The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department are delaying the release of proposed regulations establishing the next round of joint greenhouse gas and mileage standards for cars and light trucks.

The agencies plan to issue rules for model years 2017-2025 that establish a standard of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, a plan that has won support from major automakers.

The proposed rule was slated for release at the end of September, but is now expected to surface by mid-November, according to EPA.

Another aviation group criticized President Obama's proposal to decrease the federal deficit by increasing taxes on flights, saying the president is attempting to generate an additional $3.5 billion by targeting airlines and their passengers.

As part of the deficit-reduction suggestions the president made recently to the congressional supercommittee of lawmakers tasked with cutting $1.5 trillion or more from the federal deficit, Obama has called for a per-takeoff fee on flights that could run as high as $100. The president's plan also includes an $7.50 increase in the security taxes passengers each way of their trips.

The Washington, D.C.-based Air Transport Association of America (ATA) said Tuesday that Obama should look else where for money to lower the federal debt.

“Airlines are the physical Internet, connecting people, products and the world, driving the global economy and creating millions of jobs. To further burden this already financially challenged industry is both illogical and a job destroyer. The results will be devastating to the U.S. economy,” ATA President Nicholas Calio said in remarks from a speech in Washington that were circulated by the organization Tuesday afternoon.

Automobile communication system OnStar announced Tuesday it would not follow through with changes to its privacy policy after coming under fire from lawmakers and consumers.

OnStar, which is owned by General Motors, notified its customers earlier this month that the company would continue to collect data about cars even after customers had canceled their OnStar service. Customers would have had to contact the company to opt out of the program.

OnStar also said it was reserving its right to sell driver data to third parties.

Ford posted to Facebook that the ad has simply been phased out of rotation as scheduled.

A group that advocates for the general aviation aircraft industry is asking Obama to stop criticizing corporate jet owners.

Traffic congestion is costing billions every year, further threatening the nation’s economic recovery and highlighting the need for a boost in infrastructure investment, a new report finds. 

Rush-hour delays are costing the nation more than $100 billion year, about $750 for every U.S. commuter, as commute times have more than doubled in 30 years, according to the Urban Mobility Report released Tuesday by the Texas Transportation Institute. 

Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), ranking member on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said the report demonstrates the need for Congress to pass a robust surface transportation bill.

“The cost of congestion continues to cripple our nation’s economic competitiveness and productivity, causing companies and consumers to needlessly lose billions of dollars stuck in traffic each year,” Rahall said.

Your morning transportation speed-read:

United Airlines pilots have sued to stop a key part of its integration with Continental Airlines.

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its findings on the 2010 gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno, Calif.

New York state has been awarded $150 million for Amtrak upgrades.

Commuter train tracks that were damaged by Hurricane Irene won't be fixed until December.

The "no fly zone" that was in place during President Obama's visit to California for a town hall appearance was violated by a pilot flying a small plane, reports said Monday.

Obama was in Mountain View, Calif. Monday for a town hall meeting sponsored by the networking Website LinkedIn. He was there to discuss his proposed "American Jobs Act."

The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported Monday afternoon that a pilot flying a small Stearman plane was escorted back to the airport it took off from in Watsonville, Calif. after the pilot flew into the temporary "No Fly Zone," which was in place until 1:30 p.m. pacific time Monday though the president's LinkedIn event that took place at 11 a.m. pacific. The plane was directed back to the airport by military jets.

A group that advocate for business aviation will respond this week to President Obama's frequent remarks about "protecting tax breaks for corporate jet owners" that have dotted his speeches since this summer.

During the debate over raising the debt ceiling, Obama frequently accused Republicans of preferring to preserve tax breaks for wealthy private jet owners than average Americans. In one news conference this summer, he invoked tax breaks for corporate jet owners six times in about an hour's worth of remarks.

On Tuesday, the Alliance for Aviation Across America will respond to those comments, and defend corporate jet owners for playing a vital role in the U.S. economy.

The group will hold a conference call with Franklin, Va. Mayor James Councill and East Liverpool, Ohio Mayor James Swoger.

The group will also release a letter asking Obama to discontinue the remarks signed by mayors from 43 states.