INDEPENDENT REGULATORY REVIEW COMMISSION Actions Taken by the Commission [27 Pa.B. 4979] The Independent Regulatory Review Commission met publicly at 11 a.m., Thursday, September 18, 1997, and took the following actions:
Regulations Approved:
Department of Transportation #18-341: Vehicle Equipment and Inspection (Amends 67 Pa. Code Chapter 175) (For the text of the regulations see 27 Pa.B. 5003 (September 27, 1997).)
Commissioners Present: John R. McGinley, Jr., Chairperson; Robert J. Harbison, III, Vice Chairperson; Alvin C. Bush; Arthur Coccodrilli; John F. Mizner
Public Meeting held
September 18, 1997Department of Transportation--Vehicle Equipment and Inspection; Doc. No. 18-341
Order On August 27, 1997, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this regulation from the Department of Transportation (Department). This rulemaking would amend 67 Pa. Code Chapter 175. The authority for this regulation is contained in sections 4101, 4702, 4703, 4728 and 6103 of the Vehicle Code (75 Pa. C.S. Sections 4101, 4702, 4703, 4728 and 6103). Notice of proposed rulemaking was omitted for this regulation; it will become effective upon publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
The Department's State Implementation Plan (SIP) for enhanced emission inspections requires the Department to promulgate regulations by October 1, 1997, which tie the safety inspection to the emission inspection as a means of ensuring compliance. This proposal will bring the Department's regulations into compliance with the SIP. The regulation will also permit the use of temporary safety inspection approval indicators which allow a service station to perform a safety inspection prior to completion of an emission inspection. The permanent safety inspection sticker will be applied to the vehicle after completion of the emission inspection.
We have reviewed this regulation and find it to be in the public interest. The regulation complies with the requirements of the SIP and allows a safety inspection to be performed prior to an emission inspection.
Therefore, It Is Ordered That:
1. Regulation No. 18-341 from the Department of Transportation, as submitted to the Commission on August 27, 1997, is approved; and
2. The Commission will transmit a copy of this Order to the Legislative Reference Bureau.
JOHN R. MCGINLEY, Jr.
Chairperson[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-1555. Filed for public inspection September 26, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]
