Agency: FHWA

Climate Deregulation Tracker

Agency: FHWA

2018-05-31 Federal Highway Administration Repeals GHG Metric for Assessing Highway Performance Regulatory action DOT, FHWA

The Federal Highway Administration repealed regulations establishing performance standards for state and regional highway projects. The regulations required, among other things, state and regional highway planners receiving federal funding to tally and report anticipated greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles traveling on their roads.

2017-10-05 FHWA Proposes to Rescind Greenhouse Gas Reporting Requirements for State and Regional Highway Planners Regulatory action DOT, FHWA

FHWA is proposing to repeal requirements for tracking and reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from national highways. Comment deadline: November 6, 2017.

2017-05-19 Federal Highway Administration Delays GHG Metric for Assessing Highway Performance Regulatory action DOT, FHWA

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) indefinitely delayed the effective date of a climate metric which would have required state and regional highway planners receiving federal funding to tally and report anticipated greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles traveling on their roads.

2017-03-21 FHWA Postpones Rule Establishing GHG Reporting Standards for Federal Highway Projects Regulatory action DOT, FHWA

The Federal Highway Administration (FHA) has postponed the effective date of a rule establishing natural performance management standards for federal highway projects until . The rule requires local and state transportation planners to measure and account for the greenhouse gas emissions of highway projects that receive federal funding.

2017-02-13 FHWA Postpones Rule Establishing GHG Reporting Standards for Federal Highway Projects Regulatory action DOT, FHWA

The Federal Highway Administration (FHA) postponed the effective date of a rule establishing natural performance management standards for federal highway projects until March 21, 2017, in accordance with the regulatory freeze issued by the White House on January 21, 2017. The postponed rule requires local and state transportation planners to measure and account for the greenhouse gas emissions of highway projects that receive federal funding.