Fifteen AGs Challenged NHTSA’s Delay of Inflation Adjustments of Fines for Non-Compliance With Vehicle Efficiency Standards
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 15 attorneys general in filing a petition for review of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) attempt to delay statutorily mandated inflation adjustments of penalties for automakers whose vehicle fleets fail to meet federal fuel efficiency standards. The petition challenged a last-minute interim final rule issued by the outgoing Trump administration in mid-January 2021 that sought to delay the effectiveness of the inflation adjustments to model year 2022.
- Documents: Petition for Review
- Document Type: Petitions
- States: California Connecticut Delaware Illinois Maine Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota New Jersey New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Washington
- Agencies: Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Issues: Clean Air & Climate Clean Air Act Clean Car Standards Climate Energy & Energy Efficiency Energy Efficiency Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Era: Trump Administration
- Outcome: Win
- Explanation of Outcome:Petitioners voluntarily dismissed the case after NHTSA restored the penalties. Read the motion for voluntary dismissal here.
- Action Type: Litigation