Joint Hearing on Proposed Clean Car Rule in Albuquerque on May 4 & 5

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As petitioners of the proposed Clean Car Rule, the New Mexico Environment Department and the City of Albuquerque continue to prepare for the May 4 and 5 joint hearing before the Environmental Improvement Board and the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board.

Stakeholders and the interested public have multiple opportunities to participate in the rulemaking process going forward.

  • Any person who wishes to present technical evidence at the hearing shall file a Notice of Intent to present technical testimony by April 14, 2022, with the Board Administrator (pamela.jones@state.nm.us), including the docket number (EIB-21-66 (R)) and the name of the regulation (In the Matter of Proposed 20.2.91 NMAC – New Motor Vehicle Emissions Standards).
  • Any person wishing to submit non-technical testimony before the hearing may submit relevant evidence, data, views, and arguments to the Board Administrator:  pamela.jones@state.nm.us, telephone (505) 660-4305, or Environmental Improvement Board Administrator, New Mexico Environment Department- Harold Runnels Building, P.O. Box 5469, Santa Fe, NM 87502.
  • Any person may submit written public comments through the EIB’s public comment form. The Board Administrator will accept written public comments until the close of the hearing.
  • Any person may present public comments verbally during the four public comment periods scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on May 4, and 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on May 5, 2022.
  • The in-person meeting will be held in San Miguel and Mesilla Rooms 215 and 235 on the eastern upper level of the City of Albuquerque Convention Center, 401 2nd Street NW. Please visit the Environment Department’s calendar for Wednesday, May 4 for any last-minute public health-related changes.
  • Virtual participants can find meeting access information on the Environment Department’s event calendar for Wednesday, May 4, and Thursday, May 5.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – New Mexico Proposed Clean Car Rule.pdf