will regulate by the 2011 model year. By 2020, the average new vehicle sold in Canada will have a fuel consumption better than some of today's hybrid cars, and produce fewer GHG emissions, than approximately 93 per cent of all vehicle entries listed in the 2008 Fuel Consumption Guide.”

Consultations on the development of the fuel consumption regulations will include the automotive industry, environmental non-governmental organizations, provinces and territories, and other stakeholders. A short issue brief has been developed to inform these consultations. All interested parties are encouraged to review the brief and submit their views in writing to Transport Canada no later than March 15, 2008.

Following consultations, the Government of Canada will publish draft regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part I. This will be followed by a 90-day comment and review period to provide a formal opportunity for Canadians to respond. The Government of Canada will then review the comments in order to develop final regulations. It is anticipated that these final regulations will be published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, by the end of 2008. The regulations will come into force for the 2011 model year.

The issue brief "A Better Canada — A Cleaner Environment: Development of Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption Regulations" is available at http://www.tc.gc.ca/pol/en/environment/FuelConsumption/index.html.

Quebec GHG Standards

The Canadian province of Quebec is proposing motor vehicle GHG standards that would go into effect with the 2009 model year. For a copy of the proposal, click here.